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Charges for bhog at community centres waived
Group housing scheme for Mani Majra cleared
Chandigarh, December 30
The Finance and Contract Committee of the Municipal Corporation today waived charges on availing services of community centres for bhog and kriya ceremonies. Users will be required to pay only Rs 200 for cleaning the place after use. In another important decision, the committee cleared a group housing scheme for Mani Majra.

Objections against Kamlesh ‘not relevant’
Chandigarh, December 30
Ms Kamlesh stays as the only candidate in the fray for the post of Mayor as objections raised by some BJP councillors were not found relevant, sources in the Administration said.

Vehicles pass over cop’s body for 12 hours
Zirakpur, December 30
Hundreds of vehicles drove over the body of a Chandigarh Police official for more than 12 hours late last night. The badly mutilated body was discovered this morning. The face had been crushed completely and the deceased was identified by the identity card found in his pocket.

3 injured in highway mishap
Lalru, December 30
In another head-on collision involving a car and an oil-tanker on the busy Kalka-Ambala highway near Lalru, three car occupants, including two Haryana police personnel from Hisar, sustained serious injuries early this morning. Among the injured is a brother-in-law of Karnal Deputy Commissioner Mr R. S. Doon, Mr Rohtash Singh.

OH! FOR A WHIFF OF WARM AIR: Man and beast both gather around fire to brave the chill on Tuesday morning in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

	City records lowest temperature in 3 yrs December 30, 2003
	Loopholes in MC scheme for garbage collection December 29, 2003
	Navneet’s attacker arrested December 28, 2003
	Clean chit to Mayor in Chandigarh Club episode December 27, 2003
	Dadu Majra hears MC bulldozer rumble December 26, 2003
	Pedalling by day, freezing at night December 25, 2003
	18 villages get new panchayats December 24, 2003
	Fog throws life out of gear December 23, 2003
	71 pc turnout in panchayat poll December 22, 2003
	HC notice on stay in Rent Act case December 21, 2003
	Narcotics team to join police search for charas December 20, 2003

Octroi contractor given extension
Mohali, December 30
The crisis over the octroi collection in the township ended here today with the Local Government Department, Punjab granting a month-long extension to the present contractor. The contract with the contractor was ending tomorrow.

5 PGI employees booked
Chandigarh, December 30
Five employees of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) were today booked for obtaining loan on allegedly forged salary certificates.

MLA’s pilot vehicle collides with car
Chandigarh, December 30
The pilot vehicle of the MLA son of Andhra Pradesh Governor S. S. Barnala today collided with a car near Laxmi Narain temple in Sector 45-D.

COMMUNITY

City enveloped in fog
Chandigarh, December 30
The city and its surrounding areas continued to reel from the impact of fog even as the local Met office said the cold wave will intensify. Flights stood cancelled, trains were delayed by several hours and road traffic was again hit.

Cops gear up to rein in revellers
Chandigarh, December 30
If getting drunk and swaying to the rhythmic beat of bhangra, after parking your car along the roadside, is your way of celebrating the New Year, you are in for a trouble. While you will be readying yourself for the New Year bash, the Chandigarh police personnel will be taking up their pre-assigned positions to make sure that New Year Eve pass off peacefully.

Babu Mann to perform on New Year Eve
Chandigarh, December 30
He is all ready to launch music album “Ohi Chann, Ohi Rattan”. But before that Punjabi pop star Babu Mann will set the stage on fire with his sizzling numbers. He will be performing live along with Jaswinder Bhalla, Bal Mukand Sharma, Bhotu Shah and Kaka Shah.

New Year blast at Press Club
Chandigarh, December 30
If you wish to dance into the New Year, the Press Club in Sector 27 is the right place for you.

The tough get going when the going gets tough
Chandigarh, December 30
The tough get going when the going gets tough, says Ritu Kolentine, a certified aesthetician from Pamela Taylor Make-Up School of New York and a trained nail artist from Elim Nail Tech Academy, New York.

Ritu Kolentine displays a colourful collection of nails, the latest fashion accessory for the youth, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Councillor seeks probe into ‘forgery’
Chandigarh, December 30
Mr Rajesh Gupta, a councillor, in a memorandum submitted to the UT Administrator has demanded an inquiry into the “forging of documents by officials of the municipal corporation” for defaming him.

Braving the chill for bill
Chandigarh, December 30
Queuing up in this cold in the open to deposit electricity bills can be bone-chilling. City residents, who had lined up outside the bill collection centre in Sector 32, braved the cold to deposit bills today.

Residents queue up to deposit electricity bills outside a collection centre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

334 ITBP recruits join Himveers
Chandigarh, December 30
As many as 334 recruits of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police formally joined the Himveers here today at Bhanu Training Centre (BTC), ITBP, Bhanu, after an impressive oath-taking ceremony and passing-out parade.

The Director-General, ITBP, Mr R.C. Aggarwal, hands over the award for “best trainee” to CT/GD Ravinder Sharma at the Bhanu Training Centre, ITBP, at Bhanu.

Woman dies of burns
Zirakpur, December 30
Ms Rekha Rani, a resident of Preet Nagar Colony, succumbed to her burn injuries at Command Hospital, Chandi Mandir, today.

Tribune employee bereaved

EDUCATION

Experts to discuss impact of science
Chandigarh, December 30
With focus on the “Impact of science on society in the 21st century”, the 91st session of the Indian Science Congress, to be jointly hosted by Panjab University and the Institute of Microbial Technology, will include various activities like plenary sessions, science for schoolchildren and science expo.

Kids’ brush with creativity at workshop
Chandigarh, December 30
Taking a bunch of perky kids through a variety of activities, tingling their imagination, exposing them to the thrill of outdoors to develop leadership qualities, the week-long winter workshop at Ananda International School concluded, here today.

SPORTS

Ankle sprain most common among gymnasts
Chandigarh, December 30
New apparatus being provided to gymnasts will help reduce injuries of various kinds, said Dr Shardendu Sharma, a leading orthopaedician and a former national-level gymnast. In a brief interaction with this correspondent during the 44th Senior National Gymnastics Championship, being organised at Shivalik Public School, Mohali, Dr Shardendu said those who do not have access to the latest equipment, could be more prone to injuries.

A gymnast loses balance during an event at the 44th Senior National Gymnastics Championship being held at Shivalik Public School, SAS Nagar. — A Tribune photograph

IS THIS GURU DAKSHINA? Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev gives tips to his coach Mr D.P. Azad on how to hold the golf club at the CGA Golf Range in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Mr Azad, who became the first cricket Dronacharya of the country, coached Kapil Dev in the 1970s. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

ADMINISTRATION

SP’s office shifted
Mohali, December 30
The office of the Superintendent of Police, SAS Nagar, was shifted from Phase IV to Phase XI here today. The office will be fully functional from tomorrow. The SP, Mr Vijay Pratap Singh will attend to the public from his new office.