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REMOVAL OF BOOK MARKET
MP, student leaders seek Mayor’s intervention
Chandigarh, September 20
Sellers of second-hand books in Sector 15, who were forced to shut down their four-decade-old business, would have to wait till Monday to know about their fate. The Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, Mr Subash Chawla, said today that he would discuss the matter with the officials concerned on the next working day.

• A 40-year-old chapter closed

HUDA to recover dues worth 15 cr
Panchkula, September 20
The Haryana Urban Development Authority has finally initiated proceedings against allottees of commercial properties, for recovery of dues worth Rs 15 crore here.

Free for all at grievance redressal camp
Chandigarh, September 20
A public grievances redressal camp organised by the UT police today turned into a free for all, as members of different parties, instead of sorting out their disputes through discussion, ended up exchanging blows and heated arguments, in full public gaze.

CBSE starts course to deal with disasters
Chandigarh, September 20
With over 55 per cent India vulnerable to earthquakes and 70 per cent of land under cultivation prone to drought, 12 per cent to floods and 8 per cent to cyclones, India has been identified as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world.

PU green signal to college teachers
Chandigarh, September 20
Panjab University has decided to allow college teachers guiding doctoral research to go ahead with their unfinished projects. However, with regard to giving permission to college teachers for guiding doctoral research in future, the university has decided to re-look into the matter.

Fire breaks out at PCA Stadium SAS Nagar, September 20

Material removed from the electrical scoreboard at the PCA Stadium caught fire here today and it took more than an hour to bring it under control. The fire broke out around 1.15 pm. The first to reach the site were members of the Top Security Group posted at the stadium. Workmen on duty at the PCA Stadium in SAS Nagar engaged in clearing the remains of the stadium scoreboard which was destroyed in a fire on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

Media permitted to cover President-children meeting
Chandigarh, September 20
The media has reason to smile when the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, visits the city for the second time in three weeks on September 29 to meet school students. After being shut out from covering the President’s visit on the eve of Teachers’ Day, the media, this time, has been given “permission” to cover the interaction.

CRIME

Case registered against Mohali resident
SAS Nagar, September 20
The police has registered a case against a resident of Phase IV for assaulting and preventing a public servant from discharging his duty. In a press note issued here today, Mr Harcharan Singh Bhullar, SP, said Mr Sunil Kumar, a resident of Phase IV, had got an Indica car financed from Standard Chartered Bank, Chandigarh.

16-yr-old commits suicide
Panchkula, September 20
A 16-year-old boy, Ashwani, committed suicide by hanging himself from the grill of the ventilator in his one-room rented house in Sector 15 last night. The body of the victim, who was reportedly under depression, was found at about 9 am by his landlord’s granddaughter .

Man arrested for bigamy
Chandigarh, September 20
The man who had got UT Sub-Inspector Janak Raj implicated in a corruption case by the CBI has been arrested in an alleged case of bigamy by the UT police. Owner of a Sector 22-based placement consultancy Rajinder Singh Bhasin was arrested, along with his 19-year old woman employee, following a complaint by his wife from Sector 42, last night.

One killed in mishap
Lalru, September 20
A one person was killed while an Army personnel was injured in two separate accidents on the Kalka-Chandigarh highway here in last 24 hours.

Teenager held for stealing vehicles
Chandigarh, September 20
The Crime Branch yesterday arrested a teenager, who was already under trial for the theft of seven other vehicles, from Khudda Lahora and recovered five two-wheelers from him.

EDUCATION

An educative experience for Thai teachers Chandigarh, September 20

Indian people and their hospitality have completely floored school teachers from the Land of Smiles—Thailand, who are visiting the country. Visiting various schools of the country during their month-long trip to India, these teachers are clearly enamoured with the Indian education system and the use of the English language in daily work. School teachers from Thailand pose for a photograph at the open-hand monument in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

Indian dinosaur discussed in France

Chandigarh, September 20 Dr Ashu Khosla, a paleontologist from the Department of Geology, Panjab University, was recently on a seven-day visit to Montpelliar, France, to research on dinosaurs. He made an oral and poster presentation on the Indian late cretaceous (65 million years old) dinosaur’s nesting sites at the second international symposium on “Dinosaur Eggs and Babies” held from August 25 to 29.

Dr Ashu Khosla with the fossilised skeletal parts and eggs of dinosaurs at the Department of Geology, Panjab University. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Creating designer watches
Chandigarh, September 20
A watch to suit your personality. As you browse through 25 designs created by a group of the National Institute of Fashion Design students as a part of a 12-day watch design workshop organised by Ethos, you can have a pick of you choice — classic, sport or fashion.

Aid sought for visually challenged students
Chandigarh, September 20
Highlighting the problems being faced by visually handicapped persons, especially the students in the city, National Awardee and President of Leprosy Welfare Mission, Mr Prem Singh, today met the Relief and Resettlement Secretary of Punjab Civil Secretarial Disabled Employees Union, Mr Paramdeep Singh, to seek his help.

Quiz, races held in Ryan school
Chandigarh, September 20
The fun-filled week of the montessori section of Ryan International School, Sector 49, concluded with an inter-house quiz competition on current affairs, here today.

Workshop on personality development
Chandigarh, September 20
The NSS Unit of Government College, Sector 46, organised a workshop on personality development at the college campus here today.

CULTURE

Revealing the real face of life Chandigarh, September 20                           Based on the life of Bharatendu, 19th century Hindi playwright and one of the finest Bhakti poets, today’s production, “Seema Paar”, bared the stark reality of life. One of the most revered works of famous Kannada playwright and director Prasanna, the play is a virtual dialogue with the hidden philosophies behind the whole gamut of existence. NSD fest to feature the best Chandigarh, September 20 The much-awaited National School of Drama Repertory Festival was finally announced today, with the organisers making a detailed presentation on this year’s theatre productions. The information about the festival which is beginning in the city from September 21 was given by Suresh Sharma, who is in charge of the NSD Repertory.

A scene from Prasanna’s ‘Seema Paar’, which was staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Docs unaware of AIDS precautions
Chandigarh, September 20
Are doctors, who are vulnerable to occupationally acquired AIDS and hepatitis infection, enlightened enough to treat patients who have acquired the killer disease, when they themselves do not know the precautions and treatment in case of accidental prick from an infected person ?

INSCOL Hospital offer concession to heart patient
Chandigarh, September 20
In order to make heart-related treatment more affordable INSCOL Hospital will be offering angiography and angioplasty facility at concessional rates in October.

• Eye check-up camp today