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Property dispute suspected murder motive
Finger being pointed at Dr Arora’s sons
Panchkula, December 10
The sensational triple-murder case took a new turn today, with two brothers of victim Parveen Arora, who reached here from Lucknow, alleging that their sister, her son Anmol and her father- in -law K.L. Arora had been done to death over a property dispute.

• Was Vijay Arora also eliminated?

Ms Neelam and Mr Chander Sharma, sister and brother of victim Parveen Arora, show cash and jewellery found in the latter’s almirah, claiming that robbery could not have been the motive behind the triple murder. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Police in a fix over rising crime
Chandigarh, December 10
Changing demographic profile of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, where a large number of migrant labourers have come to reside coupled with redundant methods of weeding out criminal elements is making the crime graph look frightening.

Panel meeting on fee hike inconclusive
Chandigarh, December 10
The meeting of the committee constituted to look into the fee hike proved to be inconclusive here today even as the student representatives of the Government College for Girls, Sector 11 and 42, Ms Annpurna Singh and Ms Gayatri Bawa, staged a walkout.

Uday to be cremated with US military honours
Chandigarh, December 10
India-born US army trooper Uday Singh will be cremated here tomorrow with full US military honours, with the Commander of the US Army’s Pacific Command, Lieut-Gen James Campbell, and the officiating Deputy Chief of the US Mission, Mr Walter North, along with a ceremonial guard and pallbearers escorting the body to Chandigarh from New Delhi tomorrow.

Hi-tech Gypsies to check traffic violations
Chandigarh, December 10
Traffic rule violators beware! Hi-tech Gypsies loaded with video cassette recorders, breath analysers, speed guns, laptop computers and night-vision devices have been added to the fleet of vehicles of the Chandigarh Traffic Police for surprise checks.

The Adviser to the Chandigarh Administrator, Mr Lalit Sharma, flags off a fleet of Chandigarh police Gypsies at the UT Police Headquarters on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Slapping incident: Principal goes on indefinite leave
Chandigarh, December 10
The Principal of Government Model High School, Sector 28, Mr Subhash Aggarwal, involved in the slapping of a Class X student of his school, has proceeded on indefinite leave beginning today while the District Education Officer, Ms Rajesh Chaudhary, given the responsibility of carrying out an inquiry into the incident, submitted her report to the DPI (Schools), Mr DS Mangat, here today.

300 cops have high BP, 240 overweight, 200 diabetic
Chandigarh, December 10
Doctors found 300 police personnel suffering from hypertension, 240 over weight and 200 diabetic out of a total of 475 checked up today in a health check up camp.

Army pays 95 cr compensation
Chandigarh, December 10
The Army has so far paid about Rs 95 crore to farmers of five border districts in Punjab and Rajasthan as compensation for use of their fields and damage caused to crops due to deployment of the Army or laying minefields during Operation Parakram.

COMMUNITY

Land prices touch a new high
Chandigarh, December 10
The prices of residential property in the city reached new high today at the auction for residential plots even as they may not have witnessed a hike like commercial property which had doubled in an auction two days ago.

NGO launches fund-raising project
Chandigarh, December 10
Invest just 20 minutes and Rs 8.22 everyday and create a legacy of a better balanced society and the world without any disparity. Sounds interesting?

‘Mashaal rally’ on World Human Rights Day
Chandigarh, December 10
Holding candles in their tender hands, about 200 children and women marched up and down the Sector 17 Plaza during “mashaal rally” organised to mark World Human Rights Day.

Students take part in a candlelight procession on World Human Rights Day in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Power board’s decision on meters flayed
Mohali, December 10
The Welfare Action Committee of Phase VI here today described as arbitrary and illegal the action of the Punjab State Electricity Board in clubbing bills in the case of those consumers who had more than one power meter in their houses.

Traffic comes to a halt as SAD workers greet Badal
Zirakpur, December 10
Traffic on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway was disrupted for more than 15 minutes following a massive gathering of Shiromani Akali Dal workers, who received a former Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal after a wait of over six hours at Mahabir Marriage Palace here today.

X-mas spirit is here
Chandigarh, December 10
With festival season around the corner, carol groups of Sector 18 Christ Church, CNI today started visiting the other members singing carols to welcome the birth of Lord Jesus.

To mark the beginning of the festival season, carols being sung at Sector 18 church in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Insurance scheme for scribes launched
Chandigarh, December 10
The Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand today launched an insurance scheme for journalists which would provide security and help to the journalists and their families. The scheme was announced at the annual meet of the union.

Police clueless about student’s death
Mohali, December 10
The police is still in the dark regarding the cause of death of a student of Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, here yesterday.

PUDA to complete works in Sector 68
Mohali, December 10
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) will finally take up the completion of various infrastructure development works in Sector 68 pending for over five years.

• Three jhuggis destroyed in fire

• Low water pressure today

Readers Write
Encroachments pose threat to road-users
Apropos news-item “MC loses crores due to illegal occupation” published in Chandigarh Tribune on November 30. I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards encroachments in Sector 46.

• Reliance customer meet

• Traffic jam points

EDUCATION

PU Syndicate flays govt on financial autonomy
Chandigarh, December 10
“Government encroachment on financial autonomy of Panjab University” came in for heavy criticism at the Syndicate meeting here last night.

Hamara School
Fee structure not a burden on students
GOOD work culture brings harmony in the educational atmosphere. With this aim Paragon Education Society, Mohali, came into existence in 1981 to provide education for a learner’s harmonious growth and development.

Building of Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector-71, Mohali.

‘Classroom education of vital importance’
As a result of I.T. Revolution, computer education should be given to children so that they can keep pace with the times. But it does not mean that classroom education has lost its importance.

• On tuitions

• Value education

Colourful show by Saupin’s School
Mohali, December 10
A colourful cultural function was organised by the local Saupin’s School at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh today. The function began with a prayer, “Teri hai zameen,” by the school choir, followed by a variety of songs, recitations and group dances.

Children of Saupin’s School, Mohali, present annual cultural programme at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

‘Say no to big cars’ rally held
Chandigarh, December 10
About 100 students, teachers and social workers of Chandigarh today staged a rally against big cars under the banner of the local branch of the Indian Council for Environemntal Education (ICEE).

Impressive show by Maple Field kids
Mohali, December 10
The local Maple Field School held its first annual function at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh today. Children presented a riddle show.

Tiny-tots of Maple Field School present a cultural item at the annual day function in Mohali on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Gang member surrenders in murder case
Chandigarh, December 10
Naresh Bobby, a member of the Om Parkash Saini gang and an accomplice of Tota, today surrendered in a local court in connection with his alleged involvement in the murder of Manager of Kiran Cinema hall.

Hearing in Ravi Inder’s case on December 17
Panchkula, December 10
A local court today fixed the next date of hearing for December 17, in a case of cheating involving the former Punjab Speaker, Mr Ravi Inder Singh, Mrs Rajmohinder Kaur and Mr Gurdev Singh.

LIFESTYLE

Chandigarh set to become Rotary Peace City
City Beautiful will be declared as the Rotary Peace City on Friday. Chandigarh is the second city after Chennai in the country to be declared the Peace City. The concept of Rotary District Peace Communities was conceived in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia by Rotarian Tony Quinlivan and the city became the first Peace Community on February 23, 1993.

It’s my life
I want to create new designs
I am from Delhi. My father is an author, my mother a mathematics teacher and sister a CA. From my childhood, I have always wanted to become a designer. It didn’t matter whether I became a fashion designer or a knitwear designer. My goal was clear.

Neha Aggarwal, student KDT-III at the NIIFT, Mohali.

Fitness Trail
In today’s stress-laden times fitness seems to be the only mantra, which is seen as the panacea to overcome all ills of the modern lifestyle. So all workout programmes and exercises, including aerobics, jogging, walking, cycling, strength training, pilates etc are in vogue.

BODY BENDERS: A yoga class in progress. 
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

India becoming major hub of chip design
With the entry of MNCs and an impressive growth in the international VLSI chip design market, the electronic chip industry is offering promising career opportunities to electronics engineers. Being a knowledge-based industry, relevant engineering skills are most sought after in the employment market.

Have good food in style
Food connoisseurs of Chandigarh have much to cheer about. For, Copper Chimney, a restaurant boasting of dishing out exquisite delicacies in style, is in their midst in Sector 26, Madhya Marg. A restaurant that has tickled the taste buds of the rich and famous with its credo of providing fine dining.

HEALTH

EEG course begins at PGI 
Chandigarh, December 10
An international course in EEG by the PGI’s Department of Neurology and Ludhiana’s Dayanand Medical College in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation at Ohio in the USA started at the institute today.

A section of delegates attending EEG course during the 52nd annual conference of Neurological Society of India being held at Bhargava Auditorium; PGI, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph 

115 donate blood at camp
Mohali, December 10
As many as 115 persons donated blood at the third camp organised by the Panj Darya Sabhyacharak Manch here today.