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Major relief for traders
Chandigarh, October 14
In a major relief for traders and shopkeepers, the UT Administration has allowed them to make minor additions and alterations for internal partitions in upper floors of SCOs in the city without sanction from the estate office. Earlier, to make minor alterations inside upper floors of SCOs, the building owner had to get the building plan resanctioned from the estate office.

Women artistes to add colour to Ramlila Chandigarh, October 14 The male-centric Ramlila will see many women artistes playing women characters this year. The roles of Sita, Mandodari, Surpanakha, Kaikai, Kaushalya, Sumitra and other women characters of the Ramayana will be played by three women artistes in the Sector 28 Ramlila, being organised by the Garhwal Ramlila Mandal.
Navneet Kaur (right) and Neelam Colwin, playing the characters of Kaikai and Manthra, respectively, rehearse for the Ramlila in Sector 28, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Ramlila passion for this Panchkula official Panchkula, October 14 He is equally at ease on stage as he is in his office. Not many in Panchkula know that their ‘Ram’, who is meeting them for the past 32 years during Ramlila and Dasehra, is a senior officer with the Haryana Government. Pawan Sharma is playing the role of Rama for the past thirty-two years and this time Saurabh Sharma, 26, son of Pawan Sharma, will be playing the role of Lord Rama. Pawan Sharma (right) and Saurabh Sharma participate in Ramlila in Sector 5, Panchkula. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Run over by car, PEC student dies at PGI
Chandigarh, October 14
Reckless driving by a PEC student on the campus has claimed the life of a young girl student. Charu Mehta (21), a student of PEC, was injured after she was run over by a car, being driven by another student, on the campus on Thursday.

A promising career cut short
Chandigarh, October 14
Expressing shock and grief over the death of their only daughter, Ajay Mehta, Charu's father, said he got his daughter to stay in the college hostel so that she was saved of the daily traffic hassles.

Dengue: Authorities yet to get their act together Panchkula, October 14 Despite six dengue cases having been reported from a pocket in Sector 16, the health authorities seem to be unaware about the gravity of the situation. Breeding ground for mosquitoes: A man shows wild growth and garbage near his house in Sector 17, Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Spread of dengue belies UT’s claims Chandigarh, October 14 The alarming number of dengue cases reported in the city has brought to light the hollow claims of the UT health department about the initiation of “effective” preventive measures to control the disease. Though the officials claim to have initiated regular fumigation in the city ahead of the rainy season, more than 123 residents have been afflicted with dengue this year, against 73 cases last year. Stagnant sewage in Bapu Dham Colony in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

open house response MC Officials should be accountable to councillors While the councillors are people’s representatives in the Municipal Corporation and are accountable to the electorate, the officials are not. These officials, from Commissioner to low-rung staff, do not obviously have people's welfare on their minds when they choose a different line of action on a given issue.

Councillors argue during a meeting of the municipal corporation. A file photograph

COMMUNITY

Gandhian ideas expressed through dance Chandigarh, October 14 In weaving, a series of parallel threads are set up on the loom, called the warp, and then through a technique called weft, another thread is woven between the threads of the warp, which finally creates the cloth. Geeta Chandran presents an item at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Kartarpur to house memorial to freedom fighters, says Badal
Mohali, October 14
A memorial to the freedom fighters of the country will be set up at Kartarpur, near Jalandhar, said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, here today. Badal, who was speaking on the concluding day of a three-day gurmat Samagam, organised by the Gurmat Ruhani Mission Charitable Trust in Badmajra village, said the memorial would be set up on 25 acres of land.

paver blocks MC leaves work midway Mohali, October 14 Residents of Phase I have complained of inconvenience due to the tardy pace of work of laying of paver blocks in the area by the Municipal Corporation. The residents of a particular row of houses in the area said digging work had been done in front of their buildings for fixing the paver blocks.
Work on laying paver blocks has been left midway by the municipal corporation at Phase I in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

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EDUCATION

Business workshop at PU concludes Chandigarh, October 14 The final day of the PU Idea Catalyst, a precursor to the annual techno-management fest of the UIET, 'Aavishkar 12', had a grand finish as the top ten teams put forth their ideas before a panel of judges. Participants during a techno-management fest at the UIET on the PU campus in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Vivek High School celebrates founder’s day

Chandigarh, October 14 Vivek High School, Mohali, celebrated its sixth founder’s day in Sector 38, Chandigarh, today. Students of class III showed their love and hard work while presenting an adaptation of the play ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’. The event was full of activities filled with fun and frolic. Students of Vivek High School, Mohali, stage a play, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”, in Sector 38, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

NEIGHBOURHOOD

ghaggar river
4 booked for mining
Dera Bassi, Ocotober 14
Despite the ban on sand mining by the High Court, illegal mining still continue at the bed of Ghaggar river. The Dera Bassi and Banur police have booked four persons for illegal sand mining at Ghaggar river and impounded three trolleys and one said laden truck.

COURTS

golden forest case
Supreme Court cancels registry of 106 acres
Chandigarh, October 14
The Supreme Court has cancelled the registry of 106 acres of land of Golden Forests at Jharmeri and Jarat villages in Lalru (Mohali) that was sold to Libra Build Tech by the Committee-Golden Forest (India) Limited.

CRIME

Attempt to steal cash from SBI
Chandigarh, October 14
An attempt to steal cash was made at the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Government College for Men (GCM-11), Sector 11, here last night. Thieves made an unsuccessful attempt to steal cash from the safe of the bank.

Man found dead in hotel room
Chandigarh, October 14
A 45-year-old man was found dead in a room of a hotel in Industrial Area last night. The victim, Harmnder Singh, a resident of Delhi, was an alumnus of Guru Nanak Secondary School, Mussoorie.

PCR constable found drunk on duty
Chandigarh, October 14
A UT police constable, who was posted with a Police Control Room (PCR) vehicle, was found drunk on duty last night. The constable, Amarjjeet Singh, was in the PCR van near the Kishangarh roundabout at Mani Majra when he was found drunk.

SPORTS

UT Administrator Football Cup Soccer players come under scanner Chandigarh, October 14 21 players of 15 teams have been suspected of being overage for participation in the10th edition the UT Administrator Football Cup for Boys (u-17) . The tournament is going to start from today. Players undergo a medical check-up in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

efficycle 2012 Kerala, Delhi colleges joint winners

Chandigarh, October 14 Agraganya, the team form Amrita College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala, and team Thor from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, emerged the joint winners of Efficycle 2012. Defeating 62 teams, their environment-friendly vehicles, powered by human-cum-electric energy, came out on top. Students take part in Efficycle-2012 at the UIET, Panjab University, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Tennis tourney
Asav to face Udayveer in final
Chandigarh, October 14
Tennis player Asav Kumar will face Udayveer in the final of boys’ (u-10) category during the ongoing YMCA Total Tennis Championship, being played at Sector 11, Chandigarh. In the semifinals of the tourney, Asav Kumar defeated Pranav by 6-0 while Udayveer beat Neel by 6-2.

Cricket meet
Fortis beat Tynor by four wickets
Chandigarh, October 14
In the ongoing third AGT-20 Cricket Tournament, Fortis defeated Tynor by 4 -wickets today. While batting first, Tynor compiled 95 runs in 17 overs with Mukesh (22) and Jatinder (14) remaining the top scorers. In reply, the Fortis team achieved the target in 16.4.

Cricket Tournament
HDFC beat Chandigarh Police
Chandigarh, October 14
The team of the HDFC Bank Limited has defeated Chandigarh Police by 7 wickets during the ongoing CII-Tata Motors Regional Corporate Cricket Cup. The match was played at Panjab University today.

SGGS win judo championship
Chandigarh, October 14
For the fifth time SGGS College, Sector 26, won the Panjab University Inter-College Judo Championship for Men here today. GGD SD College, Sector 32, and Arya College, Ludhiana, finished second and third respectively. The team of PU Campus secured the fourth position.

Outline Warriors trounce IT Avengers
Mohali, October 14
Outline Warriors has defeated IT Avengers in the final of the Outline Systems Yearly Cricket Tournament, which was held at Yadwindra Public School, Sector 51, today. While batting first, IT Avengers posted a small total of 65 runs in 12 overs.

Moga outplay Chandigarh
Chandigarh, October 14
The women cricket team of Chandigarh went down against Moga during the Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament for Senior Women today. Riding high on the medium-pacer Jagdeep Sandhu's performance (5 for 33), Moga registered a six-wicket win over Chandigarh.

St Xavier’s outclass St Soldier’s
Chandigarh, October 14
The soccer team of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, defeated St Soldier’s International School, Sector 28, by 5-0 in the final of the St Xavier’s Six-a-Side Football Tournament today.