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Missing boy’s body found from tubewell bore
Panchkula, October 31
The body of the 10-year-old boy, Golu, who went missing from near his house in Budanpur village here on October 28, was found buried under slush in a 6-foot-deep pit dug up by a contractor to bore a tubewell.
The spot from where the body of Golu (inset) was found near a tubewell at Budanpur village, opposite Sector 16, Panchkula, on Monday

Election office faux pas leaves voters at sea
Chandigarh, October 31
A faux pas by the UT Election Office in swapping two significant pockets of Mani Majra, falling in ward numbers 25 and 26, has left hundreds of first-time voters utterly confused.

Residents get more time as Centre sends back papers
Chandigarh, October 31
Residents need not bother about installing high-security registration plates (HSRP) on their vehicles immediately, as the Centre, once again, has sent back the tender document to the Chandigarh Administration.

Training session: Cop slaps junior
Chandigarh, October 31
High drama was witnessed at the recruit training centre (RTC) at the police lines in Sector 26 here this morning when a training instructor allegedly slapped a constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) for not following his orders during a training session.

PGI Admission Scam
CBI submits first chargesheet
Chandigarh, October 31
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted its first chargesheet in the district courts here today in the PGI admission scam case. The CBI had recently arrested mastermind Gaurav Shalin in this regard.

COMMUNITY

sector scan
Bumpy roads, ill-maintained parks sum up 
Panchkula, October 31
Bumpy roads, ill-maintained parks and heaps of garbage have made residents of Sector 28 feel a neglected lot. “We decided to settle in this area with a hope that it will be a better place to live, but it proved to be a dream,” said Vijay Arora, president of the House Welfare Association. Sweepers come only once a week, he said. Hardly, a few garbage bins are placed and that too are in a bad shape.
A road in a deplorable condition in Sector 28 in Panchkula.

Badal breathes life into two housing projects
Mohali, October 31
In a significant decision, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today granted approval to a move by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to revive two housing projects -- a 250-acre urban estate in Zirakpur and housing projects spread over 800 acres in Sectors 88, 89 and 90. The land acquisition in both the cases had been pending for the last over five years due to litigation.

‘Remain within your bounds, or else...’

The staff of the enforcement team of the municipal corporation lift readymade garments during an anti-encroachment drrive at the Sadar Bazar in Sector 19 of Chandigarh on Monday. tribune photo: manoj mahajan

Man escapes as car overturns
Panchkula, October 31
A car driver had a narrow escape when the car he was driving overturned as he lost control of the vehicle and the speeding car hit the railing on the divider of Sectors 7 and 8.

Special train to Shirdi
Chandigarh, October 31  The Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is all set to launch a nine-day tour special train to Shirdi Dham in Maharashtra in December. The train will begin its journey from Chandigarh and halt at Ambala, Saharanpur, Bareily, Shahjadpur, Lucknow and Kanpur before proceeding to Shirdi Dham. This will give city people an opportunity to board the train from all the pick-up stations mentioned above.

PGI dept launches four special clinics
Chandigarh, October 31
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation headed by Prof MS Dhillon and under the patronage of the new director PGI Prof Yogesh Chawla has launched four special clinics to upgrade the patient support systems at PGI.

Experts at a press conference in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

Khali’s confusion residents’ delight
Zirakpur, October 31
Zirakpur residents were today treated with the presence of International WWE wrestler, Dalip Rana, alias Great Khali, who got lost while on his way to Bathinda for the World Kabaddi Championship, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow.

ward woes
Ward number 15
Misplaced priorities plague plushy area
Party: SAD
Ward development fund: Of Rs 130 lakh allotted in the past five years, Rs 111.21 lakh spent till March, 2011. How techno-savvy your councillor is: Residents have posted their problems on Facebook and sent these via e-mail separately. The councillor had never responded to either to redress grievances. How many questions has she put in the House in 2010: She has tabled a number of questions in Question Hour during General House meetings.
Wild grass grows at a park in Sector 34 in Chandigarh. tribune photos: manoj mahajan

Panel sans ACRs sent back
Chandigarh, October 31
The Chandigarh Administration has sent back the panel of three IPS officers sent by the Haryana government for the post of SP (Traffic) as the state government has committed a major mistake by not submitting the annual confidential reports (ACRs) of these three officers.

Vivekananda Express arrives in city
Chandigarh, October 31
Vivekananda Express, the special exhibition train showcasing the life and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda, arrived at the railway station this morning. The train was launched in January this year by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on the eve of the 150th birth centenary of Swami Vivekananda.

Visitors at the Vivekananda Express, a special exhibition train, in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Manual traffic management is history now
Chandigarh, October 31
With traffic jams becoming the order of the day in the city, the Chandigarh Traffic Police has decided to stop the manual system of operating traffic lights during peak hours. Effective tomorrow, all traffic signals on the Madhya Marg will be operating as per the automatic system of traffic lights.

Lighting flop show hits Chhat festivities
Chandigarh, October 31
The special arrangements made by the UT Administration for Chhat Puja at the Sector-42 lake were ruined when the special lighting arrangements on the one side of the lake became non-functional. Thought streetlights and other lights were functional, the specially decorated look of the lake was not visible due to the non-functioning of these decoration lights.
The lake at Sector 42 in Chandigarh is decked up for Chhat Puja

‘Kidnapped’ teenager back after fortnight
Chandigarh, October 31
A fortnight after a teenager was allegedly kidnapped for ransom from Kajheri, the police traced the 17-year-old boy from Mohali today. It turned out that the boy had concocted a story of his kidnapping as he was not on good terms with his father and needed money.

Winter round corner, brings bad news for some
Chandigarh, October 31
With mercury continuing to dip, spiralling prices of woollens, including quilts and blankets, have made it increasingly tough for the poor to beat the chill and survive the winter.

...And good for others
Chandigarh, October 31
With winter setting in, winged guests from foreign lands have started flocking the Sukhna Lake and the adjoining 190-odd water bodies in the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.

Migratory birds at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Stress on heritage preservation
Chandigarh, October 31 A seminar on the concept of heritage and its modern day relevance was organised at Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11, today by the Prevention and Preservation of Heritage Society.

Awareness on working, duties of police officials
Chandigarh, October 31
As a part of the Global Police Week celebrations, schoolchildren and residents today visited police stations of Sectors 3, 26 and 36 to assess the services delivered in these stations. Around 20 countries are participating in the Police Station Visit Week (PSVW) organised by the Atlus Global Alliance. 

Students see a gun at the Sector-26 police station as a part of the Global Police Week in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

EDUCATION

nursery admissions
Confusion prevails over age criterion
Chandigarh, October 31
Hundreds of parents are confused over the fact that whether the age of three-year-olds applying for nursery admissions should be calculated from September of the year of child’s application or from July of the same year. The matter is still pending in the court. To complicate the issue for parents, private schools have commenced the sale of forms from today onwards.


Parents go through an admission form for nursery at a school in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

PUSU fasts for players’ cause
Chandigarh, October 31
Irked over the facilities provided to sportspersons by Panjab University, members of the Panjab University Student Union (PUSU) today sat on an indefinite hunger strike. Earlier, PUSU members, along with sportspersons had a meeting with the PU authorities over their demands, however, the dialogues between the two had failed to resolve the issue, following which two students decided to go on the hunger strike.
PUSU members protest at Panjab University on Monday. A Tribune photograph

‘PU is not centrally funded’
Chandigarh, October 31
“Panjab University is an inter-state body corporate and not a centrally funded university and the goal is yet to be achieved,” cleared Panjab University Teachers’ Association’s (PUTA) secretary Khalid Mohhamed at a general body meeting held to discuss the status of PU and CAS promotions.

hike in diet charges
PU authorities fail to arrive at conclusion
Chandigarh, October 31
The PU authorities and Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) today held a meeting over the hike in diet charges at hostels. Mess contractors have been demanding a hike since the beginning of the session following which a meeting was called by the Dean, Student Welfare, (DSW).

COURTS

HC: Decide ‘preferably’ within two months
Chandigarh, October 31
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Adviser to the UT Administrator to decide ‘preferably’ within two months the issue of providing a District Town Planner and a Divisional Town Planner government accommodation akin to architects and executive engineers.

CRIME

Six booked for fraud
Zirakpur, October 31
Three persons have been duped of lakhs of rupees by a local consultant on the pretext of sending them to Singapore on work permit.

3 booked in dowry cases
Mohali/Zirakpur, October 31
The police has registered two dowry cases in Zirakpur and Sohana. In Sohana, the police has booked two persons, including a woman, on the complaint of Hardeep Kaur, a resident of Sohana. The police said the case was registered against Raja and her mother-in-law after an inquiry. The accused would be arrested soon, he added.

Theft at shop
Panchkula, October 31
Thieves broke into a garment shop in Swastik Vihar and took away cash and goods worth Rs 80,000 last night. 

Woman held in ‘princess’ kidnap case
Chandigarh, October 31
The police today arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a student of Carmel Convent School here on October 11. Kamal, who is the mother of a friend of the prime accused Inderjit Malik, was arrested in the case registered at the Sector 3 police station today

3 juveniles surrender
Chandigarh, October 31
A day after the police arrested three members of a family for the murder of a 19-year-old youth at Ram Darbar, three more accused, all juveniles, surrendered before the police today. The police said the three juveniles, relatives of prime accused Jaspal Singh, were sent to the juvenile home.

Youth dies in accident
Chandigarh, October 31
A 30-year-old youth died in a hit-and-run accident at the Sector 16-17 light point here the previous night. The victim, Rajkumar, succumbed to his injuries at the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital in Sector 16 later.

SPORTS

GGDSD-32 lift overall boxing trophy
Chandigarh, October 31
Boxers of local GGDSD College, Sector 32, bagged the overall trophy of Panjab University Inter-College Boxing Tournament for Men, held at PU Gymnasium hall, here today. The SD college won the title after securing 34 points while the SGGS college secured second place after getting 16.5 points and Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, finished third with 14 points. DAV-10 finished fourth with 12 points. 

Boxers in action during the Panjab University Inter-College Boxing Tournament for Men at gymnasium hall on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Selection trials for sports fest for women
Chandigarh, October 31
Chandigarh sports department will hold trials to select women’s team to represent the city in the upcoming 37th National Sports Festival for Women to be held at different places.

Harbhajan to lead team
Chandigarh, October 31
Ace spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is struggling with his performance, will lead the Punjab team in the upcoming Ranji Trophy matches Punjab team will face UP in the first match at PCA Stadium, Mohali on November 3.

Jiwanjot’s ton helps Punjab score 451 runs
Chandigarh, October 31
A ton by Jiwanjot Singh and 97 runs by Preetkaml helped Punjab team score a total of 451 runs against Tamil Nadu on the third day of ongoing Col CK Nayudu Trophy being held at Dhruv Pandove Stadium Patiala.

Rahul outdoes Nimesh
Chandigarh, October 31
Local player Rahul Seth overcame Nimesh Khandelwal of Delhi during Manav Mangal AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament for Boys and Girls (U-16) being held here. In the boys category, Rahul overcame Nimesh 6-0, 6-1, while Yogesh Dogra defeated Daksh Manglick 6-4, 7-6(7).

A girl plays a shot during a tennis match in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

SGGS-26 lads pocket kabaddi title
Chandigarh, October 31
Kabaddi team of SGGS College, Sector 26, won the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi National Style (A-Division) tournament for Men held at PU grounds, here today. In the team championship, RSD College, Ferozepur finished as the runners-up while Government College, Muktsarm, secured third place in the competition. SPN College, Mukerian, managed to secure  fourth position in the tournament.
A kabaddi match in progress during the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi National Style (A-Division) Tournament for Men in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Manav Mangal School hog limelight in gymnastics
Chandigarh, October 31
Manav Mangal School, Panchkula, won the Haryana State Inter-Centre Gymnastics Championship for Boys and Girls held at Bhavan Vidayalaya School, Panchkula.

Football meet from Nov 2
Chandigarh, October 31
The Youngsters Club, Chandigarh will organise 6th Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament in junior and senior category from November 2 to 11 at Football Stadium, Sector 17. 

Mahesh to be referee in ICF
Chandigarh, October 31
The International Carrom Federation has appointed general secretary of the Chandigah Carrom Association Mahesh Sekhri, as the chief referee for the 6th ICF Cup Carrom Championship to be held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 9 to 13.

Khalsa college win kabaddi tourney
Chandigarh, October 31
Khalsa College, Garhdiwala won the Panjab University Inter-College Kabaddi National Style (B-Division) tournament for Men held at PU grounds, here today.