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Students block traffic, submit memo to DPI
Chandigarh, September 10
Students of three city colleges observed a strike in protest against the decision of the Chandigarh Administration to hold indirect elections to the Students Council in colleges. The students blocked Madhya Marg for about half hour before being persuaded by the police to lift the blockade.

Students protest against the decision of holding of indirect elections to student bodies in Chandigarh colleges, in Sector 11, on Friday. — Tribune photo by  Manoj Mahajan

Irate college students damage 2 buses
Protest against conductor’s callousness
Mohali, September 10
Hundreds of angry students smashed two buses outside the Government College, Mohali, this morning. Fired by yesterday’s incident when a student of the college was allegedly pushed out of a moving bus by the conductor at Morinda, students spilled out on the road today and blocked traffic for over an hour before attacking the two buses.

Undeterred, villagers continue gathering mortar shells
Mandlai/Bhudd, September 10
Undeterred by the death of two persons while trying to gather scrap of mortar shells from a nearby Army Firing Range yesterday, residents of these villages continue to scout for unexploded shells and misfired bullets. After all, they are getting an opportunity of making some extra money.

Why can’t men be in kitchen? Chandigarh, September 10 There is nothing subtle about this feminist — that is the impression you get as her determined eyes sparkle with fire before the crusader lashes out at the husbands for still pushing women into the kitchen and encouraging female foeticide. As she speaks about the disturbing sex ratio in this part of the region and reservation for the not-so-fair sex, it appears that the “Arth” star is trying to give meaning to every woman’s existence.  Shabana Azmi being welcomed to a discussion on “Women in Agriculture — workers to entrepreneurs” in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Mangla, Shivani get Neerja Bhanot awards

Chandigarh, September 10 Mangla Patil of Pune and Shivani Gupta of Faridabad, recipients of the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust award, belong to a class who are not weighed down by problems of the present. Instead they face it head-on and emerge victorious. Tagore Theatre today witnessed these commoners being elevated to their well-deserved social recognition. Justice O.P. Verma, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Chandigarh, gave the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust awards 2002 and 2003 to them. Mrs Rama Bhanot (extreme right), mother of Neerja Bhanot, congratulates the recipients of the Neerja Bhanot Award at a ceremony organised at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

War veteran waits for pension
Chandigarh, September 10
For almost four decades, a 76-year old war veteran has been denied his pensionary benefits as authorities have consistently been quoting a non-existent rule to declare him ineligible for pension. Even though he fulfills the requisite criteria for receipt of service pension, Harjinder Singh has been running from pillar to post for the past 37 years. With no source of income.  Caught in the rule mesh: Harjinder Singh

COMMUNITY

Tribune Impact
Encroachments from Housing Board Colony removed

Panchkula, September 10 The municipal council today launched a drive against illegal encroachments and other violations in the Housing Board Colony in Sector 15. The encroachments and violation of building bylaws in various Housing Board Colonies here was reported in the Chandigarh Tribune on September 8. Armed with a posse of workers and the police, the Executive Officer of the MC, Mr O.P. Sihag, led the demolition drive. Over 40 labourers had been hired for the purpose. Of the 700-odd houses in the LIG Housing Board Colony in Sector 15, the encroachments were removed from 209 houses. Demolition drive on the Municipal Council under way at Housing Board Colony Sector 15, Panchkula on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Government blamed for rejection of stay on Punwire’s sale
Mohali, September 10
Members of the Punjab Wireless Limited Employees Union today blamed the Punjab Government for the rejection of its request to stay Punwire's sale by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Revision of poll rolls begins
Chandigarh, September 10
Revision of electoral rolls-2005 of Chandigarh parliamentary constituency has begun. A meeting in this regard was held today under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer, UT, Chandigarh, Mr Arun Kumar, at DC Office, Sector 17, in which the Assistant Electoral and Registering Officers (AEROs) and representatives of the political parties were also present.

Sex ratio in Punjab disturbing, says First Lady
Chandigarh, September 10
Mrs Shobha Verma, wife of Punjab Governor Justice O.P. Verma today underlined the need for a drive against female foeticide which was disturbing the sex ratio in Punjab.

Students of Paradise Preparatory and Public School Manimajra visit The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Three of family hurt in mishap
Mohali, September 10
Three persons of a family including two children, were injured in an accident near the Dara Studio here this afternoon. According to the police, Mr Kewal Krishan a manager of a plywood company in Bhago Majra, was bringing his two children Deepak and Hasat to Chandigarh from Kurali when his scooter was hit from behind by a truck.

BUSINESS

SBI launches ‘Grahak mitra’
Chandigarh, September 10
In order to attain a higher level of customer satisfaction the State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle, today rolled out another initiative under its Business Process Re-Engineering Project (BPR) by launching of “Grahak mitra”.

EDUCATION

Punjab Ratan Award for Pathak 
Chandigarh, September 10
Dr K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, was conferred Punjab Ratan Award at the All-India Conference of Intellectuals held at Bhargava Auditorium, PGI here today.

SPORTS

Rishab, Mayank enter badminton final Chandigarh, September 10 Vikas Kundu upset Akash Sethi in a three-game thriller today to sail into the last four of the men’s singles of the Chandigarh State Badminton Championships being played at the Sector 42 indoor hall. Vikas won 15-4,14-17,15-4. In another tough quarter-final tie played today, Pawan got the better of Gurjit in three games, with scores being 6-15,15-10,15-4. Others who entered the semi-finals of this section include Ashish and Vivek. Rishab Rana cheers after making it to the final of the under-10 section in the Chandigarh State Badminton championships played at the Sector 42 indoor hall on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

PU, DAV College table tennis winners
Chandigarh, September 10
Panjab University campus and DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh won its respective matches against DAV College, Malout and Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh by identical margins of 3-0 in the PU Inter College Zonal Table Tennis tournament played here today at PU Gymnasium Hall.

ADMINISTRATION

3 school buses impounded
Chandigarh, September 10
The Chandigarh Police today impounded three school buses for violating traffic norms. The buses and a scooter were impounded early morning, opposite Kalagram, by a police traffic team led by Inspector Jagbir Singh. The team also booked 61 other offenders during a 2-hour-long drive starting at 6.30 am.

Free parking scheme launched in Sector 34
Chandigarh, September 10
The Chandigarh police today offered a free parking alternative to the paid parking by introducing a token system in the commercial complex area of Sector 34. Now, a visitor to the market will have to get a token at either of the six entry and exit points in the market and return it at any of these points.

• Ban on carrying of firearms in city