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Class XII student stabbed
Chandigarh, November 10
A 25-year-old youth allegedly stabbed a Class XII student who had come to seek guidance form his schoolteacher, living next door to the accused’s house in Sector 27 here, this evening.

Youths tie up elderly woman, flee with Rs 35 lakh
Mohali, November 10
Three unidentified youths allegedly decamped with Rs 35 lakh after tying up an elderly woman at her house in Phase IX here last night. The police suspects that the accused were known to the family of NRI Jastesh Singh who had sold off his land for Rs 35.25 lakh in Ludhiana yesterday and had come here with the cash.

‘Unsafe’ residents decry basic policing
Chandigarh, November 10
Residents of Sector 21 today poured out their hearts in an interaction with senior police officials, complaining that the absence of beat box and poor patrolling had led to a deterioration in the law and order situation which was marked by an increase in robberies, snatching incidents, traffic violation, drunk driving and eve-teasing over the last one year.

A woman airs her views during a Residents Welfare Association meeting in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Car-o-Bar
Cops promise to get tough
Chandigarh, November 10
Responding to serious concerns expressed on the menace of drunk driving and drinking in cars (colloquially termed car-o-bar) with unauthorised black screens expressed by members of the Chandigarh Hospitality Association, the police today promised to put a halt to the menace.

Dash For Glory

Jawans of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force take part in a 100m race on the first day of the 30th Inter-Sector Athletics Meet-2010 in Sector 3, Panhkula, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Pollution
This Divali worse than last
Chandigarh, November 10
Post-Divali, the decibel level and air quality in terms of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM), suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) were measured at seven locations in the city following the directions of the Central Pollution Control Board.

Ailing GMSH-16
Doctors groan under old OPD load
Chandigarh, November 10
It is a double whammy for overburdened doctors of the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16. While the limited number of doctors are already hassled by the over 50 per cent increase in new outpatient department (OPD) patients from 2005 to 2010, they are also expected to examine over 3,300 additional old OPD patients.

Not enough gynaecologists
Chandigarh, November 10
With the UT Administration having suppressed the recruitment of doctors, the gynaecology department of the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, which had 18 doctors on roll in 2005 is now down to a mere six, marking a 66 per cent decline.

Young lives hang in balance

A series of pictures show students boarding a CTU bus with scant regard for their safety. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Nursery Admission
Parents scramble for wards’ berth
Mohali, November 10
With the process of admissions to the nursery class set in motion in schools, anxious parents are making all out efforts to find seats for their wards in the better institutions in the town.

RSS, BJP raise slogans against Cong
Mohali, November 10
A dharna was organised by district unit of the RSS and the Bhartiya Janata Party in protest against statements issued by the Congress alleging that the members of the RSS were indulging in anti-national activities.

Geological Survey of India Submits Report on Ghaggar
Asks admn to remove settlements along river
Chandigarh, November 10
Anyone who has been living in this region and has travelled to areas around Ghaggar in the vicinity of Panchkula would know that the area is vulnerable to landslides, the Panchkula administration ostensibly remains oblivious to the fact as it has over the years allowed houses to come up on the banks of the river.

PGI to treat liver cancer through nuclear medicine
Chandigarh, November 10
The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, is all set to start the treatment of liver cancer using nuclear medicine. With this, it will be the second hospital in public sector in the region to start the technique known as “selective internal radiation therapy”.

Contempt Petition
CAT issues notice to PGIMER director
Asked to reconsider the request of employees of granting them benefits as per the Central government ruling
Chandigarh, November 10
The Central Administrative Tribunal today issued notice to PGIMER director KK Talwar in a contempt petition filed by 53 employees working as security guards, sanitary inspectors and drivers, who were ex-servicemen.

Reprieve for GMCH director
Chandigarh, November 10
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has vacated the stay according to which Dr Raj Bahadur, director, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), had been restrained from making any remark in the annual confidential report (ACR) of an applicant.

PWD workers lash out at govt for ignoring demands
Panchkula, November 10
Members of the Haryana Government PWD Mechanical Workers Union (HGPWDMWU) today sat on indefinite dharna outside the office Chief Executive Engineer near Sinchai Bhawan at Sector 5 in support of their demands here today.

Five police stations get hi-tech vehicles
Mohali, November 10 In order to improve the working of the police, five Scorpio Getaway vehicles were given to officials working at police stations located on major highways. The fleet of Scorpio vehicles that was handed over to the Punjab Police in Mohali on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Councillors demand early MC meeting
Panchkula, November 10
The councillors here today urged Deputy Commissioner Ashima Brar for convening early House meeting of the municipal council. About 18 councillors, led by MC vice-president BB Singal, submitted a memorandum to the DC for convening of the meeting immediately as per the terms of Section 25 of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973.

Musical evenings in city
Chandigarh, November 10
“Rhythm of heavens” and “three generations of violinist”, two unique musical evenings, will be organised by the department of cultural affairs, Chandigarh administration, on November 16 and 17 at Tagore Theatre.

WAC chief inspects Air Force Station Chandigarh, November 10 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC), Air Marshal NAK Browne reviewed the operational preparedness and training standards of various units based at the Air Force Station here today. Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC), Air Marshal NAK Browne (second from left) meets senior officers at 12 wing in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

‘Walkathon’ raises awareness on Childline
Chandigarh, November 10
Under a unique campaign — Childine Se Dosti — students from government and private schools participated in a “walkathon”, which was flagged off from Bougainvillea Garden, Sector 3, here today.

Satire on corruption Chandigarh, November 10 The Ajnabi Rangkarmi theatre ensemble in association with the Haryana Cultural Affairs staged a hilarious Hindi comedy play “Rashtriya Bhrashtachar Adhiveshan” at the Randhawa auditorium here today. Artistes stage ‘Rashtriya Bhrashtachar Adhiveshan’ at Pujnjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicly Gharu

EDUCATION

PU blind to visually impaired student Chandigarh, November 10 Billo, an MA first year student, who is visually impaired and enrolled in Panjab University’s department of history, does not know where is he going to sleep tonight. With his semester exams starting from November 29 and no roof over his head, his sole dream of being “educationally empowered” seems bleak. Billo, a visually impaired student of MA (I), history department. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

PU Clash
Supreme council to put an end to internal bickering
Chandigarh, November 10
To resolve the ongoing tussle between two groups of the Panjab University Student Union (PUSU), a meeting was held today. During the meeting it was decided that a supreme council of this student organisation would be formed.

Tribune Impact
Schools to reserve 25 pc seats under EWS, RTE
Chandigarh, November 10
Right to Education (RTE) has finally come to force in the city, with private schools being told to reserve 25 per cent nursery seats for students belonging to economically weaker sections.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

120 donate blood
Patiala, November 10
A blood donation camp was organised jointly by Patiala’s NCC, NSS, Red Cross Society, Mohindra Youth and Health Club and Government Mohindra College, here today. SSP, Patiala, Gurpreet Singh Gill inaugurated the camp. Chief Manager, State Bank of India, Surjit Kaushal honoured the blood donors with badges.

POLE APART

An electricity pole located in the middle of the road separating Sector 55, Chandigarh, and Phase II, Mohali, poses a threat to motorists. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Fest at Chandigarh Group of Colleges
Kharar, November 10
Around 73 new ITIs would be opened in the state, said VK Sharma, director, Technical Education, Punjab, while inaugurating a fest “Parivartan” at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran campus.

Property dealer arrested for forgery
Dera Bassi, November 10
The police has arrested a property dealer today under the charges of forgery. Property dealer Bhagwan Singh, a resident of Pragpur in Mohali, was arrested for duping two Dera Bassi residents -- Naresh Kumar Jain and Rakesh Kumar Jain -- in the purchase of a plot at Kurukshetra in Haryana.

Section 144 imposed in Ambala
Ambala, November 10
Keeping in mind the regular processions and rallies being staged by various political parties, District Magistrate Sameer Pal Srow has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in Ambala here today with immediate effect.

Two jailed for hunting wild cats
Kalka, November 10
The department of wildlife, Pinjore, today nabbed two persons for killing three rare golden back wild cats. Jaiveer Singh, inspector of the wildlife department, said the accused were identified as Raju and Dharmapal, residents of Kheri Barena village.

COURTS

Let Cabinet decide constitution of security cover tribunal: HC
Chandigarh, November 10
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today made it clear to Punjab and Haryana that the decision on constitution of a tribunal or any other agency for providing security cover to VIPs and others should be taken at the Cabinet level and not at the level of secretaries.

Court summons Parsvnath Developers
To face trial for cheating and criminal conspiracy
Chandigarh, November 10
A local court today issued summons against Parsvnath Developers for facing trial for cheating and criminal conspiracy as the developers had not allotted flats to allottees within the specified time limit.

Fight still on against Rathore, says Ruchika’s father
To focus on abetment to suicide case
Panchkula, November 10
Even as the CBI has filed a closure report in two cases against former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in a court at Ambala, Ruchika’s father Subhash Chander Girhotra today said they would not give up.

Rape Case
Hearing deferred to Dec 16
Chandigarh, November 10
IAS officer and former UT Home Secretary NK Jain today filed an exemption application in a rape case against him the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Ved Prakash Sirohi.

CRIME

Youth booked for suicide bid
Chandigarh, November 10
Rajiv Parshad, a 26-year-old Zirakpur resident, allegedly attempted to commit suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at his in-laws’ residence here in Sector 8 on Tuesday.

3 burglaries reported in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, November 10
Daytime burglaries are becoming a headache for residents of Zirakpur. In the past 24 hours, at least three cases of theft have been reported here. Omkar Singh, a resident of Sharma Enclave, claimed that he and his wife had gone to their respective workplaces in the morning.

Man held with 2 snakes
Chandigarh, November 10
The police on Tuesday arrested a Kanpur resident and recovered two snakes form his possession. The police said the accused, Prabhu Nath, a resident of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from the Motor Market in Mani Majra.

SPORTS

Bang On Target!

The men and women team of MM Modi College that won the Punjabi University Inter-College Archery Championship in Patiala on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Panjab University Cricket Championship
Ludhiana eves thrash hosts for title
Chandigarh, November 10
Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, won the Panjab University Cricket (Women) Championship for 2010-11 here today. In the final match, they beat hosts Panjab University by eight wickets. MCM DAV College, Sector 36, who finished third in the tournament, beat GGDSD College, Sector 32, by 96 runs.

Inter-School Cricket
Lohtiya bowls Saupin’s to victory
Chandigarh, November 10
Prithvi Lohtiya produced a deadly bowing spell (5 for 18) to help Saupin’s School, Sector 32, register an emphatic 135-run victory over Ajit Karam Singh International Public School in the inaugural match of the GNPS Inter-School Cricket Tournament for under-12 boys at the GNPS ground, Sector 36, here today.

165 sportspersons honoured with cash awards

Chandigarh, November 10 The Chandigarh administration honoured at least 165 local sportspersons, who brought laurels at national-level competitions, and 21 coaches with cash awards at a function at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, here today. Players from various disciplines in a jubilant mood after receiving cash awards during a ceremony organised by the Chandigarh Sports Council at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photos: S Chandan

Inter-College Kabaddi Local teams log wins

Chandigarh, November 10 Local colleges PG Government College, Sector 11, PU Campus and PG Government College, Sector 46, won their respective matches in the ongoing Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi (NS) Men A-Division Tournament at PU Gymnasium Hall here today. Players in action during the Punjab University Inter-College (NS) Men-B Division Tournament in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Judo meet from today
Chandigarh, November 10
The Amateur Judo Association of Chandigarh will organise the Junior State Judo Championship 2010-11 at Multi-purpose Hall, Sports Complex, Sector 42, from tomorrow. The championship will be held in two age groups of 15 to 17 years and 17 to 20 years in both boys and girls’ categories.