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Saturday, December 15, 2001, Chandigarh, India

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Dream house remains a dream for residents
Chandigarh, December 14
The dream of thousands of residents of Chandigarh to own a flat in the City Beautiful has turned into a nightmare, thanks to the alleged dilatory tactics adopted by the UT Administration with regard to the allotment of land to cooperative housing societies.

Holiday time in government offices
Chandigarh, December 14
For most government employees, mega-weekends with a string of holidays on one account or the other are much awaited. One such mega-weekend lasting five days starts tomorrow. All an employee needs to do is to take leave on Tuesday and turn up for work only the next Thursday. The formula of taking leave on Tuesday to make it a five-day weekend will do good for employees of the Chandigarh Administration and the Punjab Government.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Security beefed up in city December 14, 2001
	200 new cases against Golden Forests December 13, 2001
	Congress routs BJP-SAD alliance in MC elections December 12, 2001
	Politicians to blame for low turnout December 11, 2001
	Police verification drive fails to take off December 10, 2001
	Little enthusiasm, low voter turnout mark MC poll December 9, 2001
	Admn amends sites, building rules December 8, 2001
	Canvassing for MCC poll ends December 7, 2001

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TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Children admire flowers on the eve of the annual chrysanthemum show to be held at Terrace Garden, Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Chemists, touts fleece patients at PGI
Chandigarh, December 14
It is like hitting someone when one is down and out. Openly fleecing the mentally stressed and weary attendants of patients reaching the PGI emergency wards is the lone chemist shop there.

PU heading for academic vacuum?
Chandigarh, December 14
Certain departments of Panjab University are hard pressed academically due to staff shortage and problem is only going to get worse with impending faculty retirements. The university facing a cash crunch, is finding it very difficult to go in for fresh recruitment.

SHO sent to Police Lines
Chandigarh, December 14
The Station House Officer of Mani Majra police station, Inspector Sukh Pal Singh Rana, has been sent to the Police Lines for dereliction of duty. The orders were issued by the UT SSP, Mr Parag Jain after he visited the police station today.

CRIME

3 held for selling train tickets on black market
Chandigarh, December 14
The Railway Police Force has nabbed three persons for allegedly selling train tickets, at premium. The three are Santosh Kumar, Hoshiar Rawat and Jairam Das. Confirming this, Mr Nirmal Singh, Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Ambala, said the three were arrested under Section 143 of the Indian Railway Act.

Two liquor smugglers held
Zirakpur, December 14
Two liquor smugglers were arrested while carrying 160 cases of liquor by the police at a naka on the Chandigarh-Patiala highway in Chhat village late last night.

Accident victim succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, December 14
In a hit-and-run case, a scooterist, Sarmukh Singh, succumbed to his injuries after being hit by an unknown vehicle near the Housing Board Chowk last night. He had been rushed to the PGI in a serious condition. The police has registered a case.

Two held for gambling

4 booked

Vehicle theft

Threatened

PANCHKULA

Stolen

Arrested

BUSINESS

BIZ CLIPS

EDUCATION

Pvt college staff stage protest
Order to free PCCTU officers
Chandigarh, December 14
The staff of non-government aided colleges including principals, today held a state-level demonstration at Banur, 25 km from here, in support of their demand for implementation of the pension-cum-gratuity scheme approved by the Punjab Council of Ministers here on December 12.

PUTA to observe strike in January
Chandigarh, December 14
The Panjab University Teachers Association has decided to observe a complete strike in January in case its demands are not met immediately.

Tiny tots of Vivek High School, Sector 38, at the annual function of the school in Chandigarh on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph

Students celebrate Christmas
Chandigarh, December 14
Students of Dutt Vishesh School, Sector 26 celebrated Christmas amidst fun and frolic here today. A nativity tableau was put up by Class V students. The day ended with the arrival of Santa Claus who delivered gifts.

Training programme for IT professionals
Chandigarh, December 14
A 12-week training programme in computer maintenance and networking, multimedia, web designing and repair and maintenance of telecommunication equipment for professionals from 28 countries concluded at the Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India here today.

Plea to improve education standards
SAS Nagar, December 14
The Higher Education Minister, Mr Mohan Lal today urged the teaching community to work for improving the standards of education and not blame the government for all ills, afflicting the education system.

IIIT foundation stone laid
SAS Nagar, December 14
The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, today said the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance had become necessary after yesterday’s terrorist attack on the Parliament House.

COURTS

HIGH COURT
Order on auction of Faridabad mining plot
Chandigarh, December 14
Issuing notice of motion, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed that an auction which may have been conducted in relation to plot number 4 in Faridabad district shall not be finalised till further orders.

Order to DGP
BCA result
Order on exam

HC orders status quo on booth construction
Chandigarh, December 14
Taking up an application filed by SAS Nagar’s anti-encroachment committee through president N.S. Minhas, alleging construction of pucca booths in place of a rehri market in phase 3B1 of SAS Nagar on land meant for a primary school, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the maintenance of status quo.

Lawyers observe strike
Chandigarh, December 14
Members of the District Bar Association observed a strike here today in protest against the Terrorist attack on Parliament yesterday. However, the district courts functioned normally.

CULTURE

Ms Neeru Nanda, Adviser to the UT Administrator, admires one of the Chamba “rumals” at an exhibition at Govt Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— Tribune photograph

LURED BY HYPE: cine enthusiasts wait anxiously outside Piccadily Theatre in Sector 34 on Friday on the opening day of Karan Johar’s film, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum”.
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Chamba ‘rumals’: fine recreations of magical patterns
Chandigarh, December 14
The nostalgia of Pahari art came alive at the art gallery of Government Museum in Sector 10 today. In evidence was a rare collection of beautifully-recreated pieces of art revived by the Delhi Crafts Council. The day was all about the magic of Chamba rumals, introduced as “embroidered paintings.”

Nimble feet beat the chill at Chandigarh Club
Chandigarh, December 14
Excitement broke loose at the Chandigarh Club as exhilarated youngsters, illuminated by colourful intelligent lights, swayed wildly to the rhythmic beats of bhangra music booming from impressive speakers during the Aerizzona Dance Blast till late in the evening today.

K3G euphoria fizzles out
Chandigarh, December 14
Wording reactions to big budget films is always a problem. Nevertheless, “mixed response” is a safe phrase to start with. But not in case of the Rs 30 crore “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gam”, which has not rocked the city hearts the way it was expected to.

Miss Lashkara contest to be telecast today
Chandigarh, December 14
Miss Lashkara Beauty Contest 2001 will be telecast on Punjabi global digital channel Lashkara on December 15 at 7.30 p.m. In this programme Miss Lashkara will be crowned.

HEALTH

Conference on diabetes begins
Chandigarh, December 14
The 29th annual conference of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India started at the PGI here today. Inaugurating the conference, Dr Suraj Bhan, Governor, Himachal Pradesh, stated that diabetes was a disease of the inactive and the lethargic.

SPORTS

PU campus lift basketball title
Chandigarh, December 14
Panjab University Campus captured the PU inter-college ‘A’ Division men’s basketball championship. DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, GGDSD College, Chandigarh, and Government College, Ludhiana, secured second, third and fourth place, respectively.

AG Punjab win
Cricket tourney

Impersonation in the name of excellence
Chandigarh, December 14
The fielding of overage players has been going on for sometime in many sports, but a recent case of impersonation reported by soccer players of Sanjay Public Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, has shaken the sports fans. The reason behind this alleged impersonation was to excel in the All India Subroto Mukherjee Football Cup for under-17 players in which one entry per school is allowed from each affiliated unit.

ADMINISTRATION

Enforcement staff demolish an unauthorised structure at Sector 40 in Chandigarh on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph

Illegal structures demolished
Chandigarh, December 14
The Enforcement Staff of the Chandigarh Housing Board today bulldozed certain structures in Sector 40-C the owners of which had allegedly made alterations and violations of the building byelaws.

Traffic rules enforcement drive from Dec 21
Panchkula, December 14
Panchkula will no longer be a haven for traffic violators. The local police has decided to ape its counterparts in the UT and ensure that traffic rules and regulations are strictly followed.