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Car dealer’s son rescued from Sector 16 house
Two kidnappers held with weapons
Chandigarh, November 20
The police today claimed to have solved the kidnapping case of Nikhil Joshi, son of car dealer Deepak Joshi, with the recovery of the boy and the arrest of two of the alleged kidnappers. Some arms were also seized.

Two alleged kidnappers of Nikhil in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Tata Consultancy to get 20 acres, Wipro 40
Mohali, November 20
The Punjab Government has demarcated at least 20 acres for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and another 40 acres for Wipro in Industrial Area, Phase VIII- A and B, here. The two companies plan to set up their software development centres in Mohali soon.

Mani Majra to be re-modelled
Chandigarh, November 20
With a view to ensuring harmonious and balanced development of the city, the UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (Retd), yesterday announced the re-modelling of Mani Majra as an independent modern township by upgrading the existing infrastructural support facilities through innovative processes.

Heavy rush, chaos mark CAT examination

Chandigarh, November 20 Around 8000 students from the region took the Common Admission Test (CAT) across seven centers in the city today. The CAT exam is for students aspiring to seek admission to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other MBA courses in the country. There was a heavy rush and chaos at the centres as students came in not only from the city but also from the sates of Punjab, Himachal, J&K and Haryana. Like last year this year too there was a surprise element in the paper. For one, the number of questions was just 90 compared to 123 last year and 150 questions the year before. However, according to the students the level of difficulty was much greater this year.  Students from various parts of the region coming out after appearing in the CAT exam at DAV College, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari.

COMMUNITY

Owner of Hot Millions dies of cancer
Chandigarh, November 20
Hundreds of people from all walks of life bade adieu to Col Anant Bir Singh at the Sector 25 crematorium here today. The driving force behind the Hot Millions chain of fast food outlets, Colonel Singh died of liver cancer this morning after grappling with the disease for around two months.

Obituary
Death of city’s fast food pioneer
Chandigarh, November 20
Col Anant Bir Singh will always be remembered as the man who introduced fast food to the city. It was way back in 1979 when after seeking premature retirement, this Signals officer took over the “Yankee Doodle” ice cream parlour in Sector 17 and relaunched it as “Hot Millions” with the help of his wife Harinder Mohini.                 Col Anant Bir Singh

Conference highlights works of Pierre Jeanneret

Chandigarh, November 20 The fond memories of Chandigarh got revived at a daylong international conference organised by the Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi and the Saakaar Foundation of Chandigarh at the Panjab University campus today. The conference highlighting the “life and works of Pierre Jeanneret” was a homage and tribute to designer associate of Chandigarh-Pierre Jeanneret.

Mr Dominique Dreyer, Ambassador of Switzerland to India, releasing a brochure on the life and works of Pierre Jeanneret, while Prof K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, and Surinder Bagha of the Saakaar Foundation look on at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Sunday.

MC may extend sanitation contract
Mohali, November 20
The Municipal Council has proposed to extend the contract for sanitation work by one month. The issue will be discussed at the last monthly meeting of the elected body scheduled to be held on November 21 in the newly-constructed building of the civic body.

Major fire at beauty parlour
Panchkula, November 20
Goods worth lakhs were destroyed in a fire at a beauty parlour in a Sector 4 showroom here this morning. The fire was sparked off when an electric diya in the parlour burst and inflammable cosmetics in the parlour caught fire.

Hundreds attend Lord Jagannath’s rath yatra

Panchkula, November 20 Hundreds of devotees of Lord Jagannath participated in the rath yatra organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) today. These devotees, including women and children, sang hymns in praise of Lord Jagannath as they passed through various parts of the township. The yatra began from NAC, Mani Majra, around 2 pm. Devotees pulled the rath, which carried idols of Lord Jagannath, Baladev and Devi Subhadra. The yatra began after the deities were offered 56 bhog. After the bhog offering ceremony, aarti was performed by citizens and dignitaries, who had joined in the yatra. A devotee of Lord Jagannath in a trance during a rath yatra in Panchkula on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

City not high on reading
Chandigarh, November 20
City residents just spend 40 minutes on reading per day compared to 1 hour 55 minutes by Delhi-i-tes, 2 hours 5 minutes in Chennai, and 2 hours 15 minutes in Kolkata Mr Sushant Banerjee, manager, British Library, said while speaking on the role of library in learning and development on the concluding day of a three-day symposium on education and learning organised by EduCARE India and the Centre for Adult, Continuing Education & Extension (CACEE) of Panjab University, here on Friday.

Khadi goes chic
Chandigarh, November 18
After umpteen attempts to give khadi a new chic look, this year the focus has shifted to home decor and furnishing items like hand-woven ‘durries’, iron furniture and handmade paper items. A tie-up has been done with fashion designer Rohit Bal and NIFT, Mohali, to give khadi a fashionable look.

LPG delivery boys get tips Chandigarh, November 20 A clinic to educate delivery boys-cum-mechanics for Indane LPG was conducted by the Indian Oil Corporation here today. Delivery boys and mechanics of Chandigarh and adjoining areas as well as distributors and officers of IOC attended the clinic. Officials of the Indian Oil Corporation conduct an awareness clinic in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Time management vital: Dadi Janki
Chandigarh, November 20
Managing one’s time is the essence of life; every penny spent is vital; energy should not be wasted. All these bits of wisdom came from Rajyogini Dadi Janki Ji, additional chief of Brahmakumaris who was here in the city for the World Peace Festival.

Tatkal scheme gets more friendly
Chandigarh, November 20
For the convenience for passengers opting for railway booking under the Tatkal scheme, the Railways has announced that the scheme will be open to public three days before the departure of a specific train.

CRIME

Mobile phones, cash stolen
Chandigarh, November 20
Thieves decamped with mobile phones and cash worth about Rs 15 lakh from a Sector 22-B shop last night. The theft came to light when the owner of the shop, Mr Varinder, came to open the shop around 9.30 a.m. today. The iron shutters and wooden doors of the shops were found broken.

BUSINESS

MIA organises seminar on credit rating scheme
Mohali, November 20
The Mohali Industries Association organised a seminar on performance & credit rating scheme for small scale industries (SSI) in its MIA Bhawan here on Friday. The seminar was conducted by CRISIL Ltd., Mumbai. More than 50 members of MIA participated in the seminar.

UT stalls at Trade Fair wear a new look
New Delhi, November 20
The Chandigarh Administration this year has attempted to give a fresh look to stalls at the ongoing 25th India International Trade Fair- 2005 at Pragati Maidan here. It has done away with the small traders who used to bring their stuff generally for sale at the exhibition.

SBT branch opens in UT
Chandigarh, November 20
State Bank of Travancore (SBT), a Kerala-based bank yesterday first branch in this part of the region at Chandigarh. This is the 675 th branch of the bank and 31st branch of Mumbai region.

EDUCATION

2 PU teachers on Indian physics panel
Chandigarh, November 20
Two teachers of the Department of Physics, Panjab University, have been elected to the national body of the physicists, Indian Physics Association, (IPA), for 2005-07. Dr K.P. Singh has been elected vice-president of the association and Dr Rajeev Puri has been elected to represent the north zone comprising seven states.

Prabhat Natyotsav — a big draw

The 15th Prabhat Memorial Natyotsav-2005 emerged as a popular event in performing arts with 27 teams from schools and colleges contesting in theatre and eight in the skit and histrionics category. Students present a play at Natyotsav-2005 at the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh.

From Schools
Arjun Singh to open CBSE building today
Chandigarh, November 20
Union Minister, Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will inaugurate the newly constructed building of the Regional Office of the Central Board of Secondary Education in Sector 5, Panchkula, tomorrow.

230 students get scholarships

Panchkula, November 20 Two hundred and thirty poor students, including physically challenged students, of Saket High School, from 18 government schools in the town and its vicinity, were awarded scholarships by the Shivalik Foundation, during the Foundation’s annual day function today. Physically challenged students of Saket High School are all smiles after receiving scholarship from the Shivalik Foundation in Panchkula on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Arena Multimedia organises function
Chandigarh, November 20
Arena Multimedia organised a function at Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, to celebrate its ninth anniversary, here yesterday. The function was presided over by Mr P.K. Das, MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam.

HEALTH

Diabetes striking younger population, says expert
Chandigarh, November 20
“With the changing dietary patterns and sedentary life style, diabetes, as an increasing global health threat, is now striking the much younger population of the country”, said Dr JS Bajaj, Honorary President of the International Diabetes Federation and a former member of the Planning Commission.

10 per cent of city kids obese, says study
Chandigarh, November 20
Watch out for your waistline, its increasing circumference may lead to metabolic syndrome and you may develop a high risk for diabetes and heart attack. Not only this, hypertension, lipid abnormalities and glucose intolerance are other factors not to be overlooked in order to avoid diabetes and heart diseases.

Experts discuss obesity
Chandigarh, November 20
A national symposium on “Emerging epidemic of obesity and related cardiovascular problems in India” was organised today at the PGI under the auspices of the National Academy of the Medical Sciences. The symposium was the first of its kind, as it was relayed live to India Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, where about 50 participants interacted with the speakers at the PGI.

Immunology society conference at PGI
Chandigarh, November 20
The Department of Immunopathology will organise the 32nd annual national conference of Indian Immunology Society at the PGI from November 24 to 27.IMMCON 2005 will see 300-400 scientists, including basic and clinical immunologists, from all over India and abroad converging at PGI to deliberate on the latest research developments in the major areas of this science.

Talk on emergency contraceptives
Panchkula, November 20
The local branch of the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI), organised an awareness programme on “Improving access to emergency contraception” for the community on Friday on the premises of branch office. It was attended by 50 participants comprising local voluntary groups, representative from NGOs, youth volunteers and paramedical staff from the District Health authorities. Mrs Usha Singla, honorary secretary, FPAI, panchkula branch, presided over the programme.

Hospital violates pollution norms
Mohali, November 20
An official of the Punjab Pollution Control Board yesterday found biomedical waste dumped unauthorisedly in a garbage bin of the local Civil Hospital. Mr A.K. Sharma, SDO of the board, who inspected the hospital, said though there had been a marked improvement in the hospital from the environmental aspect since his last visit about two months ago, the presence of the biomedical waste in the garbage had nullified this impression.

HIV patients seek free basic medicare
Panchkula, November 20
The HIV positive persons are demanding free basic medicare and the setting up of specialised homes to look after AIDS patients. As many as 30 HIV positive persons from all over Haryana today began their march from here to New Delhi, they said they would meet the President of India, on December 1, and put forth their demands.

Ayurvedic check-up camp for women
Chandigarh, November 20
A free ayurvedic health check-up camp for women was today organised at Dabur Dhanwantry Hospital, Sector 46 by Dabur India. The camp was inaugurated by Dr Indu Prabhakar. As many as 210 patients were given free consultation while 132 patients availed the facility of free ultrasonography and free laboratory investigations.

SPORTS

St Stephen’s to face DAV club in soccer final

Chandigarh, November 20 St Stephen’s Club A, Sector 45, will face MCM DAV Club, Sector 36, in the final of the Senior Chandigarh Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy being conducted by the Chandigarh Football Association at the Sector 17, football stadium, here today. Trailing by one goal St Stephen’s Club A staged good rally to snuff out the spirited challenge of St Xavier’s Club-44 by 2-1 while MCM DAV Club eked out a narrow 1-0 victory over Dev Samaj College, Sector 45, in the semi-final matches played today. The players vie to get the ball during the Senior Chandigarh Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy held at the Football Stadium, Sector 17, Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

C.S. Santosh steals show in supercross

Chandigarh, November 20 C.S. Santosh of the TVS Racing team not only thrilled the spectators with his speed and control on his “fast machine” but also won the top honour in the foreign open class in the MRF National Supercross Championship (Round 4) at the Circus Ground in Sector 17 here today. Participants in action in the MRF National Supercross Championship (Round 4) at the Circus Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Anmol, Rishu win Chess titles
Chandigarh, November 20
Anmol Razdan and Rishu both emerged winner in the boys and girls section in the Under-19 Chess Championship-2005 which concluded today at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44. Earlier, Mr A.P. Saksena, president of the Chandigarh Chess Association, gave away the prizes.

MCA thrashes Hans Raj school
Mohali, November 20
A fine bowling spell by Mayank Sood (3 for 3) enabled the Mohali Cricket Association to thrash Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula, by nine wickets in the opening match of I st U-12 Bakshish Singh Hayer Memorial Cricket Tournament at C ground, PCA stadium here today.

Pooja corners glory
Chandigarh, November 20
Pooja Jalan, a student of IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, brought laurels to her school and city when she cornered glory by winning the bronze in the sixth Asian Junior Judo Championship which concluded in Chinese Taipei on November 13.

Rowing team
Chandigarh, November 20
The Selection Committee of the Chandigarh Rowing Association has finalised the Chandigarh rowing team for the 26th Junior National Rowing Championship, being held at Bhopal (MP) from November 22-26.