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MC in conversion charges row
300 shopkeepers given notices but they deny conversion of houses into shops
Chandigarh, October 27
The Municipal Corporation has not even bothered to check its own survey record before issuing notices to shopkeepers in the city for depositing conversion charges.

Punjab minister’s Gypsy impounded
Chandigarh, October 27
Escort vehicles of VIP cavalcades in the city continue to flout traffic rules and regulations in the city as the traffic police seems to have turned a blind eye to violations.

SD College student thrashed
Chandigarh, October 27
Violence erupted on the first day of the Zonal Youth Fest held at S D College here this evening.

Encroachers removed from Palsora
Chandigarh, October 27
An anti-encroachment drive was carried out today in Sector 55 for the removal of unauthorised encroachments made on 46.30 acres of land in Palsora village. This land was acquired for development of the third phase of Chandigarh.

Cyclist run over by bus
Chandigarh, October 27
A cyclist, in his late forties, was killed after being run over by a Punjab Roadways bus near airport traffic lights point here this afternoon.

Cross-FIR by IAS officer’s son
Chandigarh, October 27
A day after Zorawar Singh, son of a senior Punjab bureaucrat, was arrested with three others in a case of assault, the police today said the other party, involved in the incident, had also been booked for assault and criminal intimidation.

COMMUNITY

International Airport
Few takers for land pooling scheme
Mohali, October 27
A majority of landowners, whose land is being acquired for mix land use along the roads proposed to connect the international airport with the Zirakpur-Patiala and the Chandigarh-Kharar highways, have virtually rejected the much-touted land-pooling scheme of the Punjab Government.

Scribes assured of early Wage Board report
Chandigarh, October 27
Chairman of the National Wage Boards for Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees Justice GR Majithia today promised early announcement of the wage board recommendations for the newspaper employees.

AIDS deaths down in UT
Chandigarh, October 27
The two-pronged strategy adopted by the UT Health Department, in collaboration with the State AIDS Control Society, to meet the challenge posed by the spread of AIDS seems to have paid rich dividends.

Five suspected cases of swine flu reported
Chandigarh, October 27
Although swine flu cases have been on the decrease, the number of suspected cases still remains between 10 and 12 every week.

Losing a health battle, he needs Rs 1 lakh
Chandigarh, October 27
Lying on bed number 26 at the PGI’s cardiac care unit of the advanced cardiac centre, frail Amreek Singh (40) has been fighting a losing battle on the health front.

In celebration of life
Chandigarh, October 27
The belief that life is a mingled web of rainbows and romance, laments and sorrows, death and deprivations, but still a miracle to be celebrated and sung about, found its true illustration in the play “Brief Candle”, which left a lasting impact on the audience.
A scene from the play “Brief Candle”, which was staged at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Rally against female foeticide
Chandigarh, October 27
Over 1,000 girl students today joined a rally against female foeticide organised by the National Federation of Progressive NGOs.




Girls display placards with slogans at a rally on female foeticide in Chandigarh on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

SAD demands UT chief commissioner
Chandigarh, October 27
The local unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded the appointment of a chief commissioner for Chandigarh.

NHAI takes over 4-laning of ISBT-43 
Chandigarh, October 27
The stuck-up project of four-laning on the national highway on the road opposite the ISBT, Sector 43, has finally got a go-ahead with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) taking the responsibility for the project.

Announcement on Kalagram flayed
Chandigarh, October 27
The North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) has taken strong exception to the announcement of UT home secretary Ram Niwas on a proposed structure like the Dilli Haat at the site of Kalagram.

Show of Corbusier’s legacy 
Chandigarh,October 27
Hoping to cash in on its tourism potential, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to showcase Le Corbusier’s legacy at the 29th India International Trade Fair (IITF-2009) at New Delhi from November 14 to 27.

Tributes paid to martyrs
Chandigarh, October 27
To commemorate Infantry Day, floral tributes were paid to martyrs who laid down their lives on the call of duty. Lieut-Gen TK Sapru, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti War Memorial at Chandimandir today. This was followed by a special sainik sammelan, where General Sapru addressed infantry troops based at the station.

EDUCATION

470 students honoured
Chandigarh, October 27
Around 470 students from various departments of Panjab University were awarded in the law auditorium of the varsity here today.



Students in a jubilant mood after being honoured at a prize-distribution function organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan 

Varsity library gets 30 computers
Chandigarh, October 27
Constructive decisions were taken on the long pending demands of the students at a meeting of Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) members with Vice-Chancellor Prof RC Sobti yesterday.

Shubh is Ms Fresher
Mohali, October 27
Students and staff of Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology, Phase II, Mohali, celebrated the freshers’ day.

4 city students to attend pre-Republic Day camp
Chandigarh, October 27
Four NSS volunteers- Rashmi and Mukhtiar Ali (Government Postgraduate College for Boys, Sector 11), Jaskamal Kaur (Government College for Girls, Sector 42) and Sukhwinder Singh (Government College, Sector 46), have been selected from Chandigarh to attend the pre-Republic Day parade camp in New Delhi.

Award for PGI prof
Chandigarh, October 27
Dr Vishali Gupta, associate professor, Advanced Eye Centre, PGI, has been given the Dr C Syamala Bhaskaran Award by the LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, for her contribution to ophthalmology and research.

Vishali Gupta

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Top sportspersons to be honoured
Patiala, October 27
Buoyed by winning Abdul Kalam Azad Trophy twice, the highest award in sports in the country, Punjabi University will honour international players and take their services to make good sportspersons out of students, said Dr Jaspal Singh, Vice-Chancellor.

Pbi varsity students for reforms, more facilities
Patiala, October 27
Punjabi University, Patiala, has over the past few years not only done well in academics but has also gained an envious reputation in sports activities by bagging the coveted MAKA trophy. However, with each passing day, students feel much more remains to be done in the way of reforms if the varsity wants to be counted among the country’s top institutions.

Students attend workshop
Banur, October 27
A one-day workshop on networking and communication was held at Shaheed Udham Singh Woman Engineering College, Tangori.

Haryanvi dance, skit mark final day
Ambala, October 27
The three-day zonal youth festival of Kurukshetra University was concluded at SA Jain College, Ambala City, today.






Youth festival overall trophy winner SD College receives trophy from IGP Rajbir Singh Deswal at SA Jain College in Ambala City on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Undertrial commits suicide
Ambala, October 27
An undertrial prisoner lodged in the central jail here committed suicide yesterday.

COURTS

Plea of flat buyer disposed of
Chandigarh, October 27
A complaint filed by Panchkula residents Mani K Nair and another was today disposed of by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum following an understanding that the opposite party M/s Silver City Housing and Infrastructure Limited would deliver the possession of the flats by December 31, 2010.

CRIME

Dacoity plan foiled, three held
Chandigarh, October 27
The police arrested three armed persons while allegedly making preparations for a dacoity. The police said Arjun, Sonu Yadav and Kapoor, residents of Colony No. 5, were arrested last night.

SPORTS

Curtains come down on National School Games
Chandigarh, October 27
Curtains came down on the spectacular 55th National School Games here today in which nearly 2,300 students from 22 states, one UT and two units of SGFI participated.






The Maharashtra team with their trophy during the closing ceremony of the National School Games in Chandigarh. Tribune photograph

A cultural programme in progress during the closing ceremony of the National School Games at Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Hard-fought win for St Kabir
Chandigarh, October 27
St Kabir School, Sector 26, defeated St Anne’s School, Sector 32, with an aggregate 5-3 margin in the tie-breaker session after sharing two goals in the regulation period in the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for U-15 boys football tournament at the Sector-17 Football Stadium today.

City lads bag bronze medal
Chandigarh, October 27
For the first time Chandigarh Boys Team got 3rd place (bronze medal) in 28th All- India Senior National Netball Championship, which concluded in Jaipur recently.

SGGS beat SCD Govt College by 6-1
Chandigarh, October 27
SGGS College, Chandigarh, thrashed SCD Government College, Ludhiana, by 6-1 in the Panjab University Inter-College Hockey (men) A-division tournament being played at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today.





A hockey match in progress at Sector 42 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Govt College-46 drub DAV College
Chandigarh, October 27
Government College, Sector 46, beat DAV College, Chandigarh, by 37-23 in the Panjab University (PU) Inter-College Kabaddi (national style) A-division (men) tournament being played on PU campus here yesterday.