Tatkal booking for CHB flats
Chandigarh, December 8
The Chandigarh Housing Board plans to sell a fixed quota of houses in new schemes on the ‘tatkal’ pattern of the Railways with slight modifications. Sources said at least 20 per cent of the flats under the new scheme would given to the enthusiasts for an early allotment.

Draw for Mansa Devi plots on Dec 15
Panchkula, December 8
The draw of lots for the residential plots in sector 2 and 6 of the Mansa Devi Complex will be held on December 15. A decision to this effect was taken here today.

Seize the moment — do not hesitate, says ‘Father of Pentium’
Chandigarh, December 8 Acclaimed worldwide as “Father of Pentium” for delivering world’s most ubiquitous chip powering the brains of most personal computers, Mr Vinod Dham, co-founder of NewPath Ventures, is now making a venture capital investment in India. Mr Vinod Dham, co-founder of Intel’s Pentium processor, during a visit to Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

HC ready to receive guests Chandigarh, December 8 The Punjab and Haryana High Court is all decked up to play host to guests arriving from various parts of the country and abroad for the celebrations of the golden jubilee of the High Court at Chandigarh. A policeman stands guard near the "pandal" erected in the Punjab and Haryana High Court complex for the golden jubilee celebrations. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

NH-22 four-laning to start in January
Zirakpur, December 8
Almost two years after the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Major Gen B.C. Khanduri (retd), performed the “bhoomi poojan” of the four-laning of the “killer stretch” on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, the project is finally set to see the light of the day.

Selective demolitions resented Chandigarh, December 8 It appears that the enforcement staff of the UT Estate Office is resorting to “selective” demolitions of structures which have come up in the court yards of houses. While the enforcement staff demolished the rear courtyard of a house in Sector 22, Chandigarh, structures in the adjoining houses were not touched. — Tribune Photo by Manoj Mahajan

Sub-surface dam inaugurated
Panchkula, December 8
The Haryana Government has planned to construct three dams at a cost of Rs 246 crore to provide irrigation water for barren agriculture land in the areas of the Shivalik foothills, said Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, Irrigation and Revenue minister yesterday.

Appeal by sons of accident victim
Chandigarh, December 8
Rohit and Suhel were lucky-go-merry youth just a week ago, with no worry of life. While Rohit was studying in Canada, his brother, Suhel, joined the MBBS course this year at the Mullana Medical College in Ambala district.

School kids have miraculous escape
Mohali, December 8
At least 15 students of Saint Anne’s School, Chandigarh, had a miraculous escape this morning when the school bus ferrying them from Mohali to the school met with an accident.

PSEB staff hold dharna
Chandigarh, December 8
Punjab State Electricity Board employees organised a dharna here today in support of their demands. Addressing the dharna, employees’ leaders charged the Punjab Government with going back on demands already-agreed upon with union representatives.

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CRIME

Rickshaw-puller accused of robbery
Chandigarh, December 8
An unidentified rickshaw-puller allegedly robbed his passenger of his belongings after stabbing him twice in the neck in the jungle area of Sector 53, late last night. The victim, a bus conductor in Himachal Roadways, was admitted to the PGI, where his condition is stated to be stable.

5 of family hurt in attack
Panchkula, December 8
Five members of a family were seriously injured in an armed attack by over 30 persons village at Maulewali, near Pinjore, this morning. The clash was a result of a land dispute between members of a clan in the village.

Purse stolen from city hotel
Chandigarh, December 8
A purse containing Rs 25,000 and other articles was stolen from a hotel in Sector 22, today. Besides this, the local police has arrested two persons on the charge of possessing liquor illegally.

EDUCATION

Teachers’ body sets up panel
Chandigarh, December 8
At a recently held meeting of the Government Teachers Union, the members discussed the various pending demands of the teachers and unanimously decided to constitute an action committee to take immediate steps in this direction.

Cyber cafe in GMCH
Chandigarh, December 8
A cyber cafe was inaugurated by Prof H.M. Swami, Director Principal, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here today. The ceremony was attended by Prof Atul Sachdev, HOD IT Centre, Medical Superintendent, Dr J.K. Das and the Heads of Department of GMCH-32.

SPORTS

City developing into tennis centre
Chandigarh, December 8
The city has gradually developed into a fine tennis centre of the northern region. No doubt, the Sania Mirza craze has given a new direction to tennis in the country as a whole, but it is the number of international tennis tournaments in the city which has actually given a fillip to tennis.

Guru Harkrishan school athletics meet opens
Chandigarh, December 8 Vinay won the 100 m heats (boys) in the three-day Annual Athletics Meet of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38-D, which got underway at the Sports Complex, Sector 46, here today. Girls of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38, take part in a 100 metres race at Sports Complex, Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

School observes sports day
Chandigarh, December 8
Neelam of Class VIII-A got the first position in the 100 m race (sub-junior) at the annual sports day of Kendriya Vidayalaya, Sector 31, at the school grounds here today.

St Stephen’s lads win cricket  tourney
Chandigarh, December 8
St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, won the Molly Carver Memorial Cricket Tournament in which total 11 schools of the region took part. The tournament was held in Togan branch of the St Stephen’s School.

Captain’s knock by Sunil
Chandigarh, December 8
Karnataka’s Sunil Jain played the captain’s knock of (146) to consolidate the team’s position against Uttar Pradesh on the first day of the three-day Kooch Behar Trophy Under 19 that started at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, here today.