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Literacy up, so is foeticide
Chandigarh, September 7
The declining sex ratio in the city has set the alarm bells ringing for the medical fraternity which got together today at the GMCH-32 to analyse the implications of inverse proportionality between the existing literacy rate and foeticide figures.

Wife, daughter among 6 booked for murdering ‘missing’ man
Kharar, September 7
Six persons, including three women, have been booked for the murder of a man who was assumed missing since January this year. Three of the accused were arrested today.

Two teachers get national award
Chandigarh, September 7
While the UT administration evaded city teachers on their day, two of them have brought laurels to it by bagging national awards. Dharam Pal Sharma, principal, GMHS, Sector 37, and Jasmine Jhakkar of GMSSS, Sector 35, were awarded with prestigious national award for excellence in teaching for 2007.
HONOURED: Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, teacher Jasmine Jakkhar receiving national award from President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi. A Tribune photograph

A group of foreigners play ‘kikli’ at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

City card for tourists from Sept 27
Chandigarh, September 7
Chandigarh Tourism is all set to offer bonanza to the tourists from World Tourism Day that falls on September 27. In a bid to make the city a tourist destination of the North India, the Chandigarh Administration will launch the city card that will offer a slew of benefits to the tourists on that day.

COMMUNITY

Way to go: Out to have fun, children form a train adjacent to the rail track near Sector 47 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

CHB plans another 13,000 flats
Chandigarh, September 7
In a development that will boost the apartment culture in the city, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is planning to construct over 13,000 flats in different parts to cater to the housing needs of different strata of society.

UT’s housing rules outdated, says welfare body
Chandigarh, September 7
Satish Chandra Sharma, general secretary of the Chandigarh Social Welfare Council (CWSC), today flayed the Chandigarh administration for clearing mega projects post-haste while issues of public interest continue to hang fire for years together.

More covered area demanded in SCFs
Chandigarh, September 7
The Shop-cum-Flat Landlords’ Union, Sector 7-30, Chandigarh, has demanded more covered area in the SCFs on the pattern of shop-cum-offices (SCOs).

Mohali city centre to be linked with 8-lane roads
Mohali, September 7
The proposed central business district in Sector 62, city centre, here will be linked with eight-lane roads. The process to widen the existing roads at a cost of around Rs 17 crore has already been initiated and is targeted to be completed in the next six months.

Ivy Hospital to start laser angioplasty
Opens high-end cath lab 
Chandigarh, September 7
The Ivy Hospital is all set to introduce laser angioplasty facility with the opening of a high-end cath lab here yesterday .

Admn fails to adopt career advancement scheme
Chandigarh, September 7
The Chandigarh Administration’s failure to adopt the Punjab government’s notification regarding the career advancement scheme (CAS) has invited ire of the librarians of UT cadre and those on deputation from Punjab.

‘Children have the right to be heard’
Chandigarh, September 7
In its monthly interaction programme, a special lecture was organised by the First Friday Forum on "Child-friendly cities" here today. It was aimed at creating awareness among the residents of the city about this novel concept with respect to their own "city beautiful".

‘Kath Gulab’ depicts woman’s struggle for identity
Panchkula, September 7
The ongoing National Drama Festival at Inderdhanush here has been so far a unique melange of various theatre genres, performance styles, languages and aesthetics. But the sleek and vibrant staging of a play ‘Kath Gulab’ by Sambhav Arts Group, Delhi, defined the complex concerns relating to the womanhood and the ailing society. 
‘Kath Gulab’ being staged during the National Drama Festival at Indradhanush auditorium in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Contractor’s laxity puts commuters’ life at risk
Mohali, September 7
Negligence on the part of a road contractor nearly cost 35 rifle-shooters their lives. In the absence of any warning signal about the ongoing digging work, their bus fell into the dug-up potion of the road in Phase 2 here last night.

Education sans politics
Frankly speaking, I was quite surprised the day the Punjab government agreed to recommend Central status for the Panjab University. Having covered Punjab politics for over a decade, the move appeared to me to be out of sync with the parochial politics that has unfortunately become a hallmark of the state.

Buta Singh to visit tomorrow
Chandigarh,September 7
A team of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes led by Buta Singh, chairman, will visit the city on September 9.

Letters
Check drug menace
All the intoxicants are smuggled into the city from foreign countries, and Chandigarh is considered as the transit station where certain conduits are maintained. The nexus of police-smugglers-politicians helps a lot in the running of the business.

EDUCATION

PU Student Elections
SOPU goes door to door to woo students
Chandigarh, September 7
The Students’ Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) has started its campaign in a new way this year. The supporters of SOPU are campaigning on cycles and bikes instead of cars. They are going to the houses of students as they found it the best way to meet everyone personally.

FULL THROTTLE: SOPU supporters campaign on Panjab University campus on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Freshers with high expectations
Chandigarh, September 7
With the announcement of date for the students’ elections in Panjab University, the fresh students have started aspiring for dynamic leaders to win the elections so that they can work to make the campus student-friendly.

PUSU tent wore a deserted look as there was bickering in the party on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

PU hostellers taking cops for a ride
Chandigarh, September 7
Interlocks are new effective tool being adopted by Panjab University hostellers to evade the ongoing police searches in view of the student elections on September 12.

Kalgidhar Trust to open 150 academies
Chandigarh, September 7
The Punjab government will take the help of private agencies to set up schools on donated land in rural areas. The Punjab chief secretary, Ramesh Inder Singh, said for the purpose, the state had proposed an investment of Rs 2.5 crore.

Pondicherry varsity inks pact with Grey Matters
Chandigarh, September 7
Grey Matters became the first institute in the region to sign MoU with Pondicherry University, a central univesity, when its director, Munish Dhawan, signed the MoU with S. Loganathan, registrar, Pondicherry University, to offer MBA under the twinning programme of the university.

Industry ignores ITI students
Mohali, September 7
Students of information technology at the local Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) face bleak job prospects, thanks to the uncooperative attitude of the industry.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

A peep into the past Children take a look at the baggi of the Maharaja at Qila Mubarak in Patiala on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Farmers being ‘forced’ to repay loans
Kalka, September 7
Despite the farm loan waiver scheme of the Centre being implemented by the state government, the Kalka Cooperative Bank is allegedly recovering loans from farmers.

Atwal honoured by  anti-corruption society
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 7
Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha Charanjit Singh Atwal was honoured by the Anti Corruption Action Society, Mandi Gobindgarh, during a function held here on Friday. Local political leaders, deputy commissioner  and Fatehgarh Sahib SSP attended  the function.

young achievers: The winning team of the Under-11 CS Cup at MES Ground in Patiala on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Dahiya wins 50m swimming event
Patiala, September 7
Abhimanya Dahiya of MNSS, Rai, clinched the title in 50m free style event for under-17 boys in the All-India Inter-Public School Swimming Championship, which concluded at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) pool here today.

SOI to set up sports, engg wings
Patiala, September 7
The Student Organisation of India (SOI), a SAD wing, has decided to establish medical, engineering and sports wing soon. This was announced by state president of the SOI Raju Khanna during a meeting in Patiala.

DIVINE BLISS: Devotees take out the Ganpati Visarjan Yatra in Patiala on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Black Elephant lift trophy
Patiala, September 7
Black Elephant Cricket Club annexed the title in the CSF Tournament for under-11 boys that concluded at the army school grounds here today. 

In the final match played today, Black elephant club made mincemeat of NICS cricket academy and beat them by 46 runs. For the winners, Anmol Preet Singh played a fine knock of an unbeaten 54 to enable his team lay its hands on the coveted trophy. Earlier, he took 4 for 10 to put the skids under the rival team.

COURTS

Sexual Harassment Case
Action against officer misdirected, claims counsel
Chandigarh, September 7
The counsel for Capt Poonam Kaur, who is facing disciplinary action for professional impropriety, has alleged that the court of inquiry (COI) convened to investigate the complaint of physical and mental harassment made by her, has been misdirected. This has resulted in the victim being made an accused and the accused officers being assigned the role of complainants.

SPORTS

Administrator's Challenge Cup
Mohun Bagan make it to semifinal
Chandigarh, September 7
Mohun Bagan had a big splash in their last group-B encounter as they disposed of Cantonment Senior Secondary School Board of Jalandhar by raining 10 goals without reply in the Sixth Administrator's Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament for Under-17 at the Sector 17 football stadium here today.

Spirits soar high during a match of the Sixth Administrator's Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament at the Sector 17 football stadium on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Vishwjeet sprints to victory
Chandigarh, September 7
Vishwjeet of Sports Complex, Sector 7, bagged the first position in the boys’ under-14 60m race during the Chandigarh North District Athletics Championship held at Sports Stadium, Sector 46, here today.

Bindra’s success boosts budding shooters
Mohali, September 7
The first-ever individual Olympic gold by ace shooter Abhinav Bindra has certainly changed the sports scenario in the town. The fact was evident in the 44th Punjab State Shooting Championship-08 at the Patiala Ki Rao Shooting Range in Phase VI here where the number of shooters has increased much more than that of the previous years.
The 44th Punjab State Shooting Championship-08 in progress in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

TT: PU campus girls shine
Chandigarh, September 7
Mahima, Dapinder and Sheetal starred in the victory of PU campus over GCG-11 by 3-0 in the Panjab University Inter-College Table Tennis (woman) Tournament held at PU Gymnasium Hall today.

Pak golfers to play in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, September 7
The stage is set for the clash of Punjab teams of India and Pakistan for the third Punjaab Cup Golf Tournament to be played on the par 72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club from October 27 to 30.

Top city golfers for AIS Open
Chandigarh, September 7
Gaganjeet Bhullar from Kapurthala and big names of Chandigarh like Harmeet Kahlon, Harendra P. Gupta and Uttam Mundy will rub shoulders with the cream of Indian golf professionals in the Rs 30 lakh prize money AIS Golf Open to be held on the Golden Greens Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon from September 10 to 13.

Anand gets better of Divesh
Panchkula, September 7
Anand Shivam (SRS) defeated Divesh (PKL) by 23-21, 21-12 in the boys under-10 semifinals of the District Badminton Association, Panchkula, held here yesterday.

Jerath re-elected
Chandigarh, September 7
Dr C.K. Jerath, honorary secretary, CABA, was unanimously re-elected vice-president of the Indian Boxing Federation for another four years during the annual general body meeting of the federation held in Bathinda on September 5. — OC

CRIME

Maruti car stolen in Sector 22
Chandigarh, September 7
Kewal Kumar of Sector 22 reported that someone had stolen his Maruti car (CH03-6754) during the night intervening August 2 and 3. The vehicle was parked in front of his residence.