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P4 » » PARTLY CLOUDY MAX 34°C | MIN 27°C YESTERDAY MAX 34°C | MIN 27.9°C SUNSET MONDAY 7.27 PM SUNRISE TUESDAY 5.23 AM » MONDAY | 23 JUNE 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Three of family found dead in MC survey finds 60 city roads in ‘very poor’ shape SUV, suicide pact suspected Most stretches not repaired for over eight years WHAT’S ON Property consultant moved to Mohali from Gurugram 8 years ago 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 Tribune News Service INBRIEF MAN INJURED IN HIT-&-RUN DIES Chandigarh: A scooter rider, who suffered injuries after being hit by a car at the Sector 32/33/45/46 chowk on June 12, succumbed to injuries. Binder and his father Suresh Pal were injured in the accident. Suresh died during treatment at the GMCH-32. The car driver fled the scene after the accident. The police have registered a hit-and-run case under Sections 106 and 281 of the BNS at the Sector 34 police station. TNS VISA SEEKERS DUPED OF ~46L Chandigarh: A case of visa fraud involving Rs 46.25 lakh has been registered at the Sector 17 police station. The complainants, including Amanpreet Singh of Patiala, alleged that Gagandeep Singh, owner of Skyline Experts (SCO 77-78, Sector-17D), duped them on the pretext of providing Australian work visa. The case has been filed under Sections 318(4), 61(2) BNS, and 24 of the Immigration Act. TNS THIEF CAUGHT IN INDUSTRIAL AREA Chandigarh: Pankaj Labh of Raipur Khurd was caught redhanded while stealing from a shop in Phase II, Industrial Area. The police have registered a theft case under Sections 305 and 331(4) of BNS on a complaint filed by Joginder Bindal. TNS Mohali, June 22 A couple and their 15-yearold son were found dead with gunshot injuries in their SUV near the Tepla road in Banur here this afternoon. The bodies of Sandeep Singh (45), his wife Mandeep Kaur (42) and their only son Abhay, who resided in Sector 109 here, had gunshot wounds on their heads. The police said it appeared to be a case of suicide pact. They, however, said investigation was underway. Passersby noticed a whitecoloured SUV with ignition on at an isolated place. They found three bodies and a pistol inside the vehicle. The police reached the spot and informed Sandeep’s family members and neighbours. Amrinder Singh, a relative, said the family hailed from Singhwala village, near Lambi, in Bathinda. They had moved here from Gurugram around eight years ago. Meanwhile, a forensic team reached the spot and collected evidence. Rajpura DSP Manjit Singh said said the police suspect that Sandeep, a property con- The SUV in which the bodies were found on the Banur-Tepla road. Deceased Sandeep Singh, wife Mandeep and their son Abhay. sultant, allegedly shot his wife and son with his licensed pistol, before shooting himself. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem,. “We are waiting for family members to arrive to get more details in the case,” he added. In a similar incident in Sector 27 of Panchkula here on May 26, six members of a family were found dead inside a car parked in a vacant plot. The seventh occupant, a man gasping for breath, later died at the Civil Hospital in Sector 6. Parveen Mittal, aged 41, in his final moments, confessed to being heavily in debt. 5 UT heritage items sold for ~1 cr in Brussels Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 22 Heritage items of Chandigarh taken out of the country in an illegal manner continue to be auctioned in foreign countries. Five such articles were auctioned for Rs 1.06 crore in Brussels, Belgium, on June 18. Ajay Jagga, a member of the Heritage Items Protection Cell of the Chandigarh Administration, said the artefacts auctioned included a set of six chairs (Rs 31.90 lakh), one chair (Rs 11.96 lakh), a set of three committee chairs (Rs 24.92 lakh), one sofa (Rs 19.94 lakh) and one dining table (Rs 16.94 lakh). In a letter to Union Minister A set of three committee chairs and one sofa were sold for Rs 24.92 lakh and Rs 19.94 lakh respectively. for External Affairs S Jaishankar and Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jagga stated that in response to his earlier representations on the matter, the Ministry of Culture took action and asked the agencies such as Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to look into it. However, the MEA is yet to take cognisance of this matter, like alerting the Indian Embassies, raising the alarm on such auctions and seeking the return of heritage items to India, he added. “This is in continuation of my earlier submissions for the protection of national heritage (Chandigarh heritage articles) from being auctioned all over the world,” he said, while adding that in fact, the heritage articles are being auctioned regularly in foreign countries without any resistance from the Government of India. He has requested that the Indian Embassies in foreign countries must be sensitised to our heritage, so that whenever information comes to them, they can at least raise the alarm to save the heritage items. The ongoing auctions can be stopped only through diplomatic channels, he said. Ramkrishan Upadhyay Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 22 At a time when the Municipal Corporation (MC) battles a financial crisis, a survey of the civic body has found at least 60 city roads are in a “very poor” condition. The condition of 23 other roads has been categorised as “poor”. The survey was aimed at prioritising the recarpeting of roads once adequate funds are made available to the MC. Notably, the MC is responsible for maintaining approximately 1,860 km (approximately 60 per cent) of city roads. It had sought Rs 28 crore as a special grant from the UT Administration for recarpeting and maintenance of V-3 roads (sector-diving roads) falling under its jurisdiction, but the amount has not yet been released. Sources said the “very poor” category indicates that the roads are in the most pathetic condition and require urgent recarpeting. In a majority of cases, the roads were last repaired six to eight years ago. The roads categorised under the “poor” category are in a marginally better state, but have also not been recarpeted for the past five years. Some of the roads under the “very poor” category include the stretch between Sectors 19/27, 27/30, 27 D, 20 D, Sector Chd-Lucknow flight cancelled due to snag Mohali, June 22 A Chandigarh-Lucknow flight was cancelled after the pilot detected a technical issue during the pre-flight checks at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport here this morning. Sources said the problem was detected before the aircraft began taxing, and as a precautionary measure, all passengers were asked to de-board. The aircraft did not proceed with take-off. The sources said there were 160 passengers, who were accommodated on alternate flights. — TNS Monsoon hits region, to lash tricity in next 5 days Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 22 The south-west monsoon finally arrived in the region (Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh) on Sunday with Ludhiana and Amritsar recording 49 and 39 mm rainfall, respectively. The weathermen have predicted partly cloudy sky with thunderstorm and rain in the tricity over the next five days. “South-west monsoon has advanced over some northern parts of Punjab,” confirmed the India Meteorological Department (IMD). It said the conditions are favourable for further advance of south-west monsoon over Chandigarh, some more parts of Punjab and Haryana in the next two days. The Weather Department has predicted light to moderate rain at most places in Chandigarh and Haryana on June 25 and 26. Similarly, light to moderate rain is likely at many Visitors enjoy boating at Sukhna Lake on a breezy Sunday evening. TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI TOURIST SPOTS WITNESS RUSH Taking advantage of the cloudy weather, the residents of the tricity thronged the tourist places, shopping centres and malls on Sunday. Sukhna lake, Rock Garden, Rose Garden, Leisure Valley, Sector 17 Plaza, Elante, CP-67 and VR Punjab malls witnessed relatively better footfall during the day. places on June 23, 27 and 28, at a few places on June 24 and at most places on June 25 and 26 in Punjab. The weathermen said the rain spell is likely to be TRICITY MERCURY CITY Chandigarh Mohali Panchkula MAX 34°C 33.3°C 32.7°C MIN 27.9°C 28.1°C 27.4°C accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning at isolated places over Chandigarh, Pun- c m y b jab and Haryana till June 28. “Heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places till June 26 over Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana with very heavy rainfall at isolated places on June 25,” said the IMD. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature in Chandigarh once again dipped slightly while the minimum reading recorded a minor rise in the past 24 hours. While the overcast sky and moderate winds brought some relief from the searing heat, the relative humidity irked the residents in the tricity. The weathermen have issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rain with thunderstorm/ lightning at isolated places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday and yellow alert on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, the maximum temperature went down by 2.3 notches after rising by 2.1 degrees on Saturday. The minimum temperature rose by 0.1 degree in the past 24 hours after going up by 1.1 degree on Friday night. While Chandigarh and Mohali remained dry, Panchkula received 1 mm rainfall today. The maximum temperature will continue to remain below 34° Celsius for the next five days. The local residents experienced a warm night on Saturday with the city logging the minimum temperature of 27.8° Celsius. Faridkot in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana recorded the highest minimum temperature of 30.4 and 31° Celsius, respectively. June 10 had recorded the maximum temperature of 44° Celsius, which had remained the season’s hottest day here so far. According to the Meteorological Centre here, its observatory at Sector 39 recorded the maximum temperature Continued on page 2 A big pothole on a turn poses a risk to two-wheeler riders in Sector 27. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR 30 B, Sector 45, Sector 45A/B, in front of the civil hospital, the dividing roads between Sectors 31/32/46/ 47, Sector 32 C, Sector 9, Khuda Lahora colony number 2, back side of the mobile market, Maloya colony and Milk Colony in Dhanas. Addressing the issue, MC road committee chairperson Dalip Sharma said the panel had passed road recarpeting works worth over Rs 45 crore in the last meeting, but work could not be carried out due to lack of funds. “Now, the work will start after the monsoon is over as it will not be possible to recarpet roads amid rain. By that time, the MC will also be able to get the funds,” he said. Residents face the brunt Kartar Singh, a resident of Sector 39 Chandigarh said the condition of roads had been deteriorating by the day, adding, “The internal roads have not been repaired for years. The condition in various sectors has deteriorated to an extent that commuters cannot use the roads at all.” BJP councilor Saurabh Joshi said the agenda for recarpeting of roads in his ward had been prepared a long time ago but the work has not started due to shortage of funds. Senior Deputy Mayor Jasbir Singh Bunty echoed the sentiment, saying many roads in his area require urgent maintenance. Deputy Mayor Taruna Mehta also criticised the “pathetic” conditions of roads in the city. Residents further highlighted the increased risk of Continued on page 2 Two arrested for vandalising cars in Maloya colony Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 22 Two youths have been arrested for vandalising several vehicles and CCTV cameras at EWS Colony in Maloya recently. They have been identified as Parminder, alias Sanda; and Ramit Kumar, both aged 20. The incident took place in the early hours of June 18 at EWS Colony near the Jhampur barrier. A group of youths vandalised several vehicles, damaged CCTV cameras and stole cash along with documents from a car. The incident followed an altercation involving a local resident, Rinku Potli. On a complaint filed by Rinku, the police had registered an FIR on June 20. The police produced both accused in the court today. The Judge sent then to oneday police remand for further investigation. Meanwhile, the police arrested Mohit, alias Ganja, aged 18, in connection with a case registered on June 14. The complainant had alleged that Mohit threatened him with a pistol outside his residence in DMC Colony on the night of June 13. Mohit was arrested yesterday and a country-made pistol was recovered from him. He was presented before the Duty Magistrate and remanded in one-day police custody. Man held with ganja The police arrested Dharma, aged 20, with 500 grams of ganja near RC-1 School in Maloya yesterday. He was produced before the court and remanded in police custody. Dharampal, alias Palla, aged 48, was arrested near the community centre park in DMC, Sector 38-W. He was found selling 48 quarters of illicit country-made liquor. A case was registered against him. Accused Parminder and Ramit in custody of Maloya police.