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Gang making bogus bail bonds busted
Chandigarh, October 29 The crime branch of the city police has busted a well-organised gang involved in generating bogus bail bonds for criminals at the Sector 17 District Courts. An alleged key operator of the gang, Manoj Kumar, was arrested by the police yesterday. The accused, Manoj Kumar, in custody of the crime branch of the Chandigarh police on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Say cheese, chicken lovers!
Chandigarh, October 29
A kilogram of chicken is cheaper than a kilogram of cottage cheese. Inflation is weighing heavy on those preferring vegetarian food as prices of cheese have surpassed that of chicken.

Toxic emission

A Haryana Roadways bus adds to the air pollution near the Panchkula bus stand. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Plot Allotment
HUDA hits a roadblock in Mansa Devi Complex
Panchkula, October 29
The proposed allotment of 55 residential plots by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in Sector 2 of Mansa Devi Complex, a prime area located north-east of Sukhna Lake, has run into rough weather with landowners threatening to move court and seeking allotment of plots to them under the oustees’ quota.

Five years gone, 2,442 VAT returns still to be assessed
Chandigarh, October 29
The UT excise and taxation department has again failed to meet the deadline in completing the VAT assessment of annual returns of as many as 2,442 dealers for the year 2005-06.

Chill brings along viral infections
Chandigarh, October 29
Chilly evenings are here, and so are viral fever cases. Runny nose, hoarse voice and upper respiratory tract infections are common during this season. “There is a rise in viral infection cases in the city and this will last till it rains,” warns head of the ENT department of the GMSH-16, Dr Rajesh Dheer.

COMMUNITY

Encroachment, unkempt parks & poor garbage collection Ward No. 17 comprises centrally located Sectors i.e. 18, 19 and 21. This ward is infested with encroachment, with residents infringing on service lanes by storing construction material or parking vehicles during night. A temporary structure and a parked rickshaw in one of the back lanes of Sector 18.

135 challaned during anti-encroachment drive
Chandigarh, October 29 The enforcement staff of the municipal corporation carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Sector 17 and 22 markets today. Around 135 challans were issued to offenders for encroaching upon government land. A truckload of articles seized from shopkeepers during an anti-encroachment drive at Shastri Market in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

4 bikers performing stunts challaned
Chandigarh, October 29
Four bikers performing stunts on their motorcycles were challaned for rash and negligent driving by the Chandigarh police near the Sector-42 lake here today.

Want to Learn driving? Check out the school
Chandigarh, October 29
Planning to learn driving from a driving school? Ensure that the driving school has a qualified instructor and a classroom for theory classes.

Experts dwell on prevention of drug abuse
Chandigarh, October 29
On the second day of national conference of Federation of Indian NGOs for Drug Abuse Prevention (FINGODAP) being held at Panjab University, discussions on various issues, including concerns related to addicted children, challenges in treatment, Hepatitis C infection and other co-morbid illness were held.

MC fails to rid Zirakpur of stray cattle Zirakpur, October 29 Cattle menace continues to haunt residents of the town. Even after spending lakhs of rupees on a trailer for rounding up stray animals recently, the MC has failed to check the menace. Stray cattle roam on the road under the Zirakpur flyover. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Two snatchers caught in the act
Ambala, October 29
Two motorcycle-borne youths snatched the gold chain of a woman in the main market here this evening. They were overpowered by shopkeepers and handed over to the police.

Industrial unit caught discharging effluents
Lalru, October 29
Following the drive to clean choes and drains in the Dera Bassi subdivision, a Punjab Pollution Control Board team has caught a gelatin-manufacturing industry discharging industrial effluents into the Jharmal choe yesterday.

Smooth flow of traffic? No way!

Autorickshaws parked in a haphazard manner on a road at Zirakpur. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Polluted groundwater makes farmers dig deep
Dera Bassi, October 29
Farmers of some villages near here have been facing a water crisis due to polluted groundwater. They are not getting enough water for drinking and irrigation purposes.

Insurance firm told to pay full claim
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 29
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed ICICI Lombard Insurance Company to pay Rs 83,216, the claim assessed by the surveyor, to a complainant.

One killed in accident
Dera Bassi, October 29
One person was killed in an accident on the Barwala road near here the previous night. He was identified as Balkar Singh of Kuranwala village, near here.

One held with 5-kg opium
Lalru, October 29
The Lalru police has seized five kg of opium at a ‘naka’ set up near Dehar village on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway.

COURTS

Insurance company directed to compensate complainant
Chandigarh, October 29
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I has directed Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd to pay Rs 6.20 lakh to a Sector 38 resident.

Company told to replace refrigerator
Chandigarh, October 29
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Hitachi Home and Life Solution (India) Limited to replace a refrigerator of a complainant.

Emaar MGF fined Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, October 29
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I has slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on Emaar MGF Land Pvt Ltd for failing to complete development work on time.

CRIME

Two brothers held for assaulting five during ‘kirtan’
Panchkula, October 29
The local police has arrested two persons for assaulting five persons, including four women, performing a ‘kirtan’ here today.

rape Case
Cops to match mobile locations
Panchkula, October 29
Investigating the case of rape of a 27-year-old television actress, the Panchkula police is obtaining the locations of the mobile phones of the victim and the accused.

Obscene SMSes for cop
Panchkula, October 29
An FIR has been registered on the complaint of a constable regarding the receipt of lewd messages from unknown numbers.

SPORTS

TN struggle at 236 for 8 against Punjab
Chandigarh, October 29
Punjab restricted Tamil Nadu to 236 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 91 overs during Col CK Nayudu Trophy being held at the Dhruv Pandove Stadium, Patiala.

Tennis meet: Vilashar, Sachin cruise ahead
Chandigarh, October 29
Vilashar Khate of Haryana and Sachin Kumar moved into the final qualifying round of the Sanjog Kapur Memorial-CLTA-AITA Men’s & Women’s-50K Chandigarh Open Tennis Tournament being held at the CLTA Complex here today.

SGGS College lift badminton trophy
Chandigarh, October 29
SGGS College beat PU Campus to lift the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton (men) Trophy being held at PU gymnasium hall here today.

Kho-kho meet
Chandigarh, October 29
The second 3-day Luxmi Arya Memorial Kho-Kho Trophy (U-14 Boys and Girls) will be organised by Maharishi Dayanand Adarsh Vidyalaya School (MDAV), Sector 22-A, from November 17.