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2 defy warning, fall prey to Army mortar
Panchkula, September 9
Two persons, including a 17-year-old youth, were killed and another person was injured during a firing exercise of the Army at the Mandlai firing range, about 50 km from here, today.

Relatives of Ram Sharan and Nar Singh, who were killed near the firing range at Mandlai, 50 km from Panchkula, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Rotational power cuts imposed on city
Allocation reduced to 130 MW
Chandigarh, September 9
The Chandigarh Administration was today forced to start a system of rotational power cuts in the city following a threat of disconnection of power supply to the city.

• Power cuts in Mohali from today

Auto drivers’ strike hits students, office-goers
Mohali, September 9
Hundreds of schoolchildren and office-goers were inconvenienced this morning due to an indefinite strike by auto-rickshaw drivers in the township. Over 300 auto drivers, along with their vehicles, gathered this morning at the Phase VIII parade ground in protest against the “indifferent” attitude of the Chandigarh Administration towards Punjab autos plying in Chandigarh.

Infighting, not fund crunch, plagues PU sports
Chandigarh, September 9
In spite of a corpus of nearly Rs 35 lakh at its disposal, sports activities in Panjab University are suffering due to internal wrangling in the university’s Department of Sports. Nearly one-and-a-half months into the academic session and 15 inter-college tournaments and six training camps later, the university continues to sit over these funds meant to promote sports.

Tribune employees donate blood in memory of founder

Chandigarh, September 9 More than 300 employees of The Tribune group of newspapers donated blood at two camps organised by The Tribune Employees Union in memory of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, founder of The Tribune Trust, today. While one camp was organised at the head office here, the other was organised at the Bathinda centre of the newspaper. A view of the blood donation camp organised by The Tribune Employees Union at The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Women still victims of atrocities, abuse: Expert Chandigarh, September 9 It's a paradox that India' s 496 million strong female population, larger than the combined total population of Canada, the USA and the Russian Federation is still struggling for "empowerment'' and remains a victim of "atrocities and abuse'' in a male-dominated society.                                                                                             Rajni Bakul Patel

Prof S.K. Trehan dead Chandigarh, September 9 Prof S. K. Trehan (73), Emeritus Professor, Department of Mathematics, Panjab University, and former Dean University Instruction passed away today morning. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. His funeral procession will start from his residence in Sector 9 at 11 am tomorrow.

Prof S.K. Trehan

COMMUNITY

MC told to put projects on hold following objections
Mohali, September 9
In what has rendered the Mohali Municipal Council virtually non-functional, a majority of the maintenance and repair works undertaken by the council here have been stalled.

Verma’s assurance on changes in building by-laws
Chandigarh, September 9
Mr P.C. Sanghi, president, Federation of Sector Welfare Associations of Chandigarh and a councillor of the Municipal Corporation, led a delegation to the Administrator. Union Territory, Justice OP Verma, on the issues troubling the residents of the city, here today.

PSEB notices to govt depts on dues
Mohali, September 9
The Punjab State Electricity Board today issued notices to various government set-ups, including the offices of the SDM and the SP here, for failure to pay outstanding power bills running into lakhs of rupees.

Plea to reserve jobs for Dalits in private firms
Chandigarh, September 9
Mr Rakesh Bahadur, Convener of the National Conference of Dalit Organisations, has criticised those who are opposing caste-based reservation of jobs on the pattern of government in the private sector companies.

• Chandigarh Perspectives revamped
• Bhajan sandhya held
• IT survey at Sector 28 shop

CRIME

Man booked for misusing car loan
Chandigarh, September 9
The Economic Offences Wing has booked a man of Sector 28-A for allegedly using a car loan of Rs 3.87 lakh, raised from the Sector 47-D branch of Punjab and Sind Bank, for some other purpose.

Servant found dead
Chandigarh, September 9
The body of a 30-year-old servant was found under mysterious circumstances in a house in Sector 33 today. According to the police, Narinder Chauhan was found dead by employees of a company in which his owner, Mr N.V. Ramnan, was working as Chairman.

Man dies as bus hits scooter
Chandigarh, September 9
A person died today, when a CTU bus hit their scooter near the Grain Market, Sector 26. Jatinder Sharma, a resident of Sector 38, was riding pillion on a scooter (HR-03- B-1214), driven by Chaman Lal Batra, when the bus hit the scooter.

Five injured in road mishaps
Dera Bassi, September 9
Five persons, including two brothers, were injured in two accidents on the Kalka-Ambala highway, today. According to the police, cyclists Ajaib Singh, Tarsem Singh and his brother Harmesh Singh, residents of Jhajjo village, near here, were injured when a Ambala-bound crammed into them from behind.

Scooterist killed
Panchkula, September 9
A 36-year old scooterist, Vijay Kumar, was crushed to death by a tipper (HR37-4090) in Burj Kotian village last night. The victim, a resident of Delhi, had come here to meet his brother. The police has registered a case against the driver of the tipper.

BUSINESS

Sector 17 shops to open at 11 am
Chandigarh, September 9
The Chandigarh Administration today changed the shop timings in the city’s main shopping centre 17. Shops will now open at 11 am and close at 9 pm lunch break will be between 2 pm to 4 pm.

Trading in commodities launched
Chandigarh, September 9
Residents here can now avail the benefits of commodity trading as V. Kumar and Company, member of multi-commodity exchange, Mumbai, today launched forward trading in commodities by putting terminals at its newly opened branch office in the Sector 26 grain market, a hub of commodity business.

• Magazine launched

EDUCATION

PU undecided over students’ poll
Chandigarh, September 9
Panjab University continues to be undecided about the date of elections to the Panjab University Campus students’ Council though the authorities are exploring the possibility of holding the election on September 24.

Students oppose indirect elections
Chandigarh, September 9
The Chandigarh Administration today gave a go-ahead to the city colleges to hold indirect elections to students council. The elections are likely to be held on September 24.

PU creates seat for topper Chandigarh, September 9 Panjab University will create an additional seat in the M Pharmacy course to accommodate Vipin Mattu, a topper of the university, who was denied admission to the course despite standing eighth in the entrance test since his re-evaluation result was awaited. The decision came after four days of an indefinite fast by the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) in this regard. Fasting students were sitting outside the VC office since September 6.

Activists of PUSU and students of the Pharmacy Department, Panjab University, raise slogans against the university authorities during their strike on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Students of DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 8, Panchkula, during their visit to the Tribune office in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Schools indulging in illegal activity
Sponsor students of unaffiliated schools
Chandigarh, September 9
At least eight schools in the region have been “ illegally” sponsoring students of unaffiliated schools for the annual examinations conducted by the CBSE. Under the arrangement, the schools make the students from its unaffiliated branches or other unaffiliated institutions appear as regular candidates.

GMCH holds annual function
Chandigarh, September 9
The annual function of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, was held here today. The UT Administrator, Justice O.P. Verma, who was the chief guest urged the medical fraternity to maintain high professional standards to deliver the best services to the public.

Bhavan, Little Flower win trophy Panchkula, September 9 Over 250 children from 25 schools in Panchkula, Chandimandir, Chandigarh and Mohali, participated in an inter-school on-the-spot painting competition organised by Hotel Pallavi here today.   A student during an on-the-spot painting competition at a hotel in Panchkula on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Naval cadets being trained in watermanship Chandigarh, September 9 A group of NCC naval wing cadets from Amritsar and Gurdaspur is undergoing a rigorous training programme in watermanship at a camp being organised here. The group comprises 15 boys and eight girls. NCC naval wing cadets from Amritsar get lessons on watermanship during a camp in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Honour for Sanskrit litterateur
Panchkula, September 9
Mr Mathura Dutt Panday, Sanskrit litterateur from the region, has been chosen for the Uttaranchal Rajya Sadanand Dabral Uttaranchal Sanskrit Samman by the Uttaranchal Sanskritr Akademi.

• Punjab school board secy gets extension

COURTS

CBI allowed to produce Kohli in Delhi court today
Chandigarh, September 9
A local court here today allowed the CBI to shift Maninderpal Singh Kohli, the suspect in the case of rape and murder of British school girl Hannah Foster, to Delhi to produce him in a Special Court there tomorrow for his extradition to the UK.

CULTURE

New Release
A mature love story
After the success of ‘Tere Naam’, producers Mukesh Telreja and Sunil Manchanda are ready with a soft romantic film titled ‘Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa’, which will hit the screen today at KC, Chandigarh, Fun Republic, Manimajra and KC, Panchkula.

LIFESTYLE

Style i Go monochromatic for a slim silhouette Getting a perfect figure remains an unfulfilled dream for a majority of women. Those stubborn pounds and bulges at all the wrong places are the bane of every woman’s existence. But while your battle against bulge continues you can still manage to look slimmer. The way you dress can make a great difference to how slim or otherwise you look. And paying attention to small details can make you look much slimmer than you really are.   Monochromatic dressing is an ideal solution for ‘weighty’ woes. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust awardees strike back at misfortune The Neerja Bhanot Pan Am trust awardees for 2002 and 2003 truly embody the spirit of fortitude and service. Breaking away from the tragedies of their past, Shivani Gupta from Faridabad and Mangala Patil from Pune have chosen to live with small pleasures. They would rather steal moments of joy from the stints of sincere pursuit than lament the losses engineered by fate. Mangala Patil of Pune and Shivani Gupta of Faridabad, who have been nominated for Neerja Bhanot Award, in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Engg students launch magazine

A technical magazine, ‘Tatva’, a collective effort of students of the Department of Chemical Engineering, was released by Mr Jaspal Singh, Director, Indian Oil Corporation, Panipat, at a function held at Panjab University, here today. Student editorial board of ‘Tatva’, a technical magazine, which was released at a function organised by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

PGI initiates action in sanitation contract case
Chandigarh, September 9
The PGI has “initiated an administrative action’’ today to probe into the alleged lapses on the part of the Medical Superintendent’s office in the sanitation contract in 2002, which had resulted in financial irregularities.

SPORTS

Neha, Seema surge ahead in badminton
Chandigarh, September 9
Neha Sethi and Seema surged ahead in the second round of the under-19 girls singles section of the 16th Chandigarh State Badminton Championships which began here today at the Sector 42 indoor badminton hall.