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Morning stalker nabbed
Took to crime to recover money lost in lotteries
Chandigarh, November 20
The UT police said today it had at last managed to apprehend the stalker suspected to have robbed elderly women who were out on their early morning walks after hitting them on the head with a blunt object.

Inderjit Singh, suspected of having attacked and robbed elderly women during their early morning walks, in custody at the Sector 36 police station in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Bylaw Violations
Admn to get tough with schools
Chandigarh, November 20
The UT administration is all set to get tough with various schools guilty of blatantly violating building bylaws. All private schools will soon be asked to furnish their occupation or completion certificates to the Education Department by the end of this year or face stern action, which may include the cancellation of affiliation.

Expensive project machinery gathers dust at PU
Chandigarh, November 20
Expensive machinery installed at Panjab University’s AC Joshi library for one of its most coveted projects, worth nearly Rs 2 crore, has been gathering dust.

A wrapped-up computer, meant for the RFID system, and a drop-box, attached to windowpanes, at the Panjab University’s AC Joshi library in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Child confined in classroom after school hours
Panchkula, November 20
A five-year old KG student of St Xavier Primary School, Sector 20, was allegedly confined in a classroom by teachers after the school was over as his parents had refused to pay Rs 80 as contribution for the annual function held today.

Sham Mall surrenders Rs 3.92 cr
Chandigarh, November 20
Following the survey conducted by the income tax department on the business premises of Sham Mall, Sector 34, yesterday, the owner of the mall made a voluntary surrender of concealed income of Rs 3.92 crore.

COMMUNITY

Bansal comes to Babla’s ‘rescue’ 
‘Asks’ Mayor to cancel special meeting of house
Chandigarh, November 20
To “shield” the absconding Congress councillor Devinder Singh Babla from being suspended from the membership of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the Congress high command has again come to his rescue.

Chandigarh Carnival from November 28
Chandigarh, November 20
The Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the Chandigarh Carnival Society and the Chandigarh administration, is holding the annual two-day Chandigarh Carnival at the Leisure Valley on November 28 and 29. Punjab Governor and UT Administrator SF Rodrigues will inaugurate the carnival.

Preparations in full swing for the Chandigarh Carnival, due to begin from November 28. A Tribune photograph

Water augmentation scheme approved
Chandigarh, November 20
The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, has sanctioned the augmentation of water supply scheme from Phases V and VI for Chandigarh under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in a meeting held under Dr M Ramchandran, Secretary, Urban Development, today.

UT falls back on Corbusier’s legacy to promote tourism
New Delhi, November 20
In what is apparently a desperate bid to shed the city’s image of being just a stopover destination, the Chandigarh administration is enthusiastically showcasing its tourism potential - particularly Le Corbusier's legacy - at the ongoing 29th India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.



Visitors at a stall of the Chandigarh pavilion at the IITF in New Delhi on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Flats occupied by riot victims vacated
Mohali, November 20
Greater Mohali Area Development Authority has got vacated at least four flats in Sector 70 here that had been forcibly occupied by riot victims recently.

Ruchika Molestation Case
Prosecution closes arguments
Chandigarh, November 20
The prosecution today closed arguments in the ongoing in-camera-on-camera proceeding in the high-profile Ruchika molestation case.

IPS association mourns death of DIG Ahlawat
Chandigarh November 20
The IPS Association, Haryana chapter, today expressed grief over the demise of DIG Attar Singh Ahlawat, a Haryana-cadre IPS officer.

Biomedical scientists’ conference ends
Chandigarh, November 20
The 30th conference of the Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (IABMS) concluded today.

NCC shooters return with 10 medals
Chandigarh, November 20
Shooters from the Chandigarh NCC Directorate returned home today after bagging 10 medals at the 53rd National Shooting Championship that concluded at Jalandhar yesterday. They won three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at the games.

The NCC cadets, who won 10 medals at the 53rd National Shooting Championship held at Jalandhar, in a jubilant mood at the Sector 26 NCC headquarters in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Journal gets PGI affiliation
Chandigarh, November 20
| For the first time, Annals of Neuroscience, the official journal of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, will be affiliated to the Department of Neurology, PGI, Chandigarh.

Delhi lab finds 11 positive for swine flu
No need to shut schools completely, says advisory panel
Chandigarh, November 20
The Delhi-based Dr Lal Path Lab, which had been collecting samples to detect the H1N1 virus without taking permission from the UT administration, had tested 22 samples from the city of which 11 were found positive.

A participant competes in a bullock cart race during the rural festival at Bhago Majra village in Mohali on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Yes Bank launched in Ambala
Chandigarh, November 20
Yes Bank commenced operations in Ambala through a branch, which was inaugurated by Ambala Deputy Commissioner today.

Spreading awareness on Indian culture
Mohali, November 20
Pratibimb, an NGO involved in creating awareness about Indian culture, mythology and saints will be delivering discourse in tri-city schools.

Car dealer told to pay Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, November 20
The District Consumer Disputes and Redressal Forum has directed Prithi Pal Singh, proprietor of Car Zee Centre, Sector 7, and Sukhwinder Singh, to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to a complainant for subjecting  him to mental and physical harassment.

EDUCATION

Seminar
Chandigarh, November 20
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations organised a seminar on “Enhancing English language skills of children” here today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

NHAI to instal traffic lights near Dera Bassi bus stand
Dera Bassi, November 20
For smooth flow of traffic on the Dera Bassi-Ambala highway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to install traffic lights near the Dera Bassi bus stand. The traffic lights would be installed within in the next 15 days.

Babbar Khalsa aide from Tihar brought to Ropar
Ropar, November 20
Baljit Singh Bhau, an accomplice of two Babbar Khalsa terrorist outfit activists, arrested a few days ago, has been brought to Ropar on production warrant from Tihar jail, New Delhi.

Preneet all praise for writer Mohan
Patiala, November 20
Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Preneet Kaur visited the residence of veteran Punjabi writer and educationist principal Mohan Singh Prem to enquire about his health.

Swine Flu
Health dept put on alert for Jor Mela
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 20
Considering the rising number of swine flu and dengue cases, district health department is put on alert for the upcoming Jor Mela.

Govt depts to exhibit development work
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 20
Fatehgarh Sahib Deputy Commissioner, Yashvir Mahajan, said today that various government departments would exhibit their development works during the Jor Mela, which is held every year at Fatehgarh Sahib in the memory of younger sahibzadas Baba Zorwar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh.

Suicide at SDM’s office PSHRC seeks report
Rajpura, November 20
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission, taking suo moto cognisance of news report published yesterday in these columns: “Woman ends life in SDM’s office,”-issued orders seeking detailed report of the incident from the state government.

Rs 2.4 lakh looted at gunpoint
Fatehgarh Sahib, November 20
Two unidentified armed assailants today looted Rs 2.4 lakh from two employees of a Mandi Gobindgarh-based trading company at gunpoint.

Insurance staff visits Patiala
Patiala, November 20
The All-India General Insurance Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Employees Welfare Association has assured the central leadership of the association of their support to the check off system, for which it has been sought by the General Insurance Public Sector Association Management (GIPSA).

Rs 53,000, jewellery looted
Kalka, November 20
Robbers looted gold ornaments worth rupees one lakh and Rs 53,000 in cash from a house in the Housing Board Colony, Kalka, this morning.

COURTS

HC widens definition of accidental death
Chandigarh, November 20
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expanded the definition of accidental death, and discharge of bona fide duty, in case of Army personnel. It now includes illness due to prevailing climatic conditions.

Representation sought
Chandigarh, November 20
In a petition, advocate Paramjit Singh Brar has sought directions for permitting overseas citizens of India to represent the country as a part of the national team.

CRIME

3 booked for fraud 
Chandigarh, November 20
Three city residents have been booked for allegedly obtaining passports by furnishing fake documents.

Youths booked for damaging cars
Mohali, November 20
Unidentified youths broke windowpanes of three Maruti Swift cars in Sector 69 in the wee hours of today.

SPORTS

PNB emerge victorious
Chandigarh, November 20
Punjab National Bank defeated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation 1-0 in the 46th Jindal Steel Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament held at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today. Both PNB and ONGC started attacking their opponents right from the beginning of the match and in the 16th minute, PNB’s Daman Deep Singh sounded the board through a field goal to give 1-0 lead in first half of the match.

Players in action during a match at the Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Kahlon to head Golf Club academy
Chandigarh, November 20
Armed with the latest training gadgets, the Chandigarh Golf Club is all set to float its Chandigarh Golf Club academy with former national amateur champion and current Asian Tour golf professional Harmeet Kahlon as its director.

Simranjit, Gagandeep declared fastest athletes
Chandigarh, November 20
Simranjit Singh and Gagandeep Kaur of St Soldier’s International School, Sector 26, emerged the fastest athletes among boys and girls U-16 by winning the 100 dash on the concluding day of the Inter-School Tournament organised by the sports department here today. Chandigarh sports director ML Sharma gave away cash prizes to winners.





Participants during the Inter-School Tournament at the Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Tug-of-War
Khalsa girls bag golds
Chandigarh, November 20
Sub-junior and junior girls teams of Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Kharar, have won gold medals in the Tug-of-War Championship held at the Railway Stadium in Agra recently.

Ankush beat Sheetij in tennis
Chandigarh, November 20
Ankush defeated Sheetij Chhillar in the boys singles final in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 in the AITA Talent Series Tennis Championship at Ambala Lawn Tennis Academy today .

Chadha clinches first amateur circuit title
Chandigarh, November 20
18-year-old Abhijeet Chadha today lifted his maiden title on the national amateur circuit when he clinched the LG Gujarat Open title by a margin of three strokes on the par 72 Kensville Golf Club in Ahmedabad. Chadha finished with a four-round tally of 298, a good three strokes better than Pune's Aditya Bhandarkar.

Table Tennis Meet
Garima, Aishwarya win titles
Chandigarh, November 20
Garima and Aishwarya claimed the junior girls and junior boys singles titles in the 22nd Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship being played at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here today.