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Police seeks production warrant against Mohali doc
Mohali, November 9
The Mohali police, which had earlier given a clean chit to Dr Arjinder Singh Bains in the infamous kidney scam, today sought production warrant against him from a court.
Encroachments removed from Shastri Market
 Chandigarh, November 9
Following the Punjab and Haryana High Court rap, the enforcement wing of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today carried out an anti-encroachment drive at the Sector 22 Shastri Market.
MC workers remove encroachments from Shastri Market in Sector 22 on Saturday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari
Elderly move court over parking chaos
 Panchkula, November 9
In first-of-its-kind, four senior citizens have knocked the door of a local court over parking chaos in their locality in Sector 17 here. They were peeved at parking chaos due to the growing number of cars parked haphazardly in the locality.
Cars parked on an internal road outside houses at Sector 17, Panchkula. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
‘0001’ goes for Rs 5.30 lakh
Chandigarh, November 9
Roopinder Singh, a resident of Sector 16, was lucky to get the vanity number “0001” in the CH 01 AV series for Rs 5.30 lakh during an open auction conducted by the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) here today.
Illegal liquor vends dot Mohali, P’kula
Mohali/Panchkula,November 9
While the Chandigarh administration has introduced a clause in the liquor policy and removed liquor vends illegally set up along the main roads, the Mohali District Administation is yet to wake up to the utter nuisance caused by these liquor vends.
Illegal liquor vends alongside the road in Industrial Area, Phase VII, Mohali; and
(right) at Majri Chowk in Panchkula. Tribune Photos: Parvesh Chauhan and Nitin Mittal |
Police week celebrations from tomorrow
Chandigarh, November 9
Chandigarh Police Week would be organised from November 11 to November 15.
The police week celebrations will see various events, including a darbar by UT IGP RP Upadhyaya for the police force. The policemen will be able to air their grievances in front of the police chief.
700 visit ‘Know your Armed Forces’ exhibition
 Mohali, November 9
An Army exhibition and a seminar titled ‘Know your Armed Forces’ was organised by Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute on its premises here today.
Supersonic delight: Residents have a look at the MIG-21 fighter plane during the Army Weapon Exhibition held at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute, Sector 77, Mohali, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Victim's parents reach city, suspect foul play
Chandigarh, November 9
Fearing a foul play in the death of a 22-year-old woman who died 12 hours after delivering a baby, the victim's parents today reached Chandigarh from Chhattisgarh. As they reached in late afternoon, the postmortem has been scheduled for tomorrow.
Two-day tech fest concludes
Mohali, November 8
The two-day ‘Aryans Tech Fest’ organised by the Aryans Group of Colleges concluded today on a musical note with the startling performance by noted Bollywood singer Kamal Khan.
No end in sight to controversy
Chandigarh, November 9
It seems that the controversy to finalise chief guest’s name for the Children’s Day function of the Municipal Corporation on November 14 will not end soon.
LPG auto-rickshaw union plans protest
Chandigarh, November 9
Members of the Tricity Auto-Rickshaw Union (LPG) held a meeting at the Exhibition Ground, Sector 34, here, today. The meeting was called to plan a stir against the dual policies of the Chandigarh Administration towards LPG auto owners in the city.
Discussion on social, political issues witnessed on Day 2
 Chandigarh, November 9
The Day 2 of Chandigarh Literature Festival 2013 at hotel Taj was devoted to hardcore social and political issues and literary brainstorming. Punjabi author Desraj Kali engaged in an insightful conversation with critic Nirupama Dutt about the issues of marginal class of the society through his latest novel Shanti
Parav.
Students and residents have a look at the posters displayed at the Chandigarh Literary Festival held at Hotel Taj in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Zubin Mehta’s play enthrals audience
Chandigarh, November 9
The senior wing of Vivek High School, Sector 70, Mohali, mesmerised the audience with their scintillating performance in the play "The Sound of Music" at Vivek High School,
Sector 38.
Women’s body commodified to sell products, say expert
Chandigarh, November 9
MCM DAV College, Sector 36, in collaboration with the Chetan Premani Memorial Trust organised a lecture on ‘Contesting Tradition and Modernity: In search of Her Voice and Space’ by Dr Pankaj K Singh a noted academician and Professor, Department of English, HP University. The lecture paid tribute to Chetan Premani, a scientist, visionary and social activist of great acclaim.
Schools forced to send buses to Gohana Hina Rohtaki
Panchkula, November 9
Panchkula schools have been forced to send their school buses for the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s rally at Gohana tomorrow. Sources said it was the immense ‘political pressure’ which forced them to take this step.
Over 800 examined at medical camp
Mohali, November 9
Over 800 persons, mainly poor rural folk, turned up for the free medical camp, organised by NGO Poly Clinic Trust at Boothgarh village, today.
When Sibal visited his alma mater
 Chandigarh, November 9
St John’s golden jubilee commemoration of its first batch threw an opportunity on his celebrated student, Union Law Minister, Kapil Sibal, and his fellow classmates to re-live the moments they spent together in the school back in 1963.
Back to the classroom: Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal (in the middle) shares a light moment with his 1963 batch mates in his old classroom at St John’s School in Sector 26 on the occasion of his batch’s golden jubilee commemoration. Along with him are his fellow classmates Charanjit Singh Wahan (right side front), Rajinder Singh (next to Charanjit), Sanjiv Krishan (left side front) and Nripjit Singh Chawla (right side back). photo courtesy: Mac Sarin
‘India to have younger workforce than China by 2020’
Chandigarh, November 9
“Demography is both a threat and an opportunity, if balanced it will give out its dividend or otherwise it will turn out to be a ticking bomb,” said member of the National Knowledge Commission and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Prof Jayati Ghosh at Panjab University (PU).
Literary events mark Day 2 of PECFest-2013
Chandigarh, November 9
The second day of the PECFest-2013 started on a grand note, with a footfall of students from various colleges from the region who enthusiastically took part in a large variety of events and competitions organised throughout the day.
Students cheer during a dance performance on Day 2 of the PECFest-2013 at the PEC University of Technology in Chandigarh on Saturday; and (right) Mansi Grewal, winner of the beauty
contest, walks the ramp. Tribune photos |
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Patiala, November 9
