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Upset Chander Mohan for dissolution of MC
Panchkula, January 13
Expressing his displeasure over the goings-on in the municipal council, Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan today said that the House should be dissolved and the people should be allowed to make their choice again.

Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan is all ears as District Congress Pressident Om Prakash Devinagar (second from left), makes a point at a press conference in Panchkula on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Students’ clash turns Lohri celebrations sour
Chandigarh, January 13
Lohri celebration in the Sector 46 Government College took an ugly turn this afternoon, when two groups of students clashed following which three students were seriously hurt.

LOHRI SPIRIT: Youngsters have fun around a Lohri fire in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

‘YouTube Gandhi: It’s for nation to decide’

Chandigarh, January 13 “Mahatma Gandhi does not belong to me only but to the entire country. It is for the nation to decide what action should be initiated against persons responsible for maligning his image through a clipping on a website.” Mrs Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee presenting a copy of the autobiography by M.K. Gandhi, at a function organized at the Sector 7 KB DAV School in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Scooterist dies in road accident
Chandigarh, January 13
A 22-year-old man was killed in a road accident involving a bus and a scooter at the Housing Board intersection here this morning. Three other persons, who were riding on the same scooter, were seriously hurt in the mishap and were rushed to the Sector 16 General Hospital and PGI.

Watch Out
NAVDEEP: Apart from the Chandigarh Dynamos’ local bigwigs like Rajpal and Inderjeet Chadha, there is another city-based hockey player Navdeep, who has the capacity to make his presence felt on the Chennai turf in the ongoing Premier Hockey League Tournament.

In Town
Bhagwant Mann: Renowned Punjabi comedian and star of the Great Indian Laughter Challenge Bhagwant Mann will be in town on Sunday. Mann, who has made millions laugh with his jokes and acting, will perform at the Chandigarh Press Club, Sector 27, for the special "Lohri" celebrations.

COMMUNITY

Independent units to house slum-dwellers in Panchkula
Panchkula, January 13
The town is all set to have independent units to house slum-dwellers, said Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, at a press conference, here today. He said that that the state government is working out the modalities of the construction of these units.

Poll in Ward No 7 today
Chandigarh, January 13
The elections in ward no 7 of the municipal corporation will be conducted tomorrow. Thirteen booths have been set up in the area of ward, which consists of Maloya, EWS Colony Maloya, West of Sector 39 and Grain Market. Five candidates will contest tomorrow’s election or the SC reserve Ward No 7, which consists of the area of Maloya, EWS Colony Maloya, West of Sector 39 and Grain Market.

Voters not interested in I-cards
Mohali, January 13
Voters in urban areas like Mohali and Kharar are showing lack of interest in getting voter photo identity cards made for use in the Assembly poll being held in Punjab next month.

Delhi police action resented
Chandigarh, January 13
Should a law-enforcing agency resort to unlawful means for carrying out its activities? A debate is raging over the manner in which the Delhi Police allegedly picked up two persons in broad daylight from the busy Sector 15 market on Friday.

Multimedia project: Unsuccessful bidder cries foul
Chandigarh, January 13
A day after the financial bids for the ‘Multimedia-cum-Film City Project’ in Sarangpur were opened by the Chandigarh Administration, an unsuccessful bidder has cried foul.

New-look gallery tells glorious tales of martyrs

Chandigarh, January 13 For the National Gallery of Portraits, Chandigarh, it has been a virtual rising from the ashes. Until last year, the museum - once a treasure house of knowledge on the Indian freedom struggle - wore a dull look with soiled exhibits and faded glory. Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich, principal-contributor to the new-look National Gallery of Portraits, Chandigarh, makes a point. The gallery is housed in the basement of the Central State Library, Sector 17. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Well-known educationist Goraya dead
Chandigarh, January 13
A noted educationist and reformist, Dr Pritam Singh Goraya, has passed away. He was admitted to the PGI where he breathed his last on Tuesday. He was 84. Born in Sialkot, Dr Pritam Singh, was a versatile person.

Body to promote tourism, entertainment activities
Chandigarh, January 13
The newly formed Society in Tourism and Entertainment Promotion in Chandigarh (STEPS), under the aegis of the Department of Tourism, will work to enhance the level of entertainment and tourism promotional activities in the city in music, theatre, films, and fine arts.

Mr Sanjay Hazari, General Manager, and employees of The Tribune celebrate Lohri at The Tribune Colony in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Dogra Sabha celebrates Lohri
Chandigarh, January 13
A colourful function was organised here today by the J&K Dogra Sabha, Chandigarh, to celebrate the festival of Lohri. Mr Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Judge, Delhi High Court, who hails from Jammu region, was the chief guest on the occasion, while Mrs Ravinder Kaur, wife of Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Sports, Punjab, presided over the function.

Blankets distributed
Panchkula, January 13
The Piya Sharma Charitable Trust today distributed blankets, socks and Lohri sweets to children at a function organised in Rajiv Colony at Balmiki Mandir, Sector 17, here today.

Short stories presented
Chandigarh, January 13
Eminent litterateurs presented their short stories in 'Katha Savera', a function organised by the Chandigarh Sahitya Academy at their conference hall, here today. After a welcome by Dr Naresh, chairman of the academy, Dr Rajinder Kumar Kanaugia, Assistant Professor (Orthopaedics), PGI, depicted the psychological mind-set of a retired employee in his story, “Gharonda”.

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CRIME

Journalist held for suicide bid
Chandigarh, January 13
High drama was witnessed in Sector 17 this afternoon when a local mediaperson attempted suicide by allegedly jumping from the first floor of a showroom. The police arrested 33-year-old Tejinder Bains, for attempting suicide after he was discharged from Sector 16 General Hospital.

One booked on rape charge
Mohali, January 13
The police has booked a resident of Nayagaon on the charge of raping a minor girl. According to the police, Umid Kumar had called the girl to his house on the pretext that she was wanted by his wife, Vandana. But when the girl reached the house of Umid Kumar , his wife was not at home.

Body of child found
Mohali, January 13
The body of newly-born male child was recovered by the police from near Verka milk plant here today. According to the police, the body was seen by a passerby who informed Mrs Swaranjit Kaur, a resident of Balongi village and president of the village unit of the Mahila Mandal, about it. She came to the spot along with another woman to see the body of the child. The police was also informed in this regard.

BUSINESS

Industrialists’ team meets Director

EDUCATION

Principal honoured for spreading Gandhian values
Chandigarh, January 13
Mr Bahadur Singh, Principal, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56, was honoured with the “Dr K.B.S. Dhillon Memorial Shantidoot Puruskar” by Mrs Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, at a function held at Sector 7 KB DAV Senior Secondary School, here today.

Interactive sessions at American Corner

Chandigarh, January 13 The American Corner in the T.S. Central State Library here organised two interactive sessions for students of various professional and degree colleges of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali yesterday. Students from various colleges of the region at an interactive session at the American Corner at the T.S. Central State Library in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.

‘High time to promote girl education’
Mohali, January 13
The Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mohali, celebrated Lohri on its campus yesterday. The focus of the celebration was to promote the need and relevance of educating girl child. More than 300 students of various vocational courses participated in the celebrations.

Lohri celebrated
Chandigarh, January 13
The Chitkara College of Education for Women held its first Alumni Meet at a grand event organised at the college, along with Lohri celebrations, here today. The meet saw a large number of old students coming together in high spirits to reflect on the time spent at Chitkara.

Celebrating Lohri, but with a difference
Panchkula, January 13
The Piya Sharma Charitable Trust Nonformal School celebrated Lohri at Rajiv Colony here, by gifting a blanket and a pair of socks, along with rewari and gachak, to each of its over 130 students, here today.

Schools dance to tunes of Lohri Chandigarh, January 13 Fervour and gaiety marked Lohri celebrations in city schools, here today. Children danced around bonfires as school authorities distributed traditional Lohri sweets. Folk dances and folk songs were an integral part of the celebrations. Students and teachers of Bal Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-A celebrate Lohri at its premises on Saturday.

COURTS

Rule of law must in democracy: CJ
Chandigarh, January 13
The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice Vijender Jain, said today that the Indian democracy would be in peril if rule of law was not observed.

CULTURE

Bengali play on moral values
Chandigarh, January 13
The two-day Theatre Lab. Drama Festival concluded with the staging of a Bengali play ‘Murkir Handi’ at Tagore Theatre here today. Written and directed by Dr Soumitra Basu for the leading Kolkatta ensemble ‘Sandarbha’, the comedy play had all the ingredients of living theatre such as music, dances, action, curiosity and technical excellence.

HEALTH

Docs deliberate on diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal infections
Chandigarh, January 13
The national symposium on diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal infections was inaugurated by Prof RC Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab University, at the PGI, here yesterday.

SPORTS

3 local cricketers in combined universities’ team
Chandigarh, January 13
Three local cricketers, namely Rahul Arora, Simrat Bawa and Amit Kumar, have been selected in the Indian Combined Universities (M) team. The team will represent Indian universities in the South-Asian Inter-University Cricket Tournament to be held in Mumbai in February.

SAI selection trials

ADMINISTRATION

Close schools in residential areas by March 30, MC told
Chandigarh, January 13
The Chandigarh Administration has issued a notice to the Municipal Corporation to close the schools running from residential buildings in the city by March 30. It has also asked the MC to annul its resolution passed at the MC House meeting of August 2006 permitting such schools to function beyond March 31 this year.