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Teenage siblings’ murder jolts city
Chandigarh, December 16
“Hai mere bachche, mere bachche, mera Goru, meri Kimi.” A wailing Malti Devi uttered these words repeatedly as she saw the bodies of her children lying in a pool of blood.

Residents gather outside the house where the double murder was committed. Tribune Photos: Parvesh Chauhan

Murdered between 1 & 2 pm
Chandigarh, December 16
None of the neighbours in the congested locality of Housing Board flats at Sector 41 had even a clue about the brutal murder in the vicinity of their area till 3 pm, when the mother of the children came home and discovered her daughter lying in a pool of blood.

City shaken in past, too
Chandigarh, December 16
The double murder of two teenagers in broad daylight in a densely populated locality at Sector 41 today sent shock waves in the city, which had been rocked by sensational murders in the past. Hundreds of residents gathered in the locality as news of the murders spread, which also resulted in a traffic jam in the sector.

‘Tipsy’ Mayor courts trouble
Chandigarh, December 16
High drama was witnessed in a residential area of Sector 32-C when BSP workers “nabbed” Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh (Pali) for creating a ruckus allegedly in a drunk state late this evening. They gheraoed the Mayor, forcing him to flee the scene. They alleged that the Mayor threatened some youngsters with a pistol.

COMMUNITY

Groundwork Staff on election duty carry paraphernalia at BEd College in Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Poll staff not keen on casting ballot?
Chandigarh, December 16
Those facilitating over 5.06 lakh electorate of the city to exercise their right to franchise in the municipal corporation elections tomorrow by being on polling duty are apparently not interested in casting their ballot.

Complaint over PGI meeting on poll day
Chandigarh, December 16
A city resident, Shiv Charan Gupta, has filed a complaint with the UT State Election Commission (SEC) against the PGI for conducting the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) meeting and inauguration of dialysis unit on its premises, despite declaring a holiday in view of the MC elections in the city.

Candidates do their bit; voters to decide their fate today
Chandigarh, December 16
The intense campaigning by over 150 candidates contesting the MC elections in 26 wards came to an end today. A majority of candidates made last-minute efforts to draw the voters’ support and ensure that they visited the polling booths to cast their ballot.

BJP supporters hold a car rally in support of party candidate Satinder Dhawan on the road separating Sectors 9 and 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Major power shutdown today
Panchkula, December 16
Power supply will remain suspended to Sectors 11, 12, 12-A, 14, 25, 26, 27 and 28, Power Colony, BEL factory and parts of Phase I, Industrial Area, tomorrow as Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam has planned maintenance work of transformers of the 220-kv substation at Madanpur and the 66-kv substation at Kalka.

‘India lacks strategic culture’
Panchkula, December 16
As a part of the Vijay Diwas commemorations, a seminar on “The Idea of India and Military Veterans” was organised by ex-servicemen’s fraternity here today.

Chandigarh Police personnel line up for a briefing on their duties in MC elections in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Golden melodies of Bollywood revisited
Chandigarh, December 16
The era of timeless and unforgettable golden melodies of Bollywood music was revisited as the magical spells of 30 songs, immortalised by the legendary maestros and sung to perfection by artistes aged between 13 to 83 years, wafted across the Tagore Theatre, much to the delight of senior citizens of the tricity here today.

Cleanliness drive begins
Mohali, December 16
The Mohali Municipal Council today started a weeklong cleanliness drive following a series of reports in connection with the poor state of sanitation in the town.

Roadways union strike cripples commuters
Chandigarh, December 16
A twelve-hour joint strike was observed by the employees of the Punjab Roadways, Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), and the Haryana Roadways. The strike left thousands of Punjab bound passengers stranded at ISBT-43 and at the Mohali bus stand today.

Foundation stone laid
Mohali, December 16
Different offices of the Punjab agriculture department, presently spread across Chandigarh and Mohali, would be housed in one complex here. Punjab Agriculture Minister Sucha Singh Langha stated this while laying the foundation stone of state agriculture complex in Phase VI here this evening.

EDUCATION

It’s girl power at pu again
Chandigarh, December 16
Continuing the decade old legacy, girls yet again outshone boys at Panjab University convocation, bagging 409 degrees, out of a total of 578, conferred by Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

6-yr-old killed in accident
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 16
In a tragic incident, Jaskaran Singh, a six-year-old student of Lemon World School, Landran, was killed and four others were seriously injured when the school bus ferrying students from Fatehgarh Sahib had a head-on collision with a bus belonging to the Continental Group of Institutes near Chunni on the Fatehgarh Sahib-Chandigarh highway near here this morning.

Youth falls to death
Dera Bassi, December 16
A youth has lost his life after falling from a running tractor-trolley near Kuranwala on the Barwala road today. The deceased was identified as 18-year-old Ripu Kumar, a resident of Samgoli village. As per reports, he was sitting on the bricks laden trolley. During a bumpy drive, he fell on the road.

MC removes illegal rehris
Ambala, December 16
Cracking its whip against encroachers, the Ambala Cantonment Municipal Corporation (MC) authorities removed several illegal rehris from the Gandhi Market here today. Gandhi Market Association president Yadavinder Singh registered a complaint with the MC’s secretary stating that there were some illegal rehris in front of their shops, which were disturbing their business.

COURTS

HC lifts stay on result
Chandigarh, December 16
Just two days after a Single Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the declaration of result from ward No. 19, a Division Bench today lifted the embargo.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company told to pay Rs 90,372 
Chandigarh, December 16
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, while rejecting the claim of a Sector-8 resident over the foreclosure amount charged by ICICI Bank, has directed ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company to pay Rs 90,372 along with 12 per cent interest per annum from the date of filing of the complaint till its realisation.

CRIME

3 held for theft bid at ATM
Panchkula, December 16 The police today claimed to have arrested three accused in the case of attempted theft at an ATM here on December 11. They were identified as Surinder, Suresh and Krishna, who had been staying at Ram Darbar in Chandigarh.

Burnt body found
Panchkula, December 16
A body of an unidentified woman was found burnt under a bridge near Pinjore here today.

Rs 2 lakh, three laptops stolen 
Chandigarh, December 16
Three laptops, five pen drives, Rs 2 lakh in cash and other valuables were reportedly stolen in four incidents on Thursday night.

SPORTS

Jeevanjot hits century
Chandigarh, December16
After an excellent performance by Varun Khullar, the batsmen of Punjab team showed a fine show and scored 452 for 7 in 77.5 overs, during the match of Col CK Nayudu Cricket Match for boys’ (U-22), being held here today.

Jeevanjot Singh from Punjab during Col NK Nayudu Trophy at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

Saupin’s register win
Chandigarh, December16
The team of Saupin's School, Sector 32, defeated BTS Cricket Academy, Sector 48, to reach the finals of second St Stephen Junior Cricket Championship for Boys’ (U- 12), being held here today.

Rishab, Karandeep, Prinkle, Bhavya bag titles
Chandigarh, December16
Local player Rishabh Sharda routed another player Sabrang Sandal to win the title of boys’ (U-12) during the ongoing St Stephen’s School CLTA-AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament, held at CLTA courts, here today.

Students perform in the state-level gatka competition organised by Punjab School Education Board at Paragon School, Sector 71, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu

Akshit reaches quarter-finals
Chandigarh, December16
Giving his best shuttler, Akshit Mahajan reached the quarter-final of the ongoing Tata Open International Badminton Tournament being held in Mumbai, today.

Karsan eves, Sec-30 school boys win
Chandigarh, December 16
The team of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Karsan, secured first place in the demonstration event in the girls’ under-14 category during the first Chandigarh State Gatka Championship, here yesterday.

Sports meet for special children
Chandigarh, December16
Institute SOREM organised Annual Sports Meet for its special children here today. In the tourney, about 100 special children including children with disability participated in all the age groups.