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Appointment of Welfare Board Chief
Rodrigues-Bansal head for another showdown
Chandigarh, October 28
In the backdrop of the spat between Punjab Governor and UT Administrator SF Rodrigues and Union Minister Pawan Bansal, another decision of the former could spark off another confrontation between the Raj Bhawan and the Congress.

Environmental nod must for industrial projects
Chandigarh, October 28
From now on it will be mandatory for all industrial and developmental projects in the city to obtain environmental clearance.

UT submits revised budget estimates to Centre
Chandigarh, October 28
The Chandigarh administration presented a revised plan budget of Rs 355.5 crores for the current financial year to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) at a meeting in New Delhi today.

Alarming rise in parasitic brain disorders among kids
Chandigarh, October 28
Nearly 5,000 children in the city and surrounding areas undergoing treatment at the Neurocysticercosis Clinic (NCC) of PGI’s Advanced Paediatric Centre for parasitic brain infection (neurocysticercosis), a neurological disorder that causes epileptic type seizures among 90 per cent of the patients affected.

Global meet on paediatric neurology begins today

Former bank manager booked for fraud
Chandigarh, October 28
The police booked a former branch manager of the Bank of Rajasthan under the Corruption Act on charges of misappropriating funds amounting to over Rs 7 lakh from the bank.

ITBP doctor’s sentence reduced
Chandigarh, October 28
Orders passed by an ITBP general force court (GFC) to remove from service a doctor for alleged professional impropriety have been remitted. ITBP headquarters had now ordered forfeiture of two years service for the purpose of promotion instead.

COMMUNITY

Encroachments rampant in service lanes

Chandigarh, October 28 Service lanes in the residential areas of the city were designed to keep the backyards of the houses clean. But with the passage of time, residents have	A service lane blocked by constructing a parking lot; and (right) a gate put up in the service lane in Sector 15, Chandigarh. Tribune photos: S Chandan
encroached upon these lanes.

Farid Sabri from Jaipur and others perform during the craft festival at Kalagram in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Kalagram row takes new twist
Home secy for ‘strict action’ against NZCC director
Chandigarh, October 28
The ongoing Kalagram controversy between UT home secretary Ram Niwas and the director of the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC) took a new turn today with the former conveying to both UT administrator SF Rodrigues and the NZCC chairman the “uncalled for conduct by the director” on work at the centre.

Crafts mela draws enthusiastic response
Chandigarh, October 28
The first Chandigarh Crafts Mela has been widely appreciated by domestic as well as foreign tourists as is evident from the remarks given by them in the visitor’s book.

Trade unions observe protest day Chandigarh, October 28 Four central trade unions today observed the “National Protest Day” as a follow up action of national convention of workers held on September 14. The trade union leaders from the city submitted a demand charter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh through the UT Home Secretary. Workers during the “National Protest Day” at Bhakna Bhawan, Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo:  Nitin Mittal

6 more suspected of H1N1
Chandigarh, October 28
The number of suspected swine flu cases continue to rise as more people turn up at government hospitals showing symptoms of the disease.

Yoga tips for cops
Chandigarh, October 28
The SHO of the Sector 19 police station gave yoga tips to his staff to stay fit at the police station here recently.

Poor Roadwork
Executive engineer, two others to be indicted
Mohali, October 28
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has decided to chargesheet an executive engineer and two other officials in connection with the drawbacks pointed out by Lt-Gen BS Dhaliwal (retd), adviser (technical) to the Punjab Chief Minister, during his inspection of a prestigious road project here.

One toilet for 200 students
Zirakpur, October 28

Though a personal room in school for teachers is taken for granted, teachers at a government high school in Baltana are said to have even personal toilets. However, principal Krishna Sharma denied this was the case, claiming the authorities had only closed toilets to avoid outsiders from using it.
The doors of four toilets have been locked at Government High School, Baltana; and (right) insanitary conditions prevail in the fifth toilet. Tribune photographs

Jewellery worth lakhs stolen
Zirakpur, October 28
Thieves decamped with jewellery worth lakhs and cash after breaking into a jewellery shop at Shalimar Enclave at Dhakoli village, here last night.

EDUCATION

Transfer of male teachers from girls schools ordered
Chandigarh, October 28
Considering the frequent complaints about misconduct by male teachers in UT schools, education secretary has issued strict orders to transfer all male teachers from all girls’ government schools.

DAV-11 eves shine in dance contest
Panchkula, October 28
Chamanlal D.A.V. Senior Public School, Sector 11, dancers brought laurels to the school by winning trophy in “Dil Bole Hadippa” competition held at Makhan Shah Lobana Auditorium, Sector 30-A, Chandigarh, on Saturday.

Youth Fest
15 teams take part on Day 2

Chandigarh, October 28 The day two of the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival, Chandigarh, (Zone A) saw participation of fifteen teams of the city, including PU, competed across a range of literary contests, music items and dramatics. Girls perform a group dance during the Youth and Heritage Festival at GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo:  Nitin Mittal

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Dissent against Patiala Mayor
Over 20 councillors boycott general house meeting
Patiala, October 28
Factionalism within the SAD came once again to the fore during a general house meeting of the municipal corporation here yesterday. Over 20 party councillors boycotted the meeting.

MC in a fix after selling garbage dump site
Patiala, October 28
The Patiala municipal corporation appears to be in a bind after it sold off its Sanauri Adda garbage dump site to the Improvement Trust. The latter, which has now floated tenders for the sale of the garbage dumped there, has said once all the refuse is removed from the site it would not allow more of it to be to be thrown there.

Patiala MC to regularise illegal colonies
Patiala, October 28
The Patiala Municipal Corporation has decided to regularise unauthorised colonies in the city after payment of 75 per cent of the development charges.

Nine couples tie knot in mass wedding

Patiala, October 28 Nine couples tied the nuptial knot at a mass wedding ceremony organised by Sant Hardev Singh Lulonwale at Nirmal Dera, Namadian village, today. Besides religious preachers, hundreds of devotees took part in the ceremony. Couples who tied the knot during a mass wedding at Patiala on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Stress on equal rights for women
Patiala, October 28
Madhu P Singh, advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court, here today said women should not be discriminated as this was against the law of nature.

British teachers visit school
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 28
A team of British teachers reached Fatehgarh Sahib under the Indo-British teachers exchange programme.

Stress on coordination between farmers, scientists
Ropar, October 28
Farmers and scientists should work together to ensure progress in the field of agriculture, said adviser to Chief Minister Dr Daljit Singh Cheema while addressing a gathering at farmers’ training camp here yesterday.

Aranya fest from today
Patiala, October 28
Thapar University, Patiala, is organising Aranya' 09, techno-management festival, from October 29 to 31 on the university campus here.

Khalsa College shines in giddha
Patiala, October 28
The three-day Punjabi University Inter-Zonal Youth Festival got off to a colourful and vibrant start at the Punjabi University campus here yesterday.

Schools to get facelift
Patiala, October 28
As many as 69 primary and 80 secondary schools in the district will get facelift under the Sarv Sikha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme.

Sacked employee molested at college
Kharar, October 28
A sacked class IV employee of Doaba Group of Colleges was allegedly molested on the college premises here today.

2 brothers held guilty of killing 3
Ropar, October 28
The court of Additional Sessions Judge Mandeep Pannu has held two persons guilty of murdering three brothers of Takipur village, Kurali. Four others have been acquitted in the case.

Two illegal shops razed
Patiala, October 28
The municipal corporation here pulled down two shops that had been built unauthorisedly in the Quila Chowk area here today.

Fire extinguishers gather dust in govt schools

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 28 Fire extinguishers provided to various schools of the district by the government have been gathering dust for the past three years, as teachers and students are unaware of its use or upkeep. A fire extinguisher lies on the floor at a government elementary school in Fathehgarh Sahib. Photo by writer

2 brothers drown in canal
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 28
Two brothers drowned in the Bakhra canal at Sirhind here last evening. The body of one of them was recovered by divers today.

MC flouts local bodies directive
Kharar, October 28
The municipal council has failed to implement directions of the local bodies director pertaining to house tax.

COURTS

Court frames rape charges against excise official
Panchkula, October 28
A local court today framed rape charges against a Haryana excise and taxation officer, Pradeep Sharma, who had allegedly contracted a second marriage while keeping both wives in the dark about his marital status.

CRIME

Two held with 830 cartons of liquor
Chandigarh, October 28
The police today arrested two Haryana residents and recovered 830 cartons of liquor from their possession, which was allegedly being smuggled to Haryana.

2 arrested for LPG black marketing
Chandigarh, October 28
In an attempt to tighten the noose around petty criminals in slums, the Chandigarh Police is sending decoy customers to arrest black marketeers, liquor smugglers and gamblers.

12 bottles of liquor seized
Panchkula, October 28
The police has seized 12 bottles of liquor from an ambulance here yesterday. A case has been registered against a retired Army officer who was driving the ambulance.

SPORTS

Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy St Stephen’s rout Ryan school Chandigarh, October 28 Semi-finalists have been spotted in the Chandigarh Football Association Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Under-15 boys football tournament being played at the Sector 17 football stadium. In the quarter-final matches played today, St Stephen’s School defeated Ryan International School, Sector 49, by 2-0; Chandigarh Police Football Academy routed Mount Carmel, Sector 47, by 3-0; DAV Senior Secondary, Sector 8, handed out a 3-0 drubbing to Saupin’s School, Sector 32, and St John’s School, Sector 26, got the better of St Kabir School, Sector 26, by 4-2 in the tie-breaker session after a goalless regulation period. A quarterfinal match in progress at the Sector 17 football stadium on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

National coaching camp
Tanvi among 44 probables
Chandigarh, October 28
Tanvi Bhargava, a student of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, and a junior international player, is among the 44 probables chosen by the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) for the national coaching camp for girls’ under-16.

AFC U-19 Qualification Round
2 CFH Academy players to represent India
Chandigarh, October 28
Defenders Deepak Devrani and midfielder Bikramjit Singh of the Chandigarh Football and Hockey (CFH) Academy have been selected to represent the Indian team in group C of the AFC U-19 qualification round to be held in Iraq from November 5 to 15.

SCD Ludhiana thrash ILR Dhudike

Chandigarh, October 28 SCD Government College, Ludhiana, beat ILR Government College, Dhudike, by 4-2 in the Panjab University Inter-College Hockey (Men) A Division Tournament held at hockey stadium, Sector 42, here today. Players of Guru Gobind Khalsa College-26 and GHG Khalsa College, Gurusar Sadhar, in action at Hockey Stadium in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

300 players to participate in TT meet
Chandigarh, October 28
More than 300 players from Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have staked their claims for the top honours in the 7th Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament, which begins tomorrow at Manav Mangal Smart School in Sector 64, Phase X, Mohali.

12-yr-old riding high
Chandigarh, October 28
Twelve-year-old Zoravar Singh Thiara is an emerging star on the horse-riding circuit, as he has won a silver medal in dressage at F`ed`eration Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Challenge Dressage, an international equestrian championship, which concluded in New Delhi recently.

Kabaddi: GCG-42 drub GC-11
Chandigarh, October 28
MGKMSS Physical Education, Jhakroudi, thrashed SDP College (W), Ludhiana, by 54-3 points in the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi (women) Tournament being played at PU grounds here today.

Kapania Trophy from Nov 9
Chandigarh, October 28
The Chandigarh Football Association would organise Chandigarh Senior Women Football Championship for Deepak Kapania Memorial Trophy from November 9 at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here.