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Unauthorised ads hit GMADA revenue
Mohali, December 5
A large number of unauthorised advertisement boards have sprung up in the town cutting into the revenue of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and the municipal council.

College students beat up traffic cop, held
Chandigarh, December 5
The police arrested two occupants of a car for assaulting a traffic police constable, who booked them for reckless driving. The accused, identified as students of a Ropar-based private college, were in an inebriated condition when caught.

Models sashay down the ramp at hotel Taj in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Nek Chand cuts a cake on account of his birthday at Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

SDO nabbed for taking bribe
Patiala, December 5
The Patiala vigilance bureau today nabbed sub-divisional officer (SDO) of Punjab pollution control board when he was trying to accept illegal gratification of Rs 8,000.

Car theft by Kashmiri youths
Cops suspect terror links
Mohali, December 5
Theft of a car by three Kashmiri youths in the wee hours on December 2 has alerted the Punjab Police.

Vehicle Tax
9-seat vehicle owners to pay Rs 1,000 per seat
Mohali, December 5
Now owning a nine-seat vehicle or above will be a dearer proposition for owners in Punjab.

City boozers’ paradise
Chandigarh, December 5
It seems every Chandigarhian is having a Patiala peg daily. If figures regarding liquor consumption in the city are any indication, every city resident, irrespective of sex, age and caste, is consuming a mindboggling 1.5 pegs per day sending parents and citizens in a tizzy.

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COMMUNITY

Residents pay homage to Mumbai terrorist attack victims at Major Sandeep Shankla Memorial in Sector 2, Panchkula, on Friday evening. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Finance dept refuses to clear tourism bills
Chandigarh, December 5
What could prove to be a major setback to the Chandigarh Tourism department’s soaring ambitions of making its forthcoming events grander then ever before, the finance department has refused to clear its long pending bills worth around Rs 1.70 crores on grounds of lack of “prior approval” of the budget.

CHB to clear accounts by December-end
Chandigarh, December 5
While questions are being raised on the unaccounted deposits of allottees with the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) to the tune of Rs 5 crore, the CHB has assured to clear the mess by the year-end.

Housing units to have new bylaws
Chandigarh, December 5
Implying uniform policy, the Chandigarh administration yesterday notified that new building bylaws would be implemented on all type of housing units falling in the jurisdiction of Chandigarh.

Meeting held to revamp security at secretariat
Chandigarh, December 5
Ram Niwas, UT home secretary-cum-chief vigilance officer, today convened a meeting regarding revamping of security in Chandigarh at UT secretariat. The meeting was held in the backdrop of the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

Hotels urge admn to set up security task force
Chandigarh, December 5
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Chandigarh held a meeting, in which it decided to urge the UT administration to set up a task force to combat any attack in the wake of the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.

Few takers for Rowling’s new book
Chandigarh, December 5
With J.K Rowling’s latest book, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard”, failing to evoke any excitement among city readers, the Potter mania seems to have died down.

Commissioner reviews status of projects
Chandigarh, December 5
The status of major projects approved by the municipal corporation in the recent years was reviewed in a meeting convened under the chairmanship of municipal commissioner Roshan Sunkaria.

Muslims condemn Mumbai terror attacks
Chandigarh, December 5
About 500 Muslim youths of Chandigarh under the banner of the United Progressive Muslim Front met after the conclusion of Friday's congregation for prayer and condemned the criminal act committed by a handful of heinous people in Mumbai on November 26.

BSNL’s new scheme
Chandigarh, December 5
BSNL has launched a special scheme on broadband service for central, state and public sector union employees on Friday.

Letters
Educational complex
Considering the growing number of private schools in Patiala, it is necessary that we should establish an educational complex on Patiala-Nabha Road or Patiala- Samana Road in which the Punjab state, the MC Patiala or some other private organisations may provide buildings, play grounds, swimming pool, laboratory, library, workshop, community hall or the like and ask all the education institutions to shift to that complex.

EDUCATION

Forest games a headache for PU students
Chandigarh, December 5
Even as students are busy preparing their semester examinations, the Panjab University authorities have permitted the department of forests and wildlife preservation of Punjab to conduct All-India Forest Games and Sports Meet from December 3 to 7 on the campus.

Loudspeakers set up on the playground in Panjab University near girls’ hostels. Tribune Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

School reveals sorry state of UT education department
Chandigarh, December 5
Contrary to the UT education department’s tall claims of ensuring quality education to every child, a visit to Government Senior Secondary School, Hallo Majra, is enough to reveal the sorry state of affairs.

Students attend a class in open sitting on floor at Government Senior Secondary School, Hallo Majra. Photo: Manoj Mahajan

Tiny tots perform in ‘Globe Trotting’ at Manav Mangal Smart School, Phase X, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Prayaas observes Disability Day
Chandigarh, December 5
Prayaas, a Rehabilitation Centre for handicapped Children, Sector 38, today organised a function on its premises to mark the World Disability Day. Jean Rodrigue, president, Indian Council for Child Welfare, was the chief guest at the function. Rodrigue’s wife also inaugurated the Preparatory School for Children with Special Needs in the building of Prayaas. She took a round of the school and appreciated the efforts and enthusiasm of staff working there. 

NEIGHBOURHOOD

CM asks PSEB to promote CFLs
Patiala, December 5
Y.S. Ratra, chairman, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), today informed that as per the instructions of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, the board has started an ambitious plan to promote CFLs in order to save substantial power in the coming years.

Rs 650-cr package for ailing coop sugar mills
Patiala, December 5
To revive ailing sugar mills of Punjab, the state government has proposed a whopping Rs 650-crore package and plans to convert these mills into mega sugar complexes.

Roads in Punjab to get facelift: Dhindsa
Ropar, December 5
Road infrastructure in Punjab is all set for a transformation through new express ways, state highways and modernisation of existing key linkages along global standards, PWD (B&R) minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa said here yesterday.

Lawyers boycott court
Ambala, December 5
Members of the Ambala Bar Association abstained from the courts today to press upon their demand to transfer a civil judge of Ambala court.

Tragedy averted at milk plant
Gas leakage hurts four
Ambala, December 5
A major tragedy was averted late last night after Ammonia gas reportedly leaked from the Vita milk plant in Ambala City leaving four people injured.

Finance commission visits Ropar Kandi areas
Ropar, December 5
The 13th finance commission of Government of India visited villages in Khad Bathlaur, Kandi areas of Ropar today.

Mini secretariat project hangs fire
Kalka, December 5
The proposed project of setting up the mini secretariat at Kalka has been kept in the lurch due to apathetic attitude of the district administration. According to official sources, the state government had taken an initiative to set up the mini secretariat on the Kalka tehsil premises two years back and the then deputy commissioner, Panchkula, and other officials concerned had also visited the Kalka tehsil in this context. But the project has not seen the light of day till date.

MC poll on Dec 30
Kalka, December 5
Elections to the muncipal committee, Pinjore, for 15 wards and byelection for the ward no-8 of Kalka Muncipal Committee will be held on December 30.

Fracas at MC meeting
Patiala, December 5
A fracas ensued in the general house meeting of the Municipal Corporation here, following which the meeting was deferred.

Police intervention brings relief to residents
Panchkula, December 5
Residents of Amravati Enclave and adjoining villages were given a temporary relief allowing them to fill the trench to commute between the highway and their homes by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) officials after the intervention of the local police here today.

Woman found dead, husband missing
Derabassi, December 5
The body of a labourer woman was found under mysterious circumstances near a slum in Kudwala village on Friday. The husband of the woman has gone missing. The police does not rule out the possibility of involvement of her husband in the crime.

25 take part in campus  placement
Kharar, December 5
Three top-notch executives from Hindustan Computers Ltd (HCL) visited Guru Gobind Singh College of Modern Technology, Kharar, for conducting campus interviews of MBA students (specialisations HR and marketing), who are going to pass out 
in July 2009.

Jail Break Case
Charges framed against Hawara
Chandigarh, December 5
The chief judicial magistrate, Kanchan Mahi, today framed charges against Jagtar Singh Hawara in the jail break case.

High Court
Use of word ‘Hindu terrorist’
Chandigarh, December 5
Social activist-cum-advocate Ranjana Shahi today moved the high court for directions to the Union of India, the Press Council of India and other respondents against the use of words like “Hindu terrorist” and “saffron terrorism”.

Piccadily cinema fined Rs 10,000
Chandigarh, December 5
UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the manager of Piccadily cinema hall, Sector 34, to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 to J.K. Babbar for the inconvenience he had to face.

Consumer Forum
HUDA told to refund money
Panchkula, December 5
Finding the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) guilty of unfair trade practice, the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Panchkula, has directed the authority to refund the entire earnest money to a complainant with interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum.

Man gets life term for killing wife
Chandigarh, December 5
District and Sessions Judge K. K. Garg today sentenced Satbir Singh to life imprisonment for burning his wife, Shiela Devi, to death.

Man held for stabbing
Chandigarh, December 5
The police arrested Pawan Kumar for stabbing Anuj at Palsora here around 8 pm today. Anuj, a resident of Palsora, received cuts on thigh, arm and waist following the attack by Pawan and his friends.

Japjit Singh case
Kidnappers outsmart cops
Chandigarh, December 5
The alleged kidnappers of a seven-year-old, Japjit Singh of Sector 38-West, frustrated every move of the police to nab them in the act. They virtually outsmarted the police team and made away with a ransom amount on November 29.

Man dies in mishap
Chandigarh, December 5
Prem, a rickshaw-puller in his mid-thirties, was found dead under mysterious circumstances near needle Factory in Phase I, Industrial Area, this morning.

Forest Games & Sports Meet
Rose Mary wins gold in 100m
Chandigarh, December 5
Rose Mary Anthony from Kerala won gold medal in 100m sprint women’s open category on the third day of the 17th All-India Forest Games & Sports Meet being held on the Panjab University campus here today.

A participant in action during the disc throw competition on the Panjab University campus on Friday. Tribune photo: S.Chandan.

YMCA Total Tennis Meet
Ranjodh, Sachin set for title clash
Chandigarh, December 5
Ranjodh will lock horns with Sachin Kumar in the final of the ongoing YMCA Total Tennis Championship, which is being played on the YMCA Total Tennis Academy premises, Sector 11.

Soccer Cup Tourney
Doon school emerge winners
Mohali, December 5
The Doon International Soccer Cup Tournament concluded on the soccer ground of Doon International School here today with a closely contested final match between Doon International, Mohali, and St Xaviers, Chandigarh, the teams that emerged winners of the two semi-finals.

TATA Open
Ajeetesh slips to tied fourth spot
Chandigarh, December 5
Twenty-year-old Ajeetesh Sandhu of Chandigarh slipped to tied fourth spot carding a two over par 72 to be four under 208 as Delhi's Shamim Khan maintained his lead at 10 under 202 on the penultimate day of the Rs 20 lakh TATA Open PGTI event in Jamshedpur today.

Punjab Open
Gauri clinches double crown
Chandigarh, December 5
Gauri Monga could not have asked for more. The 15-year-old Delhi girl clinched the 16th Punjab Open Ladies Amateur Golf title by a whopping margin of 10 strokes and wrapped it up with junior title to make it a grand double at the Chandigarh Golf Club greens here today.

Gauri Monga with the Punjab Open Trophy at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

B’minton trials on Dec 10
Chandigarh, December 5
The sports department will conduct trials to choose the city civil services badminton team on December 10 at 3 pm at the Sector 42 badminton hall. 

Abhishek, Pranay adjudged best athletes
Chandigarh, December 5
Abhishek and Pranay were adjudged best athletes in the under-12 age category during annual sports day of the senior school of St John’s High School that held here today.

Abhishek, who was adjudged the best athlete in under-12 age group, along with Pranav, on the annual sports day of the senior school of St John’s High School on Friday. A Tribune photograph

City cadet wins gold in shooting
Chandigarh, December 5
Cadet Hema K.C. from No 1 Chandigarh Naval NCC unit and a student of MCM DAV College for Women here has won a gold medal in the team event and silver medal in the individual’s category of 50 m rifle three-position women’s event at the 4th South Asian Shooting Championship held at Islamabad, Pakistan.

                                                                      Hema K.C.

Softball Tourney
Ramgarhia, Guru Nanak girls on winning spree
Chandigarh, December 5
Continuing their winning spree, Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, got the better of GGS College for Women, Chandigarh, 4-2 home runs today in a league match of the ongoing Panjab University Inter-College Softball (Women) Tournament here on PU grounds.