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Structures on forest land not to get nod
Naya Gaon nagar panchayat
Chandigarh, October 19
A notification issued by the Punjab Government has made it clear that the formation of a nagar panchayat at Naya Gaon will not provide a blanket permission for the regularisation of structures like houses, shops and other establishments in the area.

The bridegroom (second from left), an accused in the child marriage, being taken to the police station; (right) the bride and her relatives in the Lalru police station on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Performing arts centre project revived
Chandigarh, October 19
The ambitious project of the Chandigarh Administration for the Jawaharlal Nehru centre for performing arts, Sector 34, has been gathering dust for more than 20 years. The structure comprises only pillars. Time and weather have worn out the foundation of the structure, official sources said.

Alert police, Sarpanch foil child marriage
Lalru, October 19
The alert police and the village Sarpanch today foiled a child marriage at Jaraut village, near here. Acting on the complaint of the Sarpanch of the village, Mr Mann Singh, the police today booked 11 persons, including three women, allegedly facilitating a child marriage. While some of the relatives of both the sides have been arrested, efforts to effect a compromise between the police and both the parties could not succeed till late in the evening.

Only eight beds for dengue patients
Chandigarh, October 19
Over a dozen patients admitted to the PGI as suspected cases of dengue have been undergoing treatment for the disease lying on stretchers since the very first day of getting admitted there as the PGIMER management had provided only eight beds for such a large number of patients being admitted to the institute every day.

Time for beautiful roundabouts to go Increasing traffic, daily rallies main culprits Traffic jams at busy roundabouts like the Tribune Chowk have become a daily feature in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

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COMMUNITY

Citizen Grievances
Green belt turned into malba spot

Chandigarh, October 19 An open space, which was once adorned as a mangrove, has now become the yard of the debris and malba. Day in and out, trucks and tractor-trailers arrive to unload the solid waste on a piece of land which the residents of Sector 42-C had with their own meagre resources converted into a playfield for children. The neglected park at Sector 42-C in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

“Tortured” Bengali youths seek SSP’s help

Chandigarh, October 19 The three Kansal youths, allegedly tortured in police custody on October 15, today made a formal representation to Chandigarh SSP, demanding high-level enquiry into the incident. They urged the SSP to hold the "erring" Crime Branch officers guilty for illegal detention, torture and violation of the Supreme Court of India directions in the D.K. Basu v/s State of West Bengal case.

Domestic servants hold a candle-light protest to demand justice in cases of excesses against maids in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Taken for a ride
Chandigarh, October 19
A family of daily-wage earners who were travelling by train between Ambala and Chandigarh were taken for a ride by a railway official at the Ambala railway station here this morning.

Kang seeks case against cops for loot Mohali, October 19 A senior SAD leader has requested the Punjab DGP to get a case registered against some police officers who had allegedly ransacked and looted his house. Mr Kiranbir Singh Kang, whose house in Sector 69, was sealed by the police about two years ago, got possession of his house today. Policeman hand over jewellery to Mr Kiranbir Singh Kang at his house in Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

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Vet pharmacists go on mass leave
Chandigarh, October 19
Protesting veterinary pharmacists from Gurdaspur today went on mass leave and staged a dharna outside the Sector 17 office of the Director, Animal Husbandry, Punjab.

People buy utensils on the occasion of Dhanteras in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Whisky is the flavour this Divali
Chandigarh, October 19
Gifts, including dry fruits and cutlery sets, are a passé in the festive season of 2006. For adding zing to the festivities and the spirit of celebrations, more and more residents are cheerfully presenting bottles of smooth whisky, along with gift-items. And it’s not just the rich and the famous, or the powers-that-be who are top on the gift list. Even spirited next door neighbours are offering invigorating golden elixir to their pals and acquaintances after getting the stuff packed in special wrappers.

Bank celebrates Divali with the blind
Chandigarh, October 19
The Chandigarh branch team and customers of Standard Chartered Bank, today celebrated Divali with the underprivileged. They had mobilised funds and raised Rs 25,000, which is being donated to organisations working for a social cause.

Electricity Dept staff to protest on Divali

Army Divali mela begins
Chandigarh, October 19
Festival celebrations at Chandi Mandir military station began today with the inauguration of the two-day Divali Mela, being organised by the Western Command chapter of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) for the entertainment of troops and their families. Various stalls for eatables, games, decorative items like brassware and glassware, hosiery and handicrafts prepared by families of jawans have been put up by different Army units. TNS

Govts lax in criminal justice reforms: Professor
Chandigarh October 19
Reforms in Criminal Justice in India need the active support of state governments as law and order is a State subject, stated Prof Virendra Kumar, former Dean, Faculty of Law and UGC Emeritus Fellow, Department of Laws, Panjab University at a lecture during the annual conference on "Reforms in Criminal Justice" held at Panjab University.

Complaint against shop owners
Mohali, October 19
Residents of pocket of one kanal and 10 marla houses have appealed to the Deputy Commissioner to get the problems redressed which were allegedly created by certain shopowners of the Phase I market.

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CRIME

Man sets business partner’s scooter on fire
Chandigarh, October 19
In a bizarre incident a Sector 45 based-property dealer registered his protest against his partner by setting his scooter afire in Sector 44 on Tuesday afternoon here. The police said both the partners were having a dispute over commission of a house which they had sold earlier.

Student, two others assaulted 
Chandigarh, October 19
Three persons, including a student, sustained injuries in three incidents of assault that took place in various parts of the city in the past 24 hours. According to the police, Rahul, a resident of Advocate Colony in Sector 49, lodged a complaint today alleging that Harsimranpal Singh of Jalandhar, who was his classmate in a Sector 34-based private hotel management institute had assaulted him. Rahul told the police that he had an altercation with Harsimranpal at Hotel Aroma two days ago.

Man thrashes boy for wooing daughter
Chandigarh, October 19
A man reportedly cut the hair of a teenaged boy who was trying to woo his daughter. The man along with four others allegedly thrashed the boy after “kidnapping” him late on Wednesday and released him in the wee hours today.

Two hurt in road mishap
Chandigarh, October 19
A pedestrian and a scooterist sustained injuries in two separate road accidents which took place in the city in the past 24 hours. According to the police, the scooterist, Mr Sunil Kumar, a resident of Sector 29-A, was seriously injured after being hit by a Maruti car (CH-03-U-0056) near Sectors 44 and 45 turn on Monday. He was admitted to the Sector 16 General Hospital. The car driver allegedly fled from the spot.

Cash, goods stolen from 10 shops
Panchkula, October 19
Ten shops at Kharag Magoli were burgled last night and cash along with various items were found stolen. Locks of all shops burgled in the area were broken open and the thieves decamped with whatever they could possibly lay their hands on.

Maid’s murder: contractor questioned
Chandigarh, October 19
Mr Satbir Kumar Jain, a Panchkula-based contractor and an acquaintance of Archana Bhardwaj arrested on the allegations of killing her maidservant Urmila, today appeared before the Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police for questioning.

Woman commits suicide, man booked
Zirakpur, October 19
The police has booked a resident of Sector 21 of Panchkula for abetment to suicide. Acting on the complaint of Mr Harpreet Pal, husband of the deceased Jaswinder Kaur and resident of Defence Colony, Baltana, the police has booked Yadvinder Singh in this regard.

Purse snatched from woman

BUSINESS

RBI changes security features of bank notes
Chandigarh, October 19
The currency notes being disbursed through the ATMs, too, contain fake notes. Surprised? Don’t be, because the problem is now quite rampant. Though the fake currency has been in circulation for quite some time now.

SBI holds ‘Jan Sampark’ programmes
Chandigarh, October 19
The State Bank of India (SBI), Chandigarh Circle, comprising Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh, yesterday held “Jan Sampark” programmes at 48 major centres in the area, which were addressed by top executives of the bank.

CII Fair a hit
Chandigarh, October 19
The four-day CII Chandigarh Fair closed on a positive note, both in terms of business inquiries generated and the number of visitors. With business inquiries worth well over Rs 13 crore generated, the organisers expressed satisfaction about the fair having served as a user-friendly forum. Over 2 lakh consumer and business visitors thronged the fair, which was on from October 13-16.

Cricket fever catches on Chandigarh, October 19 Cricket fever seems to have caught the official fancy of the city babus with the Chandigarh Administration-run restaurant at the Lake Club all decked up to cater to the cricket frenzy fans visiting the lake. A waiter dressed up in cricket gear at a Mermaid restaurant, Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Citco hotels record profit
Chandigarh, October 19
The Hotel and Tourism segment of the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) has recorded a growth rate of over 12 per cent over a year in its receipts, resulting in a higher turnover and profits.

Joshi Autozone is Tata dealer
Chandigarh, October 19
India's leading automobile company, Tata Motors, will launch its small car (below Rs 1 lakh) in year 2008. The car will roll out from the company's new facility to be set up in West Bengal.

PNB snag hits hundreds

EDUCATION

PU zonal youth fest ends on a dazzling note
Chandigarh October 19
The four-day Panjab University Zone-A Heritage and Youth Festival ended on a vibrant note at the Government College, Sector 11, here today. A gamut of events, including debates, declamations and poem recitations, were held in the college auditorium in the forenoon session while in the afternoon session, quiz was the main event held in the auditorium.

Students told about Divali mythology
Mohali, October 19
Divali this time was much more than just eating sweets and bursting crackers for students of Asmah International School as the festival was celebrated by making students ware of its mythological importance.

Tiny tots celebrate festival with puja
Panchkula, October 19
Wednesday was a day full of activities and excitement for tiny tots of the junior wing of Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, Panchkula, on account of Divali celebrations.

DAV students celebrate Divali

COURTS

Rapist gets 7-year jail
Panchkula, October 19
Deepak, a resident of Sector 22, Panchkula, was today convicted of raping a 14-year-old resident of Azad colony and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by Mr M.M. Sharma, Sessions Judge, at the district courts, here today.

HEALTH

HIV infected seek more ART centres
Chandigarh, October 19
Smooth access to HIV testing and treatment facilities remains a dream for most infected persons, who can only demand the state governments to streamline the provision of such services.

Concern over AIDS spread among intravenous drug users

Chandigarh, October 19 The spread of AIDS among intravenous drug users in Punjab has become a matter of grave concern, said Dr N.M. Sharma, Additional Project Director, Punjab State AIDS Control Society (PSACS), today while inaugurating a two-day workshop on HIV/AIDS Panjab University here. Dr N.M. Sharma, Additional Project Director, Punjab State AIDS Control Society, speaking at a workshop on HIV/AIDS at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday.— A Tribune photograph

Dengue patient’s condition critical
Chandigarh, October 19
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) authorities claim to have registered 22 new cases of suspected dengue fever in last 48 hours. The condition of a patient is critical. The authorities, however, did not disclosed the number of cases tested positive

PGI Employees Union elections
Chandigarh, October 19
The PGI Employees Union (groups B, C and D), Chandigarh, has nominated Mr JB Sharma, as chief electoral officer for the bi-annual elections of the union to be held on November 2.

SPORTS

St Stephen’s School qualifies for football tourney

Chandigarh, October 19 St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, and Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, qualified for the four-team round-robin league in the Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for the Kapania Trophy being played at the Sector 17 football stadium here yesterday. A match in progress at the Sector 17 football stadium on Wednesday during the ongoing Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for the Kapania Trophy. — A TrIbune photograph

  St Stephen’s heap 26-0 misery on Carmel eves

Chandigarh, October 19 St Stephen’s, Sector 45, eves proved to be too tough for their opponent, Carmel Convent team, defeating them by a massive 26-goal margin without conceding a single goal in the league match of four-team round-robin Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Football Tournament held at Sector 17 Football Stadium here today. The highlight of this one-sided match was a fine display by Shikha Sharma who netted eight goals, including a hattrick.

St Stephen’s and Carmel players during the league match of Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for the Deepak Kapania Memorial Football Tournament held at Sector 17 football stadium on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

DD, PTV come together for tennis telecast
Chandigarh , October 19
Doordarshan and Pakistan Television have joined hands to telecast live four test matches of the India-Pakistan Tennis Challenge Series to be played in India and Pakistan from November 6 to 12.

Sale of tickets for ODI from today
Chandigarh, October 19
The sale of tickets for the forthcoming match between India and Australia of ICC Champions Trophy to be played on October 29 will commence from October 20. For the purpose, counters will be set up at Gate No-5 of the PCA Stadium, Mohali, and at the HDFC Bank branches situated in Phase-VII, Mohali, Sector-37, Sector-46 of Chandigarh and Sector-8, Panchkula.

Hardeep wins gold in Judo championship
Chandigarh, October 19
Hardeep of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, won gold medal in the 66kg weight category in the Panjab University Inter College Judo (men) Championship held at PU Gymnasium Hall on Wednesday.

Bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team Wakar Younis and his wife at the Taj Hotel on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

CEC lifters excel in PTU championships
Chandigarh, October 19
The Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, reigned supreme in the three-day PTU weightlifting, powerlifting and best physique championship held at the CGC campus in Landran by bagging the overall best team trophy. The college also won the weightlifting and powerlifting competitions and bagged second position in best physique championship. In all 35 weight lifters, 45 body-builders and 72 power lifters representing various colleges in the state participated in the three-day championships.

Bowlers propel St Kabir to victory
Chandigarh, October 19
A fine bowling performance by Pranav Gupta (5for11) enabled St Kabir Public School, Sector-26, to beat DAV Public School, Sector-8, team by eight wickets in an under-16 league match of the 9th Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament held at St John’s School, Sector 26, here, today.