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Brother-in-law kidnaps couple outside HC
Arrested along with two accomplices
Chandigarh, November 29
A brother-in-law of a groom kidnapped the couple before their marriage from outside the High Court this afternoon but was arrested along with his two accomplices after a policeman on duty noticed the incident and flashed message on wireless.

Watchman’s body found hanging from tree
Relatives allege murder
Mohali, November 29
The body of a Nepali, identified as Ram Kumar (45), was found hanging from a tree near the Amb Sahib Gurdwara, Phase VIII, here this morning. He had been a night watchman of the Phase VII market for the past 22 years.

HIV treatment costly, 80 pc patients decline treatment
Chandigarh, November 29
Unable to afford treatment for HIV/AIDS, more than 80 per cent of the patients suffering from the disease who come to the Post Graduate Institute (PGI) here opt out and do not avail treatment.

Govt set to implement report on Army’s officer cadre
Chandigarh, November 29
After years of dithering, the government appears all set to implement the recommendations of the A V Singh Committee on restructuring the Army's officer cadre, with the Finance Ministry finally according its approval. The implementation is now expected to be announced any time.

Six more states to have AIIMS
Chandigarh, November 29
Six states in the country will soon have the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on the pattern of the existing AIIMS in India. This was disclosed by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, after inaugurating the Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre here today.

AIG’s family refutes charges
Chandigarh, November 29
The family of AIG HS Grewal has refuted the allegations that were reportedly made against them by the widow of the AIG accusing them of throwing her out of the house.

Absconding cop in CBI net
Chandigarh, November 29
The CBI recently lured an absconding cop and accused in a corruption case, ASI Gurmel Singh of Maloya police post, into its net and arrested him.

CHANDIGARH CALLING What is the colour of brinjals? Purple, you might say. Well, Mrs Sharda Mittal, a resident of Panchkula, begs to differ. The lady has brinjals with white coloured skin in her kitchen garden. Says the lady, "My maid got seeds of the white brinjal from her village in Uttar Pradesh in the summers and we sowed them here. Now, we have these beautiful brinjals in plenty.”

COMMUNITY

Residents sore over illegal truck parking
Zirakpur, November 29
Illegal parking of private goods-carriers on government land alongside Chandigarh-Ambala and Panchkula-Patiala highways here has virtually converted the site into a truck union.

Trucks parked illegally on government land alongside the Chandigarh-Ambala and Panchkula-Patiala highways. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

UK-based NRI walks for a cause
Chandigarh, November 28
UK-based Balwant S. Grewal loves to walk, and charity is close to his heart. Combining his two interests, Mr Grewal has set out on a unique noble mission-to raise one million pounds for the cancer patients and AIDS research —by walking across the country.

Mr Balwant S. Grewal (Bobby), who has undertaken to walk from Amritsar to Kanyakumari to raise one million pounds for cancer and AIDS research at the Chandigarh Club on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Fauji Beat
More facilities to benefit ECHS members
What will cheer the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) members is that 12 hospitals, five diagnostic centres and one dental centre in this region have been empanelled for their treatment under this scheme.

Police makes hay while residents break rules
Chandigarh, November 29
Issuing challans rather than educating the public about traffic rules seems to be the priority of the Chandigarh traffic police that has filled government coffers by fining traffic violators. The traffic police had issued 69,197 challans in 2003, collecting nearly Rs 90 lakh by way of fines.

Hyderabad MC team in city
Chandigarh, November 29
An eight-member delegation of councillors and officials from the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad met the Mayor, Ms Kamlesh, at the office of the Municipal Corporation, here today, to understand the working of the corporation.

The Mayor, Ms Kamlesh, presents a picture of a garden in Sector 44 to the delegation of councillors from the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation at her office in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Female child found abandoned in CTU bus
Chandigarh, November 29
A female child aged around one year was found in a bag lying in a CTU bus early this morning. The child was noticed by the driver of the bus when he was checking the bus in the CTU workshop.

Residents object to disfigurement of green belt
Panchkula, November 29
Residents of Sectors 4, 12 and 12- A here have objected to the alleged disfigurement of a green belt in these sectors by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), for laying a high tension line through the green belt.

Highway connecting Panchkula, Naraingarh to be four-laned
Panchkula, November 29
A survey for four-laning of the National Highway-73, which connects Panchkula to Naraingarh and Jagadhari, is being done and work on the project is likely to begin next year.

INLD has failed on employment front, says HPCC
Panchkula, November 29
The Indian National Lok Dal government in the state has failed to generate adequate employment opportunities in the state. The state employment exchanges has 7.5 lakh registered unemployed youth in the age group of 18-40 years. These numbers do not include youth who are unemployed/ under-employed but not registered in any of the exchanges.

Jain muni to visit Mohali today
Mohali, November 29
Acharya Dr Shiv Muni, the chief of the Sthanakwasi Shwetambar Jain sect, will visit Mohali tomorrow and stay overnight before proceeding further for his next destination.

Readers Write
Display Kairon’s portrait in House gallery
The late Punjab Chief Minister Partap Singh Kairon was a great freedom fighter, able administrator, great visionary and builder of City Beautiful, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and the PGI, Chandigarh. His portrait should be displayed in the gallery of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Chandigarh.

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CRIME

4 benches stolen from park
Chandigarh, November 29
Four iron benches were reportedly stolen from a park in Sector 38-A during the intervening night of November 27-28.

A park in Sector 38-A, Chandigarh, from where four benches have been stolen.
— A Tribune photograph

Accident victim succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, November 29
Arun Gupta (22), who was injured after his motor cycle collided head on with a scooter on the road dividing Sectors 14 and 25, succumbed to injuries late last night in the PGI.

Move to declare Balongi case suspects POs
Mohali, November 29
The police has initiated proceedings to declare suspects of the Balongi fraud case as proclaimed offenders.

Three caught stealing scooter
Mohali, November 29
The police here caught three teenagers ‘red handed’ while they were trying to steal a scooter from outside a house in Phase V here today.

BUSINESS

Devendar wins Chevorlet Optra
Chandigarh, November 29
Shopping Fest Sector 17 which was organised by the Business Promotion Council, Sector 17, concluded last evening.

Online banking
Mohali, November 29
The Mohali branch of the Union Bank of India on Monday launched online banking, leading to interconnectivity of 450 branches throughout the country. Inaugurating the e-banking services, the General Manager of the bank, Punjab region said the new service would enable the customers to access their accounts on the internet.

EDUCATION

PU Senators demand postponement of meeting
Chandigarh, November 29
The Senators of Panjab University, today, demanded that the meeting for allotment of faculties to them be postponed since the university was yet to receive the name of newly nominated members notified in the official gazette of the Government of India.

PU admission forms on internet soon
Chandigarh, November 29
The endless queues for forms around admission time in Panjab University is all set to undergo a change. The authorities have decided to deal with the problem by making forms of a few popular courses available on the Internet. Students would be required to fill the downloaded form, deposit the requisite fee and submit it to the university.

Role of 73rd Amendment in Dalit uplift stressed
Chandigarh, November 29
Nearly 85 thousand village panchayats in the country are headed by women sarpanches and nearly 6.60 lakh elected members in the rural and urban local bodies belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

(From left) Ms Rozy Veid, Kumar Suresh Singh, Prof K.G. Iyer and Mr Masood Ali Khan at a workshop on empowerment of Dalits and women at ICSSR complex on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Sec 10 govt school holds annual function
Chandigarh November 29
The annual prize distribution function of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, was held on the school premises here today. Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI (Schools), who was the chief guest, gave away the prizes to around 700 students who had excelled in academics, sports, and co-curricular activities.

Sec 11 DAV School wins overall music trophy
Chandigarh November 29
In the 35th all-India inter-state and inter-school cultural competitions which ended at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here yesterday, the overall music trophy went to Chaman Lal DAV Senior Public School, Sector 11, Panchkula.

Students of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38, Chandigarh, dressed up in Rajasthani dresses at their annual prize distribution function on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Campus Notes
Conference on cell biology from tomorrow
Chandigarh, November 29
The National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research, Panjab University, will organise a three-day All-India Cell Biology Conference and Symposium on Genome Biology from December 1 to 3 in the English Auditorium of the university.

COURTS

Police Inspector cross-examined in Beant Singh case
Chandigarh, November 29
A Chandigarh police Inspector, Nanha Ram, was today cross-examined in the case relating to the assassination of the former Punjab Minister Beant Singh.

CULTURE

‘Folk Ensemble Kumovya’ enthrals audience
Chandigarh, November 29
A 45-minute song and dance performance by a four-member group from the Kuban region of the Russian Federation saw the audience dancing to the tune of the performers at the programme ‘Folk Ensemble Kumovya’ organised at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, here this evening.

Artistes from the Kuban region of Russian Federation dance with girls at “Folk Ensemble Kumovya” at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector- 26, Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

LIFESTYLE

Hot tips for winter wear
Finding new ways to look smart that is convenient at same time, some times becomes a tricky affair. Mixing and matching at clothes leads to discovering of new style. So in a way, experimenting becomes a rewarding process. One can Continue the experimental trend this winters with a lot of variety around. Ponchos are the hottest item this winters.

Check out the latest in fashion. — A Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

HEALTH

PGI to conduct survey for rheumatic fever in Raipur Rani
Chandigarh, November 27
To deal with rheumatic heart diseases that affect children in the age group of 5-15 years, the Department of Cardiology at the PGI here will conduct a survey on children in the Raipur Rani area, near Panchkula, to find the prevalence of the disease in the area.

Rotary’s blood centre opens
Chandigarh, November 29
The region’s first ultra-modern blood resource centre - Rotary and Blood Bank Resource Centre — was inaugurated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, here today. The resource centre has been setup jointly by the Rotary Club and the Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh.

SPORTS

St John’s win UT inter-school tourney
Chandigarh, November 29
St John’s High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, beat DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, by four runs to win the UT inter-school under-14 cricket tournament held at GMSSS, Sector 35, Chandigarh.

The winning cricket team of St John’s High School, Sector 26, which beat DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigah.

800 take part in SJOBA marathon
Chandigarh, November 29
A mini-marathon organised by the St John’s Old Boys Association (SJOBA) here yesterday saw participation by over 800 persons.

Professional Cricket Club enter finals
Chandigarh, November 29
Professional Cricket Club thrashed DAV Coaching Centre, Sector 8, by a convincing margin of 47 runs to enter the finals of the 2nd Lt.Col. IS Deol Memorial Champions Cricket League Tournament 2004.

ADMINISTRATION

Resolution passed in MC on violation of code
Chandigarh, November 29
The Municipal Corporation House passed a resolution seeking action against the official responsible for notifying property tax when the election process was on in Ward 11 of the Municipal Corporation at its meeting, here today.

Goyal to be CAT Vice-Chairman
Chandigarh, November 29
A former Chief Secretary to the Haryana Government, Mr L.M. Goyal, will be the new Vice-Chairman of the Chandigarh Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

Council recommends action against erring sanitary inspectors
Mohali, November 29
The local Municipal Council has recommended action against sanitary inspectors concerned who have failed to provide proper sanitation in some parts of the town. A decision to this effect was taken at the council meeting held today.

Solar power transformers to be installed at Morni
Panchkula, November 29
The Shivalik Development Agency will electrify over 40 dhanis (small hamlets) in the Morni hills here, by installing solar power transformers here.

Orders to relieve Home Secretary
Chandigarh, November 29
Two months after the expiry of his deputation period, the Chandigarh Administration today reportedly received orders for relieving the Home Secretary, Mr RS Gujral. Similar orders for relieving CITCO's Managing Director, Mr SP Singh, were also forwarded to the Administration.