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Dance girl alleges assault, molestation attempt
Chandigarh, November 11
Simran — on whose mother Anoop Kaur’s complaint the police unearthed the racket involving the trafficking of city girls to Bangalore — is learnt to have told the police that one of the accused, Rakesh Batalvi, had attempted to molest her.

• Order on bail plea reserved

Astro Turf to be ready by mid-December
Chandigarh, November 11
Hockey fans need to cheer up. The much-awaited Astro Turf in Sector 42 will be available for playing hockey by the middle of December. The turf has already been installed and its maintenance, like water sprinkling and security, has already been taken care of, said Dr JPS Sidhu, Joint Director Sports, UT Administration.

Water being sprinkled on the newly laid Astro Turf at Sector 42 Hockey Stadium in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

College principals to seek fee-hike rollback 
Students’ fast enters second day
Chandigarh, November 11
The principals of city colleges have decided to jointly appeal to the UT Administration for a rollback of fee hike. They have proposed to form a high-level committee to look into the matter of overcharging of fee and funds by private colleges.

Members of PUSU sit on an indefinite fast in support of their demands outside the VC's office at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

How helpful are helplines?
Chandigarh, November 11
Important telephone helplines which should help the caller with information are inaccessible during the day or, at best, provide incomplete information. The helplines in certain cases are poorly staffed which leads to frustration for the callers and fetches them unreliable information.

Neelam cinema’s licence suspended
Chandigarh, November 11
The Chandigarh Administration today suspended the licence of the Neelam cinema house, Sector 17, for a period of 15 days starting from tomorrow. An order in this regard was today despatched from the office of the Deputy Commissioner.

HIGH COURT
Order to file status report on Ambala-Chandigarh highway
Chandigarh, November 11
Acting on a public interest litigation filed by the father of a fatal accident victim seeking enforcement of traffic rules and maintenance of signal system, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the filing of a status report regarding the four-laning of Ambala-Chandigarh highway.

Woman arrested for abandoning newborn
Chandigarh, November 11
A 40-year-old mother of five children of Daddu Majra, whose husband had died two years ago, was today arrested for abandoning a one-day-old male child on a garbage heap in the locality.

COMMUNITY

British Library announces family memberships
Chandigarh, November 11
Even as the much-awaited Children’s Book Festival rolled at Art Folio in Sector 9 today, the British Library authorities made another important announcement regarding its new family membership concept.

A mother selects a book for her child during the Children’s Book Festival being held at
Art Folio, Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Gadgil sisters honour the spirit of Punjab
Awards conferred on Rama Rattan, Sukhwinder Amrit
Chandigarh, November 11
Gadgil’s daughters today realised their dream of honouring the spirit of service which people of Punjab embody in plenty.

Dr Rama Rattan (left) and Ms Sukhwinder Amrit share a light moment after being conferred the Matru-Pitru Puraskar by Gadgil sisters at Punjab Kala Bhavan in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Panchkula Diary
Visually challenged begin march to Delhi
Panchkula, November 11
The 11-member team of Netraheen Jagriti Sangh, Haryana, yesterday began their foot journey towards the Prime Minister’s house in Delhi for redressal of their complaints. They reached Raipur Rani this evening and would resume their journey tomorrow.

• Paddy arrivals

• Rangoli contest

IAS officer’s death condoled
Chandigarh, November 11
The Haryana IAS Official Association today condoled the death of S.K. Maheshwari, an IAS officer of the 1974 batch, who breathed his last at the PGI yesterday.

READERS WRITE
Poor local bus service
The local bus service in Panchkula is not only inadequate but also costly almost on all routes. For instance, bus fare from Sector 15\16 bus stop to Sector 6 Shakti Bhavan roundabout (distance 3 km) and Chandigarh Bus Stand ( 10 km distance) is Rs 4 and Rs 11, respectively, i.e. more than a rupee per km which is almost two-three times higher than the fare of long route buses and it is not justified. In fact the local bus service should be operated on “no profit no loss” basis.

• Application fees

EDUCATION

Canada introduces student exchange programme
Chandigarh, November 11
After exploring business avenues in India, the Canadians are back again, this time with education topping their agenda.

Mr Rendall Martin interacts with students of Vivek High School, Sector 38, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Martin interacts with students
Chandigarh, November 11
While students of Vivek High School, Sector 38, were provided a complete guide to study in British Columbia, by Mr Rendall Martin, Director, International Cooperation and Mobility, Simon Fraser University, tiny-tots of Rainbow Preparatory School, Sector 27, had a brief interaction with the visiting professor.

Suspension of Hansraj Principal stayed
Panchkula, November 11
The Principal of Hansraj Public School, Ms Rajni Thareja, who had proceeded on leave from October 29, after her transfer and suspension, today joined school. A local court had yesterday granted stay on her suspension, while extending a status quo on her transfer orders till November 18.

Institute being spruced up for Kalam‘s visit
SAS Nagar, November 11
Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India, will be visiting the town to inaugurate the Army Institute of Law (AIL) on December 1. The institute authorities had a meeting with the Army Commander in this regard today. The campus is being spruced up.

Forms for private students soon
Chandigarh, November 11
Scores of hapless students wishing to apply as private candidates at Panjab University are doing the rounds of the university counters these days in the hope of getting forms. The staff on duty at the counter says they have not received either the forms or any intimation regarding these.

Guru Teg Bahadur School kids enthral audience
Chandigarh, November 11
Students of Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15, presented a cultural programme to mark the annual prize distribution function of the school at Tagore Theatre here today.

COURTS

Murderer’s wife surrenders
Chandigarh, November 11
Baljinder Kaur, wife of the alleged murderer of Khuda Alisher resident Avtar Singh and wanted in connection with the case, today surrendered before a local court which remanded her in judicial custody.

LIFESTYLE

City’s first multiplex by month-end
Shop, eat, watch movies, play video games under one roof
A whole new concept in mass entertainment is expected to open up in the City Beautiful with the commissioning shortly of Chandigarh’s first multiplex located at Mani Majra on the highway to Kalka.

This is how the multiplex at Mani Majra, Chandigarh, will look after it is commissioned towards the end of this month.

It’s my life
Dream to rise
Everybody has dreams. And one must dream if he wants to rise in life. But at the same time, one has to be contented and at peace with oneself.

Cool Joint
O for a coffee break at Student Centre!
The coffee house at the Student Centre of Panjab University is one of the “hottest places” for small breaks during classes on the campus. South Indian delicacies, including “vada-sambhar”, “dosa” and “idli” are always in huge demand as is evident from the rush.

Students share a joke over a ‘dosa break’ at the Coffee House of Panjab University.
— Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

CULTURE

Sunil Babbar comes home with ‘Ants’
Awarded best foreign film to release on Nov 14
Chandigarh, November 11
About two years ago when Chandigarh-based actor -director Sunil Babbar set out to analyse human relationships on screen, many doubts were raised.

Karishma Randeva in a scene from the film “Ants”

Freezing the beauty of flowers on ice
Chandigarh, November 11
There is breath of ice in her frames. Still, soft and subtle, the moments of her creativity lie frozen on the walls of Alliance Francaise gallery in Sector 36, enticing your senses endlessly.

Madhu Pandit with her work at “Fragrance of Eternity” photo exhibition at Alliance Francaise in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Rashmi brings alive Banaras tradition
Chandigarh, November 11
Rashmi Agarwal traces her tutelage to the Banaras gharana, enriched by the classical contributions of the legendary vocalist, Siddheshwari Devi.

HEALTH

Docs adopt novel method to save 4-year-old
SAS Nagar, November 11
A four-year-old Nepalese child, who had a hole in his heart, has been given a fresh lease of life at Fortis Heart Institute and Multi Speciality Hospital here. Though heart problem is not uncommon in such a case, a new technique was adopted to save the child as he faced a different type of disorder.

SPORTS

Chautala opens Gymkhana Club
Panchkula, November 11
The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, said today that every effort would be made to develop Panchkula as a modern city.

St Joseph’s retain championship in fencing
Chandigarh, November 11
Defending champion St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, bagged the overall championship in the UT Inter-School Fencing (under 17) Championship for boys which concluded here today at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary school, Sector 44. 

The fencers of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, who won the overall trophy in the under-17 age group in the UT Inter- School Fencing Championship held in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

DAV, GGS colleges win relay races championship
Chandigarh, November 11
DAV College here won the Panjab University inter-college relay races (men) championship for the year 2003-04 with 50 points.

Karate players being weighed on the eve of the UT Inter-School Karate Meet at St. Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Haryana score 248 in under-15 cricket tournament
Chandigarh, November 11
An excellent performance by skipper Nitin Saini, who scored 101 runs with 14 hits to the fence, put hosts Haryana in a comfortable position at the end of the first day’s play of the North Zone Inter-state (under-15) Cricket Tournament for the Poly Umrigar trophy played at the JR Institute of Cricket Technology, Barwala, near here.

CBSE hockey meet from November 17
Chandigarh, November 11
Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, here will play host to the CBSE National Hockey Meet which is to be held from November 17 to 20 on the Panjab University grounds. Giving this information, Dr DS Bedi, Director-Principal of the school, said in the four-day meet, events in two age groups below 14 and 19 for both boys and girls will be held.

• St Stephen’s beat YPS in cricket tournament

• Taekwondo players excel

Ambala SP gets additional charge of Panchkula
Panchkula, November 11
A combined force of Panchkula and Ambala will be set up for solving cases of highway robberies in the district. This was stated by Mr Mohammed Akil, Superintendent of Police, Ambala, who has been given the additional charge of Panchkula, for about six weeks, while the SP, Panchkula, Mr Ranbir S Sharma, is away for training.

Two PSEB workers suspended
SAS Nagar, November 11
An Assistant Lineman and one of his team mates working under the local division of the Punjab State Electricity Board have been suspended by the authorities concerned.