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Land Dispute
24 injured in clash at Barwala
Panchkula, July 9
Two dozen persons, including women, were injured when two groups clashed over a land dispute at Kaami village in Barwala, near here, today.

Mohali Violations - I
Punjab top brass at it, too
Mohali, July 9
When it comes to encroaching on public land and green belts, Punjab government babus hardly care about rules.

AIG (Punjab police) MS Chinna has covered a green belt in Phase 5, Mohali; and below: A security tent pitched in a green belt adjoining the house of IG border range Iqbal Singh Sahota, Sector 69. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu

Mob attacks police post
Chandigarh, July 9
Tension prevailed at Dadu Majra Colony here when a mob hurled stones at a police post and a PCR vehicle here late this evening.

Social worker runs away with baby
Chandigarh, July 9
The lure of getting government funds for her newborn cost Mamta of Colony No 5 dear as a woman posing to be a social worker ran away with the baby.

COMMUNITY

Rose Garden in for a makeover
Chandigarh, July 9
The Chandigarh Administration has started the process for upgrading the Sector 16 Rose Garden. The plan focuses on breaking the old-fashioned and stereotype planning through additions of new varieties of exotic flowers, creating a back-up system and developing landscaping combined with recreational aspects.

Construction work of international airport is in full swing in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Review of MC functioning
UT notifies 4-member panel
Chandigarh, July 9
In a decision that may ruffle many a feather, including that of present and former councillors and bureaucrats of the municipal corporation, the UT administration today notified a four-member committee to review the working of the civic body.

No relevance of committee
Chandigarh, July 9
With the constitution of a committee to probe the functioning of the MC by the UT administration, questions are being raised on its relevance.

4 digital rain gauges installed
Chandigarh, July 9
The Chandigarh municipal corporation has
installed four digital rain gauges to get data
on the amount of rainfall received and monitor
effectiveness of the storm water drainage
system of the city.


Digital rain gauge installed at the waterworks
in Sector 26, Chandigarh. Tribune photo:
Manoj Mahajan

Deepinder Dhillon declared Congress candidate
Zirakpur, July 9
The name of Deepinder Dhillon has been announced as the Congress candidate for the Banur bypolls. Dhillon is expected to file his nomination papers at Dera Bassi Tehsil tomorrow.

Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna inspires schoolchildren to plant saplings at GMHS, Sector 26, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

24 milk samples adulterated
Zirakpur, July 9
A team of the Dairy Development Board tested a total of 30 samples of milk in AKS Colony here today.

Power Cuts: Villagers
stage dharna
Panchkula, July 9
Apprehending increased power cuts, hundreds of residents from Kheri, Haripur and Harioli villages staged a dharna on Barwala Naraingarh road near Kheri village, leading to a traffic jam for more than two hours when a team of electricity department started installing a switchgear at Badona village near here today.

MLA’s unique protest
Mohali, July 9
After serving an ultimatum to the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu today staged a protest march at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

Anti-encroachment
drive at Rajiv Colony
Chandigarh, July 9
The Chandigarh administration
launched a massive anti-
encroachment drive at Rajiv
Labour Colony, Sector-38
West, here today.


A child sifts through the rubble after an anti-encroachment drive at Rajiv Colony in Sector 38 West, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Brother Tailors told to refund Rs 1,315
Chandigarh, July 9
Failing to deliver two suits of a customer in time has cost Brother Tailors of Sector 12 dearly, as the District Consumer Redressal Forum has directed them to pay a compensation of Rs 500 along with a refund of Rs 1,315 for deficiency in service.

Play depicting stereotypes moves audience
Chandigarh, July 9
If the spirit of comedy is essentially a social phenomenon, meant to debate issues of socio-cultural relevance through the powerful medium of theatre, the Manch Tantra Theatre Ensemble has achieved it with the staging of their crisp yet didactic comedy “Salt ‘n’ Pepper” at Tagore Theatre here today.

Milk samples collected
Chandigarh, July 9
The UT health department conducted a special drive to check milk purity today. Samples of milk were collected from milkmen coming to the city near Khuda Lahora village and Naya Gaon.

Body to urge HC to review decision
Chandigarh, July 9
Members of Chandigarh Smooh Gurdwara Parbandhak Sangthan under chairmanship of Naib Singh discussed the recent judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Guru Granth Sahib at Gurdwara Sri Guru Teg Bahadur in Sector 34 today.

Dr Harnoor gets Young
Professional Award
Chandigarh, July 9
Dr Harnoor Singh, grandson of former president Late
Giani Zail Singh, was awarded the Young Professional
Award by the Nuclear Medicine Society at a function
held recently in Torronto.                        Dr Harnoor Singh

EDUCATION

School buses to be off road from today
Chandigarh, July 9
The Chandigarh School Bus Operators Association today decided to remain off the road from tomorrow with regard to the installation of speed governors.

Website on mathematics launched
Chandigarh, July 9
Pioneer Education, a mathematics coaching institute in the city, announced the launch of its website www.PioneerMathematics.com <http://www.Pioneer Mathematics.com> at the Press Club, Sector 27.

1,100 get admission at GMSSS-10
Chandigarh, July 9
Around 1100 students were granted admission in various streams at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, here today.

Counselling for engg admission from today
Chandigarh, July 9
The University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, PU, is conducting Joint Engineering Admission-2009.

Animation academy inks pact with Coimbatore varsity
Chandigarh, July 9
Toonz Academy, which offers courses in 3D and 2D animation, has signed an MOU for getting affiliation from Anna University, Coimbatore, for its various courses.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Child rights commission seeks report
Asks reason behind delay in construction of school building
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 9
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought a report from the Deputy Commissioner in connection with unkempt school buildings and teaching of children in open under the scorching heat.

‘Salesmen’ rob woman
Dera Bassi, July 9
Two youngsters, posing as salesmen of an Ambala-based company, allegedly looted Sushma, a resident of Shakti Nagar, here this morning on the pretext of polishing gold ornaments.

Two booked for murder
Kalka, July 9
The police has booked two migrant labourers of Bihar for murdering another labourer. The police sources said the labourers, Vinod and Rajan, were living in Kiratpur village of Pinjore Block.

2 ultrasound machines sealed
Ropar, July 9
A team of health department officials sealed ultrasound machines of two nursing homes in the city today.

Three shot at
Patiala, July 9
Three persons were shot at while they were on their way to a Nabha court for hearing today. The injured were Kuldeep Singh, Harvinder Singh and Pardeep Kumar.

Budget: Teachers discuss modalities
Patiala, July 9
A meeting of Adhyapak Dal, Punjab, Bhunerkheri Block I and II, was organised under the presidentship of Lakhbir Singh Mann, president, Block II, at BN Khalsa School here today.

COURTS

Service tax on immovable property under HC lens
Chandigarh, July 9
The move to levy service tax on the renting out of immovable property has come under the high court scanner.

Sentence of ex-Judicial Magistrate suspended
Chandigarh, July 9
Justice LN Mittal yesterday suspended the sentence awarded to UT’s former Judicial Magistrate Surinder Singh Bhardwaj. Convicted on May 16 under the Prevention of Corruption Act by CBI’s Special Judge Jagdeep Jain, the three-year sentence awarded to Bhardwaj had initially been kept in abeyance till June 15 for enabling him to appeal against the trial court orders.

CBI indicts 3 bank officials, 4 others
Chandigarh, July 9
The CBI has filed a chargesheet in the CBI special court of Darshan Singh against seven persons in a case pertaining to sanctioning of a construction loan by Punjab National Bank, Sector 16.

Nari Niketan Rape Case
Amicus curiae slams medical report
Chandigarh, July 9
The Nari Niketan “rape in protected environs” case today saw the amicus curiae criticising the report of Dr Ajit Awasthi of PGI’s department of psychiatry.

Student convicted in rape case
Chandigarh, July 9
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ravi Kumar Sondhi, today convicted an engineering student for raping girlfriend on the pretext of marrying her.

Suspended SDO indicted
Chandigarh, July 9
The CBI special court today framed charges against the suspended SDO (MC), AK Dadhwal, Gyan Chand, a JE, and Ramesh Chand in a graft case dating back to 2008.

14-day judicial remand for student leader
Chandigarh, July 9
A local court remanded Shivkaran, who was arrested for possessing an illegal firearm yesterday, in 14-day judicial custody here today.

Heist at PC Jeweller: Accused produced in court
Panchkula, July 9
The two accused of heist at PC Jeweller, arrested by Rohtak police, have been brought by the local police on production warrant here today.

CRIME

Lovelorn youth deceives cop into arresting girl’s cousin
Chandigarh, July 9
In an attempt to settle a score with the cousin of his former girlfriend, a shopkeeper in his mid-20s allegedly hatched a conspiracy to get the woman’s relative arrested with an illegal gun.

Youth held for threatening councillor’s son
Chandigarh, July 9
The police arrested Kanwar Singh of Mohali, one of the accused involved in assaulting son of nominated councillor, while taking preventive measure against him.

5 booked for selling non-ISI helmets
Chandigarh, July 9
The police has booked five persons on charges of selling non-ISI mark helmets in violation of prohibitory orders issued by the district magistrate.

Man booked for eloping with sister-in-law
Panchkula, July 9
The police has booked a resident of Sector 7, identified as Rohit, for eloping with his younger sister-in-law here today.

One killed in road mishap
Zirakpur, July 9
A 35-year-old cyclist was killed in a road accident near Kohinoor Dhaba on the Chandigarh-Ambala Highway this evening.

SPORTS

Vanshika, Arushi take home titles
Mohali, July 9
City girl Vanshika Sawhney scored an easy win in the girls’ under-14 singles final while Arushi Bhasin of Delhi fought hard to lift the girls’ under-12 singles title of the Manav Mangal AITA Total Tennis Talent Series Championship being played on the school premises today.

A player hits a return during a match of the Manav Mangal AITA Total Tennis Talent Series Championship in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

City team bag third position
Chandigarh, July 9
Chandigarh sub-junior girls’ team got third position in the 29th Sub-Junior Ball Badminton National Championship, which was held at Kurukshetra’s Dronacharya Stadium in Haryana from July 4 to 7.

20 players denied admission in sports quota
Chandigarh, July 9
Brijesh (name changed), a national-level ball badminton player, had a shock of his life today when he was not allowed to appear in the trials for the admission on sports quota basis.