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MC throws wet blanket on Sector 22 market fest
Chandigarh, October 14
The move to host the much-hyped month-long annual shopping festival in Sector 22, beginning today, has landed its Market Welfare Association in the soup with the municipal corporation refusing them permission for setting up a podium in the MC parking area of the market, here today.

Holes in Estate Office land deals
Chandigarh, October 14
A compensation assistant in the Land Acquisition branch in the Estate Office allegedly used to buy a land, which was to be acquired by the office.

Devotees throng Mansa Devi shrine
Chautala pays obeisance
 Panchkula, October 14
Thousands of devotees from far-flung places converged at the Mata Mansa Devi Shrine, here, on the first day of the Navratra fair which commenced today.

A devotee crawls to the Mansa Devi shrine on the first day of Navratras, in Panchkula, on Thursday. A devotee crawls to the Mansa Devi shrine on the first day of Navratras, in Panchkula, on Thursday.
— Tribune photograph by Pankaj Sharma 






 

 

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Rent for PGI sarai rooms may go up
Chandigarh, October 14
The extremely low rent at the PGI sarais (accommodation for outstation patients), for patients who can afford, to pay is drawing flak from the sarai office-bearers, making the PGI administration mull over the increasing the per day bed charges.

Noise levels under scanner
Chandigarh, October 14
The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) and Chandigarh police will be jointly monitoring the noise levels at various places in the city during the ongoing Ram Leela and other functions being organised during Navratras in the city.

Differences come to fore in BSF-Rangers talks
Chandigarh, October 14
BSF Additional Director-General A.K. Mitra along with Director-General of Pakistan Rangers Major-Gen Javed Zia at a joint press briefing on the conclusion of the BSF-Pakistan Rangers Biannual Conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photo. While the Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers today agreed upon a nine-point agenda to enhance cooperation and streamline border management, deadlock between them on issues pertaining to the recognition of the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and constructions along the IB in other areas continued.

BSF Additional Director-General A.K. Mitra along with Director-General of Pakistan Rangers Major-Gen Javed Zia at a joint press briefing on the conclusion of the BSF-Pakistan Rangers Biannual Conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photo

Students of Govt High School, Sector 25, learn the skills of hair cutting from a trainer, Mr Fakir Chand, under a new project to teach vocational skills to students. Education Dept grooms poor kids for trade
Chandigarh, October 14
Boasting of one of the highest literacy levels in the country, Chandigarh has added yet another feather to its cap.

Students of Govt High School, Sector 25, learn the skills of hair cutting from a trainer, Mr Fakir Chand, under a new project to teach vocational skills to students. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari
 
COMMUNITY


Mohali woman makes it to Mrs Gladrag contest
Mohali, October 14
A local resident, Mrs Jasmine Brar, has been invited by the organisers to take part in the Mrs Gladrag contest for the month zone. She will leave for Delhi on October 16.

A boy shares a light moment with his “bhabi” during a mass marriage ceremony in Mohali on Thursday. Seven couples tie knot
Mohali, October 14
Seven couples tied nuptial knots at a mass marriage ceremony held at Gurdwara Ramgarhia here today. While six couples got married according to Sikh rites, Nikah was organised for the seventh couple at a mazaar in Phase II. 

A boy shares a light moment with his “bhabi” during a mass marriage ceremony in Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari


Voters queue up to get their voters’ card at DC office in Panchkula on Thursday.
Voters queue up to get their voters’ card at DC office in Panchkula on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Models showcase the range on display at the Chandigarh and Panchkula branches of a slimming centre
Models showcase the range on display at the Chandigarh and Panchkula branches of a slimming centre as part of “Saundarya Utsav” on Thursday. The theme was a pandal displaying bridal make-up.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan 

SPIC bid to promote corporate culture
Chandigarh, October 14
City Beautiful's "babu culture" may be putting a damper on attracting corporates to Chandigarh, feels Society for the Promotion of Information Technology in Chandigarh (SPIC) which has now taken upon itself the task of removing this lacuna.

Stress on policy for ensuring standards
Chandigarh, October 14
With the globalisation of the market place there has been a demand for a worldwide system of standards. International standards provide workable solutions to technical and economical challenges faced by the government, business and society at large.

Airtel’s pre-paid service disrupted
Chandigarh, October 14
Airtel’s pre-paid subscribers had to face problems today as the service to recharge their accounts remained disrupted for several hours during the day.

Former PGI doctor dead
Chandigarh, October 14
The former Head of the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy at the PGI, Prof Surinder Kaur, 71, passed away on Tuesday.

 

CRIME

Gang of car thieves busted
Chandigarh, October 14
The Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police today claimed to have busted a gang which used to sell stolen vehicles, bearing fake registration numbers, to dreaded criminals.

Seven held for cheating lottery customers
Mohali, October 14
In a major crackdown, seven persons involved in fake lottery scam were arrested by the local police from Nayagaon today. A sum of Rs 42,000 was recovered from them.

2 booked for impersonation
Chandigarh, October 14
The police has booked two persons for impersonation in an examination conducted by Panjab University in September, according to an information given by the police today.

Man booked for cheating
Chandigarh, October 14
The police booked a man in two separate cases of cheating, according to information given by the police today.

Driver involved in mishap held
Panchkula, October 14
The police today arrested Amrik Singh, a resident of Lohgarh in Pinjore, for allegedly crushing Mahesh Kumar to death under his canter near Ambedkar Colony, Phase I, Panchkula. According to the police, the driver had fled from the spot leaving behind the vehicle after the mishap.

BUSINESS

Hyponica assures good yield: Japanese firm
Mohali, October 14
A group of Japanese firm, Kyowa, which has expanded its manufacturing activities in China, Korea and South-east Asia is on an exploratory visit to Punjab for identifying local joint venture partners to set up its manufacturing base in India.

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EDUCATION

Discussion on independent prosecution service 
Chandigarh, October 14
Deliberations on ‘Strategies for mounting an independent prosecution service: sharing experiences from the UK’ were held at the Department of Laws, Panjab University, here yesterday.

Chander Umatt Award for KVS teacher
Chandigarh, October 14
A teacher of Kendriya Vidyalaya School, High Grounds, Ms Chander Umatt, has been awarded KVS Incentive Award, 2004-05, for motivating teachers and students to perform their duties.

From Schools
 ‘Spardha’ concludes
Panchkula, October 14
Bhavan Vidyalaya: Spardha, a three-day-long Inter school competition, in which schools from Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula participated, concluded at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, here today.

Students of Holy Child, Morni Hill road, Panchkula, during their visit to The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Thursday.
Students of Holy Child, Morni Hill road, Panchkula, during their visit to The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Thursday.

From Schools & Colleges
 Workshop on digital designs
Chandigarh, October 14
A six-day workshop on digital design, jointly organised by the PEC Students' Forum of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), began at Panjab Engineering College.

Painting contest for children
Panchkula, October 14
An on-the-spot painting competition marked the conclusion of a month-long Rajbhasa Hindi celebrations organised by the Punjab National Bank at Integrated Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 12-A, here today.

Orientation camps
Chandigarh, October 14
Bhupindra International Public School is organising a series of orientation camps for children from different preparatory schools in the city. The objective of the camps is to groom tiny tots for their upcoming interviews in various schools. 

Students present street play
Chandigarh, October 14
As a part of the motivation drive for the coming blood donation camp, a street play “Rakt Daan, Maha Daan” was presented by students of the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, on their campus on Wednesday.

COURTS

Suit against city police, admn by HC lawyer
Chandigarh, October 14
An advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has filed a civil suit against the local police and the Chandigarh Administration for recovery of Rs 5 lakh as damages.

 
CULTURE

The elegance of hand painted sarees on display.Style i
Let the magic of fabric painting rule your style
In the ever-changing world of fashion there are a very few things that have a perennial appeal and are never out of fashion. Outfits replete with the magic of hand painting easily fall in this category.

The elegance of hand painted sarees on display. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

‘Andhe Hain Hum’ on Oct 16
Mohali, October 14
On the first anniversary of Jan Chetna theatre the local Adakar Manch will present a Hindi play, “Andhe Hain Hum”, at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh on October 16.

HEALTH

Heart check-up camp at Mansa Devi shrine
Panchkula, October 14
The Mahamai Mansa Devi Charitable Bhandara Committee, Panchkula, will organise a free heart check-up camp in association with Escort Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, at the Mansa Devi Temple complex on November 19 and 20.

 

SPORTS

Manav Mangal to meet DAV in TT final
Chandigarh, October 14
Hosts Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21, and DAV Public School, Sector 8, will clash in the final of the under-14 girls’ section of the CBSE (Cluster XIII) Table Tennis Tournament, which began at the Sector 23 TT hall here today.

A kabaddi match between Chandigarh and Punjab in progress at the 16th Inter-State North Zone Kabaddi Championship being held at Football Stadium, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. North zone kabaddi meet gets under way
Chandigarh, October 14
The 16th North Zone Kabaddi Championship involving nine states, including hosts Chandigarh, began at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today.

A kabaddi match between Chandigarh and Punjab in progress at the 16th Inter-State North Zone Kabaddi Championship being held at Football Stadium, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

DAV-8 clinch basketball title
Chandigarh, October 14
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, clinched the UT Inter-School Basketball Tournament by beating Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, 48-37 in the final.

New promotion order for city policemen
Chandigarh, October 14
The Chandigarh Police has accorded recognition to National Police Games with regard to giving promotions. In its latest standing order for 2004 the Chandigarh Police has also sought to clear the way for the promotion of sportspersons despite they not having completed the mandatory training for promotion sources told the Chandigarh Tribune here yesterday.
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