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Purchase of sports items
CBI takes U-turn, courtesy Rodrigues
Chandigarh, October 21
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken a U-turn in the case of the purchase of sports items at exorbitant rates following a communication from Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd).

Kidnapped child back home
Panchkula, October 21
Two-year-old Jiya, who was kidnapped from her house last evening, was released by her kidnappers this afternoon. Though police officials and her family were not ready to share much in this regard, sources said a ransom of Rs 25 lakh had been paid to the kidnappers, who managed to give the slip to the police after a brief scuffle.
Two-year-old Jiya with her mother at Panchkula on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Shopkeepers default on rent, but MC least bothered
Chandigarh, October 21
It seems that the municipal corporation is hardly concerned about recovering lakhs of rupees due as rent from shopkeepers owning MC shops in villages under the jurisdiction of the corporation.

Motorcyclists stab,rob man
Chandigarh, October 21
Three unidentified motorcyclists robbed a man after stabbing him in Sector 43 here in the wee hours of today.

Babla’s arms licences cancelled
Chandigarh, October 21
The UT District Magistrate (DM) has ordered the cancellation of licences of three firearms of former chairman of the local market committee, Devinder Singh Babla.

Lopsided policies hit industry
Chandigarh, October 21
Though the city was never planned to be an industrial city, the shopping mall culture seems to have a taken a toll on the industrial scenario here.The emerging mall culture coupled with the “lopsided” policies of the Chandigarh administration and the proximity of “industrial-friendly” Baddi (Himachal) and other cities in Haryana and Punjab have ensured stagnation in terms of industrial production, workers and number of factories.

A closed unit at the Phase I of the industrial area in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Ex-officer denied facilities at Army hospitals
Chandigarh, October 21
A 65-year-old former Army Captain was denied medical treatment at various military hospitals, forcing him to turn to private institutions in Delhi and elsewhere.

City elite relishes ‘Phool Nautanki Vilas’ 
Chandigarh, October 21
After a thought provoking modern theatrical treat of “Hum-Suffer” by Bollywood artists, the city elite relished yet another diverse genre in a slice of folk theatre in a play “Phool Nautanki Vilas” staged at the Tagore theatre by Prangan Theatre Group from Patna here today.The play sculpted by Arun Sinha, based on fables and folklore tales and without substantial historical authenticity, presented a slumbering love legend of princess Nautanki and a warrior Phool Singh.
Artists stage a play ‘Phool Nautanki Vilas’ at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Photo: Viney Malik

No rituals at Sukhna
Chandigarh, October 21
The UT District Magistrate has prohibited the performance of religious ceremonies and rituals, which include the floating of lights and earthen lamps using mustard oil and the bursting of firecrackers, at the Sukhna Lake.

Awareness programme on breast cancer
Chandigarh, October 21
The NSS and Red Ribbon Club of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, celebrated “Pink October: Breast cancer awareness month” today.

Police remembers its martyrs
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh police today observed Police Commemoration Day at the police station in Sector 17 here in the memory of valiant officers and men of police forces and paramilitary forces who had laid down their lives in counter-insurgency operations in the country.

Jawans pay homage to police and paramilitary martyrs by lowering their arms during the Police Commemoration Day parade at the police station, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Diwali
Pollution levels lower than last year
Chandigarh, October 21
The air pollution levels on Diwali this year were generally lower than the last year. This was stated in an analysis done to monitor the ambient air quality during the festival.

Vehicles wrongly parked on the road in front of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Tributes paid to police martyrs
Panchkula, October 21
Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) RS Dalal said a total of 776 police personnel laid down their lives fighting anti-social elements from September 1, 2008, to August 31, 2009.

Threefold increase in congenital heart disease cases
Chandigarh, October 21
The reported cases of congenital heart disease (CHD) have witnessed a threefold increase with the Paediatric Cardiac Clinic, which functions once a week at the PGI, alone receiving 50-55 children suffering from the disorder.

Bandra-Kalka train late by 7 hrs
Chandigarh, October 21
The Bandra (Mumbai)-Kalka train, scheduled to arrive at the Chandigarh railway station at 4 pm, was late by around seven hours today.

MID-AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: A no-parking barricade of the traffic police is seen on a replica of the Eiffel Tower near the Natural History Museum at Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Relief sought for fire victim
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal, at a meeting here, expressed shock over the huge property loss in a fire on the premises of M/s Krishna Provisional Store during Diwali.

UT to allow LPG autos from Punjab
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh Administration today assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it would permit all eligible LPG-run autorickshaws from Punjab to ply here under a reciprocal arrangement.

Craft mela to tickle palate
Chandigarh, October 21
The 10-day first Chandigarh Craft Mela from October 24 at Kalagram will be foodies’ delight.

Sweeping Row
Machines fit for city, claims company
Chandigarh, October 21
Denying the allegations that the three mechanical road-sweeping machines being used by the municipal corporation were not fit for the city, Dulevo, the company that has supplied the machines, has claimed that they can give a demonstration to prove that the performance of machines is up to the mark and that the machines are fit for the city.

200 donate blood

More than 200 units of blood were collected during a blood donation camp held at the Continental Group of Colleges on Tuesday. The camp was held under the aegis of Lions Club and Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. The donors were later honoured by the Lions Club. A Tribune photograph

Chhat Puja celebrations
Renowned Bhojpuri singers to perform
Chandigarh, October 21
Renowned Bhojpuri singers Avadh Saini and Amar Dev Singh will perform at a cultural programme being organised by the Puravanchal Vikas Mahasangh (PVS) at Colony No. 4 on October 25. In a press release here today, Akhilender Singh, general secretary, said the two-day programme on October 24 and 25 was being organised to mark Chhat Puja celebrations in the colony located at Industrial Area, Phase- I.

No paying guests without antecedents
Chandigarh, October 21
Landlords, owners and managers of paying guest accommodation have been directed to inform their respective SHOs regarding the antecedents of paying guests staying in their accommodation.

Parking earmarked
Chandigarh, October 21
The Chandigarh traffic police, the District Bar Association and the Sector 17 Market Welfare Association have earmarked vacant spaces for parking of vehicles in Sector 17.

EDUCATION

Indian Law Institute to open state unitTribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 21
Professors of law, judges and lawyers have come up with the “state unit” of the Indian Law Institute, which is a deemed university, to promote research and provide intellectual stimulation for study in the field of law.

Students irked over poor infrastructure
Chandigarh, October 21
Expressing resentment on poor infrastructure in the department, students of University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University, today staged a dharna on the campus. Students have threatened to sit on an indefinite hunger strike from Thursday, if the authorities do not hear their plea.


Students of UILS stage dharna outside the department on the university campus. A Tribune photograph

Students pay homage to police martyrs
Chandigarh, October 21
To mark the Police Commemoration Day, students and faculty of the police administration, Panjab University, organised a programme “Shaheedon ko Naman” here today.The event began with a march led by Prof RK Sharma, coordinator of the administration, a contingent of the Chandigarh police led by Jagtar Singh, DSP, and the PU security contingent.
Students of the police administration department observe the Police Commemoration Day at PU on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Parents protest against school authorities
Chandigarh, October 21
A high drama prevailed at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 45, today when parents of some students raised slogans against the school principal for overcharging students for school diaries and identity cards provided to them. In a written complaint to DEO Chanchal Singh, parents alleged that they were being overcharged by the school authorities.

School holds aerodynamic event 
Mohali, October 21
An aerodynamic event was organised at Shemrock School here today . A computerised aircraft with 7cc engine and 15,000-16,000 revolutions per second was flown at the height of 250 feet.

Interactive session on gene transfer techniques
Chandigarh, October 21
Government College for Girls, Sector 42, today organised an interactive session on “From Green Revolution to Gene Revolution”.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

NO VALUE FOR LIFE

Young boys move around without helmet on theirtwo-wheelers in different parts of Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan

Mid Town Plaza awaits buyers
Improvement trust to hold auction on Nov 18
Patiala, October 21
The Patiala Improvement Trust will hold fresh auction for shops and showrooms in Mid Town Plaza, a dream project of the improvement trust, on November 18, as the new plaza failed to attract buyers so far.

Youth fest: Sandhu college wins debate
Patiala, October 21
Jasdev Singh Sandhu College of Education, Kauli, Patiala, won the debate competition on the second day of the three-day Zonal Youth Festival of Punjabi University, Patiala zone.

Workshop held on medico-legal cases
Patiala, October 21
The Indian Medical Association, Patiala, organised a workshop-cum-panel discussion on “Medico-legal aspects of medical practice” here recently.

Youth assaulted in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, October 21
A 24-year-old youth, identified as Aman, was allegedly beaten up by seven persons at the lottery bazaar here this evening.

2 killed in separate mishaps 
Lalru, October 21
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents at Lalru.Soni, a resident of Karriya village in Jammu, died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near JCBL factory on the Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway on Tuesday night.

Punjabi singers Jazzy B and Sukhshinder Shinda along with director Jagmeet Bal during a shoot for a religious album near Mullanpur on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Man drives car into canal, dies
Patiala, October 21
Mehma Singh (45), a resident of Dhablan village, reportedly committed suicide by driving his car into the Bhakra canal this morning.

Sirhind MC told to pay Rs 5,000
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 21
The District Consumer Redressal Forum has slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on the Sirhind Municipal Council on a complaint of a local resident.

Newborn found dead
Zirakpur, October 21
A newly born was found dead on the banks of Ghaggar river at Peer Machhalla village here this afternoon.

COURTS

PEC vs Student
Time frame must for change of discipline
Chandigarh, October 21
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that a time limit has to be fixed for students to change from one discipline to another in an educational institution, even if vacant seats were available.

Court extends Jolly’s remand
Chandigarh, October 21
A local court today extended the one-day police remand of Jolly, the prime accused in cash-for-job scam.

CRIME

Kingpin of robbers’ gang held
Chandigarh, October 21
The police has arrested the prime accused in the case involving a gang of robbers, who had been on a looting spree after stabbing their victims to make money for Diwali celebrations.

Fight over Rs 100!
Chandigarh, October 21
An argument over bargaining for Rs 100 between two shopkeepers and customers took an ugly turn in the Sector 22 Shastri Market here this evening.

Three vehicles stolen
Chandigarh, October 21
Three vehicles, including two cars, were reportedly stolen from various parts of the city.

SPORTS

National School Games
19 teams in city
Chandigarh, October 21
At least 19 teams out of the 25 that are likely to participate in the 55th national School games 2009-10 arrived in the city from various parts of the country today.Punjab Governor and UT Administrator SF Rodrigues will inaugurate the games at the sports complex in Sector 7 at 10.30 am tomorrow.

Fencers practice ahead of the National School Games at the skating rink in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

PU Shooting Range
MS Gill to lay stone tomorrow
Chandigarh, October 21
Union minister of sports Dr MS Gill will lay the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art indoor shooting range at Panjab University campus on October 23.

Abhijeet hangs on to slender lead
Chandigarh, October 21
The greens continued to play tough resulting in high scores as 18-year-old local lad Abhijeet Chadha maintained a one-stroke lead despite carding a four over par 76 at the midway stage of the LG Samarvir Sahi Chandigarh Open at the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.One stroke behind the leader were Simarjeet Singh, Gagan Verma and Kapurthala’s 15-year-old Ashbeer Singh Saini who tied for the second slot at 149.



                                                 
                                                          Ashbeer Singh Saini

Table tennis meet on October 28
Chandigarh, October 21
The Mohali District Table Tennis Championship will be organised on October 28 to select probables from Mohali for the Punjab State Table Tennis Championship.