Police disposes of 400 cases at camp
Mohali, October 30
As many as 400 complaints made to the police were disposed of at a camp organised for three subdivisions here today. FIRs were registered in connection with seven cases. The camp was the first of its kind in the area.

Mr Parag Jain, DIG, Ludhiana Range, interacts with a complainant at a special camp in Mohali on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Woman with 95 per cent burns struggles for life
Chandigarh, October 30
A 20-year-old woman and mother of a 10-day-old son received 95 per cent burn injuries in a fire in Ambala.

Kanhaia and Poonam, brother and sister of Neelam who was brought with 95 per cent burns to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, along with women activists protest against the hospital authorities on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Artificial limb gives Kushal a reason to smile
Chandigarh, October 30
Having lost his leg four years ago, 13-year-old Onkar Kushal had a reason to smile today. This Class VIII student from Dera Bassi, whose right leg was amputated after he tumbled over the iron bench in his school, finally got an artificial limb at Nevedac Prosthetic Centre at Zirakpur.

Designers bare their wear
Chandigarh, October 30
Give them a free hand and they will wrap you in fabric which will enhance your personality. They are fashion designers Raghuvinder Rathore, Sonali Mansingka, Sandeep Mahajan, Rahul Jain, Gunjan Arora and Jagdeep Shokeen.

Bus operators seek better deal from govt
Chandigarh, October 30
The Cooperative Transport Societies of the state have decided not to send their buses to any political rallies in view of the “indifferent attitude” of politicians towards the problems of their members.

BSNL bonanza a disappointment
Chandigarh, October 30
Launched with much fanfare over a week ago, several attractive offers of the “festival bonanza” of the government-controlled telecom giant — Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) — seem to have disappointed telephone subscribers of the Punjab Telecom Circle.

15 small savings agents honoured
Chandigarh, October 30
The city has recorded small savings amounting to Rs 115 crore as against the target of Rs 100 crore during the last year, the Mayor, Ms Kamlesh, said here today.

The City Mayor, Ms Kamlesh (extreme right), interacts with small savings agents who were honoured at a function organised by the National Savings Institute in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

CII fair opens
Chandigarh, October 30
Customers from the city and the surrounding areas in large numbers visited the CII Chandigarh Fair, which opened today at the Parade Ground in Sector 17. The four-day mega fair has focused on seven main expos persona, craft bazar, consumer goods, infocom, finmart, auto show and decor.

Plaza show draws crowds

PU fest ends with lively performances
Chandigarh, October 30
Enthralling performances in folk dance competition marked the concluding day of the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage festival at DAV College here today.

Girls present a folk dance on the concluding day of the Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival at DAV College, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Nadia bags three titles in TT
Chandigarh, October 30
Nadia Saini bagged three titles on the concluding day of the Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship at TT Hall, Sector 23, here today.

Shivalik School celebrates annual day
Mohali, October 30
The annual day celebrations of Shivalik Public School concluded with two prize distribution functions here today.

Convention for interface between law, psychology
Chandigarh, October 30
A two-day convention on “Human rights and mental health” concluded at Panjab University today, where participants advocated that interface between the law and psychology should be initiated to avoid victimisation of crime victims at the hands of the judicial system.

From Schools
Students exhibit scientific temper
Chandigarh, October 30
The most rewarding part of making a science project was to give physical shape to a question that leads to answers on a particular phenomenon, said Dr Karen Hayward, an alumnus of Princeton University, USA, while delivering his lecture on the concluding day of two-day science and technology fiesta at Tender Heart School, Sector 33, here today.

Schoolchildren take part in a quiz competition at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

CBSE deadline extended
Chandigarh, October 30
The last date for submission of forms by private candidates of Class X and XII has been extended to November 1, 2004.

IETE gets growth centre award
Chandigarh, October 30
The Chandigarh Centre of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication (IETE) has been awarded the Best Growth Centre award. The centre has been selected from among 51 centres. The judging was done at a recently held Annual Technical Convention at Ahmedabad.

Cosmid 2004 festival from Nov 1
Chandigarh, October 30
Students from as many as 30 educational institutions will participate in the annual biotechnology festival-Cosmid 2004- being organised on November 1 by the Department of Biotechnology of the local GGD Santan Dharam College.

Teddy’s birthday
Chandigarh, October 30
The birthday of “teddy bear” was celebrated in Rai School yesterday. The aim was to educate tiny tots about activities related to birthday celebrations.

Children of Rai School enjoy with their teddy bears at a function at the school on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

New HC Judges to take oath next week
Chandigarh, October 30
Five new Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court whose names have been cleared by President APJ Abdul Kalam will take oath early next week, possibly on Tuesday or Wednesday.

In search of moorings
Chandigarh, October 30
Sometimes travel to a new place gives you a fresh perspective on home and a new appreciation for it. No wonder displacement serves as a perfect cause to lament the loss of home and struggle for ways to retrace one’s moorings.

A scene from “Sibo in Supermarket” being staged at Rock Garden in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Film Review
‘Kis Kis ko’ run-of-the-mill stuff
Cashing in on the craze for music videos, director Sharad Sharan has tried playing to the gallery in “Kis Kis ko”, with a pulsating soundtrack and excellent choreography, but the end product is no different from the routine stuff.

Striving for pure music
Chandigarh, October 30
Pt Rajendra Prasanna has no regard for the fad called fusion. For him, it is something that classical artistes flaunt for the sake of gaining commercial mileage. A puritan given to preserving musical traditions of the Benaras and Rampur Seswan gharana, flutist Pt Rajendra Prasanna would rather eat less for a day than sell his art in the music market of the world.

Indian shuttlers thrash Pakistan
Chandigarh, October 30
Three hours of exciting badminton was witnessed at the first Indo-Pak Badminton Test Friendship Series held at the badminton hall, Sector 42, here today. India won the series with a convincing 4-1 margin.

Admn to put up 21 beat boxes
Chandigarh, October 30
The Chandigarh Administration has communicated to the police that the former would put up 21 beat boxes, seven in each of the three divisions, across the city. The sub-divisional police officers (SDPOs) have been asked to identify the spots for the beat boxes.