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Top cops in dock over suicide note
Jaiveer blames DGP, AIG 
Panchkula, October 11
The case of a Head Constable who shot himself dead last night took an interesting turn today with the recovery of a handwritten suicide note in which the deceased allegedly accused senior police officials of the state, including the Director General of Police, of harassing him by implicating him in false cases.

Angry relatives of Head Constable Jaiveer demand the registration of a case of abetment to suicide against those police officials whose names were mentioned in his suicide note, in Panchkula on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

‘2’ too much for BSNL subscribers
Chandigarh, October 11
About 1.5 lakh telephones subscribers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mansa Devi were a confused lot today.

Phone connections to Mohali villages cut off

A bullock-cart race in progress in the third rural sports mela held at Kambali, near SAS Nagar, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Second-hand booksellers back in business
Chandigarh, October 11
Booksellers of second-hand books are back opposite Panjab University gate No. 2, lending respite to student and teachers, who can now look for books of their choice at reasonable prizes.

Final touches to electronic filing of IT returns, says Rai
Chandigarh, October 11
The Income Tax Department is giving the final touches to the introduction of electronic filing of returns. The Union Revenue Secretary, Mrs Vineeta Rai, said this, while talking to Tribune News Service here today.

COMMUNITY

Postal dept to deliver water, power bills in city
Chandigarh, October 11
Encouraged by the success of the service to accept payment of power bills in rural areas and urban areas of Punjab, the Punjab Postal Circle has tied up with the Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh to deliver water and electricity bills at the door steps of around 1. 8 lakh consumers in the city.

THE CHARM OF COLOURED GLASS: Women shop for arty bangles for “Karvachauth” in Chandigarh on Saturday evening. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Risky roads to SAS Nagar
Chandigarh, October 11
Driving to neighbouring Mohali through the roads of Chandigarh can be dangerous at night. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation probably prefers to keep the street lights in off mode. All this unmindful of the risk to people.

Treasuring the Mauritius link
Chandigarh, October 11
It was an experience to be cherished for the 18-member delegation from Chandigarh and Agra, who have just come back from a week long trip to Mauritius and has been successful in establishing a link between the senior citizens of the two country.

Readers Write
Putting patients’ health on the line
Apropos of Manoj Kumar’s write-up in Business Tribune under the headline “Patients paying more for common drugs”, the writer has presented a true and factual picture of how manufacturers, chemists and doctors fleece poor patients. It is really shameful that doctors have forgotten their ethics. There was a time when the doctors were considered Gods.

Yearning for a new lease of life
Chandigarh, October 11
It has been over 10 years since city resident Satya Dev Narayan led a “normal life”. Suffering from severe rheumatic heart disease since 1992, this 21-year-old youth cannot even breathe without feeling the pain.

Performance of IT officials assessed
Chandigarh, October 11
The performance of chief commissioners and commissioners of the Income Tax Department in the North-West region was examined by the Union Revenue Secretary, Ms Vineeta Rai, at a two-hour-long meeting of senior officers of the department at the Central Revenue Building in Sector 17 here today.

Body honours members
SAS Nagar, October 11
The Mohali Industries Association honoured members who had received distinctions professionally or personally during the year along with officers who made notable contribution towards society.

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CRIME

Two held for ‘stealing’ water tanks
Chandigarh, October 11
As many as five cases of theft have been registered at different police stations during the past 24 hours here. The police arrested two residents of Burail who allegedly posed as employees of the maintenance wing of the UT Public Health Department and entered the house of Mr Rajinder Parshad in Sector 20 on the pretext of repairing water tanks yesterday.

Murder accused surrenders
Chandigarh, October 11
Chandan Singh, who is accused of murdering Budhi Singh, an employee of CITCO, surrendered in a local court here today. He had been absconding since August 9 and had not joined his office since then. Later, he was remanded in judicial custody.

EDUCATION

Strawberry launches world school
Chandigarh, October 11
The Durga Das Foundation formally launched Strawberry Fields World School in Chandigarh today. Academicians educational consultants, teachers, parents and senior government functionaries were present on the occasion.

4 get excellence awards in school teaching Chandigarh, October 11 The extraordinary work of four city teachers got recognition as the city-based Jan Seva Trust conferred on them by the Tara Chand Saboo Excellence Awards at an impressive function here yesterday.
The teachers who have been awarded for excellent work in their fields with Mrs Sobha Verma, wife of the Punjab Governor (centre), in Chandigarh on Friday. From left: Mrs Kimmy Dhanoa, Mrs Satinder Walia, Dr Brij Rani Shukla and Mr Karan Singh. — A Tribune photograph

Science conference concludes
Chandigarh, October 11
A four-day international conference on “Recent trends in plant chromosome research” organised by the Department of Botany, Punjabi University, Patiala, concluded here today. According to a press note, as many as 24 plenary lectures were delivered by distinguished scientists from foreign countries and different states of the country.

Students  participate in contests
Chandigarh, October 11
Nearly 100 students from various schools in the city and nearby areas took part in an inter-school debate and quiz organised by The Daniels, a group of young students of Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, here today.

COURTS

Plea to quash notification on planning boards
Chandigarh, October 11
If allegations in a public interest litigation filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court are to be believed, development funds are being allotted through district planning and development boards having no constitutional or legal sanction.

Police remand
Chandigarh, October 11
Two residents of Khuda Ali Sher, Makhan Singh and Naseem, arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Avtar Singh were today remanded in police custody by a local court.

CULTURE

Reaching out to people & art alike Chandigarh, October 11 No matter what the nature of responsibility assigned to an artist is, his prime indulgence remains in creativity. It is little wonder then that the quintessential artist from our city, Balwinder, managed to trace his “artistic” inspiration even within the perimeters of his office. The Principal of the Government College for Men in Sector 11, Balwinder, remains a painter first and everything else later.   Artist Balwinder, also Principal of the Government College for Men, Sector 11, Chandigarh, beside his beautifully executed collage mural on his office wall. — A Tribune photograph

Another honour for K.L. Zakir

Chandigarh, October 11 It was yet another evening offered in the service of Urdu. As the second annual programme of Urdu poetry rolled in the auditorium of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, it was time to see a luminary in the field of Urdu poetry being honoured with the title “Fankaar-e-aalah”. Eminent Urdu poet Kashmiri Lal Zakir being honoured with the title of “Fankaar-e-allah” by the Chief Secretary, Haryana, Mr A.N. Mathur, during a function organised at Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Play portrays eunuchs’ struggle
Chandigarh, October 11
The theme of eunuchs and their life seems to be one of the more popular subjects for city-based dramatists to project at various platforms. An adaptation of the theme was performed as a Punjabi play written and directed by Sanjeevan Singh at Tagore Theatre this evening.

Essay contest winners awarded
Chandigarh, October 11
Winners of an essay competition organised last month by Avantika, a group of contemporary artists and intellectuals, were awarded at a function organised at Pracheen Kala Kendra in Sector 35 here today.

HEALTH

Command Hospital recognised for teaching courses

Chandigarh, October 11 The Western Command Hospital at Chandi Mandir has been recognised by the Medical Council of India for conducting regular postgraduate teaching courses in various specialities. The Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lieut-Gen P.K. Grover (right) and Director-General, Armed Forces Hospital Services, Lieut-Gen J.R. Bhardwaj (centre), light a lamp during the inauguration of a two-day continuing medical education programme in pathology at Chandi Mandir on Saturday.

Medicine update on pulmonary diseases today
Chandigarh, October 11
Over 150 doctors from the region will be attending the annual pulmonary and critical care medicine update at the PGI here tomorrow which will focus on the clinical aspect of diseases like asthma, tuberculosis and other lung ailments.