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High Court fire: Accident or sabotage?
Lower court judgments, documents meant for referral purposes reduced to ashes
Chandigarh, January 30
The fire in the record room of the Punjab and Haryana High Court complex could be sabotage if one is to believe a senior UT fire department official.

Smoke billows out of the record room in the Punjab and Haryana High Court where fire broke out in the wee hours of Sunday.

Key documents destroyed
Chandigarh, January 30
The blazing inferno in the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s record room brought back smoldering memories of a strikingly similar fire incident that occurred there some 12 years ago.

PSEB books feeding wrong info
Mohali, January 30
Is it Dr DH Khorana or Dr Har Gobind Khorana, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology? If one goes by the English textbook prescribed by the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) for senior secondary school level students, it should be Dr DH Khorana. Factually, it is incorrect.

COMMUNITY

Provide Shelter to stray animals
Sanjeev Bariana has touched a very important and sensitive issue in his article on the stray dog and monkey menace in "Open House" on January 24. The stray dog and monkey menace must be understood by all of us and the UT administration keeping in view the ground realities and a harmonious tolerance of co-existence of the bio-diversity on mother earth. Birds, animals, micro-organisms and human beings are the equal stack holders of earth and must respect each other's existence and respect for life.

Xerox it!
Chandigarh, January 30
Worried about getting a voluminous set of notes photocopied before exam time? For students, who do not mind a strip of advertisement on the bottom of each page, a heavy discount awaits students at all photocopy booths inside six engineering colleges of the city from January 31, Monday.

PEC first-year students who have launched an innovative marketing technique.Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Festival of Letters ends
Chandigarh, January 30
The Chandigarh Festival of Letters concluded today at Panjab University. A quiz and deliberations on women’s literature and problems in translation were held.

Migrants on a high with ‘bhang’
‘Bhang’ (cannabis), which in the English dictionary has been defined as a preparation of leaves and flower tops of Indian hemp and has intoxicating properties, is available for free as a cheap substitute for liquor in the periphery of the city.


The maintenance department is not bothered about traffic being affected near a roundabout in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Wrong blood transfusion victim left in the lurch
Penniless family denied free medicines at PGI
Chandigarh, January 30
Suman, who lost her nine-month-old foetus last month after being administered a wrong blood transfusion at the Government Multispecialty Hospital, Sector 16, has been left to fend for herself to foot the bills for the medicines required for her treatment.

Sukhna to get new infrastructure
Chandigarh, January 30
The Sukhna Lake is all set for new tourism infrastructure, to be created under the integrated development schemes of the Chandigarh administration, supported financially with a grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Tourism, to make this tourist spot a favourite tourist destination for domestic as well as international tourists, according to a press note.

A view of the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Medical technologists’ protest on Feb 17
Chandigarh, January 30
The PGI Medical Technologists Association (MTA) will go on a one-day mass casual leave on February 17. According to a press note, this step is being taken following a three-year wait after withdrawing its strike, observed from from April 15 to 24, 2008, on the intervention of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Youngsters take out a rally in Sector 17, Chandigarh, as part of the nationwide agitation by the civil society groups for urging the government to enact a citizens draft Bill, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph.

Exam rush creates chaos at railway station
Chandigarh, January 30
It was utter chaos at the Chandigarh railway station as a heavy rush was witnessed following a Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) examination in the city today. Around 20,000 candidates had arrived to appear in the examination for 390 posts of technician in the Railways.

Residents submit memo to Mayor
Chandigarh, January 30
Residents of Sectors 50, 51 and 63 met the Mayor, Ravinder Pal Singh Pali, today and took up issues relating to re-carpeting and widening of road, low pressure of water and a community centre in their area. They submitted a memorandum of their demands to the Mayor.

Construction of railway overbridge
Commuters want cops on diversion points
Zirakpur, January 30
Hundreds of commuters and residents are facing inconvenience while commuting on the Zirakpur-Kalka Highway, as the road remains closed for vehicles due to the construction work of the railway overbridge at a level crossing near Dhakoli.

Mahatma Gandhi being remembered on the Martyrdom Day at Smarak Bhawan, Sector 16, in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Payal’s Death
Doctors confirm strangulation
Panchkula, January 30
A panel of three doctors headed by Dr Sunil Ghambir, forensic expert at the Sector 6 General Hospital, has submitted its report confirming the death of Payal, daughter-in-law of a retired colonel, through strangulation on November 18.

Deputy CM reviews development projects
Mohali, January 30
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal yesterday sanctioned Rs 192 crore to lay sewerage and water supply in Kurali, Dera Bassi, Lalru, Kharar, Banur and Zirakpur apart from extending the facility in Mohali’s villages, including Sohana, Mauli Baidwan, Chilla, Lakhnour, Chachu Majra, Bakarpur, Madanpura, Kambli and Kumbhra.

Bill to handle corruption demanded
Chandigarh, January 30
On the 63rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Ajay Jagga, advocate and president of the local unit of the Janata Party, today demanded a quick, secure and anonymous place to report corruption.

“The Tempest” rocks
Chandigarh, January 30
William Shakespeare’s magnum opus “The Tempest” was staged to perfection, that too in its new avatar of a Hindustani script, here today. It opened at the studio theatre of the Panjab University’s Department of Indian Theatre. At the very outset, the amazing set designing in the play transports the audience to the centuries-old European culture.

Artistes stage the play “The Tempest” at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Melodies rule hearts
Chandigarh, January 30
Celebrating their success, singers and dancers, including winners and finalists of “Voice of Chandigarh” and “Dancer of Chandigarh” series of contests proved their mettle in the mega musical show held at the Tagore Theatre here today.The musical contest featuring over 6,000 contestants in various categories competed in the “Sur Wid Taal-Talent Hunt” designed and executed by S-4 Trust, an NGO and the Gurukul Vidyapeeth, an educational institute group.

A girl performs during the “Sur Wid Taal-Talent Hunt” at the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Youths from Valley visit city
Chandigarh, January 30
Youngsters, some of whom had indulged in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir recently, today visited the city as part of the initiative by the Indian Army to weave them into the normal flow of life.


An Army official talks to youngsters during their visit to the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Stress on importance of good parenting
Mohali, January 30
“Schools give children the wings and parents give them roots. As parents, we are the most important role players in our children’s life,” said the renowned academician, Dr Shyama Chona, while addressing a workshop on “Foundation of parenting with love and logic” held at The Millennium School.

Girls take part in a mini-marathon organised by former students of Carmel Convent School in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Tribune employee dead
Chandigarh, January 30
Rulda Ram (52), a Tribune employee, passed away after a brief illness.He was cremated today in Sector 25.

Seminar on trends in music
Chandigarh, January 30
The department of music, MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, is organising the Jatinder Kumar memorial national seminar on “Changing trends in Indian music” on January 31.

300 participate in painting contest
Panchkula, January 30
About 300 students of British School, Sector 8, and St Soldier Public School, Sector 16, participated in a painting competition “Prarambh” organised by HDFC Bank here yesterday.

Tributes paid to martyrs
Chandigarh, January 30
To commemorate the 64th Martyr's Day, a solemn wreath laying ceremony was organised at the Chandigarh War Memorial here today.A two-minute silence was also observed in the memory of those who laid down their lives for the country.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Need for skill developmentof youth
Dera Bassi, January 30
A seminar for unemployed youth on the topic “Skill development initiative” was organised at the Universal Group of Institutions, Lalru, yesterday.More than 50 persons participated in the seminar.

Popularising NREGA scheme poetically
Ropar, January 30
Poet SDM Nangal Lakhmir Singh has penned a poem on the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREGA) Act scheme, which ensures 100 days of work for every family in villages. For the past six months, this poem has become a major source of inspiration and learning for the village residents.

27-year-old missing person traced
Kalka, January 30
The Kalka police today handed over 27-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur, missing since December 24, to her parents.She was traced near the BDPO office on the National Highway 22 here today. She was found around 4 am during police patrolling.

Rs 28-cr grant for railway overbridge
Ambala, January 30
The Union Railway Ministry has sanctioned grant for a railway overbridge near the Ambala City railway station.With this, the long pending demands of the residents will be met. The level crossing near the railway station remains closed most of the time, resulting in traffic blockade.

Formation of grievances committee approved
Bassi Pathana, January 30
The list containing the names of 22 members for grievances committee representing various political parties, social and religious organisations was approved by the government after over three years. The list was sent to the state government in September 2007, but the approval was received in 2010 and the first meeting of the committee was called by the SDM yesterday.

Residents protest against shortage of cylinders
Dera Bassi, January 30
Residents protested and blocked traffic against the shortage and poor supply of LPG cylinders due to the mismanagement by gas agencies here yesterday.Residents blocked traffic on the Dera Bassi-Barwala road and demanded for proper supply of gas cylinders to domestic consumers.

Astrologers attend sammelan
Bassi Pathana : To celebrate the seventh anniversary of local “Nav Gareh Temple”, the managing committee in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Astro Science organised a “Jyotish Maha Sammelan” here on Sunday. Hundreds of astrologers participated in the sammelan.

CRIME

One booked for abduction
Zirakpur, January 30
The police today booked one person for abducting a minor girl from Zirakpur. The accused has been identified as Gurdev, a resident of UP.He was working in Zirakpur as a labourer. The complainant, Ram Singh, a resident of Nabha village, told the police that his daughter went to eat “langar” at the Singhpura Gurdwara, but she didn’t return home.

SPORTS

2 Punjab cricketers selected for training in Dubai
Chandigarh, January 30
Punjab cricketers Sukhvir Singh and Maninder Singh have been selected for a training programme at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai.The two will be part of the five-member team from India to undergo this training which has benefited the likes of Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Brett Lee.

Inter-Media Cricket
The Tribune enter semis
Chandigarh, January 30
On the third day of the ongoing Chandigarh Press Club Inter-Media Cricket Tournament, sponsored by Dare Club, last year’s runner-up The Tribune put up a good all-round show to enter the semifinals. Tribune eased their way past a spirited Financial World side who batted first and put up 111 on the board. Anjeev was the star of the show with some exceptional swing bowling that reaped him five wickets for 26 runs.

Abhishek guides GMSSS-19 home
Chandigarh, January 30
A fluent unbeaten knock of 102 by Abhishek Sharma enabled Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 19, beat St John’s School, Sector 26, by three wickets in the first match of the Triangular Friendship Cup here today.