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Cop lands in CBI net for taking Rs 5000 from woman
Chandigarh, November 13
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Sub-Inspector of the Chandigarh Police for allegedly demanding and accepting money from a woman whose husband is currently lodged in jail in an alleged fake visa racket case. The woman has alleged that the SI was demanding Rs 50,000 from her to ‘‘dilute’’ the charge-sheet of her husband.

CBI seluths take SI Sarwan Singh for medical examination to General Hospital in Sector 16 of Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Rent Act amendment: traders hold dharna
Chandigarh, November 13
Thousands of traders of the city today held a protest rally in Sector 17 against the recent notification amending the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949, while announcing their intention to block roads and even go on a jail bharo drive if the notification was not withdrawn.

Driving without helmet claims another young life
SAS Nagar, November 13
A girl student of Panjab University was crushed to death in a road accident near Phase 3B1 here today. With this, the issue of driving without a helmet by women two-wheeler drivers, in the city and its surroundings, has once again come into focus.

Ostracised for no fault of hers
Chandigarh, November 13
India could be spending millions on prevention and cure of AIDS, with the likes of Bill Gates extending a helping hand, but will that make any difference to the suffering and agony of women who after contracting AIDS from their husbands continue to be ostracised and humiliated, not only by society but also by their in-laws.

Roping in parents to get divorce
Chandigarh, November 13
This happens in a number of cases. The estranged wife ropes in the entire family of her husband for the ultimate settlement in the divorce proceedings after things go wrong between the couple. Pressure tactics work.

COMMUNITY

Badal group’s victory celebrated
Lalru, November 13
After being released from a Patiala jail, 10 local Akali leaders and loyalists of the Shiromani Akali Dal ( Badal) were given a warm welcome by Akali workers in Lalru Mandi here today.

Akali workers, who were released from a Patiala jail, celebrate the victory of the SAD (Badal) group in the SGPC elections in Lalru Mandi.

MC set to bell roadside vendors
Chandigarh, November 13
Your habit of munching an apple a day may not keep the doctor away from others especially if you have the tendency of parking your vehicle bang in the middle of the road for buying fruits, even vegetables. Chances are that the scooter right behind you will bump into the car you are driving as soon as you stop the vehicle for picking up the winter delicacies.

Women trained for small savings scheme
Panchkula, November 13
Twenty women belonging to rural areas were made agents of small savings scheme Mahila Pardhan Khershetriya Bachat Yojna to promote small savings in the district, especially rural areas, by the administration.

Thousands attend satsang
Chandigarh, November 13
Devotees in large numbers thronged open ground opposite furniture market in Sector 34 for listening to sermons being delivered by Sudhanshuji Maharaj. The bhakti satsang was inaugurated by Governor of Haryana Babu Parmanand.

Sudhanshuji Maharaj gives discourse at ‘Virat Bhakti satsang’ in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Awareness drive on registration of birth
Chandigarh, November 13
In an effort to promote registration of birth, the Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab and Chandigarh, will be launching an awareness drive on Children's Day tomorrow. The authorities have been asked to distribute birth certificates to parents of selected children, born recently.

Workshops on block printing
Chandigarh, November 13
The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development for Women, Canara Bank, in association with the Bhakra Beas Management Board Wives Welfare Association organised a total of four workshops — two each on tie and dye and block printing for women of BBMB colony at Nangal and Talwara, Punjab.

Baby show held
Chandigarh, November 13
The Station Medicare Centre at the No 3 Base Repair Depot, Air Force Chandigarh organised a healthy baby show on Monday. This was organised by the Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) No 3 BRD.

Ms Santosh Prashar, president, AFWWA (L) gives away prizes to the winners of the Healthy Baby Show on Monday at 3BRD on Monday.

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EDUCATION

Where was money from sports fund spent?
Chandigarh, November 13
The issue of unaccountable money spent out of the sports funds of Panjab University figured strongly in a meeting of the general body of the sports committee here today.

Ropar Zone Youth Festival held
SAS Nagar, November 13
Scintillating individual performances in classical music, speech giving, debate, poetry recitation and handicrafts marked the Ropar Zone Youth Festival, hosted by Government College, here today.

A student gives final touches to rangoli during a competition at the Ropar Zone Youth Festival at Government College, SAS Nagar, on Wednesday. 
— A Tribune photograph

Schools’ gesture to physically challenged
Chandigarh, November 13
Prestigious Derozio award winner Harold Carver has been pouring oil into the lamp of Roshni society for enabling it to shine with the light of hope for the handicapped children under its care.

Children’s Day celebrations
Panchkula, November 13
Children’s Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm by tiny tots of Gurukul School in Sector 20, here today.

Students of The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula, in the outfit of Chacha Nehru on the eve of Children’s Day.
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

1,600 models exhibited
Chandigarh, November 13
Students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, displayed their talents by exhibiting around 1,600 models on different subjects during the annual exhibition.

Students exhibiting their innovative skills at the annual exhibition held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33-D, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

IT seminar at DAV College
Chandigarh, November 13
The local DAV College is hosting a two-day seminar on “ Trends and opportunities in the IT world” from tomorrow.

Special mercy chance for students
Chandigarh, November 13
Panjab University has decided to give a special mercy chance to students who appeared for their compartment examination earlier this year according to the old syllabus while the papers which they received in their examination were based on the new syllabus.

Lecture on Ambedkar's postulation
Chandigarh, November 13
The past two decades have established the veracity of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's postulation in his last thesis, The problem of the rupee, where he said “external value of a rupee could not be stabilised if its internal purchasing power was eroded”.

Sainik school entrance test
Panchkula, November 13
The Sainik School Kunjpura (Karnal) has invited applications for schools entrance examination for admission to class VI and IX by December 31 for the sessions commencing from July 2003.