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Realty pangs get real
Chandigarh, September 11
The ongoing recession in the real estate sector has taken its toll on the auction of commercial and residential sites in Chandigarh. With the market going through one of the worst phases in its history, end users and investors have been waiting for nearly two years for an auction to be held.

GMADA may lower reserve price
Mohali, September 11
With the aim of attracting greater public participation in the sale of commercial and residential freehold sites in the town, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority is expected to lower the reserve price of the properties to be put under the hammer at its upcoming auction.

Colour me blue

Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, lead actors of upcoming film “Mausam”, wave a flag of the Indian Air Force during their visit to the Chandigarh Air Force Station on Sunday. Several sequences of the film, in which Shahid plays the part of an Air Force pilot, were shot at the airbase. Air warriors of the station got a chance to interact with the actors about the film as well as other aspects relating to their career and experiences. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Restaurants’ big disservice to customers
Chandigarh, September 11
A number of prominent restaurants in the city continue to make hay by adding “service charge” to their bills even as the Chandigarh administration has been groping in the dark to identify the department to deal with the matter for the past five years.

2 top cops fail to disclose assets
Chandigarh, September 11
Chandigarh’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Naunihal Singh and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Deshraj Singh have not filed their property details for 2010, if the website of the ministry of home affairs (MHA) is to go by.

Five bikes set ablaze
Chandigarh, September 11
Miscreants set as many as five motorcycles, parked outside houses, on fire at Hallo Majra here in the wee hours of today. All bikes were destroyed in the incident, which took place around 2.30 am. The police has identified three suspects, who were drug addicts, residing in the area and efforts were on to arrest them.

open house response
Show of wealth only creates lawlessness
People say, time has changed. But, remember the wheel of time is round and will stay as it was x number of years ago. Same goes with the teacher-taught relationship. If the above is maintained, that is ideal, anywhere; in any community.

Sacred ritual	Onam celebrated
Devotees immerse the idol of Lord Ganesha in the Ghaggar in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin MIttal	The Kerala Samajan celebrated Onam at the Sector 19 church on Sunday. Counters for fun games and South Indian cuisines witnessed huge rush. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

Stray cattle have free run in southern sectors
Chandigarh, September 11 Despite the municipal corporation’s tall claims of having curbed the stray cattle menace in the city’s southern areas, the problem still persists in Sectors 47, 48, 49 and 52. The issue has become a major concern for the residents who say it has become dangerous to drive on the streets with cows and bullocks freely roaming around, which often lead to accidents. Stray cattle block vehicular movement on the Panchkula-Chandigarh road at Mani Majra. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
(Left) A motorcyclist is stopped in his tracks as buffaloes cross a road in Sector 38 (west), Chandigarh; and (right) cattle spotted on the road separating Sectors 47 and 48 at night. A number of accidents have taken place due to the menace, but nothing concrete has been done so far. Tribune photos: S Chandan and Parvesh Chauhan

FOUL SMELL
MC officials visit garbage processing plant
Chandigarh, September 11
Following UT Home Secretary Ram Niwas’s directions, a team of municipal corporation (MC) on Sunday visited the garbage processing plant and dumping ground to verify the cause of foul smell that spread across the city. The team led by MC Commissioner Prerna Puri, along with the Additional Commissioner, Chief Engineer and MOH, visited both the sites.

CTU to add 96 buses to local fleet Chandigarh, September 11 With the expanding area of the tricity and increasing pressure on the public transport system, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) has decided to add 96 buses to its fleet for its local routes this financial year. A file photo of CTU buses

Densely populated Sec 20 has only one entry & exit
Panchkula, September 11
Only a single entry and exit point connecting the Sector 20 with other parts of the town has become a bane of the local residents since the flyover has been constructed on the national highway 22 between Zirakpur and Panchkula.

Road or malba dump?

Debris dumped on the road separating Sectors 20 and 21 in Chandigarh poses a serious threat to the lives of motorists. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Decks cleared for Rs 1.5-cr surveillance project
Panchkula, September 11
Short of staff and other security gadgets the district police is likely to get a shot in its arm in near future. With getting a space to set up a control room in the mini secretariat the outdoor surveillance project of the district police is going to start within next few days.

Former chief architect awarded
Chandigarh, September 11
Former Chief Architect of Haryana Ashwani Kumar Sabharwal has been awarded the Indian State Architects Commendation Award during 20th AYA- Architect of the Year Award ceremony organised by JK Cements at Goa recently.

vat rules
Admn allows online payment
Chandigarh, September 11
The Chandigarh administration has amended the Chandigarh Value Added Tax Rules, 2006, enabling taxpayers to make payment of tax, penalty, interest or other dues through Internet banking from now on.

Checks at PG accommodations Mohali, September 11 Teams of Matour police station today carried out surprise checking at paying guest (PG) accommodations in Phase IIIB2 here. A policeman checks a bag of an outstation student at Phase III-B2 in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu TRICITY SCAN

EDUCATION

Instrumental music leaves audience spellbound
Chandigarh, September 11
Series of activities marked the golden jubilee celebrations of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, which has attained the status of an institute of multi-dimensional excellence over the years.

Kathak maestros spell magic
Chandigarh, September 11
The young kathak classical dance virtuosos, Shyam Kartik Mishra and Sharda Mishra, spelt magic with bringing alive the technical and aesthetic aspects of the famous Benaras gharana kathak with élan at the Randhawa auditorium here today.

Sufi kalams mesmerise audience
Chandigarh, September 11
The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) organised a cultural programme of Sufi and Punjabi folk songs in collaboration with the Chandigarh Senior Citizens’ Association under the Horizon series at the Government Museum and Art Gallery hall here yesterday.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Forgery case
Traffic police in-charge suspended
Dera Bassi, September 11
The local traffic police in-charge, ASI Paramjit Singh, has been placed under suspension after being booked for forgery and corruption. The police officer had reportedly been using a fake challan book to issue traffic tickets to offenders here.

Child labour practice rampant
Ambala, September 11
Tall claims of the labour department of putting in efforts to check child labour in the town seem to have fallen flat, as a large number of children can still be seen working on roadside dhabas, tea stalls and restaurants.

Saplings planted
Bassi Pathana, September 11
Social organisation “Go Green My Mother” planted saplings at cremation ground, ITI, City Park and other places in the town today. Satbir Singh Nogawan, president of the block Congress was the chief guest. Saplings of Tulsi, neem and pipal were planted.

COURTS

Chemist gets RI in cheque-bounce case
Mohali, September 11
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Ajaib Singh has sentenced Harish Rajan, a chemist running Cheema Medical shop in Phase V here, to rigorous imprisonment of one-and-a-half years and a fine of Rs 30,000 on being held guilty under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

CRIME

Thieves strike in Sector 32
Chandigarh, September 11
Thieves struck at Survey of India Colony in Sector 32 late last night and committed a series of thefts in the area. The UT police was caught napping as the thieves made hay. They ransacked a house, stole petrol from parked scooters and did not even spare manhole covers. There is no security guard in the colony.

2 booked for fraud
Chandigarh, September 11
The UT police has booked two owners of a company -- Ultratech Fuel and Pollution Control -- operating from Sector 17 for allegedly duping a Ludhiana resident of Rs 5 lakh. The two took the money in lieu of a deal for selling their product.

Opium seizure: 5 remanded in police custody
Panchkula, September 11
The police today got five-day remand for five persons nabbed with 3 kg of opium and arms and ammunition from a house in Sector 9 last night. The custody of the accused was required to know their links in other areas and the hideouts of their other accomplices, said the police.

guard murder
Police gropes in the dark
Chandigarh, September 11
A day after the brutal murder of a security guard in Makhan Majra in the Industrial Area, the police is still clueless about the identity of the accused. The police is questioning employees at the godown and labourers residing near the area for any clues.

Two youths detained with 1.4-kg gold
Chandigarh, September11
The operation cell of Chandigarh Police apprehended two youths with huge quantity of jewellery from Sector 17 on Sunday. Both the youths were rounded up by the police. The youths, identified as Ashok and Bajrang, were detained by the police after they were found carrying 1.40-kg gold, 27 diamonds and two bracelets in a bag.

SPORTS

Ajay pockets snooker title
Chandigarh, September 11
Ajay Singla defeated Sandeep Kochaar to win the seven frame final match of the 1st Chandigarh Club Amateur Snooker Tournament held at the Chandigarh Club here today. In an exciting match, Ajay lifted the title after defeating Sandeep by 4-3 (43-39, 38-43, 52-40, 46-56, 67-69, 57-62, 53-47).

PU Campus football team selected Chandigarh, September 11 The 18-member Panjab University campus football team for the upcoming Inter-College Football Competition was selected at Panjab University grounds here today. The competition will be held under the league-cum- knockout basis at PU grounds. A player tries to score a goal during the selection trials for the PU Campus football team in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

City team out of cricket tourney
Chandigarh, September 11
The Chandigarh tennis ball cricket team lost to Karnataka in the knockout stage of the ongoing 16th Sub-Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship being held at Tamil Nadu today.

Wrestling meet from Sept 24
Chandigarh, September 11
The Chandigarh Wrestling Association (CWA) will organise the State Wrestling Championships for Men and Women from September 24 to 25 at the Wrestling Coaching Centre here.

T-20 meet on Sept 18
Chandigarh, September 11
Divya Public School, Sector 44, will organise a T-20 tournament to promote eye donation on September 18. The Divya Drishti Cricket Championship will be held on the school premises. The matches will be played with a tennis ball.