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Cong-Rodrigues tussle set to blow up
Shivraj Patil asks leaders to send written complaints
Chandigarh, November 15
The tug-of-war between the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC) and the UT administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), has reached a flashpoint.

Paucity of ideas leads to degeneration of society: Patil
Home minister lays stone of medical research institute
Chandigarh, November 15
“It is not paucity of funds but paucity of ideas, which are responsible for degeneration of society and universities must cater to the vision relating to the matter, body, mind and spirit”, union minister of home affairs, Shivraj V. Patilsaid, who laid the foundation stone of “Panjab University Medical Research Institute & Hospital” at the South Campus, Sector 25, here today.
Panjab University vice-chancellor Prof R.C. Sobti (left) and Union minister of home affairs Shivraj Patil after releasing Vision-2020 document of the varsity. Union minister of state for finance Pawan Kumar Bansal looks on. A Tribune photograph

38-yr-old man killed in accident
Chandigarh, November 15
A 38-year-old resident of Sector 21 was killed when a Punjab Roadways bus hit his car near the Aroma lights this morning.

The badly damaged car that met with an accident in Chandigarh on Saturday and (inset) Sidharth, the victim. A Tribune photograph

Students of Art College prepare for the Chandigarh carnival on the college campus in Sector 10 on Saturday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Industrialist’s wife presses harassment charges
Chandigarh, November 15
In a high-profile matrimonial dispute, the wife of a local industrialist levelled charges of harassment, torture and illegal confinement against her in-laws in her complaint to the woman and child support unit (WCSU), Chandigarh police, here last night.

Tribune Impact
Sexual Harassment: PRO chargesheeted 
Chandigarh, November 15
A public relations officer of the Punjab government, Naginder Singh, has been chargesheeted in a sexual harassment case filed by four nurses of the Regional Injury Centre, Mohali.

End of a sports dream
Funds go down the turf
Chandigarh, November 15
It isn’t really easy for girls interested in sports to get into sports academies. Dechen Yangdol, a student who visited the Sector 17 football and Sector 16 cricket stadium, said: “I was told that no girls have been entertained so far in cricket. When I insisted, they asked me to come for trial and then I would be given a form on the basis of my performance. But there is no such guideline for boys.”
The not-so-called privileged have to make do with a barren piece of land at Dronacharya Stadium, Dadumajra. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

MC’s Special Meeting
Much ado about nothing!
Chandigarh, November 15
After much fuss about convening a special meeting of the municipal corporation — unanimous decision for which was taken at the last house meeting — neither the councillors nor the mayor has taken any any steps in that direction.

COMMUNITY

Land Acquisition
Farmers’ society gives memo to Patil
Chandigarh, November 15
A delegation of the Mani Majra Farmers’ Welfare and Environment Protection Society submitted a memorandum to union home minister Shivraj Patil, who was on a visit to the city today.

Home secy opens pavilion at trade fair
Chandigarh, November 15
Ram Niwas, home secretary-cum -secretary industries, Chandigarh administration, inaugurated the Chandigarh pavilion set up at the 28th India International Trade Fair-2008 at Pargati Maidan, New Delhi, yesterday.

7 mishap-prone roads identified
Chandigarh, November 15
The traffic police has identified seven accident-prone points on some of the busiest roads in the city on the basis of studies conducted by its accident cell.

Getting FIR registered a big hassle
Chandigarh, November 15
Even after the Supreme Court has made registration of an FIR compulsory, the local police is yet to accept this reality. If one goes to a police station for registering an FIR he or she is advised how its non-registration goes in complainant’s favour.

1,000 Cong, BJP activists join BSP
Chandigarh, November 15
Around 1,000 youths owing allegiance to the Congress and the BJP joined the BSP today.



Cong, BJP youth leaders who joined the BSP in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Talk on climate change
Chandigarh, November 15
Pro vice-chancellor, Delhi University, Prof S. K. Tandon, has warned that global warming has a serious implication for India, which may result in food shortages and inundation of coastal areas.

Southern Sectors
Work on to improve amenities, says MC commissioner
Chandigarh, November 15
The Chandigarh municipal corporation has taken a number of steps to improve civic amenities in southern sectors, said MC commissioner Dr Roshan Sunkaria here yesterday.

Delegation visits MC office
Chandigarh, November 15
A 26-member team of elected representatives and commissioners of Tamil Nadu visited municipal corporation headquarters yesterday to study urban planning and management. The team is led by Shilpi Pathak, B. Raja, Himani Joshi and Raj Kumar. — TNS

PGI
Technicians to strike work tomorrow
Chandigarh, November 15
Adopting pressure tactics, the PGI Operation Theatre Technologists’ Association today served notice on PGI director for one-day ‘mass casual leave’ for Monday.

PGI’s cardiology OPD shifted
Chandigarh, November 15
The OPDs of cardiology and cardio thoracic vascular surgery will start functioning in the advanced cardiac centre, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), from Monday.

Conference on drug discovery
Mohali, November 15
A five-day international conference on “New development in drug discovery from natural products and traditional medicines” begins tomorrow.

Drugs
Special task force formed
Chandigarh, November 15
The Chandigarh administration has set up a special task force (STF) headed by Madhur Verma, IPS, for dealing with drug mafia operating in and around the Union Territory and its alleged nexus with the police and others.

Self-styled Innovator
Chopper made with three-wheeler engine
Panchkula, November 15
After making contraption like a helmet-cum-mobile, Kalka’s self-styled innovator, Gurvinder Singh, has gone out from his small room lab to a workshop in Raipur Rani to design, what he calls a chopper that’ll fly with a three-wheeler engine.

Theatre fest concludes
Chandigarh, November 15
The third annual Chandigarh theatre festival-2008 organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy concluded with the incredibly boisterous staging of a thought-provoking musical play “Mere hisse ki dhoop kahan hai” at Tagore Theatre here today. The play presented by Natrang Jammu under the direction of thespian Balwant Thakur featuring  20 prodigious child artistes was a theatre spectacle to marvel at.

Defence body urges Centre to check adulteration
Mohali, November 15
The Defence Accounts Pensioners Welfare Association has urged the Union Minister for Health to notify “Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006” to check adulteration of food items.

Wild animal mauls three, 1 dead
Panchkula, November 15
A four-year-old child lost her life today while some others were seriously injured when a wild animal, suspected to be a wolf, attacked them at Saketri village near here.

Letters
Road in pitiable state
I want to bring to your notice as well as to the notice of the Chandigarh administration the terrible condition of the Slip Road at the light point of the Transport Chowk (Sector 26 and 28). 

EDUCATION

Khalsa college students protest against principal
Chandigarh, November 15
Close to the heels of yesterday’s strike by the hostellers of Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Women, students of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College (Co-Education), Sector 26, staged a noisy protest against the principal for allegedly cancelling a planned excursion at the last moment.

Fete at GNPS-36
Chandigarh, November 15
It was a beautiful morning that meant total enjoyment for the students, parents and visitors at the Fete organised by Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, to celebrate Children's Day.

S. Deepinder Singh Dhillon, PSIDC ex-vice-chairman inaugurates the fete at GNPS, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Saturday. 

Students make rangoli at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Annual function begins at Manav Mangal
Panchkula, November 15
The magnificent auditorium of Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, brimmed with activity and excitement at the inaugural show of the three-day annual function of the school here today.

Seminar on single women
Chandigarh, November 15
The department of sociology, Government College for Girls, Sector 42, organised a seminar on “2009 as a year for single women” in the college today. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Gurdass Mann performs at Zirakpur on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Wahid to make Markfed more farmer friendly
Patiala, November 15
Veteran Akali leader and the newly-appointed chairman of Asia’s largest cooperative, Punjab Markfed, Jarnail Singh Wahid, has ‘revival’ of Markfed and giving it a new look at the top of his agenda and has chalked out a number of ambitious plans to make the organisation more “farmer friendly”.

Youth Fest
Punjabi varsity wins overall trophy
Patiala, November 15
Punjabi University got an overall trophy in the Inter-Zone Youth Festival held at Punjabi University campus, Patiala. Punjabi University vice-chancellor Dr. Jaspal Singh gave away the prizes to the winners of the Inter-Zone Youth Festival. In the overall performance Government College, Mohali, stood second and Rajindra College, Bathinda, stood third.

600 students participate in techno quest
Patiala, November 15
“Techno quest- a congregation of technical minds” was organised at M.M. Modi College here yesterday. It was a state-level festival of technical education and information technology where 600 students from 24 technical educational institutions, including Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab University, Chandigarh, PTU, Jalandhar, and Thapar University, Patiala, took part.

Association secy-gen accused of fraud
Patiala, November 15
Bias is not something that is unheard of. Be it regional, linguistic, politics or sports, people experience it in all spheres of life but in Punjabi University, Patiala, the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has gone a step further.

Bank employees to boycott co-operative day
Kalka, November 15
The Mini Bank Karamchari Mahasangh, Haryana, has decided to launch a state-level stir against the Haryana Government for not fulfilling their pending demands since last couple of years. Informing this, Narinder Kumar, district president, and Pawan Kumar of the mahasangh said in a meeting of the mahasangh, chaired by Rajesh Hooda, president, and Sohan Lal Gupta, general secretary, it was decided unanimously that keeping in view the adamant attitude of the government towards the employees of the mini banks, they would boycott the state-level function of the co-operative day to be held on November 19 in Sonipat.

Woman killed in mishap
Lalru, November 15
Shakuntla Devi (60), a resident of Lalru, was killed when she was crossing the road near old bus stand here and a speeding car hit her hard this morning.

COURTS

HC breather for Tahar Singh
Chandigarh, November 15
Finally, Punjab and Haryana High Court advocate Tahar Singh can heave a sigh of relief. The division bench of Justice M.M. Kumar and Justice Surya Kant yesterday ruled that the order vide which Tahar  Singh was remanded in CBI custody and ordered to be taken to Agra Mental Hospital will not be given effect to any further.

Consumer Courts
Jet Lite told to pay Rs 5,000
Chandigarh, November 15
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Sahara Jet Lite to pay Rs 5,000 as compensation for causing mental harassment to a Sector 39 resident.

CRIME

3 booked for assault
Panchkula, November 15
The local police has booked three persons for allegedly thrashing their employee here today. Safreet Singh, a resident of Sector 15, lodged a complaint with the police on Wednesday that Kailash, Pawan and Pankaj, who run a recovery agency in Sector 12, had beaten up his son Sanjiv on November 8.

SPORTS

MCM DAV enter badminton final
Chandigarh, November 15
In an exhilarating semifinal encounter, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, prevailed over Government College for Girls, Sector 11, by 2-0 to register a berth in the final of the Panjab University Inter-College Ball Badminton (Women) Tournament being played at PU grounds here today. Earlier in the quarterfinal, GCG-11 had beaten Dev Samaj College for Women by 2-1 and MCMDAV-36 had beaten Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, by 2-0 to enter the semifinal.

A player smashes the ball during the Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball quarterfinal match between PU Campus and DM College, Moga, at PU grounds on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S.Chandan 

T-20 Meet
Second successive win for Green Field
Panchkula, November 15
Green Field Cricket Academy, Mohali, outplayed St. Soldier Cricket Academy by 76 runs to register a second successive win in the 1st Otobi Cup (Under -19) Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament being organised by the Cricket Federation of India at Cricket Stadium, Sector-3, here today.

United Sports defeat RLCR by 28 runs
Chandigarh, November 15
Kuljeet bowled an economic spell to claim three wickets for just 11 runs and enabled United Sports Club defeat RLCR XI by 28 runs in the RLCR Cup being organised by Chandigarh Sports Club on Government Model Senior Secondary School ground in Sector 32 here today.

Mattu wins judo tourney
Chandigarh, November 15
The Amateur Judo Association of Chandigarh (UT) conducted the Chandigarh State Junior Judo Championship 2008-09 at Sports Complex, Sector 42, here in boys and girls’ categories in two age groups of under-17 and under-20.


Students participate in Chandigarh State Junior Judo Championship 2008-09 held in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Jeev moves up to tied fifth spot
Chandigarh, November 15
Jeev Milkha Singh fired an eagle and three birdies to post a four under par 51 after 14 holes of the third round to move up to the tied fifth spot in the US $ 50 lakh Barclays Singapore Open Asian Tour event at Sentosa in Singapore today.

Neelu nets 2nd slot in ladies' golf
Chandigarh, November 15
Neelu Chopra of Chandigarh finished runners-up in the bronze division net section of the 11th Southern India Ladies’ Amateur Golf Championship that concluded at Bangalore yesterday.

Sports meet at Little Angels
Chandigarh, November 15
Vaishali and Agrita were declared joint winners among the pre-Nursery students category in soft toys race event during the sports meet held at Little Angels School, Zirakpur, near here, today.



The tricycle race in progress during the sports meet held at Little Angels School, Zirakpur, on Saturday.

Shooting C’ship
1,000 securitymen to take part
Chandigarh, November 15
As many as 1,000 police and para-military personnel from all over the country are expected to participate in the 52 All-India Police Duty Meet (Shooting), being organised at Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force’s Basic Training Centre at Ramgarh near here from November 18 to 22.