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Strike leaves hundreds stranded
Chandigarh, December 14
Hundreds of people today got stranded at the Inter State Bus Stand here as all transport unions blocked buses from 11 am to 2 pm in response to a nationwide strike call.

A view of a traffic jam near the ISBT in Sector 17, Chandigarh, in the wake of a strike by employees of the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Eminent citizens speak for patients
Chandigarh, December 14
Expressing solidarity with patients admitted to the PGI, eminent residents of the city today said the December 18 strike of the medical technologists of PGI was against public interest and the association should refrain from taking such extreme steps to press for its demands.

Volwoes
Chandigarh/New Delhi, December 14
Haryana's much-touted flagship bus service — Volvo — continues to trouble passengers. Giving a lie to the tall claims of the Haryana Transport Department, yet another bus, on way to Chandigarh, broke down today on the outskirts of Delhi leaving passengers fuming.

Accountant found dead in rivulet
Chandigarh, December 14
A 56 year-old official of the Punjab AG office, Surinder Chopra, was found dead in a rivulet near the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Sector 36 here this afternoon.

Watch out
Dr Pankaj Garg, a Consultant, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, will participate in PSG Surgical International Conference and Workshop to be held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, today. He will demonstrate a live surgery at the conference. 

In Town
Mouni Roy, better known as Krishna Tulsi in “Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi”, is in town to meet the winners of a contest. Chosen from among thousands of hopefuls to play the character of Krishna Tulsi, this young girl, who is doing her Masters in mass communication from Delhi, had no intentions of joining the entertainment industry when she landed up for auditions but got selected.

Passing Through

COMMUNITY

Demand New Wage Board
Employees of newspapers hold protest

Chandigarh, December 14 On a call given by the Confederation of Newspapers and News Agency Employees’ Organisations, the local unit of the confederation today held a protest march that started from The Tribune and culminated at the Sector 17 plaza. Members of the Confederation of Newspapers and News Agencies Employees Federation, Chandigarh, hold a protest rally held at the Sector 17 plaza on Thursday. — Tribune Photo by Manoj Mahajan

Cong manifesto harps on past achievements
Chandigarh, December 14
The Congress today released its manifesto for the upcoming municipal corporation elections. Listing its achievements of the past five years in office, they promised to better these. Mr Pawan Bansal, Minister of State for Finance, and Mr B.B. Bahal, city unit president, released it.

Cong expels 5 members
Chandigarh, December 14
The Congress has expelled five of its members from the party for six years. The five who have been expelled include Ms Shayama Negi, Senior Deputy Mayor, Ms Nirmal Kaur, Mr Mohinder Singh, Mr Anand Singh and Mr S.M. Khan. In a letter issued to these five, Mr B.B. Bahal, party president, stated that action in seeking elections against the official nominees was not considered conducive to maintain discipline in the party.

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ELUDING JUSTICE
21 years gone, his fight for justice drags on
Chandigarh, December 14
Criminal cases drag on and on and this seems true in the murder case of the son of Allah Singh also. Twentyone years after 24-year-old Inderjit Singh was allegedly murdered, the verdict in the case is still awaited.

Shocking callousness: Abandoned by employer, child finds father after 2 yrs

Chandigarh, December 14 Two years ago, Dayashankar, a chana-kulcha vendor from Hoshiarpur, lost touch with his 12-year-old daughter Sridevi. He had handed her over to a government doctor, who was to proceed on a posting to Chandigarh. Overwhelmed,12-year-old Sridevi could not hold back her tears on being reunited with her father in Chandigarh after two years. The girl was abandoned by her employer and her parents were told that she had run away. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Rs 3 cr expenditure gets MC nod
Panchkula, December 14
The municipal council today passed the Rs 3-crore expenditure incurred in November on various development works carried out in the city at its meeting here today. While the House took a decision to rechristen Labour Chowk in Sector 16 as Maharaja Agrasen Chowk as announced by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a recent function, it also sanctioned Rs 3 lakh for the renovation of the residence of the Executive Officer of the council.

Good Samaritan rescues mentally ill
Panchkula, December 14
 Inadequately clad, he spent yesterday night shivering near the Mansa Devi shrine. This morning, lying unattended on the road, he was about to be run over by a car speeding out of the temple premises when a good Samaritan came to his rescue.

Deputation: UT seeks names of PCS officers
Chandigarh, December 14
The Chandigarh Administration has asked the Punjab Government to send names of PCS officers who can be put on deputation in the Administration. The development is important in the context that at least three PCS officers in the UT are nearing the end of their deputation period.

• Bomb shell found

• Chimpanzee, bisons for Chhat Bir zoo

• PRSI award for Chandigarh Chapter

• Energy Conservation Day celebrated

CRIME

NIFT official arrested for sending vulgar SMS

Mohali, December 14 Sending vulgar SMS and making obscene phone calls to girl students, allegedly by the head of the department of textile designing, led to a day-long strike at Northern Institute of Fashion Technology, Phase VII here today. Officials of the NIFT and students exchange hot words during a strike in Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Thieves steal Rs 45,000 from scooter
Chandigarh, December 14
Two scooterists stole Rs 45,000 from a scooter in Raipur Khurd village here this afternoon. According to the police, Mr Surinder Singh, an ex-serviceman, alleged that two clean-shaven youths, riding a navy blue LML Vespa Scooter (CH-01-W-9226), stole Rs 45,000 from the dickey of his scooter.

2 held with ganja
Chandigarh, December 14
The local police has arrested two Uttar Pradesh (UP) residents from the city and recovered 25 kg of ganja from their possession in the wee hours today. Rajinder of Kushi Nagar was nabbed from the ISBT, Sector 17, with 15 kg of ganja while Hari Nunia was held with 10 kg of ganja from near Gurdial Singh petrol station.

BUSINESS

Indus Airways starts operations
Chandigarh, December 14
After much delay Indus Airways finally started its operations from the city today. The inaugural flight carrying 20 passengers today arrived in the city from Delhi. The flight was however behind its scheduled arrival time of 8:40 am and arrived at 11:55 am.

EDUCATION

Protest at St John’s School
Parents allege discrimination
Chandigarh, December 14
Parents of students admitted to St John’s School in the economically weaker section staged a protest outside the school here this evening, alleging discrimination.

PU bans fee payment through cheque
Chandigarh, December 14
Panjab University has discontinued accepting fee through cheque. This follows a series of cases when cheques given by the students to the university bounced at the banks as their accounts did not have the requisite amount.

Annual function organised
Mohali, December 14
The primary wing of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, Chandigarh, organised its annual prize distribution and cultural function in the school auditorium at Shivalik Public School, Phase 6, here today. Mr Ashwani Kumar, DPI, was the chief guest on the occasion.

COURTS

Ex-Mayor’s plea to shift case
Chandigarh, December 14
A former Mayor, Ms Harjinder Kaur, has moved an application before the District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) for shifting a case of defamation filed against the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, local unit, Mr Gurpartap Singh Riar, from the court of Mr R.K. Singla.

HEALTH

Dispensary docs, staff caught-napping
Panchkula, December 14
It was a cleanliness lesson learnt the hard way for doctors and staff of the dispensary in Sector 20, here today, when Parliamentary Secretary Krishna Pandit came visiting here today.

SPORTS

Honking horns music to Czech players

Chandigarh, December 14 What irritates most of the local people is immensely liked by the badminton players from Czech Republic. They love to hear sound of horns and be amid heavy traffic. “For us, horns sound like music and we are fascinated to see this phenomenon happening on Indian roads. Czech shuttlers hone their skills at the Panjab University badminton hall during a training session. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Bengal lift CK Naidu trophy
Chandigarh, December 14
With a fine knock of 90 runs by Wriddman Saha, the Bengal team lifted the Colonel CK Naidu trophy beating Uttar Pradesh on the basis of first innings lead in the three-day final match of the All-India U-22 Cricket tournament played at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.

DAV College win ball badminton championship