COMMUNITY

PCPL director honoured
Dera Bassi, November 15
A cultural programme was organised by Sri Vishvkarma Shiksha Parchar Committee, Dera Bassi, here on Sunday.

Relative to be subjected to polygraph test
Jeweller kidnapping case
Chandigarh, November 15
With the investigation into the 22-day-old kidnapping of a Sector 41 jeweller reaching nowwhere, the Crime Branch has decided to subject one of his relatives to a polygraph test in the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL).

VHP protest against arrest of seer
Panchkula, November 15
Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal today staged a protest march against the arrest of the Kanchi seer in Tamil Nadu.

Hindu bodies merge, to protest against seer’s arrest

Fauji Beat Gender factor in armed forces AFTER a gap of several years, a controversy has again erupted over women joining the armed forces. To put things in the right perspective, we need to examine the issue both from the peace and the war scenarios’ angle. Lieut-Gen Milan Naidu, Colonel of the Rajput Regiment (left), and Lieut-Gen R.S. Dayal (retd) greet each other, while Col J.S. Kang (retd) looks on.

48 Squadron celebrates Raising Day
Chandigarh, November 15
Setting up of a unit museum marked the 45th anniversary of the Air Force’s No. 48 Squadron, a frontline transport outfit, here today. The museum was inaugurated by the Air Officer Commanding, 12 Wing, Air Cmde S.S. Tilloo.

Protest by Congress workers
Zirakpur, November 15
To protest against the arrest of Hardeep Singh, one of the assailants, who attacked Mrs Manisha Malik, a Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat councillor, and her husband, 20 workers of the Congress party today organised a rally and raised slogan against Capt Kanwaljit Singh, MLA Banur, Mr Narinder Sharma, president, Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat and Mrs Malik.

Media reports on Bhajan Lal refuted
Chandigarh, November 15
Mr Deepak Rai Walia, deputy spokesperson of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC), today refuted media reports that HPCC chief, Bhajan Lal, was on his way out.

CRIME

Industrialist alleges threatening calls
Chandigarh, November 15
A city-based industrialist alleged that he had received threatening calls from a mobile phone of Bal Sehgal, the former head of Quark Company.

Young man held for kidnapping
Chandigarh, November 15
A team of the Sector 11 Police Station today arrested a 21-year-old resident of Janata Kumhar Colony for allegedly kidnapping a 15-year-old girl of the same area on October 30.

Valuables worth Rs 1.25 lakh stolen
Mohali, November 15
Thieves decamped with cash and valuables worth Rs l.25 lakh in two separate incidents of theft in the township. Thieves took away gold worth Rs 20,000 and cash Rs 35,000 from a residence in Phase 11 here while the owners were out of station for a few days.

Minor raped
Panchkula, November 15
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a middle aged man near Chanmiya village in Morni. The victim was returning home after having dinner at a friend’s house, when she was waylaid by the accused, Pritam Singh of Pinjore.

3 held for baby’s death in clash
Panchkula, November 15
The police has arrested three youths who were involved in the clash in Sector 12- A yesterday which led to the death of three-month-old Mamta. Amit and Sumit, alias Chinu, were produced before a local court and remanded in judicial custody while Manoj Sharma was arrested following police raids late in the evening.

3 held for gambling
Mohali, November 15
The police here booked three persons on charges of indulging in gambling in the township. The accused Suresh, a resident of Sector 69, Kishore Kumar, resident of village Lambian and Patras a resident of Nehru colony Sector 53 were allegedly gambling in Sector 71. They have been arrested under Sections 13-3-67 of the Gambling Act.

Police releases missing woman’s photo Mohali, November 15 The Mohali police is on the lookout for the past six months for Indu Pathak, a 28-year-old-resident of Nangal, who disappeared from Mohali on April 30. Releasing her photograph to media today, police sources pointed out that while a case of kidnapping against a Chandigarh resident on a complaint given by Mr Harish Sharma, Indu’s brother, had been registered no arrest had been made in the case.

Indu Pathak

Roughing up of passer-by: FIR against farmers
Mohali, November 15
The police here has registered an FIR against the farmers who had on Divali day bashed up a passer by, while staging a protest against the acquisition of their land by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) here. The agitating farmers had alleged that the passerby had abused them and tried to attack them with his kirpan, while the passerby, Mr Rajwinder Singh Sidhu, a Mohali resident, had alleged that he was bashed up for no  reason at all.

Man arrested for attempting suicide
Chandigarh, November 15
A 35-year-old father of four children was today arrested by a team of the Sector 31 Police Station for allegedly attempting to hang himself in an intoxicated condition in Ram Darbar.

Cheating case against PGI nurse
Chandigarh, November 15
A nurse of the PGI allegedly duped an ex-serviceman of Indian Air Force of Rs 30,000 promising to get employment for his son at the Secretariat. A case of cheating under Section 420 of the IPC was registered against her here today.

3 held with boxes of illicit liquor
Chandigarh, November 15
The Sector 31 Police Station teams today recovered more than six boxes of illicit liquor from three persons arrested here today.

EDUCATION

Teachers resent deduction from arrears of salary
Chandigarh, November 15
Teachers working as work experience instructors of government schools in city have lamented that the Education Department has withdrawn the arrears paid to them under the revised pay scales as per the provisions of the fifth Central Pay Commission.

Hamara School
Students have done us proud
BDPS has been a cynosure of all eyes. The school received accolades from NASA Space Center, Florida, where some children won the global competition to the Athens wrestling arena. Palwinder Cheema was part of the Indian wrestling team.

COURTS

Warrant officer raids police post, secures release of illegal detainee
Panchkula, November 15
A warrant officer of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today raided the Sector 19 police post here following a Habeas Corpus petition filed by a Councillor from Mohali, seeking the release of his brother, Surinder Singh, from illegal detention.

Ex-servicemen seek parity in pension
Chandigarh, November 15
Following directions from the High Court, ex-servicemen in the city have approached the Defence Ministry, seeking parity in pension of ex-servicemen with that of retired central government employees.

LIFESTYLE

City wakes up to thrill of night life
Chandigarh is no more a city of retired and tired people. The city which used to wear a dead look after 8.30 pm, eight years ago, is finally discovering its late night identity.

Magic is illusion, says Samraj
Known the world over for his tricks, magician Samraj performed at the Bassi theatre here this evening. Presenting a thematic show—Manthirikam majority of Samraj’s tricks focused on horror.

Parikshat Sahni keen to do good films Noted film and television star Parikshat Sahni will soon be seen in a bi-lingual movie. Talking to Chandigarh Tribune at the residence of his relative Mr Trehan in the Cantonment area, Mr Parikshat Sahni said that he was shooting for the film `Choodiyan’. “The movie is being shot simultaneously in Punjabi as well as in Hindi,” he said. Mr Sahni said that the outdoor shooting of the movie is taking place at Patiala. “Choodiyan is a remake of a Marathi film ‘Aiye’, which means mother. The cast includes Vinod Khanna, Gracy Singh and Vikas Bhalla. The director and the cinematographer of the movie are doing an exceptional work,” he said.

His mission is to promote Punjabi culture overseas
City-based Avtar Singh Chana is on a mission to promote the bhangra dance and Punjabi culture overseas. As a member of the International Dance Council (UNESCO) he has conducted many bhangra workshops in abroad.

SPORTS

Badminton coaching camp from November 18
Chandigarh, November 15
Ms Surinder Mahajan, a badminton coach with the Sports Authority of India, has been appointed coach of the Indian youth badminton team for the Second Commonwealth Youth Games to be held at Bendigo (Australia) from December 1 to 3. As per information reaching here from the Badminton Association of India Secretary L.C. Gupta, three boys and three girls have been selected to represent India in these games, where badminton is being introduced for the first time. In this meet, eight disciplines in all will be held.

ADMINISTRATION

HUDA fails to hold draw for housing scheme 
Panchkula, November 15
More than seven months after Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) floated a housing scheme in the quaint Shivalik foothills in Mansa Devi Complex (MDC), the 34,000 applicants are still waiting for the draw of lots for these plots.

Move to improve working at licensing office
Chandigarh, November 15
For improving the functioning of the vehicle registration and licensing office, a separate information/inquiry counter will be set up right at its entrance. A separate telephone will also be installed at the counter so that people could make various queries on phone.