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Chandigarh Club vote counting tomorrow
Chandigarh, October 15
The counting of votes to elect the executive body of the Chandigarh Club will be held on October 17, following an order of the Delhi-based Company Law Board today. The counting shall commence at 10 a.m. and Mr Neeraj Chaudhary, an advocate, will attend the counting as the court representative.

MC panel to decide on Sector 22 fest
Chandigarh, October 15
The matter related to the granting of permission to the Market Welfare Association of Sector 22 for holding a shopping festival was referred to the Finance and Contract Committee of the Municipal Corporation here today. However, the festival to be organised by the MWA of Sector 17 has been given the go-ahead. This would be subject to the approval of the F and CC.






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Sewage reached the entrance of Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Friday.
Sewage reached the entrance of Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Friday. —  Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

M S Shoes owners’ bail plea
shot down

Chandigarh, October 15
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr R.S. Baswana, yesterday dismissed the petition for anticipatory bail of Pawan Sachdeva and two others, owners of MS Shoes, in a fraud case.

HAL begins flight trials of two indigenous Su-30s
Chandigarh, October 15 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has started flight trials of the first two Sukhoi-30 frontline combat aircraft to be assembled indigenously and expects to deliver these aircraft to the IAF in this financial year.

Dr Pawan Kapur is CSIO Director
Chandigarh, October 15
An Eminent scientist, Dr Pawan Kapur, today took over as the Director of the Central Scientific Instrumentation Organisation.

Sonal MansinghSonal explodes Ahilya myth
Sonal Mansingh knows her art too well. No wonder she uses it almost effortlessly to talk everything from religion to philosophy. But most importantly, she draws from the rich text of Indian classical traditions to focus people’s attention on issues as vital as dance and its definition. “My guru used to say that you must be discerning enough to differentiate between a monkey and a dancer. The former also dances but what is it that sets you apart from him,” said the danseuse.

Controversy over info flow ends
Chandigarh, October 15
The controversy over the Block and Panchayat Development Officer writing a letter restraining free flow of information to the elected panchayat members was sorted out today.

MC tightens up on safai karamcharis
Chandigarh, October 15
The sanitation inspectors would be answerable to the Municipal Corporation authorities for the absence of the safai karamcharis from duty in their respective areas.

 
COMMUNITY

Work for people, Justice Roy exhorts lawyers
Chandigarh, October 15
Stressing the need for Bench-Bar partnership, the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice B.K. Roy, today called upon the legal fraternity to work for the benefit of the public.




The Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana Court, Mr Justice B.K. Roy, interacts with lawyers at the District Courts complex, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
The Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana Court, Mr Justice B.K. Roy, interacts with lawyers at the District Courts complex, Chandigarh

Remote sensing can help farmers
Chandigarh, October 15
A special lecture on “Rethinking Rural Development: Space Technology Inputs” was organised by the ICSSR’s north-western regional centre, Panjab University, here today.

Mansa Devi shrine overflows with devotees
Panchkula, October 15
Devotees continued to throng Mata Mansa Devi shrine to pay obeisance on the second Navratra here today. While nearly 35 lakh devotees offered prayers yesterday, their number was greater today.


Devotees throng Mata Mansa Devi shrine to pay their obeisance on the second day of Navratras in Panchkula on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
Devotees throng Mata Mansa Devi shrine to pay their obeisance on the second day of Navratras in Panchkula on Friday.

Industrialists allege police inaction
Chandigarh, October 15
Industrialists of Industrial Area, Phase I, are sore over alleged police inaction against a group of persons who assaulted an industrialist and snatched his gold chain on September 30.

Sainik sammelan marks 61st anniversary of EME
Chandigarh, October 15
Several functions, including a sainik sammelan, barakhana and pagal gymkhana, marked the 61st anniversary of the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers in the Western Sector today.

Mata Sundri Public School, Fatehgarh Sahib to their visit at The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Friday.
Mata Sundri Public School, Fatehgarh Sahib to their visit at The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Vermi-compost plant commissioned
Chandigarh, October 15
A vermi-compost plant was commissioned at the Chitkara campus on the Patiala-Chandigarh Highway today.

MiG pilots, technicians given training
Chandigarh, October 15
About 90 technicians for MiG-27 aircraft and some pilots of MiG-23 MF aircraft were trained on technical and engineering aspects of these aircraft at a course, the valedictory function of which was held at the Mig-23/27 TETTRA School at the Air Force High Grounds near here today.

Sarin Moot Court Competition
Mohali, October 15
The first All India Annual Sarin Moot Court Competition is being organised at the Army Institute of Law (AIL), here, on October 16 and 17.

Close shave for cashier
Mohali, October 15
A cashier of the State Bank of India branch, in the Phase VII of the Industrial Area here, had a narrow escape when a gun of the security guard went off accidentally yesterday.

 
CRIME

Minor abducted
Chandigarh, October 15
The Chandigarh police registered a case of abduction of a minor girl on a complaint made by her mother.

Woman immolates herself
Chandigarh, October 15
A woman allegedly set herself ablaze using kerosene around 11.45 pm last night. She received 65 per cent burns. According to the police, Asha, 25, had an altercation with her husband, Rajinder Kumar, over his excessive drinking.

BUSINESS
 
EDUCATION

GMSSS annual fete concludes
Chandigarh, October 15
The artistic and creative talent of the youngsters of Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, Chandigarh was in full display as Tagore Theatre, where they presented a musical extravaganza to celebrate their three-day annual function which concluded today.

NCC plans motor cycle rally to Pak
Chandigarh, October 15
In the backdrop of Indo-Pakistan bilateral relations showing an upward swing and its own agenda to increase the scope of interaction with foreign countries, the National Cadet Corps is planning to undertake a motor cycle rally to Pakistan on a goodwill mission.

C-DAC students lauded
Mohali, October 15
A convocation for students who completed a six-month diploma course in the embedded systems design was organised at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) here today.

State Science Exhibition results
Chandigarh, October 15
The State Institute of Education, Sector 32, today declared results of the State Science Exhibition in which the students were quizzed by a team of judges.

 
CULTURE

Kiron Kher gets ready for another act
Kiron Kher is evolving gracefully. From one act to another, she has managed to capture the imagination of audiences at home and abroad. That explains why she proudly rests on the wish list of celebrated filmmakers both in the stream of alternative and commercial cinema. Her favourite however is the former.


Kiron Kher admires the Victorian necklace of Pooja Jain, owner of a jewellery arcade, which she inaugurated in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Kiron Kher admires the Victorian necklace of Pooja Jain, owner of a jewellery arcade, which she inaugurated in Chandigarh
HEALTH

Students donate blood
Chandigarh, October 15
A team from the PGI collected 223 units of blood at a camp organised by the Lions Club International (Region XI) in the Government College for Boys, Sector 11. The Principal of the college Mr Balwinder Singh, inaugurated the camp.

 
SPORTS

Manav Mangal paddlers hog limelight
Chandigarh, October 15
Hosts Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21, showed their superiority by reaching four finals of the Cluster XIII CBSE Table Tennis Tournament at Sector 23 TT hall here today.

YPS students cheer shuttlers
Chandigarh, October 15
It was a unique experience for over 150 children of Class V of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, who got the opportunity to watch and cheer players at the semi-final matches in below-13 age group of the ongoing 18th National Sub-Junior Badminton Meet at Sector 42 badminton hall today.

Students of YPS, Mohali, cheer during the semifinals of the ongoing 18th National Sub-Junior Badminton Meet in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
Students of YPS, Mohali, cheer during the semifinals of the ongoing 18th National Sub-Junior Badminton Meet in Chandigarh on Friday.

City shines in kabaddi
Chandigarh, October 15
Chandigarh players notched impressive wins in both girls and boys sections on the second day of the 16th North Zone Inter-State Kabaddi Championship at Football Stadium, Sector 17, today.


Eves of Chandigarh and Rajasthan in action during the 16th North Zone Inter-State Kabaddi Championship at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Eves of Chandigarh and Rajasthan in action during the 16th North Zone Inter-State Kabaddi Championship at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.

Sanjay School clinch a
cliff-hanger

Chandigarh, October 15
Defending champions Sanjay Public Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-B, retained the UT Inter-School Handball title for the second time by trouncing DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, by one goal today.

The team of Sanjay Public School that retained the UT Inter-School Handball title in Chandigarh on Friday.
The team of Sanjay Public School that retained the UT Inter-School Handball title in Chandigarh on Friday.

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