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Traders’ bandh near-total in city
Chandigarh, November 21
A near-total bandh by city traders to protest against the recent amendment to the East Punjab Rent Restriction Act, 1949, paralysed business activity in the city today. Several people could be seen rushing to adjoining SAS Nagar or Panchkula, respectively, to fetch emergency items like essential medicines.

Sector 17, Chandigarh, wears a deserted look on Thursday, following a citywide bandh to protest against the recent amendment to the rent Act. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

• Admn-owned shops also remain shut

• Bandh unethical, claims owners’ forum

BAR COUNCIL POLL
Campaigning reaches crescendo
Chandigarh, November 21
It was a day of hectic campaigning for the contestants in the fray for the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council elections and their supporters on the last day, before the poll. They campaigned throughout the day in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, UT district court and Panchkula court and Kharar.

Arrangements for Bar Council elections
Chandigarh, November 21
In order to conduct fair and free elections of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, scheduled to be held on November 22 and 23, the Bar Council has made arrangements for video filming the polling, throughout the day.

Employee decamps with dollars, rupees
Chandigarh, November 21
An employee of Chaudhary Medicos, a chemist shop in Sector 15, has allegedly decamped with $ 4,200 and Rs 60,000.

BRAIN FEVER DEATHS
Fogging operations in Sec 25, Mauli Jagran
Chandigarh, November 21
In view of the death of eight suspected Japanese encephalitis patients admitted to PGI from parts of Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh, during the last fortnight, the UT Health authorities today undertook fogging operations in some of the piggeries in Sector 25 and Mauli Jagran.

Maintenance Command C-in-C visits 3 BRD
Chandigarh, November 21
The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Maintenance Command, IAF, Air Marshal D.C.Nigam, arrived on a 3-day visit to the No 3 Base Repair Depot (BRD) here today.

The AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command, Air Marshal D.C. Nigam, being introduced to senior officers of the 3 BRD on his arrival, in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph

Hiked water-supply charges in draft
Chandigarh, November 21
The Chandigarh Administration notified the draft water bylaws here today, hiking the water-supply tariffs on the basis of an August 23 resolution of the Municipal Corporation.

Society merges with BJP
Chandigarh, November 21
The Desh Sevak Society here today merged with the BJP along with its members and office-bearers.

Courses begin
Chandigarh, November 21
As part of its fortnight-long events to pay tributes to Lala Lajpat Rai, the Servants of the People’s Society, in collaboration with the Nehru Yuva Kendra of Chandigarh, began its 10-day art-and-craft courses in the Sector 15 Lajpat Rai Bhavan here today.

EDUCATION

PU panel for time-saving steps in inquiries
Chandigarh, November 21
In order to save inordinate delay in filing the inquiry reports and deciding the cases, Panjab University has constituted a high-level committee to draft out the details of process in conduct of an inquiry.

India’s strategy ‘needs shift’
Chandigarh, November 21
Maritime security in India has not been taken care of adequately in the past, said Dr Amita Agarwal of the University of Jaipur in her paper on “Maritime dimensions of India’s security with special reference to its island territories in the Indian Ocean” at the ongoing conference of the Indian Ocean Research Group at Panjab University here today.

PU teachers go on protest leave
Chandigarh, November 21
Teachers of Panjab University today went on mass casual leave on call given by the Panjab University Teachers Association.

Vibrant strokes create warm greetings
Chandigarh, November 21
The dry campus of Government High School in Sector 24 is sparkling with colours of life these days. It always sparkles this time every year when winter winds begin to chill the bones and festive warmth works to counter the same.

Slum kids of Janata Colony busy making designs for greeting cards at Government High School, Sector 24, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Tiny tots impress at cultural programme
Chandigarh, November 21
Rain, even sunshine, was not required. Bright cheerful umbrellas were, however, necessary as tiny tots rotated them at an impressive speed while twirling on the decked up stage for a presentation during a three-day cultural programme-cum-annual prize distribution function of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21, at Tagore Theatre this evening.

Tiny-tots of Manav Mangal School perform at their annual function in Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

HIGH COURT
Juvenile Act
Chandigarh, November 21
The date of committing an offence, and not production before the Court, is relevant for the application of the new and the old Juvenile Justice Act, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled on Thursday in a significant judgement.

HEALTH

We'll repeat 1992, say PGI Resident Doctors
Chandigarh, November 21
Resident Doctors of the PGI hardened their stand here today on the issue of joining the evening OPD, saying that the doctors’ decision to continue with the present duties, too, would depend on the reaction of the PGI authorities to the doctors’ demand.

Inconvenience in PGI Emergency
Chandigarh, November 21
With the chemist shop at PGI Emergency remaining closed for the last four days, the patients and their attendants are facing a lot of inconvenience.