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Hospitals mess up record, lives
Chandigarh, October 13
Incomplete data entry at various hospitals, including the PGI, is causing inconvenience to the public in getting correct birth certificates from the e-Sampark Centres all over the city.

VIP number fetches RLA Rs 3.6 lakh
Chandigarh, October 13
Auspiciousness of the season seems to have played its part in the auction of vehicle registration numbers conducted by the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) here today.

Yuvraj too bids

Thug nets teenager’s innocence, jewellery

Chandigarh, October 13 A teenager had to pay for his innocence when a thug coaxed him into bringing his mother’s jewellery for saving his family from evil forces. The thug subsequently escaped with the jewellery worth Rs 45,000. The sketch of the unidentified man who duped the teenager.

The three-day HPCL Power Pine Forest Rally will be flaged off on November 3 from Kalagram ground.

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COMMUNITY

Does Admn care for its own rules?
Chandigarh, October 13
It seems that in the Chandigarh Administration the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. Within five months of getting transferred a draughtsman in the Building Branch of the Estate Office, Mr Surinder Sethi, has been posted back.

Cops put fire brigade on a new job
Chandigarh, October 13
The Sector 31 police station made an “SOS call” to the fire brigade, not to douse the flames but only to “use” fire engines to wash the high walls of the police station.

Police, DEO visit school Slapping of student over beard Chandigarh, October 13 District Education Officer Kamla Bains today visited Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, to inquire into the slapping of a Class XII hotel management student by a teacher. A police officer questions students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. A Tribune photograph

Narcotics Anonymous — hope for drug addicts
Chandigarh, October 13
Coming out of drug addiction need not be a torture as practised on the inmates of a drug de-addiction centre in Mohali recently. There is hope for the drug addicts as the Narcotics Anonymous (NA), a worldwide fellowship of drug addicts, offers a drug-free lifestyle to those addicts who desire to live sober lives.

Barely month-old, yet on duty
Chandigarh, October 13
Clinging to the breast of her mother, she is hardly a month-old but is on surveillance along with her parents. Being exposed to deadly viruses on the premises of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) since her birth, she does not waver from her routine.

Man locked in tubewell room, alleges theft

Chandigarh, October 13 Sixty-year-old Shamshida was waiting for her husband to return from night duty. A neighbour came to her early in the morning and informed her that her husband was locked up in the room of a government tubewell near Colony No. 4. Allah Rakha along with the police and officials of his department at the tubewell near Colony No. 4 in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Sector 17 subway, a picture of neglect

Chandigarh, October 13 The subway connecting ISBT in sector 17 and the market in Sector 22 is in a sad state of affairs. Garbage is strewn all over the subway and there is no proper lighting also. Further more only five of the 14 shops there are occupied. The subway connecting the bus stand in Sector 17 and the market in Sector 22 is a picture of neglect. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Developed nations consume 78 pc energy
Chandigarh, October 13
Developed countries having a population share of 30 per cent consume more than 78 per cent of the energy generated the world over. In contrast developing nations with a population share of about 70 per cent consume merely one-fifth of the total energy.

This man seems to have found the right gift for Divali at a shop in Sector 22, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Honesty is still mobile
Chandigarh, October 13
A city resident was in for a pleasant surprise when he received a phone call from an unexpected corner informing him to collect his mobile phone, which he had misplaced in a bus.

CM lays stone for vaccine plant
Chandigarh, October 13
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today said there was a need to have disease-free and healthy animals to give a boost to milk production in the state and to exploit the optimum export potential of the livestock and livestock products.

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CRIME

Crime Branch to handle probe in maid murder case
Chandigarh, October 13
Investigation in the Sector 30-based maidservant murder case was transferred to the Crime Branch of the Chandigarh Police today. The local police has so far failed to establish the motive behind the murder. Sources in the Crime Branch said the case was transferred this afternoon. Officials have been scrutinising the phone-call details of Archana Bharadwaj, the employer of Urmila.

Girl succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, October 13
An 18-year-old girl, who set herself afire after pouring kerosene on Thursday at her Shahpur Colony residence, succumbed to her injuries at PGI here this morning. In another incident, a minor girl sustained 100 per cent burn injuries in an accidental fire at her Colony Number 4 residence this morning.

Shopkeeper falls off bus, hurt
Chandigarh, October 13
A city resident was seriously injured after falling from the rooftop of a private bus on a road separating sectors 22 and 23 near the traffic lights point here this morning.

BUSINESS

Rodrigues inaugurates CII Fair
Chandigarh, October 13
The annual CII Fair opened to a spirited response in Chandigarh today. The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, General (retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, formally inaugurated the four - day mega fair at the Parade Ground here. The Tribune is the media sponsor for the event.

BSNL Net service leaves subscribers unhappy
Chandigarh, October 13
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Internet services in the city have taken a dip for the worse, even as BSNL is trying hard to increase its subscriber base by offering schemes and lowering tariffs. Subscribers in many parts of the city, especially those with the Manimajra exchange have complained of extremely slow broadband connection for the past few months.

Combining business with social responsibility
Chandigarh, October 13
Big corporate houses in the tricity are not here to make huge profits alone. Lending a humane touch to the less fortunate, these companies are undertaking a large number of social projects.

Market hires guards to ensure peace
Chandigarh, October 13
The Market Association of Sector 36 has shown a new and interesting way of managing its issues and problems. Hassled with the ever growing and seemingly formidable problems posed by haphazard parking and resultant unruliness, the Association has taken matters in its own hands and raised a nursery of private security guards.

EDUCATION

PGI to have institute for paramedical sciences
Chandigarh, October 13
The PGI is going to have a national institute of paramedical sciences. Mr Prasanna Hota, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, will inaugurate the institute on Saturday.

School board staff panel poll Mohali, October 13 It has been a clean sweep for the Maujewal-Dhaliwal-Dholewal group in the elections for the Punjab School Education Board Non-Teaching Employees Association here today. Members of the Maujewal-Dhaliwal-Dholewal group celebrate their victory in the Punjab School Education Board Non-Teaching Employees Association elections in Mohali on Friday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Painting contest marks World Peace Day

Chandigarh, October 13 Government Girls High School, Sector 25, organised a function to mark World Peace Day on its premises. Besides planting of 200 saplings on the school premises, a dental check-up camp was also held in which about 250 students were examined. Mr J.S. Basota, Principal, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47-D, Chandigarh, gives away prizes to the winners of a painting competition, organised to mark World Peace Day, at Government Girls High School, Sector 25, Chandigarh.

PTL conducts campus interviews
Chandigarh, October 13
Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, near Mohali, affiliated to Punjab Technical University, today became the region’s first professional college to have campus interviews conducted by Punjab Tractors Limited (PTL), one of the leading tractor manufacturers in the country.

Razzle dazzles school function Chandigarh, October 13 Rainbow Razzle, the annual function of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, reverberated with joyous expressions of children in the corridors of the institution with rhythm, harmony and vibrancy. Students of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, perform at the annual function of the school on Friday.  — A Tribune photograph

Mehendi contest in college Chandigarh, October 13 The women cell of Government College, Naraingarh, organised a mehendi competition at the college yesterday. Forty students participated in the competition. Students applied mehendi on the hands of fellow students and staff members. Staff members of Government College, Naraingarh, show mehendi applied on their hands by students on Thursday.

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District Courts
Bar assn up in arms against CBI DSP
Chandigarh, October 13
The District Bar Association today reacted strongly to the incident of a CBI DSP Amardeep Singh, forcibly picking a youth, Rajbir Singh, from the chamber of a senior criminal lawyer, Mr A.S. Sukhija, and dragging him out of the court on Thursday.

CULTURE

Daring to depart from the norm
Chandigarh, October 13
Contemporary interpretation of traditional text is what Pratibha Prahlad specialises in. A devout practitioner of Bharatnatyam, she embodies an all-new idiom of dance — one in which the artiste’s enterprise is not trammelled with reason, but is allowed to soar in search of new horizons.

On Odissi odyssey
Chandigarh, October 13
Kavita Dwibedi needs many lifetimes to fully live her passion for Odissi. Wedded to the temple tradition that has retained its sacrament in the face of change, Dwibedi is on her way to exploring new themes within old worlds. The pursuit of purity is tough; tougher still is to inspire the new generation of artistes and audiences to respect that purity, if not practice it.

Audience appreciates ‘The Price’

Chandigarh, October 13 The American Center, New Delhi, and the Abhinet Theatre Group presented Arthur Miller’s classic play ‘The Price’ under the direction of Harish Bhatia at the Tagore Theatre today. The first ever pioneering attempt by Abhinet for venturing into the production of an English play proved to be veritable triumph going by the audience response. A scene from the play, ‘The Price”, which is being staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

More dengue cases at PGI
Chandigarh, October 13
The number of cases tested positive for dengue in various hospitals of the city has been on the rise since September 30. Twentynine fresh cases of suspected dengue were reported at the PGI today, out of which 17 belonged to Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and nearby areas in neighbouring states. Twenty cases tested positive.

Advisory on chikungunya
Mohali, October 13
With the possibility of an outbreak of chikungunya in the region, the Fortis hospital, Mohali, has issued an advisory on this disease in public interest. According to Dr Vikas Bhutani, Consultant (Internal Medicine), Fortis, chikungunya is a rare form of viral infection caused by an alpha virus that is spread by the aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus mosquito (also know as tiger mosquito).

Ohata advises neurosurgeons to have patience
Chandigarh, October 13
Vascular neurosurgeon from Japan Kenji Ohata has claimed that the success rate in skull-base surgeries is quite high, provided the surgeons have patience and a lot of technical expertise.

Cancer on rise, warn doctors
Chandigarh, October 13
The region has witnessed a sharp increase in the cases of cancer of oesophagus, gall bladder and pancreas, apart from gynaecological cancers, in the past six months or so.

Dera Bassi hospital to have mortuary
Dera Bassi, October 13
The township on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway is set to have a mortuary by next week. Built at a cost of about Rs 10 lakh, finishing touches are being given to the mortuary complex, which will have a separate gate from the local Civil Hospital, sources said here today.

SPORTS

DAV-15 cagers win tournament Chandigarh, October 13 DAV Model School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, boys’ team beat DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Panchkula, team 41-22 in the final of the basketball meet of the All-India Mahatma Hansraj Aryan Zonal Tournament (2006-07) held at DAV Model School, Sector 15, here today. Players of DAV School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, who won the Mahatma Hansraj Aryan Zonal Basketball Tournament on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Rock Rovers to take on CISF in hockey final

Chandigarh, October 13 Rock Rovers will take on CISF in the finals of the Chandigarh State Hockey Championship (Seniors) tomorrow. In the first semifinal played at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here Rock Rovers beat 3 BRD by 2-1. A semi-final match of the Chandigarh State Hockey Championship (Seniors) in progress at the hockey stadium in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Edmund Rice Cricket tourney from October 15
Chandigarh, October 13
The 9th Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament will be held from October 15 to 25 at St John’s High School, Sector 26, here. The tournament, being held in two age groups — under 16 and under 10 — will be organised by the school.

YPS clinch inter-school cricket title
Chandigarh, October 13
A brilliant batting by Jotbinder Bains and Subeer Hayer and splendid bowling by Jagteshwar scripted YPS, Mohali, victory in the final of ICSE Inter-School (Under-16) Cricket Tournament (Chandigarh Region) today. The tournament was organised by St. Stephens School at Togan, near here.

Sidharth adjudged best player
Chandigarh, October 13
Sidharth won the top position whereas Amrit Pal and Pritpal secured second and third positions, respectively, in the annual sports day of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, here yesterday.

HPCL Power Rally
Chandigarh, October 13
Motorsport One, which has been accorded the “Best Rally of the Year” title, is all set to launch round 5 of the MAI (Motorsports Association of India) Indian National Rally Championship for cars 2006 under the name, 4th HPCL Power Pine Forest Rally.