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Film city likely in Sarangpur
Chandigarh, December 12
Chandigarh is fast emerging as a close ally of the Bollywood with all ground work ready for a film city and an accompanying acting school in the city. The Home Secretary and the Director Tourism are all set to participate in the “Cinematic Tourism Promotion” conclave in Mumbai on December 17.

CBI grills 2 Sachha Sauda members
Tight security arrangements in city
Chandigarh, December 12
Scared by the large number of Dera Sachha Sauda supporters who choked city roads in October this year, the Chandigarh police today made elaborate security arrangement anticipating protest as two members of Dera were called by the Central Bureau of Investigation for questioning.

Cops deployed outside the CBI office as the police anticipated protests by followers of Dera Sachha Sauda in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

The Terraced Garden in Chandigarh's Sector 33 wears a festive look on Monday with preparations on for the Chrysanthemum Show scheduled to begin on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Maloya murder suspects behind another killing: police
Chandigarh, December 12
It was sheer chance that the Chandigarh Police cracked the case of murder of an unidentified man, whose headless body was found in the jungle near Maloya village in February this year.

Chandigarh-Morinda rail link to be ready by mid-January
Chandigarh, December 12
The Chandigarh-Morinda section of the Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link will be ready by mid-January 2006, said the General Manager of Northern Railway, Mr. V.N. Mathur, after inspecting the link here today.

Baddi to have rail connectivity with UT
Chandigarh, December 12
There is good news for the entrepreneurs based at Baddi. The industrial hub would have direct rail connectivity with Chandigarh. On a request of the Himachal Pradesh Government, Northern Railway has started a feasibility study of a 20 km stretch between the two places.

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CHANDIGARH CALLING Innovation may not be the key to success. After someone dumped a condemned jeep in a vacant plot in Mohali, and the plot owner was unable to remove it because of the cost factor, he decided to use the jeep for displaying a message, telling people not to throw any garbage in the plot. But things are obviously not helping. With the garbage being thrown all over the jeep, and wild growth all over, it seems that the plot owner’s innovation has not paid.

COMMUNITY

Project to protect heritage trees Chandigarh, December 12 Trees in Chandigarh will no longer remain ornamental embellishments and counterfoils to the ambient brick and concrete architecture of the city. The 400-year-old banyan tree, with a 15-feet broad trunk, stands tall near the old scooter parking at the ISBT. — A Tribune photograph

Family awaits a good Samaritan
Chandigarh, December 12
Things were looking up for Harpal Singh, a resident of Pipliwala Town, after he underwent a kidney transplant operation in the year 2000. After being sick for two years, he finally regained lost energy and even went back to his work of making nameplates.

Engineer gives MNCs run for their money
Chandigarh, December 12
An engineer making it big in the medical field is rather unusual and unique. Mr Suresh Sharma, Managing Director of Allengers Medical Systems Limited, has performed the feat and is giving MNCs run for their money in the country and abroad in manufacture and export of specialised medical equipment.

Programme in Halwarvi’s memory
Chandigarh, December 12
Litterateurs from the city converged at the Chandigarh Press Club in a meet the poet programme organised by the newly formed Halvarvi International Literary Forum, in the memory of well known journalist and poet, Harbhajan Singh Halvarvi, the former editor of the Punjabi Tribune.

Fighting female foeticide their mission
Chandigarh, December 12
They are a group of small children (aged 11 to 13 years) and they barely reach your knees but when they start talking about a serious issue like female foeticide in detail, one is taken aback, wondering for a second if they even know the meaning of words — abortion, womb — that they so confidently use as part of their “scripted” dialogue.

Army tightens screws on officers using underhand means
Chandigarh, December 12
The Army has tightened the screws on officers employing underhand means to get lucrative assignments in various organisations in the Ministry of Defence as well as other government departments.

Fauji Beat Will CDS continue to elude India? IN India, history keeps repeating itself. For, we learn lessons from our mistakes in every war, yet the powers that be refuse to implement the decisions that flow from these lessons. One of the major lessons learnt from the Kargil war was that India must have a Chief of Defence Staff, as head of the three services to fight a modern war. Candidates undergo the beam test at a recruitment rally.

Assessment scheme re-introduced
Chandigarh, December 12
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to reintroduce the deemed assessment scheme in order to facilitate the dealers in getting their pending tax assessment cases cleared.

Fresh survey for Deep Complex
Chandigarh, December 12
The Chandigarh Administration will conduct a fresh survey of Deep Complex in Hallomajra to ascertain the ground reality. This was disclosed during a meeting of residents of Deep Complex which was called by the Deputy Commissioner here today.

Human Rights Day observed
Mohali, December 12
International Human Rights Day was observed by the Rayat and Bahra College of Education, Sahauran, today as part of human rights week. Various activities were held throughout the week. The theme of these activities was human rights awareness.

500 structures to be demolished
Chandigarh, December 12
The Chandigarh Administration has identified 500 structures, in pocket no. 2, 7, 8, 9 and 11 in Mani Majra which would be demolished to make way for Town Hall. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the officials of Deputy Commissioner and Chandigarh Municipal Corporation held here today.

Residents’ plea to Deputy Commissioner
Panchkula, December 12
The Peoples Voice Gods Voice, a welfare action group, has asked the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Brijendra Singh, to reject the resolution passed by the Municipal Council for making payments of all pending bills to park maintenance committees.

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CRIME

Seven hurt in clash
Chandigarh, December 12
Seven persons were injured in a clash over a peice of land at Harpalpur village, near here, last night. According to information, families of Hazura Singh and Kesar had a long-standing dispute.

Bribery case: fresh probe against doctor
Panchkula, December 12
The Director-General Health Services, Haryana, Dr Sushma Madan, today ordered a fresh inquiry against Dr Vivek Bhadoo, who has been accused of demanding and accepting bribe from patients.

Four cows killed
Chandigarh, December 12
As many as four cows were killed when a truck carrying them, allegedly to a slaughter house in UP, broke down on the Chandigarh-Rajpura overbridge here today. According to information, 20 cows were being transported from Patiala when the truck broke down.

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BUSINESS

Envoy sees Ethiopia as great market for Indian investors

Chandigarh, December 12 Ethiopia can serve as a gateway for Indian industry to Africa. This was the underlying message of the address by Dr Teketel Forssido, Ambassador of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, while speaking to members of the Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Region here today. The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr Teketel Forssido, flanked by Mr Ashok Tandon, while addressing members of the CII at Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photo

WTO impact on agriculture discussed
Mohali, December 12
A seminar on “WTO and developing countries with special reference to agriculture” was organised at the Ambedkar Institute of Careers and Courses, Phase 3B2, here. The main speaker was Dr Mangat Ram Agarwal, an economist from Panjab University.

Dena Bank chief inaugurates ATM
Chandigarh, December 12
Mr M.V. Nair, Chairman and Managing Director, Dena Bank, today inaugurated the ATM and FINMART at its Sector 7 branch here today. He said the bank had gone in for automation so that latest banking facilities can be extended to the customers.

Mathur is Site Director of Dell
Mohali, December 12
Mr Vivek Mathur has taken charge as the Site Director of Dell here. Prior to this appointment, he was Director Strategy at the company’s headquarters in Bangalore. He will now be responsible for running Dell’s operations in Mohali that includes providing technical support and care for Dell’s customers in the USA.

EDUCATION

Awareness camps on vocational education
Mohali, December 12
Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mohali, organised awareness camps on vocational education in Bhago Majra, Bajheri and Daon villages of the Kharar block from December 9 to 11 to educate youths, particularly neo-literates and illiterates, about the need and relevance of vocational education.

Dr Simon to deliver lecture at MCM college today
Chandigarh, December 12
Dr Simon Singh, author of “Fermat’s Last Theorem” and “The Code Book”, would be delivering a lecture on “Big Bang — the history of universe in 60 minutes” at MCM DAV College for Women (Multimedia Hall), Sector 36, Chandigarh, tomorrow.

Mock test on Dec 25
Chandigarh, December 12
Chitkara Institute of Competitions yesterday announced that it would be conducting a mock test for the CBSE Class X board examination here on December25.The tests in mathematics and science are being prepared by top experts in the subject, who have years of experience in the field.

Aviation hospitality institute launched Mohali, December 12 The chairperson of the Punjab State Commission for Women, Mrs Parminder Kaur, today admitted that at least 10 per cent of the cases of alleged atrocities against women that reached the commission were cases of women trying to misuse law in their favour. Mrs Parminder Kaur, Chairperson, Punjab State Commission for Women (right) and Parul Choudhry, model, at the launch of AHM Institute in Mohali on Monday. — A Tribune photograph Seminar on role of Sufis Chandigarh, December 12 The Department of History, Panjab University, is organising a two-day seminar on “The role of Sufis in the making of Medieval Punjab” beginning tomorrow.

PU extends date for B.Ed exam forms
Chandigarh, December 12
Panjab University has extended the last date for receipt of examination forms and fees for the B.Ed annual examination of 2006 for regular college candidates from December 3 to 30.

Function at PU chemistry dept Chandigarh, December 12 The annual get-together of the Old Students Association of the chemistry department of Panjab University was marked by seminars, cultural programme and reunion of the department. Alumni members of the chemistry department of Panjab University during their annual get-together.

Directory of senior Stephanians
Chandigarh, December 12
Stephanians now will be able to locate each other more easily since the college alumni association is bringing out a new directory of “senior Stephanians”, as those who have graduated from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, are called, according to Mr B.S. Shukarchakia.

COURTS

Court order to mobile company on ring tones
Chandigarh, December 12
The Delhi High Court has restrained mobile phone company Spice Telecom from producing, reproducing or making available to its subscribers ring tones or song clips from the sound recordings having copyrights of the Hindi movies. “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi”, “Dus” and “Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya”.

CULTURE

French artistes perform at the Baroque concert at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Talat Aziz weaves magic
“Teri nighah”-e-mast ne maqmmol kar diya, kya mekde ko jaaon tujhe dekhne ke baad” or “peete hain nazr se roz magr haathon mein hamaare jaam nahin” and many more rendered in the mellifluous voice of acclaimed ghazal and playback singer Talat Aziz induced an aroma of romanticism and intoxication in the ambience of the Punjab and Haryana High Court complex. The scintillating ghazal concert held in the specially erected beautifully decorated cozy pandal augmented the spirit of the golden jubilee celebrations.

Comedy album takes a dig at social issues
Chandigarh, December 12 Punjabis are known for their sense of humour. They are the people who can laugh at themselves. There has been a tradition of wit blended with satire in Punjab’s countryside. For centuries, it has been passing on from one generation to other by word of mouth. (From left) Bal Mukand, Neelu and Jaswinder Bhalla

HEALTH

Doctor on emergency duty found absent
Mohali, December 12
In his characteristic style, the Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, today “raided” the ESI hospital in Industrial Area here this evening. The doctor on emergency duty, according to the MLA, was not present in the hospital when he visited the hospital at around 7 pm.

People advised to shun tobacco
Mohali, December 12
The Generation Saviour Association, an NGO working in collaboration with the World Health Organisation has decided to involve religious personalities in its fight against the use of, tobacco and drugs.

SPORTS

UT special children win in cricket Chandigarh, December 12 Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children, Chandigarh, defeated Bhagat Puran Singh Institute, Amritsar, by 75 runs in the inaugural match of the 1st All-India Cricket Tournament for Mentally Challenged Children here today. A special child plays a shot during the first All-India Cricket Tournament for Mentally Challenged Children held at St Anne’s grounds in Sector 32 on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Gurukul takes lead in table soccer
Chandigarh, December 12
Indoor sport is becoming popular in the city and nearby towns of Panchkula and Mohali. The shrinking play grounds have further forced even the institutions to think of alternative sports for their students.

Sameer wins in snooker
Chandigarh, December 12
Sameer Singh Chandi defeated Sagar in the final of the Chandigarh State Junior Snooker Championship held at Chandigarh Billiards and Snooker Coaching Centre, Sector 22, here, today.

Dev Samaj eves win TT tourney
Chandigarh, December 12
Dev Samaj College of Education for Women, Sector 36, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Table Tennis (Women) B-Division Championship for the session 2005-06, held at PU grounds, here, today.