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Home Dept under fire over Sec 506
Chandigarh, September 4
A notification issued by the Chandigarh Administration’s Home Department regarding declaring Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) —- punishment for criminal intimidation —- as non-bailable offence has come under fire.

PU Elections
An all-boys affair in colleges

Chandigarh, September 4 Student elections in the city are slated to be an all-boys affair. With barely three days to go for college elections, girl students seem completely uninterested in the hurly burly of elections. Students of UIET Department raise election slogans in Panjab University on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Free rickshaw service for maids Chandigarh, September 4 In a unique initiative, the Resident Welfare Association of Ram Darbar has provided rickshaw facilities to women residents of the colony who work as domestic help in the city. A handicapped child flags off a rickshaw service provided by the Resident Welfare Association, Ram Darbar, for women residents working as domestic help. — A Tribune photograph

Beware, women on the prowl
Dupe man, dump him in Sec 52
Chandigarh, September 4
Breaking into yet another male bastion, two young women "thugs", smartly dressed up in jeans and T-shirts in a Qualis, asked a city resident to help them and then decamped with his money and mobile after rendering him unconscious.

CHANDIGARH CALLING Playing the game of polls on campus: With students whizzing around and gathering in clusters and the security forces stopping and checking vehicles, there is a buzz of frantic activity on the Panjab University campus as the countdown to the elections to the students’ council begins. Besides excitement, it is also the time to tempt.

COMMUNITY

SAD, BJP to contest MC poll jointly

Chandigarh, September 4 Mr Satya Pal Jain, ex-MP and senior BJP leader and Capt. Kanwaljit Singh, former Finance Minister, Punjab, and now general secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), today jointly addressed a press conference. Mr Satya Pal Jain, former MP, and Capt Kanwaljit Singh former Finance Minister, Punjab, at a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday.

Encroachments in the name of beautification

Chandigarh, September 4 In glaring instances of encroachment on public land, residents in several parts of the city have dug up gardens around their houses by cordoning off the area with barbed-wire fences. If in the process they are having a dig at the law, the residents are just not bothered about it. Barbed-wire fence around the boundary wall of the house in Sector 8 blocking the way in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

More accommodation for married armed forces personnel

Chandigarh, September 4 About 35 per cent of armed forces personnel would be able to get married accommodation in military stations when the mammoth married accommodation project (MAP) is complete. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt-Gen Daljeet Singh, performs 'bhoomi poojan' during the foundation laying ceremony for the married accommodation project at Chandimandir on Monday. — A Tribune photo

Fauji Beat Barki battalion wins UN citation THE winning of the United Nations Force Commander’s Unit Citation by the 4th Battalion of The Sikh Regiment during peacekeeping operations in Lebanon takes one back into the glorious history of this battalion. Because of paucity of space, only one of its gallant actions is briefly mentioned here. The entrance to the Barki-Sehjra Hall.

A blow of fate
Panchkula, September 4
Trauma writ large on her face, 25-year-old Nisha is unconsolable. Surrounded by family and friends, she is in shock over the loss of her one-and-a-half-year-old son who drowned in a tank at a construction site in Sector 17 yesterday. She says her family is cursed.

Nominations for Neerja Bhanot Awards invited
Chandigarh, September 4
The Neerja Bhanot PanAm Trust today announced the "Call for Nominations" for the prestigious Neerja Bhanot Awards 2006. The awards were constituted in 1990 and are given annually in the memory of Neerja Bhanot, 23-year-old Indian airhostess who gave up her life while saving the lives of hundreds of other passengers on board a PanAm flight hijacked at Karachi airport on September 5, 1986. Neerja is the youngest recipient of India's highest civilian award for bravery— the Ashoka Chakra.

Machinery sought at waterworks
Mohali, September 4
The Consumers Protection and Grievances Redressal Forum has demanded the immediate installation of machinery at the Sector 57 waterworks so that the town’s share of water from Kajauli waterworks could be utilised by the residents.

Jobless farm SIs hold protest
Chandigarh, September 4
The Unemployed Agriculture Sub-Inspector Association, Punjab, today staged a protest march at Matka Chowk, Sector 17. Protesters were asking for regular recruitment against vacant posts.

Sewing machines distributed
Chandigarh, September 4
As part of a plan of empowering the women and youth from disadvantaged sections of the society by combining their creative talent with the traditional artistic skills, Mrs Jean Rodrigues, wife of the Punjab Governor, today distributed certificates, sewing machines and tool kits to the beneficiaries trained by the Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Chandigarh, at a function in Sector 38, here today.

Dhillon nominated Yuva Janshakti chief
Chandigarh, September 4
Mr Desraj Gupta, president of the Chandigarh unit of the Bharatiya Janshakti, has nominated Mr Gurpreet Singh Dhillon as president, Bharatiya Yuva Janshakti (youth wing).

Sharma joins as IG, North-West Sector
Chandigarh, September 4
Mr S. C. Sharma has taken over as Inspector General (IG), North-West Sector, Central Reserve Police Force at Chandigarh. Prior to this appointment he was serving as IG, North-East at Shillong.

• Licences, ration cards made at camp
• Jhuggis removed

CRIME

No breakthrough in Sec 15 murder case
Chandigarh, September 4
The Chandigarh Police has put paying guests and other suspicious people living in the vicinity of Sarla Rani Anand, who was found murdered in her Sector 15 tenement on Saturday, under surveillance.

Three youths hurt in market brawl
Chandigarh, September 4
At least three young boys of SGGS College Sector 26 were severely injured when a group of youths attacked them in the Sector 44 market here this evening. The incident took place at about 8.30 pm when the three Jaswinder Singh, Harsimranjit Singh Sidhu and Rahul Jaswal were standing in the market of Sector 44D and were allegedly attacked by over half a dozen youth.

Woman succumbs to burns, husband held
Panchkula, September 4
In an alleged dowry death, 24-year-old Anu, a resident of Mandanpur in Sector 26 here, died of burn injuries at the PGI in the wee hours today. She was referred to the PGI from General Hospital, Sector 6, on August 25, a day after she was admitted to the hospital. Her husband, Rajesh, was arrested by the police today while other family members are still absconding.

Earring snatcher nabbed
Mohali, September 4
An earring snatcher was nabbed in Phase I when he tried to flee soon after committing the crime. According to the police, Ms Paramjit Kaur was going to a gurdwara along with her husband when Amrit Kumar, a resident of Chandigarh, came on a scooter and allegedly snatched her earring.

Driver blinded with chillies to steal car
Mohali, September 4 This is straight from a Bollywood film. Three persons stole a car by throwing red chilli powder in the eyes of the driver. The incident took place on August 31 when Gurdeep Singh, a taxi driver, had taken three persons in his taxi to Chandigarh from Kharar. On their way back, they asked the driver to take them back to Kharar via Landran. On the way, one of them asked him to stop the car. When the car stopped, one of them got off and threw red chilli powder in the driver’s eyes.

One killed in accident
Mohali, September 4
One person was killed and six others injured in an accident near Gharuan village today. According to information available, Bawa, who had sustained serious injuries, was brought to the local Civil Hospital where the doctor on duty declared him as having been brought dead.

Kurali girl missing

BUSINESS

Drug manufacturers resent tax holiday in 3 states
Chandigarh, September 4
Drug manufacturers in Punjab and Haryana are up in arms against the decision of the Central Government to extend the sunset clause for tax holiday in the hill states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Jammu and Kashmir.

Technical snag in bank
Chandigarh, September 4
A technical snag in the main server of the Union Bank of India here severely affected the transactions in the computerised branches of the bank in the tri-city today.

Biz Clips

EDUCATION

Campaigning hots up in PU
Chandigarh, September 4
Bringing a breath of fresh air into the Panjab University Campus Students Council elections, the only woman presidential candidate today went scouting for votes. Abhilasha, a first year student of MA English in the university, has been fielded by the National Students Union of India (NSUI).

Free membership of library for teachers, students
Chandigarh, September 4
The Chandigarh Administration has offered free membership in the Central State Library, Sector 17 and the State Library, Sector 34, to all college teachers and students of government colleges in the Union Territory, an official press note issued here said today.

Governor greets teachers
Chandigarh, September 4
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), extending his greetings on Teachers’ Day, called upon teachers to be the role model for students and transform their lives as perfect citizens and cultured human beings.

College students visit HMT
Chandigarh, September 4
Students pursuing M.Com and M.B.E. of SGGS College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, were taken for an industrial visit to the HMT, Pinjore, on September 4, 2006. They were accompanied by the staff of the Commerce Department.

2 KV teachers to get awards

COURTS

Dera Bassi judicial courts likely soon

Dera Bassi, September 4 Over eight years after this strategic town on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway was granted subdivisional status, its wait for judicial courts may end soon. With the District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) of Patiala, Mr Inderjit Singh Walia, inspecting the sites for the proposed court recently, the agitation launched by the legal fraternity seems to be paying off. Mr Surinder Singla, Finance Minister of Punjab, addresses a gathering after the laying the foundation stone of the Civil Hospital block in Mohali on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

CULTURE

Shobhaa De, the stylist, unveils her clothesline

Chandigarh, September 4 Her novels are her “reality” and her columns her “sacred space” and just like the stories she likes to tell, Shobhaa De has another yarn to weave and this one is of couture and high-fashion. In the city to launch her clothes collection, ‘Serendipity’ she spoke at length about her new avatar as stylist, her books, her writing and her support systems that keep her working at this frenetic pace. “Without sounding immodest, I believe I am a fairly well-known brand myself and I felt it was time to transform that into equity,” she smiled. Shobhaa De to launch her new clothesline at ‘Samsaara’ at the Taj, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday.—  Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

HEALTH

Stone of new hospital block laid
Mohali, September 4
Mr Surinder Singla, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Finance and Planning, Punjab, today laid the foundation stone of a 150-bedded extended block of the Civil Hospital here today.

SPORTS

Gurbinder creates record in swimming tourney

Chandigarh, September 4 Gurbinder Kaur of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, broke the record of GCW Ludhiana girl Abhipasha (1:20.40 min) and clocked 1:10.77 min in the Panjab University Inter-College Swimming (men and women) and Waterpolo (men) championship, which concluded at the PU Swimming pool here today.

Harpreet Singh of RSD, Ferozpore,on his way to winning the gold medal in 200 individual medlay in the inter-college swimming competition on Monday.  — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

PCA submits plans to GMADA
Mohali, September 4
The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) today applied to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) for grant of permission to undertake the construction of about 30 rooms as part of the stadium’s north pavilion at the PCA Stadium, Mohali.

Domestic workers play goodwill match

Chandigarh, September 4 It was a special day for over 500 domestic workers from across Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali, who assembled on the grounds of St John’s School in Sector 26 yesterday to exchange notes and share joys and sorrows. Domestic workers play a goodwill football match at St John’s School on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Services team beat Sanjay academy
Chandigarh, September 4
The Services team humiliated the local Sanjay Football Academy by a huge margin of 13-1 in the ongoing Administrator’s Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament - 2006 on football grounds, Sector 42, here today.

KV students given medals

ADMINISTRATION

Administration takes over law institute land

Chandigarh, september 4 The Chandigarh Administration today took possession of the plot of the Chandigarh Law Institute in Sector 38. The action has come more than a year after the Punjab and Haryana High Court had asked the UT Administration to initiate steps regarding the controversial project which failed to be materialised. Personnel of the Chandigarh Police at the Chandigarh Institute of Law following its possession in Chandigarh, Sector 38, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph