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Fake tickets flood market
Chandigarh, March 27
Fake tickets! What if you came to know on the day of the semi-final match that the ticket you bought after paying huge money to black marketeers was “fake”. Bogus tickets for the semi-final clash are flooding the market and black-marketeers are reported to be having a field day selling these to crazy fans present around the stadium.

PRIZED POSSESSION: The much- sought-after ticket of the India-Pakistan semifinal match scheduled to be played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on March 30.

VVIPs to fly to city for ‘mother of all battles’
Chandigarh, March 27
If the craze for the 2011 World Cup cricket is anything to go by, it’s no surprise that business tycoon Mukesh Ambani and wife Nita are coming to Mohali by their private A-319 luxury jet to watch the semi-final between India and Pakistan.

HAIL INDIA

A cricket fan welcomes the Indian cricket team with the Tricolour outside the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Red alert in Mohali after bomb hoax
Mohali, March 27
A red alert was sounded in the town after the Chandigarh police control room received a hoax call about a bomb at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in the afternoon. The entire stadium was thoroughly searched by a bomb disposal squad of the Special Protection Group (SPG) and the Punjab police.

Eateries roll out special World Cup menus
Chandigarh, March 27
When Bollywood film producer Yash Chopra made the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Chak de India’, he could not have imagined in his wildest dream that one day some vegetarian kebab dish with mint chutney will be named after it.

8 held for black marketeering
Chandigarh/Mohali, March 27
A day after the UT Police arrested a Sector 46 resident for selling a student ticket valued at Rs 250 at 100 times the cost for Rs 25,000, the police in Chandigarh and Mohali arrested a total of eight persons, including three students, for selling tickets originally valued at Rs 250 and Rs 500 for prices ranging from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.

Special passes for hotel mgmt students
Chandigarh, March 27
Even while a frenzy for tickets - otherwise sold out and being sold in black - to watch the semifinal match has gripped the city and the country alike, there is one category of students, which are likely to get special passes to see the match.

Channels of passes dry up
Mohali, February 27
The expected presence of a number of distinguished dignitaries and VVIPs at the high-profile World Cup semi-final match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here has turned tables on several senior IAS and IPS officers who had promised to dole out passes as freebies to the so-called VIPs and of course friends and family.

india-pak encounter
Stadium or television — You just can’t miss this one!
With three days to go, the “big game” between archrivals India and Pakistan, cricket mania has gripped city residents like never before. “CRICKET” is all that families and youngsters are talking about. Tribune reporter Neha Miglani and lensman Pradeep Tewari meet some city youth and residents at their favourite cafes and restaurants

india-pak encounter Run-up to the big game With VVIPs expected to turn up at the PCA Stadium to witness one of the biggest cricketing events on March 30, Tribune lensmen Vicky Gharu and Parvesh Chauhan capture various moods outside the stadium.
BATTING PRINCE: (Left) Fans surround Yuvraj for an autograph; and (right) a police personnel conducts checks in a Punjab Roadways bus at Sector 39, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
ECSTASY UNLIMITED: Fans shout slogans ‘India Zindabad’ to cheer the Indian team.	TAKING GUARD: Security arrangements stepped up outside the stadium.
LONG ORDEAL: The arrival of the team for a practice session led to a traffic jam in Mohali on Sunday.	TAKING GUARD: Security arrangements stepped up outside the stadium.

COMMUNITY

Drops of life

Polio drops being administered to a child at Sector 43 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Singh Dwar
HUDA hopes to complete work before Apr 4
Panchkula, March 27
Facing criticism over the delay in construction of the Singh Dwar, near the Mansa Devi Complex, the Haryana Urban Development Authority has started the work on a war footing.

Role of healthy society highlighted
Chandigarh, March 27
A special session on “Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences” on the theme “Anthropological and Psychological Approaches for a Healthy Society” was held at Panjab University on Saturday. The first day saw four plenary sessions, 25 oral presentations and almost 40 poster presentations.

Residents face MC, admn apathy Chandigarh, March 27 Residents of Sectors 50, 51 and 63 today took to streets demanding basic amenities in their sectors. Alleging step-motherly treatment at the hands of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) and Chandigarh Administration, the residents under the banner of Joint Action Committee for the development of Sectors 50, 51 and 63 complained that no market had been developed by the authorities concerned in the areas.

Residents protest against the Municipal Corporation in support of their demands in Sector 50, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Five women police officials felicitated
Chandigarh, March 27
Felicitation of five women police officials was the highlight of the “Muskaan-Vatsalya Mela” and a two-day workshop on the “Protection of rights of girl child” organised by the Chandigarh Social Welfare Board in collaboration with Nari Jagriti Manch at Bal Bhavan here.

Vocal recital mesmerises audience Chandigarh, March 27 Literary and musical activities marked the third day of the ongoing Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival with a memorable classical vocal recital by Ustad Rashid Khan at the Tagore Theatre here today. Ustad Rashid Khan performs at the Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Sulabha Deshpande to return to theatre
Panchkula, March 27
“I want to return to theatre as it is not possible for me to work in films now in view of the long processing time on the making of motion pictures,” said eminent TV actress and theatre artiste Sulabha Deshpande here today.

Tribune employee dead
Chandigarh, March 27 Sunder Lal, Foreman, Rotary Section, The Tribune, died here yesterday after a brief illness. He was 58. He had joined The Tribune in 1970 at Ambala. He is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. Two of his sons — Surinder Kumar and Sunil Kumar are working in The Tribune.

300 checked at eye camp
Panchkula, March 27
About 300 patients were examined at a free eye check-up camp organised by the Residents Welfare Association at Sector 4-government dispensary here today. Two doctors of the General Hospital, Sector 6 — Dr VP Kakkar and Dr Neera Gupta — examined the patients.

EDUCATION

247 conferred degrees
Mohali, March 27
Sewa Singh Sekhwa, education and languages minister, Punjab, conferred degrees on 247 graduate and postgraduate pass-outs from various disciplines at a function held here today. The function commenced with the recital of college shabad “Deh Shiva Var Mohe Ihe”.

6,500 register for job fest
Panchkula, March 27
About 6,500 students from various colleges of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana have registered for the weeklong Mega Job Fest to be organised by the Emax Group of Institutes from tomorrow.

Workshop on camera operations
Patiala, March 27
“The entertainment industry is expanding and carries a lot of opportunities for young students,” said Prof Iftekhar Ahmed, director, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, at the inaugural ceremony of the five-day workshop on single and multi-camera operations.

Exhibition on history of pharmacopoeia
Mohali, March 27
A two-day exhibition on “History of Indian pharmacopoeia” concluded at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here today.

‘Writing scripts a social activity’ Chandigarh, March 27 “Writing scripts for theatre is a social activity for me. I have always made a conscious effort to do something innovative with my script,” said noted Punjabi playwright Atmajit during an event, “Interface with the local celebrities”, organised by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademy (CSA) as a part of the Heritage Week at the UT guesthouse today. Punjabi playwright Atmajit interacts with theatre lovers at the UT guesthouse on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Fellowship for Dr Raj Bahadur
Chandigarh, March 27
Dr Raj Bahadur, director-principal of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 (GMCH-32), has been awarded the “Paul Harris Fellowship” by the Rotary International.

Conference on biological science
Chandigarh, March 27
The Association of Biology Teachers (Colleges) organised its annual conference at the Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42. More than 100 delegates participated from different parts of the country in the deliberations of the conference.

‘Improve education of physically challenged’
Panchkula, March 27
About 50 delegates from various universities of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi participated in a national seminar on “Inclusive education- Enabling the differently abled” organised at the Shree Sat Guru Dev Collage of Education in Barwala yesterday.

PU NOTES

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Charging of stamp duty on land
Colonisers oppose govt’s decision
Bassi Pathana, March 27
Colonisers from various districts held a meeting here today. They decided to protest against the state government’s decision to charge stamp duty on the land purchased by them at residential rates. The colonisers criticised the government’s move.

Gunfire at marriage palace
Zirakpur, March 27
Despite ban orders of the Deputy Commissioner, Mohali, to carry weapons in marriage palaces, a firing incident was reported at Sohi banquet hall here on March 25. The police has registered a case under Section 336 of the IPC against the unidentified person.

Stress on principles of digital photography
Patiala, March 27
A workshop on “Principles of digital photography” was conducted by Pixelites India where Dr SP Singh was the key speaker. Over 50 participants attended the workshop.

14-year-old killed in accident Dera Bassi, March 27 A 14-year-old boy was killed in a road accident near here today. According to information, Gurvinder Singh was trying to cross a road when a truck hit him. Gurvinder was seriously injured and died on way to the GMCH, Chandigarh. The truck that claimed the life of Gurvinder Singh (inset) on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway at Dera Bassi on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Bus driver, conductor assaulted
Kharar, March 27
A driver and a conductor of a Punjab roadways bus were beaten up near Kharar tehsil complex around 8 pm. Driver Gurvinder Singh and conductor Paramjit Singh told the police that they had a tiff with a group of people at Kurali traffic lights.

Man succumbs to injuries
Kalka, March 27
A resident of Uppar Mohalla here, who was electrocuted on March 10, succumbed to his injuries in the PGI, Chandigarh, today.

CRIME

Domestic help stabs employer’s son
Chandigarh, March 27
A domestic help stabbed the son of his employer at their residence in Sector 18 here this morning. The police has arrested the accused, 18-year-old Sanjay Kumar, in a case of voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons under Section 324 of the IPC.

BJP leader booked for demanding dowry
Panchkula, March 27
On the directions of the court, a senior BJP leader and a renowned industrialist was booked, along with his family members, for harassing his daughter-in-law for bringing more dowry.

6-year-old girl found murdered
Mohali, March 27
A six-year-old girl of Ghandauli village was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a seasonal rivulet near the village here this morning. There were marks of strangulation on the victim’s neck.

SPORTS

Daring act

World freestyle biking world champion Chris Pfeiffer kisses a girl during a stunt at Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Aircel XI rout ICICI Bank
Chandigarh, March 27
Aircel XI defeated ICICI Bank Limited XI in the league match of IX Bharat Kesho Gupta Memorial Cricket Tournament being organised by the Cricket Federation of Haryana at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Sector 3, Panchkula, here today.

Cycling meet
Urvashi first in 500m
Chandigarh, March 27
The Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association organised the Chandigarh State Cycling Championship on PEC grounds today. Around 50 cyclists from various schools took part in various events in the junior and sub-junior categories.

Residents run for noble cause
Chandigarh, March 27
A private radio FM network 92.7 BIG FM today organised the BIG Chandigarh marathon on the city roads. Actor-singer Harbhajan Mann, parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and city Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh Pali participated in the marathon.