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Carjackers target Mohali resident
Chandigarh, October 12
Four miscreants, one of them reportedly armed, forcibly took away an Indica car from a resident of Mohali near the Kalibari light point during the wee hours today.


Kamaljeet (right), along with his neighbour, narrates the incident in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Crime against women: City 2nd among UTs
Chandigarh, October 12
Among the seven UTs in the country, Chandigarh has the second highest number of cases of crime against women registered during 2013. Chandigarh follows Delhi with a total of 488 cases.

40 days on, cops fail to arrest suspended IGP Cheema
Mohali, October 12
Even though nearly 40 days have passed since two criminal cases were registered against Punjab Police suspended Inspector General of Police Gautam Cheema, the Mohali police have failed to arrest him. A senior police official said on condition of anonymity that serious efforts were not being made to arrest Cheema.

unesco world heritage status
UT needs concrete plan for care of buildings: Expert
Chandigarh, October 12
Preparing and implementing a concrete plan for the maintenance of heritage buildings will be the biggest challenge for the UT before its gets the UNESCO world heritage status for the structures.

Le Corbusier’s 127th birth anniversary celebrated
Chandigarh, October 12
To mark the 127th birth anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Chandigarh Administration organised a function at the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19, here.

‘Icon of modern architecture’

Students of the CCET flash the open hand symbol to mark the 127th birth anniversary of Le Corbusier at the Sector 17 Plaza in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Campaigning ends today
Parties go all out in Panchkula
Panchkula, October 12
With the campaigning of Vidhan Sabha elections ending tomorrow, the political parties all out in Panchkula. With just two days left, the Panchkula police also intensified patrolling and nakas were laid to check vehicles.


Kuldeep Bishnoi (third from left), president of the Haryana Janhit Congress, at a party rally in Sector 16, Panchkula, on Sunday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

Haryana poll
INLD, BJP get support on penultimate day of campaigning
Panchkula, October 12
A day before the election campaigning comes to an end, joining by prominent persons continued in the INLD and the BJP.


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh addresses a meeting in favour of the Congress candidate from Panchkula, DK Bansal (left), in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

open house
Admn, residents should join hands for cleaner environs
On the call given by the Prime Minister, UT departments and educational institutes carried out “safai” campaigns on Gandhi Jayanti. A day later, things were back to square one. Chandigarh Tribune asked its readers what needs to be done to keep our surroundings clean.
comment: Holding a stick might work better than holding a broom

A heap of garbage lies in front of the ISBT-43 a day after the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched in the city. A file photograph

Chandigarh Treasure League
300 participants come out in vehicles to scorch city roads
Chandigarh, October 12
The Chandigarh Treasure League’s (CTL) third edition got off to a colourful start today. The event got underway with the release of sky lanterns and an Army band. Around 300 participants representing 100 teams came out in their vehicles to scorch the Chandigarh roads.

Participants at the opening ceremony of the Chandigarh Treasure League in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Infant dies at PGI, kin create ruckus
Chandigarh, October 12
A three-day old infant died at the PGIMER here today. Enraged over the death, parents and relatives of the baby, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), in the Advanced Paediatric Centre (APC), created a ruckus in the area and tried to manhandle the treating doctor.

MUSICAL TREAT: Sufi singer Mamta Joshi performs at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Building Violations
Cooperative societies hold meeting
Chandigarh, October 12
An emergency meeting of members of the Housing Societies Residents Welfare Federation was held today to take note of the public notice of the registrar cooperative societies regarding removal of building violations by the societies.

PSEB employees poll
79 file nominations
Mohali, October 12
As many as 79 nominees of three groups have filed their nominations today in the Punjab School Education Board Employees Union’s forthcoming elections, scheduled to be held on October 16.

Delaying Info Under RTI
GMADA told to pay compensation
Mohali, October 12
The Punjab Information Commission came down heavily on the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) for delaying information sought under the Right to Information Act by KNS Sodhi, the applicant.

Munshi Premchand’s ‘Kafan’ staged
Chandigarh, October 12
The Mask Theatre Group staged the famous modern Hindustani literature writer Munshi Premchand’s story, ‘Kafan’, at the Punjab Kala Bhawan here today.

BUSINESS NEWS
Online jewellery destination launched
Fourseven Services Private Limited announced the launch of its online jewellery destination, www.fourseven.in. The new private label, fourseven, offers distinctive, contemporary jewellery that is designed and handcrafted for women who ‘choose happy’. ‘fourseven.in’ offers a breadth of designs in sterling silver, gold plating, semi-precious stones and other materials, with price points ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 20,000.

EDUCATION

EFFI-cycle 2014 concludes
Chandigarh, October 12
EFFI-cycle 2014, an inter-college event on design and fabrication of an environment-friendly human-cum-electric power-driven mobility solution, concluded at the UIET here today.

Teams take part in a race at the UIET, Panjab University, in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Students develop ‘Save Kashmir’ app
Chandigarh, October 12
Kashmiri students of the Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh, developed a unique Android app which provides all information about the Jammu and Kashmir floods at one platform.

pu & college notes
Institute opens centre
The Institute of Banking Services (IBS) on Sunday opened its fifth centre in the city. IBS Director Rahul Dev inaugurated the centre in Sector 34 here. The ceremony was attended by over 120 centre managers and academicians and heads of IBS centres from all over the country.

Dances mark St Mary’s silver jubilee
Chandigarh, October 12
A magnificent function of silver jubilee celebration was held at St Mary’s School, Sector 46-B, here, today. Dr Youhanon Mar Demetrios, Metropolitan of Delhi Diocese, inaugurated the function. Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil was the chief guest. The programme began with the lighting of the traditional lamp by the dignitaries.

Students perform during the silver jubilee celebrations of St Mary's School in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Tamanna adjudged Ms Fresher
Mohali, October 12
Students of the Rayat-Bahra University (RBU) School of Pharmaceutical Sciences had a blast at the fresher’s party, “Papllion 2014”.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Penultimate day of campaigning
BSP candidate attacks rivals by name
Kalka, October 12
A day before the election campaign ends, candidates of different political parties have started canvassing aggressively in this Assembly constituency.


BSP candidate Satvinder Singh Rana (left) with party leaders at a public meeting in Tagra village near Kalka on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

Kalka Votes 2014
Main parties have fielded outsiders, says Independent
Kalka, October 12
Vijay Bansal, chief of Shivalik Vikas Manch, Haryana, who is contesting the Kalka seat as an Independent, in his door-to-door campaign alleged that all the political parties have fielded outside candidates.

Bishnoi promises to put Morni, Pinjore on world tourism map
Kalka, October 12
Reminding development works carried out in the area during the late Bhajan Lal’s regime, HJC chief Kuldeep Bishnoi appealed to the electorate to wipe out the Congress and the Indian Nation Lok Dal (INLD) for ignoring the Kalka constituency in the past 15 years.

CRIME

Two juveniles arrested for mobile thefts
Chandigarh, October 12
The Chandigarh Police arrested two juveniles in two separate cases of mobile thefts. According to the police, a Juvenile had stolen a mobile phone of Suraj Rawat, a resident of House No. 1844, Burail village, on October 10.

Crime briefs
Businessman booked on charge of slapping grandmother
Chandigarh, October 12
In a shocking incident, a city-based businessman allegedly slapped his over 80-year-old grandmother here at Sector 21 on October 5. Giving details, sources in the police said that 27-year-old Vikramjit Singh and his grandmother Rajinder Kaur stay in the same house on different floors in Sector 21.


CLOSE SHAVE: A car that was damaged after it turned turtle at the Sector 20/30 light point in Chandigarh late on Sunday evening. The occupants of the car had a providential escape. Tribune photo: M Nasser Gorsi

SPORTS

Constable Ramesh wins CRPF half marathon
Chandigarh, October 12
As part of its diamond jubilee celebrations, the Central Reserve Police Force organised the Run For Unity half marathon in the city today, in which people for the armed forces, para-military organisations, sportspersons and the general public participated. The run was flagged off from the Sukhna Lake by the CRPF Inspector General, North-West Sector, Suraj Bhan Kajal. Balbir Singh Senior, triple Olympic hockey gold medalist was the chief guest on the occasion.



Constable Ramesh Kumar of the IRB leads the Chandigarh Half Marathon 2014 at Sukhna Lake on Sunday. A Tribune photograph

the tribune cup
CLTA trainee Eklavya enters main draw
Chandigarh, October 12
Unseeded CLTA trainee Eklavya Singh while continuing his winning spree defeated Harinder Singh Bedi in the final qualifying rounds to book his berth in the main draw league of the ongoing The Tribune Cup National Ranking Championship Rs 2 lakh Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament, being played at the CLTA courts in Sector 10 here today.


Eklavya Singh in action during a match at the CLTA courts in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Match turns ugly, leaves one hurt
Chandigarh, October 12
A neck-to-neck fight between Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu (boy’s side) took an ugly turn towards the end of the last quarter round when players from both sides started playing a rough game. The approach from both sides led to a minor scuffle in which a Tamil Nadu player, Pradeep, received an injury on his left eye.


Pradeep from Tamil Nadu who was injured during a match in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Team moving in right direction: Sardar Singh
Chandigarh, October 12
After directly qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics Games, the Indian hockey team is now looking ahead to finish the Olympics’ medal draught, said Sardar Singh, the team’s captain.


Sardar Singh, captain of the Indian hockey team, gives tips to members of the Chandigarh Police team during a practice session in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan

basketball meet
Andhra Pradesh pip Punjab to enter quarterfinals
Chandigarh, October 12
The girls team of Andhra Pradesh comfortably defeated Punjab (67-41) to advance in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 31st Youth Basketball National Championship being held at the basketball courts of Sector 42, here, today. For the winning side, M Lakshmi contributed 22 points whereas for Punjab, Prabhjot Kaur reduced the margin by contributing 16 points.


A match in progress at Sector 42 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Shubham, Ansh excel in skating
Chandigarh, October 12
In the ongoing CBSE North Zone-I Roller Skating Championship, Shubham Aggarwal, Ansh Pathak, Faith Goyal and Rushat Parihar claimed the top positions in the 5,000-m race for boys (U-19) here today.


Players take part in a skating meet in Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

cycling championship
Rupali Khurana bags first position
Chandigarh, October 12
Rupali Khurana of Tribune Model School, Sector 29, and Urvashi Khurana of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, finished first in the girls’ U-17 and U-19 road race events, respectively, during the inter-school cycling championship being held here.