C H A N D I G A R H

Top stories | Community | Crime | Education

Courts | Culture | Lifestyle | Health | Sports

TOP STORIES

Students’ council sworn in
Chandigarh, October 7
Camaraderie scored over the rivalry between the Panjab University Students’ Union and the Students’ Union of Panjab University at a swearing-in ceremony of the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council held at the English auditorium Panjab University, here today.

Prof K.N. Pathak, VC, Panjab University, offers sweets to office-bearers of the students council after the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Beating up of student: teacher suspended
Chandigarh, October 7
In the case of beating up of three boys of Saraswati Public School, Dhanas, by a maths teacher, Sanjeev, the school management today suspended him. The Principal of the school, Mr Vijay Krishan, said a thorough inquiry would be conducted into the matter.

Pawan Kumar Bansal

Kamlesh

Bureaucrats act like overlords: MP, Mayor
Adviser, DC feel embarrassed
Chandigarh, October 7
Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Lok Sabha MP from Chandigarh, today criticised the bureaucracy in the UT and said it needed to change its mindset towards the people and their representatives.

Aiyar favours ‘mini-assemblies’ in UTs
Chandigarh, October 7
Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Panchayati Raj, has said that the creation of “mini-assemblies” in Union Territories like Chandigarh could be one way of meeting the popular aspirations of the people to acquire a say in the administration of the UT.

Aiyar defends order on Savarkar plaque   Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Panchayati Raj, having a word with Mr Lalit Sharma, Adviser to the UT Administrator at a round table conference on the Panchayati Raj in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

GCM: Prosecution declines to question witness

Chandigarh, October 7                                                  The prosecution as well as defence today declined the opportunity to question Pangunni Shashi, an assistant posted in the Ministry of Defence, at the General Court Martial trying Col Anil Sahgal for professional impropriety in the tehelka case. Defence Ministry official Pangunni Shashi, said to be the first official to be tapped by tehelka.com in its sting operation, arrives to depose before a General Court Martial in Chandimandir on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma More intake of red meat causes colon cancer, says expert Chandigarh, October 7 "Americans are paying a heavy price for the increased intake of red meat and reduction in fibre in their food. There seems a direct relation between the incidence of colon cancer and this 'westernised' diet.

Six held for immoral trafficking
Panchkula, October 7
The police today busted a flesh trade racket by arresting six key members, including three girls from Industrial Area, Phase I. The CIA Staff headed by Inspector Mukesh Kumar on a tip-off sent head constable Jagdish to have a deal with the above persons around 7 pm.

COMMUNITY

PSEB seeks permission to cut connection of SDM’s office
Mohali, October 7
Officials of the Punjab State Electricity Board here have sought permission from the higher authorities to cut the power connections of government establishments, including the office of the SDM and the Civil Hospital for not clearing the dues which ran into lakhs of rupees.

Relatives allege foul play in carpenter’s death
Panchkula, October 7
Mystery shrouds the death of a 35-year-old carpenter in Raipur Rani late last evening. Relatives of the victim allege that he was murdered by his employer over a monetary dispute.

Fake 5-rupee coins in circulation

Chandigarh, October 7 Beware while accepting the coin of Rs 5 denomination. It could be a fake one. Earlier, there have been reports regarding the circulation of fake notes of Rs 500 and even Rs 1,000 in the country. Coins of Rs 5 denomination seem to be a latest addition to this list of fake currency. A fake coin of Rs 5 denomination having the national emblem on both sides. — A Tribune photograph

Police intensifies patrolling
Mohali, October 7
Police patrolling has been intensified near banks by the police here. This has been done keeping in view a recent case of snatching of cash which had been withdrawn from a bank.

Baby girl sent to SOS village
Dera Bassi, October 7
Abandoned one-and-a-half years old girl that was found wrapped in a piece of cloth in fields of Devi Nagar village on Wednesday morning was today sent to the SOS children village, this afternoon.

Chetna yatra by Kashyap Rajputs
Chandigarh, October 7 A "chetna yatra" started under the banner of the Kashyap Rajput Sabha from Hardwar on September 26 reached here this evening. It came via Patiala to city beautiful. The "yatra" is being held to spread the message of Mahan Rishi Baba Kaluji. “Chetna Yatra” of the Kashyap Rajput Sabha from Hardwar arrives in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Safai karamcharis found absent

Chandigarh, October 7 The drive by the Sanitation Committee of the Municipal Corporation to check safai karamcharis deployed in different parts of the city continued for the third day, here today. Sectors 17 and 11 were inspected and most of the leaders of the safai karamchari union were found absent from duty. Chairman of the Sanitation Committee Chander Mukhi Sharma inspects the duty register of safai karamcharis in Sector 17 Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Bijli Sabhas receive 658 complaints
Panchkula, October 7
The bijli sabhas organised by Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, to redress complaints have evoked a good response. As many as 658 consumers have placed complaints before the Superintending engineers in these sabhas.

CRIME

1 held for paying for fuel in fake currency
Zirakpur, October 7
A charlatan, Rajinder Kumar from Barnana, while trying to cheat a patrol pump employee by paying him in fake currency notes after getting fuel, landed behind bars here, late last night. However, his accomplice managed to give a slip to the policemen posted at the Zirakpur traffic light point.

1 killed as Sumo rams into truck
Zirakpur, October 7
One person was killed and another seriously injured after a Tata Sumo in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala highway in Nabha Sahib village, 2 km from here today.

Man held for forging principal’s signatures
Chandigarh, October 7
The Chandigarh police has arrested a self-styled Ph.D. in missile technology allegedly for forging signatures of a principal of a government school here on examination forms of 29 private students of a Manimajra school.

2 held, 20 cycles recovered
Chandigarh, October 7
The Chandigarh police today claimed to have busted a gang of cycle thieves who are suspected to have stolen scores of bicycles. Twenty cycles have been recovered from Santosh Kumar of Shiv Colony in Bad Majra and 12 from Chander Shekhar of Colony number 5.

• Bus passenger drugged, looted
• Mystery shrouds youth’s death

EDUCATION

PU non-teaching staff hold rally on campus
Chandigarh, October 7
The “discriminatory and anti-employee attitude” of the authorities was strongly criticised at an emergency meeting of the federation attended by the presidents and secretaries of all eight unions of non-teaching employees of Panjab University, here today.

I know, I know, all this should be in my head, not on it, this student on the Punjab University campus seems to say to his friend. — Tribune photo by Pardeep Tewari

Make schools learning-centric: Dr Murti
Chandigarh, October 7
Creating partnerships for progress, understanding the need for self-assessment and accreditations, and leveraging technology for achieving excellence in education were some of the main papers presented on the concluding day of the Regional Summit on Quality in Education.

PEC organises musical event
Chandigarh, October 7
The Music Club of Punjab Engineering College organised “Euphonia” an intra-college musical extravaganza. The show opened with performance by Ashish Negi and band, which were the finalists in the National Inter-College Rock Band Competition held in Delhi recently.

Fast by PCCTU leaders
Chandigarh, October 7
Office-bearers of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union today observed a fast in front of the office of the DPI (Colleges) Punjab here. They were protesting against the Punjab Finance Department’s delay in clearing two bills worth RS 33 crore.

COURTS

Man held for abandoning grandson, freed on bail 
Chandigarh, October 7
A man from Kajheri has been arrested for allegedly abandoning his ailing 10-month-old grandson while the mother of the child was hospitalised. Ram Gopal, an ironsmith, was arrested when the mother of the child revealed to the police that she was in the hospital for 15 days and the child was with her father during that period.

CULTURE

New Releases Bit of everything in ‘Bride in Prejudice’ After ‘Bend It Like Bekham’, all eyes are on Gurinder Chadha’s new film ‘Bride and Prejudice’ in English and ‘Balle Balle! Amritsar to L.A.’ dubbed in Hindi. This movie is based on Jane Austin’s classic ‘Pride and Prejudice’. It will be released at Batra, Chandigarh, and Fun Republic Mani Majra, tomorrow. Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai in “Balle Balle ! Amritsar to LA

LIFESTYLE

Style i
Give extra punch to your hairstyle
Shabby hairdos or careless hairstyles can mar the effect of even the best designer outfit and expensive jewellery and yet hair is usually the last step in the ritual of dressing up. But not any more as colour, crystals and creativity have literally gone to pretty heads with a wide range of styling options available for lustrous locks now.

British Library to celebrate spirit behind Bookers

With a few days to go before the announcement of this year’s Booker Prize, the British Library in Chandigarh is celebrating the spirit behind the coveted honour. Mood on the library premises in Sector 9 is upbeat with the shortlist for this year’s prize adorning the centre space. Shortlisted titles for this year’s Booker prize on display at the British Library in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Exploring human relationships through poetry
After graduating from the National School of Drama, Vimi Jaggi has gone places. Having acted in 50 plays and having directed at least 20, she is now back to the city of her belonging with a fresh offering titled “Parde”.

Blending East and West in her creations “I want my clothes to bring two cultures together” said city-based fashion designer Gunjan Virk. She strives to strike a synthesis between the East and the West in her creations. City-based fashion designer Gunjan Virk showing her collection on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

300 take part in audition for singing contest Three hundred candidates took part in auditions for Singer No. 1 Muqabla, 2004, at Fun Republic, Manimajra, today. The participants were supposed to sing any Hindi film song of his or her choice. A participant gives audition test for “Singer No 1”, organised at Fun Republic on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Using flower remedies to restore harmony of mind Chandigarh, October 7 “Say it with flowers”, is a common saying. But why? Any reason to say so? Yes, there is. Flowers not only freshen up, but also heal minds crippled by fear, anger, aggression, anxiety, depression and some biological disorders. “If any of you suffer from such ailment, try flowers and see the miracle happening”, says Ms Preeti Bhatia, a trained practitioner of flower remedies.                              Preeti Bhatia

Polio awareness rally
Chandigarh, October 7
About 1000 students from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 38-C, Government Model High School, Sector 40-A and Govt. High School, Sector 38-B, Chandigarh participated in polio awareness rally organised by citizens awareness group in collaboration with the UT Health Department Chandigarh.

Couple’s record in blood donation Chandigarh, October 7 A Mohali couple’s name have appeared in Limca Book of Records for donating blood 41 times. Mr Balwant Singh and his wife Jaswant Kaur started this noble act on April 7, 1991, at a blood camp at Amar Ashram in Faridkot district. Balwant Singh and Jaswant Kaur.

Osho holistic meditation camp
Chandigarh, October 7
Eastern fitness and innovative movements based on chi-kung are the highlights of the three-day Osho Meditation camp which began at Indira Holiday Home, Sector 24 here today.

SPORTS

Football tourney for girls begins
Chandigarh, October 7
The Sixth Chandigarh Senior Girls Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy began here today at the Football Stadium, in Sector 17. Ten teams are taking part in the championship, with matches being played on a league-cum-knock out basis.

St Anne’s beat Saupin’s by 123 runs
Chandigarh, October 7
Superb batting by Viren who hammered 70 runs enabled St Anne’s to beat Saupin’s School by a huge margin of 123 runs in the St Kabir Trophy (under13) tournament being played here at St Kabir School, Sector 26.