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Muskan murder case solved
Killed for ‘betrayal’; two held
Chandigarh, December 14
A former partner of Muskan from Delhi, Shruti, allegedly got Muskan eliminated by her live-in partner, Dildar, for ‘betrayal’ her. 
Dildar (face covered) and Shruti in police custody for murder of Muskan. — A Tribune photograph

City beautiful or city of sleaze!
Chandigarh, December 14
Muskan, who was recently found murdered in a city hotel, had spoken on the magnitude of the flesh trade racket in the city to The Tribune in the third week of August. Excerpts from the interview were published in Saturday Extra on September 4 but her name had been withheld on request.

Muskan offered a peep into the world of sex, drugs and call girl-police nexus

Immoral trafficking a ‘thriving business’
Panchkula, December 14
Sex has become a big business in the township now. And, like in any lucrative cash-rich business, well-organised syndicates have emerged to protect and promote it. As can be expected, a section of the police have a finger in the pie.

Students of DAV Public School Model Town, Ambala, during a visit to The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

5-year term for SI, 3 others
Chandigarh, December 14
Additional Sessions Judge, R.S. Baswana here today sentenced four persons, including an SI of the Chandigarh Police, Karnail Singh, to five-year imprisonment in a suicide case.

Mullanpur SHO shifted, ASI suspended
Clash at gurdwara
Mohali, December 14
The SHO of Mullanpur police station has been transferred to the Police Lines, Ropar, and an ASI posted at the station has been placed under suspension for “improper handling of a situation”.

Rise in molestation cases
Victims reluctant to seek police help
Chandigarh, December 23
There has been more than 50 per cent increase in molestation cases in the city over the last one year, indicating an ominous trend in the crime against women. The trend shows that eve teasing is now becoming a passe and offenders have become bold enough to indulge in molestation. 

US working on economic dialogue with India: Blake
Chandigarh, December 14
Underlining the need for free trade arrangement between India and Pakistan, the Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America, Mr Robert O. Blake, said that his country was working on an "economic dialogue" with India.

COMMUNITY

Residents caught in PUDA-MC row over water
Mohali, December 14
Residents of Sector 71 here are the receiving ends of the non-cooperation between the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) and the Municipal Council (MC). Suffering for years due to poor drinking water supply, Sector 71 residents probably do not know that the municipal council till date has not allowed them to share a single drop out of the 7.5 million gallons of water per day (MGD) that the rest of the township gets from the Kajauli Water Works.

Members of the Punjab Government Transport Workers Union (AITUC), protest at Tribune Chowk in Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Police cane-charges brick-kiln owners, 15 hurt
Chandigarh, December 14
The Chandigarh Police used water canon and hurled tear gas shells for dispersing members of the Punjab Brick-kiln Owners' Association protesting near the matka chowk this afternoon.

Cross-examination of Sahgal continues
Chandigarh, December 14
The cross-examination of Colonel Anil Sahgal, accused in the Tehelka case who is also deposing as a defence witness, continued for the second day, with the prosecution continuing its attempt to establish the fact that he had demanded call girls from the Tehelka team.

RVC anniversary celebrated
Chandigarh, December 14
Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) celebrated its 225th anniversary in Chandimandir cantonment today, with a social get-together for serving and retired officers and their families being organised to mark the day.

Police records to be on website
Chandigarh, December 14
Police officials of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and UT today decided several joint measures to curtail crime. Senior officers of the states today decided to make police record available on websites. They also decided to make data available on fingerprints and criminal records. This was decided at an inter-state crime and coordination meeting held here. 

Members of the coordination committee of government and MC employees and workers of UT at Matka Chowk, Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Dharna by Forest Dept employees
Mohali, December 14
To protest against the alleged indiscriminate relieving of several workers of the department, who had been serving regularly since long, hundreds of workers of the Forest Department posted in Ropar district, under the banner of Ropar District Janglat Labour Union, staged a dharna in front of the department’s Range Office in Kharar today.

A view of a blood donation camp organised at Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

UT Youth Cong reconstituted
Chandigarh, December 14
The president of the Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (CTYC), Mr Harmohinder Singh Lucky, has reconstituted the executive body of the CTYC and appointed the following as office-bearers: 

Mishap averted
Panchkula, December 14
A major tragedy was averted when plaster on the ceiling of a flat in Group Housing Society 23, Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 5 gave way. The lone occupant of the flat, Mr Amit Kumar Taneja had just got up and walked to the kitchen when huge chunks of plaster came falling down in the sitting room. The television set and some furniture in the room was damaged.

CRIME

PU clerk attempts self-immolation
Chandigarh, December 14
A clerk in the Panjab University today allegedly attempted to commit suicide while a night watchman hanged himself to death. A clerk in the Chemical Engineering Department, Bachan Singh, allegedly immolated himself in the department premises.

Two arrested in murder case
Chandigarh, December 14
The Chandigarh Police has claimed to have arrested two alleged murderers who came to the city from Bihar to eliminate the father of the man whom them allegedly killed on November 30 in Bank Colony.

Suicide by woman
Panchkula, December 14
A 30-year-old housewife, Sukanti, committed suicide by hanging herself at her Chandimandir residence yesterday. She had an altercation with her husband, Havildar D.N. Biswal, and after he left for work, she hanged herself.

BUSINESS

Strengthen S. Asian trade ties, says professor
Mohali, December 14
A special lecture on South Asia, its legacy, and impediments to cooperation was delivered by Prof Shanti Swarup, Professor Emeritus (Retd.), Department of Political Science, Panjab University, at the Institute of Development and Communication here last evening.

BSNL service centres fail to draw subscribers
Chandigarh, December 14
The opening of Customer Service Centres (CSCs) everyday from 8 am to 8 pm by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has failed to catch the fancy of subscribers. Blame it on poor publicity campaign or the indifferent attitude of the public, the CSCs wear a deserted look on Sundays and other holidays. With hardly any subscriber coming to the centres on holidays, the expenditure on the setting up of the huge infrastructure at some centres seemed to have gone down the drain.

IT park’s progress assessed
Chandigarh, December 14
A team of the Chandigarh Administration today visited the upcoming information technology (IT) park to assess its progress. Infosys Technologies Limited has been selected as the main anchor for the IT park and has been allotted 20 acres. 

EDUCATION

CBSE not to grant permanent affiliation
Chandigarh, December 14
In future, the CBSE will not grant permanent affiliation to schools. The decision would not be applicable to the schools which have been granted permanent affiliation till June 1993, subject to periodic inspections by the board, and the schools which have been granted provisional affiliation, could be considered for permanent affiliation.

Children of Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase-2 Mohali, at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, Chandigarh for the Chrysanthemum show on Tuesday.

LIFESTYLE

City gets an American Corner
The American Corner, a window to life and culture in the USA, opened at TS Central State Library, Sector 17, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. 


American cultural ambassadors Billy and Toni Stevens perform after the inauguration of the American Corner at the State Library, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. 
— Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Fitness Trail
Don’t worry, be happy
Stress has been defined as a conflict or force that is the opposite of what we desire. The conflicts causing stress can be internal or external. Some amount of stress is necessary and can be beneficial for the body, says Dr Ashwin Mohan, a consultant psychiatrist based in Sector 22, Chandigarh. The adrenal hormone adrenalin, released during stressful situations, is also used for motivation and concentration. So stress, in limited amounts, can be beneficial and at times necessary to perform.

Bahuguna advocates use of cycles
Stressing on the use of cycles for fighting pollution in Chandigarh, environmentalist Sunder Lal Bahuguna, said on Tuesday cycles could ensure health and happiness. Speaking at a function held to propagate “Greetire”, a programme of Yuvsatta to promote the use of cycles, Bahuguna asked volunteers of Yuvsatta to start bicycle clubs in schools and colleges.

Winners of “Spice sawaal ek lakh ka” with their prizes in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Eighteen winners from Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Chandigarh took home microwaves, washing machines, colour TV and cash vouchers for Rs 11,000.

SPORTS

Minerva Academy wham Chetna club to lift trophy
Chandigarh, December 14
Minerva Academy lifted the trophy by defeating Chetna Cricket Club by eight wickets in the final of the second SS Trophy Open Cash Prize Tournament, here today. On winning the toss and electing the bat first, Chetna Cricket Club kept losing wickets regularly. Only A.P. Singh made a resilient 95 and saved his team from a wash-out. He scored at a brisk rate, keeping his team in the match almost single-handedly.

ADMINISTRATION

Governor belts out do’s and don’ts
Chandigarh, December 14
The UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today made it clear to the senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration that there should be no delay or slackness on the part of government functionaries.