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Landlords will have the whip now
Admn attempts to reform and rationalise rent law
Chandigarh, November 7
In a move that will change the way property is sold in the city, the Chandigarh Administration has notified that rented buildings and lands with monthly rent exceeding Rs 1,500 will not come under the ambit of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949.

HUDA resents dismantling of spur by PWD
Panchkula, November 7
The Haryana Urban Development Authority has resented the dismantling of protection works on the Ghaggar by the State Public Works Department (Bridges and Roads). A spur (an elongated structure built by using concrete-cement blocks, wire crates and the river-bed material on river banks to prevent floods) built by HUDA upstream of the Ghaggar, near the New Ghaggar Bridge, has been partially dismantled by a PWD contractor.

Watchman’s body found in gutter
SAS Nagar, November 7
The badly decomposed body of Chavi Lal Mandal, a 50-year-old watchman working in Sector 69, has been found by the police from a gutter near the house under construction where he was working. Chavi Lal had been missing from the place for the past one week.

Burail seizures: outside agency likely to probe
Chandigarh, November 7
An outside agency is likely to be called in to probe the case of recent seizures in the Burail jail. On November 3, a cellphone, a sharp-edged weapon, a rope and Rs 44,000 had been seized from the barracks of three of the accused in the Beant Singh assassination case.

Assamese held for extortion bid
SAS Nagar, November 7
The police has nabbed an Assamese claiming to be a member of the extremist organisation of his state on charges of extortion.

La Martiniere College alumni meet
Chandigarh, November 7
The alumni of La Martiniere College, Lucknow, the only public school in the world to have won battle honours, will converge on the city tomorrow to have their first-ever reunion in this part of the country.

COMMUNITY

A ‘literal’ tribute to Banda Bahadur 
Chandigarh, November 7
It was a day of literal tribute to history. With yet another literary offering at hand, the Education Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Mr K.K. Bhatnagar, today reflected the urge that led him to the re-discovery of ‘Banda Singh Bahadur’, who brought the first Sikh kingdom to Punjab.

Ms Preneet Kaur, MP, releases Education Secretary K.K. Bhatnagar’s book titled ‘Banda Singh Bahadur’ at Government Museum, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Also seen is the Punjab Education Minister, Mr Khushal Bahl. — A Tribune photograph

Beauty queen looks to a bright future
Chandigarh, November 7
Miss India International 2001 Kanwal Toor is ready to adorn a new ‘avtaar’ — of a designer and social worker. And her new life starts tomorrow with a big bang as she takes ‘phera’ with city boy Anumit Sodhi, son of Political Secretary to Punjab Chief Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.

Miss India International 2001 Kanwal Toor decked up for her ‘chunni’ ceremony that took place in Chandigarh Club, Sector 2, on Thursday.

Jacob exhorts youth to learn from nature
Chandigarh, November 7
Young scouts and guides today presented a flag to the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Lt-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), on the occasion of Flag Day of the Bharat Scouts and Guides India.

Legal awareness seminar
Chandigarh, November 7
In order to celebrate Legal Service Day and spread legal awareness among the weaker sections of society, a legal awareness seminar will be held at Government High School in Hallo Majra village, according to the member-secretary of the UT State Legal Service Authority and UT Additional and Sessions Judge, Mr Sant Parkash.

Privatisation move irks powermen
Chandigarh, November 7
The working committee of UT Powermen today took a serious note of the Chandigarh Administration’s decision to privatise the Electricity Department and its decision to open tenders for privatising the street light under the control of Executive Engineer, Electricity (op) Division No 2, New Power-House Chandigarh on 25th November 2002.

Bank robbery accused identified: police
Panchkula, November 7
The police has claimed to have identified the four accused in yesterday’s bank robbery at Karanpur village near here and efforts are on to nab them.

Neighbourhood Watch Scheme to be launched
Panchkula, November 7
The Panchkula police will soon launch a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in the district in order to curb burglaries.

Seminars mark end of vigilance week
Chandigarh, November 7
Seminars and talks marked the conclusion of the Vigilance Awareness Week at various institutes here today. The week was observed from October 31.

Book on Cariappa released
Chandigarh, November 7
A book on Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa , titled ‘‘ The man who touched the sky’’ and written by Edel Weis (Tejwant Singh) was released here today by the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Lieut -Gen. J.F.R. Jacob (retd).

Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) releases the book ‘Man Who Touched the Sky’, on Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Sealing of parking lot angers traders
Chandigarh, November 7
The illegal sealing of the entrance to a parking lot outside Anand Complex in Sector 17 here today resulted in a protest by shopkeepers, who marched to the office of the Municipal Corporation, demanding action against the executive engineer concerned.

Now, helping others get free
SAS Nagar, November 7
A rehabilitated drug addict has opened a centre for those who have become slaves of drugs.

Conference on e-governance on Nov 21
Chandigarh, November 7
The first ever international conference on building effective e-governance is being organised at Chandigarh by the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) on November 21 and 22.

EDUCATION

PU students council team assumes office
Chandigarh, November 7
The newly elected office-bearers of the Panjab University Campus Students Council assumed office following a formal ceremony of swearing in here today.

Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, offers sweets to the new office-bearers of the Panjab University Campus Students Council in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

Bhagyatara award for Dr K.N. Ganesh
Chandigarh, November 7
Dr K.N. Ganesh, Deputy Director in the Division of Organic Chemistry at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, was awarded the first Bhagyatara national award at a ceremony at Panjab University here today.

Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, presents the Bhagyatara national award to Dr K.N. Ganesh, Deputy Director in the Division of Organic Chemistry at National Chemical Laboratory (Pune), in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph

Scientists’ conference from today
Chandigarh, November 7
The three-day 68th annual meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore) will start at Panjab University tomorrow onwards. The unique high-level scientific conference will be back in North India after a gap of 23 years.

COURTS

HIGH COURT
Man convicted under Opium Act acquitted
Chandigarh, November 7
Coming down heavily on an Additional District and Sessions Judge for adopting an improper approach against the settled proposition of law, Mr Justice Viney Mittal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted a Mandi Dabwali resident convicted under the Opium Act.

• Complaint quashed

Software package for advocates
Chandigarh, November 7
Soft Judge, a software programme aimed to reduce human error and workload, will be launched in the city on November 9. A demonstration of the software is scheduled to be held on the Punjab and Haryana High Court premises for two days from November 13.

Lawyers to observe strike today
Chandigarh, November 7
Members of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana have decided to abstain from attending Lok Adalat and any other related activities till November 9 following a call given by the Bar Council of India, informed the Chairman of the Bar Council Punjab and Haryana, Mr Anmol Rattan Sidhu.