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14 minor fires reported on Diwali night
Chandigarh, November 4
Fourteen minor incidents of fire were reported on Diwali night. However, no major loss was reported from any part of the city.
Officials retrieve files after a fire broke out at the office of the Food and Supplies Department, Haryana, in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Crackers cost 8 their vision
Chandigarh, November 4
It was a dark Diwali for eight residents who lost their eyesight due to serious eye injuries caused by the bursting of crackers yesterday night. A total of 219 eye and burn cases were reported from various hospitals in the tricity. While 45 cases of eye and burn injuries were reported from Panchkula and 30 from Mohali, 144 such cases were reported from the the PGI, the GMSH, Sector 16, and the GMCH, Sector 32, till this afternoon.

Blast in reactors at perfume unit
Mohali, November 4
A major tragedy was averted due to a holiday on Vishwakarma Day today when a blast ripped apart two reactors at a perfume manufacturing unit here.

Mystery behind youth’s death deepens
Panchkula, November 4
The mystery shrouding the death of a youth, Dinesh (27), whose highly decomposed body was found from a bed box along with burnt coal in his flat on Saturday, has deepened further as the postmortem has revealed "congested viscera", which, doctors say, is in the case of poisoning. The doctors suspect foul play in the incident.

Open House response
Penalise cyclists who don’t use tracks
First of all, cycle tracks have to be designated and well-maintained to bring about proper connectivity of the cyclists towards these tracks. Other vehicle-owners like motorists should be fined, if they use these tracks. Similarly, cyclists should be penalised by the traffic police, if they do not use these tracks. Secondly, cycling parking sites should be properly designed on these tracks.
A rickshaw-puller goes on the wrong side, on a slip road, at Sectors 22,21,34,35 roundabout  in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo

A flock of pigeons takes flight at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Better Chandigarh
Public transport elusive in egalitarian dream
Chandigarh: Privately owned transport, be a four-wheeler or a two-wheeler, remains the preferred choice for commuting among the city residents.

An overloaded bus at the Sector 17 ISBT. Shortage of buses is forcing commuters 
to use private vehicles. Tribune photos: S Chandan

Diwali leaves a mess on internal roads
On post-Diwali holiday of Vishkarma Day, the local residents woke up in the morning to find the roads in front of their residences littered with cracker waste. The irresponsible way of celebrating Diwali made residents suffer later.




A road littered with cracker waste in Sector 6, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune photo

PCR gets 2,700 calls on festival night
Chandigarh, November 4
As the city celebrated the Festival of Lights, the UT police control room was flooded with calls pertaining to various incidents of crime. The UT police control room number 100 received a whopping 2,700 calls last night. Vehicles were dispatched to the spots in response to 307 calls. Last year, the police control room had received 283 calls on Diwali.

Mohali witnesses a safe Diwali
Mohali, November 4
Residents of Mohali witnessed a safe Diwali this year with reports of minor fires being received from the town and surrounding areas.

Devotees light candles at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali on Sunday; and (right w) a child celebrates Diwali. tribune photos: parvesh chauhan

Watching fireworks costs many dear in P’kula
Panchkula, November 4
Watching fireworks cost many Panchkula residents dear. Of 45 patients suffering burns in Panchkula, around 35 were spectators, including a 60-year-old man, Ramu, from Saketri, who has suffered burns on his entire body.





Ramu with his wife at the General Hospital in Panchkula on Monday. Tribune photos

14 get eye injuries due to crackers
Mohali, November 4
Exploding a cracker cost dear to 12-year-old Naman from Mundi Kharar, when it went off all of a sudden. The explosion caused injuries in the both eyes of the boy.

Seasonal rivulet to be covered with herbal plants
Mohali, November 4
Waking up on the issue of garbage dumping in the seasonal rivulet, ‘Patiala ki Rao’, the Mohali Municipal Corporation has directed its contractor in the job to cover the garbage with layers of soil and plant herbal saplings on it.

Air passengers stranded
Chandigarh, November 4
The passengers of a Delhi-bound flight of Jetflight were left stranded for hours at the Chandigarh domestic airport after the air-conditioner of the flight malfunctioned here this evening.

EDUCATION

Panjab University bars its erring paper setters
Chandigarh, November 4
Disappointed with the repeated incidents of question-paper goof-ups Panjab University (PU) has debarred the paper-setters who committed mistakes while setting up the question papers for the exams held in April 2013.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Boy killed, 20 hurt in cracker mishaps
Ambala, November 4
One person was killed and 20 others injured in different incidents during Diwali celebrations in Ambala City yesterday while blankets of worth lakhs were burnt when a fire broke out in a godown.

Two-day annual function concludes in Patiala school
Patiala, November 4
Narain Public School, Patiala, wore a festive look at its two-day annual function ‘Aghaas’. The students captivated the audience with a spectacular show.

PharmFest-2013 held
Patiala, November 4
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, celebrated PharmFest-2013 based on the theme ‘Diagnostic Tools: The Backbone of Clinical Health Care System’. Various events like quiz competition, debate and poster presentation were organised. A guest lecture on ‘Radiodiagnostic Techniques’ was also delivered.

Man dies in road mishap
Banur, November 4
One person was killed in a road accident near here last night. The deceased has been identified as Jagat Singh, a resident of nearby Karla village.

Heavy vehicles on link road banned in Ropar
Ropar, November 4
Ropar Deputy Commissioner, PK Agrawal, has banned plying of heavy vehicles on the newly-constructed link road on both banks of Ganguwal Power House to Ropar-Majri via Anandpur Sahib here today.

Student killed in road accident
Ropar, November 4
A 19-year-old youth was killed when his motorcycle hit a tree at Mianpur near here last night. The deceased has been identified as Joginder Kumar, a resident of Mianpur, a student of Class XII.

10 hurt in Ropar
Ropar, November 4
Ten people, including two children, were injured due to burning of crackers here yesterday. 

Diwali celebrated with fervour in Dera Bassi, no injury reported
Dera Bassi, November 4
Diwali was celebrated with fervour at various places in Dera Bassi sub-division. People used fire crackers and distributed sweets to each other. So far, no untoward incident has been reported regarding the celebration of festival.

COURTS

Consumer forum penalises insurance firm
Chandigarh, November 4
District Consumer Disputes Redressal forum has penalised an insurance firm for undervaluing the insurance against a dead cow. The New India Assurance has been directed to pay Rs 10,000 to the complainant towards compensation for harassment and deficiency in service and Rs 5500 to the complainant towards litigation expenses.

Store fined for selling soft drink carrying foreign particles
Chandigarh. November 4
A departmental store has been penalised for selling a "Frooti" bottle carrying foreign particles. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Arora Karyana and Confectioner, Sector 37, to pay Rs 10,000 to the complainant for harassment and mental agony and Rs 5,000 towards litigation expenses.

CRIME

28-yr-old labourer done to death
Mohali, November 4
A 28-year-old labourer was murdered by some unidentified persons on the eve of Diwali at Nayagaon village here. The body of the victim, Ashok Kumar, a painter, was recovered from a vacant plot at Vikas Nagar in the area. According to the police, the victim's head had been crushed under a vehicle in a bid to conceal his identity.

Six injured in clash
Panchkula, November 4
Six persons were injured in a clash after they were involving swords and stones this evening at Kharag Mangoli.

Man injured as gunshot fired in brawl
Mohali, November 4
A shopkeeper of Teur village sustained injuries accidentally when two groups quarrelled and later one of them opened fire.

Property dispute: Three hurt 
Chandigarh, November 4
A property dispute in a house in Buterla village went awry when members of a party attacked the rival party with rods and sticks. Three persons, including a woman, was injured in the attack. The police has arrested a person, identified as Kuldeep Singh, in a case of trespass and rioting registered at the Sector 39 police station.


The injured at the GMSH-16 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Two robbed of cash, phones
Chandigarh, November 4
Two cases of crime were reported in city today. In the first incident, Chandru and Sanjay, both residents of Industrial Area Phase II, were on rickshaw when two unidentified persons on motorcycle and two pedestrian stopped them and forcibly took away Rs 3,000 and a mobile phone from Chandru and Rs 1,000 and mobile phone from Sanjay.

SPORTS

Golf facilities at subsidised rates
Chandigarh, November 4
While the Chandigarh Administration and Chandigarh Golf Club management is yet to solve the lease money row, the UT Administration has proposed that the golf facilities of the club should be made available to common city residents at subsidised charges. At present, Rs 500 is charges from non-members from Monday to Friday, and Rs 1000 on Saturday and Sunday. The administration wants these rates to be subsidised.

SGGS College-26 crush PGGC-11 
Chandigarh, November 4
The soccer team of SGGS College-26 defeated Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11 (B-team), in their opening match of the Chandigarh Institutional League that kicked off here today. The team thumped their rivals 5-2.


Players in action during a match at the Sector 17 football stadium in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan

Daly College win U-17 cricket meet in Mohali
Mohali, November 4
Daly College Indore defeated Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi, to win the final of The Indian Public Schools Conference Boys (U-17) Cricket Tournament, which concluded at the cricket grounds of Yadavindra Public School here today. Batting first, the winning side scored 118 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs while the Delhi side could manage to score only 107 runs before getting all out in 19.3 overs.
The team of Daly College, Indore, in a jubilant mood after winning The Indian Public Schools Conference Boys (U-17) Cricket Tournament at Yadavindra Public School in Mohali on Monday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

City cadet bags gold in shooting
Chandigarh, November 4
Chandigarh NCC cadet Neha Dadwal of No.1 Chandigarh Air Squadron has won gold medal in skeet shooting (clay pigeon-trap) at the All-India Vayu Sainik Camp that concluded at Bengaluru on October 31.

Maj Gen PS Mander, ADG, NCC, felicitates cadet Neha in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph