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Chandigarh, October 16 The SAD-BJP rally at Matka Chowk this afternoon resulted in traffic bottlenecks, jams and police barricades on major roads in the city which left commuters harassed. A view of the traffic jam following an SAD-BJP rally at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Fun time after ‘duty hours’
Chandigarh, October 16
Punjabis’ love for liquor is legendary. This was demonstrated yet again in the city today after the conclusion of the SAD-BJP rally in protest against farmers’ suicide in the state with hundreds of farmers thronging liquor shops in Sector 17 and 22 to have their quota of the “fun drink”.

OLD TRADITON: A potter displays diyas as Divali draws nearer at Kumhar Colony in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Suspected dengue death at PGI 
Chandigarh, October 16
In less than a week after the death of 6-year-old Harsh from Ambala due to dengue in the PGI, another Patiala-based woman lost her life for want of adequate medicare at the premiere health institute late this evening.

PGI’s OPDs to remain closed
Chandigarh, October 16
The OPDs of the PGI will remain closed on October 21 and 25 on account of Divali and Id-ul-Fitr, respectively. The emergency services, however, will function as routine, the PGI authorities have said. TNS

Changeover of Sec 21 likely
Panchkula, October 16
The city’s Sector 21 is in for a likely changeover which will cost a whopping Rs 37 crore loss to the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). It could also invite legal and financial implications. Also, none of the wings of the authority have given any positive feedback to this proposed planning change.

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CHANDIGARH CALLING Sector 22 market leads the way : With the run-up to Divali, what with an overdose of Divali melas and exhibitions, there is bound to be a focus on options for gifts. As the two bodies of traders in Sector 17 battle it out and the market is yet to warm up to the festival, the bedecked Sector 22 market has stolen the march. The consumers who are happy following the shop-until-you-drop mantra the year round are on fast-forward around this time. While some are all for the mela in Sector 34, others adore the buzz of the CII fair at Parade Ground.

COMMUNITY

Humanitarian law workshop today
Chandigarh, October 16
Although enshrined in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, the international humanitarian law continues to remain an obscure subject for the public at large. This despite the fact that almost every country in the world has agreed to be bound by them.

Muslims hail policy for minorities
Chandigarh, October 16
The United Progressive Muslim Front (UPMF) has welcomed the Administration's new welfare policy for the minorities. Mr Arshad Khan, spokesperson of the front, said "the UPMF is confident that given the proper implementation and strict monitoring, the programme will make a positive impact on the education, economic and social condition of the minorities".

BJYM memo against clemency to Afzal

Chandigarh, October 16 A delegation of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Chandigarh, led by Mr Davesh Moudgil, president, today submitted a memorandum to the DC to be forwarded to the President of India. Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Chandigarh, submit a memo to the DC to be forwarded to the President of India on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Freedom fighter dead
Mohali, October 16
A freedom fighter and trade union leader, Baba Kartar Singh, breathed his last here today. He was about 90 years old. Baba Kartar Singh was suffering from health problems for some time. He had become frail and mostly remained confined to his bed. He was staying with his son, Mr Sarandev Singh, in a rented accommodation in Phase IV.

Fauji Beat
Trim, but don’t make Army non-functional

THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence recently made a recommendation to the government to carry out a thorough review of the structural set-up of the defence forces, especially of the Army. The emphasis in the recommendation is on trimming the force size by increasing the “teeth to tail” ratio. An advanced light helicopter of the IAF is winching a woman and her child at Nanded in Maharashtra in the recent flood relief operations.

6 luxury buses to Punjab flagged off
Chandigarh, October 16
The Punjab Transport Minister, Mr Raghunath Sahay Puri, flagged off six new super luxury airconditioned buses of Punjab Roadways from the Interstate Bus Terminus, Sector-43, here today.

New buses to Rajasthan launched

Chandigarh, October 16 Mr Ved Parkash Gupta, Chairman of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC), flagged off new bus services to Rajasthan i.e. Chandigarh-Budajohar, Chandigarh-Suratgarh via Ganganagar and Chandigarh-Suratgarh via Sangriah from the Chandigarh depot on the occasion of completing 50 years of the PRTC. Mr Ved Parkash Gupta, Chairman of PRTC, flags off new bus service to Rajasthan from the Chandigarh at the depot of the PRTC on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Gate rally by transport workers
Chandigarh, October 16
The Chandigarh Government Transport Workers Union held a gate rally in support of their demands at the Administration Block of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking office in the Industrial Area here today.

Gen Sandhu awarded honorary doctorate 
Chandigarh, October 16
Lieut-Gen (Dr) D.D.S. Sandhu, Director-General, Ordnance Services, and Senior Colonel Commandant, Army Ordnance Corps, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at a convocation in Jabalpur on Friday.

Nagar kirtan tomorrow
Chandigarh, October 16
A meeting of the Chandigarh Gurdwara Parbandhak Sangathan was held at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Sector 37-C, here today. Members of the sangathan decide at the meeting that a nagar kirtan would be taken out in connection with Gurgaddi Nashini Divas of Guru Granth Sahib from Sector 37 gurdwara on October 18.

Lottery shop gutted 

CRIME

2 hurt as liquor shop looted at gunpoint
Mohali, October 16
Two persons were injured, one of them seriously, when a liquor shop was looted at gunpoint in Bakarpur village last night. Mr Puran Singh and Mr Pardeep Kumar, alias Sonu, were brought to a private hospital in Phase VII. While Pardeep Kumar was discharged after a pellet was removed from his body, Puran Singh was admitted. Both them were employed at the liquor shop.

Drug addict ends life
Chandigarh, October 16
A father of four children ended his life by hanging at his Ram Darbar residence. The deceased, 36-year-old, Pardeep Kumar, was found hanging from a ceiling fan hook by his wife early this morning.

Body found in open drain
Chandigarh, October 16
A body of a 65-year-old man was found drowned in an open drain in Mani Majra this afternoon. The police while quoting the deceased’s family ruled out possibility of any foul play. No visible injury marks were found on the body.

84-year woman dies in accident
Chandigarh, October 16
In a hit-and-run case, an octogenarian woman died after being hit by an auto-rickshaw while in another incident a motorist sustained serious injuries after being hit by a car.

Boy missing since August
Chandigarh, October 16
A 16-year-old mentally challenged boy of Ram Darbar has been reportedly missing since August this year. Mr Joney, father of the missing boy, Bunty, said they had lodged a complaint with the Sector 31 police station on August 30. But till date they had not been able to trace his missing son.

BUSINESS

Farmers take fancy to backyard poultry
Chandigarh, October 16
In a bid to give boost to the backyard poultry breeding in the rural areas, the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO), poultry promotion agency of the Union Agriculture Ministry, has initiated an ambitious project.

Thai pavilion at fair a hit
Chandigarh, October 16
The Thai pavilion at the CII Chandigarh Fair drew huge crowds. With beautiful flowers, door decorations and accessories, bright and colourful lights and personal care goods, the exhibitors from Thailand got a lot of visitors.

EDUCATION

A rollicking start to PU zonal youth fest

Chandigarh, October 16 Dance and gaiety marked the inauguration of the Panjab University Zone-A Youth and Heritage Festival at the Government College, Sector 11, today morning.  Students from different institutions participate in the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival organised by the Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

DAV first UT school to get British Council award
Chandigarh, October 16
DAV Public School, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh, has the privilege of being the first school in Chandigarh to be conferred with the British Council International School Award.

RHYME, RACE AND RHYTHM: Students of St Kabir’s School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, present a colourful cultural programme at their annual day function. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

350 examined at medical camp
Chandigarh, October 16
More than 350 patients were examined at a free medical camp organised for women and children by the Kusum Arora Memorial Trust in Behlana village near here today.