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Mohali resident found murdered in car

Mohali, May 13 A 32 year-old resident of Sector 69, Gurdeep Singh, alias Lali, was found murdered in his car this morning, barely a few kilometers from his residence. The victim’s throat had been slit. His body was laying half outside the car in a pool of blood. Gurdeep was living off money he had made in various land deals and money seems to be the motive for the murder, said the police.

Hit & Run
15 deaths in 5 months
Blood on city roads
Chandigarh, May 13
Despite the presence of police control room (PCR) personnel at almost every corner of the city, the number of hit-and-run cases is on the rise. It seems the PCRs are no deterrent to the offenders, who escape right under the nose of the police.

Pedestrians at most risk
Panchkula, May 13
A criss-cross of national highways running through the district has made Panchkula notorious for a large number of hit and run cases. The fact that the highways are virtually unmanned and there is no restriction on the plying of heavy vehicles within the city limits, or outside, only worsens the situation.

20 pc cases unsolved
Mohali, May 13
Of the hundreds of road accidents reported in Mohali district annually, the police estimates that one-fourth are hit-and-run cases, many of which remain unsolved.

Boy falsely implicated: family
Chandigarh, May 13
The family of Vivek, who was arrested by the Chandigarh police yesterday on allegation of abetment to suicide following the hanging of a 16-year-old girl known to him, today alleged that he was wrongly booked in the case.

IT Habitat
Explain Rs 1,200-cr loss, UT told
Chandigarh, May 13
The Rs-821 crore land deal to develop IT Habitat - a residential and commercial area adjacent to Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP) - is in the eye of the storm.

Premature retirements in Army, Navy
Officers not to negotiate while in service: MoD
Chandigarh, May 13
In the backdrop of the number of officers seeking premature retirement in the Army and the Navy shooting up, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has categorically stated that senior armed forces officers are not permitted to negotiate for commercial employment in private sector while in service.

COMMUNITY

Dharamshala as health centre resented

Chandigarh, May 13 The move of the Chandigarh municipal corporation to convert the Harijan Dharamshala in Ram Darbar into a primary health centre (PHC) has met with resistance from local residents. Though the finance and contract committee of the MC has approved the conversion of the dharamshala, the locals are criticising the decision saying the area already has two health care centres. Locked gates of the Harijan Dharamshala in Ram Darbar in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph.

Colony protest continues
Chandigarh, May 13
The joint action committee (JAC) of residents of Janata Colony near Nayagaon continues to demand withdrawal of cases of attempt to murder and rioting registered against them by the Chandigarh Police and “stern action” against the SDM Ankur Garg for assaulting a minor boy.

Voter cards
Residents queue up third time

Panchkula, May 13 Residents of Sector 20 here are hoping that they will be lucky third time and will get their voter identity cards without having to get themselves “shot” again. The district administration held yet another photo session for 200-odd voters whose identity cards have not been made after over a year at the community centre here today. Residents of Sector 20 gather to get their pictures clicked for voter identity cards at the community centre in the locality in Panchkula on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Traffic lights at Tribune Chowk Chandigarh, May 13 The UT engineering department has started work on installing traffic lights at Tribune Chowk here. Traffic lights being installed at Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Workshop to hone writing skills
Chandigarh, May 13
The British Library, here, today held a workshop to hone the writing skills of participants. Manager of the British Library Bipin Kumar said the aim of the workshop was to provide a medium for discussing principles and practices of English language.

Kher auditions 55 budding actors

Chandigarh, May 13 Actor Prepares, a project of the Chandigarh administration in collaboration with Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, will start its first class from June 4 onwards. An important announcement in this regard was made by Anupam Kher in an informal session with the mediapersons here today. Anupam Kher interacts with the admission seekers to Actor Prepares in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Hit & Run Killers of Isha’s parents still at large Mohali, May 13 Eight months ago, four-year-old Isha lost her family in a tragic hit and run accident in Phase IX here. Till date, the police is clueless about the offenders. “To think that there is someone out there who knows that he is responsible for having wrecked the happiness of a small hard working family and yet not come forward to own up his crime kills one’s faith in mankind,” said Kashmir Kaur, a neighbour of the family. Isha with her grandmother in Phase XI in Mohali on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Suicide probe begins
Chandigarh, May 13
The Chandigarh police has started investigations to find out from where Nargurinder Singh Brar procured the countrymade pistol with which he shot himself to death in the football stadium on the Panjab University campus yesterday.

Baltana power complaint office without phone
Zirakpur, May 13
The electricity complaint centre at Baltana, which caters to the complaints of the thousands of the residents, has been functioning without a telephone, lot to the inconvenience of power consumers.

Cosmopolitan Chandigarh
Keeping Maharashtrian tradition alive
Chandigarh, May 13
Notwithstanding their number, the Maharashtrians residing in the tricity of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali have been able to keep their traditions and cultural ethos alive and kicking. The first Maharashtrian family came to Chandigarh in the early 60s.

EDUCATION

Students of the Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology during their farewell party in Phase-II, Mohali, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Workshop on creative writing
Chandigarh, May 13
The Chandigarh Sahitya Akademy organised a one-day workshop on creative writing for school students here yesterday.

Needy students get school bags
Chandigarh, May 13
The Bharat Vikas Parishad distributed school bags and stationery items to needy and deserving students as a part of its Project Sahyog here today. The programme, held at MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, was presided over by DPI (S) S.K. Setia.

COURTS

Rift among lawyers during judge’s visit
Chandigarh, May 13
Division among lawyers at the district courts over the issue of lawyers’ chamber at the proposed Sector 43 judicial complex was visible during yesterday’s visit by inspecting judge Justice P. Sathasivan.

Remand for commando, others
Panchkula, May 13
Three persons, including a commando with the Haryana police, on the charges of murdering a youth, Rajiv, near the Madanpura village, were today sent on two-day police remand.

CULTURE

Complementing man & nature
New Delhi, May 13
A group of artists from Chandigarh have gathered in the capital in a unique attempt to explore the relationship between man and nature through a painting exhibition “Nature and Insani Rishta,” a title that has drawn varied emotions and sentiments from each one of them.

HEALTH

‘Golden hour’ crucial: Doctors
Chandigarh, May 13
Though the hospital starts treating victims of hit and run cases soon as they reach there, the time taken in shifting the injured and the nature of injuries matter a great deal in the survival chances of the victims, says Dr Harsh Mohan medical superintendent, Government Medical College and Hospital, (GMCH), Chandigarh. In many cases excessive blood loss in limb injuries prove fatal. If the victims are shifted to the hospital immediately, precious lives can be saved.

SPORTS

2,500 run for military games

Chandigarh, May 13 The Mission Olympics Wing (MOW) girls’ squad - comprising Jyoti Kumari, Lalita Kumari and Kavita Sangwan - made a clean sweep by bagging all top three positions, respectively, in the 5-km girls’ category of the run conducted as a precursor to the 4th Military World Games. In Video (56k) Runners take part in a 5-km race conducted as a precursor to the 4th Military World Games near the secretariat in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Cricket
Harpreet duo humble Jalandhar
Mohali, May 13
Clinical bowling spells by Harpreet Golu (6 for 6 in first innings) and Harpreet Singh (6 for 35 in second innings) guided Mohali district to an innings and a 101-run victory over Jalandhar in the Punjab State Under-17 Years Tournament For ML Markan Trophy 2007-08 at Yadvindra Public School here today.

Anandit claims title in a thriller Chandigarh, May 13 Anandit Joshi blazed his way to clinch the title after defeating Deepinder Singh 4-3 in the well-contested final of the best-of-seven frames during the sixth Saurabh Khattar Memorial Snooker Championship at Chandigarh Club, here, today. Anandit Joshi in action during the sixth Saurabh Khattar Memorial Billiards and Snooker Championship at Chandigarh Club on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

7 pugilists for national camps
Chandigarh, May 13
At least seven local pugilists have been selected to the various national sub-junior, junior and senior men and women boxing coaching camps to be held at various venues across the country. Dr C.K. Jairath, general secretary of the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association, said: “This is the first time that the city will send seven boxers to national camps at the same time.”

Hockey
CISF, BPCL register wins
Chandigarh, May 13
The CISF team registered an emphatic win over Patiala Tigers 16-8 in the inaugural 5th edition of Olympian Dharam Singh Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey tournament held at the hockey stadium, Sector 18, today.

Akash, Vaibhav skate to top spot
Panchkula, May 13
Akash of Doon Public School took the first spot, while Kartik and Kabir secured second and third positions, respectively, in the four to six years’ (boys) category in rink race-2 of the Skating Carnival, which concluded at Doon Public School, Sector 21, here today.

P’kula TT body office-bearers
Chandigarh, May 13
Sandeep Sardana, principal, Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, Panchkula, was unanimously elected president of the Panchkula District Table Tennis Association at its first general body meeting held at the school on Friday.