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‘Tainted’ official is UT chief engineer
Since 1995, five vigilance inquiries/
criminal cases have been initiated
against Krishanjit Singh
Chandigarh, December 17
The Administration has allegedly flouted rules in appointing a tainted official as the UT chief engineer (CE). Krishanjit Singh, who was appointed as the CE by the departmental promotion committee (DPC) at a meeting in New Delhi recently, has vigilance cases pending against him.

Mega Projects
UT ‘casual’ in evaluating land cost
Chandigarh, December 17
The “lackadaisical” approach of the Chandigarh Administration while evaluating the land price for the mega projects worth crores can be gauged if the report of the advisors for these projects is any indication.

Files cleared the same day

Airport Mess-up
Issue ‘blown out of proportion’
Chandigarh, December 17
While the director general of civil aviation (DGCA), New Delhi, has not ordered any inquiry into yesterday’s fiasco at the Chandigarh Airport wherein a collision between two aircrafts was averted at close quarters, orders were passed today to continue restricting the parking of only two planes in the apron area.

Flight to Goa

England team’s day out at plaza
Chandigarh, December 17
It was a surprising
moment for the people strolling on the Sector 17 plaza, here today afternoon, as the England cricket icons reached there all of a sudden.
England cricket team players at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

Part of Mohali school razed
Chandigarh, December 17
Studies at BMD Public School, Sector 63, here was brought to a standstill this morning when an enforcement wing of the UT estate office reached the school premises to carry out a demolition drive.

CCTVs to keep eye on GMSH-16
Chandigarh, December 17
In the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the UT health department is planning to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance systems in Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16.

BSP's show of strength stumps Cong, BJP
Chandigarh, December 17
In a development that may prove to be a shot in the arm for the prospects of the BSP candidate Harmohan Dhawan in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the BSP today claimed the support of seven newly elected sarpanches and over 71 panches.


Newly elected sarpanches and panches with former union minister Harmohan Dhawan at his residence in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

BJP activists condemn terrorism
Panchkula, December 17
Activists of the Bhartiya Janta Party today burnt an effigy against terrorist activities. A protest march was taken out at Sector 17-18 round about, in which the BJP youth wing members shouted slogans against terrorism.

PCA turns Ground Zero
Combat teams deployed to keep vigil
Mohali, December 17
Quick reaction teams equipped with modern weapons have been deployed inside the PCA stadium and at the gates as part of the security arrangements even as the England and the Indian cricket teams started their practice sessions here today in connection with the Test match starting from December 19.

Policemen stand guard in one of the vehicles assigned the duty to keep vigil around the PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Taj, too, on the radar
Roads leading to hotel closed to traffic; CCTVs installed
Chandigarh, December 17
The local police is taking no chances to make foolproof security arrangements for the Indian and England cricket teams staying at the Taj Hotel in Sector 17 here.

A worker installs a CCTV camera outside the Taj Hotel in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

PU youth festival concludes
Chandigarh, December 17
On the concluding day of the 24th North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival organized by Panjab University, three competitions and a valedictory function were held at the university auditorium.

An Indian Air Force chopper (MI-26) flies over the PCA stadium, Mohali, while the Indian cricket team warms up for practice session on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Release delayed gratuity, arrears to retiree: CAT
Chandigarh, December 17
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the principal controller of defence to release the delayed gratuity, including the arrears of pension, of Jasmit Singh who took voluntary retirement from the post of assistant engineer (civil).

Pending cases cause stress among army personnel
Chandigarh, December 17
While the establishment of the much-awaited Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has been further delayed by at least a couple of months, pendency of legal cases have been identified as a cause of stress among military personnel.

Punjab, UT staff rally against govt
Chandigarh, December 17
More than thousands of Punjab and UT employees, under the banner of the Joint Action Committee of Punjab and UT employees, organised a massive protest rally in Sector 17 today.

Landowners seek enhanced compensation
Chandigarh, December 17
Punjab cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh, MP Naresh Gujral and PWD minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, along with representatives of farmers and landowners of the Dera Bassi and Zirakpur area, met union minister for road transport and highways T.R. Baalu last night and demanded that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should pay enhanced compensation as per the award by the arbitrator for four-laning of NH 22 from Jharmari to Zirakpur.

Food co asked to pay Rs 1,000
Chandigarh, December 17
The district consumer forum has directed Asianiak Health Foods Limited and Navrang Agencies, a food company, to pay Rs 1,000 as compensation to the Chandigarh Twenty20 Cricket Association as fungus was found in packed Bisleri water glasses meant for members of the cricket association.

Fountains installed at roundabouts
Chandigarh, December 17
The Chandigarh administration in its endeavour of beautifying southern sectors of the city installed fountains at two roundabouts of the city. UT finance secretary, Sanjay Kumar, inaugurated the fountains.

Computer centre at madrasa
Chandigarh, December 17
Adviser to the Administrator Pradip Mehra yesterday inaugurated the centre of excellence at Madrasa Islamiah Faiz-ul-uloom, Maloya Colony.

PCCTU welcomes UGC pay scale
Chandigarh, December 17
The PCCTU welcomes the clearance of the UGC pay scale by the government but criticises the dilution of the Chadha committee report.

Sociology dept to hold conference
Chandigarh, December 17
The department of sociology, Panjab University, is going to organise a two-day conference here.

Lecture on biotechnology delivered
Chandigarh, December 17
A lecture on biotechnology and its scope was organised at St Kabir Public School, Sector 26, here.

Binary reader for calculations invented
Chandigarh, December 17
Ram Avtar Khemka, a retired accountant from Ludhiana, has invented a binary reader capable of doing simple calculations.


Ram Avtar Khemka with his paper binary reader in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Former editor of Dainik Tribune dead
Chandigarh, December 17
Veteran writer and former editor of Dainik Tribune Madan Gopal died in Delhi yesterday. He was 89. Gopal had started his career from Lahore’s the Civil and Military Gazette as a sub-editor.                    Madan Gopal

Visiting professorship for Dr Dhillon
Chandigarh, December 17
Prof M.S. Dhillon, head of orthopaedics department at Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, has been conferred the prestigious Ashok Sen Gupta visiting professorship of the Indian Orthopaedic Association for 2009.                                            Prof M.S. Dhillon

e wild wild web
Teenagers’ Internet socialising not a bad thing
Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation in the United States of America.

EDUCATION

IELTS expert gives tips to DAV students
Career options discussed
Chandigarh, December 17
An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) expert and a freelance teacher from Canada, Bryan talked about various career options for students of the department of English in an interaction with the teachers and students at DAV College, Sector 10, today.

Students of Saupin’s School perform at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Students’ council submits memo
to VC
Seek provision to refund NRI fee
Chandigarh, December 17
The Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) submitted two memorandums to the vice-chancellor of Panjab University, R.C. Sobti, today.

Musical soiree at Satluj School
Panchkula, December 17
A cultural society, Saraswati Kala Sangam, organised the annual Rajdeep Memorial contest of patriotic songs and a musical soiree at Satluj Public school, here today.

10-day NSS camp inaugurated
Chandigarh, December 17
A 10-day special NSS camp began at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-32 C, Chandigarh, today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

3rd annual convocation at Chitkara
4 engg students bag honours
Rajpura, December 17
The engineering and management graduates of Chitkara Institutes of Engineering and Technology were awarded degrees in a function at the third annual convocation held on the campus, here today.

Dearth of medicines in Ambala hospital
Docs stage protest
Ambala, December 17
The doctors of the civil hospital did not attend the OPDs till noon here today to protest the acute shortage of medicines in the hospital. However, later, the doctors started attending the patients.

Woman found dead
Ambala, December 17
A woman was found dead in her house, here today evening. A few marks of injury were found on her neck.

Three killed in separate accidents
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 17
Three people were killed in separate accidents at Fatehgarh Sahib during the past 24 hours.

Bahawalpur community seeks OBC status
Bassi Pathana, December 17 The Bahawalpur Biradri Maha Sangh has sought OBC status for the community, saying that a large number of Bahawalpur families are still living in abject poverty.

500 examined at eye camp
Patiala, December 17
More than 500 patients were examined at a free eye camp held at Deep farms, Arnauli village, which concluded today.

Lok Adalats on Dec 20, 21
Patiala, December 17
On the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a two-day mega Lok Adalat will be held at district court complex on December 20 and 21.

Baljit declared ‘Mr Punjabi University’
Patiala, December 17
Sportspersons of MM Modi College, Patiala, brought laurels to the college by winning medals in weightlifting (men), best physique and powerlifting (men) during the Punjabi University Inter-College Championships.
The team of Multani Mal Modi College that won the Punjabi University Inter-College Championship, in Patiala on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

COURTS

To ensure speedy disposal of cases
HC to reduce division benches
Chandigarh, December 17
For expeditious disposal of long-pending cases, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to reduce the number of Division Benches.

Medicity
HC notice of motion to admn
Chandigarh, December 17
Quoting news carried in these columns, High Court advocate Harmeet Singh Grewal today said the Medicity project site had been shifted to IT Park, Chandigarh, “which was of much more value, than the original site at Raipur Kalan”.

CHB told to follow measurement standards: UT
Chandigarh, December 17
On a petition seeking directions to the UT Administration and other respondents to stop the use of non-standard units of measurements like marla and kanal, the administration has said the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) chairman had decided to strictly follow the standard system.

Accused sent to police custody
Mohali, December 17
Two of the three persons arrested in connection with the killing of a Patiala jail warden have been remanded in the two-day police custody while the third was given the five-day police remand.

Youth’s Killing
Four remanded in judicial custody
Mohali, December 17
A local court today remanded four of the 10 persons arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 19-year-old youth at Sekhan Majra village in judicial custody.

IAS officer seeks interim bail
Chandigarh, December 17
IAS officer Anurag Verma, his father B.C. Verma and brother Ashish Verma today filed an application seeking interim anticipatory bail in the court of additional district and sessions judge, S.K. Aggarwal.

CRIME

City happy hunting ground for snatchers
Chandigarh, December 17
Heightened security and intensive patrolling notwithstanding, robbers and snatchers are ruling the roost in the city.

Woman robbed of at knifepoint
Chandigarh, December 17
The snatching incidents in the city are increasing everyday. Last night, three persons snatched a bag from two residents of Delhi, near the Municipal Corporation office here.

Laptop, mobile stolen from car
Chandigarh, December 17
Vinit Chalani, a resident of New Delhi, filed a complaint with the police alleging that his laptop and mobile phone were stolen from his car (DL-2FGK-0051), from the parking of the Sukhna lake on December 15. A case under Section 379 of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 3 police station.

SPORTS

Teams work out in nets
Mohali, December 17
Both India and England teams, who are scheduled to play their second Test match from December 19, had grueling practice session at nets in PCA stadium here today.

Spinner-friendly pitch in offing: Curator
Mohali, December 17
While two pitches have been readied for the second Test match between India and England, the match will be played on the one that saw Team India register an emphatic win over Australia recently.

Slum girls team up, play cricket
Chandigarh, December 17
A cricket team which comprises 45 slum girls, resides in Bapu Dham Colony here. It is one of the largest and oldest slum areas of the city and is inhabited by more than 35,000 migrants.

Kang, Saini to battle it out on final day
Chandigarh, December 17
The stage is set for an exciting finish to the LG RCGC Cup with 15-year-old Kapurthala lad Ashbeer Saini holding onto the lead along with experienced Harjinder Singh Kang of Chandigarh at four under 212, both carding two under 70 cards on the penultimate day of the LG Amateur Golf event at Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata today.

Bindra lashes out at Vengsarkar
Mohali, December 17
“Who is Dilip Vengsarkar to raise question over BCCI’s decision to award the hosting of the second Test match to Mohali,” quipped Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) president Inderjit Singh Bindra, while lashing out at the former Indian skipper at the stadium here today.