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Racket in rly tickets busted
Chandigarh, November 4
The Railway Protection Force has busted a racket in railway tickets. Railway ticket agents who have been getting reservation done under fictitious names are being targeted.

Hike to burn hole in pocket, rue residents
Chandigarh, November 4
The steep hike in petrol, diesel and LPG prices has led to an adverse reaction among residents of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula.

Punjab, Haryana 3rd best states in growing trees per hectare 
Chandigarh, November 4
If the latest Forest Survey of India (FSI) report is anything to go by, Punjab and Haryana are placed quite comfortably insofar as number of trees per hectare is concerned.

Thick green cover in Chandigarh. — A file photo

Pension policy changed in favour of daughters
Chandigarh, November 4
Making a change in its pension policy, the Chandigarh Administration has decided that widowed and divorced daughters of deceased employees will be eligible for family pension even after attaining the age of 25.

SCF site auctioned for Rs 1.79 crore
Mohali, November 4
In a record-breaking auction of commercial sites in Mohali today, the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) earned over Rs 15 crore. In most cases the selling prices of the disposed of sites has recorded a 50 per cent rise in the rates since the last auctions held in February this year.

5 new HC Judges to take oath today 
Chandigarh, November 4
Five new Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court whose names have been cleared by President APJ Abdul Kalam will take oath tomorrow morning.

COMMUNITY

MC turns Nelson’s eye to Mohali’s second ‘bus stand’
Mohali, November 4
It’s an open secret that the town has acquired its second general “bus stand”, thanks to the Municipal Council and other authorities failing to take action against the brazen flouting of rules by private operators.

Passengers alight from private buses in the Phase II market at Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Bobby Jindal’s cousin in the spotlight
Chandigarh, November 4
Mr Bobby Jindal might have done India proud by becoming the first Indian-American to enter the House of Representatives but back home, his cousin, Mr Ashok Jindal, is in the spotlight. A businessman dealing in the wholesale supply of medicine, Mr Ashok Jindal spent the day receiving congratulatory messages from friends and neighbours.

Bobby Jindal’s cousin, Ashok Jindal, shows a family photo in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Bhagvadgita a panacea for stress
Chandigarh, November 4
As a part of his preaching programme all over the country, H.G. Gauranga Dasa Prabhu of ISKCON, Mumbai, arrived here today to conduct a four-day spiritual programme on stress management which concludes tomorrow at Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36.

H.G. Gauranga Prabhu of ISKCON delivers a discourse on Shrimad Bhagvadgita at Hare Krishna Dham in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

12,677 new voters enrolled
Panchkula, November 4
The Deputy Commissioner, Ms Neelam P. Kasni, today said that a many as 12,677 new voters had been enrolled in the voters’ list after they were found eligible, during a special voters’ enrolment drive.

She needs help to fight tumour
Chandigarh, November 4
Suffering from tumour in her leg, Saroj Devi needs help for treatment at the PGI. Merely 30 years old and mother of four, Saroj, hailing from Bijnaur in Uttar Pradesh, had undergone one surgery at the PGI in June.

Sikh students back accused
Chandigarh, November 4
The Sikh Students Federation today lent its support to Jagmohan Singh Sarobo who has accused the police of hurting his religious sentiments when he was kept in the police station for creating nuisance.

Mandi board staff hold dharna
Panchkula, November 4
Over 200 employees of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board today staged a dharna in front of the Mandi Bhavan in Sector 6.

Members of the Haryana State Agricultural Board Employees Union hold a rally in front of Haryana Mandi Board office in support of their demands at Sector 6, Panchkula, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Jeweler kidnapped, alleges wife
Chandigarh, November 4
A jeweler, Sunil Chauhan, was allegedly kidnapped by an unidentified person on Dasehra night along with Rs 1.1 lakh in cash, 1 kg silver and some gold.

Mother, daughter dupe man of Rs 3.5 lakh
Chandigarh, November 4
A mother and a daughter of Sector 10 duped a man of Rs 3.5 lakh by giving him a cheque that was later dishonoured due to insufficient funds in their account.

Two more thefts in Mohali
Mohali, November 4
Thieves decamped with cash, gold and valuables worth Rs 50,000 from two houses in Phases X and XI yesterday.

26 kg poppy husk seized
Chandigarh, November 4
A team of the Sector 26 police station today claimed to have seized 26 kg of poppy husk being carried by a person from Mukerian in his truck in the Transport Area here.

Two held for gambling
Panchkula, November 4
The Pinjore police arrested Joginder and Surinder Kumar from near Batra Hotel, while they were gambling and recovered Rs 4090 from them.

5-yr-old girl crushed by car
Chandigarh, November 4
A five-year-old girl was crushed to death by a car in Sector 40-A, last evening.

BUSINESS

Chandikrit begins
Chandigarh, November 4
The local trade fair, Chandikrit 2004 organised by the Department of Industries, Chandigarh Administration, was inaugurated by Mr S.P. Singh, Secretary Industries, today in Sector 17, here. The exhibition will remain open till November 6.

EDUCATION

Employer-specific courses in schools on the cards
Chandigarh, November 4
To bridge the gap between the job market and vocational education in government schools, the UT Education Department will go to the employers to find out their requirements.

PU youth festival results
Mohali, November 4
The Panjab University zonal youth and heritage festival of professional colleges organised by the Rayat College of Education, entered its second day today. Events like debate, elocution, drama, histrionics, mimicry, creative-writing, skit and mime were held today.

Paper-reading contest held
Chandigarh, November 4
Students of Government College, Sector 46, read a paper on “India as it should be 20 years down the line” at a seminar on the ‘Limits of cultural Pluralism’ organised at the college here today.

Nursery students of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, perform “Bharat darshan” at the school’s annual day function at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Cultural meet of DAV schools
Panchkula, November 4
Students from five DAV schools in the region vied with one another in various competitions on the inaugural day of the DAV Public Schools’ cultural meet at Hansraj Public School here.

CULTURE

35 artists take part in workshop
Panchkula, November 4
A seven-day painting workshop began at the Bama Academy of Fine Arts today. As many as 35 artists are participating in the workshop.

HEALTH

Woman doc for Morni
Panchkula, November 4
The Commissioner, Ambala range, Mr Maha Singh, has instructed the local health authorities to send a woman medical officer to Morni twice a week, to facilitate the maternal and child health care there.

SPORTS

Row over judoka’s participation
Mohali, November 4
The career of a budding judo medal winner is under cloud for no fault of his following his participation in the CBSE National Judo Meet held here from October 28 to 30.

Coaching Centre-17 lift football trophy
Chandigarh, November 4
Coaching Centre, Sector 17, clinched the First Lt Col I.S. Deol Memorial Football Tournament 2004, defeating Minerva Academy by three goals to one at Football Stadium, Sector 17. The three-day meet was part of the Minerva Academy Sports Festival. Test cricketer Yuvraj Singh was the chief guest and gave away the prizes.

Children participate in ‘Musical Lance’during the Chandigarh Horse Show 2004 at Railway TA grounds in Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

Sandhu to take over
Chandigarh, November 4
The newly-appointed Finance Secretary of the Chandigarh Administration, Mr S.K. Sandhu, has been relieved of his duties from Punjab and is expected to formally take over as Finance Secretary either tomorrow or on Saturday.

Guru Nanak Colony demolition drive put off till Divali
Mohali, November 4
Panic prevails among the 10,000 residents of the illegal Guru Nanak Colony, Phase X, here. Residents were today served notices by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority to vacate their houses by 10 am tomorrow.