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ASP (IRB) under scanner
Chandigarh, October 20
Two days after the arrest of SP (City) Deshraj Singh in a bribe case by the CBI, the complainant in the case, Inspector Anokh Singh, SHO of Sector-26 police station, has proceeded on two-day leave, citing 'personal reasons'.

Booth  Scam
Estate Office teams raid Krishna Market
Chandigarh, October 20
Three days after an action taken report on the infamous booth scam was submitted to the UT Adviser, KK Sharma, the teams of the UT Estate Office today conducted raids in the Sector 41 Krishna Market to verify complaints of booths being sold on GPA or their sub-letting.

Teams of the UT Estate Office verify the credentials of the shopkeepers at the booths in the Sector 41 Krishna Market on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Monica's 'suicide' scene recreated
Chandigarh, October 20
With the death of a teacher earlier this week still remaining a mystery whether it was a murder by her in-laws or a case of suicide, a team of the Central Forensic Scientific Laboratory (CFSL) today reconstructed the scene of her death by hanging a dummy from the ceiling fan at the Sector 21 residence of the victim. As the horrifying tragedy was reconstructed, Monica's relatives were in tears, reliving the trauma.

COMMUNITY

PGI to get robotic system
Chandigarh, October 20
In a move to ensure precision during surgeries over a limited portion, city’s premier healthcare institute, PGI, is all set to introduce “robotic surgery” in the coming months.

For now, industrial units to pay property tax
Panchkula, October 20
The Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC) said the property tax would be levied on industrial and commercial units first. It was only after several protests by the residents that the MC had to take the action.

Mercedes Benz told to pay relief
Chandigarh, October 20
Ignoring the complaints of a car buyer proved costly for Mercedes Benz and its dealer Joshi Auto Zone Pvt Limited, when Justice (retd) Sham Sunder, president of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, ordered them to refund Rs 31,500 spent by the complainant on replacing tyres of the car.

JT Secy not satisfied with food quality
Chandigarh, October 20
During an inspection at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra, today, Joint Secretary, Estates, SK Setia noticed a white layer on the surface of Rajma, the mid-day meal for the school children.

Deliberations held on Gurcharan Das' latest book
Chandigarh, October 20
Deliberations on ‘India Grows at Night-A Liberal Case for a Strong State’, the latest book authored by renowned writer Gurcharan Das was held today at the Indian School of Business (ISB) campus in Mohali.


Gurcharan Das and Sunil Kant Munjal (right) during an interaction at the Indian School of Business, Sector 81, in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Patients put to inconvenience
Chandigarh, October 20
A number of patients at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, were at the receiving end as the data entry operators stopped registration work for over an hour today.

PU celebrates 130 years of existence
Chandigarh, October 20
Panjab University’s Foundation Day celebrations, which was held today to mark 130 years of its existence, witnessed a low turnout as only a handful of teachers attended the post-lunch panel discussion on ‘Panjab University Vision 2020 document’.

Braille paper distributed to visually impaired students
Chandigarh, October 20
The students of the Institute for Blind, Sector 26, were distributed the first registered national Braille newspaper in Hindi, 'Reliance Drishti', in a function on the premises of the institution.



Students of Institute for Blind, Sector 26, with the Braille newspapers on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

NEIGHBOURHOOD

No clue to missing ‘arhtiya’
Ambala, October 20
The arhtiya of Ambala City grain market, who has been missing for last three days, could not be traced till now. Pawan Kumar had gone to Darpur village, close to Chhachhrauli, on Tuesday to meet his sick father but neither he reached there nor he returned. His scooter was found abandoned near the Bhakra canal at Jansui village. His mobile phone is also lying switched off since Tuesday noon. The wife of the victim is a school teacher at Ambala City.

Dr Surjit Patar honoured
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 20
The Punjabi Department of Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, organised a function to honour Padam Shri Dr Surjit Patar, a renowned punjabi writer, today.

Workshop on cyber crime investigation held
Patiala, October 20
A two-day workshop on cyber crime investigation, cyber forensics and adobe photoshop was held at Rajindra Gymkhana and Maharani Club today.

One dies in road accident
Banur, October 20
One person was killed in a road accident near Banur on Rajpura-Chandigarh highway last night. The deceased was identified as 48 -year-old Jasbeer Singh, a resident of Nandgarh, Sambhu, Patiala district.

CRIME

Three arrested with poppy husk
Mohali, October 20
The local police has nabbed three persons and recovered 1.5 quintal poppy husk from them. However, one of their accomplice managed to flee here today.The accused were identified as Palwinder Singh, a resident of Kurali, Baljinder Singh of Ropar and Balkar Singh, a resident of Phase 1, Mohali. Karnail Singh, another accused, managed to flee from the spot.

Two held for thefts
Mohali, October 20
The local police has arrested two members of a gang involved in house thefts and lifting of goods from vehicles after breaking their windowpanes here today.

Three chargesheeted in shopkeeper’s murder case
Chandigarh, October 20
The UT Police today filed a charge sheet against three people in connection with a murder at Sector 22, which took place around three months back.

SPORTS

Strawberry Fields lift soccer trophy
Panchkula, October 20
Strawberry Fields World School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, won the Chairman's Cup Soccer Tournament for Boys (under-14) here today. In the final match played at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, the champions defeated St Xavier's School by 4-0.


The under-14 team of Strawberry Fields World School celebrate after winning the Chairman’s Cup Soccer Tournament at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Punjab claim 6-wicket win in U-19 tourney
Chandigarh, October 20
Punjab’s under-19 cricket team defeated Haryana by six wickets in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy match at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, today. After electing to bat first, the visiting side managed to score only 132 runs. Lovekesh Kumar (46) and Mohit Mann (23) were the top scorers.

Two new clay tennis courts at GMSSS-16 soon
Chandigarh, October 20
Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 16, is all set to get two new clay lawn tennis courts on its premises. The construction work that began recently will be completed within a month, said school officials.

Chandigarh Football Academy drub MP 9-0
Chandigarh, October 20
Chandigarh Football Academy entered the semifinals of the 10th Administrator's Challenge Cup All India Football Tournament for Boys (under-17) after drubbing Madhya Pradesh Football Association by 9-0 here today.


Players in action during the 10th Administrator’s Challenge Cup at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Punjab dominate on day 2
Chandigarh, October 20
Punjab posted a massive first innings total of 542 runs against the HPCA team in the ongoing Col CK Nayudu Trophy match at Dhruv Pandove Stadium in Patiala.