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Eyes on Sale
Remand of main accused extended
Patiala doctor sent to jail;
Hospital staffer got Rs 1,500 for a pair of eyes
Rajpura, October 5
Accused Sunil Kumar, who took out eyes of dead bodies and sold it to a doctor couple at
Patiala, confessed to have removed eyeballs and then fill the void with polybag. He had been working for the doctor couple of Patiala since January, 2008.
Jaspinderpal Singh (also inset) being produced in the Rajpura court on Sunday. His wife (inset) Neelima Sodhi still evades arrest. Photo: J. S. Virdi
Cops inspect hospital’s mortuary
Ambala, October 5
The Punjab Police visited the Ambala City civil hospital in eye removing incident this evening.
The employee Sunil also accompanied the police.
Pinjore Heritage Festival-2008
Grand finale by Sabri brothers
Panchkula/Kalka, October 5
A captivating spell of qawwali by the acclaimed Sabri brothers at Yadavindra Gardens provided a grand finale to the Third Pinjore Heritage Festival- 2008. The trio of Ameen
Sabri, Sayeed Sabri and Farid Sabri took the centre stage for soulful rendition of qawwalis before the weekend crowd.
Coming from a rich lineage of the Hindustani classical music, the Sabri bothers had been credited with playback singing, especially qawwalis in films like ‘Bhagmati’, ‘Ishaq abhi tak zinda hai’. Endowed with a melodious voice with wider range, Farid Sabri had done playback singing for over a dozen films, including
Hina, Barsaat ki raat and Pardes to name a few.
Sabri brothers perform on the last day of the Heritage Festival at Pinjore on Sunday. Tribune photo: Kamal Kishore
Development At A Cost
Four laning: Green trees face the axe
Mohali, October 5
Infrastructure development in the city is coming at the cost of greenery. A number of fully grown green trees are likely to be axed to lay a four-lane road in
Mohali.
IT’LL BE MURDER: A fully grown peepal tree likely to be axed for a four-lane road in Sector 71, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vickly Gharu
Former IAS officer on a noble mission
Chandigarh, October 5
Six years after resigning in protest of the Gujarat riots, former IAS officer Harsh Mander has kept himself occupied by working for the victims of the riots and has also started his own human rights
organisation.
Harsh Mander. A Tribune photograph
‘No one to check violation of human rights’
Chandigarh, October 5
“Poor enforcement of law and a casual attitude towards the judiciary has made India prone to incidents like mass killings, communal riots and bomb blasts.
Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
FUN WITH COLOURS: Children take part in a painting competition held at St Stephen's School, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Residents exhorted to follow traffic rules
Chandigarh, October 5
“Drive safely to save others” was the message that superintendent of police (traffic)
H.S. Doon gave to the public during an awareness camp-cum-exhibition at Fun Republic, Mani
Majra, yesterday.
Adopt healthy lifestyle to check depression
Chandigarh, October 5
In the present times of extreme stress, strained family relationships, fast lifestyle and career demands, more and more people are becoming victims of depression. According to experts, one out of five persons is suffering from depression. It's an illness that affects mind, mood and also health.
Ayurvedic college to adopt senior citizens
Chandigarh, October 5
Dabur Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, has decided to adopt all senior citizens of the area, said vice-president of the college Dr Naresh Mittal.
Stamp exhibition organised
Chandigarh, October 5
A one-frame stamp exhibit competition was held at General Post Office, Sector 17.
City Scope
It's no way to go about!
Raveen Thukral
A lot has been written during the week on the disgusting and rather shameful abduction and the alleged molestation of the 20-year-old German tourist. The manner in which the victim was brutalised (she had over a dozen injury marks on her body, including private parts), is a repulsive testimony to the perverted acts of the suspects.
Review decision, industry to PSEB
Mohali, October 5
Even as the Mohali Industries Association expressed its anguish over the decision of the Punjab Sate Electricity Board (PSEB) to increase the compulsory weekly off day to two consecutive days, it appealed to the government and the board to reconsider the decision.
Letters
Supply milk in cardboard
Even though the use of polythene bags has been made a cognizable offence, no attention is paid to the need of replacing the present mode of carrying milk and other dairy products. Milk in lakh of litres is consumed everyday in packed form in the city.
Carnival ends at Pathfinder
Mohali, October 5
A three-day ‘Family Rock Carnival’ concluded at Pathfinder High School in Sector 69 here today. Member of Parliament and general secretary of SAD, Sukhdav Singh
Dhindsa, who was chief guest, distributed the prizes to the winners of various
events.
Students perform during the concluding function of the Family Rock Carnival organised at Pathfinder High School, Sector 69, Mohali, on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Lucky, the prime accused in the passport theft scam, finally landed in the police net. A team of the crime branch of the Chandigarh Police arrested him from Begowal in Kapurthala district yesterday.
