Cinema ticket price hike withheld CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The hike in prices of cinema tickets was withheld today after the taxation wing of the Chandigarh Administration served notices to the cinema hall owners, asking them why the price hike was affected without taking the permission of the office. Yesterday Cinema exhibitors had announced that prices of tickets were to be hiked by Rs 5 each from today.

Do not mistake this white mass for an elegant fountain or snowfall in city. It is actually froth caused by the bursting of a sewer-pipe near Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh on Friday. — photo by Parvesh Chauhan

PUDA regularises car sheds in marla houses
SAS NAGAR, Nov 5 — Hundreds of car sheds constructed unauthorisedly by occupants of marla houses within their plotable area in urban estates of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority throughout the state have been regularised following a decision taken by the authority in this regard.

Civic body to ‘go slow’ on new taxes
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will continue to feel the resource crunch for some more time as the Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, has reportedly decided to “go slow” on the new tax proposals.

Fashion show or flop show! Viewers at the Millennium Fashion Show at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Fashion show flops CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The models were missing and so was the audience. At least till 7.45 p.m. The "fashion show of the millennium" was to launch new faces into the glamour world at 6.30 p.m., but mostly the organisers were to be seen. The audience was not so patient. Tired of staring at the watches, many left the scene. Only the organisers waited.

SSP may join on November 9
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — Even as the UT police headquarters is still awaiting orders regarding the posting of Mr Parag Jain, a Punjab cadre IPS officer, as the next city SSP, he is likely to formally assume charge on November 9.

SAD infighting takes new turn
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The infighting in the local unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal took a new turn with either of the factions claiming support of senior party functionaries.

Phone scheme for senior citizens
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — Senior citizens, who are above the age of 65, will be allowed preference in the allotment of telephones.

Sewage leak causes blanket of foam
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — Road users were surprised to find a thick blanket of snowy white foam at The Tribune intersection throughout the day.

Vatika students sell candles
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — Students of Vatika, a school for deaf and dumb run by the Punjab IAS Officers Wives Welfare Association, sold candles by putting up a special stall at the Punjab Mini Secretariat for the past two days.

Delimitation Board meeting adjourned
SAS NAGAR, Nov 5 — The third meeting of the special board constituted by the Local Government Department to initiate the process of delimitation of wards of the local municipal council was again adjourned till November 12 without taking any decision.

Workers demand DA release
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — A rally was organised by the UT Building Maintenance Workers Union to protest against the non-release of the DA instalment in front of the office of the Executive Engineer in Sector 16 here today.

PGI selections continue
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The selection process for filling 140 vacant posts at the Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research continued for the second day today with interviews for various departments.

DPI (schools) issues circulars on discipline
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — Inculcating good manners, habits and ensuring children grow up into responsible citizens is neither the prerogative nor responsibility of parents alone.

Honest gesture
SAS NAGAR, Nov 5 — The sense of honesty is still alive in society. In one such example, the driver and conductor of a Punjab Roadways bus, plying on the Ludhiana-SAS Nagar route, returned engineering books worth Rs 3,000 which had been left by a librarian of the local Institute of Engineering and Technology on November 1.

Youth festival concludes
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The Government College for Girls, Sector 11, won the group dance contest on the last day of the Zone-A Youth Festival of Panjab University at MCM DAV College here today.

• Dev Samaj College wins contest

HUDA's methods flayed
PANCHKULA, Nov 5 — The People's Voice God's Voice group has expressed its dissatisfaction over the ineffective removal of congress grass and the unsuccessful check of cattle menace in the town by the authorities concerned.

Thief caught red-handed

An evening of fun and music

Billa takes charge as MC chief again

Overage players irk Education Department

Pensioners demand dispensary
CHANDIGARH, Nov 5 — The Coordination Committee of the Central Govern-ment Pensioners Associations has again urged the Centre to open a Central Government Health Services Dispensary in the city for the convenience of pensioners.