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2 kids die after hut catches fire
Faithful dog fails to save them despite heroic efforts
Chandigarh, October 30
In an incident reminding one of a dog’s legendary loyalty to his master, a pet yesterday tried unsuccessfully to save two tiny tots from a blazing thatched hut on the outskirts of Kaimbwala village here.

Different moods of models on the ramp during a fashion show as part of the First National Crafts Mela at Kalagram in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

PMO alerted on UT project violations
Chandigarh, October 30
The Central Vigilance Commission has forwarded to the Prime Minister’s Office its findings on alleged irregularities by the Chandigarh administration in allotting the amusement-cum theme park and Film City projects. Any comment can make a huge difference.

Principal, 4 teachers suspended
Home Secy orders audits in all schools
Chandigarh, October 30
UT home secretary Ram Niwas today suspended the principal and four other teachers of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 45 after marking a vigilance inquiry against them for allegedly “extorting” money from the students to provide them school diaries and ID cards.

Cash-For-Job Scam
Demand for DPI’s repatriation may be rejected
Chandigarh, October 30
In a major turn of events UT administrator SF Rodrigues is all set to turn down the administration’s demand for repatriating DPI (S) Samwartak Singh for being “in touch” with one of the prime accused in the UT education department’s cash for jobs scam.

COMMUNITY

CSIO to start eight PG courses
Chandigarh, October 30
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) would soon start post-graduate courses in eight different disciplines related with advanced instrumentation engineering.Stating this here today, Director-General, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Prof Samir K Brahmachari said that the purpose of such programmes was to nurture talent and give an opportunity to students and young scientists develop expertise.

Prof Samir K Brahmachari (right), Director General, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, interacts with a scientist during the organisation’s foundation day celebrations in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

2 Dogra turns 150
Chandigarh, October 30
The 2nd Battalion of the Dogra Regiment, the regiment’s senior-most unit, is commemorating 150 years of its raising at its location in the Western Sector. Spread over three days, the celebrations include a Dogra mela release of a First Day Cover and other ceremonial events.

Sweeping Machine Purchase
MC favours probe by house panel
Chandigarh, October 30
Councillors of the Municipal Corporation reverted back to their month-old decision and asked for withdrawal of inquiry from the central vigilance on purchase of mechanical road sweeping machines and recommended that the committee of the house should conduct it.

Municipal corporation house meeting in progress at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Mayor helpless on garbage processing unit
Chandigarh, October 30
Ironically, members of the sub-committee of the garbage-processing unit, Dadumajra, raised a question mark on their own report at the meeting of general house held here today. They queried the debating of the report of the plant when the house had no power to take any action against the company.

One more H1N1 case in city
Chandigarh, October 30
One more tested positive for swine flu here today. With this, the total number of the confirmed swine flu cases in the city has gone up to 57.“We collected the throat and nasal swab samples of a 26-year-old woman, who is the lecturer of Linken College of Education, Sirhind, and resident of Sector 68, Mohali, yesterday and her reports came positive today,” UT nodal officer of swine flu HC Gera told TNS.

OPDs closed on Nov 2

DS Juneja, who has been elected chairman of the Chandigarh branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Bansal opposes admn for meddling in MC meetings
Chandigarh, October 30
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal condemned the reaction of the local government secretary on the issue of the misconduct by Congress councillor Devinder Singh Babla with corporation officials.

Doctors throw light on paediatric epilepsy
Chandigarh, October 30
The inaugural ceremony of the International Paediatric Neurology and Epilepsy Conference was held today at the PGI. Chief guest for the ceremony was the Speaker of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha Sardar Harmohinder Singh Chatha. The guest of honour was Prof BNS Walia, the founding father of the advanced paediatric centre.

Last date extended
Chandigarh, October 30
The UT administration’s department of food & supplies and consumer affairs has extended the last date for submission of ‘above poverty line’ (APL) ration card applications at the Sampark Centres up to November 20. The application forms have been made available at the centres for collecting fresh data on APL families for issuance of smart cards.

Minority welfare schemes to be streamlined
Chandigarh, October 30
As part of the continuing endeavour to give priority to implementation of various welfare schemes for the minorities, Punjab Governor & UT Administrator SF Rodrigues today inaugurated an awareness camp organised by the Chandigarh administration at the Jama Masjid in Sector 20 today.

Painless delivery begins at GMCH
Chandigarh, October 30
The Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here, has started a patient-controlled labour epidural analgesia for painless delivery of pregnant women in the hospital.

Kharar MLA walks out of meeting
Mohali, October 30
Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu staged a walkout during a meeting of the District Land Fixation Committee held at the office of the Deputy Commissioner here yesterday.

India-Oz ODI
Security beefed up at PCA
Mohali, October 30
For the forthcoming One Day between India and Australia at PCA stadium, the Punjab Police has doubled the force for its three-tier security ring around the stadium. For the safe conduct of the match on November 2, over 1,500 police personnel from Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar and Patiala have been deployed at the venue of the match.

Oz fans expected in large numbers
Chandigarh, October 30
The city is expected to witness a large number of Australian spectators during the fourth One-Day International match to be played between India and Australia at PCA Stadium, Mohali, on November 2 in view of easy access to e-ticketing options available in India.

22 parking sites earmarked for ODI
Mohali, October 30
The district administration has decided to reserve about 22 sites for parking of vehicles for the one-day cricket match to be played between India and Australia here on November 2.

EDUCATION

4 PU hostellers suspended for tampering with property
Chandigarh, October 30
Four Panjab University students were suspended from the boys’ hostels today for fiddling with the newly installed fire extinguishers and leaking out their components.

GC-11 claims top spot in bhangra
Chandigarh, October 30
The fourth and final day of the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival (Zone A) concluded today at GGDSD College, Sector 32 C.Minister of parliamentary affairs and water resources Pawan Kumar Bansal was the chief guest.

A gidda team member cheers her bhangra team at the youth fest in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tiwari

From Schools
Arts exhibition at Yadavindra school
Mohali, October 30
To help a child imbibe the values of art and explore his own interest in the filed, Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, organised a visual and performing arts exhibition of the junior school here today.

Counselling for MEd admission on November 4
Chandigarh, October 30
The counselling for centralised admission to MEd (regular) session, 2009-2010, will be held on November 4 in the English Auditorium at 9 am, informed official sources.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Inter-college wrestling meet gets under way
Patiala, October 30
The Punjabi University Inter-College Wrestling Tournament (men and women) commenced at Multani Mal Modi College here today.Dr Raj Kumar Sharma, director, sports department of Punjabi University, inaugurated the tournament.

Players in action on the inaugural day of the Punjab University Inter-College Wrestling Championship at Multani Mal Modi College in Patiala on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Nine arrested for robbery
Rajpura, October 30
The police today busted a gang of robbers with the arrest of all nine of its members involved in various robberies, bank decoity and other kinds of looting incidents in Rajpura and adjoining areas.Patiala SSP RS Khatra, in a press conference, said the accused were arrested from Ghanaur on a tip off.

Pinjore-Parwanoo stretch in utter neglect
Kalka, October 30
Resentment prevails among residents and motorists owing to the deplorable state of the Pinjore-Parwanoo stretch on the National Highway-22, which passes through Kalka.

Domestic Disputes
Counsellors must take psychological approach: SSP
Ropar, October 30
Ropar LK Yadav has called upon counsellors of women helpline to adopt psychological way of solving domestic feuds.Presiding over a meeting of counsellors held recently, he said they should talk straightaway with both parties and avoid taking middlemen into confidence.

2 houses burgled in Kharar
Kharar, October 30
Thieves struck at two houses here from where jewellery and other household items worth lakhs of rupees have been reportedly stolen.In his complaint to the police, Kamaljit Singh of Kumhar colony, Sector 4, Kharar, said he, along with his family members, was away to a religious place yesterday and arrived late in the evening.

Bharat Kesari award winner attacked
Dera Bassi, October 30
Five youngsters attacked Bharat Kesari Award winner Jagmeet Singh Lucky with sharp-edged weapon at Dera Bassi here late this evening.He has been rushed to the civil hospital, Dera Bassi, for further treatment by shopkeepers.The accused has been identified as Ravi Kant alias Don and four unidentified youths.

Renowned wrestler Jagmeet Singh at the Civil Hospital in Dera Bassi on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Sangita shines in folk dance
Ambala, October 30
An inter-college solo dance competition was organised in PKR Jain College of Education, Ambala City, to exhibit the hidden talents of students. Around 12 colleges of the region participated in the contest. College principal Mudita Bhatnagar while highlighting the importance of cultural activities said dance was one of the oldest passions of man. She praised and thanked every participant for making the programme a success.

National conference from today
Patiala, October 30
The Punjab Geographers Association in collaboration with Government College of Education, Patiala, will organise a two-day national conference from tomorrow to November 1 at StateCollege.

A Hindustan Petroleum depot near a residential area poses threat to the lives of residents at Ambala Cantonment.Tribune photo: Dev Dutt Sharma

BSNL equipment in disrepair
Kalka, October 30
Damaged equipment of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), including pillars and DPs, has been lying in a state of disrepair for over two years owing to the apathy of the authorities concerned.

Pay Scale
Aided schoolteachers want arrears from Jan, 2006
Ambala, October 30
Haryana-aided schoolteachers expressed great concern over the implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission in the aided schools from September 2009, while the teachers of the government schools and other government employees got this benefit from January 2006.

COURTS

Court takes note of lapses
Taking a serious note of lapses on the part of two authorised engineers in issuing fitness certificates for operating underground oil tanks, oil tankers, vehicles transporting petroleum gas or petrol or diesel, Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur and Justice Mahesh Grover today directed the personal appearance of city-based deputy controller of explosives on November 10.

Man gets life term for murder
Panchkula, October 30
A local court awarded life imprisonment to a guilty of murder here today. The guilty, Jai Bhagwan, a mason belonging to Ladwa in Kurukshetra, killed Ram Kumar (24) of Raipur Rani two years ago. A fine of Rs 50,000 was also slapped on him.

CRIME

Man commits suicide at in-laws’ house
Panchkula, October 30Rajinder Singh (34), a resident of Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Raipur Rani near here last night. Though the wife of the deceased claimed that he committed suicide, the police found no suicide note on the spot.

SPORTS

AITA Series
Double delight for Nandani
Chandigarh, October 30
Nandani Sharma of St Anne’s School, Sector 32, completed a grand double in the AITA Championship Series at Dehradun today. Hitting her shots with confidence and accuracy, Nandani Sharma trounced top-seed Karman Kaur of Delhi in three sets in the girls’ under-12 final.

Manav Mangal Open TT Meet
Kalyani, Somana storm into final
Chandigarh, October 30
Chandigarh’s top seed Kalyani of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21, qualified for the final against Somana Saha of New Public School, Sector 18, in the junior girls’ category of the Manav Mangal Open Table Tennis Tournament played at the school hall in Sector 64, Mohali, today.

Hans Raj Sports Meet
800 DAV girls to participate
Panchkula, October 30
About 800 girls from 667 DAV institutions spread all over the country will be participating in the three-day Mahatma Hans Raj Sports Tournament to be held from November 1.

GGS eves register win
Chandigarh, October 30
GGS College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh, drubbed MGKMSS College of Physical Education, Jhakroudi, 50-08 in the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi (Women) Championship at PU grounds here today.

Vidushi, Aryanpal skate to glory
Chandigarh, October 30
Vidushi of The Banyan Tree School won the girls’ 6-8 year quad final of the All-India Invitational Sadar Sewa Singh Johal Memorial Roller Skating Championship organised by Roller Hawks Club and Skateland at the BTS Rink in Sector 48 here today.