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College students take to streets
Chandigarh, September 11
A partial strike was observed in local colleges today following resentment over Panjab University’s decisions to make 75 per cent attendance mandatory and to hold September examinations for first-year students.
Students of Chandigarh colleges protest against Panjab University’s decisions to make 75 per cent attendance mandatory and to hold September examinations for first-year students, at Students’ Centre, Panjab University, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Rape case transferred to CBI
Chandigarh, September 11
The Chandigarh Administration transferred the rape case involving a Shimla district resident to the CBI, here today. The alleged rape had taken place on August 14. Ever since the case was registered, allegations and counter-allegations had “created an air of suspense”.

   Main accused Ram Lal held

Census has bad news for eves
Chandigarh, September 11
Shocking, but true: only 13.72 per cent of the city women are working, which is a shade better than 10 years ago, when only 10.39 per cent of women were working. Chandigarh has a lower work participation than the national average.

Power tariff hiked
Chandigarh, September 11
The Chandigarh Administration today formally hiked the power tariff. The new charging pattern was approved by the UT Administrator, Lieut Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), today.

City lawyer in Rajdhani mishap; blames driver

Chandigarh, September 11 Dismissing the sabotage theory as a mere cover up by politicians, a city-based lawyer, Mr S.K.S. Bedi, who was travelling in the Rajdhani Express which met with a accident in Bihar, says that the mishap took place due to the negligence on the part of the driver. A city-based lawyer, Mr S.K.S. Bedi, accompanied by his wife being examined by a doctor at the GMCH, Chandigarh, where he has been admitted after being injured in the Rajdhani Express accident in Bihar on Monday night. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

Jagmohan spells out plan

Chandigarh, September 11 Anandpur Sahib, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Kurukshetra, Shimla, Manali, Ladakh and Baba Rishi regions in Jammu and Kashmir will be developed by the Union Tourism and Culture Ministry. Union Tourism and Culture Minister Jagmohan (left), CRRID Director Rashpal Malhotra and Vice-Chairman Dr R.P. Bambah at a session on “Governance” in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo

COMMUNITY

Common body for ex-servicemen launched
SAS Nagar, September 11
Catering to a growing demand among former defence personnel in the region, a common platform — the All India Defence Brotherhood — to coordinate the activities of various formal and informal bodies of ex-servicemen, was formally launched here today.

They got pigeonholes for shops
Now, ‘the betrayed’ want change
Chandigarh, September 11
The Market Welfare Association of Sector 22-D, at a press conference here today, raised a demand that the shopkeepers of the sector be allowed to use the entire area for commercial purposes. It showed reporters an order of 1961, in which, the government had allowed the shopkeepers to use the flat portions of the shop-cum-flats for commercial purposes.

Christian Council criticises Gaurav Yatra

Chandigarh, September 11 Criticising Gaurav Yatra in Gujarat, members of the All-India Christian Council today alleged that “statements being made during the yatra” had revived fears of the minority communities. The All-India Christian Council secretary general, Dr John Dayal, addresses a press conference with Bishop GM Mathayias and president Joseph D. Souza at Press Club, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

• Cong warns of Gujarat-like situation in city

Senior citizens’ body’s programme
Chandigarh, September 11
The Chandigarh Senior Citizens Association, which was conducting medical camps at various places, yesterday chalked out a month-long programme, culminating ahead of the “World Senior Citizens’ Day” on October 2.

Help for the elderly
Chandigarh, September 11
There will be help for the elderly seeking counselling shortly with Deep Inner Voice all set to make a formal launch by the end of this month. The organisation will open office in Sector 36.

‘Kids need guardians’
Chandigarh, September 11
With children suffering from mental retardation, autism and cerebral palsy unable to protect and fight for their rights even after 18 years of age, the procedure for appointment of a guardian has been simplified by the National Trust Act.

Housing project gets underway Chandigarh, September 11 The project of Pink Rose Cooperative House Building Society Ltd, Chandigarh, got underway today with Mr Inderjit Singh Sandhu. Additional Deputy Commissioner, inaugurating the project. The housing project of Pink Rose Cooperative House Building Society Limited gets underway in Sector 49, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

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CRIME

Flesh trade racket busted
Panchkula, September 11
The police busted a flesh trade racket here late last night and arrested three persons, including two women from Sector 4.

MARKET PULSE
Reliance launches V2 fabric
Chandigarh, September 11
Reliance Industries launched V2 fabric here yesterday. The product has been designed in collaboration with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

EDUCATION

PU plans IT cell for colleges
Chandigarh, September 11
With an aim to boost computer education in colleges suiting the current education trends and needs, Panjab University is setting up an information centre for college education.

Educational programmes for students
Chandigarh, September 11
The Council for Promotion of Young Talent, a non-profit organisation, today announced a series of educational programmes to be conducted for the students of the region.

• Local boy wins cartoon channel contest

• Seven students hurt in clash
  

HIGH COURT
Second appeal issue for larger Bench
Chandigarh, September 11
In less than 48 hours after Mr Justice Amar Dutt of the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that all appeals after July 1 would have to be filed before the court which passed the decree and were not directly maintainable in the High Court, Mr Justice V.M. Jain today referred the matter to a larger Bench after holding that there was a direct conflict between the order pronounced on September 9 and his orders issued on September 5.

DISTRICT COURTS
Sidhu's bail plea dismissed
Chandigarh, September 11
The bail plea moved by the suspended Chairman of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), Ravinder Pal Singh Sidhu, under the Arms Act was today dismissed by a local court. The court has also rejected the plea moved by Sidhu to get the translated copy of the police challan in the English language.

Bar association removes member
Chandigarh, September 11
Weeks after an advocate filed a petition before a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana challenging the withdrawal of work from three High Court Judges, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has “removed him from the primary membership”.

CULTURE

NIFD show on Fashion TV
Chandigarh, September 11
The recently held NIFD Fashion Horoscope, where top models of the country displayed designer collections created by students of National Institute of Fashion Design, Chandigarh, will be telecast on Fashion TV tomorrow at 11.45 a.m. 6.15 p.m. and 10.15 p.m. This fashion show will also be shown on September 13 at 11.45 a.m. and 6.15 p.m.

Workshop on beauty, hair ends
Chandigarh, September 11
Blossom Kochhar’s two-day workshop on beauty and hair concluded with live demonstrations of a wide range of hair designing and styling on models at Hotel Mountview here yester day.

HEALTH

Nurses harden stand on vacation issue
Chandigarh, September 11
The nurses residing in Nivedita Nursing Hostel at the PGI, are up in arms against the move of the authorities to get rooms vacated from them to accommodate lady doctors in one of the wings of their hostel.

Camp to popularise NSV ends
SAS Nagar, September 11
A three-day special camp organised to popularise stichless vasectomy among men planning to undergo sterlisation ended at the ESI Hospital here today. The camp which had been organised by the ESI authorities in collaboration with Ranbaxy India limited was declared to be highly successful with 43 such operations carried out in these three days.

SPORTS

CFA boys rout GMHS-26
Chandigarh, September 11
Chandigarh Football Academy boys blanked Government Model High School, Sector 26, 12-0 on the opening day of the inaugural Administrators Cup football meet played here today at Sector 42 Sports Complex. 

A budding swimmer
Chandigarh, September 11
Karan Bhai, a Class V student of KB DAV Centenary School, Sector 7, has won accolades in swimming by winning three medals in the just concluded CBSE North Zone Swimming Championship held at Bal Bharti School, Pitampura, Delhi. Karan, who is yet to turn 10, achieved this feat in below-11 age group category.

Yoga gold medals for 3 city students

Panchkula, September 11 Three students of Manav Mangal School have won the gold medals at the recently concluded 18th Haryana State Yoga Championship. Kirti, a student of Class VI, was declared first in the 8-11-year (girls) category, whereas Bharti and Rudra Mukherjee were first in the 11-14-year category. Bharti, Rudra Mukherjee, Kirti

ADMINISTRATION

CPCB issues fresh guidelines for industrial units
Chandigarh, September 11
Industrial units in Chandigarh will now have to deal with a new set of stringent rules to control pollution which is being spread due to affluent discharge from the industries. This comes after fresh guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board.

Legal service authority reconstituted
Chandigarh, September 11
The UT Administration today reconstituted the State Legal Service Authority for Chandigarh comprising officials and non-officials members to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on or assigned to it under the State Legal Service Authority Act as per the UT Administration notification released here.