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Monday, September 15, 2003, Chandigarh, India

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Infant abducted from General Hospital
Chandigarh, September 14

Tension prevailed today at the Sector 16 General Hospital following the mysterious disappearance of Jyoti, a 10-month-old girl of a migrant couple, from the paediatrics ward, where she had been admitted for a minor surgery.

Nand Lal and his wife Promila, migrant labourers from UP, whose 10-month-old daughter, Jyoti (right) went missing from the General Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

3 arrested in kidnapping case
Chandigarh, September 14
The police has arrested three of the five persons, who had allegedly kidnapped and thrashed a Maloya resident, Deepak, last night. While the main accused, was arrested last evening, Tejinder and Vishal were arrested today. All five accused are residents of the Dadu Majra colony.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Tax raids on 2 discos September 14, 2003
	It’s clean sweep by PUSU September 13, 2003
	Poll fever reaches climax on university campus September 12, 2003
	Encroachments removed at Kaimbwala September 11, 2003
	Rivals enter scuffle at Govt College September 10, 2003
	Water seepage endangers Mansa Devi frescoes September 9, 2003
	NIFD slaps another case on Katrina September 8, 2003
	Katrina serves notice on NIFD September 7, 2003
	Campaigning picks up on PU campus September 6, 2003
	PU students’ poll only for president’s post? September 5, 2003
	Heavy rain exposes flaws in city’s planning September 4, 2003

Jeweller robbed of cash, gold chain
Chandigarh, September 14
Five youths robbed a local jeweller, Mr Kulwant Rai Singla, some cash and a gold chain and dumped him in Sector 23 here last night. The youths were carrying a revolver also.

Cop assaults resident
SAS Nagar, September 14
A resident of Sohana village, near here, was allegedly beaten up by a policeman there last night. Mr Nirmal Singh (34), a contractor dealing in wood work, told newspersons here today that when he went to his house late last night, he saw the munshi of the police station Mr Jarnail Singh, sitting and chatting with his wife.

Protest against cops

Missing teenagers return home
SAS Nagar, September 14
Two teenagers of Kumbra village, who went missing from Apni Mandi here on the evening of September 12, returned home today. Mr Gurmukh Singh, husband of the sarpanch of the village, Ms Surinder Kaur, said the youths, Baljit Singh and Kamaldeep Singh, had returned safely.

Withdraw fee hike in colleges, Bansal asks Admn
Chandigarh, September 14
Panjab University has expressed surprise over UT Administration’s move of not withdrawing the fee hike implemented in its affiliated colleges in the city during this session. This was conveyed at a recently held meeting of a high-powered committee of the university that was looking into the issue of fee hike.

CHANDIGARH CALLING

IN Chandigarh there has been a change of guard at the top. Mr Virendra Singh, Adviser to the UT Administrator, a 1969 batch official of the UT cadre of the IAS, was suddenly shifted from Chandigarh. The Home Secretary, Mr Raminder Singh Gujral, a 1976 batch officer of the Haryana cadre was asked to take over as Adviser till a permanent appointment was made.

PU as DU

Regional identity

The Indian addiction

Marriage season

Apple or potato?

Poll aftermath. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Solar lighting system off, blame game on

Chhat, September14
Residents of Chhat village near Chhat Bir zoo have been waiting for the past over one year for the solar street lighting system that was installed about four years ago to become functional again. The solar system, installed at a cost of over Rs 30 lakh under the Centrally-aided project, has been non-functional for the past one year.

The solar streetlighting system installed at Chhat village, near Zirakpur, that has been non-functional for the past over one year. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Rehabilitated mechanics demand amenities
Chandigarh, September 14
Charging the Chandigarh Administration with not providing basic amenities in new motor markets, the rehabilitated shopkeepers and motor mechanics today threatened to stop the payment of annual installments.

Lack of garbage disposal facilities resented
Chandigarh, September 14
Even though the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has earmarked sites for the disposal of garbage, residents claim that adequate arrangements have not been made by the authorities for the purpose, at least in some of the sectors.

Book on flights by city officer
Chandigarh, September 14
To mark 100 years of aviation, a book covering the spectrum of aviation has been brought out by a local retired IAF officer, Wg Cdr D. P. Sabharwal. The book, titled “Flight: The Basic Book”, is the first of its kind to be published in the country.

Mishap toll 3
SAS Nagar, September 14
An occupant of a car which collided with a scooter killing a couple near Sector 68 on September 6 died here last night. The postmortem was conducted at the Civil Hospital today.

CRIME

Smuggled liquor seized
SAS Nagar, September 14
Three boxes of liquor were seized by the police as a part of its drive to stop the smuggling of liquor from Chandigarh to other areas.

Boy crushed by bus
Kharar, September 14
A ten-year old boy, Sahil Singla, was crushed by a private mini bus, near Badala village on the Kharar-Badala road, about two km from here, today. According to an FIR lodged by the father of the deceased, Mr Ram Murti, he, along with his son, was going to meet a relative.

EDUCATION

Elocution contest

Chandigarh, September 14
As many as 120 students participated in an elocution contest organised at Rai School, Sector 48, here today. All were clad in the armour of oratorical skills, ready to take a plunge for positions of prominence.

An elocution competition in progress at Rai School, Sector 48, in Chandigarh on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph An elocution competition in progress at Rai School, Sector 48, in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Seminar on process engg
Chandigarh, September 14
The demand for process engineers in the IT sector is growing at an exponential rate in the country and the world market. The HandsOn Technology & Engineering Private Ltd (HT&E), which claims to be the only institute of design engineering in India, based at Gurgaon, is going to start a centre in the city shortly, said Mr Inderjit Labana, CEO, HT&E, here today.

HAMARA SCHOOL
Stress-free school stresses on activity

BRIDGING the gap between imagination and reality, words and deeds, Stepping Stones School, Sector 38, has proved its faith in the dictum of doing rather than thinking. Beginning with just 14 students in 1984 from a residence in Sector 9, the school, at present, has 1100 students on its rolls and is housed in a 1.3-acre plot in Sector 38, allotted by the UT Administration in 1998. A new building of the school with modern classrooms and open grounds is coming up in Sector 37.

SCHOOL WORLD
Making Learning of Science Interesting
IN the present times, the aim of education is the all-round development of personality of the individual. But, there are a lot many hurdles is our path of achievement.

CULTURE

Show goes on with Harvinder, Manu
Chandigarh, September 14
Pracheen Kala Kendra did not have to labour much to keep the affair of melody going at its new complex in Sector 71, Mohali. With the two main artistes scheduled to perform today backtracking, all the authorities had to do is reschedule the events a little, to honour the commitment to the audience.

HEALTH

54,488 children given polio drops
Panchkula, September 14
As many as 54,488 children were administered polio drops in various parts of the district on the sub-national round of the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign today.

Polio drops being administered to a child, during the sub-national round of the Pulse Polio immunisation campaign in Panchkula on Sunday. — Photo Malkiat Singh

Medical camp
Chandigarh, September 14
The Rotary Chandigarh Shivalik distributed medicines worth Rs 25,000 free of cost at its ‘‘multi-speciality’’ medical camp held at Kajheri village here today. Doctors of ophthalmology, gynaecology, dermatology, dental, ENT and paediatrics examined the patients.

SPORTS

Japneet, Rishab clinch badminton titles
Chandigarh, September 14
Japneet and Rishab have clinched under-10 girls and boys sections’ titles in the 15th Chandigarh State badminton championships being played here at the badminton hall, Sector 42.

ADMINISTRATION

Officials enforce shopping hours
SAS Nagar, September 14
The Punjab Labour Department after more than a year of the expiry of the exemption period has decided to enforce the closing and opening hours for shops in the town.