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Disaster may be bit much for fire dept to handle
Chandigarh, October 15
With “push-start” vehicles and ambulances and nonfunctional fire-fighting gadgets, the fire and emergency department is hardly equipped to tackle any major fire incident during Diwali celebrations.

Firemen push an ambulance to start it at the Sector 17 fire station in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

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Owner of laser centre arrested, finally
Chandigarh, October 15
Four months of “dilly-dallying” by the police in proceeding against the Sector 22 German Laser Centre has delayed the unearthing of a major scam, in which gullible people were treated by a quack.



Pardeep Khurana, the accused, being taken for a medical examination at Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

2 stabbed to death outside hospital
Kurali, October 15
Two youths were stabbed to death with sharp-edged weapons outside the Civil Hospital here late last night. The incident took place when Kamaljit Singh and his neighbour Parminder Singh had gone to meet a relative under treatment at the Kurali Civil Hospital. Both were residents of Mundo Sangatiyan village.

Schoolchildren organise a rally to spread the message of ‘no crackers no pollution’ in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo:Manoj Mahajan

Dancer commits suicide at railway station
Rajpura, October 15
A dancer with a local orchestra group today reportedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train that had just arrived at the railway station. The incident took place at 10 am when the Sriganganagar-Hardwar intercity express arrived.

Audit Report
No reason to panic, says Finance Secy
Chandigarh, October 15
“Don’t be alarmed by the audit report of the ministry of home affairs on the Chandigarh administration’s work on various projects, including the IT park, conversions in the Industrial Area and Film City,” Sanjay Kumar, Finance Secretary, said while addressing a press conference here today.

35 posts to be created at GMCH
Chandigarh, October 15
The union ministry of health and family welfare has given a nod for the creation of 35 posts, including super-specialists in various categories, at the GMCH-32 here.

Russian delegation performs

Chandigarh: A 20-member Russian delegation visited Rock Garden today, as part of the ongoing International cultural exchange programme. The delegation also visited Sector-17 Plaza before visiting Shivalik Public School, Mohali, where they performed Belly dance, folk dance ensemble Neposedy and a couple of art works. —TNS
COLOUR PLAY: Russian students perform at Shivalik Public School, Phase 6, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Colleges closed today
Chandigarh, October 15
City colleges will be closed tomorrow in connection with Diwali holidays. The UT administration issued these directions here today. Earlier confusion prevailed over the issue since the university calendar maintained that there would be two Diwali holidays on October 16 and 17, but the UT administration had declared only October 17 as holiday. “Today the administration issued directions that the colleges would be closed tomorrow as per the university calendar,” Dr Dilip Kumar, who had raised the issue at the last Syndicate meeting, said. —TNS

PU to expand campus
Chandigarh, October 15
Panjab University is set to expand its south campus in Sector 25 with five new buildings following a grant from the Centre. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof RC Sobti, said this today at an interaction with the media at his office. Among the institutes on the south campus are the centre for emerging sciences, institute of applied medical sciences, a new building for University Business School, a larger moot court and Guru Teg Bahadur Bhawan. —TNS

COMMUNITY

Railways extend special train till Oct 30
Chandigarh, October 15
In order to clear the heavy rush of passengers in view of the Diwali festivities, the northern railways have extended the special Chandigarh-Allahabad train till October 30.

Members of the Chandigarh Industrial Area Tenants Association hold a candlelight procession in support of their long-pending demand of rehabilitation, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Residents throng markets on Dhanteras
Chandigarh, October 15
Residents of the city and the surrounding area thronged major markets here for shopping on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras today causing traffic jams. The worst period was, however, between 5 pm - when the offices closed -- and 9 pm and chaos prevailed in Sectors 17, 18, 19, intersection of Sectors 20 and 21, 35, Dakshin Marg, Madhya Marg and Mani Majra markets and Tribune Chowk, besides roads leading to Mohali and Panchkula.

Encroachment during festive season
Shopkeepers flout norms
Chandigarh, October 15
Roadside encroachments in the city have touched an all-time high with the festive season congesting the main roads, thanks to shopkeepers and rehriwalas who have encroached upon the space, thus harassing pedestrians.

PU hostel report cards to relieve many
Chandigarh, October 15
In a bid to improve hostels, Panjab University student council has prepared hostel’s report card and is all set to make wardens answerable for the alleged lapses. The council, based on the analysis of recently launched feedback forms, has evaluated each hostel on the parameters of hygiene, food, security and also behaviour of wardens.

Visually challenged children try out their white canes donated by Amway Foundation on the International White Cane Day in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

BSNL damages newly built footpath
MC, GMADA play blame game
Mohali, October 15
Even as the BSNL authorities have caused extensive damage to a newly constructed footpath along a sector-dividing road while undertaking cable laying work, neither the Municipal Council nor the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is aware of who gave the green light for the project.

Role of ayurveda discussed
Chandigarh, October 15
“India is ahead of all countries in traditional medicine and can take full advantage of the global resurgence of interest in complementary and alternative medicine,” said ayurvedic scholar Dr R Vatsyayan during an interactive session organised by the Chandigarh Management Association and ITFT Education Group on “Lifestyle management through ayurveda” to mark Dhanvantri Divas.

Coop staff yet to get revised pay scale
Chandigarh, October 15
Employees of the cooperative department of the Chandigarh administration are a harassed lot. Even as the employees of the other departments get revised pay scales, those of the cooperative department are still waiting for the enhanced salaries and perks.

300 units of blood collected
Chandigarh, October 15
PEC University of Technology, in collaboration with the PGIMER, organised a blood donation camp on its campus.

PU VC on research panel
Chandigarh, October 15
Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University has been appointed as non-official part time director, on the board of National Research Development Corporation, for a term of three years by the President of India.

Education board staff body polls on Oct 22
Mohali, October 15
The elections to the Punjab School Education Board Employees’ Union will be held on October 22. Disclosing this here today, Chief Election Commissioner Parveen Kumar Rattan, Punjab School Education Board, said today was the last date to file nominations, withdrawal and scrutiny.

EDUCATION

From Schools
Diwali celebrations take centre stage
Chandigarh, October 15
Divya Public School, Sector 44 - D, organised an inter-house rangoli-making contest on the school premises today to celebrate Diwali. President of Divya Educational Society OP Goyal was the chief guest.

PU Notes Officials from US suggest collaboration
Chandigarh, October 15
Heather Broman, science officer, Embassy of the United States of America along with BS Satabarayana, scientific affairs specialist participated in a discussion at Panjab University today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Lalru to be upgraded as nagar panchayat
Dera Bassi (Mohali), October 15
Lalru will soon be upgraded to a nagar panchayat. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal made the announcement during a sangat darshan held here today.

50 participate in elders’ day celebrations
Ropar, October 15
The elders’ day celebrations were held at IET Bhaddal campus today. “Youthfulness is not related to age but it is the state of mind,” said Senior Citizen Association president Amrit Dhingra, Chandigarh, while addressing the gathering.

SGPC honours advocate
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 15
Renowned advocate of Punjab and Haryana High Court, PS Mattewal, was honoured today for winning legal battle in Gurleen Kaur versus Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), wherein definition of Sikhism was challenged.

Arrangements to monitor pollution
Patiala, October 15
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) authorities have made elaborate arrangements for monitoring air and noise pollution on Diwali in Patiala.

Admn order on crackers not heeded
Patiala, October 15
Notwithstanding the directions of the district administration, sale of crackers is going unabated in residential areas of Patiala.

Spreading scientific ideas
Patiala, October 15
As a part of the week-long celebration at Modi Jayanti, an inter-institutional science fair as well as model and poster-making contest was organised at M M Modi College, Patiala.

COURTS

Criminal complaint admitted against GMSH-16
Chandigarh, October 15
A local court today admitted a criminal complaint filed by a human rights activist against the alleged partial malfunctioning of the mortuary in the GMSH-16 and has fixed the date for evidence for October 20.

Bar for disclosing assets
Chandigarh, October 15
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association on Thursday unanimously resolved to shoot off a communiqué to the authorities concerned for initiation of urgent and necessary steps to make it mandatory for members of the judiciary to disclose their asset.

Consumer Court
SREI Infrastructure told to pay Rs 30,000
Chandigarh, October 15
The District Consumer Disputes and Redressal Forum has directed SREI Infrastructure to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 and also to issue a no objection certificate (NOC) along with Rs 5,000 as litigation costs.

Bhagat gets interim bail
Panchkula, October 15
District and Sessions Judge SP Singh has granted interim bail to Bhagat Singh, an independent candidate from Kalka constituency, here today. Bhagat Singh applied for the anticipatory bail, following a case in which the police booked him allegedly for distributing money to influence voters.

CRIME

Seven booked for fraud
Chandigarh, October 15
The police has booked seven persons in three separate cases of cheating in various parts of the city. Sohan Lal Arora of Sector 30-A reported to the police that Vijay Kumar Goel of Sector 38-A and Jaswinder Singh of Darua had taken Rs 2.80 crore from him for selling a shop-cum-office in Sector 17 on April 24, last year.

Robbers stab 3, one serious
Chandigarh, October 15
Five unidentified motorcyclists reportedly stabbed two cyclists and an ice-cream vendor in two different parts of the city with in a span of 15 minutes last night.

SPORTS

Cricket
Greenfield school book berth in semis
Chandigarh, October 15
Greenfield Public School beat YPS, Mohali, by 52 runs to stay in contention for a semifinal spot in the 12th Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament being organised by St John's High School at its grounds.

B’ball Meet
GGSCW pip DAV College
Chandigarh, October 15
Guru Gobind Singh College for Women (GGSCW), Chandigarh, today won the Panjab University Inter-College Basketball (women) championship defeating DAV College, Hoshiarpur, by 48 -30.


Winners of a basketball meet at Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

Modi lads clinch squash racket title
Patiala, October 15
MM Modi College has won the Punjabi University Inter-College Squash Racket Championship held at Public College, Samana.