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Swine flu can turn more lethal in winter
Chandigarh, November 15
As the number of swine flu cases in the city continue to mount, the UT health authorities are keeping their fingers crossed, for they apprehend a further rise in such cases as winters set in.

Village gets facelift, courtesy VVIP’s wedding reception
Seonk (Mohali), November 15
One of the backward areas of Punjab, the Seonk-Perch belt, located in Chandigarh’s periphery, is suddenly witnessing development, thanks to a VVIP wedding reception.

PWD labourers repair a link road; and (right) a new approach road being laid to a farmhouse for the grand wedding reception of Bikram Singh Majithia in Seonk village. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu

Two lakh consumers to get CFLs
Chandigarh, November 15
More than 2 lakh domestic consumers in the Union Territory will soon get at least four compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) each as part of the “Bachat Lamp Yojana” of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.

40-yr-old hit by neighbour, dies
Chandigarh, November 15
A 40-year-old cook, identified as Partap, was killed in the wee hours of today following a brawl with his neighbour in Burail village. The police has booked his neighbour, Rajesh Kumar alias Raju, on the charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

COMMUNITY

Security gates installed at Mohali
Mohali, November 15
The theft of vehicles from residential areas here may soon be a thing of the past. Security gates installed at all entry and exit points of each sector are aimed at enhancing security in this regard.

Scribes celebrate National Press Day
Panchkula, November 15
Acclaimed media scholars shared their considered views while deliberating on the subject “The Changing Face of Indian Media” at a seminar organised by Zila Patarkar Parishad, Panchkula, on the eve of National Press Day, held at the Red Bishop complex here today.

The Tribune Assistant Editor Roopinder Singh addresses mediapersons at the National Press Day celebrations in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

‘Udhri Hoyee Guddi’ depicts women’s dilemma
Chandigarh, November 15
Vibrant new productions with innovative theatrical treatment remained the hallmark of the five-day annual theatre festival, which concluded with the staging of a poignant Punjabi play “Udhri Hoyee Guddi” at the Randhawa Auditorium here today.


Artistes stage a play ‘Udhri Hoyee Guddi’ at Punjab Kala Bhavan in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Punjab-Chd chapter of IIA adjudged best
Chandigarh, November 15
Adding another feather to its cap, the Chandigarh-Punjab chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) has bagged the “Best Chapter Award” of the IIA for professional excellence.

REPORTER'S DIARY
Playing a spy
It was a hilarious site. The touts were very closely observing our movement, just as we were watching theirs. To distract them, when I started watching elsewhere for a while, the black-marketers pretended to do the same. It was strange “mute” dialogue, where the peddlers knew they are about to be caught and we knew we would get hold of all evidences and of course them.

An elderly couple return home after a day’s work in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Flat Transfer Policy
Bansal urged to intervene
Chandigarh, November 15
With the UT cooperative and the finance departments at loggerheads over the amendments in the transfer policy for the GPA holders of the cooperative group housing societies, the harassed GPA holders have urged the Union minister and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal to intervene.

Woman accuses daughter of fraud
Chandigarh, November 15
The police has booked a city doctor and her husband on the charges of allegedly duping her mother of several crores of rupees. The couple is reportedly at large for the past three days after the police registered a case against them.

The victim, Rajinder Ahluwalia, addresses the media at her house in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Land Acquisition
Morcha wants action against Administrator, officials
Chandigarh, November 15
The Chandigarh Sanjha Morcha, in association with NGO Citizens’ Voice, today organised a “chintan baithak” here. During the “baithak”, villagers and other citizens of Chandigarh deliberated about the “injustice” by the Chandigarh administration against the UT villagers and the low-income people.

Members of the Chandigarh Sanjha Morcha at a ‘chintan baithak’ in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Pet medical centre gets huge response
Panchkula, November 15
The Pet Animal Medical Centre-cum-Teaching Hospital, which was inaugurated by the Haryana Chief Minister two months ago at Devi Nagar village here, is all set to start its teaching work next month.

National Child Award for dance prodigy
Chandigarh, November 15
Ingrained aesthetic potential, dedication and capacity of conscientious “riyaz” has enabled prodigious Urvi Manocha (11) to score a unique hat-trick of winning the prestigious national awards with her crowning as the National Child Award-2009 at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi here yesterday.

Vector control strategies discussed
Chandigarh, November 15
“The global climate change is continuously changing the prevalence patterns of the parasitic diseases and therefore requires urgent attention as it is a public health problem,” said Prof Rajesh Kumar, head, School of Public Health, PGIMER, in the symposium on “Vector control strategies-coordination between basic researchers, health care professional and health ministry” held as a part of the ongoing 21st National Congress of Parasitology at the department of zoology, Panjab University.

Conveyance Deed at Allotment Price
Joint action committee seeks extension of deadline
Mohali, November 15
In connection with a recent notification issued by the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) allowing re-allottees to be considered at par with original allottees for the purpose of registration of conveyance deed at the allotment price, the Joint Action Committee of All Residents Welfare Association, Mohali, has urged the state government to extend the deadline from December 31 to March 31, 2010.

Exhibition on road safety held at Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, November 15
An NGO organised an exhibition on Road Safety to observe the United Nations World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Sukhna Lake here today. The British Library, Chandigarh, collaborated with the NGO ArriveSAFE, CITCO and Indian Oil to hold a community event to mark this globally recognised day.

Students display illustrations during the road safety exhibition held at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

EDUCATION

From Schools
Role of good friends highlighted
Mohali, November 15
Good friends are the rarest of commodities and only the lucky ones have them, was the sublime message conveyed by students of Vivek High School, Sector 70, Mohali, through their play “Friends in Madagascar”, which was staged to mark the third Founder’s Day of the school.

Memorandum to Sibal against multiple, costly MBA forms
Chandigarh, November 15
MBA aspirants in the city have pledged to fight against the exorbitant fee charged by B-schools across the country for admission forms. Around 100 students from various colleges in the city have jointly sent a memorandum to Human Resources and Development Minister Kapil Sibal in this regard.

Paper published
Chandigarh, November 15
Anupreet Kaur Arora and Sagneet Kaur of MCM DAV College for Women published a paper on “Issues and Challenges Related to Adolescence in Modern Era” in the Indian Journal of Psychology and Mental Health August 2009 V.3, No.5.

Art college
I was on leave: Teacher
Chandigarh, November 15
In response to the story published on November 9 about lackadaisical attitude of the principal of Government College of Art, Sector 10, one of the faculty members, Sumangal Roy, whose name was mentioned in the story said, “I was on leave from November 7 to 9 and was not absent.”

Annual day
Chandigarh, November 15
The local Kangra Valley Welfare Association has given scholarships to 68 school-going children and two students pursuing higher technical education during 2008-09.

Eli Lilly Asia Thesis Award for NIPER student
Mohali, November 15 Sandeep Sundriyal, a PhD graduate from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), who is now working as the post doctoral research associate at the department of pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, the US, has been selected for the Eli Lilly Asia Outstanding Thesis Award, 2009, in the field of medicinal chemistry.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Injured dies due to non-availability of ambulance
Ambala, November 15
A 10-year-old boy, who got seriously injured in a road accident today, died due to the non-availability of ambulance in the civil hospital at Ambala City. It is to be mentioned here that 13 ambulances under the National Rural Health Mission Scheme were pressed into service in the civil hospital on November 14 to provide free service during the emergency.

Need for partnership in healthcare services stressed
Banur, November 15
Social and preventive medicine experts today stressed on the need for public-private partnership in healthcare delivery system and said this was need of the hour to ensure that the healthcare facilities were made available to about 60 per cent of the population, which still remained devoid of these amenities.

Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass work in full swing
Kalka, November 15
The four-laning work of the Zirakpur-Parwanoo road, which also includes the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass, is in full swing these days.

5 held with sharp-edged weapons
Kharar, November 15
The CIA Kharar police has arrested five persons with sharp-edged weapons, who were planning to strike at some place.

Undertrial commits suicide
Patiala, November 15
An undertrial Harpreet Singh (28), a resident of Raipur Khurd village, Mohali, reportedly committed suicide in the Central Jail here last night.

2 women killed in car-truck collision
Banur, November 15
Two women of Salamatpura village near Chandigarh were killed in a car-truck collision near Banur today evening. The deceased have been identified as Surinder Kaur and Jaspal Kaur. The incident occurred when they were on their way to Chandigarh from Jansua village in a Santro car after attending a bhog ceremony.

Shiv Mandir burgled
Kalka, November 15
Sarpanch Ravinder Mehta of Nanakpur village, Pinjore block, has lodged a complaint with the Pinjore police that last night six miscreants burgled the village Shiv Mandir.

COURTS

Justice Thakur given warm send-off
Chandigarh, November 15
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, elevated as a Supreme Court judge, was given an emotional send-off by employees yesterday.

CRIME

Gang of vehicle thieves busted; 4 held
Used to dismantle stolen vehicles and sell parts in scrap
Chandigarh, November 15
With the arrest of four persons today, the police claims to have busted a gang involved in dismantling stolen vehicles and disposed them of in scrap.

The accused in police custody at Burail police post in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Bid to kidnap ex-GM of Confed
Panchkula, November 15
In a daring attempt, an unidentified masked man carrying a firearm entered into a house in Sector 4 here this evening and attempted to kidnap a former general manger of Punjab Confed on gunpoint.

Fun Republic parking contractor booked
Chandigarh, November 15
The police booked a parking contractor of Fun Republic on the charges of misappropriation. Ajay Sharma of Sector 21-B reported to the police alleging that his Pajero (DL-6-AB-0900) was stolen from the parking of Fun Republic on November 13. The police booked parking contractor Lal Chand in this connection.

Chain snatched
Chandigarh, November 15
In yet another incident, an unidentified man snatched a gold chain of a woman outside a park in the Sector 29 here yesterday night.

SPORTS

Curtains down on roller skating meet
Chandigarh, November 15
The curtains came down on the spectacular eighth CBSE National Roller Skating Championship, in which more than 475 players from various states participated, at KBDAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7-B, here today.

Students perform a dance on the concluding day of the roller skating championship at KBDAV school, Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

Badminton
Double delight for Rashmi
Mohali, November 15
Rashmi of Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh, won her singles and doubles (U-19) titles on the second day of the 18th CBSE National Badminton Championship being held at Shivalik Public School, Mohali, today.

Chandigarh Horse Show begins
Chandigarh, November 15
Chandigarh Horse Show, which began here today, witnessed unprecedented participation from national as well as international-level riders. Show jumping of various grades and tent pegging were conducted on the first day. Teams from the Indian Military Academy, President’s Bodyguard and various Army Commands, paramilitary organisations, state police forces and riding clubs are participating in the show.

A participant crosses a hurdle at the horse show in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photo: S Chandan

SD College, GGS college emerge victorious
Chandigarh, November 15
SD College and GGS College for Women-26 won the senior boys and girls events, respectively, in the sixth Junior and Senior Chandigarh State Ball Badminton Championship, which concluded here today.

SD College clinch wrestling title
Chandigarh, November 15
GGDSD College, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Wrestling (Men) Championship 2009-10 by securing 34.5 points, while PG Government College, Sector 11, and PU Campus, Chandigarh, bagged the second and third position, respectively, with nine and 7.5 points, respectively.

Hockey
IOC thrash Indian Universities
Chandigarh, November 15
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) thrashed Indian Universities XI by 3-0 in the 46th Jindal Steel Nehru Hockey Tournament being held at the Sector-42 Hockey Stadium here today.

Basketball
NPS to lock horns with Police DAV in final
Chandigarh, November 15
Hosts New Public School (NPS), Sector 18-B, will lock horns with Police DAV Public School, Amritsar, in the final of the Rao Jai Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament being organised by New Public School, Sector 18, tomorrow.

SCD college down SGGS College
Chandigarh, November 15
SCD Government College, Ludhiana, defeated SGGS College, Chandigarh, to lift the Panjab University Handball (men) Championship being held here today. GGDSD College, Chandigarh, got the third position, while PU Campus, Chandigarh, bagged the fourth position.

Tennis tourney from today
Chandigarh, November 15
The Haryana Tennis Association will organise the AITA U-14 Talent Series Tournament (boys and girls) from November 16 to 22 in Ambala. Matches are being organised by Ambala Lawn Tennis Academy.