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Admin seeks MC consent on 14 villages’ inclusion
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Administration today communicated to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to give its consent on the inclusion of another 14 villages in the civic body. The corporation has been asked to decide on the matter within three months.

Dhobighats set to become Laundromats
Chandigarh, October 21
You will now have to finally say goodbye to hand- washed clothes by your dhobi, as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has taken a decision to replace the ‘wafadaar’ caretaker of your clothes with a modern mechanical washing.

Onions bring tears to common man
Chandigarh, October 21
The price of onions has sky-rocketed upsetting the budget of the common man. There has been a consistent rise in the price of onions from Maharashtra.

Flesh trade via Net: racket busted
Chandigarh, October 21
The crime branch of the Chandigarh Police today claimed to have busted a major flesh trade racket which was operating through the internet.

Ban on use of fire crackers after 10 p.m.
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Administration has banned the use of fire crackers between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in connection with Divali. An order with regard to banning the use of fire crackers after 10 p.m. was passed by Mr R.K. Rao, Deputy Commissioner, here today.

Garhwal Sabha meeting on Nov 13
Chandigarh, October 21
The general body meeting of the Garhwal Sabha, will be held on November 13 at 4 p.m. on its premises in Sector 29 A, to present the yearly report on
income- expenditure incurred during the year 2003-2005 by the sabha.

COMMUNITY

Kidwai releases insurance scheme for journalists

Chandigarh, October 21 The Governor of Haryana, Dr A.R. Kidwai, released a group insurance scheme for 52 journalists of the National Capital Region, Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh at Haryana Raj Bhavan yesterday. Dr A.R. Kidwai, Governor of Haryana, releases the group insurance scheme for journalists at a function organised at Haryana Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh, on Thursday.

UT gives additional power to corporation
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Administration has shifted the function of registration of births and deaths from under its control to the Municipal Corporation. A notification in this regard has been issued, official sources said.

Notification draws criticism
Chandigarh, October 21
The notification regarding the transfer of certain powers to the Municipal Corporation by the Chandigarh Administration has come in for severe criticism from members of the corporation and political parties in the city.

Popularise Sanskrit, say writers
Panchkula, October 21
Sanskrit has been described as an appropriate language for computer application as it is very systematic, rational and scientific language.

Employees’ delegation meets Adviser
Chandigarh, October 21
A delegation of the Coordination Committee of Government and MC Employees and Workers today met the UT Adviser in connection with employees’ demands.

Cong councillors ready to back MC chief on development
Panchkula, October 21
The Congress councillors who had moved the no-trust motion against their party member and Municipal Council president, Tarun Bhandari today said they were willing to support him on the issue of development.

Supplementing human effort in crime investigation
Tracking down culprits in criminal cases and ensuring securities of the VIPs or the public at large is a taxing proposition for the police of any area.

Homage paid to cops Chandigarh, October 21 The Chandigarh police today held a commemoration parade in memory of officers and men of the force, who laid down their lives while performing duties, at the Sector 17 police station. Cops pay homage to police martyrs during commemoration day in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan.

Using technology to track criminals
Chandigarh, October 21
Even without hi-tech interceptors, mobile phones can ring in trouble. In several cases, the Chandigarh Police managed to trace the culprits or gather clinching evidence against them with the help of mobile phone records.

Monitoring of CGHS working recommended
Chandigarh, October 21
The committee of the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee, at its meeting held today under the chairmanship of Mr M.A. Bakshi, recommended the monitoring of the services provided by the CGHS on a monthly basis.

Bridge on highway to be repaired on Sunday
Chandigarh, October 21
Commuters from the city to Ambala and beyond on the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway will have to take a longer route via Rajpura or Barwala on Sunday. A vital bridge on the river Ghaggar near Bhankarpur is being closed for urgent repair.

LIC adopts park Chandigarh, October 21 On the occasion of its golden jubilee celebrations, LIC's Chandigarh Division has adopted the park in its residential colony in Sector 15-D here. Saplings of neem, peepal, bargad and shisham will be planted in the park. Ms Anu Chatrath, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, plants a sapling in the park adopted by LIC in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Friday.

Imparting special skills for special pupils

Chandigarh, October 21 Few educationists have managed to use information and communication technology skills (ICT) to the benefit of special pupils. Ms Vivien Lewis from UK is certainly one among them. Ms Vivien Lewis, an assistive technology expert from the UK, who gave training to teachers for dealing with special children, at a workshop held in Prayaas, Sector 38, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Why did mama leave us?
Chandigarh, October 21
Her agonised eyes narrate the woeful tale of rejection and desertion even before six-year-old Rani utters a single word. As she tries to speak, emotions overpower her. Breaking down, she questions: Why did mama leave us?

Stall removed illegally, says resident
Mohali, October 21
A resident of Phase XI complained here today that a stall put up by her in connection with the Karva Chauth festival was illegally removed by Municipal Council employees in the presence of policemen.

Blind kids get canes
The Amway Opportunity Foundation celebrated International White Cane Day. White canes were distributed among 200 visually challenged children at a function organised at the Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre for Blind/Disabled in Ludhiana on Thursday.

CRIME

Two held for laptop thefts Chandigarh, October 21 The police today claimed to have solved three cases of laptop thefts with the arrest of two city residents. Giving details, Deputy Superintendent of Chandigarh Police (South), S.S. Randhawa said, acting on information, the police arrested 35-year-old Benson Massey of Sector 38 last night. He was trying to dispose of a stolen laptop when he was nabbed. The police recovered two stolen laptops from his possession. Romy and Benson Massey in the Sector 3 police station, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Pedestrian killed in Sector 22
Chandigarh, October 21
A pedestrian was killed after a three-wheeler rammed into him near Aroma Hotel in Sector 22.

Upset over suspension, man sets senior’s car on fire
Chandigarh, October 21
Upset over his suspension, an operational manager of Bharat Petroleum went to the residence of his officer in Sector 44 and set his car on fire this evening here.

16-yr-old youth commits suicide
Panchkula, October 21
A 16-year-old youth, Ajay Kumar, believed to be mentally challenged, committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Maheshpur village today.

EDUCATION

Seminar on aging begins
Chandigarh, October 21
A two-day seminar on “Aging: issues and emerging trends, with special reference to women’s problems” was inaugurated today at the MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36.

Orientation course
Chandigarh, October 21
The Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, Panjab University, organised an orientation course on “Environment awareness among students” at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, on here today.

Tiny tots display talent at “Fantasia”
Chandigarh, October 21
It was the day of the tiny tots at Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, as Class I students put up a spectacular cultural show “Fantasia” this evening.

Hamara School
Producing best from the least
From barracks in 1992, Government Model High School, Sector 12 (PGI), Chandigarh, is providing quality education. Thanks to the strong determination and hard work of Ms Skarma Sharma, the school has now been temporarily shifted to the PGI Rotary Srai building.

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SPORTS

St Peter’s, Ryan qualify for football quarter-finals
Chandigarh, October 21
St Peter’s School, St John’s School (pool A), St Stephen’s School, Mount Carmel (pool B), Shivalik Public, St Soldier’s International (pool C) and hosts St Kabir School and Ryan International (pool D) qualified for the quarter-final knockout stage on the completion of the league phase of the St Kabir Under-12 Football Trophy.

Sale of ODI tickets advanced
Chandigarh, October 21
Keeping in view the public demand, the Punjab Cricket Association has decided to open the sale of general block tickets for the one-day international match between India and Sri Lanka, to be played at the PCA Stadium at Mohali on October 28, from tomorrow onwards instead of October 23 as originally planned, according to Mr G.S.Walia, Chairman, Media Committee, PCA.

Satluj Public School win by 41 runs
Panchkula, October 21
An all-round performance by Rohit Singh (64 runs and 6 for 16) helped Satluj Public School beat Guru Harkrishan Model School by 41 runs in Under-15 Inter-School Satluj Cricket League-cum Knockout match played at Satluj Public Grounds, Sector 4, here, today.

ADMINISTRATION

Arterial roads to be maintained by Admin
Chandigarh, October 21
All major arterial roads in the city, including V-1, V-2 and V-3 roads, will be maintained by the Chandigarh Administration, an official press note said here today.