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Students protest against indirect elections
Chandigarh, September 14
Raising slogans against the Chandigarh Administration, students under the banner of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), organised a rally at Matka Chowk here today and attempted to disrupt the traffic flow on the Madhya Marg.

Students shout slogans during a protest rally at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Students shout slogans during a protest rally at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Campus goes to the polls on Sept 24
Chandigarh, September 14
Elections to the Panjab University Campus Students Council will be held on September 24, the last working day before the university closes for its weeklong break.

Students of two engineering colleges burn an effigy of the Registrar of PTU in support of demands at Landran, near Mohali, on Tuesday.

Engg students block traffic

Students of two engineering colleges burn an effigy of the Registrar of PTU in support of demands at Landran, near Mohali, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph



The co-ordinator of the CCS, North India, Mr Ashok Khanna, addresses a press conference at Chandigarh Club on Tuesday. Also seen in the picture is Mr Naushad Thariani.
The co-ordinator of the CCS, North India, Mr Ashok Khanna, addresses a press conference at Chandigarh Club on Tuesday. Also seen in the picture is Mr Naushad Thariani. — A Tribune photograph

EARLIER STORIES
 

Flesh trade racket busted, 10 held
Panchkula, September 14
The anti-extremist cell, along with the security branch and the local police, conducted an unusual and dramatic raid here this evening. The raid, the police claimed, led to the busting of a vice ring that had been operating in Panchkula, Chandigarh and Parwanoo.

Students of Bhai Nand Lal Khalsa Public School, Morinda, who visited The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Students of Bhai Nand Lal Khalsa Public School, Morinda, who visited The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Driver’s body found by the roadside
Lalru, September 14
A taxi driver, who was reportedly abducted and his Tata Qualis taken away by two unidentified youths from a local taxi stand, was found shot dead along the Ambala-Pehowa road in Jansui village, near Ambala, this morning.

Child drowns in tank
Panchkula, September 14
A three-year-old child drowned in a water tank constructed outside an under construction house of former SDM, Panchkula, Mr Inder Singh, in Sector 4 Mansa Devi Complex today.

Long wait for justice getting longer
 60,000 cases pending in District Courts
 Chandigarh, September 13
Litigants’ wait for justice at the District Courts is getting longer with over 60,000 cases pending and scores being added to the backlog everyday.

Dr Amit Ghosh, IMTECH Director, and Dr Dennis C. Jett, Dean of the International Centre of the University of Florida, exchange papers after signing an MoU in Chandigarh on Tuesday. IMTECH, Florida varsity sign MoU
Chandigarh, September 14
The Indo-US joint research got a shot in the arm today with the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) entering into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the prestigious University of Florida.

Dr Amit Ghosh, IMTECH Director, and Dr Dennis C. Jett, Dean of the International Centre of the University of Florida, exchange papers after signing an MoU in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Hotelier commits suicide
Panchkula, September 14
Dejected by his wife’s betrayal of faith, a 45-year-old hotelier, Pawan Kumar, committed suicide by hanging himself at his Sector 4 house this evening.

 

COMMUNITY

Hindi fortnight observed
Chandigarh, September 14
Several programmes are scheduled to be held during the Hindi fortnight, launched at 3 Base Repair Depot (BRD) here today to promote the use of Hindi in official work.

A procession carrying sacred water from Sodhra village in Pakistan being taken out from Gurdwara Nada Sahib in Panchkula on Tuesday to mark the 300th anniversary of the Bakhshish Divas of Bhai Kanhaiya. Chautala flags off jatha
Panchkula, September 14
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala flagged off a jatha of devotees from Nada Sahib Gurdwara here today.

A procession carrying sacred water from Sodhra village in Pakistan being taken out from Gurdwara Nada Sahib in Panchkula on Tuesday to mark the 300th anniversary of the Bakhshish Divas of Bhai Kanhaiya. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Art of Living 
Chandigarh, September 14
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living Foundation will hold a three-day international summit on ‘‘Corporate Culture and Spirituality’’ in Bangalore from November 19 to 21.

Flag Day celebrated
Chandigarh, September 14
Flag Day was celebrated today in Chandigarh by the local branch of the National Association for the Blind .

Auto-rickshaw drivers in a cheerful mood after calling off their strike in Mohali on Tuesday. Auto-rickshaw drivers call off strike
Mohali, September 14
Auto-rickshaw drivers, who were on an indefinite strike since September 9, called off strike this evening after a Congress leader requested them to do so.

Auto-rickshaw drivers in a cheerful mood after calling off their strike in Mohali on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

BJP city chief meets Verma
Chandigarh, September 14
The local president of the BJP, Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, today met the UT Administrator, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), to highlight problems being faced by city residents.

 

CRIME

Woman booked for fraud
Chandigarh, September 14
The Chandigarh police has registered a case of fraud against a woman, on a complaint filed by the Assistant Estate Officer, Sector 17, who had got a booth allotted in her name by submitting fake documents.

Man wanted for 17 years arrested
Chandigarh, September 14
A special team of the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Vijay Kumar Bhalla, who was wanted in a bank fraud case for the past 17 years, here yesterday, according to the CBI.

Punwire theft: case registered
Mohali, September 14
The police registered a case here today in connection with the theft of goods from locked units of Punjab Wireless Systems Limited (Punwire).

Body found at railway crossing
Chandigarh, September 14
The body of a middle-aged person was found in a mutilated condition at the railway crossing in Mani Majra here this morning.

Tribune employee’s car stolen
Chandigarh, September 14
 The Maruti car (CH-03A-1236) of Mr Ashok Kumar Arora, an employee of the The Tribune, was stolen from the Sector 35-C market here last night.

One killed in road accident
Panchkula, September 14
A 24-year-old man, Mukesh Kumar, was killed while his friend, Pawan Kumar, was seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a tipper from behind. The two friends were reportedly going from Nahan to Nalagarh when the accident took place. While Pawan was driving, Mukesh was pillion-riding. The errant driver, however, managed to escape.

BUSINESS

More power for industry sought
Chandigarh, September 14
The Federation of Small Scale Industries, Chandigarh, in an emergency meeting held under the chairmanship of Mr M.R. Mittal here today, discussed the power situation and power cuts imposed on the industry in the city.

 

EDUCATION

Hostelers allege harassment by warden
Chandigarh, September 14
Inmates of Aravali Hostel in Punjab Engineering College today alleged that the Warden of the hostel, Dr S.K Mangal, was harassing them by levying undue fines on them. Students told mediapersons that without giving a warning about the items or gadgets lying in their rooms, the Warden was levying fine on them. The fine varied between Rs 500 and Rs 1500.

PEC research scholar honoured
Sunil Kumar Chandigarh, September 14
The Mother Teresa Education Trust, Chandigarh, has honoured a Chandigarh youth, Sunil Kumar, a research scholar of Punjab Engineering College, who has stood fourth in the Harvard Scientistica-2004 group at Harvard University in a project research work on rocket propulsion. In this competition, 605 research scholars from different universities of the world took part.

COURTS

Lawyers seek review of judicial officers’ security
Chandigarh, September 14
Criticising the killing of parents of two judicial magistrates in Gurgaon district, the Federation of Lawyers Against Corruption today demanded adequate security for judicial officers and their families.

CAT order on transferred employee
Chandigarh, September 14
The Chandigarh Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal CAT today ruled that a transferred employee of the Chandigarh Administration, who had been confirmed in a new department, could not be recalled to the parent department after two years.

 
CULTURE

Using theatre to preserve fading folk forms
Chandigarh, September 14
It took a lot of soul searching for Sanjay Upadhyay to resist the temptation of landing in Bollywood after leaving the portals of the National School of Drama (NSD).
LIFESTYLE

Actors perform tandava in their attempt to establish Lord Shiva’s presence on stage during the presentation of Sanjay Upadhyay’s play, 'Kahaan Gaya Mera Ugna' at Tagore Theatre Complex but entertaining
Spiritual and emotional quest forms the core of Sanjay Upadhyay’s “Kahaan Gaya Mera Ugna”, staged at Tagore Theatre on the second day of the National Drama Festival. Structured around the life and times of the legendary 14th century poet Vidyapati, the play develops as a documentary drama suffused with elements of folk heritage like costumes and music.

Divine rhythm: Actors perform tandava in their attempt to establish Lord Shiva’s presence on stage during the presentation of Sanjay Upadhyay’s play, “Kahaan Gaya Mera Ugna” at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Delhi band wins contest
Delhi band Perestroika has won the first nationwide collegiate music competition ‘Campus Rock Idols’. The September 12 finale of the contest, which saw the selection of Chandigarh’s DAV College rock band at the regional level, witnessed a crowd of over 1,000 youth.

Food Festival
 Treat yourself to oriental cuisine
Enter the Dragon at Panchkula. Wah Dilli, a dining restaurant and food court, is out to tickle your taste buds with authentic oriental cuisine. Beginning Wednesday, the eatery in the middle of a verdant garden is all set to organise a 10-day Chinese Food Festival.

Sushmita Sen speaks to journalists at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, on her way to Shimla. Enjoying mother’s role
On her way to Shimla for the shooting of a Harry Baweja film, Sushmita Sen halted at the Chandigarh Airport, sparing enough time to interact with journalists on Tuesday. She threw no tantrums, blew no trumpets and took no pride in her accomplishments.

Sushmita Sen speaks to journalists at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, on her way to Shimla. — A Tribune photograph

Fitness Trail
 Wheatgrass juice good for health
Grass was the first sign of vegetation on earth when land first emerged out of water. Today it can be found all over the earth across five continents, from the grassy outback of Australia to Tundra in the Arctic circle. Grass is also the base of food chain or pyramid for all animals. * Wheatgrass should be grown in shallow pots or trays using organic, fertiliser-free soil(natural compost can be used).

 
SPORTS

Divanshu of KV-29, Chandigarh, in action at sports meet at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. KV kabaddi, cricket tourney begins
Chandigarh, September 14
A regional level cricket meet for under-16 boys and a kabaddi meet for under-19 boys of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Chandigarh Region, began today at Kendriya Vidyalaya AFS, High Grounds, Chandigarh. As many as 170 students representing 11 clusters from Kendriya Vidyalayas in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Chandigarh will play 15 matches each in cricket and kabaddi on league-cum-knockout basis.




Divanshu of KV-29, Chandigarh, in action at sports meet at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

Five inspectors transferred
Chandigarh, September 14
The Inspector-General of Chandigarh Police, Mr Rajesh Kumar, today transferred five Inspectors.


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