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Property transactions to be hassle-free
Dera Bassi, December 6
In a decision that will make the property transactions in the Dera Bassi subdivision “hassle-free” and benefit thousands of residents, the Punjab Government has allowed the sale of stamp papers worth over Rs 50,000 in the strategic township on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway.

Escalators are here

Chandigarh, December 6 The Punjab and Haryana High Court today became the first high court in the country to boast of escalators. The building is also the first in the city to have escalators.
Legal luminaries and other officials of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the escalator inaugurated on the court premises in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

UT bans use, trade of plastic bags
Chandigarh, December 6
The Chandigarh Administration today decided to declare the entire area of the Union Territory as a ‘plastic bag free area’. An official press note said that henceforth no persons, including shopkeepers, vendors, wholesalers, traders, hawkers or rehriwalas, shall use polythene or plastic carry bags for the supply of goods.

Peace experts discuss ways to make South Asia conflict-free
Mohali, December 6
Aspirations of cultural groups for political autonomy must be taken into account in trying to understand conflict in South Asia. Perceptions, negotiations and resolution or transformation of conflict situations should be addressed keeping in view the historical milieu of each conflict.

Mayoral poll likely to be advanced
Chandigarh, December 6
The elections to the post of the city Mayor for the forthcoming term (one year) slated for January 1, 2006 are likely to be rescheduled because the first day of the forthcoming year is a Sunday.

Mystery shrouds shooting incident
Panchkula, December 6
Mystery shrouds the shooting incident in a house in Sector 12 here late last night, wherein a Major in the Army was shot in the temple.

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COMMUNITY

Drive against human trafficking Chandigarh, December 6 They are fighting for a world where human beings are not seen as a marketable commodity and where humanity is founded upon freedom, dignity, equality and justice. Members of the NINCAHT-Northern India Network for Campaign against Human Trafficking after its launch at the Chandigarh Press Club, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Police ‘close’ to cracking Sukhvinder murder case
Mohali, December 6
The Ropar police today claimed to have come “close” to cracking the murder of Sukhvinder Singh, a 35-year-old engineer and former employee of Quark, who was shot dead on Sunday night.

Now, movie on demand on Dish TV
Chandigarh, December 6
After making big strides in the field of entertainment, Dish TV is all set to initiate another revolutionary concept which offers movies on demand. It brings super hit Bollywood flicks right into your living room — whenever, whichever and wherever — all at your convenience.

7 IAF men commended
Chandigarh, December 6

Seven IAF personnel posted at No. 3 Base Repair Depot (BRD) were commended for their performance at a ceremonial parade organised in the Depot today. The parade was reviewed by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, Air Marshal K.S. Chauturvedi, who is here on a three-day inspection visit. Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, Air Marshal K.S. Chauturvedi (right) awards a commendation to an airman during a ceremonial parade at No.3 Base Repair Depot in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photo

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Readers Write
CHB flats out of reach of common man
Recently, the Chandigarh Housing Board advertised sale of some housing board flats by lots. The cost of one-bedroom set is between Rs 12 lakh and Rs 15 lakh while two-bedroom set is priced from Rs 24 lakh to Rs 32 lakh. If the cost of these sets is calculated it can’t be more than Rs 6 lakh for one-bedroom set and Rs 10 lakh for two-bedroom set.

CRIME

Sector 6 murder accused held
Panchkula, December 6
The police has achieved a major breakthrough in the Sector 6 murder case with the arrest of one of the main accused, Arjun. He was arrested by the police from Indira Colony in Chandigarh today.

7 booked for attack on student
Mohali, December 6
The Kharar police today booked seven persons following an attack on a student of Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh.

BUSINESS

My best is yet to come: Rati
Panchkula, December 6
Age has failed to catch up with the urbane and svelte Rati Agnihotri. The arc lights are still her calling, though she has returned after a long time. Rati is in town for an advertisement shoot for Amartex Industries. She has been chosen as the brand ambassador of Amartex. Talking to mediapersons in between the advertisement shoots, she says she had to give up films for a few years because of her family obligations.

EDUCATION

Annual day
Chandigarh, December 6
Mount Carmel School, Mohali, held its seventh annual and founder’s day celebrations at Tagore Theatre here today. A total of 250 students presented a colourful programme.

Working of Canadian libraries explained
Chandigarh, December 6
Ms Mohinder K. Bubber from Simon Fraser University, Canada, has delivered a talk to library professionals of PU Library System on current trends of librarianship in Canada. According to a press note, Ms Bubber had come to Delhi on a project for Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute for Building the Shastri Librarians Network, in India.

World Year of Physics observed
Chandigarh, December 6
The Department of Physics, Government College, Sector 11, organised a series of activities spread over three days to mark World Year of Physics 2005.

Student faints on seeing result
Chandigarh, December 6
A student of second year in Electrical Engineering today fainted after he saw that he had flunked in a paper, results for which were declared here today.

UT cops top police administration exam
Chandigarh, December 6
Two police officials of the Chandigarh Police — Mr KIP Singh and Ms Parvesh Sharma — have been awarded gold medals in MA (Police Administration) by Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

CULTURE

A window to culture
Chandigarh, December 6
National award winners in the fields of gem stone painting, wood inlay work, making handicrafts from sikki grass and shawl weavers from Benaras are showcasing their exquisite collection in an exposition, ‘Celebrating the Master Craftsmen’, at CII here.

HEALTH

Poor patient gets artificial limbs
Chandigarh, December 6
Nidhi Gupta, aged 13 years, suffering from bilateral congenital loss (both arms by birth), has been fitted with right prosthesis with electronic hand and with mechanical left hand at the Nevedac Prosthetic Centre, near Airport, here, today.

SPORTS

Disability no bar for this young achiever
Chandigarh, December 6
Welcome to the world of cricket for the deaf and the dumb where the sign language is at its best, facial expressions most intense and silent laughter is the loudest. India defeated England in the finals of the 2nd World Cup Cricket for Deaf. The tournament, held in Lucknow from November 17 to 27, was organised by the Deaf Cricket International Federation (DCIF) in which teams from as many as nine countries participated. From the tournament emerged a new hero — Vinay Singhal — who was amongst the "special" elevens. "This match gave me a chance to prove myself to the people around me and helped me discover my real potential.

Vinay Singhal, captain of the Chandigarh deaf and dumb cricket team, with a trophy he got during the Pakistan tour.

Kaushal tops in taekwondo meet
Chandigarh, December 6
Rahul Kaushal of Government Senior Secondary School, Phase 3 B 2, Mohali, bagged the first position in the 48-51 kg category by the 1st inter-School Taekwondo Championship held at Swami Ram Tirath Public School, Phase 4, here, today.

FCI HQ beat West Zone in hockey tourney

Chandigarh, December 6 On the second day of five-day 35 th All-India Inter Zonal Hockey Tournament, FCI headquarter got the better of West Zone by 2-1 at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42 here today. Mohd Habibul Haq, goalkeeper of East Zone, clears the ball during their match against North Zone in the 35th All-India FCI Inter-Zone Hockey Tournament at Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Table soccer chief to visit India
Chandigarh, December 6
The president of the International Table Soccer Federation, Mr Farid Lunas, will be visiting India next month to review the progress of the new sport in the country. This was revealed by Mr Ravinder Talwar, Chairman of the Table Soccer Federation of India.

Sumeer, Arpit triumphant in snooker tourney
Chandigarh, December 6
Summer Singh Chandi defeated Dr Harika Sethi 55-44, 60-50, 59-40 in the senior snooker tie at the 21st Chandigarh State Billiards and Snooker Championship being held at the Chandigarh Billiards Coaching Centre in Sector 22 here today.

Asian chess meet arbiter
Chandigarh, December 6
Dr Vipnesh Bhardwaj, lecturer at SD College, Sector 32, has been nominated as arbiter in the Asian Youth Chess Championship, being held at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, fom December 7 to 15.

Walkathon on Dec 11
Chandigarh, December 6
A 4-km walkathon is being organised on December 11. It will start from the Rose Garden and culminate at the Sukhna Lake.

ADMINISTRATION

Probe ordered against 2 docs
Panchkula, December 6
The Director-General, Health Services, Haryana, Dr Sushma Madan, today asked the Chief Medical Officer, Panchkula, Dr G.P. Saluja, to conduct an inquiry against the two doctors of General Hospital, Sector 6, who had been accused of demanding and accepting money from relatives of patients.