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Toll plaza at Dera Bassi to go
Dappar (Dera bassi), December 10
In a significant development, the second toll plaza at the Derabassi flyover on the Zirakpur-Ambala National Highway will finally go.

The toll plaza at Dappar. Photo: Vicky Gharu

Commuters get facilities
Zirakpur, December 10
To give better facilities to commuters on the Ambala-Zirakpur highway, the NHAI has provided two ambulances, recovery vans, highway patrolling, bus shelters, and washrooms for truck drivers.

Veiled threat?
A burqa-clad person with handicam scares Sec-10 residents
Chandigarh, December 10
Panic gripped the residents of Sector 10 staying adjoining Hotel Mountview as they found a burqa-clad person taking pictures of the area

Lior Case
NCB probe officer told to give voice sample
Chandigarh, December 9
Ravi Kant Pawar, the investigating officer of the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) in the high-profile drug-peddling case involving Israel national Lior

A video grab showing NCB investigating officer, Ravi Kant Pawar, talking to Ajay Malik, who conducted the sting operation

Adventure costs UIET student his life
Ropar, December 10
Ankit Gupta, a resident of Delhi and third year student of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), PU, Chandigarh, died in a road mishap this afternoon.

15 kids hurt as school bus overturns
Rajpura, December 10
Nearly 15 children were injured and many others received injuries when a school bus they were travelling in overturned this morning at Pabri road.

Seizure of gelatin sticks
HP contractor nailed for storing explosives
Chandigarh, December 10
The Chandigarh Police today arrested Vikul Kumar, a Rohru-based contractor, in connection with the seizure of explosives from six Nepalese labourers yesterday.

COMMUNITY

Justice Punchhi for strong Centre-state relations
Chandigarh, December 10
Advocating harmonious Centre-state relations, Justice M.M. Punchhi, chairman of the commission for Centre-state relation, today called for “stronger” states as a strong Centre could exist only when the states were strong.

Justice M.M. Punchhi, chairman of the commission of Centre-State relations (extreme left), at a workshop at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Action sought against Bansal
Chandigarh, December 10
SAD-BJP councillors today jointly submitted a memorandum to Chandigarh administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues against violation of code of conduct by union minister of state for finance and parliamentary affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal by inaugurating night food street on December 6, after the December-2 notification of mayoral election.

Mayoral Election
Tug of war within Cong for top post
Chandigarh, December 10
Internal bickering among Congress aspirants for the post of mayor has intensified as the party prepares to announce its candidate on December 25. The aspirants for the party’s nomination include Kamlesh, Harphool Kalyan and Manjeet Singh Chauhan with former emerging as a front-runner, as she has held the post earlier too. However, pulls and pressures are working from all around to scuttle her bid to succeed.

Japjit’s Kidnapping
Police honours team
Chandigarh, December 10
The Chandigarh police today awarded commendation certificates to the 13-member police team that solved the kidnapping of seven-year-old Japjit Singh within a short span of time.

IT raids on two jewellery shops
Chandigarh, December 10
Teams of the income tax department swooped down on two prominent jewellers and a fashion mall in Sector 37 here today.

PGI bans foreign trips by staff; spares doctors
Chandigarh, December 10
The PGI’s governing body has decided to put a ban on foreign assignments of its entire staff, except the faculty members of the institute. The move is a fallout of the PGI work getting adversely affected owing to employees overstaying their foreign trips.

Ten yrs on, soldiers get benefits of fifth pay panel
Chandigarh, December 10
About a decade after certain anomalies resulting from the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission (FPC) were redressed by a committee, a large number of armed forces personnel who had retied would receive their due benefits following a directive by the Supreme Court a few days ago.

Recruitment of security staff
Candidates allege bias, stage protest
Chandigarh, December 10
A high drama was witnessed at Panjab University today, when candidates who had come for the posts of security personnel on campus staged a protest. Around thirty applicants claimed that only those who were to be taken had been interviewed and rest of them were sent back without even being interviewed.

A melodious evening with Shailesh
Chandigarh, December 10
The regional Indian Council for Cultural Affairs (ICCR), in collaboration with the Punjab Arts Council, presented the acclaimed Mumbai-based vocalist Shailesh Shrivastva in a musical concert at the Randhawa auditorium here today.

Mumbai-based ghazal and playback singer Shailesh Shrivastva during a musical concert at Randhawa auditorium in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Medical Tourism
Rayat-Bahra colleges to launch medicity projects
Chandigarh, December 10
In a development that will give a boost to the medical tourism in the country, Rayat-Bahra group, chain of technical and educational institutes, will launch medicities in Mohali and Hoshiarpur early next year.

Human Rights Day
Violation of rights on the rise
Chandigarh, December 10
The protection of human rights on the “Human Rights Day” seems to be a mere lip service, as these rights are violated frequently with impunity.

Human rights activists and students take part in a rally at Panjab University; and (right) children pay tributes to Mumbai terror attack victims on the Human Rights Day in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Patient’s Death
GMCH doctor accused of negligence
Chandigarh, December 10
A 32-year-old patient injured in a road accident died allegedly for want of medical care at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here today. The relatives of the deceased claimed that he could not be provided treatment, as ultrasound could not be done on the patient, as was prescribed by doctors in the emergency ward.

Purpose missing in admn’s land acquisition spree
Chandigarh, December 10
Even as the city is on the threshold of having mega projects, the UT administration has been acquiring hundreds of acres of land apparently without specifying the “purpose” for acquisition.

Governor’s day out
Takes stock of various projects
Chandigarh, December 10
As part of the continuing endeavour to give a push to the infrastructure development and bring about improvement in quality of life, UT administrator S.F. Rodrigues today took stock of the availability of space in Hotel Shivalikview, a unit of CITCO.

Review Centre-state relations: Experts
Chandigarh, December 10
A strong plea to review the Centre-state relations for the overall development of the country was made at a workshop on “re-thinking Centre-state relations in India” at Panjab University, here today.

Asha Swaroop, Himachal chief secretary, chairs a technical session during a workshop on Centre-state relations in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Project leader of Moon Probe honoured
Chandigarh, December 10
Madan Lal Sharma, a project leader of Moon Impact Probe (MIP) of Chanadrayaan-1 from 2004-2007 and an alumnus of PEC, was felicitated by his alma mater today at a function attended by the Punjab Governor, General S.F. Rodrigues.

BOG chairman Chander Mohan presents Madan Lal a picture of his yesteryears. A Tribune photograph

Letters

EDUCATION

PU academy doing little justice to students
Chandigarh, December 10
If students are to be believed, the judicial academy being run in IAS academy at Panjab University is literally duping them by either “skipping” or just “touching upon” the procedural law, an important part of any judicial services qualifying examination.

From Schools
Bhavans bag intellectual marathon
Mohali, December 10
Over 90 students from 15 schools of the tricity vied for top honours at the first of its kind inter-school intellectual marathon which was organised at the Millennium School here today. The “Millennium Intellectual Marathon Trophy” was won by Bhavans School, Panchkula, and the second position was bagged by the host school.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Unmanned level crossings to be manned soon: Rlys
Ropar, December 10
The unmanned railway crossings will soon be manned under the Ambala railway division, DRM H K Jaggi said here today.

HUDA frames guideline for plot holders
Ambala, December 10
HUDA has framed a policy guideline for plot holders of Urban Estate Ambala, Naraingarh, who have already been offered possession of their plot.

Three arrested for fraud
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 10
The Fatehgarh Sahib police today arrested three people for taking a loan of Rs 10 lakh on fake papers of a piece of land.

COURTS

Cash at judge’s door
CBI court dismisses businessman’s plea
Chandigarh, December 10
The CBI special court of Jagdeep Jain today dismissed the application moved by the accused, Ravinder Singh, in the cash at judge’s door case, wherein, he sought for modification of the orders in which the court had directed him to cooperate with the CBI.

SDM gets show-cause notice
Chandigarh, December 10
Additional district and sessions judge, Ravi Kumar Sondhi, has issued show-cause notice to sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) South, as she failed to provide information sought by the court.

HIGH COURT
States on notice
Chandigarh, December 10
Can communication between a client and a counsel be obtained under the Right to Information Act? For answering the vital question of law, Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice Daya Chaudhary have issued notices to the Punjab and Haryana advocates-general.

CRIME

Bus runs over Sectt employee
Chandigarh, December 10
Pala Ram of Ram Darbar, in his fifties, was crushed to death under the CTU bus on the road dividing Sector 38 and 39 here this evening. The victim was alighting from the bus when the mishap occurred.

SPORTS

Poor start by Parnita as Simi heads
Chandigarh, December 10
Chandigarh’s Parnita Garewal, making her comeback into the DLF Women’s Professional Golf Tour after a big gap played an 11 over par 83 to be placed seventh, as seasoned Simi Mehra played a par round to lead the pack at the Classic Golf Resort in Delhi today.

Basketball Tourney
Double delight for St Kabir cagers
Chandigarh, December 10
St Kabir School, Sector 26, won two matches on the opening day of the ICSE Basketball Tournament here today being hosted by St Kabir School on its premises.

Inter-College Meet
DAV, GGS College bag top honours
Chandigarh, December 10
DAV College, Chandigarh, claimed the Panjab University Inter-College Kho-Kho (Men) Tournament for the session 2008-09 being played on the PU grounds, here today.

A kho-kho match in progress on the PU ground in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Kabir Trophy
St Xavier's Paramvir hogs limelight
Chandigarh, December 10
St Xavier's School-44, St Kabir School-26, St John's School-26 and Ryan International-49 recorded their opening round victories with an identical 4-0 margin on the opening day of the Chandigarh State Under-10 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy being organised by St Kabir School in Sector 26 here today.

GMSSS-56 clinch title
Chandigarh, December 10
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 56, edged past Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, in the final match to lift the Pandit Kedarnath Memorial Junior Open State Women Cricket Championship 2008 which was played here today in GMSSS-32.