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MC Poll
CVM walks out of pact with SAD, BJP
Chandigarh, November 28
Cracks developed in the CVM-SAD-BJP alliance today with Mr Harmohan Dhawan, president of the Chandigarh Vikas Manch (CVM), announcing an end to their month-long alliance formed for the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections.

News Analysis
Triangular contest in MC poll
Dhawan’s flip-flop to divide anti-Cong votes

Chandigarh, November 28 It is again going to be a three-cornered contest among the Congress, the BJP-SAD alliance and the Chandigarh Vikas Manch(CVM) in the December 20 elections to the municipal corporation.
Mr Harmohan Dhawan, president, Chandigarh Vikas Manch, addresses a press conference at his residence in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photographs

CHAOS: A traffic jam on the Labour Chowk at the intersection of Sectors 20-21-33-34 in Chandigarh on Tuesday evening. — Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Bombshell creates panic
Chandigarh, November 28
Panic gripped the area around Sector 28 and Industrial Area when someone noticed a bomb-like object lying in the mango belt in Sector 28 here this morning.

Education Dept fails to monitor fee structure of pvt schools
Chandigarh, November 28
Educating your child in any reputed private school in the city is no child’s play. Ask any middle-class family and the statement would be the same. This is the plight of a majority of residents of Chandigarh, which is generally known as a city inhabited by service-class people.

Three ISBT shops challaned
Chandigarh, November 28
The Weights and Measures Department of the Chandigarh Administration today challaned at least three shopkeepers at the Inter-State Bus Terminuses (ISBTs), Sectors 17 and 43, for selling commodities at a price higher than the maximum retail price (MRP) and selling commodities not showing any MRP.

Watch out
City-based golf coach Jesse Grewal is acting as one of the observers at the 2nd PUNJAB Cup underway at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Club, Pakistan. Jesse, himself an accomplished golfer and class 'A' teaching professional, has been conducting talent hunt programmes at the Chandigarh Golf Association (CGA) from time to time.

In Town
Najeeb-Ur-Rehman, a leading hairstylist of the country, will be the centre of attraction at the formal launch of the Schwarzkopf Professional Salon in Sector 44 on November 29. The salon will be a part of the Femina Plus. Mr Rehman, National Technical Manager of the salon, is coming for the launch of the world-famous German chain of hairstylists.

Passing Through

COMMUNITY

‘Manpower planning, education must go hand in hand’
Chandigarh, November 28
Dr Khalid Aftab, the first Vice-Chancellor of Government College University, Lahore, says there is a need to combine manpower planning and planning for education in Pakistan. A leading economist of the country, he was talking to The Tribune here today.
Dr Khalid Aftab

AFS-Ambala is the 'Pride of the Western Air Command'
Chandigarh, November 28
The Air Force Station (AFS), Ambala, has been adjudged as the overall best station in the Western Air Command (WAC).

CITCO gets charge of UT Guest House
Chandigarh, November 28
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) has been formally handed over the charge of the UT Guest House, near the Sukhna Lake.

UT directive on paying guests
Chandigarh, November 28
The Chandigarh Administration has directed landlords/owners and managers of paying guest accommodation to inform their respective Station House Officer regarding the paying guests staying in their accommodations.

Haryana Roadways union holds rally
Chandigarh, November 28
The Haryana Roadways Workers Union today held a rally in the Industrial Area protesting against the alleged dictatorial attitude of the General Manager (GM).

BJP to launch drive against Cong
Panchkula, November 28
The district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise a public reception for the newly chosen state president, Mr Atam Prakash Manchanda, on December 3. This was stated by a senior leader of the BJP, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, at a press conference here today.

Left-out residents demand allotment
Chandigarh, November 28
Residents of Madrasi Colony, Bapu Dham, Sector 26, yesterday laid a siege to the office of the Deputy Commissioner and the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB), demanding allotment for left-out residents.

CRIME

Police biased, alleges Monalika
Chandigarh, November 28
Alleging that the police acted in a biased manner in the Sector 35 dispute between a woman and her in-laws, the woman and her neighbours today lodged a complaint with the UT Inspector-General of Police (IGP), asking him to look into the matter and transfer of the case to the CIA.

One held for duping man
Chandigarh, November 28
The local police today arrested a Kajheri resident on the allegation of duping a man of Rs 1.80 lakh in Sector 17 in October. The police said the accused member on a gang used to dupe people by distracting their attention by throwing notes near them.

BUSINESS

Food retail sector going in for massive overhaul

Chandigarh, November 28 With all big agri retail chains in the country making an entry in the tricity, buying your fruits and veggies will never be the same again. Though ITC is the first one to set up shop in the city with Choupal Fresh, other agri retail majors like Reliance Fresh, Godrej Agrovet's Nature's Basket and Subiksha are all set to offer the choicest and high-quality fruits and vegetables in the air- conditioned and clean environs of a showroom, without causing a dent on your household budget.

A Choupal Fresh store in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan.

A hairy route to freebies
Chandigarh, November 28
You would have dismissed it as just another scene pulled out of a Bollywood blockbuster. But if some of the hoteliers across the city are to be believed, so many residents are escaping the payment of bills by planting hair in the dishes even in five-star joints.

BSNL plan for students
Chandigarh, November 28
The BSNL has announced a plan for its pre-paid customers, especially students, in the Punjab Telecom circle. The plan, Excel Student Power Plan, allows for unlimited local SMS to any network and special night calling charges of 30 paise per minute from 10 pm to 6 am, within the Punjab BSNL network.

EDUCATION

PU students’ body claims rate cut credit
Chandigarh, November 28
Office-bearers of the Panjab University Campus Students Council have claimed to have forced Student Centre eateries to reduce the rates of their products between Re 1 and Rs 7, depending on the food items.

Shekhawat to open PU’s dental college
Chandigarh, November 28
The Vice-President of India and the Chancellor of the Panjab University, Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, will inaugurate the Dr Harvansh Judge dental college of the Panjab University on December 2.

Dr Subba Rao’s stress on simple lifestyle
Chandigarh, November 28
“Adopt simple lifestyle, so that others can simply live,” said Dr SN Subba Rao while addressing students of the Peace Club of the Dev Samaj College of Education here today.

Mohan Bhandari peptalks on creativity
Chandigarh, November 28
The Punjabi Sahitya Sabha of the MCM DAV College hosted a talk with the distinguished Punjabi writer and Sahitya Academy Award winner, Mohan Bhandari. He was accompanied by his wife, Mrs Nirmal Kaur.

Winners of CLA contests
Chandigarh, November 28
The Chandigarh Librarians’ Association (CLA) organised a reference hunting and book finding contest at Central State Library, Sector 17, here yesterday.

Visually challenged students retrace Vivekananda’s odyssey Chandigarh, November 28 Finally after days of hard work and many run-throughs, it was a big day for the students of Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, who staged a musical play on the life of Swami Vivekananda. Visually challenged students stage a play on Vivekananda at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Interactive session on HIV/AIDS
Chandigarh, November 28
An interactive session on the theme of adolescent education and HIV/AIDS was organised by the NSS unit of Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, here yesterday.

AIDS awareness campaign commences Chandigarh, November 28 The State AIDS Control Society, UT, started the World AIDS Day-2006 campaign today by organising intensive activities for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS. Dr M.S.Bains, Director, Health Services, flagged off a fabricated van carrying messages and folk artistes performing puppet/magic shows and street plays from the Multi-speciality Hospital, Sector 16. A student of Government Middle School, Kajheri, taking part in AIDS awareness rally organised by the Servants of the People Society in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

CULTURE

Plays staged to commemorate Gargi’s birth anniversary
Chandigarh, November 28
The Sur-Sanjh Cultural Society and the Patiala Art Theatre teamed up to pay tributes to legendary playwright Balwant Gargi on his 90th birth anniversary by staging his two popular Punjabi plays at Tagore Theatre yesterday.

Music, dance add spice to annual function Panchkula, November 28 Music, dance and drama marked the second day of the annual function of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, here today. Students of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, participate in a cultural programme held to mark the annual day celebrations of the middle school in Panchkula on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Malaysian dancers cast spell
Chandigarh, November 28
" Measuring up to the expectations of city art lovers the Kuala Lumpur based ‘Kalpana dance theatre ensemble’ gave a spectacular performance of Bharatnatyam and Odissi dances this evening at Tagore Theatre as a part of golden jubilee celebrations of the Pracheen Kala Kendra.

HEALTH

14,000 activists to be identified for health programmes
Panchkula, November 28
The Haryana Health Department will identify 14,000 accredited social health activists (ASHA) by 2008 to act as crucial agents in the implementation of its health programmes. “While we have already identified 4,078 ASHAs, our next step is to familiarise them with the village health status and build their capacity to undertake the crucial role of community mobiliser and the change agent.”

Rodrigues kicks off rural health mission
Chandigarh, November 28
With a view to ensuring comprehensive health cover for rural people and improving their quality of life, the Punjab Governor and the UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today launched the Chandigarh Rural Health Mission by opening a rural polyclinic at Attawa village.

Hospital’s claim on complex surgery
Mohali, November 28
Surgeons at the Grecian Superspeciality Hospital here claimed to have performed a complex surgery on a 40 -year -old woman.

SPORTS

Junior shuttlers show their mettle in national tourney
Panchkula, November 28
The Delhi couple, Abhinav Parkash and Mohita Sahdev, beat Ravi Singla and Jyoti Rawat of Haryana 21-17, 21-14 in the pre-quarterfinal round of the Junior Mix Doubles' event in XXXI Junior National Badminton Championship being held at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3 here today.

PSEB record win in hockey
Patiala, November 28
Hosts Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) drubbed Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation 4-0 on the first day of the 33rd All India Inter Electricity Board hockey tournament which commenced at the PSEB’s sports complex here today.

Dhruv, Ankur winners on Conservation Day
Chandigarh, November 28
Dhruv Bhardwaj of class 8 won the drawing competition in the junior category while Ankur of class 11 won the essay writing contest (English).

AG Punjab in hockey semis
Chandigarh, November 28
AG, Punjab, became the first team to reach semifinals after beating AG Bihar by 3-2 in a well fought league match of the All India Inter Zonal league cum knock out Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) Hockey Tournament, held at Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, here today.

SGGS-A win by 35 runs
Chandigarh, November 28
Gaurav Gambir with his unbeaten fine knock of 96 runs steered SGGS College Team A, Sector 26, to win over B. Ed College-20 team by 35 runs on the fourth day of the Inter College Cricket Tournament for the Administrator’s Cup. The tournament is being organised by the Sports Department, Chandigarh, at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.

VCC XI win cricket meet Chandigarh, November 28 The final match of the Himmat Memorial Cricket Tournament was held between VCC XI and 26 XI here on Sunday at the Mauli Jagran complex ground. The VCC XI team, which won the Himmat Memorial Cricket Tournament, in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Radhika, Ashish best Saint Soldier athletes
Chandigarh, November 28
Radhika Thakur and Ashish lohan were declared the best athletes in the annual athletic meet 2006-07 of Saint Soldier International School here yesterday.