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BMW car driver alleges implication in accident case
Chandigarh, December 28
In a surprising turn of events, the Chandigarh Police has registered cases against drivers of BMW car and Punjab Police bus, just two days after the vehicles collided near a rotary on a road separating Sectors 3 and 4.

Cup of celebrations overflows
Chandigarh, December 28
Singing sensations from the tinsel town crooning hot hit numbers for the out-to-chill crowd, glitzy psychedelic lights adding to the glimmer, bubbles bursting at the brim of the sparkling cut-glass saturated with golden elixir and disc jockeys gyrating some cool funky numbers for making the evening all the more hot----with the New Year just around the corner---grooving season is in full swing in the night clubs and discotheques across the city.

PARTY TIME: The Sector 17 market all decked up for the New Year celebrations in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Ban on sale of fluids made by Punjab Formulations
Chandigarh, December 28
Taking a serious note of reports about the use of fungus-infested dialysis fluids in the PGI, the UT Health Department has directed stockists and chemists in the city to stop selling fluids manufactured by Punjab Formulations Limited, a Sura village-based industry in Jalandhar district.

New twist to widow’s allegation
Chandigarh, December 28
Adding a twist to the controversy of sexual harassment involving a clerk of the Directorate Sainik Welfare (DSW), Raj Kaur and Director, Sainik Welfare Punjab, Brig. J.S Jaswal, certain staff members of the DSW today submitted a memorandum to UT Senior Superintendent of Police casting doubts over the Raj Kaur’s claim of being war widow.

Watch out
Avneet Kaur, a Plus one commerce student of Paragon Senior Secondary School, Mohali, is now in South Korea as part of a delegation visiting the Jeong Myung Girls Middle and High School and American Missionary Adventure Mokpo city, South Korea. The visit is part of a mutual friendship and cultural exchange programme with the school. She is an active and brilliant student of the school. She has good relations with South Korean students.

In Town
Poet and literary critic, Harvinder Bhandal, Kapurthala Noted Punjabi poet and literary critic Harvinder Bhandal is in town to participate in the ongoing Gursharan Singh Naat Utsav on the invitation of the Suchetak Rang Manch. Bhandal has been awarded the state-level Nav Pratibha Award-2006 instituted by the Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Ludhiana, for his contribution to Punjabi literature.

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Estimates of Rs 3.5 crore cleared for maintenance works
Mohali, December 28
Estimates of Rs 3.5 crore for maintenance works were cleared at the general house meeting of the Municipal Council held here today. The council plans to strengthen many internal roads in the residential and industrial sectors apart from constructing footpaths in different parts of the town.

Admn officials get new phone numbers
Chandigarh, December 28
The Chandigarh Administration has opted for the centrex facility of the BSNL and new telephone numbers will become operational on or before December 30. The facility will provide free intercom connection to all departments.

Restrain ministers from squandering public money: BJSP
Mohali, December 28
The district unit of the Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party has written to the Chief Election Commissioner to restrict Congress ministers in the state from laying foundation stones and announcing grants to woo voters.

Doc in charge found absent on duty
Mohali, December 28
The MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, carried out checking of the homoeopathic dispensary in Phase VII here today and found the doctor in charge absent .

Army may restructure officer cadre
Chandigarh, December 28
As part of the ongoing move to restructure its officer cadre and rationalise retirement age, the Army is considering a proposal to further increase the number of vacancies at the level of colonel by nearly 250.

Governor lays stone of shelters for poor

Chandigarh, December 28 The Punjab Governor and the UT Administrator, Gen S.F Rodrigues(retd) today laid the foundation stones of two projects, "Shelter for rickshaw pullers and built-up sites for plastic rag dealers" in Sector 52, here today. The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), lays the foundation stone of a shelter for rickshaw-pullers at Sector 52 in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

BJP councillors flay demolitions
Chandigarh, December 28
All six newly elected BJP councillors have criticised the demolitions carried out in a few houses in Sector 23 yesterday. Blaming the Congress-led Central Government for such anss (I) had sought votes on the promise that it would not allow any demolitions in residential houses.

Card business gets e-thrashing
Chandigarh, December 28
New Year greeting cards have found a least expected adversary in information technology (IT), with SMS greetings and e-greetings, bringing down the sales of cards in the city by more than 50 per cent this year.

• Congress foundation day
• Book released

CRIME

Youths snatch woman’s purse in Sector 34
Chandigarh, December 28
In yet another incident, two unidentified motorcyclists snatched a purse of a woman in Sector 34 this afternoon. The police said, Ms Tajinder Kaur of Fatehabad, lodged a complaint with Sector 34 police station, alleging that her purse was snatched by two unidentified youngsters this afternoon.

26-yr-old woman sustains 90 pc burns
Chandigarh, December 28
A 26-year-old married woman sustained burn injuries under mysterious circumstances at her residence in Burail here tonight. She was admitted to the Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital with 90 per cent burns. Her husband, Rajbir Singh, is a roadside vendor.

BUSINESS

Delegation meets Excise Commissioner
Chandigarh, December 28 The PHDCCI has organised a meeting of industry members with Mr Rajendra Prasad, Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs. In his remarks, Mr Bagrodia said the indirect taxes contributed around 62 per cent of the total tax revenue and played a very vital role in nation-building. Central Excise revenue alone contributes around 39 per cent of the total tax revenue.

EDUCATION

Substitute computer teachers on war path

Chandigarh, December 28 The protest and indefinite fast by members of the Substitute Computer Teachers Union entered its third day today. They staged a protest in front of the office of the Director General of Punjab School Education Board, Sector 34. Members of the Substitute Computer Teachers Union on indefinite fast in support of their demands in Sector 34 on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

India a success story for world, says Prof
Chandigarh, December 28
“India is a success story for the rest of the world,” remarked eminent Professor Ajit Singh, who teaches economics at Cambridge University, here today. Prof Ajit Singh, a renowned economist and former student of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, was visiting the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) in the city.

Students perform during the ‘My School Rocks’ contest organised by Disney Channel at Plaza in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

From Schools
Smart Wonders’ kids enthrall audience
Mohali, December 28
Students of Small Wonders School, Phase VII, celebrated their annual day here today. Mr Sandeep Singh, Director of the school, welcomed the chief guest, Mr D.S. Bedi, Chairman Independent School Federation of India.

From Colleges
Staff development programme
Chandigarh, December 28
The two-week staff development programme on “Trends in Engineering Meteorology and Statistical Process Control”, organised by the Mechanical Engineering Department of Punjab Engineering College here, ended this week.

Cultural camaraderie at GMCH from Feb 8
Chandigarh, December 28
A smorgasbord of cultural, literary and sports events, Euphoria 2007, will be organised by students of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, from February 8 to 11,2007. Delegates from various medical and dental colleges across the country will participate in the event.

Applications for stenography course invited
Chandigarh, December 28
The Chandigarh Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Minorities Financial and Development Corporation Limited has invited applications for imparting free one-year training in stenography and word processing (computer) in English, Hindi and Punjabi language.

PU physicist Honoured
Chandigarh, December 28
Dr Aman Deep Sood, a doctorate from the Department of Physics, Panjab University here has bagged the ‘Best PhD Thesis’ award of the Indian Physics Association for the year 2006.

SPORTS

Sepak takraw: Manipur juniors make a clean sweep

Chandigarh, December 28 Manipur boys and girls clinched the reghu trophies in the 10 th Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship, organised by the Chandigarh Sepak Takraw Association on the St Joseph's School premises in Sector 44 here today. A Manipur player kicks a smash while an Andhra player tries to hit back during the 10th Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship at the St Joseph’s Sector 44 grounds in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Local pugilists advance 

Chandigarh, December 28 Local pugilist Sukhvir defeated Dhiresh Bordolai, 29-17, in the light heavyweight category of the ongoing 14th All-India Invitation AK Mishra Memorial Boxing Championship at the Sector 10 skating rink here today. City pugilist Sukvir Singh (right) delivers a punch to Dhiresh of MP during the AK Mishra Boxing Championship at the Sector 10 skating rink in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

City karatekas dominate on second day
Chandigarh, December 28
Local girl karatekas Malika Gurang, Monika Minhas and Dimple Verma dominated in the below 45 kg girls’ category in the Kumite event on the second day of the National Karate Championship, held at Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 7, here today.

ADMINISTRATION

150 jhuggis removed in Sector 21
Panchkula, December 28
The Enforcement Wing of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) today removed 150 jhuggis from Sector 21, here. Amidst heavy deployment of police, the removal of jhuggis was carried out smoothly.