23022026-CT-01.qxd 2/23/2026 12:03 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune TRIBUNE REAL ESTATE EXPO CONCLUDES TEE BIRDS CLINCH TITLE OF PANCHKULA GOLF LEAGUE SUNIDHI CHAUHAN STEALS THE SHOW IN CHANDIGARH Sustainable living concepts and technology-driven property solutions define final day of event. P3 Beat Shivalik Swingers in the final of the golf league played in Panchkula greens. P3 At Omaxe, New Chandigarh, thousands gather to witness Sunidhi Chauhan’s I AM HOME India Tour.P4 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 130 PANCHKULA Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON POWER SHUTDOWN CHANDIGARH 10 am to 2 pm: Parts of Sectors 19, 25, 27, 42, 49-B, waterworks (Sector 32), Raipur Khurd, Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu villages 11 am to 3 pm: Parts of Dadumajra village 2 pm to 5 pm: Parts of Sector 23 and Raipur Khurd City trader loses ~34L to online banking fraud Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 22 A local businessman has been duped of Rs 34.17 lakh in an online banking fraud. The cybercrime police station, Sector 17, has registered an FIR. The complainant, Narinder Singh (56), a resident of Kishangarh here, reported that fraudulent transactions were carried out from his Union Bank of India current account between February 12 and 17. Narinder, who runs a firm named Harman Enterprises and maintains both current and savings accounts with the bank’s Manimajra branch, stated that his bank’s mobile application had stopped functioning. After contacting the branch, he was reportedly told it was a technical issue. He was later given a tollfree number regarding his debit card query. On February 12, he received a file on WhatsApp from an unknown number resembling the bank’s official application. Shortly thereafter, he received a call from a person claiming to be a bank representative, who advised him to download the file to resolve the issue. Narinder downloaded the application and entered his current account details. Subsequently, he began receiving SMS alerts about transactions, including a credit entry of Rs 5 lakh in his savings account. On visiting the bank on February 17, he was informed by officials that the amount had been transferred from his own current account. Further scrutiny revealed multiple unauthorised transactions amounting to Rs 34.17 lakh. The case has been registered under Sections 318(4), 319(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, against unknown persons. Visitors dance with folk artistes on the concluding day of the Rose Festival on Sunday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY (PAGE 3) Man held for murder of Daria woman Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 22 A man has been arrested for killing his 38-year-old neighbour at her home in broad daylight at Daria on Saturday. He attacked the woman with a sharp weapon while she was alone at home. According to an FIR registered at the Industrial Area police station under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the incident occurred between 1 pm and 1.30 pm. The complainant, Pardeep Mohan (40), a resident of Daria, reported that he had gone to his welding shop and returned home around 1.20 pm for lunch. As he approached his room, he heard his wife Seema screaming in terror. Both the front and rear doors of the room were bolted from inside. With the help of neighbours, he forced open the rear door. He allegedly saw his neighbour Vinod, son of Gori Shankar, standing inside the room with a knife in his hand. Seema was lying on the floor, drenched in blood. According to the complaint, the victim had been repeatedly stabbed. Pardeep, along with his Minor lured away by neighbour, rescued Panchkula, February 22 The police have arrested a man, who had lured away an 11-year-old girl, and reunited the child with her family. He was produced before the court and remanded in 14day judicial custody. The girl’s parents had lodged a complaint with the Chandimandir police that their minor daughter had been enticed away by a boy living in the neighbourhood. A police team traced the girl to Delhi and rescued her safely. FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE 1,400 govt houses attain net-zero in power consumption Rose Fest concludes SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD 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 MAX 26°C | MIN 14°C YESTERDAY MAX 27.2°C | MIN 11.2°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 6.54 AM /THETRIBUNECHD 109 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET MONDAY 6.17 PM » MONDAY | 23 FEBRUARY 2026 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST The accused was arrested and produced before the court, which remanded him in judicial custody. Meanwhile, Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupta said the police accorded the highest priority to children’s safety. — TNS c m y b neighbour Deepu, took Seema to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32). Doctors declared her dead on arrival. Sub-Inspector Ravdeep Singh, accompanied by other police personnel, reached the hospital, recorded the statement of the victim’s husband. Pardeep alleged that Vinod had earlier quarrelled with his wife. Chandigarh, February 22 With the installation of rooftop solar plants, nearly 1,400 government houses in the city have achieved netzero in power consumption. According to officials, rooftop solar plants have been installed atop nearly 6,000 government houses across the city and nearly 1,400 of these have become net-zero in energy consumption. With a total installed capacity of 18.1 MWp (Megawatt-peak), these houses are expected to generate around 23.5 million units of solar power annually. However, the allottees of the government residential units have to pay solar user charges of nearly Rs 300 per kW monthly. In a likely relief for thousands of government employees, the UT Administration is considering abolishing user fee currently being levied on rooftop solar power plants. Similarly, 148 beneficiaries have achieved zero electricity bills under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana launched in February 2024. Solar plants installed atop 6K residences in city Government houses in Sector 19, Chandigarh. FILE Out of the total 1,542 applications received for installation of solar panels till January 28 under the scheme, solar panels had been installed at 1,026 private houses. Subsidy worth Rs 5.51 crore had been disbursed among 989 households till December 31 last year. Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the Central Government provides a subsidy of up to Rs 78,000 for installation of solar plants with a capacity of up to 3 kW. The UT Administration has set a target to generate 15 MWp more solar power by the end of this year so as to achieve the aim of making Chandigarh a model solar city by 2030. The city has achieved a cumulative solar power generation capacity of 90 MWp, distributed across 10,988 sites. This solar infrastructure has contributed 270.26 million units of clean energy, leading to a reduction of 186,479 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions. On July 1 last year, the city had commissioned North India’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (SPV) plant with a capacity of 2.5 MWp at the Sector 39 waterworks.