09072024-CT-01.qxd 7/8/2024 11:36 PM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune PANEL SEEKS REPORT ON JAGATPURA WASTE DUMPS UNION CONTINUES STRIKE AGAINST SIRHIND BDPO ACTRESS NEETU CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY IN SWISS ALPS Punjab Human Rights Commission takes suo motu cognisance of news report by The Tribune. P2 With union continuing its strike against the officer, works in villages have come to a standstill. P2 Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor celebrated her 66th birthday on a vacation in the Swiss Alps. P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 69 PANCHKULA 82 MOHALI 78 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF JUSTICE NAGU’S SWEARING-IN TODAY Chandigarh: Four days after his appointment by the President, Justice Sheel Nagu will be sworn-in as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit at 10 am on Tuesday in Punjab Raj Bhawan. High tea will be hosted at 10.45 am in the old conference hall of the HC. The court will commence functioning at 11:15 am. TNS WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH APNI MANDI: Sectors 29, 56 and Dhanas MOHALI APNI MANDI: Sector 71 PANCHKULA APNI MANDI: Sector 15 PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 36°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 33.3°C | MIN 28°C SUNSET TUESDAY 7.27 PM SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 5.29 AM » TUESDAY | 9 JULY 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE 33 students among 50 hurt Locals blame broken roads, poor bus service for mishap as bus overturns in Pinjore All pupils discharged from hospital; driver, conductor suspended Ravneet Singh Tribune News Service Panchkula, July 8 The injured, who were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Panchkula, and their kin cited potholed roads and overloading of buses due to poor service in the area as reasons for the accident. They said these issues had not been addressed for the past several years. They said the Haryana Roadways service starts from Dalrog village at 6.30 am and the bus reaches Kalka by 8 am. After that there is no bus service till evening. The students return by bus around 3.30 pm and reach home around 5 pm. One of the injured, Jannat, a Tribune News Service Panchkula, July 8 Fifty passengers, including 33 students of a government model school in Kalka, were injured when an overloaded mini-bus of the Haryana Roadways overturned at a sharp turn near Naulta village in Pinjore around 7.30 am today. The injured students, along with six other passengers, were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. While a woman, who suffered an injury on the arm, was referred to the PGI, the others were discharged by the evening. There were more than 50 passengers in the bus, way beyond the vehicle’s capacity. Bus driver Yash Pal fled the spot, while conductor Sandeep Kumar was admitted to the hospital with an injury on the face. Residents of the village and nearby areas pulled the injured students and others out of the vehicle. They were taken to the nearby government polyclinic in Kalka. Those needing further treatment were shifted to the Civil continued on page 2 People gather at the accident spot in Pinjore on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTOS: RAVI KUMAR DRIVER ARRESTED Additional SHO of Pinjore Gurpal said they had arrested bus driver Yash Pal, who had fled the spot. The police have also registered a case against him under Sections 281 (rash driving), 125 (negligent act to endanger public life), 125 (A) (negligent act resulting in injury to another person) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). <
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