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Prideasia Standoff
Ball in Rodrigues’ court
CHB awaits nod to appoint arbitrator for project
Chandigarh, October 25
With the Prideasia luxury housing project in the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park running into rough weather the ball is now in UT administrator SF Rodrigues' court.

TERI may be roped in for solar power projects
Chandigarh, October 25
The Chandigarh administration is considering a move to hire the consultancy services of The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) for tapping alternate sources of power generation in the city.

Polio case reported
Mohali, October 25
After Jalandhar and Ludhiana, a confirmed polio case has been reported from a slum area in Industrial Area, Phase VIII here. The victim, Shagun, an eight-year-old girl, is presently in Bijnour, Uttar Pradesh. She is reported to have contracted P3-type virus. In Jalandhar and Ludhiana, P1-type virus had been detected.

Body of labourer bears injury marks
Panchkula, October 25
In what may leave the Panchkula police red-faced, the postmortem report of Hira Lal, who died yesterday, mentioned injury marks on his body.

COMMUNITY

Lack of road sense worsens traffic chaos
Chandigarh, October 25
The lack of enforcement of basic rules by the Chandigarh traffic police including those on lane driving and right of way is resulting in large traffic jams and bottlenecks at rotaries, leading to congestion on city streets.

Tackling Insurgency
Offensive measures with economic development must: Lt Gen Sinha
Chandigarh, October 25
Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Gen S K Sinha (retd), today advocated economic development juxtaposed with offensive measures to check insurgency and terrorist activities.

12-yr-old on mission against foeticide
Chandigarh, October 25
At an age when children are glued to TV and computer, 12-year-old Ishita Uppal has set a higher goal for herself. The Class VII student of Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, Panchkula, is all set for a 21-day all-India voyage to spread message against female foeticide. In fact, the girl had chosen the birthday of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on November 19 to begin her “national mission against female foeticide”. The journey, which would take her to major parts of India, would culminate at Mumbai on December 9.

Ishita Uppal shows anti-foeticide posters. A Tribune photo

Audience treated to perfect blend of talent, technology
Chandigarh, October 25
An immaculate solo-act play “Pop Corn” staged by Samagam Rang Mandal, Jabalpur, provided grand finale to the week-long ninth National Theatre Fest-2009 at Tagore Theatre here today.

Plays being staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

CityScope Letters
Hard realities take a back seat
This refers to the CityScope “Time to walk the talk” (October 19) by Raveen Thukral, wherein he has exposed the NGOs like National Trust, that go to any length to hog the limelight and later on find excuses to wriggle out of the commitments made in the media or even in the court of law.

Gurdas Maan performs at the Parade Ground in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Remains of the Day: A scene at the Sector 42 lake in Chandigarh after the Chhat puja  on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

A traffic jam near the Haryana Governor House on the occasion of the Haryana Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Heart ailments among children discussed
Chandigarh, October 25
The 11th annual conference of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, organised by the PGI, concluded here today. The concluding day was full of interactive sessions, with speakers sharing their experiences on a wide range of heart ailments among children.

Boxes yes, but where are CCTV cameras?
Chandigarh, October 25
Private parking contractors seem hardly bothered about instructions issued by the Chandigarh municipal corporation for the installation of CCTV cameras in paid parking lots.

3 BKU (Ekta) leaders surrender before cops
Wanted for rioting during Sept 8 protest
Chandigarh, October 25
Three leaders of the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) today surrendered before the Chandigarh police in connection with the violence that occurred during a protest in Sector 17 here on September 8.

Punjab staff demands accepted
Chandigarh, October 25
The Punjab State Ministerial Services Union claimed that the state government had accepted several long-pending demands of the union. The union, in a press note released recently, stated that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a meeting with 27 representatives of the union, including state president Sukhwinder Singh and general secretary Darshan Singh Bajaj, accepted certain demands of the union.

RTI fee exemption for SC/STs sought
Chandigarh, October 25
The RTI Users Association has requested the Central Information Commission (CIC) that no charges should be taken from applicants belonging to the SC/ST communities.

Painting contest by British Library
Chandigarh, October 25
The British Library in association with ArriveSAFE, a local NGO, will be organising a painting competition on road safety and the entries for the contest will be accepted till November 7.

‘Damodarmas’ celebrated
Chandigarh, October 25
The local chapter of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) celebrated “Damodarmas” with religious fervour at a bedecked hall of the Hare Krishna Dham in Sector 36-B here today.



ISKCON devotees offer lamps to Lord Damodar at Hare Krishna Dham, Sector 36-B, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

CME on ocular trauma begins at Command Hospital
Chandigarh, October 25
A two-day continuing medical Education (CME) on ocular trauma began at the Western Command Hospital in Chandimandir yesterday. Distinguished experts in the field from military as well as civilian institutions like the PGIMER, Chandigarh, are participating in the programme.

Society celebrates foundation day
Panchkula, October 25
The Saraswati Kala Sangam Society, engaged in the promotion of Hindustani classical, folk music and dances, celebrated its 12th foundation day with a music soiree at Satluj Public School.

Tribune employee bereaved
Chandigarh, October 25
Kamla Devi, (75), mother of Surinder Sharma, foreman, pasting department, Punjabi Tribune, died after a brief illness here today.

Wage board team in city today
Chandigarh, October 25
Justice GR Majithia, chairman, and members of the National Wage Board for Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees, Ministry of Labour and Employment, will visit the city on October 26 and 27, according to a press note issued here today.

Role of judiciary discussed
Chandigarh, October 25
Chetna Manch organised a seminar on “accountability of Indian judiciary” at Shivalik School, Sector 41, here today.

Medical conference
Chandigarh, October 25
The annual conference of the International Medical Sciences Academy, organised by the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, in association with the Chandigarh Chapter of International Medical Sciences Academy, concluded here today.

EDUCATION

PU Notes
UGC networking resource centre starts
Chandigarh, October 25
The UGC networking resource centre was inaugurated at Panjab University on Friday. The centre has been created at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences by the UGC following recommendations of the task force established by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development to promote research in basic sciences.

Poor Infrastructure
Students not moved by Rs 1.5-cr grant
Submit memo to VC
Chandigarh, October 25
The grant of Rs 1.5-crore and an assurance given by Vice-Chancellor Prof RS Sobti to improve the infrastructure has failed to pacify students of University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University, who have decided to continue with their hunger strike.

PU scientists to study continental drift
Chandigarh, October 25
For those of you who think that India has always been a part of the Asian continent, an interesting research by Panjab University’s geology department scientists will take you by surprise.

UN Founders Day celebrated
Chandigarh, October 25
The department of political science of Government College, Sector 46, celebrated the United Nations Founders Day yesterday. Shashi Wahi, head of department, welcomed the guests. She oriented the students about the organisation, achievements and modern scenario of the United Nations activities. Principal, Dr Jasmer Singh Raghu, addressed the students and applauded the efforts of the department in organising such events.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Govt to give Rs 40 crore to medical college
Patiala, October 25
The Punjab government has decided to give Rs 40 crore to the Government Medical College, Patiala, for strengthening its infrastructure and for the purchase of medical equipment. Punjab minister for medical education and research Tikshan Sood today said the Punjab government had started giving funds for the upgradation of the state-owned medical colleges and as part of this scheme, a sum of Rs 40 crore was being provided to the Patiala medical college where he had got reports that the institution needed funds for urgent maintenance work as also for the purchase of more medical equipment.

Conference on wireless networks ends
Rajpura, October 25
International Conference on Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (WECON-2009) held on Chitkara campus concluded yesterday.

Sufi soiree enchants audience
Patiala, October 25
Living up to his name, renowned Sufi singer Dr Satinder Sartaj swept people off his feet while performing at a function dedicated to Sufi music at the Central Library Auditorium, Patiala.

Two booked for kidnapping cop
Rajpura, October 25
The police today booked two unidentified men for kidnapping a cop deployed with the Punjab Police. In his complaint, constable Vipin Kumar and sewadar Deepak Kumar said they were on duty near Shambhu toll barrier late last night when a speeding white Swift sped past without taking slip from the barrier.

Blackmailers’ gang busted, 3 held
Patiala, October 25
The Patiala police has busted a gang of blackmailers, including a girl, who sexually exploited people in a bizarre way.

Husband, in-laws get life term for murder
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 25 The Sessions Court here has sentenced life term imprisonment to a man and his parents who were found guilty of killing his wife in 2004.

53 selected in placement drive
Kharar, October 25
Companies like Tech Mahindra and Wipro selected 53 students in a joint campus placement drive at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan.

Seminar on bank nationalisation
Banur, October 25
A seminar on 40 years of bank nationalisation and challenges was held today at Aryans Business School (ABS).

Lawyers’ chambers to cost Rs 3 crore
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 25
About Rs 3 crore would be spent on the construction of lawyers’ chambers at district courts of Fatehgarh Sahib.

Sant sammelan begins
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 25
A three-day sant sammelan began today at Dashnami Akhara of Sirhind. A shobha yatra was also taken out wherein Baba Uzam Gir Maharaj and other persons from Sant Samaj were present.

Conference on anaesthesia
Rajpura, October 25
The north zone Indian society of anaesthesia conference was organised at Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital.

CRIME

Cop’s son held for stealing water taps
Chandigarh, October 25
A Chandigarh police head constable’s son was caught in the act of stealing water taps from Police Lines in Sector 26. According to the cops, 24-year-old Mohit Dhiwan, son of head constable Bihar Lal and a resident of Police Colony in Sector 26, was caught red handed in the wee hours today. Head constable Jasbir Singh, a ‘munshi’ at the police lines nabbed Dhiwan with eight stolen water taps in his possession at around 2:30 am.

18-yr-old girl commits suicide
Chandigarh, October 25
An 18-year-old final year student of bachelor of engineering allegedly hanged herself to death at her Sector 42 residence here yesterday. Though the police is yet to establish the reason behind the extreme step in the absence of any suicide note, the investigators ruled out any foul play behind the death.

SPORTS

Table Tennis Results
Double delight for Kalyani, Dev
Chandigarh, October 25
Kalyani and Dev Saini of Manav Mangal (MM) School, Sector 21, and New Public School, Sector 18, respectively, claimed double titles each in the 2nd Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament jointly organised by New Public School and Rotary Chandigarh Central at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here today.

Gursobha wins show jumping event
Chandigarh, October 25
Eleven-year-old Gursobha Singh of Mohali made the region proud by winning the show jumping event (Cat C) and representing the Team India in the recently concluded FEI Children’s International Jumping Competition organised by the Equestrian Federation of India at the Army Polo and Riding Club grounds in New Delhi.

Eleven-year-old Gursobha Singh, who won the show jumping event, saddled on the mare ‘Kashish’ in Mohali on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

APJ claim cricket title
Chandigarh, October 25
APJ School proved that why they are rated amongst the best teams in the tricity by beating Saupin’s School, Sector 32, by a huge margin of 74 runs to win the 12th Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament organised by St John’s High School, Sector 26, on their school premises.

Anuradha to supervise matches in Asian TT meet
Chandigarh, October 25
Anuradha Bansal of Chandigarh, the youngest international woman referee of India, has been appointed to supervise matches in the 19th Asian Table Tennis Tournament to be held in Lucknow from November 16 to 22.

National School Games
City softball teams enter semis
Chandigarh, October 25
The Chandigarh softball team is hoping to corner most of the medals in the ongoing 55th National School Games, as six teams of the U-14 category and two teams of the U-19 category, both boys and girls, have entered the semifinals.

A player hits a ball during a softball match at the National School Games in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Ratia clinches Granny’s Bowl
Chandigarh, October 25
S Ratia clinched the Granny’s Bowl in a special golf tournament in which 14 grannies teed off at the Chandigarh Golf Club yesterday.