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Nine more test positive for swine flu, 6 from PEC
College closed for a week; highest number of cases in single day
Chandigarh, November 12
Swine flu continues to spread at an alarming rate in the city with nine more people including six students of Punjab Engineering College testing positive for the H1N1 virus today, the highest number of such cases being reported in a single day.

Finance dept again shoots down GPA transfer plan
Chandigarh,November 12
Yet another ‘people friendly’ proposal floated by the UT cooperative department to make the transfer of cooperative group housing society flats to general power of attorney (GPA) holders hassle-free has run into rough weather, courtesy the finance department. 

Manu parole: UT police may find itself in a fix 
Didn’t verify facts before sending report to Delhi
Chandigarh, November 12
The report sent by the Chandigarh police that ultimately provided the basis for granting parole to Manu Sharma, convicted in the murder of model Jessica Lal, has come under the scanner. 

Burail Jailbreak
Two-year jail for Pak spy
Chandigarh, November 12
A local court has sentenced Abid Mehmood, a Pakistani spy, to two years rigorous imprisonment for helping in escape of Jagtar Singh Hawara, alleged assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, in the sensational Burail jailbreak case.

A noble gesture brightens up three lives
Eyes of two accident victims donated by a Panchkula-based family help kids see the world better
Panchkula, November 12
Setting an example of nobility, a Panchkula family, reeling under a tragedy, ensured that three visually-impaired kids get a gift which would be cherished by them for a lifetime.



The three kids, Preeti, Puja and Raju, who got the eyes of Dhruv and Archit pay tributes to their benefactors in Panchkula on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Rs 75 lakh sanitation scam
Cong councillor demands vigilance inquiry
Mohali, November 12
The Congress-backed municipal councillor has demanded a vigilance inquiry into an alleged Rs 75 lakh scam in sanitation work in the town and resignation of municipal council president Rajinder Singh Rana.

COMMUNITY

Top DRDO post for city scientist
Chandigarh, November 12
A city scientist, Dr SK Vasudeva, settled in Delhi, has been appointed Additional Chief Controller (Research and Development) in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Sec 51 residents cry foul over muddy water 
Chandigarh, November 12
Residents of the housing board society flats in Sector 51 say they have been "forced" to consume contaminated water these days thanks to the callous attitude of the municipal corporation, which they allege has failed to supply clean drinking water in the area.




Muddy water being supplied in the housing board society of Sector 51, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Thought a reality check on life
Chandigarh, November 12
Life is not a riddle to be solved but a miracle to be celebrated and sung about with its elemental experiences, its recurrent joys and woes, bounties and mysterious denials.



A play ‘Thought’ being staged during the theatre festival at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Mobile van for colony residents
Chandigarh, November 12
The Punjab Governor and administrator, UT, General (retd) Dr SF Rodrigues has asked the Social Welfare department to launch a mobile service van, equipped with staff and necessary documents, to take various social schemes to colony residents at their doorstep.

Corporation repatriates SE
Chandigarh, November 12
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today repatriated Superintending Engineer (B&R) Yogesh Gupta to his parent state, Punjab, with immediate effect. Gupta had joined the Chandigarh administration as an SDO, 18 years ago and during his stay here he had risen to the post of the superintending engineer.

Adjustment of 62 employees
Aanganwari workers raise slogans against CM
Chandigarh, November 12
The Aanganwari Workers Mulazim Union, CITU, today blocked the office of the Directorate of Social Security and Woman and Child Development, Punjab, in Sector 34 here, in protest against the adjustment of 62 employees of other department as supervisors.



Aanganwari workers from Punjab protest outside the social welfare department in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

‘Healed hearts’ feel winds of change
Chandigarh, November 12
Ten-year-old Simranjit insisted the glass shutters of the bus window be opened so that he could experience the wind on his face while touring the sights in the City Beautiful today. He had been shielded from the wind ever since his parents discovered he had a hole in his heart when he was only six months old. Three months after he has undergone an operation, Simran has a robust heart and is no longer afraid that a cold will lead to pneumonia.
Punjab Health Minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla gives her blessings to children who have been operated upon for heart ailments, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

GMCH 32: Clash between docs, Class IV staff 
Chandigarh, November 12
High drama prevailed at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here this evening, after Class IV employees broke the windowpanes of the emergency gate in protest against the alleged thrashing of one of their colleagues by doctors.

Entrepreneur centre opened in IT Park 
Chandigarh, November 12
UT Administrator Gen SF Rodrigues (retd) added another milestone in the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park with the inauguration of an ambitious project of the entrepreneur development centre here today.

Promotional courses for cops begin 
Chandigarh, November 12
The Chandigarh police started promotional courses for assistant sub-inspectors (ASI) and sub-inspectors (SI) at its Recruitment Training Centre in Police Lines, Sector 26, here today.

Chemist shop owner’s remand extended 
Chandigarh, November 12 A local court today remanded the owner of Jindal Associates, Sector 24, in two days police custody. Navdeep was remanded in police custody for a day yesterday also but given to the police’s demand for further interrogation it was extended for two more days today. 

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EDUCATION

PU campus, joggers’ paradise
Chandigarh, November 12
Come winters and fitness freaks and walk-lovers on Panjab University campus have all reasons to cheer.

Workshop on waste paper mgmt
Chandigarh, November 12
Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, in collaboration with the Environment Society of India organised a workshop on waste paper management here today.


Teachers recycle waste papers during a workshop at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Emphasis on role of education
Panchkula, November 12
National Education Day was celebrated at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Chandimandir Cantt, to commemorate the birth anniversary of educationist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Play on friendship at Vivek school
Mohali, November 12
Students of Vivek High School Sector 70, Mohali, will present a play “Friends in Madagascar” on the occasion of the 3rd Founder’s Day of the school.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

PSEB to repair thermal plants
Patiala, November 12
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has got green signal from the Central Electricity Authority for repair and maintenance of the thermal plants in the state during 2009-2010 in order to step up the functioning of the thermal plants unhindered.

Bank holds customer meet
Patiala, November 12
The State Bank of Patiala organised a customer meet at its Bhupindra Nagar branch. Nearly 100 customers attended the meet.

Residents urge DC to shift patwarkhana
Bassi Pathana, November 12
Residents of local Cheema Colony have urged the Deputy Commissioner (DC) to shift patwarkhana (office of patwaris) being run from a private house in the locality to a government building constructed at Saheedgarh village for the purpose, as it causes inconvenience to them.

Residents face MC apathy
Dera Bassi, November 12
Due to negligence of the Dera Bassi Municipal Council, heaps of garbage can be witnessed in different parts of the area. Residents alleged that the authorities concerned failed to fulfill their duties efficiently.

Heaps of garbage on the Tehsil road in Dera Bassi. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

400 boxes of liquor seized
Dera Bassi, November 12
The police seized around 400 boxes of liquor being smuggled from Chandigarh to Haryana yesterday.

Ban on private vehicles yet to be lifted
Chhat (Banur), November 12
The purpose of introducing electronic vehicles at Mahendra Choudhary Zoological Park seems to be defeated, as noisy and pollution emitting private vehicles has still not been banned.

Aanganwari workers stage protest
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 12
Aanganwari workers today protested in front of the CDPO in Fatehgarh Sahib.

Prospects of solar voltaic underlined
Ropar, November 12
Rayat-Bahra College of Engineering and Biotechnology for Women organised an expert talk by Dr Amitabh Verma, vice- president, Scatec-Solar India, on solar photo voltaic.

Bus driver booked
Rajpura, November 12
A PRTC driver was booked yesterday after an accident that took place near the Liberty Chowk on Tuesday.

CRIME

Laptops, other items stolen from Sec 27 house
Chandigarh, November 12
A resident of Sector 27D, Rohit Chauhan, filed a complaint with the police that four laptops, a mobile phone, an Ipod and some clothes were stolen from his rented accommodation on November 4. A case has been registered.

Judicial remand for Janjua
Mohali, November 12
Director-cum-secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua, department of industries and commerce, who was arrested by Punjab Vigilance Bureau officials on alleged charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh, was remanded in judicial custody till November 26 by a court here today.

Notice served on Sector 5 SHO 
Panchkula, November 12
In a major development in the case related to a bank fraud and a liquor smuggling network in which local as well as Punjab police officials were found to be involved, the authorities have served a show cause notice on Sector 5 SHO Baljeet Singh. The Vigilance Bureau has also been sent a list of entries found in diaries of the accused.

Cyclist knocked down by CTU bus, dies 
Chandigarh, November 12
A cyclist was killed while a motorcyclist was injured in two separate road accidents that occurred in the city. In a third accident two cars were damaged.

SPORTS

Spring Dale, Dhudial school to lock horns in semis
Chandigarh, November 12
Spring Dale Senior School, Amritsar, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 42, Chandigarh, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Ladowali, Jalandhar, and Dhudial Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Patiala, have entered semifinal of the 38th ATS Nehru Junior (U-17) Hockey Tournament to be held at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium tomorrow.


A match in progress at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh, on Thursday.  Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Chhattisgarh trounce UP
Chandigarh, November 12
Chhattisgarh defeated Uttar Pradesh by 50 runs in the Junior National Women’s Cricket Championship at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.



Winners in a cheerful mood after winning the Junior National Women’s Cricket Championship at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Saupin’s lads emerge victorious
Chandigarh, November 12
Saupin’s School-32 beat St Soldier’s School, Sector 28, by 93 runs in the 20-20 match during the U-16 Inter-School Cricket Tournament being held at DAV-8 here today.