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UT Panchayat Polls
Over 86 pc polling recorded
Results likely to be morale-booster for parties ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Chandigarh, December 14
A high voting of over 86 per cent in the UT panchayat polls today set the ball rolling for proxy war among the Congress, the BJP and BSP ahead of the next parliamentary elections.
Women with I-cards wait for their turn to cast vote at a polling booth in Dhanas on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Liquor worth Rs 30 lakh seized
BSP leader among 4 booked
Chandigarh, December 14
The Chandigarh police has seized liquor worth Rs 30 lakh from a plot in Industrial Area, Phase I, here in the wee hours of today and booked four persons in this regard.

COMMUNITY

Lack of parking space causes inconvenience
Chandigarh, December 14
Although the Panjab University authorities have made
Student Centre vehicles’ free zone, but there is no parking space provided to students by the authorities, which results into complete traffic chaos near
the library.
Cars parked on the road leading to the Stu-C in Panjab University. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Norms for nursing colleges relaxed
Chandigarh, December 14
The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has come up with a number of relaxations for nursing colleges to meet the growing need for more qualified medical professionals.

Balmikis stage protest against police
Chandigarh, December 14
In the ongoing tension between Shiv Sena activists and the Balmiki community, members of the Balmiki community staged a protest outside the Mauli Jagran police post accusing the police of falsely implicating their activist in the case.

Panjab University gets PURSE award
Chandigarh, December 14
Panjab University has been awarded the Promotion of University Research and
Scientific Excellence (PURSE) award based on its performance in research.


Professor R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, receives PURSE award from the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on Saturday at the launch of INSPIRE-Innovation of Science Pursuit for Inspired Research, a scholarship programme of the Department of Science and Technology. A Tribune photograph

Chrysanthemum show concludes
Chandigarh, December 14
The 22nd Chrysanthemum Show at Terraced Garden, Sector 33 concluded today, after the prize distribution. Mayor, Pardeep Chhabra distributed the prizes to all the winners.

Cultural activities mark second day
Chandigarh, December 14
The 24th North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival organised by Panjab University in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities and sponsored by the ministry of youth affairs and sports, the Government of India, witnessed loads of cultural and artistic activities on the second day today.

Students perform a skit during the second day of the 24th North Zonal Inter-University Youth Festival at PU in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Mega projects, mega controversies
Controversy seems to have become a synonym for the city's much touted Mega Projects. You name the project - Medicity, Education City, Film City, Amusement and Theme Park or even a routine job of constructing new warehouses - they are all in the eye of a storm, raising questions not only on the rationale behind their conceptualisation but also how they have been pushed through.

Rs 8 cr for Zirakpur
Mohali, December 14
The Punjab government has announced a package of Rs 8 crore for development of basic amenities in Zirakpur.

LIVING LEGEND: Nek Chand, creator of Rock Garden, lights a lamp on the eve of his 84th birthday at his home in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Pracheen Kala Kendra convocation
on Dec 21
Chandigarh, December 14
As many as 2,26,445 students from the country and abroad had been declared successful in various examinations conducted by the Pracheen Kala Kendra, the organisation dedicated to the promotion, preservation and dissemination of Indian classical art and culture.

80 pc still favour plastic bags: Survey
Chandigarh, December 14
A fter the ban on the plastic bags in Chandigarh, a survey conducted by the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Amritsar, has shown that about 80 per cent customers favour plastic carry bags.

PU English dept forms alumni association
Chandigarh, December 14
Pass outs from the department of English, Panjab University, in a meeting held yesterday at Golden Jubilee Hall of PU formed its alumni association.

Health camp held
Chandigarh, December 14
The Canara Bank sponsored a free health check up camp in collaboration with the Resident Welfare Association at Sector 40 C here today.

100 examined at medical camp
Chandigarh, December 14
The Citizens’ Association, Sector 21, Chandigarh, in association with Dr S. Inderjit Singh Charitable Hospital, IMA Complex, Sector 35-B, Chandigarh, organised a free medical check up camp today on the premises of Community Centre, Sector 21, here from 10 am to 1 pm.

1500 treated at health mela
Chandigarh, December 14
A health mela was organised under the aegis of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) at Government Model High School, Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, here today.

600 examined at eye camps
Chandigarh, December 14
Two free eye check-up camps were organised by the Grewal Eye Institute (GEI), here today.

Letters
We should be disciplined like China

EDUCATION

AKSIPS celebrates Silver Jubilee with gusto
Chandigarh, December 14
AKSIPS, Sector 41, premises wore a festive look as the school put up its ‘Silver Jubilee’ show and also organised the annual prize distribution ceremony today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Land dispute turns bloody
19-year-old killed; over 100 armed assailants unleash reign of terror in Sekhan Majra village
Sekhan Majra (Sohana), December 14
A 19-year-old youth was killed after being shot at by some armed men following a land dispute in Sekhon Majra village today morning.

A villager shows the site where Harvinder Singh (inset) was shot at in Sekhan Majra village near Banur on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Taking village youth onto IT path
Bassi Pathana, December 14
The youth from remote villages of Bassi Pathana and surrounding areas are made familiar with the information technology.


Villagers of nearby areas of Bassi Pathana learn stiching and embroidery skills at the Baba Mehar Charitable Trust. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Make best use of RTI Act: Dua
Bassi Pathana, December 14
Being united, people could bring development in rural and urban areas of the country. In order to make the government accountable, people should form a united front and fight against the lackadaisical attitude of government, said Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune H.K. Dua here.


H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune, gives away prizes to the winners of dance competition
at the founder’s day celebration of the Baba Mehar Charitable Trust at Bassi Pathana on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph

Residents demand railway platform
Bassi Pathana, December 14
Representatives of various social, religious and political organisations led by Kulbhushan Malhotra, council president, and Manoj Banda of the Hindu organisations submitted a memorandum regarding the development of local railway station and other railway related demands to H.K. Jaggi, divisional railway manager (DRM), during his visit to the local railway station on Friday.

Transport dept to install weighing bridges in 11 cities
Kalka, December 14
The department of transport, Himachal Pradesh, is going to install weighing bridges on the barriers of Himachal Pradesh soon.

Housing board body’s plea to Hooda
Kalka, December 14
The Welfare Association of Housing Board Colony, Kalka, has recently written a letter to Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana, in connection with waiving of interest on principal amount of enhancement in prices of houses to increase final cost, ELC’s and arbitration awards, etc.

Gymkhana Club to be computerised
Patiala, December 14
Newly-elected president and honorary secretary of the Rajindra Gymkhana and Mohindra Club Santokh Singh and Dr Balbir Singh have said their first priority would be to computerise the working of the club.

Lecture on Guru Granth Sahib at Pbi varsity
Patiala, December 14
Dr Jaspal Singh, vice-chancellor of Punjabi University, presided over the Guru Nanak commemorative lecture at the Senate Hall here recently.

Man stabbed to death
Patiala, December 14
A man identified as Madan Lal was found murdered near Amar Ashram here today. A case has been registered at the Kotwali police station.

Four booked for fraud
Kharar, December 14
Four persons have been booked for committing a fraud of Rs 25 lakh with Tej Kaur from Garring village.

Students exhibit working models
Ambala, December 14
A science, maths and SUPW exhibition-cum-activity display was organised in Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School (senior secondary), Ambala Cantonment.

Godrej CC beat Inscol XI by 6 wickets
Barwala, December 14
A fine knock of 45 by Narinder Walia helped Godrej Cricket Club (CC) defeat Inscol XI by six wickets in the inaugural match of the Vth Girish Nayyar Memorial League Cricket Tournament, being organised by Chandigarh Sports Club at JP Institute of Cricket Technology Stadium here today.

CRIME

More trouble for IAS officer
Police serves five-day arrest notice on Anurag Verma in dowry case
Chandigarh, December 14
Senior IAS officer and managing director of the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Anurag Verma, already facing dowry harassment charge, is in trouble again as Chandigarh police has served a five-day arrest notice on him in the case.

Deepak Murder
Police clueless
Chandigarh, December 14
The Chandigarh police is clueless about identities of the group of goons, who stabbed Deepak to death, manager of the Himachal guesthouse, on Friday night.

Two booked for taking away car
Zirakpur, December 14
The local police registered a case against residents of Kangra Manjeet Kumar and Anil Kumar on the complaint of Zora Singh, a resident of Sangrur, here today.

Pirated CDs seized
Chandigarh, December 14
Local police arrested Ankit Gupta of Sector 44 and seized pirated CDs from his possession, yesterday.

SPORTS

St Kabir, Stephen's to vie for title
Chandigarh, December 14
Hosts St Kabir School, Sector 26, and St Stephen's School, Sector 45, will vie to decide the winner of the Chandigarh Inter-School Under-13 Football Championship for St Kabir Trophy at the school's premises in Sector 26 here tomorrow.

St. Kabir School, Sector 26, after defeating St Xavier's
School, Sector 44, in the semi-finals on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Jeev aims for US Major title
Chandigarh, December 14
A lighter shaft in the irons and a positive frame of mind were the two ingredients that took Jeev Milkha Singh to the top of the Asian Tour Order of Merit and the 36th place in the world golf ranking.

Bhullar finishes tied 11th
Chandigarh, December 14
Twenty-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar from Kapurthala came back with a sizzling eight under par 64 to finish tied 11th at 11 under par 277 in the US $ 3 lakh Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open on the par 72 greens at Siem Reap in Cambodia today.

Special discount for students
Mohali, December 14
Seeing the low response of the sales of tickets for the 2nd Test match between India and England to be played from December 19 to 23 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, the PCA has decided to issue discounted tickets directly on the request received from the educational institutions on first-cum-first serve basis.

Sports day celebrated with zeal
Mohali, December 14
Vivek High School, Sector 70, Mohali, celebrated its second sports day yesterday. A blend of perfection was witnessed as boys and girls participated in different events.
Students of Vivek High School present a cultural item during the sports day of the school in Sector 70, Mohali, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph