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Red tape wrap on right to information
Chandigarh, August 20
Not all is well with the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act at Chandigarh. In several cases, sanctity of the law is being lost in bureaucratic rigmarole.

Estate Office gives wrong info on Fun Republic, alleges NGO
Chandigarh, August 20
The Forum for Public Affairs has filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority of the Estate Office, under the Right to Information Act, stating that information provided to it regarding the Fun Republic, Mani Majra, was incorrect, incomplete and misleading.

Corbusier vision goes bust

An aerial view of haphazard construction around Hallo Majra in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Hotels fall short on cleanliness
Chandigarh, August 20
On the second day, the Administration carried on with its drive to inspect hotels for cleanliness. The surprise inspections conducted by Mr Ankur Garg, SDM (South), presented an unsatisfactory picture of some of the premiere hotels as far as cleanliness standards are concerned.

COMMUNITY

14 societies excluded from HUDA draw
Panchkula, August 20
Of the 4,769 applications of group housing societies received by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) for the draw slated for August 25, 14 societies have been rejected by the office of Chief Town Planner on the ground of not fulfilling the criterion laid down by the authority. The final list of eligible societies has been received by the Estate Office, which will conduct the draw.

Society gives notice to HUDA
Even as HUDA is readying for the draw for housing societies, the State Bank Employees Welfare Organisation (SBEWO) has alleged that the Haryana Employees Welfare Organisation (HEWO) is at an advantage as compared to the rest of them.

Prestigious award for Sanskrit scholar
Chandigarh, August 20
Wisdom, rationality and humanistic vision are the essential ingredients in the literary work of this Panchkula-based Sanskrit scholar, Dr Mathura Dutt Pandey, who has won the coveted Sanskrit Award that will be personally given to him by the President of India at a special function to be organised in New Delhi later this year.

Police fails to register case
Chandigarh, August 20
The law of the land is that whenever a citizen makes a complaint to the police regarding a criminal offence, the police has to act on the complaint swiftly and start investigations by registering an FIR.

Fate of Deep Complex uncertain
Chandigarh, August 20
A year after the Chandigarh Administration decided to complete the process to acquire around 33 acres on which Deep Complex, a residential colony has come up on the outskirts of Hallomajra village, about 800 families are still in the dark about the future of their illegal structures.

Badal threatens to disrupt session over Lalru incident Lalru, August 20 The Lalru incident is threatening to snowball into a major confrontation between the Amarinder Singh government and the opposition SAD ahead of the February, 2007, Assembly elections. SAD supremo Parkash Singh Badal today threatened to disrupt the Assembly session starting from September 14 over the issue. Mr Parkash Singh Badal and Capt Kanwaljit Singh of SAD visit victims of the alleged police brutality in Lalru on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

• Barnala victim of conspiracy, says Badal

Coming, a grand building to end Admn’s space woes
Chandigarh, August 20
With many of its departments facing acute space crunch, the UT Administration has given nod to the construction of a new ‘Secretariat-type’ grand building in Sector 9 here.

Punjab & Haryana Ratan Awards conferred
Chandigarh, August 20
The Haryana Governor, Dr A.R. Kidwai, today called upon the youth to accept challenges and work with dedication and sincerity to make India a leading power in the near future.

Rs 3,500 crore to be pumped in to generate 765 mw Panchkula, August 20 The Department of Renewable Energy Resources will make an investment of Rs 3,500 crore in various projects to generate 765 mw. This was stated by the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, at a state-level function held at Red Bishop to observe Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas here today.
The Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Ms Sumita Mishra, has a word with the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, at a function held to mark Akshay Urja Divas at Red Bishop in Panchkula on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Correction fluid — new way to get a high Mohali, August 20 Something as innocuous as the typing correction fluid is being used by substance abusers for intoxication. A popular brand of the correction fluid is selling like hot cakes in Mohali and the buyers are young children who are sniffing it to get a few hours of a ‘high’ ! A ragpicker sucks fumes from a bag containing correction-fluid concoction. — Tribune photograph by Vickey Gharu

Leopard cats for Chhatbir zoo
Chandigarh, August 20
Here is good news for animal lovers. The Mahendera Chaudhary Zoological Park, Chhatbir, will soon play host to new species of mammals. The Central Zoo Authority has given the green light to zoological parks to exchange their surplus species of wildlife with each other to add variety and colour to their wildlife wealth.

Festival of Gardens is Rose Festival again
Chandigarh, August 20
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to call the Festival of Gardens by its original name — ‘Rose Festival’.

Rajiv remembered Chandigarh, August 20 Various functions marked the birth anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi here today. District Congress Committee organises a sapling plantation programme to mark the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi at the Lions Club, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Is anyone bothered about parking chaos?

Chandigarh, August 20 The Chandigarh Traffic Police seems to be not interested in stopping illegal parking of four- wheelers along a narrow stripe in front of the Mehfil restaurant in Sector 17, which was originally auctioned for parking of two-wheelers. The wrongly parked cars at a parking lot located on a road in front of the Mehfil restaurant in Sector 17 in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Idols consuming milk?
Chandigarh, August 20
Devotees thronged temples in various parts of the city tonight after rumours of Ganesha and Shiva idols drinking milk started filtering in. Temples were especially kept open till late in the night to allow the worshippers to come in till late at night. City residents could be seen taking pictures and filming the scene on their mobiles.

Protest against non-allotment of plots

Mohali, August20 Members of the Sector 76-80 Plot Allotment Sangharsh Committee today protested against the non-allotment of plots by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority. The members had gathered this morning at Phase 3B1 Rose Garden.
Members of the Sector 76-80 Plot Allotment Sangharsh Committee protest in Mohali on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Residents gherao councillor
Panchkula, August 20
Residents of various colonies and slums of the city today gheraoed Mr Pawan Mittal, a councillor, for making "objectionable remarks" about them in a section of the Press.

Relief material for Lebanon
Chandigarh, August 20
An IL-76 heavy-lift aircraft from 25 Squadron here left early yesterday on a humanitarian mission, carrying about 25 tonnes of relief material for Lebanon. The aircraft captained by Wg Cdr N.V.M. Unnithan made a halt in Delhi to pick up the relief material, which includes medicines, 275 tents and 3,200 blankets. The aircraft is scheduled to return on Monday and is expected to evacuate Indian nationals from Lebanon.

Bank strike tomorrow
Chandigarh, August 20
The two-day nation-wide strike of the Central Bank of India will be deserted from August 22.

CRIME

2 nabbed for snatching
Chandigarh, August 20
The local police today nabbed two engineering diploma holders minutes after they allegedly snatched a mobile phone and a purse from two girls in Sector 19, here, tonight.

Man steals wife’s scooter, held Chandigarh, August 20 In a bizarre incident, the police today arrested a newly wed Mohali resident on the allegation of stealing a scooter belonging to his wife and also threatening her at her house in Sector 36 last night.

EDUCATION

PUTA meets VC on re-employment
Chandigarh, August 20
Prof A.S. Ahluwalia, PUTA president, along with Mr Manjit Singh, secretary, and Mr Rajan Gaur, vice-president, met Prof R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, to reiterate the demand that superannuated teachers be re-employed till the age of 65 years.

4 get CBSE merit certificates
Mohali, August 20
Four students of Gian Jyoti Public School here have been awarded certificate of merit by the CBSE. The board awards these in each subject to candidates for outstanding performance in its secondary school and senior school certificate examination. The students are: Sneha Chum, Abhishekh Khanna, Devinder Kaur and Sadhvi Mehta.

COURTS

Maestros weave musical magic
Chandigarh, August 20
City maestros paid a rich musical tribute to the famous musicologist and performer Pandit Amresh Chandra Choudhry of Rampur gharana, which traces its legacy to legendary musician Mian Tansen.

HEALTH

Command Hospital doctors urged to excel
Chandigarh, August 20
Lauding the hard work and dedication of doctors and nurses at the Command Hospital, Chandimandir, president of the Western Command chapter of the Army Wives Welfare Association, Mrs Mohini Daljeet Singh, called upon them to strive for excellence.

Blood donation camp
Chandigarh, August 20
The Canara Bank Officers Association today organised a blood donation camp at its regional office in association with the Department of Transfusion Medicine, PGI.

SPORTS

TT

Puneet bags u-14 title Chandigarh, August 20 Puneet Kumar of DPS, Sector 40, here won the u-14 sub-junior boys’ title, beating Gursewak of Patiala 3-1 (4-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7) on the penultimate day of Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament held at the table tennis hall, Sector 23, here today. In the girls sub-junior category (u-14) Meghna of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, clinched the title. by beating Barbie 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 15-13). Puneet Kumar of DPS, Sector 40, in action in Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament held in Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Cricket
Vishal, Sandeep shine
Panchkula, August 20
An unbeaten 149-run partnership between Michael Vishal (67 n o) and Sandeep Kohli (70 n o) guided Minerva Cricket Academy to thrash Himachal Cricket Club by 10 wickets in the final of the Ist Tri-City Twenty-20 Cricket Championship organised by the Chandigarh Twenty-20 Cricket Association at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex here today.

Football
St Stephen’s pip St John’s 4-0
Chandigarh, August 20
St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, registered a 4-0 victory over St John’s School, Sector 26, in the group A semifinal while New Public School, Sector 18, won the semifinal played under group B against Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, by a solitary goal. The matches were being held in the under-16 Chandigarh Sub-Junior Boys Football Championship for Mahatma Hans Raj DAV Trophy at the Sector 17 football stadium here today.

Hockey
Doraha, Jalandhar win
Chandigarh, August 20
Mehta Gurukul Academy, Doraha, prevailed over Shivalik School Academy, Chandigarh, 1-0 on the opening day of the 5th S.N. Vohra Memorial Sub-junior (u-14) hockey tournament, held at hockey stadium, here today.

Rahul romps home in 100-m race
Mohali, August 20
Rahul Rajindran emerged the winner in the 100 metre race in the Boys' IV and V category while Fathima won the event for the girls VI and VII section in the Sports Meet organised by the Sree Ayyappa Seva Samiti as a part of Onam celebrations, 2006, at Government Senior Higher Secondary School, 3-B1, here today.

Yamini, Manasi clinch titles
Panchkula, August 20
Yamini of S.D.Public School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, and Mansi Arora of Saupin's School, Sector 9, Panchkula, clinched the girls junior title and sub-junior singles title in the 2nd R.K.Babuta Memorial Prize Money Ranking Carrom Tournament, held at Saupin's School, Sector 9, here today.

Azad academy win
Chandigarh, August 20
A fine all-round performance by Mayank Sood (46 n.o. and 3 for 16) went in vain as Mohali Cricket Academy lost to Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy by seven wickets in the finals of the Alchemist Under-12 Cricket Tournament at the St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.

Team announced
Chandigarh, August 20
Rocky Ratta will lead the under-22 Chandigarh Cricket Association Haryana team in the Inter-District Haryana Cricket Tournament. The following players had been short-listed: Rocky Ratta (C) , Vipul Chadha, Arjun Puri, Michael Vishal, Gaurav Chopra (w.k.), Yuvraj Anand, Amit Sonkar, Kirpal Singh, Shakun Verma, Kanan Kherwal, Gaurav Kumar, Amarinder Singh (w.k.), Mandeep Singh, Angad Singh, Ekham, Amit Saini, Saurabh Arora and Rohit Singh.