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Missing child from Mansa Devi
Two fraudsters held
Had planned to cash in on a kidnapping by unknowingly seeking Rs 10 lakh from a daily wager
Panchkula, October 22
Three persons, two of them fraudsters and residents of Dera Bassi, who sought to cash in on a kidnapping by placing a Rs 10-lakh ransom call to the parents of the missing 10-month-old baby, were arrested by the Panchkula police this morning.
The accused in police custody. A Tribune photograph

Background: Pinjore residents Anil and his wife Sarita lost their son Nishant during their visit to the Mata Mansa Devi Temple when Sarita had handed her son to a couple standing in a queue, saying she needed to drink water.

Burning Case
Woman was set alight over Rs 50 for booze
Paramour held, in judicial custody
Panchkula, October 22
Refusal to give Rs 50 had cost her her life. On October 8, Bhagwati was set on fire by her paramour in Rajiv Colony of Panchkula. The gruesome act of victim’s paramour, Dhirpal, alias Neta, came to light when the woman in her dying declaration named him for setting her on fire after pouring kerosene on her.

12-year-old dies
Was hit by an iron rod being carried by 2 scooterists
Chandigarh, October 22
A week after a 12-year-old boy was injured when an iron rod, carried by the occupants of a scooter hit him, the child died at the PGI today. The police today registered a case and arrested the two occupants of the scooter in a case of causing death due to negligence under Section 304-A of the IPC.

Cracker sales boom with Bollywood images
Chandigarh, October 22
Gone are the days when images of various gods and goddesses used to be printed on crackers and their packets. Now these images have been replaced by Hollywood, Bollywood stars and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) icons.

Changed CAT Format
Few take exam on Day 1
Chandigarh, October 22
Once bitten twice shy, over 15,000 MBA aspirants endorsed the proverb, as only 200 candidates appeared on the first day of the Common Admission Test (CAT) to be held till November 18.

COMMUNITY

MC Poll
Tussle to retain wards begins
Chandigarh, October 22
The tussle among general ward Congress sitting councillors to retain their wards for contesting the forthcoming Municipal Corporation (MC) elections has started, as a few of the party senior leaders have lost the opportunity to contest the elections from their respective wards after its reservation among 12 reserve wards.

Dragon makes inroads into cracker market
More in demand than their Indian counterparts as they are cheaper
Chandigarh, October 22
With Diwali round the corner, Chinese crackers have made inroads into shops selling fireworks in Chandigarh. Different varieties of Chinese crackers are more in demand this time. The Chinese crackers are cheap as compared to the Indian ones and are said to make louder noise than the locally made crackers. A firework stall owner said that people were asking for Chinese crackers, as they were cheaper in cost. “Although the demand of the locally made crackers are equally good yet the customers are prefering to buy the Chinese ones”, he said.

Residents buy crackers in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Licence for sale of crackers
UT ‘flatly refuses’ new players
Chandigarh, October 22
The Chandigarh Administration has not issued any new licence for sale of crackers in the city for the past five years. Only the old licences are being renewed by the administration thus preventing the new players to enter the business.

Brace yourself this winter
Season likely to be harsher as minimum temperature has decreased by 3°C compared to last year
Chandigarh, October 22
The winter season is likely to be harsher this year as the tricity has been experiencing decline in the minimum temperature by about two degrees as compared to the temperature recorded in October last year.

Col Bandal cremated with state honours
Mohali, October 22
The last rites of Mohali-based Colonel SP Bhandal (retired), who was one of the co-pilots killed in the Wednesday helicopter crash in Jharkhand, was performed with full state honours at the Phase VI crematorium here today.

Blood donated
Chandigarh, October 22
As a part of its diamond jubilee celebrations, the Air Defence regiment at Ambala organised a blood donation camp. The event was a step to kindle a sense of responsibility towards society. The event drew huge response from local units at the Ambala Cantonment.

PG in ENT
Chandigarh, October 22
Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, has been given recognition for the postgraduation course in ENT (MS ENT) as per the intimation received from the Medical Council of India (MCI). The MCI granted permission to start the postgraduation course in ENT in 2008 but has now given recognition after assessment. — TNS

EDUCATION

Enthralling evening at YPS
Mohali, October 22
Yadavindra Public School (YPS), Mohali, was buzz with excitement as the kindergarten section celebrated its annual song and rhyme day on the school premises here today. Parents applauded the tiny tots as they performed. The children, dressed in greens, reds, blues and pinks, attracted everyone’s attention present on the occasion. The show started with a prayer, followed by an amazing show of acrobatics.

Tiny tots of Yadavindra Public School kindergarten perform at the annual song and rhyme day in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

NIPER confers degrees on 653 students
Mohali, October 22
Prof MS Valiathan, National Research Professor, Manipal University, conferred degrees on 653 students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at the 5th convocation of the institute held here today. The convocation was held for the batches 2006 to 2011.

Students in a jubliant mood after receiving degrees at the 5th convocation held at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at Mohali on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Man found dead, murder suspected
Ambala, October 22
An employee of a transport company was found dead in his room this morning. The sign of deep injuries were found on his neck. The police registered a murder case against an unknown person in this regard.

Two arrested with 2-kg opium
Lalru, October 22
The Lalru police has arrested two persons and seized 2-kg opium from their possession. The accused were identified as Gurcharn Singh of Aganpur and Ramavtar of Lalru.

544 examined at eye camp
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 22
The local Mehar Baba Charitable Trust organised a free eye check-up camp in memory of Harbaksh Kaur Mejie at the community development centre here today.

CRIME

Despite resistance, gold chain snatched
Mohali, October 22
In a rare display of courage, a middle-aged woman put up tough resistance to motor cycle- borne chain snatchers injuring herself in the bid and losing her gold chain here today.

1 booked in hit-and-run case
Chandigarh, October 22
In a hit-and-run case, Harjinder Pal Singh, a resident of Sector 18-C, alleged that driver of Pejero (PB-10 CW-T-2147) sped away after hitting his Maruti Zen car near the Sukhna Lake. Harjinder, his wife Harwinder Kaur, daughter and brother got injured and were admitted to the GMSH-16. A case has been registered at the Sector 3 police station.

Schoolgirl found drunk in park
Chandigarh, October 22
A 13-year-old girl of Government Model School, Sector 21, was found in an unconscious state in a park in the Sector this afternoon. She was found to be under the influence of liquor and was taken to the Government Multi Specialty Hospital in Sector 16, where she is currently admitted.

SPORTS

DAV College lift tennis trophy
Chandigarh, October 22
DAV College, Chandigarh, won the PU Inter-College Tennis (men) Championship for the session 2011-12. PU Campus, SGGS College and GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, secured the second, third and fourth positions, respectively. Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh, won the PU Inter-College Chess (women) Championship. Khalsa College Women, Ludhiana, DM College, Moga, and AS College, Khanna, secured the second, third and fourth positions, respectively. GGD SD College, Sector 32, won the PU Inter-College Cricket (men) A-Division Championship. DAV College, SGGS College, and SCD Government College, Ludhiana, secured the second, third and fourth positions, respectively.

Gurinder Singh in action during the final of the PU Inter-College Tennis Championship in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Sandeep, Kamal wreck Delhi
Chandigarh, October 22
Punjab under-19 medium pacers, Sandeep Sharma and Kamal Passi, ran riot as they snuffed Delhi batting in their north zone league match for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy at Jamia Milia grounds, New Delhi, today.

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