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Review conversion rates, ministry to admn
‘Faulty’ policy cost admn Rs 3.73 cr
Chandigarh, October 12
The Chandigarh administration has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 3.73 crore on account of not reviewing conversion rates for projects in the Industrial Area.

Nari Niketan Rape
UT to rear victim, baby
Chandigarh, October 12
The Chandigarh Administration today assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it would look after the Nari Niketan rape victim’s child, right after birth till marriage.The administration even undertook to make arrangements for the child’s job and marriage.

DPI sidelined unofficially
Chandigrah, October 12
Even though the UT administration is still officially waiting for the police report to decide the fate of Samwartak Singh, DPI (S), it has already bid “unofficial adieu” to him.

Fancy lights lend a festive touch ahead of Diwali at an electronics market in Chandigarh on Monday.Tribune photo: S Chandan

Tribune Impact
2 officials suspended
Mohali, October 12
The Punjab forest department has suspended two forest officials for dereliction of duty in checking the levelling of hillocks bought by “outsiders” on the periphery of Chandigarh.

Diwali
Key posts in fire dept vacant
Who is supervising arrangements?
Chandigarh, October 12
Who is going to supervise the special arrangements made by the fire and emergency service department during the festival session when all key posts are lying vacant?

Wing Cmdr’s son run over by train
Chandigarh, October 12
Sidhant Kumar Sharma, son of Wing Commander Sunil Sharma, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the elevated track near 3 BRD here early this morning.

COMMUNITY

CITU to protest price rise
Chandigarh, October 12
As many as nine trade unions have joined hands to hold a nationwide protest against privatisation, unemployment and price rise on October 28, said CITU national president MK Pandhe here today.

Two more swine flu cases in city
Chandigarh, October 12
One more person among those whose samples were taken on Saturday tested positive for swine flu yesterday.

Shobha yatra taken out
Chandigarh, October 12
Thousands of devotees participated in a shobha yatra organised by the Shirdi Sai Samaj here recently.

Dalits’ body threatens to intensify stir
Chandigarh, October 12
The National Conference of Dalit Organisations yesterday decided to intensify its stir if the union government failed to immediately resolve various issues with regard to discrepancies in reservation of SC/ST/OBC seats in various departments.

Le Corbusier’s Day celebrated
Chandigarh, October 12
The Chandigarh College of Architecture celebrated the Le Corbusier’s Day on the college premises here recently.

Experts for abolition of death penalty
Chandigarh, October 12
A seminar on World Day Against Death Penalty was organised at Law Bhawan, Sector 37, here recently.

‘Mahabharata wisdom still relevant’
Chandigarh, October 12
Forgiveness as a virtue has ended many crises and can be extended to personal lives as well, said leading management guru Gurcharan Das on his book ‘The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma’ at the CII here this evening.
Management guru Gurcharan Das delivers a talk at the CII in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Imbibing love for photography
Chandigarh, October 12
In a unique way to introduce kids to the art of photography, Aayush Goel, a Punjab-based photographer, in collaboration with the National Art Gallery and Museum, Sector 10, has decided to take his ongoing National Mobile Photography Exhibition to city based schools and colleges.

PUTA honours 60 retired teachers
Chandigarh, October 12
The Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) today honoured at least 60 retired teachers at a function at the English auditorium on the campus.At least 102 teachers who had retired this year were invited to the function, in addition to other faculty members.
Retired teachers who were awarded during a function at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

P’kula, Kalka go to the polls today
1,500 police personnel deployed
Panchkula/Kalka, October 12
The stage is set for the Assembly elections at Panchkula, where more than 2.66 lakh voters will decide the fate of 25 candidates at the constituencies of Panchkula and Kalka tomorrow.

Tesol told to pay Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, October 12
The District Consumer Disputes and Redressal Forum has directed Tesol India to pay a compensation of Rs 20,000 to a complainant, along with Rs 5,000 as litigation charges. The forum has also directed it to pay the entire amount taken from the complainant as fee.

Sweets shop at Daria raided
1 quintal milk powder seized
Chandigarh, October 12
The people with sweet tooth have to think twice before visiting a sweet shop in the region as a team of the health department of Chandigarh has unearthed a sweet factory using semolina (suji), sugar and milk powder, reportedly to be synthetic, in the preparation of burfi here today.

Badal visits CII Fair
Chandigarh, October 12
Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Parkash Singh Badal today visited the CII Fair here today. Complementing CII for its efforts to promote the industry’s direct reach to consumers, Badal seemed visibly impressed by the wide and distinct array of products on display.

Cracker ban in silence zone
Chandigarh, October 12
District Magistrate Brijendra Singh has prohibited fireworks or fire crackers in the silence zone between 10 pm and 6 am in the city.

28 rounded up in search operation
Chandigarh, October 12
The in charge of Sector 49 police post carried out a search operation in Colony No 5 here in the wee hours today.

Hospital gets global accreditation
Mohali, October 12
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, recently announced that it had achieved the unique distinction of becoming the only private hospital in the region to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation for all its new departments set up in the last two years.

Mohali to have traffic advisory panel
Mohali, October 12
On the pattern of Chandigarh, the Mohali police has initiated the process to constitute a traffic advisory committee for the city.

Poor workmanship by contractor
GMADA forfeits Rs 25 lakh security deposit
Mohali, October 12
Following poor workmanship by the contractor, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has forfeited the security deposit of Rs 25 lakh for carrying out repair work on the road leading from the UT boundary to end of Sectors 71 and 72.

EDUCATION

Seminar on terrorism, Naxalism at PU
Chandigarh, October 12
A seminar on “Terrorism and Naxalism: Role and Responsibility of Media at Present Time” was held at the Golden Jubilee Hall at Panjab University here recently.

Principals apprised of new education policy
Chandigarh, October 12
Reacting to the prevalent confusion among educators from the tricity over the recently announced education policy, the CBSE, in collaboration with the Independent Schools Association, organised a regional principals’ meet at the Shivalik School in Mohali today.

The regional conference of the Independent Schools Association under way at the Shivalik Public School in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Stone of Education City laid
Chandigarh, October 12
At a time when the Chandigarh Administration is receiving criticism from various quarters regarding the alleged irregularities in the mega projects, the administration has something to cheer about.The state-of-the-art Education City at the Sarangpur institutional area today moved a step towards realisation with the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) laying the foundation stone of the project.
Administrator SF Rodrigues breaks a coconut on the stone- laying ceremony of Education City on Monday.A Tribune photograph

Sobti absent
Chandigarh, October 12 Panjab University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof R.C. Sobti was conspicuous by his absence during the awards ceremony for retired teachers organised by Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) here today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Students participate in a painting competition organised by the AP Jain Hospital at Rajpura on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Patiala comes out with agri plan
Patiala, October 12
Patiala has becomes the first district in the Punjab to have formulated a district agriculture plan (DAP) of Rs 228 crore. The plan, which aims at ensuring four per cent annual growth of agriculture and allied sectors, was given the nod by the district planning committee today.

Woman, son held for abetting suicide of couple
Ropar, October 12
The police arrested a woman, her elder son and daughter-in-law for abetting suicide of her younger son and his family, including a six-month-old baby.

Kabaddi
Patiala lads, eves register wins
Patiala, October 12
The 55th Inter-District School Kabaddi Tournament began at Polo Grounds, Patiala, today. Deputy Commissioner Deepinder Singh declared the meet open. At least 21 teams in girls section and 22 in boys section are taking part in the meet.

AC bus stand to take shape within 17 months
Patiala, October 12
With all snags having been overcome in the execution of the much-publicised air-conditioned bus stand here, the project is set to take shape within the next 17 months.

Banda Bahadur college bag trophy
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 12
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Polytechnic College have bagged the overall trophy in the two-day Zonal Football Tournament of Polytechnic College Zone C, organised by Punjab Technical Institute at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College.

Police remand for murder accused
Dera Bassi, October 12
Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Rohtak, who was arrested for allegedly murdering a cab driver, Kapil Dev (24), was today remanded to two-day police custody by a Dera Bassi court.

COURTS

3 take oath as additional judges of HC
Chandigarh, October 12
Pursuant to their elevation, district and sessions judges Mohinder Singh Sullar, Ram Chand Gupta and Gurdev Singh were today administered oath as additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court by Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur. At a ceremony attended by sitting and retired judges of the high court, bureaucrats, relatives and 500 advocates, the judges swore to “bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established”.

CRIME

NCP candidate attacked
Panchkula, October 12
The candidate of the National Congress Party (NCP) has alleged that he was attacked by some miscreants at the slum area of Rajiv colony here today. The complainant, Kamal Kumar, said he went to the colony for his campaigning alone.

SPORTS

Shooting
Khushbaz traps gold
Mohali, October 12
Khushbaz Singh Jattana clinched gold in the trap-shooting category during the Punjab State Shotgun Shooting Championship that concluded at the shooting range here today.Puninder and Bhupinder Sodhi secured silver and bronze medals, respectively.In the team event, Ferozepur won the gold medal; Ludhiana silver and Patiala bronze medal.
Khushbaz Singh Jattana aims a shot during the Punjab State Shooting Championship at Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu 

Rama Kant clinches yoga title
Chandigarh, October 12
Rama Kant clinched the senior veteran men (above 50 years) title during the 31st Chandigarh Open Yoga Championship organised by the Chandigarh Amateur Yoga Association on October 10 and 11 at Government College of Yoga Education and Health, Sector 23, here.

Polytechnic Basketball
Khuni Majra college down Thapar
Mohali, October 12
Government Polytechnic College, Khuni Majra, defeated Thapar Polytechnic College, Patiala, during the Punjab Inter-Polytechnic Zonal Basketball Tournament at Shaheed Udham Singh Polytechnic College, Tangori, today.

IPSC Tournament
YPS, Mohali, ride on Abhimanyu’s exploits
Mohali, October 12
On the fourth day of the Under-14 Boys’ IPSC Tournament, hosts Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, thrashed Pinegrove School, Dharampur, by eight wickets at the school grounds here today.Abhimanyu Singha of the YPS once again showed his fine batting and bowling skills and was announced man of the match for the fourth consecutive day.
A match in progress between YPS, Patiala, and Daly College at Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Golf
Feroz tops IGU merit list
Chandigarh, October 12
City-based Feroz Singh Garewal, who turned 12 on May 31, has climbed to the top slot on the Indian Golf Union 11-13 age-group merit list.He followed up his victory in the Usha Junior/Sub-junior Golf Championship in Chandigarh with another superb display in the Rajasthan Junior/Sub-junior Golf Championship, that concluded in Jaipur on October 9, to consolidate his position on top of the ranking leader board.That the Chandigarh triumph was no fluke, was amply demonstrated by the class VII student of DAV School, Sector 15.
Feroz Singh Garewal of Chandigarh is all smiles after occupying the top slot in the Indian Golf Union Merit List for the C category. A Tribune photograph

Edmund Rice tourney from Oct 13
Chandigarh, October 12
The 12th edition of the Blessed Edmund Rice Under-15 Cricket tournament will be organised by St John’s High School, Sector 26, from October 13 to 21 at the school grounds here.

Molly Carver Meet
St Stephen’s School storm into final
Chandigarh, October 12
Fine knocks by openers Karan Aggarwal (51) and Udit Hari Mehta (51) and deadly bowling spell by medium pacer Anmol Rattan Singh (6 for 19) steered last year’s runners-up St Stephen’s School into the final of the sixth Molly Carver Memorial Cricket Tournament for High Schools organised by Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today. They beat Government Model School, Sector 35, by four wickets in the semifinal.