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Broken roads, some roundabouts City Beautiful’s ugly spots
Chandigarh, November 19
Chandigarh that once used to take pride in its roads no longer affords you that privilege. Broken, battered and uneven, the roads, especially in southern sectors, no longer inspire those “long drives” that were so integral to every Chadigarhian’s life.

Condition of roads in a southern sector of Chandigarh. — Tribune photos by Manoj Mahajan

Chandigarh, November 19 Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen (retd) S.F. Rodrigues, his wife Ms Jean Rodrigues, today visited colonies of the city inhabited by poor people. The Administrator started his education and familiarisation tour of the slum of the city from Colony No five and his wife went to the Senior Citizens Home, Nari Niketan and Red Cross Bhavan. Punjab Governor and UT Administrator S.F. Rodrigues interacts with children of a private school in Colony No. 5 in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo

Sadhbhavana Express delayed
Chandigarh, November 19
Hunderds of Lucknow-bound passengers were stranded at the Chandigarh railway station as the Chandigarh-Lucknow Sadhbhavna Express was delayed by over five hours.

Tragedy averted on Kalka-Ambala railway line Dera Bassi, November 19 A tragedy was averted when some railway officials alerted the Kalka-Howarh Mail driver to stop the train minutes before it was to pass on the Mubarikpur-Dappar section of the Kalka-Ambala railway line, late last night where some miscreants had placed five fire extinguishers on the track. Railway police personnel guard the fire extinguishers found on the Kalka-Ambala railway line near Dera Bassi on Thursday night. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan.

Procurement of snow clothing by Army delayed
Chandigarh, November 19
As temperatures across the country’s northern frontiers dip below sub zero levels, troops deployed in high altitude areas are reportedly without adequate stocks of winter clothing and protective gear ostensibly due to quality control approvals not coming through.

COMMUNITY

BJP rally in favour of Jindal MC byelection
Chandigarh, November 19
The BJP leader Satyapal Jain, party President Yashpal Mahajan, General Secretary Purushottam Mahajan and a large number of party workers today took an election rally in favour of its party candidate in Ward number 11, Girdhirai Lal Jindal.

Dr Verma ahead of Cong rebel, says Dhawan
Chandigarh, November 19
Chandigarh Vikas Manch chief and former Union Minister Harmohan Dhawan today claimed here that his party’s candidate Dr O.P. Verma was ahead of Congress rebel Rajesh Gupta in the byelection to the Municipal Corporation in ward number 11.

SAD to support Rajesh Gupta
Chandigarh, November 19
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President, Gurpartap Singh Riar, today lent support to an independent candidate Rajesh Gupta in the November 28 bye-election to the Ward Number 11.

Employees vow to preserve national integrity
Chandigarh, November 19
The UT government, Deputy Commissioner's office and Municipal Corporation employees, the Congress Party and several social organisations today pledged to preserve national integrity on the occasion of 86th birth anniversary of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Encroachments by 50 house owners removed Panchkula, November 19 Violent scenes marked the demolition drive started by Municipal Council in the Housing Board colonies in Sectors 10 and 15 here today. Inspite of this, the Council staff removed encroachments by residents from over 50 houses in the two sectors. Rubble after the demolition carried out by the Municipal Corporation in Sector 10, Panchkula, on Friday.

Tributes paid to Indira Gandhi
Panchkula, November 19
Tributes were paid to former Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi on her 87th birth anniversary by the district Congress at Pinjore today.

Sumedh Singh Saini bereaved
Chandigarh, November 19
Chief Engineer of joint Punjab R.C. Singh breathed his last at New Delhi yesterday morning. He was actively involved in the construction of Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh. Aged about 80, Singh died of a heart attack.

• Apni mandi in Sector 39 grain market from today
• Fire in stationery shop

CRIME

Shopkeeper, henchmen loot goods, assault TV dealer’s daughter
Chandigarh, November 19
An electronics goods dealer and his 15 henchmen today allegedly forced their way into Udham Electronics in Sector 22 locked up two salesmen, twisted the arm of the daughter of the owner and picked up nine TV sets and two DVD players in broad daylight.

Student leader booked for beating up resident
Mohali, November 19
The Mohali police has booked the president of the Khalsa College Students Union, Amandeep Singh, alias Manku, on the charge of bashing up a Mohali resident late last night. Two others accompanying Manku have also been booked.

One dies in accident
Panchkula, November 19
One person was killed and another was injured seriously when a bus collided with an Indica car they were travelling in near Surajpur at 10 pm.

Two injured in mishap
Mohali, November 19
Two students of the Tourism Training Institute in Sector 17, Roopinder and Vikas were injured seriously when the scooter they were riding was hit by a Maruti van near the Gyan Jyoti School in Phase II, Mohali.

Migrant labourer commits suicide
Dera Bassi, November 19
Munni Devi, a migrant labourer, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the help of a plastic rope in a cattle shed adjacent to her jhuggi near a brick kiln at Bartana village yesterday evening.

7 hurt in accidents
Dera Bassi, November 19
Seven persons were injured, one of their seriously, in three accidents that took place on the Kalka-Ambala highway in the past 24 hours.

4 vehicles recovered from arrested cop
Mohali, November 19
Following the arrest of Railway police employee Malook Singh for possessing stolen motorcycle yesterday, the police here today recovered four more vehicles from him.

BUSINESS

Agro Tech Fair from Dec 3
Chandigarh, November 19
CII has announced an awareness campaign to be conducted for farmers, as a run-up to Agro Tech 2004, India’s premier Agro-Technology fair.

EDUCATION

From Colleges
‘College Panorama’ begins at Govt College for Girls

Chandigarh, November 19 “College Panorama”, a two- day multi-disciplinary event began at Government College for Girls, Sector 11, here. The event started with a general quiz and just- a- minute by the Literary and Debating Society of the college. Students of Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh dance during “College Panorama” in the college on Friday. — Photo by Manoj Mahajan

Green light to education board on textbooks
Mohali, November 19
The Department of Social Welfare, Punjab, has given the go-ahead to the Punjab School Education Board to publish textbooks for the department.

COURTS

Flesh trade case: women remanded in judicial custody
Panchkula, November 19
The two women arrested in a flesh trade racket case were remanded in police custody for three days. The three accused were produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gulab Singh today.

Nod to telecom company to set up towers
Chandigarh, November 19
Special Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today allowed telecom major Tata Teleservices to set up towers on commercial locations in Chandigarh.

HEALTH

3 pc Indians suffer from morbid obesity: expert
Mohali, November 19
A two-day symposium on lifestyle diseases and emerging trends in cardiac care began at the Fortis Hospital here today. Attended by over 500 persons, it focused on new-age diseases that were becoming the biggest killers the world over.

85 lawyers donate blood Chandigarh, November 19 As many as 85 lawyers, today donated blood at a camp, was organised by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association in association with Chandigarh Blood Bank Society. Lawyers donate blood at a camp in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Kashish excels in State Athletic Meet
Chandigarh, November 19
Kashish of Baptist Public School, Sector 45, won the shot put event in the Bharat Petroleum Chandigarh State Athletic Meet which began today at Athletics Complex, Sector 7, here.

Chetan plans to train children
Chandigarh, November 19
“I want to lay stress on below-10 age group kids who could be trained fundamentally and would certainly give better results in the long run,” said former Test cricketer Chetan Sharma, who has recently opened a cricket academy at CL DAV Public School, Sector 11, Panchkula.

Cycle expedition for peace flagged off 
Chandigarh, November 19
As many as 35 students of the Department of Geography, Panjab University, today started their cycle expedition from the university to the Wagah Border. The motto of the cycle expedition was ‘world peace’. The Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Ms Kamlesh, flagged off the cycle rally.

Invitational golf tournament held Chandigarh, November 19 As many as 75 golfers from revenue services, Income Tax and Customs and Central Excise took part in one-day Central Revenue Invitational Golf Tournament held at the Chandigarh Golf club. Winners in the Central Revenue Invitational Golf Tournament at Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday. — A Tribune photograph