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Peaceful town shaken out of slumber
Arson, vandalism rule Panchkula roads;
miscreants target Sectors 16, 17, 18

Panchkula, September 2 A reign of terror was unleashed in the town today by armed hooligans, who shook the town out of its reverie, as caste-based politics showed its ugly head — far away from the “Jatland” and “Dalit heartland”.

Arsonists run after a bus with lathis in Sector 17, Panchkula, on Friday. —  Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Violence makes residents insecure
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PU Poll
Mudslinging rules Open House
Chandigarh, September 2
Around 2,000 students gathered to take part in an Open House organised at Panjab University here this morning. Held in the grounds opposite the Students’ Centre, the debate attracted supporters in large numbers from various student bodies.

Sidelights

Supporters of SOPU cheer their leaders during the Open House debate at the Students’ Centre in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday.

Supporters of the ABVP, HAS and PUSU at the Open House debate at the Students’ Centre in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photos by Pankaj Sharma

Reforms in PU’s exam branch top agenda
Chandigarh, September 2
Reforms in the working system of the Examination Branch of Panjab University are at the top of the agenda of student leaders in this year’s Campus Students’ Council elections.

• Students’ council poll today
• Leader-speak before poll
• PUSU, SOPU supporters clash
• Canvassing sans posters in MCM DAV

School sites won’t come cheap now
Administration to put land on auction
Chandigarh, September 2
In an important decision, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to auction sites identified for new schools in future. The change in the allotment policy will mean that schools will no longer get land "at throwaway prices".

COMMUNITY

Forum to protest ban on vendors’ movement
Mohali, September 2
Members of the Dalit Rights protection Forum, Punjab, will stage a dharna in front of the Mohali SP office tomorrow in protest against a police order banning the entry of vendors on the inner roads of residential areas in the township.

Truckers disrupt traffic
Chandigarh, September 2
Truckers parking their vehicles in front of the Fire Station in Mani Majra last night staged a ‘dharna’ and disrupted vehicular traffic following a row with the municipal corporation authorities over their parking rights.

Man found dead in Sec 46
Chandigarh, September 2
A man in his early 40s was found unconscious under mysterious circumstances near the site of Apni Mandi in Sector 46 here this morning. The police took him to GMCH, Sector 32, where doctors declared him brought dead.

CRIME

Another suicide in Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, September 2
Even as the Chandigarh Police saved a father-son-duo from drowning in Sukhna Lake this early morning, a Wing Commander’s wife allegedly managed to end her life by jumping into the lake in the afternoon.

EDUCATION

Govt to hike NIPER budget
Mohali, September 2
Ms Satwant Reddy, Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India, today stated that the government would enhance the budget of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here.

NIPER to hold course on biopharmaceuticals
Mohali, September 2
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here will organise a three-week intensive course on “development, scale up and production of biopharmaceuticals” from September 5 to September 23. This course has been sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs. This is the seventh course being organised, at NIPER, under this scheme.

Art brings South Asian children together Chandigarh, September 2 A very interesting mobile exhibition is moving through the schools of Panchkula and Chandigarh on the theme of ‘Road Safety and Health’. Its speciality is that it comprises paintings by schoolchildren of seven countries of South Asia. Children of Satluj Public School admire paintings on the theme of road safety made by schoolchildren of South Asian countries.

NIIFT students showcase creations
Mohali, September 2
Creations of the passing out students of the Fashion Design and Clothing Technology course were presented at a show held on the premises of the girls hostel of the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) here this evening.

COURTS

Nayagaon rape case: Mohinder remanded
Mohali, September 2
A local court today remanded one of the accused in the infamous Nayagaon rape case in two-day police custody. The accused, Mohinder Singh, alias Tunda, will now be presented before the court of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate on September 4.

LEISURE

The city audience was treated to a distinctive theatrical presentation at Tagore Theatre today as the intrusive student artistes of foreign studies from Osaka University and Tokyo University brought alive the conflicting attitudes and acrimonious verbal debates of an Indian family in a Hindi play “Ek Raag Do Swar” and about the catastrophic genocide in Urdu play “Hiroshima Ki Kahani”. The troupe is in the city on the invitation of the Pracheen Kala Kendra, which will repeat the performance at the kendra’s Mohali complex tomorrow.

A scene from the play, ‘Ek Raag Do Swar’, by students of Osaka University, Japan, organised by Pracheen Kala Kendra at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Celebrity couples’ dance show on anvil
The one thing these 10 couples have in common is that they do not dance for a living unlike their filmy counterparts! But, they plan to, for a new show to be launched by STAR ONE, the entertainment channel from STAR TV.

HEALTH

First registered network of those HIV positive
Chandigarh, September 2
It was a day with a difference. For once, victims of the deadly AIDS virus shed their inhibitions and woke up to the magic of empowerment.

IMA opposes proposed amendments to MCI Act Chandigarh, September 2 The state branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today opposed the amendments which the Union Government proposes to make in the existing Medical Council of India Act. Dr B.S. Chavan (right) and Dr Ramneek Sharma, president and state secretary, IMA, respectively address a press conference to voice their opposition to the amendments which the Union Government seeks to make in the Medical Council of India Act. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Chandigarh, September 2 Mehar Football Academy split point with Chandigarh Football Academy, when their match against the CFA drew at 1-1 on the third day of the Chandigarh Junior Challenge Football Cup Tournament for Boys (under-17) that held at Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today. Players in action during the Chandigarh Junior Challenge Football Cup Tournament being played at Sports Complex, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

City, Bengal teams lead in carrom meet Chandigarh, September 2 The Chandigarh girls team along with Bengal, Hyderabad and Bihar were leading in their respective pools during the 33rd sub-junior national and inter-state carrom championship being hosted by the Chandigarh Carrom Association at Skating Rink Hall, Sector 10, Chandigarh.
Players think to make the next move during the 33rd sub-junior national and inter-state carrom meet being held at Sector 10 Skating Rink in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Ludhiana college girls annex judo title
Chandigarh, September 2
Arya College, Ludhiana, won the overall championship with 21 points in the Panjab University Inter-College Judo (Women) Championship held at Panjab University campus, here, today.

SD College boxers dominate
Chandigarh, September 2
It was the overall dominance of SD College, Sector 32, on the opening day of 29th Chandigarh Senior State Boxing Championship held at Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today.

Shivalik school girls in last four
Chandigarh, September 2
Shivalik Public School-41 prevailed over fancied Government Model Senior Secondary School , Sector 10, by 3-2 and moved into semifinals of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Girls under-17 Football Tournament for the Shivalik Trophy at Shivalik Public School ground in Sector 41 here today.

Surajpur academy win table soccer title
Chandigarh, September 2
The DAV Surajpur Table Soccer Academy representing Haryana has been declared as overall champion in the All-India Table Soccer Championship-2005 concluded at DAV, Sector 8 here today.

Cricket trials today
Chandigarh, September 2
The trials to select the Chandigarh u-15 cricket team which will participate in the Haryana state inter-district tournament will be held on September 3 at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, Chandigarh, at 2 pm.

ADMINISTRATION

Three SIs promoted
Chandigarh, September 2
The Inspector-General of the Chandigarh police yesterday promoted three sub-inspectors (SI) as inspectors following the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee.