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Guests overstay visit by months
Raj Bhavan takes over UT guest house
Chandigarh, December 9
The UT state guest house in Sector 6 here has virtually become an extension of the Punjab Raj Bhavan.

Leisure Valley may be theme park
Chandigarh, December 9
A proposal has been mooted by the administration to convert Leisure Valley in Sector 10, opposite the Museum and Art Gallery, into a theme park. This prime chunk of land has natural drainage system for rainwater and provides open green space for walkers.

Gunmen check the belongings of a vendor outside the Jama Masjid in Sector 20 ahead of the Id prayers in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Kamal Kishore

6 Nepalese held with explosives
Chandigarh, December 9
A routine search at the Sector 17 ISBT by the CRPF and the police personnel led to the recovery of a dozen gelatin and two novel gel sticks with detonators, capable of causing extensive damage, from six Nepalese, including a minor, early this morning.

Seizure triggers panic in city
Chandigarh, December 9
Panic prevailed in the city as national as well as international TV channels flashed the news about the arrest of six Nepalese “terrorists”, carrying “huge amount of explosives” by the Chandigarh police.

The explosives seized from Nepal citizens by the Chandigarh police; and (right) the accused in police custody. Tribune photographs

Code Mess
Traffic cop suspended
Chandigarh, December 9
The sting operation by a Macchiwara resident, exposing “organised” corruption in the Chandigarh traffic police has put the cops on the defensive.

COMMUNITY

Eid passes off on sombre note
Chandigarh, December 9
The mood among the Muslims in the tricity was distinctly somber today, as the grief of the recent Mumbai terror attacks overshadowed Eid-ul-Zuha festivities.

CALL OF FAITH: Muslim women pray outside the Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Kamal Kishore

Muslims offer Eid prayers outside the Jama Masjid in Chandigarh on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Human Rights Day
Slum kids deprived of basic amenities
Chandigarh, December 9
It is Human Rights Day and once again, the city is all set to revise and restate its pledge to protect the rights of all inmates.



Children sell Christmas caps in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Flouting allotment rules with impunity
Marriages, parties a norm at Prajapati Bhavan 
Chandigarh, December 9
Staying in Sector 38 A can be quite troublesome and residents opposite the Prajapati Bhavan know it way too well.



A view of the Prajapati Bhavan, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Balu to inaugurate Dappar toll plaza 
Zirakpur, December 9
The newly constructed Dappar toll plaza, near Dera Bassi, is being inaugurated tomorrow by the union minister for shipping, road transport and highways, TR Balu. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would also be present there.

With plastic bags banned, shopkeepers make hay
Chandigarh, December 9
The Chandigarh administration’s October 2 ban on plastic bags has provided a perfect opportunity to certain unscrupulous shopkeepers to fleece consumers. With the plastic bags banned, paper or cloth bags are being sold separately to buyers in a substantial number of department stores and retail shops, forcing customers to shell out as much as Rs 20 per bag extra.

Following a ban on plastic bags, paper bags have flooded the market but these come at a price.Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

NGO for anti-terror panel in all states
Chandigarh, December 9
A city-based NGO, Universal Human Rights Organisation (UHRO), at its general body meeting today urged the central government to establish anti-terrorism commission in each state to curb terror threat in the country.

Forgetting the dead
Some simply won’t collect ashes
Chandigarh, December 9
Certain people are virtually abandoning the ashes of their dead at the city cremation grounds. In fact, in some cases, the ashes haven’t been collected even after one year of the cremation as families of the deceased have failed to turn up.

Workshop on drug de-addiction
Chandigarh, December 9 The Citizens Awareness Group today organised a workshop on drug de-addiction at Government Primary School, Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, here today.

‘Tritiya Yudh’, a cogent play
Chandigarh, December 9
The Alternative Living Theatre, Kolkata, presented the 248th show of their play “Tritiya Yudh” on the third day of the ongoing national theatre festival being held at the Tagore theatre.



Artists perform at the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo Vicky Gharu

Mahadevbhai to be staged on Dec 11, 12
Chandigarh, December 9
The Durga Das Foundation is organising Mahadevbhai, written and directed by Ramu Ramanathan and 60 Seconds Deep, a bi-lingual play directed by Jaimini Pathak on December 11 and 12, respectively.

Harjinder Kaur chairperson of Punjab Arts Council
Chandigarh, December 9
The former city mayor, Harjinder Kaur, has taken over the charge of the Punjab Arts Council as its chairperson at a ceremony presided over by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, MP, at the Randhawa Auditorium here today.

Letters
Corruption on the rise

EDUCATION

Restriction of vehicles
PU students’ centre gets deserted
Chandigarh, December 9
While the Panjab University authorities claim to have curtailed the campus violence by restricting the entry of vehicles in the students’ centre, the move is yet to gain any appreciation from the shopkeepers operating there.


A view of the deserted students’ centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Cong block level polls expose rift among workers
Ropar, December 9
All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s project of electing district youth Congress bodies democratically in Punjab seems to have fizzled out.

Patiala DEO demoted as principal
Patiala, December 9
The reluctance of the district education officer to sign papers regarding some expenses with regard to the National School Games hosted by Punjab which concluded last week has reportedly cost her the post and she has been shifted as principal of the Government Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines.

Body recovered from Bhakra
Bassi Pathana, December 9
The police recovered a body from Bhakra canal near Reona village, which was later identified as that of Gurnam Singh, a resident of nearby Mairan village, who was missing from his house since December 1.

Residents protest delay in roadwork
Ambala, December 9
Residents of Shastri Colony, Ambala Cantt, upset with the delay of roadwork in their colony staged a protest today at the GT Road with the intention of stopping the cavalcade of the Chief Minister.


The SDM talks to protesters and supporters of the Vikas Parishad on the Ambala-Delhi national highway in Ambala Cantt on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Orbit Apartments penalised
Chandigarh, December 9
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Orbit Apartments to pay damages of Rs 38,000 per month until the handing over of possession of flat to a complainant.

Review petition over bail of accused dismissed
Panchkula, December 9
Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Jindal has dismissed the review application filed by the mother of a gang rape victim here today. She had sought the review of the direction granting bail to one of the accused Aman Ahuja.

HC notice to Haryana
Chandigarh, December 9
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice of motion to the State of Haryana and other respondents on a petition filed by a Panchkula resident who was questioned by the police during investigation of a gang-rape case.

CRIME

Two purses snatched
Chandigarh, December 9
The police has booked three unknown persons for snatching a purse of a woman. In her complaint, Rajbala, a resident of Sector 7, alleged that the accused riding an Activa scooter, snatched her purse containing Rs 9,000 in cash, a mobile phone and other documents from Sector 7 yesterday. A case under Sections 379 and 356 of the IPC has been registered at the police station-26.

SPORTS