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No case registered despite evidence
Chandigarh, January 15
A city resident, Mr S.K. Gupta, has been running from pillar to post for over three years to get his employer booked for forgery for allegedly transferring the ownership of his mobile connection in the name of another employee fraudulently.

Custodial Death
Kanwaljit seeks judicial probe
Derabassi, January 15
Bhog ceremony of Gurmail Singh, a resident of Kakrali village, who allegedly died in the custody of the Government Railway Police, Rajpura, on January 4, passed off peacefully amid tight security.

Beopar mandal urges Admn to review
plastic ban
Chandigarh, January 15
Urging the Chandigarh Administration to be realistic while imposing ban on the use of plastic carry bags in the city, the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal and the Chandigarh Plastic Manufacturers and Traders Association today said the carry bags constituted only 3.9 per cent share of the plastic bags manufactured in the country.

Mr Kuldip Singh and Mr Naresh Mittal show plastic bags at a press conference organised by the Chandigarh Plastic Manufacturers Traders Association in Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

REGIONAL BRIEFS

A light drizzle forces a family to use umbrella while the continuing cold wave brought down the temperature in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

	Court employee’s apathy lands guarantor in soup January 15, 2006
	Mohali residents caught in water politics January 14, 2006
	It’s gachak, rewri all around January 13, 2006
	UT has fresh look at building bylaws January 12, 2006
	Phone ‘tapping’ letter forged, says police January 11, 2006
	CBI raids houses of 2 FCI officials January 10, 2006
	The face of tragedy January 9, 2006
	Sector 17 shopkeepers down shutters January 8, 2006
	Around 100 more seats available at PEC now January 7, 2006
	Administration objects to railing in Sector 17 January 6, 2006

Passing Thru

CRIME

One held for murder bid
Chandigarh, January 15
An accused in an attempt-to-murder case, who allegedly stabbed a fellow worker in November on the road dividing Sector 15 and 16, has been arrested. Police sources said 25-year-old Gobind Vallabh Patel was arrested in Sector 11 this evening.

EDUCATION

Hyderabad school students win space design competition

Chandigarh, January 15 School students from Hyderabad won the second Annual Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, which required participating teams to give a detailed presentation on their perception of launching a space colony for humans to orbit around Mars. Students from Hyderabad and Patiala in a jubilant mood after winning the second Annual Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pervesh Chauhan

It’s tuition time for class X, XII students

Chandigarh, January 15 With Class X and XII board examinations drawing near, students in the city are busy putting in their best efforts to ensure good result. At most of the coaching and tutorial centres in the city, syllabus has been almost wound up or is nearing completion. Students are engaged in revision, making fullest use of the extra time. Students come out from DAV College, Sector 10, after appearing in a career evaluation test in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

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Tiny tots present umbrella dance

Mohali, January 15 Students of Sant Isher Singh Public School, Phase VII, participated in the annual athletics and cultural carnival of the school here today. Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Punjab, was the chief guest on the occasion. Students of Sant Isher Singh Public School, Phase VII, perform in the annual athletics and cultural carnival in Mohali on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Makar Sankranti celebrated
Chandigarh, January 15
Students of Shivalik Public School, Mohali celebrated Makar Sankranti with due reverence and piety. A function was organised in the spacious gymnasium hall in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib and attended by students and staff.

CULTURE

Mangal Dhillon launches drive against drug abuse 
Chandigarh, January 15
With a view to tackle drug menace, celebrated film personality Mangal Dhillon is on a unique mission these days. He plans to screen his much-acclaimed films, including “Khalsa”, “A Day at the Golden Temple”, “Prakash Sri Guru Granth Sahib” and “The inseparable — A Sikh and his Turban” at prominent gurdwaras in the region.

Sagars to carry forward legacy of Ramanand

“In the best of the times and in the worst, humanity has consistently turned to art to understand what is beyond comprehension,” says producer Subhash Sagar who was here to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award conferred by the Punjab Government on his father, Ramanand Sagar, an illustrious legendary film and television icon. Subhash Sagar and Shiv Sagar at Panchkula on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

South African dancers present kathak 
Chandigarh, January 15
“East or west home is the best” veritably applies to these Durban-based artistes who preferred to pursue the traditional Indian classical dance and music despite being the fifth generation of families that had migrated to South Africa long ago.

Pak band to perform at Pecfest
Chandigarh, January 15
The annual cultural fest of Punjab Engineering College this year promises to be bigger and better as compared to last year’s “Elements 05”.

Folk singers enthral Chandigarh, January 15 Punjabi folk singers brought alive the grandeur of rich Punjabi folklore at a musical extravaganza at Leisure Valley here this evening. The event, organised by the ETC Punjabi and Zee Punjabi on the occasion of Punjabi Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2006, turned out to be a big draw. Deepal Shaw performs at “Nachde Punjab” at a cultural programme at Leisure Valley, Sector-10, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Rodrigues regales audience at Plaza Carnival

Chandigarh, January 15 The plaza carnival at Sector 17 was yesterday attended by a large number of people as music group ‘The Rodrigues’ (Errol, Edwin and Ashok) regaled the audience with various Hindi, Punjabi and English numbers. ‘The Rodrigues’, a musical band, performs at the Plaza Carnival in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

John Abraham Fans Club launched
Chandigarh, January 15
Neeraj Chaudhary, a local attorney and a friend of Bollywood star John Abraham, today launched the John Abraham Fans Club in the City Beautiful. According to Chaudhary, the club will aim at bringing together people to pursue common interests.

HEALTH

Smile restored to Pak, Afghan girls

Chandigarh, January 15 Petite and fragile, she almost seems unreal lying on a hospital bed. Seven-year-old Ahaidiyeh, recovering from an open-heart surgery for a hole in the heart and an abnormal blood vessel at the PGIMER, manages a feeble smile on seeing a visitor. And, even before you can ask her how she's doing, Ahaidiyeh pre-empts what's coming her way.  Dr R.S. Dhaliwal and his team, who have performed heart surgeries on Afghan and Pakistani girls, at PGI in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Health care camp for women Chandigarh, January 15 Maintaining that advancement in the field of gynaecology was long overdue, Dr P.R. Handa, a gynaecologist, said that over the decades a number of issues and problems have remained unresolved. Dr P.R. Handa delivers a lecture on cervical cancer at a health care camp for women at Press Club in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Over 23,000 children immunised

Mohali, January 15 As many as 11551 children in the below five were immunized against polio as part of the mop-up campaign in Mohali while another 2341 children were immunised in Kharar city today as part of the mop up pulse polio campaign carried out through Ropar. Dr Parminder Singh, nodal officer in charge of the campaign in rural Kharar, said as many as 23150 children were immunised in the villages in Kharar. A child being immunised during the mop-up pulse polio campaign in Mohali on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

New eye care facility
Chandigarh, January 15
Grewal Eye Institute, Sector 9, today, added another facility to its eye care institute, by offering Oculus Pentacam Eye Scanner to the patients. A symposium for practising ophthalmologists of the region on the applications of the Oculus Pentacam Scanner in refractive surgery was also organized.

SPORTS

Rajiv reigns supreme Chandigarh, January 15 Rajiv Bajaj displayed walked away with doubles crown in the Chandigarh Press Club Inter Media Table Tennis Tournament which concluded today at DAV Public School, Sector 8. Winners at the inter-media table tennis meet at DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Gurukul girls clinch gold Chandigarh, January 15 Twinkle and Himani of The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula, clinched gold medal in the under14 girls section in the National Table Soccer Championship at multimedia hall of the DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 today. Gold medal winning girl (right) of The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula, in action in the National Table Soccer Championship at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Elite Club register emphatic win
Chandigarh, January 15
A fine performance by Raman Sharma (122 off 55; 11X4s and 11X6s) and Rajinder Singh (84 n.o. in 60 balls) enabled Elite Cricket Club to beat Harmukh Cricket Club by 148 runs in a match of the First Rayash Trophy at the ITI grounds, Sector 28, here today.

Carrom teams
Chandigarh, January 15
Gagandeep Singh and Kumari Kiran will lead the Chandigarh men’s and women’s teams in the 35th Senior National and Inter State Carrom Champion-ship. The meet is scheduled to be held at Pune from January 20 to 25.

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