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Bribery charge against surgeon
CDs of patients released
Panchkula, December 11
Barely had the dust settled over the corruption charges levelled against a surgeon and an anaesthetist at General Hospital, Sector 6, last week, that video CDs of patients claiming to have paid bribe to the surgeon, Dr Vivek Bhadoo, were released today.

Two held for murder of unidentified man
Chandigarh, December 11
The Chandigarh police today claimed to have solved the case of murder of a man whose unidentified body was found last Sunday in the jungle near Maloya village.

Murder accused Mewa Ram and Sucha in police custody at the crime branch office in Sector 11 of Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Sukhvinder could have been alive: psychiatrists
Mohali, December 11
As the Punjab police continues to dig out personal details of the lives of Sukhvinder Singh, his wife Neki Nalwa and her alleged paramour Brandy, the murder of the 35-year-old QuarkCity engineer has kept city residents in a state of shock and awe for the past one week.

Chennai girl threatened
Chandigarh, December 11
The Chennai-based girl who had been sexually abused by a Punjabi youth today alleged that the accused had threatened her through a common friend to withdraw the complaint. She also expressed apprehension that the accused could go abroad to evade arrest.

Garments worth over Rs 10 lakh stolen
Chandigarh, December 11
Thieves reportedly decamped with garments worth more Rs 10 lakh from a shop in Sector 11 this morning. A scooter was stolen from the city while in a separate case one person was held on the charge of indulging in gambling.

Civil vehicle-hiring scam in Army
Chandigarh, December 11
The Army is investigating into instances where civilian vehicles have been hired by its formations for official purposes at highly inflated rates, it is learnt. Besides this, the distance shown to have been travelled by the vehicles has also been exaggerated.

Newborn girl’s body found
Mohali, December 11
The body of a one-day-old girl child was recovered by the police from Adarsh Colony, Nayagaon, here this morning.

Passing Thru:
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COMMUNITY

Bus stand eludes Zirakpur even after years
Zirakpur, December 11
Zirakpur may be one of fastest growing towns of Punjab, but basic amenities seems to be its Achilles’ heel.

Traffic jams are a routine affair on the national highway at Zirakpur.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

UT ‘refuses’ to hand over Hawara to Punjab
Chandigarh, December 11
Efforts of the Punjab Police to secure the remand of dreaded terrorist Jagtar Singh Hawara have come to nought. The Chandigarh Administration has refused to revoke a notification which bars the movement of Hawara from the high security Burail jail here.

Stir threat by oustees of UT villages
Chandigarh, December 11
Oustees of 50 UT villages have threatened to shift to Punjab, due to the step motherly treatment of the Chandigarh Administration in rehabilitating them since 1966.

Residents of UT villages raise their hands in support of their demands during a rally organised at Shahpur gurdwara, Sector 38, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Farmers’ body signs MoU with builders
Mohali, December 11
Members of the Kisan Hit Bachao Committee, spearheading the protest against the acquisition of farmers’ land by the Punjab Government, today launched the kisan banega crorepati scheme.

Nair lays stone of Kerala Bhavan
Mohali, December 11
Mr T.K.A. Nair, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Government of India, today laid the foundation stone of the Kerala Bhavan at Phase XI here.

Mr TKA Nair, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, addressing members of Malayalee Samajam, Mohali, on Sunday. Mr Raghunath Sahay Puri, Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Punjab, and Mr Bir Devinder Singh, MLA, Kharar, are also seen in the picture. — Photo by Vicky Gharu

Protest against move to acquire Deep Complex
Chandigarh, December 11
Leaders of the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party, CPI, CPM, Janata Dal, Nationalist Congress Party and Samajwadi Party today shared the platform with residents of Hallomajra to protest against the move of the Chandigarh Administration to acquire land of Deep Complex in the village.

Tubewells for Kandi villages
Mohali, December 11
With the commissioning of new tubewells for Jayanti Majri, Kasauli and Perch villages very soon, the residents of these Kandi area villages will have drinking water supply in abundance.

Villagers taste success with ginger
(Dhaman) Panchkula, December 11
Development ceases to have touched the lives of 175 odd households located in this northern most tip of Haryana.

Women of Chaplana and Dhaman villages of Morni process ginger into saunth on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Ground water not being tapped
Chandigarh, December 11
Ground water in the city from the shallow semi-confined aquifer is not being tapped which is causing serious problems of water logging in the south western part of the city.

The president of Indian chapter of the Indo-Pak Friendship Society, Mr Anmol Rattan Sidhu, and his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Arif Chaudhary, with the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in Chandigarh on Saturday. They extended an invitation to the President to be chief guest at the proposed World Religion Conference scheduled to be held in the city by the society next year. Devotees singing carols prior to the Christmas celebrations in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Forum for ban on death penalty
Chandigarh, December 11
The Punjab Rights Forum (PRF) recently organised a seminar here to deliberate on the issue of death penalty.

Gita Jayanti celebrated
Chandigarh, December 11
The local unit of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) celebrated Gita Jayanti at Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36-B, here today with religious fervour.

A lot to learn from India, says Korean envoy
Chandigarh, December 11
A brief stop at Chandigarh and Mr Han Chang On, Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, had already made up his mind to visit the city again, with everything official about it.

Worker dies of electrocution
Mohali, December 11
Kadar, an 18 year old daily wager worker from Bihar, died of electrocution at a construction site in Nayagaon last evening.

Rickshaw-pullers attend camp
Chandigarh, December 11
In the wake of rise in incidents of crime involving rickshaw-pullers, the local police today held a registration camp for rickshaw- pullers at the Sector 23 Children Traffic Park.

Private firm builds room for school
Derabassi, December 11
Mr Avtar Singh, Executive Director of the Punjab Chemicals and Crop Protection Limited (PCCPL), Bhankharpur, today inaugurated a room constructed in the memory of SD Shroff, a former Managing Director of the PCCPL, at Government Middle School, Haripur Hinduan, near here.

CRIME

Youth sets himself afire
Panchkula, December 11
A newly wed 21-year-old youth tried to immolate himself at Budanpur village when his landlord accused him of having married a minor girl.

Notorious burglar held in Kurukshetra
Panchkula, December 11
The special staff of the Panchkula police have arrested a notorious burglar, Ravinder. The accused is alleged to have committed over 40 burglaries in Panchkula, Chandigarh and Mohali during the past two years.

BUSINESS

Plea to implement VAT from April
Chandigarh, December 11
The Chamber of Chandigarh Industries has appealed to the UT Administrator to implement VAT from April 1, 2006, and not to adopt VAT applicable in Punjab, in totality.

Lobbying on for beopar mandal poll
Chandigarh, December 11
Lobbying for the prestigious post of the president of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM), elections to which are slated to be held next month, has begun.

EDUCATION

Inter-college contests
Mohali, December 11
In order to emphasise the need to equip the prospective teachers with the knowledge of HIV/AIDS and human rights issues, various inter-college competitions were organized by the Shivalik Institute of Education and Research, Mohali yesterday.

A girl makes a rangoli at an inter-college competition on AIDS awareness and human rights at the Shivalik Institute of Education and Research, Mohali, on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Mount View school kids enthral
Zirakpur, December 11
Fun and frolic marked the annual day celebrations of Mount View Public School, Baltana, here yesterday. Dressed in colourful clothes, tiny tots enthralled the parents and guests for several hours. Western, folk dances and bhangra were the highlights of the function.

Tiny tots of Mount View Public School present a cultural show during the annual day celebrations in Zirakpur on Saturday. 

Silver jubilee celebrations of college begin
Chandigarh, December 11
‘Voice of the future’ — the year-long silver jubilee celebrations of the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, were yesterday launched at Tagore Theatre.

Dev Samaj celebrations
Chandigarh, December 11
To commemorate the 155th birth anniversary of Bhagvan Devatma, the founder of Dev Samaj, the Dev Samaj annual mahotsav will be celebrated from December 14 to 17 at Dev Samaj Bhavan, Sector 36.

COURTS

CAT allows consequential benefits to assistant
Chandigarh, December 11
The local bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has allowed consequential benefits to an assistant posted in the tribunal here. The benefit would include retaining the promotion already given to him on the post of assistant and considering of his case as section officer in accordance with the rules.

CULTURE

Baroque concert today
Chandigarh, December 11
“Baroque music is the next big thing in France,” they all state as we get chatting to the four artistes, masters in their own rights of Baroque music, here in the city for a Baroque concert, being organised by Alliance Francaise, tomorrow evening.

A group of artistes from France at a Press conference held at Alliance Francaise in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Book on short stories released
Chandigarh, December 11
‘Apna Apna Arsh’, a collection of short stories authored by Mrs Harjit Kaur Bajwa, was released here today.

HEALTH

Knowing child’s psyche through art
Chandigarh, December 11
Art has an altogether new dimension at PGI’s psychiatry ward where size, shape, every single line and embellishment matters. These are, in fact, a manifestation of a child’s innermost feelings which may not find expression in regular conversation or counselling. A paper and a pencil and they are all over the psychiatrists’ canvas, providing definite leads into the thinking of the child and even widening the scope of therapy.

Polio immunisation drive launched
Mohali, December 11
A three-day mop-up polio immunisation campaign was launched in Ropar along with districts of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Ropar, Nawanshahr, Fatehgarh Sahib, a block of district Kapurthala as well as three blocks of Sangrur today. The campaign, which commenced today, will continue till December 13.

A child being immunised against polio during the pulse polio drive in Mohali on Sunday. — Photo by Vicky Gharu

Dispensary inaugurated
Zirakpur, December 11
Dr Naresh, Chairman of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, inaugurated a charitable dispensary at Virasat Vidya Mandir in Dhakauli, near here, today. Initially, the dispensary would work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Osteoarthritis camp
Chandigarh, December 11
Fortis City Centre, Sector 9, here will conduct a free osteoarthritis and joint replacement screening camp on its premises from tomorrow.

SPORTS

Sumit bags snooker title
Chandigarh, December 11
Sumit Talwar defeated Sandeep Duggal, 4-2, for the title victory in the snooker event of the 21st Chandigarh State Billiards and Snooker Championship held at Chandigarh Billiards and Snooker Coaching Centre, Sector 22, here today.

Sumit Talwar attempts to pot the ball during the final of the Chandigarh State Billiards and Snooker Championship at Sector 22 Billiards Coaching Centre on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Encouraging response to walkathon
Chandigarh, December 11
More than 1000 participants from walks of life converged this morning at Rose Garden to express their support to a walkathon organised by Aurobindo Chaudhuri Memorial Great Indian Dream Foundation. The walkathon was flagged off by Mr Chandra Shekhar, Additional Director General of Police, Punjab.

Children in a jovial mood after taking part in a walkathon organised at Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Women’s fun drive results
Chandigarh, December 11
Renu Gupta, driving Maruti 800, secured the first position, in Maruti Suzuki women’s fun drive, an exclusive women’s event held here today.

School celebrates annual sports day
Chandigarh, December 11
The second annual sports day of Rai School, Sector 48, was celebrated today. The programme commenced with a welcome dance, which was a fusion of games and folk dances of India.

Work in building branch comes to a standstill
Chandigarh, December 11
Work in the building branch of the UT’s Estate Office has come to a standstill, thanks to the failure of the Chandigarh Administration to post staff against vacant posts.

Facilities at Sec 17 to be upgraded
Chandigarh, December 11
The Municipal Corporation has decided to upgrade the infrastructural facilities in Sector 17 to give it a new look.