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Youth stabbed to death 
Four others hurt in late night altercation
Chandigarh, October 13
One person was killed and four others were injured, two of them seriously, when a group of five youths was allegedly attacked by another group of about 15 - 20 youths in Sector 7 at about 1 am here today.

Grieving mother and brother of Kewal (inset), who was stabbed to death in Sector 7 (left), and Som Nath and Gurdev Singh (right), who were also injured in the stabbing incident. —Tribune photos Pankaj Sharma

Zee TV-cable operators’ tussle continues
Panchkula, October 13
The cable war in the township has reached a flashpoint, with Zee Television Package refusing to beam its affiliated channels here, even as a residents’ body has offered to set up its own cable network.

Travails of passing through Dakshin Marg

Chandigarh, October 13 If one place which needs immediate attention of the Chandigarh Administration, it is the Piccadily roundabout on the Dakshin Marg. The place is highly congested. During the day a perpetual traffic jam prevails, thus harassing people and delaying road-users. A team of traffic policemen have been posted at the roundabout to regulate movement of vehicles, however, things are going from bad to worse.

A view of the traffic jam on the Piccadily roundabout in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

PU holiday homes in a mess
Chandigarh, October 13
While most of the people dream of a summer house in the hills to spend the torrid months, apathy on the part of Panjab University has led to a virtual decay of prized property in the areas of Shimla and Dalhousie. The holiday home quarters offer nothing substantial to attract visitors and the existing condition only continues to worsen with each passing day.

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COMMUNITY

Samadhaan members meet Finance Secy
Chandigarh, October 13
A deputation of the Samadhaan, a pressure group for social justice, met the Finance Secretary, UT, on Friday to take up various issues regarding building bylaws in the light of recently notified amendments.

Ex-servicemen’s body to open more legal aid cells
Chandigarh, October 13
The legal aid cell of the All-Indian Ex-servicemen Welfare Association here today decided to have more such cells at district and sub-divisional levels in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, with a view to providing legal aid to ex-servicemen, disabled soldiers and widows.

Realistic picture of war & violence
Chandigarh, October 13
After dealing with issues of morality in most of his earlier works, writer Sukhchain Singh Bhandari is now ready with yet another work of literature. Titled Roti ka Nishan”, this collection of “short stories by Mr Bhandari was released today at Uttam Restaurant in Sector 46 by the Director, Haryana Urdu Sahitya Akademi, Mr Raminder Jakhu.

BJP celebrates 3 years of  NDA govt
Chandigarh, October 13
The executive committee of the local unit of the BJP today celebrated the successful completion of three years of the NDA government at the Centre under the primeministership of Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee.

MC staff panel meets minister
Chandigarh, October 13
A delegation of employees under the banner of the Coordination Committee of Government and MC Employees and Workers, UT, Chandigarh, called upon the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr I.D. Swami, at his residence in Karnal and put forward their demands like treating employees of the Administration to the MC on deputation and also of bonus for UT employees.

Withdraw notices, demand residents
Chandigarh, October 13
A meeting of the Residents’ Welfare wing of the Chandigarh Parents Association was held here today in which residents deplored the action of the Assistant Estate Officer (AEO) in issuing notices to nearly 50 residents of sector 38-C for violations.

• Press Club closed tomorrow

CRIME

One killed in road mishap
Chandigarh, October 13
Vinod Kumar, a resident of Behlana village died after he was allegedly hit by a car near Airport Chowk last afternoon. The driver of the car fled the scene. According to police sources, Vinod was seriously injured and was taken to the PGI. where he succumbed to his injuries.

Magistrate booked for rash driving
Chandigarh, October 13
The police today booked UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Jaswinder Singh for rash driving and causing death due to negligence under Sections 279 and 304A, IPC. According to police sources, Sunder Lal, a resident of Burail village, here was killed after his cycle was hit by the car being driven by the Magistrate on the road separting Sector 45 and 46 on Sunday.

BUSINESS

Second-hand car sales pick up

Chandigarh, October 13 With the advent of the festival season, the second-hand car sales have once again picked up at the Sunday car bazar here. The sales had drastically come down during the shraadhs and after the slashing of car prices by Maruti Udyog recently. The car dealers in Sector 7, Sunday car bazar, on the Madhya Marg, feel that though the second-hand car sales have started picking up, the actual sales are still lower than what they used to be last year.

A view of the car bazar which is held in Sector 7 in Chandigarh on every Sunday. — Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Mizoram for pvt sector investment in tourism
Chandigarh, October 13
The entire North-East, especially Mizoram, is a land of majestic mountains crowned with sapphire blue peaks and serene beauty. Though it lies far away from the North, it offers abundant of wildlife, excitement and lush green valleys to the tourists. 

Canada’s move on panel welcomed
Chandigarh, October 13
WWICS has welcomed Canada’s move to address itself to problems within the immigration consultancy industry with the creation of an advisory committee to identify specific concerns and make recommendations for their consideration.

MARKET PULSE
Chyawanprabha for kids launched
Chandigarh, October 13
The newly launched biotech division of Mayar India Ltd has become the first ayurvedic company in India to introduce vanilla-flavoured ‘Bal Chyawanprabha’ specially formulated to make a child stronger and smarter and suit the needs of the younger generation.

EDUCATION

HAMARA SCHOOL
ST. STEPHEN' SCHOOL SECTOR-45
The Stephenian magic is forever

Open pathways with cobbled stone flooring surrounded by a beautifully designed Japanese garden with waterfalls, a magnificent flight of steps leading to the reception and to the school building. Here, the child is the subject, not the object of education. The magic of St. Stephen's, Sector 45, affiliated to the ICSE Board is this and much more. St. Stephen’s School, Sector-45, Chandigarh. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

‘Instilling the campus with a soul has set us apart’
He's a livewire, electrifying the entire place with his presence. A former teacher in one of the city's leading schools, Principal Harold Carver found certain things wanting in education and visualised an institution that removed those flaws.

• My school

• Poems by students

DPS to open branch in Pinjore
Panchkula, October 13
Delhi Public School will open at Himshikha, Pinjore, from the next academic session. This was stated by Mr Narendra Kumar, Chairman of the Delhi Public School Society, while laying the foundation stone of the school today. While the junior wing from pre-nursery to Class II will function from Sector 12-A here, the senior wing (from Class III to Class VII) will start functioning from the new branch at Pinjore from the session of 2003- 2004.

FROM COLLEGES
Seminar for civil services aspirants

Chandigarh, October 13 As many as 150 college and university students attended a free counselling seminar for getting into the civil and state services in Sector 35, here today. Organised by KK Institute of Advance Studies, Sector 24, in collaboration with Vaid’s ICS, New Delhi, the Directors of the institute, Mr Brij Mohan Kohli and Mr Avinash Kaul, said their institute would provide coaching to students who, until now, were forced to travel to Delhi to avail themselves of the specialised coaching at Vaid’s institute.

A free counselling seminar for civil services aspirants in progress in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photograph

MAAC to hold creativity contest
Chandigarh, October 13
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC) will be conducting a competition in creativity across all its 20 centres in the country. In order to provide a wide base to the competition, the MAAC has already invited entries.

School kids celebrate Dasehra
Chandigarh, October 13
A colourful programme was organised by the tiny tots of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41-B, Chandigarh, to mark the Dasehra celebrations in the school premises.

COURTS

• Justice Roy to take oath today

CULTURE

Kishore Kumar comes alive on stage

Chandigarh, October 13 Carrying on with its tradition of paying rich musical tribute to the legendary Kishore Kumar, the Majlis Journalists and Artists’ Association today organised the eighth All-India Kishore Kumar Nite at Tagore Theatre. Riding on the crest of Kishore Kumar’s timeless melodies, the following participants today won laurels: Joginder Singh Bhalla, Madan Tanwar were declared first and second, respectively, in the adult male category.

The Majlis Journalists and Artists’ Association organised the eighth All-India Kishore Kumar Nite at Tagore Theatre on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

127 fever cases reported 
Chandigarh, October 13
As many as 127 cases of fever were reported in the civil hospital Mani Majra and 159 samples were collected for blood platelet examination from both new and old patients.

SPORTS

DAV, Manav Mangal bag TT titles

Chandigarh, October 13 DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, and Manav Mangal School in Chandigarh and Panchkula bagged the limelight in the different age groups in the CBSE Cluster XI TT Tournament, played in Sector 8, here today. (From left) Prateek, Aditya, Harpreet and Akshay of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, Panchkula, who won the boys under-14 CBSE Cluster XI Table Tennis Tournament played in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Kho-kho meet Carrom meet

Football team Ball badminton meet

ADMINISTRATION

Explanation sought from absent officials
Panchkula, October 13
The Finance Minister, Mr Sampat Singh, today sought explanation from two officials of the administration, reportedly for failing to attend the monthly meeting of the District Grievance Committee here today.