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Notorious criminal flees from police custody
Panchkula, November 9
Three police personnel have been arrested by the Hisar police for their negligence in handling Pawan, alias Amit, a notorious gangster, who fled from their custody on Monday night. Amit is better known locally for his involvement in the infamous carjacking case from the Berkley Automobiles showroom.

11.11.11 bug bites many in city
Chandigarh, November 9
Like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the “11-11-11 bug” has stung the city’s expectant mothers too. The date, which comes once in 800 years and is considered auspicious by numerologists and astrologers, has prompted many expectant mothers to schedule their caesarean babies by either advancing or delaying their dates or deliveries by a few days.

Rush for tying the knot on 11/11/11
Chandigarh, November 9
When Simran Singh and Manisha decided to tie the knot this year, the New Zealand-based couple did not waste a second to arrange for solemnising their bond on November 11.

PU students to get smarter with cards
Chandigarh, November 9
If all goes well, Panjab University students may soon carry around their admission, fee, hostel, library, examination, placement details in their pockets.

3 RLA officials among 10 booked for fraud
Chandigarh, November 9
The UT police has registered an FIR in connection with the misappropriation of funds and cheating against 10 persons, including three officials of the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA), to the tune of about Rs 5.6 lakh.

PEC alumni keeps 18-yr promise 
Chandigarh, November 9
It will be a date with a difference. A promise made 18 years ago is all set to come true with over 45 students of the 1993 batch of mechanical engineering students of PEC University expected to assemble outside house number 11 in Sector 11 at 11.11 am on 11.11.11.

COMMUNITY

What will happen to this ward?
Ward No. 9 which comprises Sectors 39 and 40 is a classic example of how the ruling party has neglected the areas falling under the ward of opposition councillor and created hurdles in the completion of development projects related to the civic amenities. In the last one year after the present councillor left the Congress and joined the SAD party, a majority of the ongoing works in his ward were held up by the authorities for one or other reason and no fresh work was started due to which the residents had been facing a number of problems.

A broken pipeline near mini-market, Sector 39, Chandigarh. and right Wild growth dots an internal park at Sector 40, Chandigarh. Tribune photos: S Chandan 

UT Master Plan may take longer
Chandigarh, November 9
The Master Plan of Chandigarh may not see the light of a day in the coming days as the disputed patch of 26 sq km in the Sukhna reserve forest continues to be a big hurdle in preparing the plan.

Floodgates repaired, Admn tells HC
Chandigarh, November 9
For preventing the watering down of the Sukhna lake’s beauty, the Chandigarh Administration has repaired all three floodgates at the regulator end.

GMADA to offer 700 convenience booths
Mohali, November 9
On the pattern of booth markets in sectors of Chandigarh, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is offering 700 double-storeyed convenience booths in one go at Mohali.






Booths at Janta Market in Phase 3B1 of Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharus

Health Ministry, PGI Director, DoPT fail to file their replies
New Delhi, November 9
The petition challenging the appointment of Dr Yogesh Chawla, former head of hepatology, PGI, as Director of the institute came up for hearing before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) earlier this week and was adjourned until November 29.

Sector 9 Ails as Authorities still in slumber
Panchkula, November 9
Heaps of garbage, encroachments on roads by ragpickers, potholed roads and broken streetlights continue to ail Sector 9 here.

Work in final stages
Mohali, November 9
The plan to beautify entry points to Mohali from the Chandigarh side has finally started taking shape with the work on most of the entry points is in the final stages.



Work under way in Mohali. A Tribune photograph

Objections on polling stations registered
Chandigarh, November 9
On the last day of inviting objections on draft list of polling stations for the coming municipal corporation (MC) elections, all the returning officers (ROs) of the respective wards separately registered objections raised by the public and political parties in the meetings convened by them today.

Sensitising people on road safety
Chandigarh, November 9
The MCMDAV College today organised a debate to mark the Road Safety Awareness Day, which was a part of the Chandigarh Police Week.

‘Research led to IT revolution after 1990s’
Chandigarh, November 9
The Department of Computer Applications of Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, organised a UGC-sponsored one-day national seminar on the theme “Web Information Systems and Technologies”.

Screening of forms begins
Mohali, November 9
With 20 days left for the draw of lots for Mullanpur Eco city, the process of screening 1.60 lakh application forms received from different banks, has been started by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA).

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EDUCATION

Road show marks PEC fest, beginning November 11
Chandigarh, November 9
Students of PEC University of Technology are all set to host a three-day annual fest beginning from November 11. To mark the event, the students today held a road show in different parts of the city. The annual fest would also witness events like ‘massacre ball’ (a masked dance party), kite flying and ‘netagiri’ (mock election).
PEC students take out a road show to mark the three-day annual fest, beginning November 11 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.  tribune photo: manoj mahajan

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Vehicle thieves arrested
Ambala, November 9
The police claimed to have arrested four members of a notorious gang and recovered two stolen motorcycles and a sword from them.







The accused in police custody. A Tribune photograph 

Illegal structures razed
Ambala, November 9
Tightening its noose around encroachers, the Ambala Cantt municipal corporation pulled down several illegal structures in Ambala Cantt on Wednesday.

COURTS

3 get 7 years for beating up man to death
Panchkula, November 9
District and sessions judge Manjit Singh today sentenced three Pinjore residents to seven years’ imprisonment for beating up a person to death. They were fined Rs 20,000 each as well.

CRIME

Four nabbed with weapons
Chandigarh, November 9
In two separate incidents, the crime branch of the Chandigarh Police arrested four persons with two MUVs bearing fake numbers yesterday. The police also recovered three pistols, one ‘katta’and 10 live cartridges from their possession.

Pharmacists arrested
Chandigarh, November 9
The Chandigarh Police arrested 326 pharmacists, including 23 women, as a preventive measure today. They were planning to move towards the Punjab Chief Minister’s residence to submit a memorandum of demands.

Widow gangraped
Chandigarh, November 9
A 45-year-old widow was allegedly raped by three persons in the forest adjoining the lake late this evening.

Factory owner challaned
Panchkula, November 9Colour Udyog, a factory, where an employee suffered severe  burn injuries on November 7, is in trouble again. As the factory has no record of employees, the district labour department has issued challans to owner on four counts

SPORTS

Local lad clocks 10.90 sec
Chandigarh, November 9
Local athlete Ashish Lohan of DAV College completed 100-m race in 10.90 seconds to finish first in the race during the ongoing 64th Panjab University annual athletics meet for men, women being held on the Panjab University grounds, here today.

A participant throws a throw-ball during the ongoing athletics meet at Panjab University, Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

‘Dangal’: Steelmen steal the show
Chandigarh, November 9
The arena of Sports Complex, Sector 7, converted into an ‘akhara’ (wrestling arena), as wrestlers from the region sweat it out to vie for the top honours during the ‘dangal’ (Wrestling competition) organised by the Chandigarh police on the occasion of ongoing Villgiamce week, here today.
Grapplers in action during the wrestling tournament organised by the Chandigarh Police at Sports Complex in Sector 7 on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Police club, Saupin’s enter final
Chandigarh, November 9
The Chandigarh Police Football Club team and Saupin’s school moved into the finals of senior and junior category, respectively, during the ongoing sixth Kanwar Harbans Lal memorial football tournament being held at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today.
Players in action during the ongoing sixth Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament at Football Stadium, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan.