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Campaigning begins, as does smearing
Chandigarh, September 4
The ball has got rolling for the Panjab University students’ council elections. Even though the university authorities are yet to formally announce the election date, it was a massive show of strength by Panjab University Students Union (PUSU), which organised a car rally on the campus today.

Students take part in a rally on the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

UT police to play ‘big brother’ to students
Chandigarh, September 4
UT cops are all set to don the role of ‘big brothers’ for Panjab University students during the forthcoming elections on September 12. The police want only violence-free elections and the leaders of the different students unions were told about it during the police-student meeting, held recently, said ASP Madhur Verma.

Police officials emerge from boys hostel No 5 at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

66,000 in tricity mentally ill
Chandigarh, September 4
These figures are disturbing, but true. A recent study by the psychiatry department of the GMCH-32 reveals that mental illness is a major issue in the tricity, with over 66,000 persons suffering from it. More shocking is the fact that despite such a large number of patients, the tricity lacks the infrastructure for their rehabilitation.

Cop Code
Inquiries equal clean chit
Chandigarh, September 4
The city police seems to have a penchant for giving a clean chit to its men. Call it a coincidence, but the fact is that most departmental inquiries conducted by the police against its officials in the recent past have ended in a clean chit to the accused.

Football players caught in transit
Chandigarh, September 4
Chandigarh Hockey and Football Academy players are paying a tiring price for the lack of coordination between the UT sports department and the education department, for they been forced to shuttle between Delhi and Chandigarh on a daily basis to take part in Administrator’s Cup here and Subroto Cup in Delhi simultaneously.

Bed & breakfast scheme kicks off

Chandigarh, September 4 In the true Indian tradition of “atithi devobhava” (guest is God), the Chandigarh Administration today opened a new chapter in social tourism by launching the ambitious bed and breakfast scheme in the city, intended to provide affordable homely accommodation to tourists. An Israeli family, which became the first tourists to enjoy Punjabi hospitality following the launch of the bed and breakfast scheme, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

Planning Panel
Admn puts forth Rs 200-cr demand
Chandigarh, September 4
The Planning Commission is favourably inclined towards the Rs 200-crore demand of the Chandigarh administration for the completion of its various development projects.

BSNL services not yet restored
Chandigarh, September 4
The BSNL services in the Sector 45 and 46 area continued to be affected for the second consecutive day today after miscreants tried to steal cable on Tuesday night.

‘Andher Nagri’ bares degeneration of values Panchkula, September 4 The Swarag Rangmandal Allahabad staged Bhartendu Harishchander’s popular play ‘Andher Nagri’ on the second day of National Theatre fest-2008 at the Inderdhnush auditorium here today. Artistes stage ‘Andher Nagri’ during the national drama festival at Inderdhanush auditorium in Panchkula on Wednesday. Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

15 illegal structures demolished Chandigarh, September 4 At least 15 structures were demolished during an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the municipal corporation at Dadu Majra village here today. A demolition drive being carried out at Dadu Majra, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

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EDUCATION

PUTA to boycott Teachers’ Day celebrations
Chandigarh, September 4
Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) has decided to observe Teachers’ Day as ‘protest day’ and would be wearing black badges as mark of protest. This was decided during the general body meeting held today.

Governor greets teachers
Chandigarh, September 4
On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM, extended his greetings to the teaching community and called upon them to mould the young generations into confident and competent individuals to contribute to the new India.

Veteran educationists to be honoured
Panchkula, September 4
The Forum of Senior Citizen in Education had decided to honour professor O.P. Gupta and Pritam Singh Serai, veteran educationist of the district, for their contribution in the education system on the occasion of Teachers Day function being organised at Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, here tomorrow.

Harassment Case
Professor denies charge, blames scholar for poor performance
Chandigarh, September 4
The harassment case pertaining to the department of chemistry, has taken a twist with the ‘accused’ professor claiming that the allegations levelled against him by the girl research scholar, were motivated as he had evaluated her performance as ‘unsatisfactory’.

Sabha for education in Pbi language
Chandigarh, September 4
The mode of education should be Punjabi, this was demanded by ‘Kendriya Punjabi Lekhak Sabha’ in a protest here today at Sector 17 plaza.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Scientists to tap solar power for rural folk
Patiala, September 4
A revolution of sorts is brewing in the physics department of Punjabi University as now people residing in rural areas may well use solar technology to their advantage in the blistering heat of summers.

Birthday celebrations go awry
Students clash at hotel, 1 killed
Banur, September 4
A third year student of IT in Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology was killed in a clash between two groups of the college yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Gurvinder Singh (25). After spending two years in Australia, he had recently joined the college.

Two killed in accident
Kharar, September 4
Two people were killed in an accident last night as a mini truck rammed into a parked truck near Khanpur. The incident took place at around 1.30 am when the truck carrying bread was moving from Phillaur to Shimla.

2 held with 285 boxes of illicit liquor
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 4
The Fatehgarh Sahib police today arrested two persons with 285 boxes of illicit liquor along with a truck. Three of their accomplices, who were helping them in a car, fled from the scene.

MC Elections
88 file nomination papers
Kharar, September 4
The final day of filing nomination for Kharar municipal council elections witnessed traffic jams on NH 21. About 88 nominations were filed today, taking the total tally to 113. All these nominations will be scrutinised tomorrow.

COURTS

Cheque bounce
Chandigarh, September 4
Justice Sham Sunder today reserved orders on a petition filed by actor Suniel Shetty for quashing a complaint in a cheque bouncing case. The complaint by city-based Empire Stores has been filed under Sections 138, 140, 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Consumer Courts
IDBI Bank penalised Rs 50,000
Chandigarh, September 4
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the IDBI Bank to pay Rs 50,000 in compensation to a Sector-35 resident for harassment. The forum has also asked the bank to pay Rs 5,500 as cost of litigation.

Financier Case
Victims throng dist courts
Chandigarh, September 4
Over 50 complainants gathered at the district courts today to corroborate the allegations levelled against financier Sant Kumar and his associates.

SPORTS

Administrator’s Challenge Cup Easy win for five teams Chandigarh, September 4 All the five matches played here today at Sector-42 football ground proved to be one-sided, as the losing teams could not score even a single goal during the ongoing 6th Administrator's Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament for under-17. Maintaining their winning spree, Chandigarh Football Academy (CFA) claimed an easy win over Tamil Nadu Football Association with half a dozen goals without any reply in the group-A match.

A match in progress between Steadfast Sports Academy, Mumbai, and Madhya Pradesh Football Association during the 6th Administrator's Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

A damp squib
Chandigarh, September 4
The 6th Administrator's Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament, which started with a bang three days ago, has turned out to be a damp squib. Five teams of the contest failed to show up for their scheduled matches and just in a span of three days, 30 players have been medically declared overage.

Bhullar climbs up to second spot
Chandigarh, September 4
Twenty-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar of Kapurthala fired yet another good round of four under par 67 to climb up the ladder to occupy the joint second spot at seven under par 206 on the penultimate day of the Rs 30-lakh PGTI Players Championship on the par 71 greens of the Poona Golf Club at Pune today.

Kho-Kho
Guru Teg Bahadur School-15 beat DAV
Chandigarh, September 4
Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, thrashed DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, by 24 points during the CBSE Cluster XIII Kho-Kho Championship 2008-09 held at Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28, here today.

Snooker meet from today
Chandigarh, September 4
The CBSA will organise Chandigarh State Snooker and Billiard Championship for men and women (senior, junior and sub-junior) from September 5.

CRIME

7-member gang busted
Murder, dacoity cases cracked
Panchkula, September 4
With the arrest of seven members of a gang here today, the police claimed to have solved two cases of dacoities involving more than Rs 50 lakh and a murder case.

JE held for graft
Chandigarh, September 4
Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a municipal corporation’s employee while accepting bribe at Maloya here today.