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City continues to shiver
Chandigarh, January 4
Foggy days, biting cold and poor visibility are here to stay. With the cold wave showing no signs of letting up and the sun playing truant, the city continued to shiver as the mercury dipped further. The maximum temperature fell by six degrees, recording a chilly 11°C while the 6.8°C was the minimum temperature recorded in the city.

Thick blanket of fog enveloped the City Beautiful and its vicinity on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

It is celebration time: The Sector 34 gurdwara has been tastefully illuminated on the eve of birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh. This picture was taken by Tribune lensman Vinay Malik on Wednesday in Chandigarh.

PEC to increase seats
Changes in eligibility criteria likely
Chandigarh, January 4
The Punjab Engineering College here has proposed to increase the number of seats in various bachelor degrees from the coming academic session. The proposal along with changes in certain eligibility criteria is slated to be discussed during the meeting of the Board of Governors of the PEC deemed university on January 6.

UT, states to plan growth on periphery
Chandigarh, January 4
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to plan the future growth of the periphery of the city with active participation from the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

Killer vehicles continue to ply Chandigarh, January 4 Even as the Chandigarh Police celebrates Road Safety week, killer vehicles continue to ply on the city roads threatening hundreds of lives daily. Slow-moving carriages such as these that continue to ply on Chandigarh roads are a big threat to motorists. — A Tribune photograph

Blamed for theft, cops trace dead mishap victim’s mobile Chandigarh, January 4 She did not know how to operate a mobile phone, but succumbed to the greed and allegedly picked up one lying near to an accident victim struggling for his life on the road. She gave the mobile phone to her son. Bachani and her son Slamudeen in police custody at the Sector 26 police station, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

PUDA to develop vacant spaces
Bid to change look of town for better
Mohali, January 4
In a significant step which will change the look of the town for the better, the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority has armed itself with plans to take over a substantial part of large vacant spaces in front of houses and other buildings for development.

CHB team demolishes illegal constructions

Chandigarh, January 4 A team of the Chandigarh Housing Board today carried out demolition of illegal constructions in Sectors 45-C and D here. Additional rooms, an additional storey in certain cases, were demolished in at least nine houses. Illegal constructions in flats of Sector 45 being demolished by a demolition squad of the Chandigarh Housing Board in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Passport instruction booklets in Punjabi, Hindi soon
Chandigarh, January 4
All you Punjabis here is another reason to cheer. The Regional Passport Office in the city from next month will be providing free booklets in Punjabi and Hindi with the complete instructions for filling application forms for a passport.

Reservation sought for visually handicapped
Chandigarh, January 4 Braving the biting cold the National Federation of the Blind-NFB (Punjab and Haryana) today organised a rally at the Matka Chowk in the city to observe the Luis Braille Day as an awareness day. Visually handicapped from Haryana and Punjab protesting at the Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Long queues for kerosene Chandigarh, January 4 Long queues of consumers were today seen outside the kerosene depots in Sector 37 and Sector 40. Those standing in the queue alleged that they were not getting the LPG for the last few days. Long queues of consumers outside a kerosene depot in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Governor meets Republic Day contingent
Chandigarh, January 4
The Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), and his wife, Ms Jean Rodrigues, met a contingent of budding artistes at Kalagram here today. These artistes would be participating in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.

Migrant labourers make bonfire of dead leaves and dry wood to beat winter chill in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan Children brave the chill while going to school as the city reeled under the cold wave on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Gurpurb greetings from Rodrigues
Chandigarh, January 4
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), has extended warm greetings to the people of Punjab and Chandigarh on the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh.

Order on verification of servants
Chandigarh, January 4
The Deputy Commissioner has issued orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, wherein the verification of domestic servants, part-time maid servants, tenants is mandatory.

SMS information facility
Chandigarh, January 4
The Chandigarh Police today launched the SMS information facility enabling the users to know the status of their complaints and passport verification thought their mobile phones.

Illegal hoardings removed
Chandigarh, January 4
The Municipal Corporation yesterday launched a drive to remove the illegal advertisement hoardings in Sector 34-A and Sector 35-C. Glow signs and hoardings of showrooms based on the first floor were removed by MC officials.

• Sena to oppose temple demolition

CRIME

Mobile phone company manager held, alleges bias
Chandigarh, January 4
The arrest of a senior manager with a mobile phone company has led to a controversy. Soon after he was arrested on the allegations of trespassing, the manager claimed that he had been implicated in a false case at the instance of an advocate, whom he had hired for a divorce case.

Storming of police post: three held
Chandigarh, January 4
The local police today claimed to have arrested three persons in connection with the yesterday’s assault incident at the Mauli Jagran police post in which a constable of the Chandigarh Police and several other persons were injured.

4-year-old girl raped
Mohali, January 4
A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old person in Jagatpura Colony here. A complaint in this regard was made to the police by the father of the child, Santosh Kumar, today.

2 held for stealing engine parts
Mohali, January 4
Two persons were arrested by the police on a charge of stealing engine parts from a factory located in the Phase IX industrial area here. According to the police, the arrested persons were Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Kumbra village, and Jasveer Singh, a resident of Safipur village.

BUSINESS

CRRID to organise match-making business event
Chandigarh, January 4
To increase European investment in India and Asia, the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, in collaboration with German-Belgian-Luxembourgain Chamber of Commerce is organising a match- making business event between SMEs from India and Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Thailand and Greece in Nuremberg next month.

Record sales collection at Mountview
Chandigarh, January 4
Hotel Mountview has registered highest sales collection for the first three quarters, till December, 2005, in the ongoing financial year. The hotel witnessed total sales of Rs 15.40 crore till December, 2005, against the highest figure of Rs 13 crore recorded in the previous year.

Team from IT firm meets Admn officers
Chandigarh, January 4
IT companies coming up at Rajiv Gandhi Information Technology Park met senior functionaries of the Chandigarh Administration under the chairmanship of Mr S.K. Sandhu, Finance Secretary here today.

EDUCATION

Students felicitate Korean students, teachers Mohali, January 4 Students of Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 71, here today organised a felicitation and send off function in honour of a delegation of nine students and 10 teachers of South Korea. Students of Jeong Myung Girls High School Mokpo, South Korea, perform a dance at Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 71, Mohali, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CBSE Class X, XII exam dates
Chandigarh, January 4
Class XII examinations to be conducted by the CBSE will be held from March 1 to April 8 while Class X examinations will begin on March 2 and end on March 27. The Class X examinations would begin with the social science examination followed by the home science examination on March 4.

Winter rural cultural fest begins Mohali, January 4 A fancy dress and on-the-spot painting competition was organised on the start of the three-day winter rural cultural festival organised by the Center for Rural Environment Education at Nadiali village, near here, today. Students of different schools participate in a painting competition at Nadiali village on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Blend east, west in management concepts: expert
Mohali, January 4
Faculty members of management courses need to blend the Eastern philosophy of ‘knowledge as salvation’ with the Western philosophy of ‘knowledge as power’ to develop a right balance in the education offered to students, said Dr S.K.Salwan, Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.

NSS camp inaugurated
Chandigarh, January 4
A 10-day NSS camp being organised by the students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47-D, was inaugurated by Mr R.S. Saini, president of Parents Teacher Association today.

COURTS

District Courts
Corruption case against ex-Home Secretary: orders reserved
Chandigarh, January 4
The CBI Special Judge today concluded the arguments on the charges of corruption against former UT Home Secretary N.K. Jain and Superintendent in the UT Transport K.B. Goel. The case under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the two had been registered by the CBI.

Justice Tapen Sen transferred to Kolkata
Chandigarh, January 4
Mr Justice Tapen Sen of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has been transferred to Calcutta High Court. He has been transferred on his own request. As per the notification issued in this regard, he has been asked to join at Kolkata by January 16.

Consultation rooms inaugurated at High Court
Chandigarh, January 4
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice, Mr Justice D.K. Jain, today inaugurated the seven consultation rooms constructed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association.