My being with students made the difference, says Lucky Chandigarh, September 24 His disarming smile and innocent ways did the trick for PUSU candidate Rajwinder Singh Lucky besides, of course, his work for the students all through the year. Elected president of the newly constituted Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC), Lucky won by a margin of nearly 400 votes from his nearest rival in today’s election. Mixed verdict in colleges Dept Representatives elected Satya Parishad wins 3 top offices Sidelights Student dies of heart attack Student council office-bearers President: Rajwinder Singh Lucky Vice-President: Ankita Thakur Secretary: Vikas Rathee Joint Secretary: Gurmukh Singh

WHY WE WON Rajwinder Singh Lucky (PUSU) — 1,764 votes: We won because we stayed in touch with the students and their problems. PUSU’s tradition of work culture and its popularity weighed the scales in our favour. WHY WE LOST Gurparvez Singh Sandhu (ABVP) — 1,352 votes: We paid the price for crossvoting by our activists. I can’t take solace in the fact that I am second best because I was and am number one candidate material. Ranjit Singh Raju (SOPU-NSUI-HSA-USSA-HPSU) — 1,202 votes: “Kidnapping” of our supporters cost us the president’s seat. We have won two seats and made a dent in the PUSU vote bank.

Joy of victory
Anurag Dhillon of GCSU after he was elected president of Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Friday.	Students show victory sign after election results were announced in Panjab University in Chandigarh. — Tribune photographs

Cop’s son abducts dentist girl
Chandigarh, September 24
A dentist in Kotbilla village in Panchkula was allegedly kidnapped by a son of an Inspector of the Chandigarh police. The father of the girl of Sector 22 alleged that his daughter was allegedly kidnapped by Amit Walia who runs a school in the city.

COMMUNITY

Police seeks options for OSD’s post
Chandigarh, September 24
A seniormost Inspector of the city police may be promoted with the Chandigarh Administration asking the Inspector-General of Police to give a list of the DSPs and Inspectors who want to be inducted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Vigilance Department of the UT.

11-year-old dies of mysterious bite Mohali, September 24 Kanta and Kuldip consigned the body of their 11-year-old son to flames today amidst disbelief and shock in their house in Mohali. Harjot (11) called Shanky at home, died of a mysterious ‘bite’ at the PGI last night. Initially it was thought to be a snakebite that he got from school, PGI doctors declared that Harjot had died of an acute infection.

Harjot

35 ‘illegal’ houses removed
Panchkula, September 24
As many as 35 temporary houses near Bhainsa Tibba village in Mansa Devi Complex, were removed by the enforcement staff of Haryana Urban Development Authority today.

Saw mill irks electronic unit’s owner

Mohali, September 24 A saw mill running in the middle of a cluster of electronic units in Phase IX Industrial Area has become a cause for concern. The mill running from a vacant electronic unit is causing havoc with the electronic equipment being manufactured by its neighbouring units. A saw mill within the Eltop Complex in Mohali Phase IX Industrial Area. — A Tribune photograph

Sector 70 residents opposed to school site
Mohali, September 24
Residents of MIG Super- Blocks 4577- 4608, Sector 70, here have complained to the Estate Officer, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA), regarding the allocation of a school site near their houses.

Privatisation of bill collection decried
Mohali, September 24
Members of the technical service union of Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) protested against the Punjab government’s decision of privatising bill collection and meter reading work in Mohali.

PSEB waives penalty on school
Mohali, September 24
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has waived the fine and penalty imposed by its local staff on July 27, 2004.

Book on regional development released
Chandigarh, September 24
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Justice O.P. Verma, today released a book “Reinventing regional development” which has been dedicated to Dr Gopal Krishan, a former Professor of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Brahma Kumaris’ conference
Chandigarh, September 24
Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya will organise a two-day National Conference on New Vision for Better Administration here on September 25 and 26 at Brahma Kumaris Trimurti Bhawan, Sector 33-A.

Governor expresses grief
Chandigarh, September 24
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Justice O.P. Verma (Retd) today expressed shock over the demise of Dr Raja Ramanna, former Union Minister and will known nuclear scientist, who died at Mumbai in hour today.

CRIME

3 Gawritex employees held
Panchkula, September 24
The police today arrested three employees of Gawritex Industries - Harkirat Singh, Suraj Mal and Harish Joshi, on charges of trespassing, theft and intimidation.

Punjab Tractor wants police to act against 2 persons
Mohali, September 24
The Punjab Tractor Limited (PTL) here has asked the Mohali police to take action against two persons allegedly caught by the management last night smuggling costly equipment out of the factory premises.

Mystery shrouds woman’s death
Panchkula, September 24
Mystery shrouds the death of a 20- year- old woman in Rajiv Colony this afternoon. The victim, Bitto was married to Sonu for five months.

Charas seized, one held
Chandigarh, September 24
The police has arrested Chaman Lal, a resident of Nehru Colony, Sector 52, from near Kajheri bridge and seized more than one kg of charas from his possession. He was arrested last night. A case under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered at Sector 36 police station.

BUSINESS

VAT will simplify indirect tax system, says PHDCCI

Chandigarh, September 24 The objective of VAT is to simplify the tax system on global lines and make it easy for the tax payers as compared to the existing pattern of tax, which is not only cumbersome and complicated, but also open to legal lacunae, said Mr S.K. Ralhan, Additional Commissioner, Excise and Taxation, Punjab. Participants at a workshop on value-added tax (VAT) organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Sugar prices go spiralling
Panchkula, September 24
The decreased production of sugar- cane all over the country has sent the sugar prices spiralling. The consumers are feeling the pinch as sugar prices have increased by Rs 300 per quintal since last year.

EDUCATION

Vasundhara, Randeep adjudged best artists
Chandigarh, September 24
Vasundhara of Yadvindra Public School and Randeep Singh of Gian Jyoti Public School were adjudged the best artists in a painting competition held here today.

Students display their creations Mohali, September 24 Students of the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) here presented a collection of evening dresses designed by them as part of their course. The evening wear module is taken up in the final year of the fashion design course structure where students are taught specialised evening wear from design to development stage. This year the students worked on a theme of evening wear and designed garments for the Miss World Pageant.   Students of NIIFT Mohali display their winning evening wear designs in Mohali on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Freshers’ party held
Mohali, September 24
The Rayat College of Law organised freshers' party-Paradise on Earth. Mr Gurvinder Singh, the vice-chairperson of the Rayat Institute was the chief guest on the occasion.

Neeraj wins quiz contest
Chandigarh, September 24
A quiz programme on Indian-mythology was organised by Pratibimb, a social organisation, at Shri Hazari Lal Sarv Hitkari School in Industrial Area-Ram-Darbar, Phase II.

Venugopal’s lecture today
Mohali, September 24
The Army Institute of Law here will host a special lecture by Mr K.K. Venugopal, senior advocate Supreme Court of India here tomorrow.

COURTS

High Court
Accused in Avedna case denied bail
Chandigarh, September 24
Mr Justice Rajive Bhalla of the High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Zakir Hussain, the main accused in the alleged kidnapping of Ambala girl Avedna Sharma. In his petition, Zakir , who is lodged in Ambala Jail, had prayed for grant of bail to him in the case.

Drivers of VIPs fined
Chandigarh, September 24
Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar today fined drivers of Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G.S. Bali, Andhra Pradesh Governor S.S. Barnala’s daughter-in-law Harpreet Kaur, former Baldev Singh Mann and others.