Sector 53 to have govt hospital
Chandigarh, October 25
Chandigarh is all set to have a new government hospital in Sector 53. Preliminary ground work in this regard has been cleared by the office of the architect and forwarded to the higher authorities for a formal nod.

Cops, PCA lock horns
Mohali, October 25
Even as the Punjab Cricket Association Club chief, Mr I.S. Bindra, today categorically stated that the PCA would not pay a single penny to the Punjab Police for security arrangements during cricket matches, the SSP Ropar, Mr Surinder Pal Singh, in charge of the security arrangements, said the police would take legal recourse in the matter.

Cricket fans upbeat after India’s win FULL CONCENTRATION: Two visually challenged Karnataka players listen to India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket commentary on their transistor during the National Sports Meet for physically challenged at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

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COMMUNITY

A thick smoky screen veiled the city for the whole day on Tuesday. Though the Met Department did not have any explanation for this weather phenomenon, they said it normally occurred before the onset of the winter season. Made humid by a “smoke haze” (as meteorologists put the phenomenon), the weather posed breathing problems for asthmatic and other allergic people. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Residents not to pay hiked bills
Mohali, October 25
Municipal Councillors belonging to the Opposition and representatives of various welfare associations today decided that residents will not deposit water and sewerage bills in protest against the steep hike in charges.

Noble act in hour of tragedy
Chandigarh, October 25
Small gestures can make a big difference — big enough to save lives. One such difference was made by the family of accident victim Sunil Jain from Nawanshahr, whose organs will help rebuild shattered homes.

MC fails to make headway on delimitation of wards
Mohali, October 25
Even as the term of the elected body of the Municipal Council here expires on November 27, the second meeting of the Delimitation Board held at the office of the SDM here today failed to make any headway in connection with the delimitation of municipal wards.

PSIEC staff seek probe into land transfer to builder
Chandigarh, October 25
Employees of the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation today demanded a high level inquiry into the circumstances under which land earmarked to the PSIEC in Mohali was handed over to a Mohali-based private builder Janta Land Promoters Limited, for development.

FIR not lodged, alleges resident
Mohali, October 25
A resident of Phase XI has complained that the police has failed to register an FIR in connection with a case in which jewellery worth about Rs 2 lakh was forcible taken away from his residence.

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CRIME

Two snatching incidents in city
Chandigarh, October 25
Snatchers continue to decamp with valuables, and disturb the peace of mind of residents. In past 24 hours at least two incidents of snatching were reported to the Chandigarh Police from different parts of the city. In both cases, motorcyclists were involved.

Flesh trade under garb of modelling
Chandigarh, October 25
He was known as a modelling coordinator in society. However, he was in reality a “pimp” operating through Internet.

Labourer falls in treatment plant, dies
Chandigarh, October 25
A labourer fell in a water treatment plant near Raipur Kalan village on Sunday. He died in hospital on Monday night. The victim, in his late-twenties, has been identified as Ravinder Kumar. Besides, the theft of a handbag from a car was reported to the local police during the past 24 hours.

Scooter set on fire in Sector 11
Panchkula, October 25
Three miscreants sprinkled petrol on a scooter parked in Sector 11 and set it on fire. The incident took place at around 8.30 p.m., when Mr Sandeep Kumar had parked his scooter (Honda Activa) outside his house which is under construction.

EDUCATION

‘Techno-Hunt’ organised
Mohali, October 25
The Computer Applications Department of Chandigarh Engineering College Landran, near here, today organised “Techno-Hunt 2005” a multi-event talent hunt show for the IT students and professionals of the Chandigarh region.

Carmel team wins debate competition
Chandigarh, October 25 The Carmel Convent School team (Sector 9-B) won the final round of the Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq inter-school debate competition organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme in association with the International Market Assessment. Prakriti Sharma and Ceapum Kaushish receive a trophy from Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on Monday.

Shemrock kids celebrate Divali with elderly
Mohali, October 25
Tiny tots of Shemrock School, here visited the Old Age Home in Sector 15, Chandigarh, to celebrate Divali with the elderly living there. The students presented cards, diyas and candles made by the them to the inmates.

COURTS

high court
PIL filed for Pak boys’ release
Chandigarh, October 25
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked counsel for the Union Government to seek instructions from the government as to what steps were being taken in the case of two Pakistani boys, who had inadvertently crossed over to the Indian territory on October 20.

Major given another chance to get statements recorded
Chandigarh, October 25
The Army has given another chance to Maj Dimple Singla to get her statements recorded before the court of inquiry investigating into charges that she had demanded bribes from army personnel facing trial by court martial. The CoI began recording her statements yesterday.

HEALTH

Safeguard health during change of season
Mohali, October 25
Fortis Hospital, today issued an advice on the precautions to be taken to safeguard ones health during the change of season. According to Dr Vikas Bhutani, consultant, internal medicine, “As viral flu and cold are on the rise these days, it is advisable to cover yourself properly, specially during late evenings and early mornings.

No blood bank accounts in PGI
Chandigarh, October 25
Mr Amod Gupta, Chairman, Public Relations Committee, PGIMER, Chandigarh, has denied the report headlined “Distt. blood banks can open account at PGI” which appeared in The Tribune on October 13.

SPORTS

Markand adjudged best athlete
Chandigarh, October 25
Markand Reddy of Orissa was adjudged the best athlete in the National Sports meet for the physically challenged persons, which concluded at Panjab University here today. Rana Gurjeet Singh, MP, presided over the prize distribution function.

Parachute Regiment sets new national record Chandigarh, October 25 The Parachute Regiment has set a new national record by not only flying a para-motor non-stop for 145 km between Tirichy and Madurai airports but also flying three paramotors in a formation for 494 km across Tamil Nadu in May this year. The regiment is now attempting a never before adventure of flying five paramotors from the hills of Udhampur in Kashmir to the coasts of Kanyakumari, covering about 4,000 km in 35 days. A para motor flies through the skies over Chandigarh during a demonstration organised by the Parachute Regiment in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Chandigarh, Delhi set for title clash
Chandigarh, October 25
Chandigarh will face Delhi in the final of 21st Zonal Volleyball Tournament of the LIC of India tomorrow. The tournament is being held at Panjab University sports ground in which 12 teams of different divisions of the North Zone of the LIC of India were participating.

ADMINISTRATION

Ban orders for restaurants, discos
Chandigarh, October 25
The Chandigarh Administration has banned the owners of the restaurants, pubs, discos and clubs for hawking goods by the road sides and on the public places between 1.00 am and 4.30 am in the city for a period of 60 days, an official press statement said here today.