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Fast cars, brats a deadly cocktail on roads
Chandigarh, January 30
With city roads bursting at their seams due to the ever-expanding traffic, the serene settings of the City Beautiful are now replete with scenes of rude gestures, screeching brakes, screaming horns, exchange of hot words and brute power on new power machines, often leading to scuffles as well.

MC to amend water bylaws
Allotment of water meters in villages, colonies
Chandigarh, January 30
To ease the allotment of water meters to the residents of villages and colonies, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has decided to amend its water bylaws in the forthcoming house meeting.

BCom admission to be centralised
Chandigarh, January 30
In a bid to streamline the admission process, the Panjab University Syndicate today decided to centralise the admission to BCom in all colleges.

Ranjit Bajaj at it again
Panchkula, January 30
Ranjit Bajaj, son of former IAS officer Rupan Deol Bajaj, along with two accomplices allegedly attacked and injured Gurmohan Singh Bedi, son of Justice MMS Bedi, here last night.

Highway robbers held
Chandigarh, January 30
The police here today achieved a major success when it arrested three highway robbers who first used to steal auto-rickshaws and after changing the vehicle numbers, robbed travellers coming from distant places.

GAn Army jawan lights a candle to pay tributes to war heroes at the Chandigarh War Memorial on Martyrs’ Day on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari TWILIGHT ZONE: A shutterbug walks past the Open-Hand Monument in search of a picture perfect in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S. ChandanF

COMMUNITY

Oil conservation fortnight ends 
Chandigarh, January 30
The Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight (OGCF-2010) organised by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) concluded here today.

City’s north-south divide continues to widen
The notorious ‘north-south divide’ in the city appears to be growing. As if differences in the quality of basic amenities provided in both areas were not enough, some UT administration departments now seem to be following the divide. Take for example the state transport authority. Obtaining registration certificates for new vehicles take only two to three days after the paperwork is completed at the Sector 17 main office, which caters to those residing in the city’s northern sectors.

Manleen claims first place in declamation contest
Chandigarh, January 30
UT education secretary Ram Niwas distributed prizes to winners of the academic extravaganza Eng-age’10 held at Gurukul Global School in collaboration with WORDZ-the debating society.

Mutilated bodies of woman, child found
Panchkula, January 30
Two decomposed bodies of a woman and a six-month-old child were recovered from Rampur Siudi village on the National Highway-22, near Surajpur, Pinjore, here today.

Senior citizen council soon: Badal
Mohali, January 30
To ensure social security and safeguard the rights of elderly persons, the Punjab government will soon set up a state senior citizen council. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal stated this at the launch of the Federation of Senior Citizens Association (FEDSEN), Punjab, during a function here today.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Federation of Senior Citizens Association president AS Khera launch a souvenir of the federation in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Ravidas Jayanti celebrated with fervour
Mohali, January 30
The 633rd birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas was celebrated with fervour at Phase VII here today.

Students exhibit talent at education fête
Mohali, January 30
In a unique social initiative, Quark Prayas, a community development initiated by a group of volunteers, provided a platform to students of underprivileged institutes in and around Chandigarh to exhibit talent by organising an education fête here today.
Nek Chand, curator of Rock Garden, with the winning students of underprivileged educational institutions during an education fete organised by Quark Prayas in Mohali on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

NGO seeks separate rights panel for UT
Chandigarh, January 30
Taking a serious note of the deteriorating of law and order situation in the city, an NGO, Citizens Forum for Human Rights has demanded a separate human rights commission in Chandigarh on the lines of Punjab and other states.

Hadlee urges businessmen to invest in New Zealand
Chandigarh, January 30
Legendary pace bowler Sir Richard Hadlee, who donned the robes of a brand ambassador of New Zealand, was in the city here today to urge the residents to invest in his country. Addressing the gathering of businessmen and investors at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry here, Hadlee said he was in the city to talk about his country as a destination.

Sir Richard Hadlee

Tributes paid to subedar killed in Leh
Fatehgarh Sahib, January 30
A large number of residents of Sanipur village and senior Army officials paid tributes to subedar Mewa Singh who was killed in Leh on duty, here today.



Army personnel pay tributes to subedar Mewa Singh. A Tribune photograph

Guru Ravidas Jayanti celebrated
Chandigarh, January 30
The 633rd birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas was celebrated with great fervour at Guru Ravidas Bhawans in Sectors 20 and 30 here today.

Spring Time: Models walk the ramp on the second day of the Fashion Week in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik

EDUCATION

PU to host science conference from Feb 7
Chandigarh, January 30
Hundreds of scientists, academicians and climate experts have been invited to attend the three-day Punjab Science Congress being hosted by Panjab University from February 7 to 10.

Students get first-hand info on traffic rules
Mohali, January 30
As part of the programme to educate schoolchildren about functioning of the police and traffic rules, as many as 75 students recently visited the Phase 8 police station to get a first hand information about the various aspects of a police station.

Smriti wins regional Brain Bee contest
Chandigarh, January 30
The third Chandigarh Regional Brain Bee, a neuroscience contest for the Class X students, was conducted at the advanced eye centre auditorium of the PGI here today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Move to include Kalka, Pinjore in P’kula MC limits
BSP leader writes to CM
Kalka, January 30
Local BSP leader Vijay Bansal has written to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Haryana Urban Development Minister, criticising the proposed inclusion of Kalka and Pinjore in the Panchkula municipal limits.

MC chief, councillor cross swords
Ropar, January 30
Ropar municipal council president Amarjeet Satyal and councillor Varinder Chaudhary Toni from ward No. 17 crossed swords over the issue of delimitation of the municipal limits in Ropar here yesterday.

Complaints against gas agency owner
Libra raps officials for inaction
Bassi Pathana, January 30
Member of Parliament Sukhdev Singh Libra held a meeting of the District Grievances Committee at Fatehgarh Sahib yesterday in which he castigated officials for not taking action against the owner of a gas agency, against whom numerous complaints have been received from consumers.

Gurmat Samagam organised
Patiala, January 30
The Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle and the Gurmat Society of Khalsa College organised Gurmat Samagam to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh and Guru Ravidas on the college campus here today.

COURTS

Govt must dig deep into records: HC
Chandigarh, January 30
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the state governments cannot shirk the responsibility of digging deep into past records for verifying the claims of freedom fighters. The state governments are “bound to make enquiry, if records are not available,” Justice K Kannan has ruled.

CRIME

Two snatching incidents reported
Mohali, January 30
Two incidents of snatching were reported here today.

SPORTS

PU players corner glory after 20 years
Chandigarh, January 30
PU lawn tennis players have emerged overall champions in the All-India Inter-University Tournament, which concluded in Hisar on January 27.

50 to tee off in SJOBA Golf today
Chandigarh, January 30
The 2010 SJOBA Golf Tournament will be held on the greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here on January 31.

Desh Prem academy lift Blue Chilly Cup
Chandigarh, January 30
An excellent knock of Gaurav Singh helped Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy lift the Blue Chilly Cup, which concluded today at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.

A batsman of DP Azad Cricket Academy plays a shot during a match against Mohali Cricket Academy in Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph