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Now, Punjab Police heaps misery on Naresh’s mother
16-yr-old gets bail, PHRC moved

Chandigarh, October 26 After the harrowing experience of Naresh Kumar, a 16-year-old youth from Morinda, it was the turn of his mother, Balbir Kaur, to bear the brunt of the Punjab Police’s highhandedness today.
Balbir Kaur, mother of Naresh Kumar, shows her torn clothes outside the District Courts, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Woman, ‘paramour’ done to death
Pinjore, October 26
In a sensational double murder “discovered” today, a man and a woman were found axed to death in a one-room house in Rampur Seuri village. The couple lay nude on a charpoy. They are suspected to have been murdered by the woman’s husband, Ganga Ram, who has absconded.

S. Africa team doctor saves labourer’s life Mohali, October 26 Timely first aid given to a severely injured woman by the South African team’s doctor at the PCA Stadium here today saved her life. The woman, identified as a labourer, Sumitra Devi, was cleaning the terrace block when she suffered an epileptic attack. An unconscious Sumitra came tumbling down the row of chairs. She had a severe wound on the temple and was bleeding. South African team’s doctor Moosajee Mohammad (second from left) watches the labourer who had an epileptic attack at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

RTI Act offers way out of procedural maze
Chandigarh, October 26
The Right to Information Act- 2005 is turning out to be a boon for those seeking documents relating to their property from the UT Estate Office.

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COMMUNITY

Woman’s death: Parents, in-laws clash at cremation ground

Chandigarh, October 26 Tempers flew high at the Sector 25 Cremation Ground, here this afternoon, when family members and in-laws of a woman, who died under mysterious circumstances at PGI, here, on Wednesday, clashed with each other over performing the last rites of the deceased. Members of both families clash in the Sector 25 Cremation Ground on Thursday for performing the last rites of Neeru, who died under mysterious circumstances at the PGI, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.

 

A day of protests at Matka Chowk Chandigarh, October 26 Anganwadi employees and unemployed Linemen from Punjab today staged protest at Matka Chowk in Sector 17 in support of their demands. Anganwadi workers and helpers from Punjab stage a protest at Matka Chowk in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Last chance to get voter ID cards
Chandigarh, October 26
Residents of sectors 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 61, Ambedkar Awas Yojana, Burail, Behlana, Rajpur Khurd, Faida, Palsora, Kajheri and Badheri villages and their adjoining colonies will have one last chance to obtain their photo-identity cards through a special campaign of the UT Election Department.

CRIME

Police stops construction work on disputed plot
Mohali, October 26
Construction activity started on a one-kanal plot at Kansal village was stopped by the police here today when a dispute arose among two groups over the ownership of the area.

Satirist Jaspal Bhatti never seems to miss an opportunity to make politicians realise their mistakes. A day after Amritsar witnessed a clash of Akali leaders Parkash Singh Badal and Simranjit Singh Mann, Bhatti was seen camping in front of Sector 19 gurdwara, sporting placards in hands. Bhatti was seen invoking the blessings of Baba Budha in whose name the mess was created in Amritsar on Wednesday. Religion preaches tolerance, not aggression, said Bhatti. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Education Dept’s ex-employee in fraud wrangle
Chandigarh, October 26
Three years after his retirement from the Punjab Education Department, a Patiala resident was booked on the charges of cheating and forgery for procuring the department job under Scheduled Caste quota by allegedly producing a fake certificate.

Car, mobike stolen
Chandigarh, October 26
A car and motorcycle were reportedly stolen from different parts of the city.

Photographer ends life
Chandigarh, October 26
A 40-year-old man committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan and a 16-year-old girl allegedly attempted to end her life by setting herself afire here today.

Sec 8 resident assaulted by neighbours
Chandigarh, October 26
A telecom engineer working in a Mumbai-based company was dragged out of his house and thrashed by a group of four youngsters in broad daylight by his neighbours at his Sector 8 residence here today. His wife, who came to rescue her husband, also sustained minor injuries.

Theft foiled with owner’s arrival
Mohali, October 26
A theft bid got foiled in Phase VII here today when the owner of the house turned up in the wee hours and found thieves inside his house who immediately fled from there.

BUSINESS

BSNL enquiry staff out of control
Chandigarh, October 26
The inability of the BSNL top brass to rein in its staff manning the BSNL enquiry service is the cause of the poor customer-care service, especially its telephone enquiry service, 197.

EDUCATION

15-min extra time in Class VIII exams
Chandigarh, October 26
The students of class VIII have heaved a sigh of relief with the decision to grant them 15-minute extra time in examinations. This decision, along with others, was announced at a meeting of Principals of various local government schools. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Mr Ashwani Kumar, DPI ( Schools), Chandigarh, at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, here, today.

National Space Olympiad begins Chandigarh, October 26 The first ever National Space Olympiad, being organised here by the Aeronautical Society of India, began with 14 school teams from all over the country. Chairman of Aeronautical Society of India’s Chandigarh chapter, Air Cmde R.K. Srivastava, interacts with students participating in the National Space Olympiad in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photo

Date for submitting forms extended
Chandigarh, October 26
The Centre for IAS and Other Competitive Examinations, Panjab University, has extended the last date for submission of forms for PCS (Judicial) and UGC (NET) programmes to October 30.

Schoolchildren sensitised about traffic rules
Chandigarh, October 26
In an attempt to give practical training to schoolchildren about traffic rules and regulations, the Chandigarh Traffic Police, today, organised a special drive in which students were taken to the various traffic light points in the city.

US software company interviews Landran college students
Mohali, October 26
The Second Foundation, a US-based global software services company, held campus interviews at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran,  near here, today. The company is headquartered at Menlo Park,  California, and has a wide national and international presence, having its branch offices in New Jersey, Chicago, Arizona, Liverpool (UK), Prague (Czech Republic) and many cities in India, including Chandigarh.

Dayalpura boys, girls adjudged best
Dera Bassi, October 26
The three-day sports meet of the Dera Bassi zone concluded at Government High School here yesterday.

COURTS

Shiv Sainiks get judicial custody till Oct 30
Mohali, October 26
All 138 Shiv Sainiks who had gathered here to disrupt the cricket match being played between Pakistan and New Zealand at the PCA Stadium have today been sent to judicial custody till October 30. They were arrested by the police yesterday.

HEALTH

Want to avoid breast cancer? be a mom before 30
Chandigarh, October 26
Now there is a very serious reason for women to have their first baby before they turn 30 — by doing so, they can reduce the risk of breast cancer. While lack of breast feeding does not have anything to do with breast cancer, Dr S.S. Legha, Clinical Professor of Medicine, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston (Texas), said lack of pregnancy increased the risk of breast cancer.                                                            Dr S.S. Legha

Lecture on yoga
Chandigarh, October 26
A special lecture on ‘‘Yoga for Performance Enhancement’’ was delivered today by Prof Satbir Khalsa, from Harvard Medical School, USA. The lecture was organised by ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology, Panjab University.

PGI medical technologists seek council
Chandigarh, October 26
The PGI Medical Technology Alumni Association has demanded the formation of a council of medical technology on an all-India level and with status and recognition at par with doctors. This was stated at its sixth annual convention held at the PGI here yesterday.