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Student killed in group clash,
2 others injured
Panchkula, September 27
Kushaal, alias Monu, a 20-year-old student of Government College, Sector 1, Panchkula, was killed while two others were inured when a group of boys from the same college attacked them near the college at Majri Chowk here today.

Arun, a student of Government College, who was injured in a group clash in Panchkula on Saturday. Kushaal, another student (inset), who was stabbed to death. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Woman bids suicide at DGP office
The woman alleged inaction by the district police in the murder case of her brother
Panchkula/Panipat, September 27
The harassment of women at the hands of the state
police came into light once again even before the dust
could settle over the suicide of Sarita, a rape victim from Rohtak, another woman alleging inaction in the murder case of her brother against the district police tried to end her life at the office of Haryana director general of police here today.

Suman, a resident of Panipat, who attempted to commit suicide at the office of Haryana director general of police in Panchkula on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Software firm staffer stabbed to death
Mohali, September 27
Twenty-year-old Davinder was stabbed to death in Phase V here late this evening. The victim, a resident of Phase V, who was declared brought dead at the Phase VI civil hospital was working as an executive in the customer care unit of Intelnet, a software company in Phase VIII.

Prideasia, hot potato for UT officials
Chandigarh, September 27
Prideasia, the much-touted luxury mega housing project of real estate major Parsvnath Developers Limited at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, is proving to be a hot potato for UT officials in the backdrop of "keen" interest shown by the UT top brass.

COMMUNITY

Venugopal joins Alchemist
Chandigarh, September 27
It’s official. P. Venugopal, former AIIMS director and the country’s best known cardiac surgeon, has joined Panckula-based Alchemist hospital as the chairman of the group’s medical division.

A tourist enjoys camel ride at Rose Garden in Sector 16, Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Blue-eyed bureaucrats
hold key depts
Chandigarh, September 27
The blue-eyed bureaucrats of the Chandigarh Administration continue to enjoy the privilege of holding on to the key departments, indicating the ‘power politics’ in the gallery of administration.

Bearish trend to
continue: Experts
Chandigarh, September 27
While expressing the hope that good times will return to the financial markets, analysts at an investor camp held here today said the bearish trend would continue for another year.

Illegal Occupation
Police refuses to vacate Sec-22 post
Chandigarh, September 27
The Chandigarh police has locked horns with the House Allotment Committee over the issue of vacating the Sector 22 government accommodation where they have set up a police post for over 20 years.

City Card for tourists launched
Chandigarh, September 27
As part of the World Tourism Day celebrations, the Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today launched the Chandigarh City Card for tourists and visitors entitling them to have free access to various tourist places in Chandigarh and also a discount at CITCO restaurants.

Vintage cars on display at the Lake Club. As part of the World Tourism Day celebrations, a rally of classic cars will be flagged off from the club on Sunday.  Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

TASTE OF CHANDIGARH: A foreign couple click the guidemap of the city at Government Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Tourism police formed
The tourism police will help tourists in getting transport and
lodging at appropriate rate at railway station, airports, bus
terminals, important tourist places, malls and provide safety
against cheats and bag lifters at these places
Chandigarh, September 27
Aiming at the security and safety of the tourists and the residents, the Chandigarh tourism and the Chandigarh police formed tourism police on the occasion of the World Tourism Day.

Cash Scam
3-Judge panel to clear misgivings
Chandigarh, September 27
The arrival of the three-Judge committee tomorrow afternoon is expected to clear all misgivings about the cash-at-judge’s doorstep case.

Delhi Blast
Police holds flag march
Chandigarh, September 27
In the wake of today’s blast in the Capital, the police today conducted searches and flag march as part of confidence-building measures here today.

The police conducts a special search operation at the
Sector 35 market in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune
photo: Manoj Mahajan

PU set to have IPR centre
It will facilitate the process of getting a patent registered
Chandigarh, September 27
Researchers in Panjab University now need not worry about their research work or information of patents getting leaked in the public domain.

‘Ghost’ spotted in PU hostel
Chandigarh, September 27
If Ram Gopal Verma is on the lookout for the script of his new “horror” film, Savitri Bai Phule Hostel at Panjab University could be his next stop.

WINNING SMILES: (From left) Deepak (tabla player), Shuchi Sharma (dancer), Dr Jaswinder Kaur (director), and Navtej Garewal (singer and harmonium player), all members of the winning team of GCG-11 in the solo classical dance event of the Youth Festival held at MCM DAV College on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Double delight for music lovers
Chandigarh, September 27
As the soulful strains of classical music on sarasvani by maestro Subhash Ghosh greeted the dawn at Sukhna Lake on World Music Day, it was folk prince Satwinder Bugga, who regaled the crowd at Plaza in Sector 17 here today.

2,500 take part in marathon
Chandigarh, September 27
The ‘Run for India’, a marathon sponsored by HDFC bank was held today in the city with around 2,500 persons participating in it.

Anandgarh project in a new avtar
Mohali, September 27
Anandgarh city, a dream project of Parkash Singh Badal that was shelved in 2001 by the then Akali government, has its traces in the master plan of the local planning area of Mullanpur.

ATM shock for Baltana man
Zirakpur, September 27
In a bizarre incident, Ved Parkash, a resident of Baltana, was shocked when Rs 15,000 was debited from his account due to technical snag in an ATM today.

Subsidised cardiac surgery for poor
Chandigarh, September 27
On the occasion of World Heart Day, Fortis hospital, Mohali, today announced a subsidised cardiac-surgery package for the farmers of smallholdings and landless labour in the North. The special package will cost Rs 1.1 lakh only as opposed to the existing cost of Rs 2 lakh.

PGI to organise brisk walk today
Chandigarh, September 27
To commemorate World Heart Day, PGIMER’s school of public health and state NCD cell will jointly organise a walk for healthy heart tomorrow.

Letters
Armed Forces deserve better treatment

EDUCATION

Nitya Rotract Club chief
Chandigarh, September 27
During the 10-day NSS camp being organised from September 25 to October 10, the NSS unit of Government College, Sector 46, formed the Rotract Club with 40 members. Nitya was elected president of the club.

Career counselling
Chandigarh, September 27
With an objective to make students aware of various available career options and their admission procedures, a career counselling session was organised at Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15 C, here, today.

Musical extravaganza ends
Chandigarh, September 27
Students of nursery gave a fascinating display as they confidently sang one rhyme after the other to the accompaniment of the rhythmic notes of the piano, taking one through vivid scenes of the animal kingdom and other day-to-day facets of their life as the week-long musical extravaganza came to an end at Strawberry Fields Kindergarten in Sector 24 on Thursday.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Ropar leads in wheat production in North India
Ropar, September 27
The district has achieved a distinction of producing maximum wheat from per acre of land in North India under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM).

IN MEMORY OF MARTYR: Schoolchildren dress up as Shaheed Bhagat Singh on the occasion of his 101st birth anniversary at DAV Public School, Patiala, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Mid-day meal costs teachers dear
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 27
Government teachers in the district are forced to shell out money from their own pockets to continue mid-day meal scheme due to delay in providing ration by government agencies.

Farmer killed
Kharar, September 27
Sher Singh (61), a resident of Machhli Kalan, was found dead in his fields today. Sher Singh had gone to sleep on his fields.

Samtel worker run over by truck
Kalka, September 27
A recklessly driven truck crushed a pedestrian to death yesterday night. According to information, Bobby Kumar (20), who hailed from Meerut, was a worker of Samtel India, Parwanoo.

Air Show at Ambala
Ambala, September 27
To commemorate Air Force Day which falls on October 8, Air Force Station, Ambala, organised air show this evening. Over 5,000 people gathered to watch the spectacular air show.

The Suryakiran Formation Aerobatic Team performs at Air Force station in Ambala. The Air Show was organised to commemorate Air Force Day, which falls on October 8. A Tribune photograph

MMIM team wins paper presentation contest
Ambala, September 27
The two-day national conference on managing customer loyalty concluded today at Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Management (MMIM), Mullana. It was sponsored by The Tribune.

Modi college win title
Patiala, September 27
Multani Mal Modi College have beaten Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, 2-0 to annex the title in the Punjabi University inter-college football tournament.

COURTS

Judge’s Murder
Judicial Magistrate deposes before court
Chandigarh, September 27
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMIC), Dr Rajneesh, today deposed before the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Raj Rahul Garg, in the Patiala-Judge murder case, and stated that specimen hair of prime accused Manjit Singh and specimen signature of Dr Ravdeep Kaur were taken in her presence.

Cash Scam
Ravinder’s remand extended to Sept 30
Chandigarh, September 27
While seeking a six-day remand in the cash-at-judge’s doorstep case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) counsel, Pawan Dogra, stated that Justice Nirmal Yadav name had surfaced in several transactions between Ravinder and Justice Nirmal Yadav that ran in crores.

CRIME

Accused in Tanishq theft case nabbed
Chandigarh, September 27
Rift over distribution of booty led to busting of an inter-state five-member-gang of thieves involved in theft at country's topnotch jewellery shops.


Accused Manoj Kumar identifies his accomplices on the CCTV footage at the Sector 17 police station in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

2 schoolboys go missing
Chandigarh, September 27
Two minor students of Government Model School-40 Sahil and Shivam, residents of Sector 40 and Sector 55, respectively, have been missing after attending their classes on September 22.

2 booked for illegal mining
Panchkula, September 27
The sub-divisional task force to check illegal mining in the district has seized two JCB machines involved in the illegal mining in Bhud Mandlai area of Raipur Rani today.

Domestic help found dead
Panchkula, September 27
A minor domestic help was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the home of her employer here today.

Two held; bike, car recovered
Chandigarh, September 27
The police arrested Lovedeep Menon, resident of Dera Bassi, and Babit Khanna, resident of Sector 46.

SPORTS

Amar helps Cements to beat PCA Colts
Mohali, September 27
Amar Nath’s rich haul of 4 for 21 helped
India Cements to trounce PCA Colts by 9
wickets in a low-scoring match here today
in the 15th All India J. P. Atray Memorial
Cricket Tournament at PCA stadium.


A match in progress during the 15th All-India
J.P. Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament at
Sector-16 Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh on
Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

SD College in cricket semis
Chandigarh, September 27
GGD SD College, Chandigarh, defeated SD College, Hoshiarpur, by nine wickets in the quarterfinal match of the Panjab University Inter-college Zonal Cricket (men) Tournament for the session 2008-09 being played at DAV College, Sector 10.

Ganga, Shivalik to battle for titles
Chandigarh, September 27
Ganga International School, Delhi, and Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh, are in the race for the titles in the Central Board of Secondary Education North Zone - I Hockey Tournament in the age group of Under-19 and Under-14.

Moti Ram win gymnastics c’ship
Chandigarh, September 27
Moti Ram High School, Sector 27, logged 44.30 to claim the girls under-12 team artistic team championship on the second day of the 35th Chandigarh State Gymnastics Championship at the Sector 7 Sports Complex here today.