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P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 120 PANCHKULA Dushyant Singh Pundir Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 43 & 45 Mohali: Sectors 70, 78 & Phase 5 Panchkula: MDC, Sector 5 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com POWER SHUTDOWN CHANDIGARH 10 am to 12 noon: Sector 52, Khajeri village 10 am to 2 pm: Sectors 26, 37, 41, Daria, Buterla 10 am to 4 pm: Sectors 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 32, 20, 38,18,19, 21, High Court chambers, judges houses, MLA Hostel, Punjab Raj Bhawan, Rock Garden, telephone exchange, waterworks, Indian Reserve Battalion, ITBP houses 12 noon to 2 pm: Sector 52, Kirsaan Colony 2 pm to 5 pm: Parts of Daria Students of Panjab University take part in Mr and Miss Rose Festival 2026 on the campus on Sunday. The three-day event was held at Prof RC Paul Rose Garden. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PARDEEP TEWARI Manager among 7 booked for ‘sale’ of Gurdwara Amb Sahib’s land in Mohali Tribune News Service Mohali, February 8 The police have registered a case of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy against seven persons, including a gurdwara manager, in connection with the alleged sale of Gurdwara Amb Sahib’s land in Saini Majra village, near IT City, here. The gurdwara is located in Phase 8. Mohali DSP (City-2) Harsimran Singh Bal confirmed that an FIR had been registered at the Sohana police station. On a complainant filed by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) secretary Pratap Singh, the police have booked gurdwara manager Rajinder Singh, Gurinder Singh, Talwinder Singh, Satbir, Baljinder Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Gurcharan Singh for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. “All the accused are absconding,” the police said. It was alleged that fake documents were prepared in the office of the Sub-Registrar, Sector 76, and the accused carried out the land registration on December 2. A case under Sections 318(4), 336(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the BNS was registered on February 7. The SGPC president, Harjinder Singh Dhami, had constituted a five-member committee to probe the matter. The committee had suspended Gurdwara Amb Sahib manager Rajinder Singh after a row had erupted over the alleged sale of 44 marlas in Sainimajra village in IT City (Sector 101) owned by Gurdwara Amb Sahib. The land was reportedly sold to various buyers for Rs 1.32 crore and the registration was done at the Sub-Registrar Office, Mohali, on December 2 last year. While revenue records show that the land belongs to the gurdwara, the sale deed mentions that the alleged land does not belong to any Man steals ~4.20L from vehicle in Sec 26, held ~3.14L, scooter used in crime recovered Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 8 The police have arrested a man for stealing a bag containing Rs 4.20 lakh cash from the vehicle of a confectionery shop owner at the Sector 26 grain market. The accused has been identified as Sarwan Kumar (53), a local resident. The police have recovered Rs 3.14 lakh along with the scooter used in the crime. The incident took place on Saturday morning when the complainant, Chatrbhuj (58), a resident of Sector 12, Panchkula, was on his way to his shop in a vehicle. Owing to a medical condition, he briefly stopped near the Satsang Bhawan in Sector 26 and inadvertently left his vehicle unlocked. On returning, he found the bag missing from the van. It reportedly contained Rs 4.20 lakh. The police examined CCTV footage of the area, in which a man was seen fleeing the spot on a scooter with the bag. The police traced the accused by his vehicle registration number arrested him. Police investigations revealed that the accused, a daily wager, was familiar with the complainant and had worked in the market. He allegedly planned the theft and followed the trader. Meanwhile, Sarwan was produced before the court, which remanded him in judicial custody. Five booked for assault on ex-serviceman Tribune News Service Mohali, February 8 The police have booked five persons involved in the alleged assault on an ex-serviceman over a minor issue near VIP Enclave in Dera Bassi on February 3. The victim, Sanatan Gupta, had reported that he had gently asked children playing near his house to get aside, FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Ahead of SIR, survey identifies 3,900 double voters in UT PU Rose Fest concludes SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD CHANDIGARH THEATRE FESTIVAL: Five-day 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, international theatre festival by National School of Drama; Tagore Theatre, Sector 18; 6:30 pm daily till Feb 13 MAX 23°C | MIN 9°C YESTERDAY MAX 23.7°C | MIN 8°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 7.08 AM /THETRIBUNECHD 41 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 MOSTLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET MONDAY 6.05 PM » MONDAY | 9 FEBRUARY 2026 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST after which a heated argument ensued. Two days later, the kin of those children assaulted him near VIP Enclave, he alleged. A case has been registered at the Dera Bassi police station on the basis of the complaint filed by the victim. Further investigation into the case is going on, said Dera Bassi Station House Officer Sumit Mor. c m y b religious institution. Village residents Satwinder Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sukhvir Singh and Randhir Singh had written to the SGPC after the alleged fraudulent deal came to light. A member of the SGPC from Mohali, Paramjit Kaur Landran, had said: “No advertisement was given regarding the sale of this land. If there had been an open auction, the land would have been sold for a price of Rs 15 to 20 crore. The transaction is not possible without the involvement of any committee. We demand a high-level investigation and the land registry be cancelled immediately.” Chandigarh, February 8 The UT Election Department has tightened scrutiny of the electoral rolls to weed out double voters. It has found nearly 3,900 voters registered at two places, during a survey carried out ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The department has intensified checks in colonies and sectors that have long been flagged for suspicious voter registrations. According to officials, 62.5 per cent voters have been covered so far under the survey. During verification, around 5,400 voters were found to be dead. There were around 3,900 voters, whose names appeared in both Chandigarh and their native states. Their names are in the process of being removed from the electoral rolls, they said. The officials stated that a special focus of the survey was on voters originally belonging to other states and Union Territories and many of whom continue to figure in the electoral rolls outside Chandigarh as well. The voters, whose names are being removed from the electoral rolls, are being informed through alerts sent to their registered mobile numbers. This step would ensure that affected voters receive timely information and can complete the required formalities, if any, they added. The ongoing survey, which is in its final phase, is being Checks in areas flagged for suspicious registrations 62.5% ELECTORATE COVERED According to officials, 62.5 per cent voters have been covered so far under the survey. During verification, around 5,400 voters were found to be dead. carried out ahead of the SIR to ensure clean and accurate electoral rolls. The Election Department has taken the SIR conducted in 2002 as the base for the current revision exercise. The voters, whose names were recorded in the 2002 lists and who later cast vote in Chandigarh, are being specially verified to check whether they are enrolled at more than one place. The officials said this method was helping the survey teams identify cases of duplication more effectively. The administration has attributed the issue double voters to major demographic changes in Chandigarh over the past two decades. Many families moved out of the city for employment and other reasons, while a large number of people from other states settled here permanently. This population churn, the officials said, resulted in duplicate entries in the electoral rolls. The current exercise is aimed at addressing these issues comprehensively before the coming SIR. As per the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chandigarh has around 6.4 lakh registered voters, while the city’s estimated population stands at 13.64 lakh. Checks have also been intensified in colonies and sectors that have long been flagged for suspicious voter registrations. The administration said the revised electoral rolls will be used for the Municipal Corporation elections scheduled for December this year.