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P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.26 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5.21 AM » WEDNESDAY | 18 JUNE 2025 | CHANDIGARH /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Wait for Metro gets longer, Admn seeks revised report Sweet gesture RITES asked to include all points raised by joint committee Nitin Jain WHAT IS MISSING Tribune News Service Light rain brings relief Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 15, 40, 46 Panchkula: Sector 25 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Student held with illegal pistol Mohali, June 17 The police have arrested a law student of a private college with an illegal pistol and four rounds in a Zirakpur hotel. Yadwinder Singh (21), a resident of Majitha Road, Amritsar, was arrested from Hotel Crown, Lohgarh Road, in Zirakpur. A case under Sections 25-54-59 of the Arms Act was registered against him at the Zirakpur police station on June 14. He is in police remand at present. — TNS Chandigarh, June 17 Morning rain brought muchneeded respite to the residents of the tricity region braving heatwave conditions for the past one week. Both the day and night temperatures dipped considerably today. While the maximum temperature went down by 6.4 degrees in the past 24 hours for the third consecutive day, the minimum temperature dipped by 2.6 notches to settle at 25.1° Celsius on Monday night for the second time after touching 32.7 degree Celsius on Saturday. The light to moderate rain coupled with moderate winds in the morning hours gave a big respite from the hot weather conditions. Chandigarh received 3.6 mm rainfall while Panchkula and Mohali recorded 1.5 and 1 mm rain, respectively. The weathermen have predicted partly cloudy sky with likely thunderstorms and light rain in the tricity region till June 22. However, a yellow alert for thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds at isolated places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana will remain till June 22, with forecast of heavy rainfall at TRICITY MERCURY CITY Chandigarh Mohali Panchkula MAX 31°C 30.6°C 30.3°C MIN 25.1°C 26.2°C 25.5°C isolated places on Saturday and Sunday. The maximum temperature will continue to gradually fall by 3-5 degrees over the next three days. June 10 had recorded the maximum temperature of 44° Celsius, which had remained the season’s hottest day here so far in the city. According to the Meteorological Centre here, the department’s observatory at Sector 39 recorded the highest maximum temperature of 31° Celsius while another at the Indian Air Force (IAF) airport logged 30.6° Celsius on Tuesday. While Faridabad remained the hottest place in the region on Tuesday with the maximum of 36.1° Celsius, which was the highest in the region, Faridkot logged the maximum Continued on page 3 Two killed as cars collide on Ambala highway Tribune News Service Mohali, June 17 Two persons were killed in a head-on collision between two cars on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway near Sarsini, Lalru, here around 8 am today. The deceased, Raja Ram (65) and Sandeep Kumar (35), both residents of Hisar, died on the spot. Mandeep Singh sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when one of the car drivers tried to avoid a collision with a pick-up truck. The front portions of both cars were completely mangled. Passersby extricated the victims from the damaged cars with great difficulty. Meanwhile, the police shifted the bodies to the mortuary of the Dera Bassi Sub-Divisional Hospital. They said said the statements of the victims’ relatives would be recorded once they arrive here. 300 conferred degrees at IISER convocation Tribune News Service Mohali, June 17 The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) here held its 14th convocation today, marking the completion of the academic year 2024–25. More than 300 students were conferred degrees at the convocation. Prof Umesh V Waghmare, president, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, graced the occasion as chief guest. Prof JS Yadav, chairperson, Board of Governors, presided over the ceremony. The Director, IISER, Prof Anil K Tripathi, said the institute had published over 500 scientific papers, secured 20 extramural research projects worth Rs 17.86 crore and earned prestigious recognition across disciplines. The noteworthy breakthroughs include Prof Kamal P Singh’s development of a compact blue laser for electronics manufacturing and a silk-based torsion sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity. The other big achievements ■ The methodology used to to board the metro extrapolate daily ridership on the basis of “passenger per hour per direction” ■ Comparison between actual and projected ridership figures as per the CAG report ■ Data on the operational ratio and the reliability of software modelling projections ■ No conversion factor indicating how many people are expected ■ Justification for the 3% annual light on other key aspects such as power supply system, geometric design parameters, MRTS corridor characteristics, capital cost estimates, means of finance, and the assessment of operational and economic viability. Calculations of the financial internal rate of return (FIRR) and economic internal rate of return (EIRR), along with an analysis of the economic costs and benefits of the proposed Metro project, were also shared during the meeting. “However, it was observed that RITES had not incorporated several critical points raised by the committee members during the previous two meetings,” a senior official told The Tribune. These included the lack of explanation regarding the methodology used to extrapolate daily ridership on the basis of “passenger per hour per direction”, absence of a comparison between actual and projected ridership figures as per the CAG report, missing data on the operational ratio and the reliability of software traffic growth rate remains unexplained ■ Inconsistencies in the economic analysis figures, especially in the scenario summaries, not addressed ■ The impact of isolated corridors on the overall economic internal rate of return of the network not clarified ISTOCK Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria offers “chana prasad” to a passerby in Chandigarh on Tuesday. The Punjab Raj Bhavan staff organised a “chhabeel” to observe the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev. Chandigarh, June 17 The wait for the tricity Metro continues to extend further with UT officials asking the consultant, RITES, to revise its scenario analysis report (SAR) for further deliberations. A meeting of the stakeholders to decide the fate of the project was held here today. The officials from the engineering, urban planning and transport departments of UT, and consultant RITES Ltd, formerly known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, today discussed the SAR submitted during the two meetings of the joint committee of senior officials from Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana held here in February and January. At the today’s meeting, RITES presented key elements of the report, including transport demand assessment, traffic analysis zones and highway network, development and validation of the base year travel demand model, projections of future travel demand and train operation plan. It also shed modelling projections. Additionally, no conversion factor indicating how many people are expected to board the metro was provided, the justification for the 3% annual traffic growth rate was not explained, inconsistencies in the economic analysis figures, especially in the scenario summaries, were not addressed, and the impact of isolated corridors on the overall economic internal rate of return of the network was not clarified. “Accordingly, RITES was directed to revise the report and incorporate all actionable points raised by the committee in the last two meetings,” the official added. The Chandigarh metro project hs been planned for the tricity region comprising Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. A high-level committee of senior officials from Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana was constituted by Punjab Governor-cum-Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria in November 2024. The joint committee of all stakeholders was constituted Continued on page 3 YEARS IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Estd. 1972 (Chandigarh-Ambala National Highway) DERABASSI, Mohali ADMISSION OPEN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY SRI SUKHMANI Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Mechanical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical INTERNATIONALSCHOOL NURSERY TO 10 + 2 (CBSE) M.TECH SWARN PUBLIC SCHOOL, NEW DELHI Computer Science DIPLOMA (CBSE) PARA MEDICAL SRI SUKHMANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NEW DELHI Mechanical, Civil, Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical B.Sc. MLT M.Sc. MLT B.Sc.Medical Tech.- anesthesia & Operation Tech. B.Sc. Radiology Imaging and Technology PHARMACY PGDM - AICTE Approved INTERNATIONAL POLYTECHNIC FOR WOMEN, NEW DELHI Fashion, Textile, Interiors, NPTT Beauty Fine Arts, Office Management, Media IT AICTE Approved B. Pharmacy D. Pharmacy NURSING GNM. B.Sc. Post Basic M.Sc. LAW BA. LLB. (5 Years). LLB. (3 Years). BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery MANAGEMENT MBA, MCA, BBA, BCA, M.Com, B.Com (Prof.) Rupinder Kaur of Mohali with her child and other scholars after receiving the PhD degree in chemical engineering at 14th convocation of IISER in Mohali on Tuesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY were Dr Samir Biswas’s optical algorithm to sharpen imaging through biological tissues, Prof Arvind’s advanced secure quantum communication techniques and improved forecasting of extreme winter weather in the western Himalayas by Dr Raju Attada’s group. The Mohali institute’s thrust on translational science was evident in Dr Sunil Patil’s microbial solution to industrial CO2 emissions, Dr Sharvan Sehrawat’s camelderived antibody showing dengue-blocking potential and Dr Sadhan Das’s revelation on persistent vascular damage in diabetic patients. The institute’s faculty members have earned top honours such as the Sastra-Obaid Siddiqi Award, INSA and NASI fellow- ships and global recognitions like the EMBO Global Investigator Award. The officials said IISERMohali is set to launch an Innovation fund to empower students, faculty and researchers to translate their discoveries into real-world solutions, reaffirming the institute’s commitment to research excellence with societal impact. HOTEL MANAGEMENT B.Sc. 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