08112024-CT-01.qxd 11/8/2024 12:10 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune MOHALI CIVIC BODY GETS 2 NEW SWEEPING MACHINES NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR OVER POOR CLEANLINESS RIMA DAS SAYS SUCCESS IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT IS VISIBLE MLA Kulwant Singh flags off machines for the cleaning of city’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ roads. P2 Day after joining, Panchkula DC Monika Gupta visits offices at the district administrative complex. P2 Her film Village Rockstars 2 won Kim Jiseok Award for Best Film at Busan Film Festival. P4 » » WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH 46th Annual Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan: To be organised by the Indian National Theatre in collaboration with the Durga Das Foundation from November 8 to 10, Strawberry Fields High School auditorium, Sector 26. On Day 1, classical vocalist Rutuja Lad will perform at 6 pm, followed by vocalist Atul Khandekar. Fifth edition of the Tricity Theatre Festival: Tagore Theatre, Sector 18. Play ‘Loha Kutt’ to be staged on November 8 from 6:30 pm, entry by ticket PANCHKULA Abhivyakti Season 4: AWWA Lit Fest, from November 8 to 10, Chandimandir APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 24 and 46 Mohali: Kumbhara Panchkula: Sector 20 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com CASH SNATCHED FROM MOHALI MAN Chandigarh: Three motorcycleborne miscreants snatched Rs 7,000 and some documents from a Mohali resident. Complainant Durgeshwar Singh had reported that the incident took place near Verka booth in Sector 51. A case has registered at Sector 49 police station. TNS FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Salutations to Sun TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR CM, Centre trying to dilute varsity’s democratic structure: Bajwa Akashdeep Virk Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 7 The demand for early elections to Panjab University’s governing body — Senate grew louder today after the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders reached the university campus to lend their support to the protesting students. Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, Jalandhar Cantt MLA Pargat Singh, Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Shiromani Akali Dal working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder, former Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema, former MLAs Kuljit Singh Nagra, Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon, Dalvir Singh Goldy Khangura and youth leader Brinder Singh Dhillon reached out to the students. The leaders held a press conference before proceeding to join the students who are protesting under the banner of ‘Panjab University Bachao Morcha’ outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office. They agreed to form an allparty committee to pursue the Devotees pray to the setting sun on Chhath Puja at the Sector 42 lake in Chandigarh on Thursday. Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Partap Singh Bajwa addresses the media along with other Congress and SAD leaders in Chandigarh on Thursday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR TEWARI MEETS VICE-PRESIDENT OVER POLL DELAY Chandigarh MP and Congress leader Manish Tewari met VicePresident Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also the Chancellor of Panjab University, and apprised him of the issue of the delay in elections to Senate, the university’s governing body. Posting about the meeting on his X handle, Tewari wrote, “Had a wide ranging conversation including the issues of @OfficialPU especially the hiatus of the Senate elections.” matter of the Senate polls and raise the issue in Parliament. While the Congress and SAD leaders came together to protest against the Centre and alleged that the delay in conducting the elections to Senate was a deliberate attempt to take control of the university, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is in power in Punjab, was conspicuous by its absence. A few days ago, AAP’s Anandpur Sahib MP Malwinder Kang, who had shot off a letter to the Chancellor on the matter, had arrived in sup- 2 fire officials in CBI net for graft Tribune News Service INBRIEF MAX 30°C | MIN 18°C YESTERDAY MAX 29.8°C | MIN 17.7°C SUNRISE SATURDAY 6.43 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Cong, Akali Dal join students’ protest for PU Senate election MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET FRIDAY 5.30 PM » FRIDAY | 8 NOVEMBER 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Chandigarh, November 7 Two officials from the Municipal Corporation’s (MC) Fire Department were nabbed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today at the Manimajra fire station for allegedly accepting a bribe. According to CBI sources, the suspects, identified as Dassehru Singh, a Station Fire Officer, and Kamleshwar, a leading fireman, were reportedly demanding bribe for issuing a fire no-objection certificate (NOC) for a commercial building. The complainant contacted the CBI, leading to a trap that resulted in the arrest of both the suspects. MAN ARRESTED UNDER ARMS ACT Chandigarh: The city police have arrested a 38-year-old Ram Darbar resident under the Arms Act for possessing a knife. Accused Raj Kumar alias Gabbar was arrested from near 3BRD turn, Phase-I, Ram Darbar. The police said the accused had a criminal past with six cases registered against him at Sector 31 police station. TNS TWO HELD FOR SNATCHING PHONE Chandigarh: The city police have arrested two youths for snatching a mobile phone. The accused have been identified as Jatinder (19) and Samir (19), both residents of Kaimbwala. Complainant Mohammad Hujaifa of Bapu Dham Colony had reported that on October 21 while he was returning home, three pedestrians thrashed him and snatched his phone in Sector 28. A case was registered at Sector 26 police station. TNS c m y b port of the protesters and conveyed to them that the Punjab Education Minister had also written to the Chancellor over the Senate poll issue. Targeting Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, LoP Bajwa alleged that, “The CM has given his consent to the Centre to dilute the democratic structure of this prestigious university. The attempt to scrap Senate cannot happen without Punjab CM’s knowledge and say.” Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira also attacked the AAP and said CM Mann should continued on page 2 High Court Bench shocked over judge’s lapse, refers matter to CJ Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 7 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed “pain and shock” over the manner in which a judicial officer assumed that a statement by a witness to the police was inherently truthful, but the one made under oath in the court was false. The Bench also directed the He assumed that statement to police was truthful, but one made in court false placing of the matter before the Chief Justice after observing that the officer – now posted at Panchkula – apparently required training on the subject. The Bench of Justice San- jeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjay Vashisth was hearing a plea filed by an appellant-accused for sentence suspension during the appeal’s pendency. The court observed that the Additional Sessions Judge directly framed charges against the accused “child-in-conflict-with-law” and proceeded to examine witnesses. continued on page 2