25082025-CT-01.qxd 8/25/2025 12:26 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune PARTIES TURN SUNDAY INTO CAMPAIGNING BLITZ AT PU CONG INSTALLS LOTUS CUTOUTS ON POTHOLES, SLAMS BJP RULE THE RED CARPET THAT STOLE FILMFARE PUNJABI 2025 Political groups contesting the PUCSC elections approach hostel inmates urging them to turn up for voting. P3 Party workers place cutouts of lotus, a BJP symbol, on potholes to protest poor roads at Sector 19/27 light point. P3 At the event, held at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali, red carpet was the real headline-maker. P4 » » 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 INBRIEF CHILD RUN OVER BY REVERSING TRUCK Panchkula: A three-year-old girl was run over by a reversing truck at a construction site in MDC, Sector 6, here on Saturday evening. According to the police, the truck was carrying building material. The child, Mansi, was the daughter of a migrant couple working as daily wagers at the site. She was taken to the Civil Hospital in Sector 6, where the doctors declared her dead on arrival. The driver fled the spot after the accident. — TNS /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE 14-yr-old gives birth; uncle, neighbours held for gang-rape Tribune News Service Contract ends in Sept, fresh tender to be floated soon Tribune News Service Chandigarh, August 24 Looking to improve cleanliness across the city’s southern sectors, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has proposed strict guidelines, including live streaming of cleaning work and fitting GPS on machines, for awarding sanitation work in the area. A fresh tender will be floated for Sectors 31 to 63 soon. At present, Lions Services Limited is carrying out sanitation work in the area. The civic body pays the company approximately Rs 50 crore annually. The contract, however, is due to expire in September. The request for proposal (RFP) for the tender tabled in the last MC General House meeting had drawn objections from several councillors. Among the demands were ensuring better conditions for employee welfare as well as strict compliance guidelines for the company engaged in COMMITTEE FOR STRINGENT NORMS A committee comprising councillors has recommended that instead of two, four CCTV cameras should be installed on the road sweeping machines — one in the front showing the working of front brush, two for side view and one at rear. The system shall also support live streaming and all recorded data shall be securely backed up and retained for a minimum period of 90 days. sanitation work. A committee of councillors was formed to seek suggestions and make recommendations. Sources said the civic body had prepared an agenda in this regard after consultations. It will be tabled in the next House meeting on August 26. The committee has recommended that instead of two, four CCTV cameras should be installed on the road sweeping machines — one in the front showing the working of front brush, two for side view and one at rear. The system shall also support live streaming and all recorded data shall be securely backed up and retained for a minimum period of 90 days. The successful bidder shall also ensure a GPS system in the mechanised sweeping vehicle. The committee also unanimously recommended that the company shall mark daily bio-metric attendance of employees deputed on respective beats. If required, the firm will also be allowed to conduct health check-ups of workers at the civic body-run dispensaries located in Sector 39, 49, 50 and 52. Congress councillor Gurpreet Singh, meanwhile, has requested to incorporate clause regarding medical insurance of the employees. All councillors were of the view that number of bush cutters should also be increased from 30 to a minimum of 94. c m y b MAX 32°C | MIN 25°C YESTERDAY MAX 34.6°C | MIN 26.7°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 5.56 AM Councillors suggest live feed of road cleaning work in southern sectors Ramkrishan Upadhyay RAIN SUNSET MONDAY 6.53 PM » MONDAY | 25 AUGUST 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Commuters had to turn on the headlights of their vehicles as visibility remained low during rain around 4 pm in Chandigarh on Sunday. PHOTO: VICKY (SUV OCCUPANTS RESCUED FROM RIVULET P2) Heavy rain alert for next 2 days Tribune News Service Chandigarh, August 24 Moderate to heavy rain drenched the tricity comprising Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Sunday evening. Chandigarh received 41.6mm rainfall till 8:30 pm. The rain left low-lying areas and several key roads waterlogged, causing traffic bottlenecks and a lot of inconvenience to commuters. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain coupled with thunderstorm at isolated places in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana on Monday and Tuesday. The weatherman has predicted a generally and partly cloudy sky with thunderstorm and rain in the tricity region till August 29. The day and night temperatures are likely to remain between 31 and 25 degree Celsius. Today, Chandigarh logged 34.6 and 26.7 degree Celsius maximum and minimum temperature, respectively, which was 0.9 degree above yesterday’s reading. While Mohali registered 34 and 26.8 degree Celsius, Panchkula recorded 33.7 and 26 degree Celsius maximum and minimum temperature, respectively. Despite moderate downpour, the relative humidity in Chandigarh remained 93% today. Panchkula, August 24 The police have arrested a 20year-old man and two minors for sexual assault after a 14year-old girl delivered a baby here today. Two more minors, allegedly involved in the gang-rape, are on the run. The matter surfaced on July 29 when doctors at the Civil Hospital informed the police that the minor had given birth. Investigators later confirmed that the girl had been raped on multiple occasions, allegedly by her neighbours and maternal uncle. Police officials said the girl’s family, migrants from Uttar Pradesh, lived in a slum cluster in Pinjore where the accused were also residing. The 20-year-old suspect, who has already been remanded in judicial custody, is believed to have targeted the girl when her parents were at work. Despite her pregnancy, the family never approached the authorities, and it was only after she gave birth that the case came to light. On August 22, ASI Sunita arrested the 20-year-old accused, while SI Sukhbir later detained the two minors who have been sent to a juvenile home.