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Anuradha murder case
Life term for husband, two accomplices
Chandigarh, November 17
Bringing to an end the long drawn out trial in the sensational murder of Anuradha Sandhu, a boutique owner, in May 2008, additional sessions judge Gian Chand Garg today sentenced her husband, Baljinder Singh Sandhu, alias Talla, a property dealer, along with two accomplices, his servant Vijay Pal Ram alias Nikku and his mate, Ashok Kumar Shoki, to life imprisonment.

Two more ATM card cloning cases reported
Panchkula, November 17
Two more cases of ATM card cloning of the State Bank of Patiala (SBP) surfaced in Sector 20 here today, causing anxiety among bank customers who have operated this ATM.

Patient from MP deprived of Rs 1 lakh in PGI park
Chandigarh, November 17
Pushpinder Kumar, a resident of Baratma village, district Atna, Madhya Pradesh (MP), who is undergoing treatment at the PGI here, lost Rs 1 lakh to two snatchers in the wee hours in a park of the hospital today.

Pushpinder and his mother Basanti Devi, who were deprived of Rs 1 lakh on the PGI campus on Tuesday night. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Onions bring tears to aam aadmi
Chandigarh,November 17
Onion, the essential ingredient of the Indian cuisine, is bringing tears to the homemakers, with almost 100 per cent increase in the price of the essential commodity during the past two months.

Fasting ends, feasting begins

The area around the Sector 20 Jama Masjid in Chandigarh was a sight to behold on Wednesday as men of all ages, dressed in crisp white pathani suits and matching skull caps, visited the mosque to offer prayers on Eid-ul-Zuha and hugged each other, saying ‘Eid Mubarak’. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

17-yr-old schoolgirl raped by 3 youths
Chandigarh, November 17
In a shocking incident a 17-year-old girl residing in the Dhanas locality was reportedly gangraped on Saturday night by three youngsters of the same area. The victim is a class 12 student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, while all the youths are in their early twenties.

Fire in chemical unit
Two injured workers killed
Dera Bassi, November 17
Two factory workers, who were injured in a fire that broke out in a chemical factory near Dera Bassi on Tuesday evening, succumbed to their injuries in the PGI today.

COMMUNITY

MC ‘generous’ with fire dept staff
Despite audit objections, over two-dozen drivers continue to get special allowance
Chandigarh, November 17
Despite audit objections five years ago, the Chandigarh Fire and Emergency Department is continuing to dole out special allowance of Rs 3,600 annually to over two-dozen drivers of the department.

Badal’s ‘breakfast poltics’ fails to mollify Kang

Mohali, November 17 Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s “breakfast politics” aimed at wooing former All-India Youth Akali Dal president Kiranbir Singh Kang back into the mainstream SAD affairs failed to make much headway here today with the latter declining to cool down and announcing that any conciliatory talks would have to begin from the point of time when he quit as head of the youth wing. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at Kiranbi Singh Kang’s house at Sector 69 in Mohali on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Fiza at it again
Accuses her neighbour of trespass bid

Mohali, November 17 Fiza, alias Anuradha Bali, the estranged wife of former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Chander Mohan, today alleged that her neighbour tried to scale the boundary wall of her house and when she objected to it, he threatened her. Ram Krishan Fulia and his wife talking to mediapersons in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu

High drama at PGI
Attendants accuse doctors of ignoring patient
Chandigarh, November 17
High drama was witnessed at the PGI emergency ward yesterday night when attendants of a patient had an altercation with a doctor on duty and called the police alleging that the patient was not being attended properly.

Despite 3 offices, RLA unable to clear backlog
Chandigarh, November 17
Even though it has three offices in the city, the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) continues to be plagued by a growing list of pending cases. With almost 200 new vehicles coming on the roads every day and over 6,500 pending files, the authority needs to catch up soon with the ever-increasing number of people lining up to get their vehicles registered.

Two BJP councillors to attend convention
Chandigarh, November 17
Leader of the Opposition in the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) Gurcharan Dass Kala and councillor Sarita Sharma will participate in the two-day national convention on urban good governance at Lucknow on November 19 and 20.

Business council flays MC
Chandigarh, November 17
The Chandigarh Business Council has criticised the auction of parking lots by the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh in various parts of the city on November 15.

Bali Ka Bakra marks end of theatre fest
Chandigarh, November 17
The fifth edition of the Chandigarh Theatre Festival organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy concluded with the staging of Kannad playwright Chandershekhar Kambar’s play “Bali Ka Bakra” under the aegis of Rang Virasat at the Bal Bhawan auditorium here today.

Classical music comes alive

Chandigarh, November 17 The grandeur and magnificence of Hindustani classical music came alive as the soulful and melodic strains emanating from three violins played by three generations of violin wizard Padma Vibhushan, Dr N Rajam wafted across Tagore Theatre hall here today.
Artistes perform at the concert ‘Three Generations of Violinist’ at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Artiste’s death mourned
Chandigarh, November 17
Folk art lovers mourned the sudden demise of celebrated drummer and bhangra dance guru, Garib Dass (70), who was killed in an accident.

Youth ends life
Chandigarh, November 17
A resident of Naya Gaon, identified as Dinesh Kumar, reportedly committed suicide by jumping into Sukhna Lake.

EDUCATION

Teachers to work for one more hour
Chandigarh, November 17
Come next session and UT teachers will have to work more by one-and-a-half hour. Teachers in private and government schools who used to leave by 2 pm will have to stay back till 3:30 pm for academic planning. With Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, coming to force from next session, all teachers will be required to devote a minimum of 45 teaching hours per week as compared to 36 so far.

Academic standards in PU-affiliated colleges
Committee to form guidelines
Chandigarh, November 17
Despite admitting to dire shortage of faculty in certain affiliated colleges and a poor pass percentage in the much-flagged Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelors of Computer Applications (BCA) courses, Panjab University is yet to devise a mechanism to check academic standards of its affiliated colleges.

Bypoll for Senate post today
Chandigarh, November 17
The byelection for a Senate post in the principal constituency will be held at SD College, Sector 32, tomorrow.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Ambala-Rajpura Road

Tax barriers cause traffic chaos Lalru, November 17 Despite the four lane GT Road, the setting up of various types of tax barriers at a place on Ambala to Rajpura road at Shambu has caused serious inconvenience to traffic. Trucks in a queue to pay tax at a tax barrier on the Ambala-Rajpura road. A Tribune photograph

Mishap stalls traffic on Banur-Rajpura Road

Banur/Rajpura, November 17 A minor accident on the Banur-Rajpura road today led to chaos and commuters remained stranded on the road for more than three hours on the busy stretch. The traffic that was stalled due to an accident on the Banur-Rajpura road on Wednesday. Tribune photo:  JS virdi

District Courts
Visitors charged for parking vehicles on road

Ropar, November 17 Visitors to the administrative complex and district courts here are being fleeced openly. People are being charged for parking vehicles on both sides of the road. Right from the onset of the boundary wall of the complex till the SSP residence, both sides of the roads have vehicles parked haphazardly on either side.
Vehicles parked on both sides of the road near the district courts in Ropar. A Tribune photograph

Couple seriously hurt in accident
Ropar, November 17
A newly married couple from the Dhanas area of Chandigarh was seriously injured in an accident near Ropar this evening

Rash Driving
Truck driver gets one-yr term
Ambala, November 17
Judicial Magistrate, Ambala, Rajinish K Sharma, sentenced a truck driver in a hit and run case to one-year rigorous imprisonment here today.

3 centres set up to amend voters’ list
Ropar, November 17
Three centres have been set up for making amendments in the voters’ list in the district. The primary voters’ list will be available with the election registration-cum-SDM offices of Anandpur Sahib, Ropar and Chamkaur Sahib.

CRIME

Hotelier Kidnapping case Case solved, two arrested Panchkula, November 17 With the arrest of two accused, the district police today claimed to have cracked the kidnapping case of a Chandigarh-based hotelier and a student of Khalsa College, Sector 26, Nandan Nagpal, who was kidnapped in June this year. The two alleged accused being produced in court. A Tribune photograph

PCA cashier booked for fraud
Mohali, November 17
The police has registered a case against cashier of the Punjab Cricket Stadium (PCA) and others in connection with disappearance of Rs 5.39 lakh from accounts branch of the PCA.

47-yr-old electrocuted
Chandigarh, November 17
One person was electrocuted while his niece was injured when they came in contact with a live wire in Attawa yesterday.

Man booked under Arms Act
Chandigarh, November 17 The police has registered a case under the Arms Act against Abhimanyu Sharma, a resident of Sector 49, on a complaint of his wife, Seema Sharma.

SPORTS

Shweta, Rajbir storm into U-18 singles semis
Chandigarh, November 17

Shweta Rana, Riya Bhatia, Rajbir Kaur and Rimpledeep Kaur have moved into the semifinals of the girls’ under-18 singles of the AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament for the under-14 and under-18 boys and girls being organised by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) here today. In the boys’ under-18 singles, Vishvesh Sinha, Fatehdeep Singh, Suraj Beniwal and Dhruv Aggarwal have entered the semifinals of the tournament.

Devanshi returns a shot during a tennis match at the CLTA in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Choi Kwang Do Meet
P’kula shines with 43 gold medals

Chandigarh, November 17 Panchkula got first position with 43 silver medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals while Panipat got second position and Kurukshetra secured third position in the Defence Drill in 3rd Haryana State Choi Kwang Do U-10, 14 girls’ and boys’ competition, concluded at War Heroes Stadium, Ambala Cantonment, organised by Haryana Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts.

Winners of the 3rd Haryana State Choi Kwang Do U-10, 14 girls’ and boys’ competition at Ambala Cantonment. A Tribune photograph

16 teams for b’ball tournament
Chandigarh, November 17
A total of 16 teams from 11 schools are participating in the Lt Col Balraj Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament that started at Gurukul Global School, IT Park, here today.

3 selected for athletics meet in Kochi
Panchkula, November 17
Three athletes from Bhavan Vidyalaya have been selected for the five-day Central Board of Secondary Education national to be held at Kochi from December 20.

Pranshu, Garima clinch singles titles

Chandigarh, November 17 Pranshu, CWC, Delhi, and Garima won the singles men and women EFSO Open Table Tennis Tournament that concluded at the TT Hall of GMSS, Sector 23, here today. Table tennis winners with their trophies in Sector 23, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

St John’s thrash GMSSS-37 lads

Chandigarh, November 17 In a one-sided affair, St John’s High School, Sector 26, thrashed Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37 (GMSSS-37), by 6-1 on the second day of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Boys’ Football Championship for Coca Cola Cup held at the Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today. Players in action during a football match in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo:  S Chandan

Cricket meet from Nov 21
Chandigarh, November 17
City’s budding cricketers Triaksh Bali, Nipun Bharghav and Ayush have been included in the Haryana U-14 team that will take part in the North Zone Cricket Tournament for U-14 to be held in Delhi from November 21. — TNS