Pension disbursement till Oct 17
Panchkula, October 15
Disbursement of Tau Devi Lal old-age pension, widow and handicapped pension, financial assistance to destitute children for the month of September, 2002, will continue till October 17.

Sundaram’s spreads its spicy wings
Chandigarh, October 15
Propelled by the success of their Sector 35 venture (it began just about six months ago), the Sundarams launched another branch of the eatery in the city, adjacent to the Kwality Banquet, on October 10. The residents now have the option of savouring their authentic South Indian veg delicacies at the Sundaram’s joint in the Sector 14 market on the Panjab University campus.

READERS WRITE
Check sales tax evasion by dhabas
This is regarding the Punjab Government’s decision to impose sales tax on all dhabas and restaurants. We visited dhabas and restaurants in SAS Nagar and adjoining areas to check. We ate there, but none of them charged sales tax.

• Cheating the jobless

• PSEB vs CBSE

• Strikes galore

• Disband MC

Gurpurb procession
Chandigarh, October 15
The Central Coordination Committee of all gurdwaras and Sikh institutions will organise a nagar kirtan procession on November 5 to commemorate Guru Granth Sahib gurgaddi divas.

BJP’s ‘Gaon Chalo Abhiyan’ today
Chandigarh, October 15
The local BJP leadership will go to Dhanas, Dadumajra and Maloya villages as part of its “Gaon Chalo Abhiyan” tomorrow. The BJP leaders and workers will visit Dhanas at 4 p.m., Dadumajra at 5 p.m. and Maloya at 6 p.m.

• BJP ‘committed to’ temple construction

Vikas Rana wins Maruti car
Chandigarh, October 15
Vikas Rana of Phase 7, SAS Nagar, here tonight won a Maruti 800 car in the ‘’Kar Jeeto Offer’’ of the Sector 22 D Golden Jubilee Shopping Festival. The lucky draw was opened by cricketer Yuvraj Singh. The first phase of the festival concluded today.

Judge was ‘hit by’ scooter of IAF official’s son
Chandigarh, October 15
A pall of gloom has descended on the Sector 45 residence of former Additional District Judge Ajit Singh who was killed in a road accident last evening. Family sources said the cremation would take place after his daughters arrive from Canada.

Bathinda resident held with opium
Chandigarh, October 15
The police yesterday claimed to have arrested Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Bathinda, with half kg of opium from near Congress Bhavan, Sector 35, here. 

Cheque for Rs 1 lakh stolen, encashed
Chandigarh, October 15
A ‘self’ cheque for Rs 1 lakh of Mr Satish Chhabra, Area Sales Manager, Sraya Distillery, Industrial Area, was allegedly stolen and later encashed by the thief here yesterday. A case under Section 380 of the IPC has been registered.

BUSINESS

Seminar on “investment opportunities”
Chandigarh, October 15
A seminar on “Investment opportunities and strategies” was conducted by Master Trust Limited, a leading financial services company, a press release said here yesterday. Mr Sudarshan Sukhani, a leading technical analyst, and Mr Chander Chellani, regional head of the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, were the key speakers.

Dress like newly-wed on Karva Chauth
Moon does not matter. Stars do. That’s why little Tamana, living alone with her parents, is looking for the ones twinkling on a nice short top. After donning it on Karva Chauth over boot-cut trousers with twin tantalizing slits on either sides, she plans to zip up and down the hearts of city guys in her jaunty jalopy. Marriage has nothing to do with heart’s desire. In fact, the 19-year-old under-grad wishes to “climb up the ladder of success without stepping on the rungs of matrimony”. Is strictly against the “business of wedding for earning social security”.

Venus Speaks
Beauty unadorned
Beauty unadorned - that is how classmates describe Neha. They have their own reasons. She seldom goes out after dabbing roose on her fair visage. In fact, the third year graphics student in Government College of Arts, doesn’t believe in applying make-up at all. At least not till she is going for some special bash.

Tip top
Blush like a bride without being one
The big day, rather the big night of Karva Chauth, is almost here. So what if you are a maiden. You can still dress up like a blushing bride just for yourself. No doubt about it. Here is how to find your dream look: Get that flawless matte look oh-so-hot these days. Choose a shade of oil-control makeup that is shine free. Make sure that it matches with your skin tone. Dark for dark, light for light. Use a wet sponge to blend evenly around your temples and jawbone for a barely-there look.

At PU, its fun
Techno music’s thumping beats reverberating against the blank walls of Panjab University’s Student Center announce the arrival of yet another car even before it reaches the hot spot. As the wheels wildly spinning against the tatty road come to a screeching halt, two damsels emerge from dense cloud of dust after banging the door shut. Cutting their way through the jostling crowd of unshaved aliens, they reach the coffee shop, unfazed.

COURTS

CONSUMER COURTS
Online Fincaps’ appeals dismissed
Chandigarh, October 15
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed five different appeals filed by Online Fincaps Limited through its director, Mr Sandeep Grover, against the order passed by the UT District Forum (I).

Shekhar Kapoor casts city girl
Chandigarh, October 15
She is bubbly and can make people laugh without even making an effort. Or better still, she can get you hooked for hours with her melodies and now the time has come for her to combine her talents and make her presence felt on the big screen. She is Kamal Deep, a city girl who has bagged a plum part in Shekhar Kapoor’s film “A Different Sunday.”

Spreading laughter among masses
Chandigarh, October 15
T.N. Raz is a man who believes in making others laugh and the best part is that his laughter comes wrapped in literary verses. But the fun loving part in him is just skin-deep and as you get to know him better you get a glimpse his serious, sensitive soul which, more than his work, feels strongly about the declining glory of Urdu language and thinks nothing about working day and night for the cause of popularising the language among the masses.

HEALTH

Jitendra Mohan honoured
Chandigarh, October 15
The Indian Association of Sports Medicine has honoured Prof Jitendra Mohan, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, with lifetime contribution for leadership, research and enhancement of sports psychology in the country.

Seeking perfection in karate
Chandigarh, October 15
Karuna Gautam, the wonder girl from Kolkata who has done exceedingly well in karate, is here in the city to meet her grandparents. Karuna recently visited Sydney (Australia) to take part in the CCP International Cup ‘Budo-Ryu International’ meet where she attained overall fifth position. She took part in the below-12 age group and competed with players from 40 countries in this meet.