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Case against 6 student bodies
Defacing PU campus Chandigarh, September 18 The Chandigarh police today registered cases against the six student organisations of Panjab University for defacing the campus by pasting posters at public places.   Police personnel remove posters from the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

ABVP forges alliance with HSA
Chandigarh, September 18
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad inaugurated its election office near hostel No. 2, here today. It also announced an alliance with the Haryana Students’ Association led by Dharmender Balhara.

PU veterans do back-seat driving
Chandigarh, September 18
Experience is the difference between winning and losing elections. So believe the various students’ organisations of Panjab University who have roped in their party seniors to campaign for them this election season, guide them through the highs and lows of politics and be there for moral support till the winner is declared.

• Polling for PU Senate today

• College poll schedule notified

Jungle law — the end of the unfit

For the unsuspecting frog, death came from the sky. The Pond Heron or "bagula" came, saw and captured the frog before walking away with it in Chandigarh, near Sukhna Lake. For catching the scene, Tribune lensman Pankaj Sharma kept the camera focussed for over two-an-a-half hour.

In the footsteps of a Sufi
Dramatist to get Baba Farid Foundation Award
Chandigarh, September 18
Eminent playwright Gursharan Singh has been chosen for this year's Baba Farid Foundation Award. This is the first time someone from the region has been considered for the prestigious award, presented for outstanding service to humanity. He already has the coveted Kalidas Samman to his credit.

Aurobindo institute to offer courses on quality of life
Chandigarh, September 18
It is a strange, unheard of a blend of two parallel worlds that guides Mr Pradeep Narang, Chairman of the Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry, in everyday life. While seers may rant and rave about the glaring differences in materialism and spiritualism, their contradictions et al, Mr Narang sees no dichotomy between the two.

Sri Aurobindo’s integral humanism favoured   Prof D.P. Chattopadhyaya, Chairman, Centre for Studies in Civilisation, New Delhi, speaks at a seminar on “Sri Aurobindo’s vision of the future of humanity” at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Promoting international legal interests
Chandigarh, September 18
Age has posed no barriers to Indian Society of International Law's President Ram Niwas Mirdha. No wonder, even though former Union Minster is around 80, Mr Mirdha's zeal for promoting "international legal interests" has taken him to places.

COMMUNITY

Flaws in Corbusier’s plan, say experts
Chandigarh, September 18
Acclaimed as a masterpiece of architectural planning by Le Corbusier, Chandigarh is not without its share “architectural flaws” if a survey conducted by a leading architect firm is to be believed.

Unauthorised passage Chandigarh, September 18 Driving on the road separating Sectors 32 and 31 road is risky because of an unauthorised passage in the boundary wall of the Government Medical College and Hospital. A scooterist comes out of the unauthorised passage in the boundary wall of the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 on the road separating Sectors 31 and 32 of Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Turban issue: procession in city Chandigarh, September 18 The Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat today took out a procession in the city to protest against the ban on wearing turbans in France and to show support to the Sikhs living in France. Religious bodies take out a rally to protest against the turban ban in French schools from the Sector 34 gurdwara in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Farmer loses 5 buffaloes to disease
Mohali, September 18
As many as five buffaloes have died of a mysterious contagious disease in Kambala village here during the past week. The animals belonged to one person in the village. While one of the buffaloes died today, the surviving stock is also suffering from the same disease.

Mani and group from Mohali perform at Plaza, Sector 17, Chandigarh on Saturday.

Broke actress needs help
Chandigarh, September 18
A former queen of Punjabi stage, Sangeeta Mehta, has been reduced to a shadow of her former self, leading a life of penury and dejection. She had dominated Punjab’s theatre scene and had ventured into Punjabi films in the 1970s.

Red and Black Awards planned
Chandigarh, September 18
The Burning Brain Society, Sector 17, today announced that it would be presenting “Red and Black Awards” to coincide with the awards instituted by a tobacco company in the name of one of their cigarettes.

Neighbourhood scheme in Sector 21
Chandigarh, September 18
Mr Rajesh Kumar, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Chandigarh, inaugurated Neighbourhood Watch Scheme, for Sector 21 today at a function held in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21.

CRIME

Wife deserter in judicial custody
Mohali, September 18
Raj Kumar Sethi, a Mohali resident arrested on charges of deserting his wife and running away with all her gold and cash, was sent to judicial custody by a Kharar court here today. He was arrested at Gurgaon yesterday and brought to Mohali this morning, where an FIR had been registered against him on the complaint of his wife.

1 held for assaulting neighbour
Chandigarh, September 18
Shiv Charan, a resident of Mauli Complex, Mani Majra, reported to the police that his neighbour Soraj Pal alongwith three-four unidentified accomplices attacked him and his wife at their shop on Friday morning.

Plot sale: criminal case against sarpanch ordered
Chandigarh, September 18
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police, UT, to register criminal cases against Sarpanch Sita Ram of Kishangarh village, his brother Dhani Ram and three others from Manimajra for the illegal sale of small plots by misusing the general power of attorney.

• Teenager found dead

• Purse snatched

BUSINESS

Fresh vegetables for buyers, stink for residents
Chandigarh, September 18
The weekly ‘apni mandi’ held every Saturday in Sector 33-C has become a pain in the neck for at least 15 to 20 families. Held along the rear of their houses, the mandi not only causes unhygenic conditions but noise pollution also.

• Biz Clips

EDUCATION

Opportunities in Canada discussed
Mohali, September 18
With a view to exploring academic and job avenues for its students in Canada, Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, Mohali, held a meeting with delegates from Cambrian College, Canada. Detailed discussions were carried out regarding opportunities for engineers, MBAs, BCAs and MCAs in Canada.

Party spirit rules at Canadian Institute
Mohali, September 18
It was party time at the campus of the Canadian Institute Of International Studies here last evening. The occasion was the beginning of another semester for students, bringing them close to the end of their course and welcoming the new comers to the Institute.

CDAC engineer gets WHO assignment
Mohali, September 18
Mr Sanjay Prakash Sood, a 36-year-old engineer working for the Mohali branch of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing has been selected by WHO as a consultant to plan a telemedicine programme for Benin, a West African country.

From Schools and Colleges
Blood donation camp at Dev Samaj College
Chandigarh, September 18
A blood donation camp was organised on Saturday at Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, in collaboration with Lions Club Supreme Chandigarh. Rana Pratap Singh Sidhu, BDPO, Anandpur Sahib, and Ms Jaswant Kaur, president of Baba Sheikh Farid Blood Donour Council, Mohali, were the guests of honour.

Workshop on girl education
Chandigarh, September 18
A four-day workshop on “ Promising Practices and Implications for Girls Education” is being organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, UK, in partnership with UNICEF India at the Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre, Sector 12, Chandigarh. The centre is located on the PEC campus and the workshop starts on Monday.

Teacher sees role for schools during disasters
Chandigarh, September 18
A lecturer at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, here, Mr Arun Kumar Sharma, presented a paper on the “Role of schools in disaster management” at the National Teachers’ Science Conference held recently at Ujjain.

• Workshop for English teachers

COURTS

• CJ, not CJI

CULTURE

Western Film Review Night’s work of horror It comes naturally to him. Telling those supernatural-laced spooky stories. “The Sixth Sense”, “Unbreakable” and “Signs” had elements of terror, suspense and what director M. Night Shyamalan describes as non-reality. Joaquin Phoenix in “The Village”

Film Review
Crippling comedy
The scramble for money makes one lose common sense and go crazy. But in `Ek se badkar ek’ Suneil Shetty, who is dying to become a dreaded don because this will fulfil the clause of a will for inheriting Rs 400 crore, takes the cake as far as idiotic actions and sequences are concerned.

LIFESTYLE

Tamil theatre his first love
K. Vasudevan has no tall claims to fame, but he prides in his long association with the regional theatre movement in Tamil Nadu. A self-trained theatre director, Vasudevan has never treated stage as a subject of academics.

Plenty of gags in “Kanjoos” The play “Kanjoos”, the sixth presentation under the National Drama Festival at Tagore Theatre, came as a much-needed break from the heavy dose of theatre. Adapted from Molier’s “Miser”, the production explored the dynamics of relationships in the backdrop of the lead character’s obsession with stockpiling. Actors lend shape to director K. Vasudevan’s design in “Kanjoos”, presented at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Saturday evening. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

K.L. Saigal remembered
Chandigarh, September 18
The Environment Society of India today organised its seventh function as a mark of respect for K.L Saigal during his birth centenary year. Recently, the society had organised a large-scale celebration at Tagore Theatre.

HEALTH

Israeli equipment for dental implants
Chandigarh, September 18
It is not only weapons and electronic warfare equipment from Israel that is landing up in India. After having procured unmanned aerial vehicles, radars sensors and other paraphernalia required for securing the frontiers, it is now the turn of surgeons to help soldiers and veterans retain the cutting edge.

Donor a critical factor in blood safety, say experts
Chandigarh, September 18
Blood is the most precious life resource, a vital defence mechanism and the essential carrier of oxygen required by the human body. To lay stress on maintaining quality and safety of blood received from donors, experts on the inaugural day of a continued medical education conference on blood transfusion at the PGI today deliberated on vital issues concerning the subject.