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Molestation Case
Accused teacher attempts suicide
Chandigarh, November 22
The teacher accused of the alleged molestation of Class XI girl student of GMSSS-16 here reportedly tried to commit suicide by consuming some insecticide at his Dadu Majra Colony residence this afternoon.

Models wear designers clothes during a fashion show held at a hotel in Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Rickshaw-puller took Manipuri student on last ride: cops
Chandigarh, November 22
The rickshaw puller, who took Lairenmayum Albestron Singh, the Manipuri student, who was found dead on the roadside in Sector 15 on Monday, on his last ride, may provide the police with vital clues regarding his death.

Medical tourism city highlight at trade fair
New Delhi, November 22
Promoting medical tourism in Chandigarh is one of the highlights of the UT pavilion at ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF-2006) at Pragati Maidan here.

Lake Club stretch seems readymade for disaster
Chandigarh, November 22
Meandering its way through hazards, the stretch between Sukhna Lake and Chandigarh Club continues to lead to disaster. In the absence of regular challaning by the men-in-white, especially in the evenings, accidents on the road due to overspeeding and high-beam driving are not uncommon.

Watch out
Raj Rani, a student of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, will display her skills to pierce the defence line of Manipur and Amritsar teams in two matches of the All-India Inter-University Hockey (Women) Tournament at Imphal (Manipur) on Thursday.

In Town
Ranna Gill’s newest collection crafts traditional Ikat into contemporary designs. In the city to showcase her work at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2006, this designer, having completed an associate degree from NIFT, New Delhi, in 1991, augmented it with a bachelor’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.

Passing Through
This is your second visit to Chandigarh. What brings you here this time?

COMMUNITY

Taxi drivers’ complaint on overtime work
Chandigarh, November 22
A group of drivers working for Mega Cab Service, a radio taxi provider, today alleged that they were being harassed in the name of working overtime and not being given leaves as per the labour laws.

CYCLE OF LIFE

Hundreds of villagers living in the periphery daily visit Chandigarh to make a living. The picture catches a milk vendor returning after selling his stocks near the Open Hand. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

IGP gives thumbs down to third degree
Chandigarh, November 22 UT Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Shanti Kumar Jain has instructed police officers not to indulge in third degree torture while solving crimes and advised them to adopt more scientific methods to solve crimes.

MC POLL-06
Cong violating code, says BJP
Chandigarh, November 22 The Chandigarh BJP has made a complaint to Mr S.P. Marwaha, State Election Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh, against the Congress. This is the first complaint made after the code of conduct has been implemented in the city for the upcoming municipal corporation elections.

Exam failure: 18-yr-old girl ends life
Chandigarh, November 22
Depressed by not being able to clear her matriculation examination, an 18-year-old girl ended her life by consuming some poisonous substance at her Bapu Dham Colony residence here this afternoon. Though no suicide note was recovered, the police, while quoting the family of the girl, ruled out the possibility of any foul play behind the death.

Householders’ body office-bearers
Chandigarh, November 22
Sector 8 welfare body office-bearers : The following have been elected office-bearers unanimously of the House-Holders Welfare Association, Sector 8: Mr D.S. Sandhu — president; Mr Fateh Singh Chug — senior vice-president; Mr D.S. Shergill — vice-president; Mr A.K. Dutta — vice-president; Mr Bawa Charan Pal Singh— vice-president; Mr Raghbir Singh — auditor; Mr G.C. Kapur— treasurer; Mr Ishar Singh Vimal— legal advisor; Mr M.R. Garg— general secretary; Mr Gurdip Singh— secretary; Mr A.K. Mathur— joint secretary, 8-A; Mr N.K. Jain— joint secretary, 8-B Mr S.P. Shukla— joint secretary, 8-C.

Chrysanthemum Show
Chandigarh, November 22
The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, has decided to celebrate the Chrysanthemum show at Terraced Garden, Sector 33, on December 8,9 and 10, 2006.

King of Jordan to visit India’s oldest cavalry unit
Chandigarh, November 22
The Indian Army’s oldest armoured regiment, 1 Horse, will be hosting a royal visitor this month. The King of Jordan, Abdullaha II bin Al Hussein, is scheduled to visit the regiment at its location in the western sector on November 30. The King is the Honorary Colonel of the British Army’s Light Dragoons, a cavalry outfit which is affiliated with 1 Horse.                                       Abdullaha II bin Al Hussein

Chandigarh may have centre for training seafarers

Chandigarh, November 22 From the time of their docking in a Sector 17 hotel to their sailing into the lobby for interacting with the media, the two Norwegian honchos with a shipping giant hardly take five minutes, unlike most Indian tycoons who keep you marooned on the island of uncertainty for hours. Annette Malm Justad (left) and Nina Eitzen for a conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Slum-dwellers seek rehabilitation
Chandigarh, November 22
A day before the special verification camp for slum-dwellers is to conclude at Aganwadi Centre, Sector 26, a number of residents of Madrasi Colony here yesterday raised slogans against the official of the Chandigarh Administration.

List of polling booths tomorrow
Chandigarh, November 22
The list of polling booths for the upcoming municipal corporation elections will be available tomorrow with the respective returning officers appointed for the elections.

CRIME

Sector 15 assault case: students at receiving end?
Chandigarh, November 22
In the haste to proceed against three students accused of assaulting shopkeepers in Sector 15, the Chandigarh police may have booked them for offences they never committed.

Seven held for flesh trade
Mohali, November 22
The police has arrested seven persons, including five women, on a charge of indulging in flesh trade activities. The arrests were made today after a raid was conducted on a hotel in Lalru by Inspector Tejinder Singh and Mr Tarlochan Singh, SHO, Lalru.

18-yr-old crushed to death
Chandigarh, November 22
An 18-year-old cyclist, Shukat of Colony Number 4, was allegedly crushed to death by a rashly driven Army truck in the Industrial Area, here this evening. The truck driver sped away from the spot after the mishap.

Nine booked for fraud
Panchkula, November 22
The police today booked nine persons for cheating and committing fraud in connection with the sale of property of an NRI, here today.

Body found on rail tracks
Chandigarh, November 22 An unidentified body of a middle-aged man, was found on the railway tracks near Hallomajra Railway bridge¸ this afternoon.

BUSINESS

BSNL launches new scheme
Chandigarh, November 22
The Punjab circle of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new scheme — Excel Pre-paid in which customers who buy recharge coupons worth Rs 3000, would get a validity of one year. Under this scheme, the customers will get a talk time of Rs 4000 value.

EDUCATION

Children’s Science Congress focuses on biodiversity

Mohali, November 22 Nearly 300 students and 100 teachers from all over Punjab participated in the 14th state-level Children’s Science Congress-2006 organised by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology at Shivalik Public School here today. Students have a look at a model displayed at the state-level Children Science Congress at Shivalik Public School in Mohali on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CSIR-UGC test result out
Chandigarh, November 22
The result of the joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) test for JRF and NET held on June 18 this year has been declared.

Stress laid on counselling in schools
Chandigarh, November 22
“Every school should have a counsellor,” stated Professor Jatinder Mohan, President, Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, while inaugurating the three-day symposia-cum-exhibition on education and learning at Panjab University here today.

Students cast a spell on ramp Chandigarh, November 22 The three-day cultural bonanza of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21-C, started here today. The programme started with “Ganesh vandana” in which children offered their prayers to the Lord Ganesha — an embodiment of wisdom. Students of Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, Chandigarh, presents a fashion show during their annual function at Tagore Theatre on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

PU Prof gets J. Mitra award
Chandigarh, November 22
Prof Akhtar Mahmood, Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, has won the 2006 Indian Journal of Gastroenterology - J. Mitra Memorial Award for the best original article carried in the prestigious journal. He will be given a certificate and a cheque for Rs 20,000.



Prof Akhtar Mahmood

Carnival from Nov 25
Chandigarh, November 22
The Chandigarh Carnival will be organised at Leisure Valley opposite Museum, Sector 10, here on November 25 and November 26.

HEALTH

Newborn undergoes rare surgery Chandigarh, November 22 She is hardly 16-day-old but has become a “blue eyed’ baby of the doctors of the PGI, after undergoing a rare cardio-vascular surgery successfully, here. Just hours after her birth at the PGI, she started turning blue and sick due to blockage of blood vessels carrying blood from heart to lungs. Doctors performed a two-and-a-half hours long surgery upon her and saved the baby from the jaws  of death. Mrs Harinder Kaur holds her 16-day-old daughter, who underwent a landmark cardio-vascular surgery successfully, in the PGI, Chandigarh. Mr Harcharan Singh, father of the girl, is also seen in the picture. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Pharmacy literacy campaign launched
Mohali, November 22
Dr G. Munjal, Editor-in-Chief of PharmaBuzz magazine, inaugurated the pharmacy literacy campaign yesterday by flagging off a team of Pharma Buzz to interact with the students of various colleges of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal.

SPORTS

Ganguly mum on comeback
Mohali, November 22
Applauding Brian Lara for equalling Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 centuries, former Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly termed him as a player blessed with exceptional ability. He said, “It is difficult to say how far Lara would go during his carrer. He is a player blessed with exceptional cricketing ability.” While talking to mediapersons at PCA Stadium here today after a net session, Saurav termed Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Lara as the three legends of cricket. “There is no comparison of these three,” said Ganguly.

Saurav Ganguly pads up during net practice at PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Ankur beats Andhra boy in badminton tourney
Chandigarh, November 22
Ankur of Chandigarh beat Nikhil of Andhra Pradesh 21-16, 26-24 in the junior boys singles’ qualifying round matches of XXXI Junior National Badminton Championships started at the Badminton Hall, Sports Complex, Sector-3, here, today. The junior girls Single’s match between Sahil of Punjab and Saurabh Singh (UP) was well fought. Sahil ultimately won in three games with the score of 15-21, 21-16, 27-25.

Harry beats Inderjot in tennis tourney
Chandigarh, November 22
The Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association’s product Harry Singh Amor beat top seeded Inderjot Singh of Punjab 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 in the quarter final match of Boys Under 18 Singles category of AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament being held at CLTA’s court here today.

St John’s show promise in football tourney
Chandigarh, November 22
St John’s School, Sector 26, outplayed St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, by 3-0 in a Pool B encounter of the second St Kabir Trophy Chandigarh State Football Tournament for boys Under-12, here, today. The matches were today shifted to St John’s School as morning rain rendered the St Kabir School ground unplayable.

ADMINISTRATION

Auction of commercial sites fetches Rs 14.57 crore
Mohali, November 22
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) earned over Rs 14.57 crore at an auction held for freehold commercial sites here today.