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GPA holders get occupancy rights
Chandigarh, February 10
Ultimately, the decks have been cleared for general power of attorney (GPA) holders in the cooperative group housing societies to have occupancy rights legally. For, the administration has drafted a regularisation policy under which the GPA holders will pay a fixed amount to have property in their own names.

School board roll nos a click away
Mohali, February 10
Students missing annual exams due to delay in getting roll numbers is now a thing of past. The roll numbers can be generated online from the website of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB). For the first time, the board authorities have installed software to enable the students to get a computer-generated roll number while sitting at home.

Garib Rath to Jaipur from Feb 14
Chandigarh, February 10
At last, the Northern Railway has fulfilled its commitment to run Garib Rath between Chandigarh and Jaipur. The train will replace special holiday train that had been running for the past one year as an interim arrangement. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Ambala division, Karan Singh, told The Tribune that the Garib Rath from Chandigarh to Jaipur would run from February 14 and the reverse pair from Jaipur to Chandigarh would run on February 13.

Student hangs to death in PEC
Chandigarh, February 10

Unable to clear his final exams in repeated attempts, Tarun Sharma, a 20-year-old student of mechanical engineering diploma of a private Jalandhar college, today allegedly commited suicide by hanging at his residence in Punjab Engineering College (PEC), here, this evening.                               Tarun Sharma

COMMUNITY

Drug Racket
Police to bring Saji Mohan to city
To be produced before a local court on Feb 24
Chandigarh, February 10
The Chandigarh Police is all set to bring Saji Mohan, former Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra in a drug-trafficking case, to the city.

Showers, winds lash city Chandigarh, February 10 Light showers coupled with high-velocity winds and thunderstorm lashed the city today evening ending the long dry spell leading to a fall in temperature. Commuters wade through water accumulated on Madhya Marg in Chandigarh after a brief spell of rainfall on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Students in trouble
SAP cancels franchisee’s licence

Chandigarh, February 10 Dispute between franchiser and franchisee of a SAP (System Application and Products in Data Processing) certified course has put a question mark over the future of over 60 students who have already spent lakhs of rupees with the hope that the course will eventually make them secure their dream jobs. Students exchange heated words with the institute authorities. A Tribune photograph

Land Acquisition
Villagers move SC/ST panel against admn
Chandigarh, February 10
Accusing the UT Administration of divesting them of their land, the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes families residing in rural belt of the city have filed a petition before the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to look into the matter.

Education trip for have-nots

Chandigarh, February 10 Ram Dayal Hookran, a sub-inspector in the Chandigarh Police, today organised an education trip of underprivileged students of seven schools of Hoshiarpur district. The physically challenged police officer, along with his family, has been running “Awareness Mission”, a venture to promote education among the children from lower strata of the society.
Students of seven Government Schools of Hoshiarpur district meet Nek Chand, the creator of the Rock Garden, in Chandigarh during their educational tour on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Consumer forum starts in Mohali Mohali, February 10 The Mohali district consumer forum became functional, with its inauguration by the Food and Civil Supplies Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, in Phase 2 here today. After inaugurating the court, the minister said all the consumer forums were being linked through Internet. Punjab Minister of Food and Civil Supplies inaugurates the Mohali consumer forum on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Shabana Azmi buys vegetables during a shooting of her upcoming English movie “A decent arrangements” at Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PUDA staff seek pension
Mohali, February 10
Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) employees today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal demanding pension for them.

Book released
Chandigarh, February 10
A book titled “United Nations and Empowerment of Women” authored by Dr Surinder K Shukla was released by Panjab University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr RC Sobti here today.

Daily-wage earner ends life
Chandigarh, February 10
A daily-wager in horticulture department of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Bhola Ram, was found hanging from a tree in Sector 48 today afternoon.

EDUCATION

Self-finance courses face PU’s apathy

Chandigarh, February 10 It seems that the Panjab University authorities are giving stepmother treatment to self-finance courses being run on the campus as most of these are going on in dilapidated buildings and one of the buildings is still under construction. The building in a dilapidated condition in the university where courses are being run. A Tribune photograph

From Schools & Colleges IT fest at GCG-11 Chandigarh, February 10 The department of computer applications of Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh, organised “Tech Zeal 09”, a kaleidoscope of inter-college competitions, here today. Students present a skit at IT fest at GCG-11 in Chandiarh on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Prof RC Sobti, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, interacts with students from Baramula on the university campus in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo:  Manoj Mahajan

‘Philosophy hones analytical skills’
Chandigarh, February 10
Philosophy that has attracted a great interest among the students of Ferozepur, today knocked the door of Panjab University. A group of more than 70 students from Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, with their philosophy teacher, Ambuj Sharma, participated in one-day national seminar on “Philosophy and living traditions” on the campus today.

PU VC honoured
Chandigarh, February 10
Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti, Panjab University, has been honoured with “EDGE-2009 award” (Emerging directions in global education) for his contributions as a researcher in cancer and environmental biotechnology at a function held in New Delhi.

Session on social evils
Chandigarh, February 10
Spirit India, a group of volunteers of GGDSD College, held an interactive session with Prof Jyotsna Chander, from Wisconsin University, here today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

NHAI Tribunal Court
Relief to Pinjore shopkeepers
Kalka, February 10
Six shopkeepers of Pinjore have taken a sigh of relief today as the Tribunal Court of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has given decision in favour of them.

Staff strike hits work in Patiala hospitals
Patiala, February 10
Medical and healthcare facilities in four different government hospitals were thrown out of gear here today as staff members, including nurses, paramedics and Class IV employees, sat on a dharna in support of their demands.

First-aid training at Khalsa College
Patiala, February 10
Khalsa College, in association with the Red Cross Society, organised a camp to spread the awareness among the students about the significance of first-aid.

Sarpanch gets Rs 2 lakh cheque
Bassi Pathana, February 10
Bikramjit Singh Khalsa, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Technical Eduction & Industrial Training, today laid the foundation stone of development works at Damheri village.

Workshop on miniature paintings
Patiala, February 10
A four-day workshop on "Miniature paintings", being organised by the Punjabi University's department of fine arts began here today with the objective of drawing miniature paintings based on various themes of Guru Granth Sahib. The workshop is being conducted under the supervision of Prof MK Sharma, director, Jawahar Kala Kendra, and a former principal of Art College, Jaipur, and his team as a part of the Tercentenary celebrations of Guruta Gaddi Divas.

Pbi varsity to have tennis courts
Patiala, February 10
Punjabi University will soon have two synthetic and two clay tennis courts, beside other sports infrastructure. Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor, announced it here today while presiding over a two-day national seminar, being organised by the department of physical education.

Man dies in accident
Derabassi, February 10
A 24-year-old pedestrian died today after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near toll plaza, Dera Bassi, on yesterday night.

Education advisory committee formed
Bassi Pathana, February 10
To help the education department in improving the education system and to provide quality education, the state government has formed the Education Advisory Committee at the district level.

Voter I-card forms
Ropar, February 10
Forms for voter I-cards could be submitted to the booth level officer or election registration officer upto February 12, said the Deputy Commissioner of Ropar in a press release here today.

Sports day at Mind Tree school
Ambala, February 10
Mind Tree Public School, Ambala City, organised its sports day on the police line ground today. The students took part in various sports.

COURTS

Cash Scam
Ravinder for dropping charges
Chandigarh, February 10
Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today submitted the status report on the investigation in the cash-at-judge’s door case, the defense counsel of accused Ravinder Singh moved an application in the CBI Special Court, seeking for dropping of charges against him before the submission of chargesheet.

High Court
VC on notice
Chandigarh, February 10
Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann today issued notice for February 27 to Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Dr RC Sobti on an application filed by Dr Rajesh Kochhar. He was seeking directions to restrain the respondent from going ahead with the interview, slated for March 4, for selecting and appointing professor and head of Rajiv Gandhi chair for contemporary studies.

Graft Case
MC Commissioner asked to seal former SDO’s files
Chandigarh, February 10
CBI court of Jagdeep Jain today asked the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, to seal all the files dealt by the former SDO, AK Dadwal, during his tenure till June 30, 2008.

HC slaps notice on student leader
Chandigarh, February 10
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to student leader Brinder Singh Dhillon following a petition seeking quashing of his admission to the three-year LLB course at the Panjab University.

CRIME

2 UT cops held for causing nuisance in train
Kolkata, February 10
Two Chandigarh Police personnel were today arrested for alleged drunken behaviour and causing nuisance in a train, GRP sources said here.

BJP leader’s sons held
Panchkula, February 10
The police has rounded up two sons of a local BJP leader for injuring Yadvinder of Maheshpur village here today.

Alto stolen from Dadu Majra
Chandigarh, February 10
Subhash Kumar, a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, reported to the police alleging that his Alto car (CH-04-E-3644) was stolen from his residence, on the night of February 7. A case of theft has been registered at sector 39 police station.

SPORTS

Advisor’s Cup
DAV-8, GNPS-36 to lock horns in final
Chandigarh, February 10

DAV-8 and GNPS-36 after winning their respective semifinal matches registered final berth in the Inter-School Cricket Tournament for boys’ u-19 for Advisor’s Cup. In the first semifinal of the day, DAV-8 got the better of GMSSS-35 by 18 runs here at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. DAV School, who after wining the toss elected to bat first, didn’t have a good start, as their openers failed to perform today. However, their strong middle order sailed the team to a respectable total.

Sachin Sohal, who played sensible knock of 21 runs for GMSSS-35, misses a ball during their semifinal against DAV-8 at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. Tribune photo: Pravesh Chauhan

Finally, PU baseball players get certificates
Chandigarh, February 10
One-and-a-half-year wait of the 16-member Panjab University men baseball team for certificates came to an end as the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) sent their certificates for the All India Inter-University Baseball Championship that the team won in October 2007.

City’s Randhir fires eagle
Tied 14th in Rs 30 lakh PGTI event
Chandigarh, February 10
Randhir Singh Ghotra led the Chandigarh brigade at tied 14th spot with a one under par 71 card on the opening day of the Rs 30 lakh prize money Aircel-PGTI's Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship at the par-72 Golden Greens Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon today.

Bodybuilding
Dharmender bags overall title
Panchkula, February 10
Dharmender of Sonepat bagged the overall championship during the 14th Junior Mr Haryana Bodybuilding Championship that concluded recently here at Yadav Bhawan.

Double delight for city
Chandigarh, February 10
City had double delight in the recently concluded 7th North Zone Inter-State Ball Badminton Championship being organised by Haryana Ball Badminton Association here at Bharat Senior Secondary School at Jind in Haryana.

GCG-11 win yoga championship Chandigarh, February 10 Government College for Girls (GCG-11), Sector 11, scored 771.5 points to emerge as the champions of the Panjab University Inter-College Yoga (Women) A-Division Championship that concluded here today on the PU campus. Bharti of GGD SD College, Sector 32, performs during the Inter-College Yoga Championship on Tuesday. Tribune photo:  Manoj Mahajan