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Fog grounds all flights
Chandigarh, December 26
For the third time in the past five days, all outbound flights from the Chandigarh airport were cancelled, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport. Inclement weather and poor visibility due to fog did not allow any of the inbound flights to land at the airport today. As a result, all outbound flights had to be cancelled. Eighteen flights were cancelled throughout the day.

The departure schedule lists flights that were cancelled on Wednesday

VC's house done up, PU cares little for staff quarters
Chandigarh, December 26
While Panjab University has spent over Rs 18.50 lakh on the makeover of the Vice-Chancellor's residence, the authorities have ignored houses and the residential area of non-teaching employees, which accommodate a population of over 2,500 people. The houses are in dire need of repairs.
Non-teaching employees' houses on the Panjab University campus are in bad shape. Tribune photos: S Chandan

jyoti’s murder

Himachal MLA denied anticipatory bail
Panchkula, December 26
Newly elected MLA form the Doon constituency in Himachal Pradesh Ram Kumar Chaudhary, wanted in the Jyoti murder case, was denied anticipatory bail by a local court here today. Chaudhary had applied for anticipatory bail on December 24 in the court of Sanjay Sandhir.

Cops focus on MLA’s phone locations
Panchkula, December 26
“Ram Kumar Chaudhary is an influential, rich and a political man who can tamper with all the proofs in the murder case,” stated the Panchkula police before the court today. The Panchkula police presented a number of proofs before the judge showing Chaudhary’s link with 24-year-old Jyoti, who was found murdered on November 22.

Boy ‘pushed’ into bonfire by friends, suffers burns
Panchkula, December 26
A mischief by friends has cost a five-year-old child dear. The boy’s is face was spoilt completely after the he was pushed into a bonfire by his friends. The victim, Himanshu, was rushed to the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, where doctors referred him to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The victim is a resident of Sector 7, Panchkula.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for city artiste
Chandigarh, December 26
City's grand old theatre actor, Parvesh Sethi, has been selected for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2012. His name was announced by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Parvesh had started theatre as a make-up artiste at the age of seven. He acted for the first time here in Chandigarh in 1961. Since then he has acted in more than 500 plays and is still active in theatre.

Parvesh Sethi at his residence in Sector 37, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

COMMUNITY

Foundation stone at MC building in a shambles
Chandigarh, December 26
While the city Mayor, Raj Bala Malik, is all set to inaugurate the foundation-laying ceremony for the four additional floors of the MC building tomorrow (December 27), another foundation stone, the original one, laid in 1989 by then adviser Ashok Pradhan, lies buried in the heaps of garbage.


Garbage dumped on the rear side of the foundation stone at the new MC building in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Glazing removed from Sec 17 SCOs
Chandigarh, December 26
Major violations of building bylaws at three buildings in Sector 17 were removed today during a special demolition drive conducted by the UT Estate Office. Officials said the owners of these buildings, including SCO number 68, 69 and 70, had covered their balconies by fixing glazing on it. During the drive, workers removed the glazing from the balconies.

Workers remove glazing at an SCO in Sector 17 during an anti-encroachment drive of the Estate Office in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Arun BJP’s choice for Mayoral poll
Chandigarh, December 26
For the election to the post of Mayor, the BJP has almost finalised its candidate. At a meeting of senior party leaders and councillors held this evening, the party has finalised the name of Arun Sood. However, the BJP would officially announce Sood’s name at a function tomorrow.

Sanitation panel meeting held
Chandigarh, December 26
At a meeting of the sanitation committee of the Municipal Corporation, its members finalised the rate for hiring 20 tractor-trailers for sanitation purposes in the city.

scheme for ut staff
CHB to refund earnest money
Chandigarh, December 26
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) will refund the earnest money to 3,000 unsuccessful applicants of the special housing scheme for UT employees floated in 2008. A decision to this effect was taken by the board of members of the CHB at a meeting here today.

Admn reshuffle
Chandigarh, December 26
The UT Administrator, Shivraj V Patil, today gave the charge of Special Secretary Transport and MRTS to Punjab cadre IAS officer Ajoy Sharma, who is already holding the charge of Special Secretary Finance.

Rock band The Local Train leaves audience spellbound
Chandigarh, December 26
The second day of the new year extravaganza by the Chandigarh Tourism and CITCO, unbolted with a thunderous performance by the rock band, The Local Train, at the Plaza in Sector 17, today. The performers, including lead vocalist Raman Negi, bassist Ramit Mehra, guitarist Paras Thakur, drummer Sahil Sarin presented their own melodious compositions followed by hit bollywood tracks. The band made the youngsters dance.

The Local Train band performs at the Plaza in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Stink, garbage greet visitors to Grain Market-26
Chandigarh, December 26
Foul smell, encroachments, heavy traffic and blocked sewerage is what the Grain Market of Sector 26 has to offer to its commuters coming here from all over the region.


Traffic chaos at the Grain Market in Sector 26,Chandigarh, on Wednesday.

Sambar strays into residential area
Mohali, December 26
A sambar strayed into a park in Phase III-B-I here today creating a sensation in the populated residential area.


Forest Department officials tie the injured sambar which strayed into a park in Phase III-B-I in Mohali on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Table calendar released
Chandigarh, December 26
DK Tiwari, Secretary, Forest and Wildlife Department, today released table calendar - 2013 of the Department of Forest And Wildlife, UT Administration.

EDUCATION

UT to set up education tribunal
Chandigarh, December 26
The UT has decided in-principle to start the Chandigarh Education Tribunal by giving additional charge to serving Additional District and Session Judge. Officials of the UT Education Department said as per the direction of the Supreme Court, approval of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was required for the appointment of serving judge for the tribunal. "The case has been sent to the UT Law Department to seek its advice in the matter," said a senior official of the department.

City set to get 2nd smart school in Jan
Chandigarh, December 26
Chandigarh is all set to get its second smart school in Sector 50 next month. Government High School,Sector 50, has been equipped with all the high- tech facilities, required for a smart school. High-resolution projectors with Internet connection have been installed in the classrooms.
A smart classroom at Government High School, Sector 50, Chandigarh

Employees of govt-aided colleges demand pension benefits
Chandigarh, December 26
Teaching and non-teaching employees of the government-aided colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh submitted a memorandum to the Punjab Government today. They demanded that the government should not repeal the Pension and Gratuity Act of 1999.

From Schools
Foundation stone of gymnasium hall laid
Foundation stone of a multipurpose gymnasium hall was laid at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41-B, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. DS Bedi, director of Shivalik Public School, said the building of the gymnasium hall would be a living identity for the new generation. The total cost of the project is approximately 4 crore and it will be completed within 9 months.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Fire at showroom in Ambala
Ambala, December 26
Goods worth several crores of rupees were destroyed in a fire at a shoes showroom near Halwai Bazaar in Ambala Cantonment early Wednesday morning. The fire, which broke out at around 1.30 AM, soon engulfed the whole showroom reducing the goods to ashes. Brij Mohan Soni, the owner of the showroom, said he received a call from the watchman that thick smoke was emanating from the shop. He immediately reached the spot, along with his brother at around 2.30 AM, and found that the fire had spread across the shop.

Smoke billows out from a showroom in Ambala Cantonment after a fire broke out on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Dev Dutt

Delhi gang rape
More support pours in for victim
Patiala, December 26
In order to express solidarity with the victim of the Delhi gang rape and protest against the heinous crime, students and teachers of DAV Public School, Bhupindra Road, Patiala, held a rally and formed a human chain at the Bhupindra Nagar Road.

Israeli security delegation visits Shaheedi Jor Mela
Fatehgarh Sahib, December 26
A five-member delegation of security officials from Israel, led by A. Eyal, top security official, today visited Shaheedi Jor Mela at Fatehgarh Sahib. The delegation was visiting the town to study the security system and arrangements being made for VVIPs and the general public by the Punjab police.

Two arrested for illegal sand mining
Dera Bassi, December 26
The Dera Bassi police arrested two persons for illegal sand and gravel mining near Pandwala village from ‘samlat’ land yesterday night. It also seized two trucks loaded with gravel and sand.

Man booked for kidnapping minor
Dera Bassi, December 26
The police has booked a person for kidnapping a minor girl. As per information, the police had registered a case against Mange Ram, a resident of Fatehgarh Jagadhari, Yamunanagar district in Haryana, under Sections 363, 366 and 120-B of the IPC.

37 boxes of liquor seized
Dera Bassi, December 26
The Lalru police seized 37 boxes of illegal liquor during a naka near here today. The accused fled from the spot after leaving behind their car near the ITI Chowk.

CRIME

Attack on NRI: Two held near Zirakpur
Zirakpur, December 26
The police has arrested Maninder Singh, alias Sunny Johaar, and his accomplice Rishi Banda in connection with the murderous attack on Canada-basedNRI Paramjit Singh Passi in Ludhiana. They were arrested on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway near Zirakpur this evening. The police also recovered a .32-bore revolver and six cartridges, which had been snatched from the victim.

2 held with heroin
Chandigarh, December 26
A week after a college student died of drug overdose, the UT police today arrested two more persons with heroin. The driver of the car, in which the suspects were traveling, tried to flee when a police party signalled them to stop. The police arrested Amandeep, a resident of Kharar, and Dalbir, a resident of Mohali, under various sections of the NDPS Act. The police said the two were arrested with eight grams of heroin, which they had bought from Amritsar. They were nabbed at the road dividing sectors 16 and 23.

Two injured in accident
Chandigarh, December 26
A brother-sister duo got critically injured after a school bus hit them on the Sector 22/23 dividing road today.

SPORTS

Punjabi varsity rowers win
Chandigarh, December 26
The rowing team of Punjabi University, Patiala, bagged the All-India Inter-University Rowing Championship, concluded at Sukhna Lake here today.
Rowers in action during the All-India Inter-University Rowing Championship held at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Northern Railway defeat Punjab Police
Chandigarh, December 26
The team of Northern Railway defeated the team of Punjab Police in their ongoing campaign of SN Vohra All-India Gurmit Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament, being held at Hockey Stadium of Sector 42 Sports Complex, here today. For Railway, Jasjeet Singh drew the first blood in the 14th minute of the game. But the opponents levelled the score through Harinder Singh in the 39th minute.


A hockey match between the Northern Railway and the Punjab Police in progress at Sector 42 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Dushmant outplays Shubham in badminton
Chandigarh, December 26
In the ongoing 22nd Smt Krishna Khaitan All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Championship, Dushmant M of Orrisa defeated Shubham Kumar of Haryana at 22-24, 21-12, 21-19 while Rahul Shah routed Sandeep by 21-14 and 21-14. In the match of boys (U-17) category, Tridip Boro defeated Saurav Tomar by 21-17,11-21, 21-18 while Gopalakrishna Reddy D beat Arjun Sachdeva 24-22, 21-12.


Shubham in action during a badminton match at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Driving passion for these teachers
Chandigarh, December 26
Driving is not a child’s play. It really becomes a Herculean task for an in-experienced driver to hold a dirt track and seek the best of TSD (Time Speed and Distance), for the first time.

Shishu Niketan win cricket tournament
Chandigarh, December 26
The Shishu Niketan School, Sector 43, bagged the six-a-side-inter-school cricket tourney after defeating Chandigarh Baptist School,-45, here.

Shivansh is best athlete
Chandigarh, December 26
Athlete Shivansh was adjudged as the best athlete in the 1500 mt boys race during the ongoing annual athletics meet of The Millennium School held at Sports Complex, Sector 7, here today.