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Kolkata man accused of 6 murders, 3 dacoities held
Panchkula, November 2
A mafia don, hiding in Abheypur village here for the past two years and operating his 100-member gang in District South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, was arrested by a team of the West Bengal police today.

Married woman commits suicide
Brother alleges harassment for dowry
Chandigarh, November 2
A 24-year-old married woman today ended her life by hanging from ceiling fan in her house in Sector 46. The police arrested her husband and father-in-law in a dowry death case on the statements given by Paramjit Singh, the brother of the deceased and her parents.

Firm director, brother held for cheating
Chandigarh, November 2
A video music director, engineer-turned director of a multi-level marketing firm based in Sector 32 was today arrested along with his brother for allegedly cheating six members enrolled with his 1000-member strong company.

5 govt employees booked for duping HUDCO
Chandigarh, November 2
Five government employees from Chopal Tehsil of Shimla district have allegedly duped the Sector 34-based Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) of around Rs 15 lakh by submitting forged salary slips for procuring housing loans.

2 die in mishaps
Lalru, November 2
A mutilated body of an unidentified youth was found on the Kalka-Ambala railway line near Dappar village, this morning. According to, Mr Ram Singh, incharge of the Railway police post, Lalru, some passerby noticed the body and informed the police.

Dua stresses need of public debates on vital issues

Chandigarh, November 2 Decisions of national importance cannot be taken by policy makers without taking people into confidence. If there are no public discussions or debates on vital issues, decision making would be confined to a handful of select people and may not suit the larger interests of the nation. Student officers from the Secunderabad-based College of Defence Management during a visit to the offices of The Tribune in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photo

Raising Day of Military Intelligence celebrated
Chandigarh, November 2
A special sainik sammelan and a social get-together marked the 62nd Raising Day celebrations of the Corps of Military Intelligence at Chandimandir Military Station, near here, today.

Invasion of Aryans a presumption: expert
Chandigarh, November 2
The latest to join the Out-of-Africa group of anthropologists is Dr P. Raghavan, a paleontologist working at Australian National University. Simply put, the findings of his recent studies of the human crania have shown that we, the Indians, are the ancestors of at least two of the four major group of races-the Caucasoid and Australoid.

COMMUNITY

PUDA demolition staff gheraoed
Mohali, November 2
Staff of the enforcement wing of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA), who were removing fresh illegal structures in various area, were gheraoed by shopkeepers of the illegal marble market near Landran village today.

Jhuggis come up again on vacated land

Chandigarh, November 2 Prime land worth crores of rupees in Sector 38-west has been grabbed by jhuggi dwellers in the past four months thus exposing the lethargy and inability of the Chandigarh Administration in saving its own land. Huts have come up again around this gurdwara in Sector 38-West, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Ranbaxy fire-fighting system ‘satisfactory’
Mohali, November 2
Ranbaxy Laboratories, where a fire had broken out on October 30, was inspected by officials of the Fire Brigade here today. The fire fighting system of factory was found to be satisfactory.

Premises of Vikas Mineral Foods raided
Chandigarh, November 2
A team of the Bureau of Indian Standards raided premises of Vikas Mineral Foods Private Limited, Kakrali, near Dera Bassi, yesterday.

CRIME

Man, woman held for selling married woman
Chandigarh, November 2
The police here arrested a man and a woman from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly for buying a Manimajra-based married woman. The accused Madan and Jori were arrested from the city last night.

2 held for duping one of Rs 9 lakh
Mohali, November 2
The police here today arrested two persons on charges of cheating a resident of Nawanshahr of Rs 9 lakh. Main accused Manmohan Singh, a travel agent, resident of Sector 69 is still at large.

3 booked on charge of cheating
Mohali, November 2
Three persons have been booked by the police on charges of cheating a physically challenged person here today. According to the police, Ram Parkash Bhalla, his wife, Mahima, alias, Meena, and his daughter, Shabnam, cheated Sanjiv Kumar, a resident of Hajipur village falling under Panchkula.

300 shirts stolen from Industrial Area
Chandigarh, November 2
A shop was reportedly burgled in the Industrial Area, according to information released by the police here today. Sukhwant Kaur filed a complaint to the police that her shop in Phase 1 of the Industrial Area was burgled on the night of October 30.

Man alleges torture in police custody
Chandigarh, November 2
A man who was arrested by the Sector 17 police station allegedly for assaulting a person with a sickle on October 27, today accused the police of torturing him in custody.

Ex-BSNL official jailed for graft
Chandigarh, November 2
Special CBI Judge, RS Baswan, today sentenced a former official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited under the Prevention of Corruption Act. According to an information, Vinod Kumar, a former Superintending Engineer with the BSNL, was sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 4,000 under various provisions of the Act.

• 18 booked for trespass

SBI awareness week
Chandigarh, November 2
The State Bank of India celebrated Vigilance Awareness week today to commemorate the birthday of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. Mr A.D. Choudhuri , Chief General Manager, was also present.

EDUCATION

Children say no to crackers
Chandigarh, November 2
To spread the message of “Say no to crackers”, the Eco Club of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, took out a rally, carrying banners and placards. Mr Ravinder Talwar, Principal of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, flagged off the rally.

LIFESTYLE

Fitness Trail
Sugar-free but not calorie-free
It’s that time of year once again. The hot and sultry summer is gone. There is nip in the air and merry-making all around with many festivals round the corner.

Pop icon finds time to soak in ‘shabads’
There’s more to pop icon Sukhbir than meets the eye. Behind the dark glasses that literally define his image worldwide, Sukhbir hides a world of clarity about what he wants to do with his music and where he wants to head. Not just that, he springs several surprises about his musical moorings which have everything to do with Gurbani sangeet.

Gifting with style pays
The season of gifts is here and from the lowly businessman to corporate honchos, the current mantra is— nothing succeeds like gifts. In fact, a new ‘gift idea’ which has value as well as aesthetic appeal is much in demand.

Handicrafts given the go by at CII fair
The ninth edition of the annual CII Chandigarh fair 2004, which concluded here on Tuesday, drew a mixed response from the visitors, both in terms of bookings of various products and the business inquiries generated during the four-day show.

Bheem Malhotra’s countryside adjudged best entry

The eighth Bank of Punjab annual art exhibition wrapped up today with the best entries on this year’s theme of “Countryside” being awarded. Award winners of 8th BOP Annual Art Exhibition 2004 are all smiles at a function held at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

St John’s defeat Baptist School by 103 runs

Chandigarh, November 2 In the second quarterfinal of the Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament today the match was played between hosts St Johns High School and Baptist School, Chandigarh. St John’s School won the toss and elected to bat. St John’s faced some earlier jolts when four batsmen were out at 16, but its innings was steadied by some fine batting of Vikram Talwar (28), Ayush Raj Soni (33) and Vishal Jatta (20). St John’s scored 134 all out in 23 overs.

A match in progress during the first Lt Col I.S. Deol Memorial Football League 2004, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph