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Anu Chatrath elected MC Mayor
Chandigarh, January 1
Congress councillor Ms Anu Chatrath was elected the ninth Mayor of city Municipal Corporation, here today. She is also the fifth woman Mayor to head the Municipal Corporation. While Ms Pushpa Sharma was elected as Senior Deputy Mayor, Congress man Sohan Lal Vaid was chosen Deputy Mayor of the Corporation unopposed.

Tough task ahead for Chatrath Ms Anu Chatrath on her election as Mayor is offered sweets by local MP Pawan Bansal at the Municipal Corporation office in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

New Year’s gift for 15 couples
Chandigarh, January 1
The New Year celebrations carried a whole new meaning for nearly 15 families in the city who welcomed the newborns in their lives on the “auspicious day”.

(From left) Baby girl born to Jamila, Baby girl born to Lakshmi, Baby boy born to Sunita and Baby boy born to Kulwinder Kaur.

Unmindful of their surroundings, newly-weds sip coconut water at the Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Real estate prices begin to come down around Chandigarh, Mohali
Chandigarh, January 1
After touching a peak in the middle of last month, the real estate prices in the periphery of Chandigarh and Mohali have started coming down in what real estate agents describe as "correctional effect" which will lead to stabilisation of prices.

Shatabdi engine detaches from coaches
Chandigarh, January 1
A tragedy was averted on the Kalka-Ambala railway line of the Northern Railway when a coupling of the prestigious Shatabdi Express — connecting the engine with coaches — detached near Kalka this evening.

Flight to Kulu makes emergency landing
Chandigarh, January 1
Passengers aboard a Jagson Airline flight from Delhi to Kulu had a providential escape when the plane reportedly developed a snag mid-air near Sundernagar in Himachal Pradesh. As a result the plane was diverted to Chandigarh this afternoon.

Tribune Impact
Priceless tapestry hung back, finally
Chandigarh, January 1
The tapestry is back where it belongs. The priceless tapestry designed by Chandigarh’s planner Le Corbusier, which had been sometime back removed from the courtroom of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mr Justice B.K. Roy, has been hung back.

The magnificent tapestry, which was removed from the courtroom of Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice, at the time when it was being restored. — A Tribune photo.

Community policing project evokes scepticism
Chandigarh, January 1
The launch of the community policing project in Chandigarh is being viewed with scepticism.

COMMUNITY

NGO offer on eco-friendly cremation
Chandigarh, January 1
The newly formed Paryavaran Sanrakshan Nyas has entered the arena of voluntary service with a rather unique concept — that of facilitating cremation and preventing pollution.

Youths pray for tsunami-hit
Chandigarh, January 1
More than 20 youths of the Greentire Group, a concept of Yuvsatta, observed one-minute’s silence and prayed for the people affected by the tsunami calamity in the southern states of the country and in the neighbouring countries.

Donations for tsunami victims
Chandigarh, January 1
City residents are carrying on with donations for victims of the last Sunday’s tsunami.

Pak farmers arrive in city
Chandigarh, January 1
A 20-member delegation of Pakistani farmers arrived in the city, today. The delegation was led by Dr Afzal Haider Rizvi.

Rain keeps date with city
Chandigarh, January 1
The New Year dawned on an unusually pleasant note, with mild rains and high velocity winds setting the tone for romance. After a stormy New Year eve, this dawn was much awaited especially by those whose plans of revelry were frustrated by last night’s rains.

Dr Aggarwal becomes CSIR professor emeritus
Chandigarh, January 1
Dr AK Aggarwal, Head of the Coherent Optics Division of the Central Scientific Instrumentation Organisation(CSIO) has been selected Emeritus Professor by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Bid to rob bank: police questions Rajwinder’s kin
Mohali, January 1
The police is probing the possibility of another person being involved in the yesterday’s attempt to rob Rs 36 lakh from Indian Overseas Bank outside the factory of Punjab Tractor Limited.

South Korean delegation celebrates New Year
Mohali, January 1
Members of the South Korean delegation celebrated New Year by dancing to the tunes of Hindi and Punjabi at an amusement park, near here, today.

South Korean students dance on Hindi songs at an amusement park in Suwara village near Mohali on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

PUDA officers to donate one day’s salary
Mohali, January 1
The PUDA Officers’ Welfare Association, while expressing deep anguish on the large scale disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami tidal waves, decided that all members would contribute one days salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

Nagar Kirtan to mark Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary
Mohali, January 1
A nagar kirtan to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh will be organised in the town on January 3.

Three hurt as cars collide
Mohali, January 1
Three persons were injured when two Maruti cars collided at a junction near Puncom late last night.

A car which was damaged in an accident near the Puncom chowk in Mohali on Friday night. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Murder case: money, jewellery recovered
Chandigarh, January 1
The local police claims to have recovered Rs 2.20 lakh, jewellery worth Rs 40,000, a mobile phone and other articles from Gurmeet Singh, the prime accused in the murder case of a truck cleaner, Inderjit Singh, who was found murdered near Markfed on December 5.

Couple booked for forgery
Panchkula, January 1
A case of forgery was registered against a notary and a Sector 7-based couple for supplying wrong information in order to get a police verification certificate for preparing a passport, here today.

Two cars stolen from Chandigarh Club parking
Chandigarh, January 1
Two cars were stolen from outside the Chandigarh Club on the New Year eve last night while another one was reportedly stolen from a market in Sector 22, the police said here today.

• Motor cycle stolen

• Theft

• Liquor seized

Two hurt in mishap
Panchkula, January 1
Two persons were injured when a jeep and a canter collided on the Barwala-Panchkula highway near Sultanpur village here today.

A Maruti car which rammed into a roundabout of Sectors 1 and 6 in Panchkula on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

BUSINESS

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CULTURE

Film Review
‘Yeh dil’ leaves much to be desired
DIRECTOR Anant Mahadevan has treated the well-worn teenage fun theme in ‘Dil Maange More” with a sporting spirit which is endearing till the first half. This date movie with love as an primordial base has been treated with considerable light strokes. Shahid is a perfect cutout for a football player, Nikhil, pursuing his love. He acts with considerable zest but lacks punch. Somewhere he needs fine-tuning.

A scene from ‘Dil Maange More’

LIFESTYLE

Plaintive notes flow at Lake Club
“JOY, if shared multiplies, while grief if shared lessens”. This apparently was the intention behind the classical music soiree, organised by British Library at the Lake Club today to pay homage to the victims of the tsunami disaster.

Subhash Ghosh performs at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh on Saturday.
— A Tribune photograph

Artistes are prospering, not art, says Yash Paul
STYLE in art form is not a static but a dynamic phenomenon depending on the taste of the people, say art historians.

SPORTS

City skaters shine in national games
Chandigarh, January 1
The Chandigarh schools skating team cornered glory by winning medals in various skating events in the just concluded 50th National School Games in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on December 30.

The Chandigarh schools’ roller skating team that won medals in the 50th National School Games in Ahmedabad.

ADMINISTRATION

76 New Year revellers challaned
Chandigarh, January 1
As many as 76 challans were issued to traffic rules violators by the Chandigarh Traffic police on the New Year Eve last night. A special drive was held last night to check the drunken driving and overspeeding, senior traffic police officers said here today.