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Excursion turns tragic
3 students drowned in Yamuna
Chandigarh, May 16
Three students, two boys and a girl, who took coaching at A. K. Vidya Mandir in Sector 36 here, were drowned in the strong currents of the Yamuna near Nahan. They were on their way to Dehra Dun on a leisure trip.

Cops dilly-dally on car mishap case
3 days gone, no case yet
Chandigarh, May 16
The Chandigarh Police apparently seems in no hurry to act in accident cases.

The damaged Esteem outside the Sector 19 police station in Chandigarh.

Double Murder
A distraught son returns home
Panchkula, May 16
A distraught son today returned home. Shattered but not losing composure, Lt Col Amit Dhingra said he couldn’t believe that his parents, Maj Gen KC Dhingra and Sangeeta, had met such a gruesome end.

Cops zero in on three suspects
Panchkula, May 16
The police today claimed to have identified three persons suspected to be behind the murder of Maj Gen KC Dhingra (Retd) and his wife Sangeeta. It said their servant, Anand, was the main accused and Ajit and Rajan, hailing from West Bengal, were partners in the crime.

Abandoned Inshika back with mother
Chandigarh, May 16
Judicial magistrate Atul Marya today ordered Inshika’s biological mother, Jasbir Kaur, to take back the child and nurture her. Jasbir Kaur’s DNA matched with Inshika’s and steered the case in the latter’s favour. The custody of the child was transferred from the Missionaries of Charity, Sector 23, to her parents today after Ram Lal, child’s father, filed a security bond on court directions


Jasbir Kaur cajoles her infant daughter. — Photo by Manoj Mahajan

New steps to check US-bound imposters
Chandigarh, May 16
Even as the USA is in touch with the Indian Government to "expand scholarship programmes" for students, efforts to simplify the procedure of providing travel permits have resulted in an increase in the submission of fake visa claims.



US Consul-General Peter Kaestner and deputy press attache Tara Rigler at the Chandigarh Press Club in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Serving the sick and needy
Chandigarh, May 16
Philanthropist Jagdish Lal Ahuja is a man on a mission. For the past several years, he has been serving langar at the PGI and has now taken up the noble cause at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, as well, thus coming to rescue of the ailing community.

Patients and their attendants being served langar by sewadars of Gurdwara Jhanda Sahib of Padiala village at the PGI, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Dera row sparks protests all over
Mohali, May 16
A march was organised by various social and religious organisations in protest against the activities of Dera Sacha Sauda. The protesters also blocked traffic and staged a dharna in front of Amb Sahib gurdwara in Phase VIII in the evening.

Members of the Sikh community burn an effigy of the chief of Dera Sacha Sauda outside Nada Sahib gurdwara on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Flag march
Mohali, May 16
A flag march was held in Mohali, Kharar and Zirakpur in view of clashes between Akalis and Sacha Sauda followers in various parts of the state.

Doctor examines a patient at a free eye check-up camp organised by the Residence Welfare Association, Sector 4, in Panchkula on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CAG reveals shortfalls in task of AN-32 fleet
Chandigarh, May 16
The efficiency of operation and utilisation of the AN-32 fleet, the backbone of the IAF’s airlift capability, is poor on account of low serviceability and high percentage of aircraft of ground (AoG). There is heavy shortfall in air maintenance and training tasks and payloads carried were also low as compared to the capacity of the aircraft.

Election posters deface CTU buses
Chandigarh, May 16
Canvassing posters for the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) Employees Union elections have defaced the government buses in the city.

Kajheri killings
Suspects untraced; phone details of no help
Chandigarh, May 16
The local police today released sketches of three suspects in the Kajheri triple murder.

Sketches of Kajheri suspects     

Civic Amenities
Zirakpur fares poorly
Zirakpur, May 16
Zirakpur, the township of shopping malls and apartments, presents a different picture altogether. Although this village-turned-town boasts of some of the finest residential and commercial projects by leading realtors, on the civic amenities front it is no better than a village.

Mayor reviews work on projects
Chandigarh, May 16
City mayor Harjinder Kaur and municipal commissioner P.S. Aujla today visited the ongoing development projects of the corporation in and around Mani Majra to ensure rapid pace of the works.

Apni mandi days changed
Chandigarh, May 16
The municipal corporation has decided to change the days of the apni mandi in Sector 46 and the Ram Darbar area.

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CRIME

Beggar killed in hit-and-run case
Chandigarh, May 16
A pedestrian, in his fifties, was killed after being hit by a speeding unidentified vehicle. The police said the victim, Raj Kumar of Delhi, was a beggar. The accident took place at around 9:30 pm last night when he was crossing the road dividing Sectors 7 and 19.

BUSINESS

FDI Hike
Insurance staff see US hand
Chandigarh, May 16
The 31st divisional conference of the Northern Zone Insurance Employees Association was held at Bhakna Bhavan, Sector 29, here today. The conference was attended by representatives from all 21 units of Chandigarh division.

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EDUCATION

Experts attribute it to conducive environment
Civil Services: City scores high
Chandigarh, May 16
The services sector may offer a plethora of new and challenging career options with a hefty pay package. However, the young and intelligent in this region are still lured by ‘babudom’.

From Schools & Colleges
Chandigarh
MEDLEY: Kindergarten students of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, put up a medley of rhymes for their parents before the school closed for summer vacations. Coordinator of the programme Das welcomed the parents.

Tiny tots of Shivalik Public School, Mohali, celebrate Red Day on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Dept objects to principal’s appointment
Chandigarh, May 16
The education department has raised objection to the appointment of Dr Vibha Roy as principal of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8.

Dental college to start MDS courses
Dera Bassi, May 16
National Dental College and Hospital here has been granted permission by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to start MDS courses this year in periodontics, pedodontics conservative dentistry and oral surgery. The total number of seats is 13.

COURTS

Traffic Management
HC notice to administration
Chandigarh, May 16
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has served a notice on the Chandigarh administration and the IGP, Chandigarh, acting on a public interest litigation seeking directions to the respondents to enforce the use of cycle tracks by rickshaw-pullers, cyclists and other slow-moving vehicles so as to separate them from the fast-moving vehicles.

2 get life term for murder
Chandigarh, May 16
The district and sessions judge today sentenced Venod and Kaka to life imprisonment and Ashok Kumar to two-year imprisonment for murdering a newspaper hawker, Hari Singh, in April 2004.

CULTURE

A spontaneous flow of colours
Chandigarh, May 16
‘Sparsh….!’, an exhibition of paintings in poster colours, acrylics and oils, defines artist Surpreet Manocha’s abstract state of mind.

City-based artist Surpreet Manocha with her painting at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Sa Re Ga Ma is back
Chandigarh, May 16
Riding high on the success of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, Zee Tv is back with the show, but with some changes in the format. Aditya Narayan, the young and charming host of this year’s show, was in the city to promote it.

HEALTH

PGI inks pact with Sudan varsity
Chandigarh, May 16
The PGI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alzaiem Alazhari University (AAU), Sudan, for cooperation on research, patient care and short-term training of postgraduates here today.

SPORTS

City boxers proving mettle
Chandigarh, May 16
Boxing as a sport is improving in the city. This was stated by Dr C.K. Jerath, general secretary as well as founder secretary of the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association.


Budding pugilists receive training at a centre in Sector 42, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pardeep Tewari

Arshdeep's ton scripts Mohali's victory
Chandigarh, May 16
The Chandigarh team got the better of Bathinda on the basis of their first innings lead in the Punjab State u-17 tournament for M the L. Markan Trophy 2007-08 at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today.

The Mohali team celebrates after defeating Ropar in an M.L. Markan Trophy match at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

PSEB outclass Chandigarh Hockey Academy
Chandigarh, May 16
The PSEB team outclassed Chandigarh Hockey Academy-42 (10-8) in the 5th edition of Olympian Dharam Singh Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey Tournament held at the Sector 18 hockey stadium, here, today.


A six-a-side hockey tournament in progress at the Sector 18 hockey stadium in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

ADMINISTRATION

8 new Gypsies in PCR fleet
Chandigarh, May 16
The Chandigarh police today inducted eight new police control room (PCR) Gypsies into its fleet. Lalit Sharma, adviser to the UT administrator, flagged off the newly inducted vehicles at the police headquarters in Sector 9.

Liquor vend demolished
Mohali, May 16
The enforcement wing of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority today demolished a liquor vend near a bus stand in Phase VIII. Though the vend is presently not in function, there was the possibility that it could have been used for other purposes. The vend had been set up three years ago.

A JCB machine in action during the demolition of a liquor vend near the Mohali bus stand on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Vigilance probe: Reshuffle on cards
Chandigarh, May 16
In the light of the vigilance probe instituted by the adviser to the UT administrator into the functioning the estate office and the alleged manhandling of a minor Nayagoan resident by the SDM (central), a reshuffle of PCS and HCS officers is on the cards.