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Babla alone responsible?
Anomalies in market panel recruitment ignored
Chandigarh, January 5
Is Devinder Singh Babla singularly responsible for Rajesh Chauhan’s appointment as auction recorder in the market committee? This question has become a topic of debate among the cops as well as administrative circles, following registration of a police case on Monday against Babla and Chauhan on charges of cheating, forgery, theft, making a false declaration, possession and use of a counterfeit government stamp and criminal conspiracy.

Night temp to dip further
Chandigarh, January 5
There has been no respite from dense fog and cold in Chandigarh and nearby areas. A thick blanket of fog enveloped the entire region today and there were no signs of it lifting, reducing visibility to a mere 100 metres.

Tourists enjoy a shikara ride at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

CHB, Parsvnath go at it again
Chandigarh, January 5
The dispute between the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) and real estate major Parsvnath Developers Ltd, on the luxury Prideasia township project in the plush Chandigarh Technology Park has now taken another turn with a new ‘letter war’ breaking out between the two stakeholders.

DS Bedi, Savtanter Singh, Licyana, Anthani Corner and Victor Makarot release a book at the 5th International Council for Psychotherapy at Shivalik Public School in Mohali on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Contradictions in CHB quota allotment
Chandigarh, January 5
In a contradiction of sorts, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has proposed to allow the sale of houses under the discretionary quota after five years of allotment.

Spiralling stress pushing kids to depression
Chandigarh, January 5
Three school students, including an 11-year-old reality TV show star, committed suicide in Mumbai in the last 48 hours in separate incidents. These deaths shatter the myth that only youngsters and adults suffer from depression and have suicidal tendencies.

Tournaments cancelled, postponed
Chandigarh, January 5
The chill after the rain on Sunday evening has either led to the cancellation of various tournaments or their postponement, causing restlessness among players.

COMMUNITY

Activists oppose Home Ministry’s move on FIRs
Chandigarh, January 5
Members of the RTI Users Association have opposed the proposed move by the Union Home Ministry to make the registration of every complaint as FIR.

Cancellation of flights
Instrument landing system non-functional 
Chandigarh, January 5
The Chandigarh Airport has been closed, with all flights to and fro the city been cancelled, for the last six days.

A child distributes langar on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary in Mohali on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Science fellowship for Dr Kohli
Chandigarh, January 5
Dr RK Kohli, chairman Botany Department, Panjab University, has been elected as the fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. With this fellowship, Dr Kohli has now become eligible for the special honorarium of Rs 15,000.

Race hots up for MC sr vice-president’s post
Mohali, January 5
There are several aspirants in the race for the post of senior vice-president of the local municipal council, which will get vacant on January 31 after the one-year term of the present team expires.

H1N1-hit schools in tricity to be fumigated
Chandigarh, January 4
Waking up to their social responsibility, the corporate sector has now joined the efforts to cope with the ongoing swine flu endemic. Alliance Formulations, a leading service provider for fast moving consumer goods, lifestyle and healthcare products, has begun fumigating and sanitising schools in the Tricity free of cost. These mainly comprise those institutions that have remained closed due to the spread of H1N1 infections.

A fumigation demonstration under way at the Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, Chandigarh.Tribune photo: S Chandan

GMSH-16 doctor awarded
Chandigarh, January 5
Dr Sarabjit Singh, medical officer, Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, has been awarded the Pioneers’ Circle membership for India and Asia Pacific region, in the field of minimal invasive procedure for haemorrhoids (MIPH) at the MIPH surgeons’ meeting in New Delhi recently.

Whither traffic rules?
A rickshaw-puller (left) and a milkman on motorcycle do not seem to bother. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik

Elderly prone to skin diseases, says doctor
Chandigarh, January 5
The elderly, forming a major portion of the tricity population, are prone to a number of dermatological diseases and disorders because of decreased elasticity, thickness and resilience of skin.

Watch out for ENT infections among kids!
Chandigarh, January 5
The spell of first winter showers may have made the weather chilly and gloomy, depriving residents of bright and sunny days, but they will provide the much needed relief to children, especially those under five years of age, from dry cough and cold.

Four more cases of swine flu
Chandigarh, January 5
Four more persons, including as two-year-old boy from Sector 37, have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in the city.With this, the total number of confirmed swine flu cases in the city has gone up to 357, according to UT nodal officer for swine flu HCGera.

‘Late referral to blame’
Chandigarh, January 5
Officials of the Chandigarh health department have said the referral of swine flu patients to hospitals in a critical stage has emerged as the primary reason for the increase in the number of deaths due to the infection.

Intelligence Officer
Call letters issued for test
Chandigarh, January 5
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued call letters to all eligible candidates for examination in intelligence officer (post category NR-B-3 of advertisement No. SSC/HQ/2/2009) in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to be held on January 24.

A road near Sector 9 enveloped in fog (left); and passengers go back from the airport after the cancellation of their flight in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photos: S Chandan and Manoj Mahajan

EDUCATION

Extension of Vacation
Senior students face admn’s apathy
Chandigarh, January 5
Though the extension of winter vacations for the primary classes has left the senior students expecting the same for themselves, neither the UT administration nor private schools seem to agree to it.

Implementation of MHRD notifications reviewed
Chandigarh, January 5
The Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations (PFUCTO), Panjab University, held a joint meeting today to review the implementation of MHRD notifications today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Factory worker killed in wall collapse
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 5
A factory worker was killed after the wall of a factory collapsed due to vibrations caused by the hammering unit he was working in at Mandi Gobindgarh today.

Devotees partake langar on the occasion of the birth anniversay of Guru Gobind Singh at Gurdwara Moti Bagh in Patiala on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Rs 20 lakh recovered as house tax
Kharar, January 5
A three-member committee set up to look into house tax objections has so far been able to collect Rs 20 lakh from around fifty per cent cases solved so far.

Lecture on public admn at govt college
Kalka, January 5
An informative lecture on public administration was held at Aruna Asaf Ali Government PG College, Kalka, here yesterday.

Faculty development programme
Ambala, December 5
A faculty development programme was conducted for the entrepreneur development of faculty and for the benefit of students in MM University, Mullana, today.

NTAS raises leprosy welfare fund
Patiala, January 5
The National Theatre Arts Society (NTAS), Patiala, raised a leprosy welfare fund of Rs 15,500 and 50 blankets and honoured four prominent personalities at their Annual Padamshri Dr Khushdeva Singh National Integration Awards-cum-Cultural Festival 2010.

Sweaters given to needy students
Bassi Pathana, January 5
Members of the Bharat Vikas Parishad local unit distributed woollen sweaters to 40 needy students of Government Senior Secondary School yesterday.

Global conference on languages
Patiala, January 5
The department of linguistics and Punjabi lexicography, Punjabi University, is going to organise the Ninth International Conference on South Asian Languages on January 7.

COURTS

Ex-IPS officer’s plea on promotion dismissed
Chandigarh, January 5
Former IPS officer R.L. Sarangal’s plea in a promotion matter has failed to find favour with the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Pritpal’s remand extended by two days
Chandigarh, January 5
A local court today extended the police remand of Baba Pritpal Singh, who was arrested on January 2, by two days.He was sent to further remand by duty magistrate Mahesh Kumar following long arguments between the prosecution and the defence.While hundreds of followers were chanting prayers in front of the courts complex since the morning before Pritpal was produced there, arguments between both parties took place inside the packed courtroom.


Baba Pritpal Singh is taken out of court.Tribune photographs

CRIME

Solan man found dead at hotel
Chandigarh, January 5
Sanjeev Kumar of Solan was found dead in a hotel room at Burail here this morning. In the absence of visible marks on the body, the police ruled out foul play behind the death.

Four thefts in city
Chandigarh, January 5
Four incidents of theft have been reported from different parts of the city. Baldev Singh of Sector 44 reported that someone stole a gold necklace, two gold bangles, two gold rings and Rs 13,000 from his residence between January 2 and 4.

Two more youths arrested for theft, shooting
Zirakpur, January 5
The police today arrested two more youths from Zirakpur bus stop who were involved in a shooting incident that took place on December 31 at the godown area of Bhabat village. The police has recovered .12 bore country made pistol along with two live cartridges from the possession of Anuj and a computer and a CD player from Anil, both residents of Khuda Lohra.

Thieves decamp with brass taps, Rs 8,000
Zirakpur, January 5
Thieves decamped with brass taps worth lakhs along with a cash of Rs 8,000 from Bharat Sanitary Shop situated on the Zirakpur-Patiala road yesterday.

SPORTS

ITF Tennis Tournament
Shahbaaz enters quarterfinals
Chandigarh, January 5
Eighth seed Shahbaaz Khan and unseeded Rakshay Thakkar toiled to snuff out the spirited challenge of their respective rivals in the boys’ singles second round matches of the ITF Grade 3 World Ranking Tennis Tournament, being organised by Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, at the tennis stadium, Sector 10, here today.

An unknown man secretly videographs a female tennis player, Zi Yang, of China from Leisure Valley, thereby distracting her many a time, during a match of the ITF Grade 3 World Ranking Tennis Tournament in Chandigarh on Tuesday. The trespasser followed her even during the shift of court with no one keeping a check on his activities. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik 

Tuba bags national carrom title
Chandigarh, January 5
Tuba of St Stephen’s School has won the 37th Sub-Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship held under the auspices of the UP Carrom Association and the All-India Carrom Championship, which concluded recently at Varanasi.In a press release, DS Aithani, assistant general secretary, Chandigarh Carrom Association, said Tuba lifted the national title in girls’ sub-junior singles event, while in the boys’ event Md Talib of the same school got sixth place.

FIDE Rating Chess Championship
Lahiri leads the pack
Chandigarh, January 5
Atanu Lahiri of LIC (West Bengal) emerged as the sole leader with seven points at the end of eight round of the 1st Chandigarh All India Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament, being organised by the Chandigarh Chess Association, at St Xavier’s School, Sector 44 C, here today.

Eighth round matches in progress in the Ist Chandigarh FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2010 at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School in Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan