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CTU bus kills baby
Chandigarh, November 8
A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was killed after a CTU bus hit scooter of her father near the Mani Majra bus stand here this afternoon.The Mani Majra police registered a case against the driver of the CTU bus no CH01G1 7121 under Sections 279, 337, 304A of the IPC.

The bus that killed a girl child at Mani Majra. Tribune photo: Pardeep Tewari

Inaction In Molestation Case
SI sent to lines, probe ordered
Chandigarh, November 8
After strong protests from residents of Indra Colony over the death of a resident, the Chandigarh Police today initiated a departmental inquiry against a sub-inspector.

Hike In Fee
UT ties hands of private schools
Chandigarh, November 8
With nursery admissions just round the corner, the UT administration and private schools seem to have locked horns over the speculative fee hike with the latter all set to approach the Administrator for it.

Apni Mandi loses purpose
Chandigarh, November 8
Ajay Jagga, president of the local unit of the Janata Party, has demanded an immediate inquiry into the working of Apni Mandi, (farmers market) which are being held in various sectors on rotational basis, as vendors other than farmers are selling fruits and vegetables and even the prices are being charged more than fixed prices for vegetables.

PEC Fest Ends

Preet Harpal and Hani Singh perform in the star night during the concluding day of PEC Fest in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Report cards on PU hostels out
Chandigarh, November 8
In a bid to improve the condition of hostels, the Panjab University Student Council has finally prepared report cards of boys hostels. Report cards of girls hostels too will soon be ready. The endeavour, which was announced a month back, aims at getting the varsity authorities acquainted with hostellers’ feedback and making them answerable for the subsequent lapses.

COMMUNITY

Illegal kundi connections at Colony No 4, Industrial Area, Phase I, in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Preserve potatoes the hi-tech way
CSIO develops eco-controlled storage facility
Chandigarh, November 8
To prevent potatoes, a staple cash crop in this part of the world from spoiling due to improper storage environment, a modern storage house having sensors and electronic controls has been developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here.

Rajput Regiment get together
Chandigarh, November 8
Members of the Rajput Regiment Officers Association held their 16th annual dinner and get together here on Friday. A large number of serving as well as retired officers associated with the regiment attended the event along with their wives.

Vigilance Awareness Week at PGI ends
Chandigarh, November 8
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research concluded the Vigilance Awareness Week here yesterday. It began on November 3. The week was celebrated to spread awareness on the fight against corruption and to bring about fair play, objectivity and timely disposal in matters pertaining to public administration.

‘Say no to bribe’
Chandigarh, November 8
As part of the ongoing vigilance awareness week, the city unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation organised a seminar on “Prevention is cure of corruption: Do not bribe” at the CSIO yesterday.

Open House
Traffic woes? This is just the beginning
Chandigarh, November 8
It is a common sight in the city on a working day to see all major roads bursting at their seams with myriad vehicles.

Musical confluence a treat to the ears
Chandigarh, November 8
An immaculate confluence of Western, Hindustani and Carnatic classical music marked the special music concert ‘Hungarian cultural days in Chandigarh’, staged to a scant audience at the Bal Bhavan open air theatre here yesterday.

An Indo-jazz fusion concert is performed by Hungarian artistes at Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

86 examined at camp
Chandigarh, November 8
One in every two women above 45 years of age in the country suffers from osteoporosis and the total number will cross the 25-million mark by 2015 if the trend continues.

Nehru Park given facelift
Chandigarh, November 8
The historic Nehru Park at Sector 22 here has been given a facelift to attract tourists and residents of the area. Spruced up, it has been turned into a recreation park with landscapes, latest swings, huts and benches.Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will formally inaugurate the park on November 14, Nehru’s birth anniversary.

A view of Nehru Park, Sector 22, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Conference on endoscopic spine surgery on Nov 13, 14
Chandigarh, November 8
Arthroscopy and Spinal Endoscopy Centre, Chandigarh, will be organising the second international advance training course of Prof. Destandau's Technique for Endoscopic Cervical and Lumbar Discectomy on November 13-14 in Chandigarh. It will be inaugurated by Prof SS Gill, Vice-Chancellor, Baba Farid Medical University, Faridkot.

Reaping profit

FLOWER POWER: The demand for marigolds has risen manifold in the current marriage season, the produce fetches the farmers around Rs 100 a kg. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Girl locked in tuition centre
Chandigarh, November 8
A student of a Sector 35-based tuition centre had a harrowing time today when she got locked up in the tuition centre for two hours after her class.

Anti-Sikh Riots
SAD to take legal battle to logical end: Cheema
Mohali, November 8
The Congress government at the Centre deliberately ignored the recommendations of the Nanavati Commission on action against those Congress leaders who were directly involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, said Daljit Singh Cheema, adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister.

Zirakpur MC building a shambles
Zirakpur, November 8
Though Zirakpur is developing at a fast pace, the district administration seems to have forgotten to upgrade its own municipal council building that is crying for a makeover.

Former Tribune dy manager dead
Chandigarh, November 8
Former deputy press manager of The Tribune BM Kalia died at PGI after a brief illness here on Saturday. He was 69. He is survived by two sons and two daughters.

Air not worth breathing here
Chandigarh, November 8
Unpleasant odour emanating from the dumping ground at Dadu Majra has been causing great resentment among the people living in this area and surrounding sectors.

Fog envelopes areas near the Dadu Majra dumping ground on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pardeep Tewari

A day of mysticism, folk fervour
Chandigarh, November 8
The serenity of mysticism and grandeur of folk fervour pervaded all through the presentations made by foreign and Indian troupes on the third day of the SAARC Folklore Festival at the Tagore Theatre here today.

Malls on the upswing
Panchkula, November 8
Shopping malls in Panchkula as well as Zirakpur finally seem to be coming out of recession blues.The management of Bella Vista in Sector 5 is all set to launch the first hotel-cum-shopping centre in the region. The six-storeyed building has three underground levels for parking to accommodate around 200 cars.

South Indian food fest at St Mary’s school
Chandigarh, November 8
The St. Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church Society organised a South Indian Food Carnival at St. Mary’s School today.

EDUCATION

PEC fest concludes on a high
Chandigaarh, November 8
The PEC fest concluded here today on a high note of high spirits and great crowd enthusiasm.Beating all odds of recession and examinations, PEC students pulled off a fest which had it all, drama, dance, fusion, rap, rock and footfall, to top it.A press note said the final day proved to be the icing on the cake. The fest provided thrill and excitement.

Students take part in various events during the PEC fest in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

PU to carry photos on DMC 
Chandigarh, November 8
In an effort to do away with the ever-increasing instances of forgery, the Panjab University has decided to carry the photograph of the student concerned on all degrees and certificates.

Supplementary exam result
Mohali, November 8
In the supplementary exam result of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) open school, the pass percentage is 43.6. Of the total 11,704 students who appeared in the exams, 5,104 could clear the test.

Workshop on cardiac life support from today
Chandigarh, November 8
A three-day workshop on basics and advanced cardiac life support programme will be organised by the department of anaesthesia at the GMCH-32 from November 9.

Schools & Colleges
Medley of songs marks annual day celebrations
Mohali, November 8
Two-day annual day celebrations at Shemrock Senior Secondary School, Mohali, concluded here today.Air Cmd SK Sharma (retd) and headmistress, Prineet Sohal, informed participants about the initiatives taken by Central Board of Secondary Education to de-stress students.

Students of Shemrock Senior Secondary School enact a play during their annual day in Mohali on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Police games start at NIS
Patiala, November 8
Inter-District Police Games of Patiala Range began at NIS, Patiala, here today amidst loud cheers.Patiala DIG SK Asthana was the chief guest. The games began with a flag hoisting ceremony by the chief guest. It was then followed by march past led by Arjun awardee boxer Harpal Singh.

Techno cultural fest ends
Ropar, November 8
The two-day techno cultural extravaganza at Rayat Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, Rail Majra, concluded here today.

GMADA in a spot as CM asks it to raise memorial
Chapparchidi (Mohali), November 8
After the Punjab Chief Minister asked the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to identify land in the historic village here to raise a memorial to commemorate the victory of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and his brave soldiers over the Mughals, the later is finding itself in a tight spot.

Focus on global economic crisis
Patiala, November 8
The 13th annual conference of the Indian Political Economy Association organised by Punjabi University, Patiala, concluded at the university’s Senate hall here last evening.

600 examined at  medical camp Dera Bassi, November8 free medical check-up camp was organised by Krishna Devi Charitable Society, Hansa Clinic, in association with the Ram Lila Committee, Dera Bassi, at the Hansa Industrial Park, Barwala Road, here on Sunday. Around 600 villagers from Punjab belt attended this camp and sought free treatment from qualified medical experts. Chairman of Hansa Group of Industries Hans Raj Gupta said the Medical Camp evoked a phenomenal response from the villagers.—TNS

A doctor examines a patient during a medical camp at Dera Bassi on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Experts to discuss trends in life science research
Ropar, November 8
Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh College of Pharmacy, Bela, is holding an international workshop on next generation tools in life science research and education on November 9 on its premises.

Placement drive at Rayat-Bahra colleges
Ropar, November 8
As many as 110 students from Rayat-Bahra group of colleges were shortlisted for final selection during a joint campus drive by the US-based pharma company Eli Lily and Rayat-Bahra group on Rayat Technology campus, Rail Majra.

Two youths die in accident, mob torches tractor 
Morinda, November 8
Two motorcycle-borne youngsters were killed in an accident on the Morinda-Ropar road, near Dhanouri village.The deceased have been identified as Karamjit Singh of Kalaran village and Amarjeet Singh from Rauni Kalan village. They were going towards Ropar.

A tractor put on fire at Morinda on Sunday. A Tribune phototograph

One killed in accident
Kurali, November 8
Gurcharan Singh, a resident of Charheri village, died in a road accident today. In his complaint to the police, the deceased’s son Amanpreet Singh stated that he and his father were going from Kurali to Morinda.

Lawyers’ chambers get elevators
Patiala, November 8
Harish Rai Dhanda, chief parliamentary secretary, Punjab, inaugurated elevators installed in the lawyers’ chambers at the district court recently.

One held with 2 liquor boxes
Bassi Pathana, November 8
The police arrested a person along with two cases of whisky smuggled from Chandigarh for sale in the area. The SHO told mediapersons that today, during a naka, the police signalled the accused to stop. A sticker of ‘Press’ was pasted on his scooter and he introduced himself as a journalist.

Ropar doc at global conference
Ropar, November 8
Dr BPS Parmar from Ropar gave a presentation at the 55th annual conference of International College of Surgeons (ICSIS Goldencon, 2009) at Amritsar.

CRIME

Missing jewellery
DIG’s kin leaves parlour high and dry
Panchkula, November 8
Caught in a catch 22 situation after a relative of the DIG found her ornaments missing at a beauty parlour, the Panchkula police is now looking for ways to locate the missing jewellery. While the owner of the parlour was ready to compensate the loss, the complainant, however, was not ready to compromise and insisted upon getting the same jewellery back.

SPORTS

Delhi school beat NCC team in Pool H
Chandigarh, November 8
The Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, thrashed NCC (A) team in the Pool H by five goals in the third phase of the 38th ATS Junior Nehru (U-17) Hockey tournament held at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today.

A hockey match in progress at the Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

U-13 chess meet
Tejas, Simranjeet emerge champions
Chandigarh, November 8
Tejas Nagpal and Tarini Goyal bagged the first and second positions in the under-13 boys and girls chess championship-2009 that concluded at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-C, here today.

Cricket Meet
Vaneet steers Godrej in semis
Panchkula, November 8
Propped up by an unbeaten knock of 65 by captain Vaneet Chawla, Godrej and Boyce XI defeated Innovative Consultants, by 12 runs and entered the semifinal of the IVth Mg Cup League Cricket Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Sports Club at the Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Sector 3 here.

PU lift b’minton title
Chandigarh, November 8
The Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton (Men) Championship for the session 2009-10, beating SGGS College by 3-2 games. GGD SD College and DAV College bagged the third and fourth position, respectively.

M’rashtra beat Haryana by 10 wickets
Chandigarh, November 8
Maharashtra beat Haryana by 10 wickets in the one-sided affair during the National Junior Women Cricket Championship (U-19) held at Sector 16 cricket stadium here today.Batting first, Haryana batswomen could not face the stiff line and length of Maharashtra bowlers and got out cheaply, scoring only 26 runs in 14.2 overs.

A player in action during the National Junior (under-19) Women Cricket Tournament in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Ryan Amritsar winner in minithon
Chandigarh, November 8
Ryan Internaional School, Amritsar, bagged the first position by securing 47 points in the 13th Ryan Maggi Minithon organised by Ryan Internatinal School here today.

Sector 16 Stadium to welcome women cricketers
Chandigarh, November 8
In order to enhance their skills in cricket, women cricket players of the city beautiful will now be able to practice at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium soon.