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CHANDIGARH GOLF CLUB LEASE ROW
Admn’s master stroke: Rs 1.2 cr per year
Chandigarh, October 2
It’s official now. Chandigarh Golf Club will have to shell out Rs 1.20 crore per annum as lease amount. At a recent meeting, the Administration finalized the lease amount to be charged from the club.

A trek to remember
Chandigarh, October 2
Imagine an 8-km trek without water. Sounds strange, but this was the scene during Nature Trek, organised by the Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday. The administration failed to provide packaged drinking water to trekkers at four stalls set up en route the hike.

Weekly Amritsar-Lalkuan train flagged off Chandigarh, October 2 The weekly Amritsar-Lalkuan train was flagged off from the city railway station by former Railway Minister and MP Pawan Kumar Bansal today. The train will directly connect city to Uttarakhand. MP Pawan Kumar Bansal flags off the Amritsar-Lalkuan train from the Chandigarh railway station on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Uttarakhand residents not happy with timings Chandigarh, October 2 Residents of Uttarakhand demanded that the timing of the train should be changed from 5.55 am in the morning from Amritsar to 5.55 pm in the evening for the convenience of the passengers. A vintage diesel engine, 155, has been placed in front of the Chandigarh railway station to beautify the premises. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Nitin Chopra with his family; and (right) ailing Vikas with his father at the Chandigarh railway station. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan

Going gets tough: Vehicles make way through an inundated road at Industrial Area, Phase I, Chandigarh; and residents face a tough time commuting on flooded roads in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal, Manoj Mahajan and Parvesh Chauhan

COMMUNITY

‘Money’bee stings Ramlila organisers Chandigarh, October 2 This Navratras, entertainment will come at a price. The rising cost of stage lighting and costumes has come as a jolt to Ramlila organisers. Starting tomorrow, the event will be staged at 49 places across the city. The stage is set for Ramlila at Ordnance Cable Factory Colony in Sector 29, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Rain no dampener Panchkula, October 2 Rain left the effigy of Ravana damaged at Shalimar Ground in Sector 5 this evening. But this did not dampen the enthusiasm of artists. An official of Adarsh Ramlila Dramatic Club got a waterproof tent pitched in the evening. Artists cover the effigy of Ravana at the Sector 5 parade ground in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

20 test positive for dengue
Chandigarh, October 2
With an increase in breeding of aedes mosquito, and the post-monsoon season setting in, 20 residents have tested positive for dengue, so far. So far, three dengue deaths have been reported at the city hospitals, including two at the PGIMER and one at GMCH-32.

Fluctuation damages goods in Panchkula
Panchkula, October 2
A sudden surge in the voltage damaged various electrical appliances at a number of houses in Sector 2, Panchkula, last night. Most of the residents complained of damaged televisions and refrigerators.

A mechanic repairs a fan and (right); a woman shows out-of-order washing machine in Sector 2, Panchkula, on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

SASE celebrates 45th Raising Day
Chandigarh, October 2
The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), a premier laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, based here, celebrated its 45th Raising Day today.

demand for need-based changes CHB residents take out rallies at 11 venues in city Chandigarh, October 2 The Chandigarh Housing Board Residents’ Federation today stage a protest at 11 venues across the city against the unfriendly policy of the authorities. Members of the CHB Residents’ Federation at Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

International Day of Elderly celebrated
Chandigarh, October 2
In a bid to create awareness among youngsters about the need to take care of the elderly, the Desh Bhagat Group and the State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, organised a cultural programme at the old age home at Sector 43, Chandigarh.

150 donate blood
Mohali, October 2
Everyday hundreds of people in India require blood for transfusion, surgery or other medical procedure. As per official statistics, the nation requires 4 crore units of blood and only 40 lakh units are actually available.

Retired officers write to Haryana CM
Panchkula, October 2
Haryana Government Retired Officers Welfare Association, Panchkula, wrote a letter to the Haryana CM regarding the pending demands of the pensioners. The demands included proper medical facilities, increase in pension and others.

Kisan haat to come up in Kharar soon
Mohali, October 2
To help farmers sell their produce, the agriculture department will open the first kisan haat at Kharar Tehsil Complex. "The haat will be beneficial to farmers as they will be able to sell their produce at better prices," said Deputy Commissioner Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu.

Property tax opposed
Mohali, October 2
The House Owners Welfare Association of Phase I has opposed the imposition of property tax in Mohali. At a meeting of the association, residents condemned the government for putting an additional financial burden on residents. They said people had already paid development charges and the tax could have been levied after providing basic amenities in each sector.

Pending demands: Sanitation workers shave their heads Chandigarh, October 2 Members of the Sweeper Union today shaved their heads in Sector 17. They said the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation had failed to fulfil their demands. Krishan Kumar Chadha, president of the union, said they were demanding regularisation of services of 134 daily wage sweepers. Sanitation workers at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

EDUCATION

Film festival kicks off at PU Chandigarh, October 2 A three-day film festival showcasing experimental movies will kick off at Panjab University tomorrow. Open for all, the festival will bring to the city audiences documentaries and movies specially chosen for the purpose. Starting with a 21-minute documentary, "An encounter with faces", at 9 am, all the movies will be screened at the Law Auditorium.

Students pay tributes to Bapu Chandigarh, October 2 Students came dressed as Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi during the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at Banyan Tree School. The primary wing students enacted incidents from the couple’s lives. The pre-primary wing students sang and spoke a few lines on them. A student dressed as Mahatma Gandhi spins a wheel at Ashmah International School in Mohali. A Tribune photograph

For a cause: Members of various community service organisations form a human chain on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

College teachers seek promotions
Chandigarh, October 2
Leaders of the local unit of Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU) met the Director Higher Education (DHE) to press for their demands. Around 50 representatives of the seven aided colleges in the city reached the UT Secretariat.

PU NOTES
‘Dalit studies need change in perspective’
Chandigarh, October 2
A two-day national seminar on “Dalit Studies in the 21st Century: Looking Ahead”, organised by the ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre at Panjab University, concluded today at the ICSSR Complex.

FROM SCHOOLS Peace march Chandigarh: The National Service Scheme volunteers of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, joined a peace initiative. Around 50 students marched from the Open Hand to Parade Ground with banners and placards, promoting their “World Without War” drive.
Students and staff pay tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary at Shastri Model School, Phase I, Mohali, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Two hurt in road accidents
Banur, October 2
Two persons have sustained injuries in two different road accidents today. The injured have been identified as Joginder Singh, a resident of Jangpura village, and Mewa Singh of Bassi Sekhan village.

MLA honours elderly
Ropar, October 2
On the occasion of World Senior Citizens’ Day, local MLA Dr Daljit Singh Cheema announced a home for senior citizens will be constructed soon at Rupnagar. A function was organised to celebrate the day by Senior Citizens’ Council here yesterday, in which Cheema felicitated senior citizens.

COURTS

Recruitment fraud
HC directs NGO to change name within a month
Chandigarh, October 2
Taking up a petition alleging recruitment fraud by firms with names similar to government organisations, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Delhi-based Rashtriya Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan to change its name within a month.

Dynamic Motors penalised for deceiving consumer
Chandigarh, October 2
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed the appeal filed by Dynamic Motors and upheld the orders of the District Forum penalising the company for selling a two-year-old model of a car to a person projecting it to be a latest model.

CRIME

Man held for raping 13-year-old girl
Panchkula, October 2
A student of Class IX was sexually abused by her uncle, who took her to his house in Sector 25 on the pretext that his wife was unwell and if she could help with the daily chores. The victim is a resident of Ramgarh and has been arrested.

Attack on police party: Two arrested
Chandigarh, October 2
A day after a police party was pelted with stones by drunk youths in Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, the police arrested two of the five accused in the case today. Ruckus had prevailed at Vikas Nagar in Mauli Jagran of Mani Majra last evening and the police control room Gypsy was damaged after drunk youths attacked the police party.

Child run over by car
Chandigarh, October 2
In a tragic incident, an eight-year-old boy died after being run over by a Verna car in Sector 44 today. The incident occurred in the afternoon when the child’s mother, who is a domestic help, had gone to work at the houses in Sector 44 with her son.

Man held in cheating case
Mohali, October 2
The police today arrested one Mehar Singh in a cheating case. The accused is a resident of Mote Majra village. The complainant, Harcharan Singh, told the police that Mehar Singh had sold him a piece of land in 1982.

SPORTS

crickeT TOURNament ONGC script 94-run victory Chandigarh, October 2 In the ongoing 20th All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament, ONGC registered a 94-run victory over MRF at St John’s High School, Sector 26, here today. Players in action during JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament at St John’s School in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY
Local player strikes silver medal in HP
Chandigarh, October 2
In the North Zone CBSE Table Tennis Tournament, Paavan of DAV Public School, Sector 8, won a silver medal in the girls (single) category, at Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. In the team category, DAV Public School managed to fetch silver medal.

softball championship SGGS-26 emerge victorious Chandigarh, October 2 Sri Guru Gobind Singh (SGGS) College, Sector 26, registered win in Panjab University Inter-College Softball Championship for men, here today. DAV College, Sector 10, stood second while PU campus finished third in the championship. The winners in a cheerful mood at Panjab University on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

hockey TOURNament
Rail Coach Factory, Punjab Police taste victory
Mohali, October 2
Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, and Punjab Police, Jalandhar, emerged victorious, in their respective matches, in the ongoing 11th Olympian Dharam Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament, at the Astroturf field, Shivalik Public School, Mohali, here today.

football championship
Second win on the trot for city academy
Chandigarh, October 2
Continuing with their winning streak, Chandigarh Football Academy won their second match in the ongoing 54th Subroto Cup Mukherjee Football Tournament for boys (U-14), in Delhi.