19122024-CT-01.qxd 12/19/2024 12:43 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune SAINI ANNOUNCES ~25-CR PROJECTS FOR KALKA KULJINDER’S FILM IS ABOUT FIGHT OF A COMMON MAN FILM LAAPATAA LADIES OUT OF OSCARS’ RACE Haryana Chief Minister addresses ‘Dhanyawad Rally’, announces projects worth ~25 crore for Kalka. P2 Kuljinder Sidhu’s film Gurmukh-The Eyewitness explores the relentless fight of a humble yet resolute man. P4 Film Laapataa Ladies, India’s official entry at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars’ race. P4 » » WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH TFT Winter National Theatre Festival: Play ‘Sandhya Chhaya’, Mini Auditorium, Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, 6:30 pm, entry free Exhibition Nature’s Bliss: By artists Prem Kapoor and Vijay Bakshi, on till December 24, Govt Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, from 11 am to 7 pm APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 34 and 56, and Ram Darbar Mohali: Sector 76 Panchkula: Sector 5 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com INBRIEF MAID BOOKED FOR HOUSE THEFT Chandigarh: A maid has been booked for committing a theft at a house in Sector 37. Complainant Satnam Singh reported that Rs 2 lakh, 100 Canadian dollars and jewellery items were stolen from his house when he and his family had gone to attend a wedding. TNS ELECTRONIC ITEMS STOLEN FROM CAR Chandigarh: An unidentified person stole electronic items from a car parked in Sector 34. Complainant Bhupender Singh reported that someone broke its windowpane and stole two LED projectors, 10 Bluetooth speakers, USB ports and a purse containing Rs 4,200. TNS 7 yrs on, 68 PU pupils walk free in rioting case Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 18 The UT Administration has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the noise levels exceeded the permissible limits during Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in the city on December 14. In an affidavit submitted before a Division Bench, the UT said action under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Noise Pollution Rules had been proposed on December 16. “During the musical event of performer Diljit Dosanjh, the noise levels were monitored at various locations and it was observed that these exceeded the limits prescribed under The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. The noise levels had ranged between 76.1 and 93.1 decibels against the permitted 75 at three different location. Accordingly, action under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the 2000 rules has been proposed vide letter dated December 16.” The affidavit comes less than a week after a court DIDN’T SEEK PASSES, SEPARATE SPACE: HC Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asserted that it neither sought passes nor a separate enclosure at the Diljit Dosanjh concert on December 14. “The High Court has nothing to do with the issuing of passes. If at all passes were distributed, they would have been at an individual level by the organisers and not at the behest of the court,” an official said. On the matter of the judges’ lounge set up at the event venue, he maintained that creating separate enclosures was entirely within the purview of the organisers and was often guided by security concerns. “The High Court never asked for a separate enclosure or any preferential treatment,” he asserted. TNS directive imposing strict noise control measures for public events. The High Court had permitted the concert, subject to the condition that noise levels at the venue boundary must not exceed 75 dB(A). The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetarpal court had asserted that any breach of the prescribed noise limits would attract penal action. “In case the noise level goes beyond 75 dB(A), the official respondents are directed to take penal action against the organisers as prescribed by the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control Rules) 2000”. The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an advocate seeking directions to the Union Territory of Chandigarh regarding the management of public events at the Sector 34 exhibition ground. Among other things, the petitioner had raised concerns over public safety, traffic disruptions, environmental pollution, and violation of fundamental rights in connection with a concert held on December 7, and an upcoming event on December 14. The UT of Chandigarh was represented by senior standing counsel Amit Jhanji, with counsel Abhinav Sood, Sumit Jain, Himanshu Arora, Anmol Gupta, Nitesh Jhajhria, Mehndi Singhal, Eliza Gupta and Sayyam Garg. Farmer ‘rail roko’ hits train traffic, passengers hassled Sheetal Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 18 The three-hour ‘rail roko’ in Punjab had passengers stranded at the Chandigarh railway station. The protest by farmers affected train traffic, causing delays. Trains were stopped at 52 locations in the Ferozepur railway division and 12 in the Ambala division between12 noon and 3 pm. In Chandigarh, Paschim Express (12926) from Amritsar to Mumbai arrived late at 12:10 pm against scheduled arrival at 11.57 am. It took roughly three hours for the train to leave Chandigarh because of the farmers’ stir. The train normally makes a 10-minute halt here. However, it left the station at 3.18 pm today. Roshni Sharma, who had to board the train from Chandigarh to reach New Delhi, booked a cab instead of waiting for another two hours. However, many passengers, who had already boarded the train at Amritsar Jalandhar and Phagwara, had no choice but to wait for three hours at the Chandigarh railway station. Continued on page 2 Passengers of the Paschim Express stranded at the Chandigarh railway station. VICKY Tipper truck mows down couple, driver flees Tribune News Service Mohali, December 18 A middle-aged couple died when the scooter they were riding was hit by a tipper truck near Bhankharpur on the Chandigarh-Ambala National Highway on Tuesday night. The victims were identified as Dhum Singh, 53, and Kaushal Devi, 48. They were coming from Mauli Jagran and heading towards Dera Bassi when a loaded tipper plying on the wrong side crushed them to death. The tipper driver fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind. FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Game for it TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR In affidavit, says penal action proposed against violators Eight-member Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 18 A local court has acquitted 68 students in a case registered against them for protesting outside the office of the ViceChancellor of Panjab University seven years ago. The FIR was filed on a complaint of a security officer after students allegedly attacked policemen during the protest. The police also used tear gas and water cannons against the protesters, who allegedly in turn resorted to stone-pelting, leaving 22 cops Continued on page 2 MAX 24°C | MIN 6°C YESTERDAY MAX 24.8°C | MIN 6.6°C SUNRISE FRIDAY 7.14 AM /THETRIBUNECHD Noise limit breached during Diljit concert: UT to High Court MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET THURSDAY 5.26 PM » THURSDAY | 19 DECEMBER 2024 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST STUNTS PERFORMED ON JEEP, DRIVER CHALLANED The police have impounded an open top jeep and challaned the driver for performing stunts and playing loud music on a road in Kharar. Cops received a video clip in which five youths were performing stunts on a jeep while one of them laid on the bonnet. The police traced the vehicle and took action against the offender on Tuesday night. <
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