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UNSAFE CITY
Eve-teasers trail girls, slap one
She had dared to speak out
Chandigarh, August 23
In less than two days after a Chandigarh Police constable was thrashed by three youths outside MCM DAV College in Sector 36, three youths today not only allegedly harassed three girls near GCG in Sector 11, but also repeatedly slapped one of them.

The man who killed for cattle
Chandigarh, August 23
The ambition to own a dairy farm seems to have led Rajiv Kumar, prime accused in the Kajheri triple murder case, to the brutal killing of his employer Sucha Singh, his wife and their trusted servant in May this year.

Countdown to PU poll begins 
Chandigarh, August 23
Recent incidents of violence involving students of Panjab University and local affiliated colleges notwithstanding, students can start gearing up for direct elections to the students council.

HC notice to varsity
Chandigarh, August 23
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to Panjab University, the UT administration and the centre over a PIL filed by an NGO, Burning Brains Society, challenging the norms framed by the university for holding elections to the students council.

MCM beat(en) cop rewarded
Chandigarh, August 23
The police today gave a commendation certificate to constable Vijay Pal who was thrashed by three youths outside MCM DAV College here on August 21, as also two journalists of a private TV channel for providing video clips on the incident.

In Godana village, 12 dark nights await light 
Mohali, August 23
Godana, a non-descript village on the Landran-Banur road, seems to have fallen off the Punjab State Electricity Board’s map. The villagers here claim that for the past 12 days there is no electricity supply to the majority of the houses in the village.

COMMUNITY

Telecom firms to pay rent for underground cables
Mohali, August 23
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) here will charge ground rent from various telecom companies in the township for laying underground telephone and Internet wires in the areas falling under its jurisdiction.

BSNL fire: No lessons learnt
Exchanges still not insured
Chandigarh, August 23
The BSNL has failed to learn any lessons from the devastating June 30 fire at its Sector 17 telephone exchange here which crippled telecom services and inflicted losses worth several crores.

Slippery Walls
Juveniles can’t give the slip
Chandigarh, August 23
The Chandigarh administration is all set to ensure foolproof security at the remand home in Sector 25, from where three juveniles had recently fled.A security review panel, set up after the juveniles had fled, has reportedly stressed intensive monitoring of four points, identified as sensitive, in the building.

Fire incident at dhaba
Mohali, August 23
A fire broke out in a dhaba in Phase X here tonight causing damage to property.

‘Withdraw plan to hike power tariff’
Mohali, August 23
The Consumers’ Protection Forum has urged the Punjab Chief Minister to withdraw the proposal of increasing power tariff, petrol and diesel as the common man was already facing the brunt of high inflation.

Apoorva remembered with blood donation
Chandigarh, August 23 
A blood donation camp was organised by the Apoorva Pande Foundation on the 10th birth anniversary of Apoorva at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, today.Apoorva met with a motor accident at Tarawadi near Karnal. She had to wait for one and a half hours for an ambulance on the highway though the police was informed within minutes of the accident.

Letters
PU’s security blues

CRIME

3 cars, motorcycle stolen
Chandigarh, August 23
Four vehicles, including three cars, have been stolen from various parts of the city.Pardeep Dhawan of Sector 38-C reported that his Santro (PB 10 T 5587) was stolen from his house last night.

Thieves strike 2 houses in same society
Panchkula, August 23
Two thefts were reported from a group housing society in Mansa Devi Complex, here today. Residents of the same block of GH-31, M.K. Bhatia and Geetika Arora, reported a loss of cash and jewellery in a daylight theft.

EDUCATION

MCM, DAV teachers take out rally
Chandigarh, August 23
Hundreds of college lecturers and non-teaching employees of MCM DAV, Sector 36 and DAV College, Sector 10, held a protest rally at the Sector 17 plaza in support of their demands of provident fund on total salary and encashment of earned leave, here today.

Girls in traditional gear wait for Asha Hooda, wife of the Haryana Chief Minister, at the stone-laying ceremony of the Mahila Vikas Kendra in Ramgarh, Panchkula, on Thursday.— Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

PU Notes
Counselling for diplomas on Aug 29
Chandigarh, August 23
Eight seats in the post-MA professional diploma course in psychological testing and six seats in the post-MA diploma in professional counselling for the session 2007-08 are lying vacant. Fresh applications from MA (psychology) students with 55 per cent marks are invited.

Education Dept to start modular courses
Chandigarh, August 23 
The Education Department would soon start modular courses in vocational institutes and these would be conducted after school hours. Director, Public Instruction (S), S.K. Setia said this while addressing a gathering at a capacity building programme here today.

From Colleges
Jasveen crowned Miss Punjaban

Chandigarh, August 23 Teej was celebrated on Thursday at GGDSD College, Sector 32, with traditional gaiety and fervour. The principal Dr A.C. Vaid inaugurated the programme. The girls of the college set the mood and pulse racing as they presented ‘giddha’ and danced to the tune of hit Punjabi folk numbers.   Girls enjoying swings during Teej celebration held at GGDSD College, Sector 32, in Chandigarh on Thursday.— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

COURTS

Judges Inquiry Bill faces dissent
Chandigarh, August 23
Clouds of dissent are hovering over the Law Ministry’s much-touted Judges (Inquiry) Bill and it seems highly improbable if the Bill will see the light of the day in its present avatar.A member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Virendra Bhatia, has expressed strong reservations on the Judges (Inquiry) Bill which, among other things, stipulates action against judges merely on the basis of public complaints.

Badal’s Rs 1-cr-a-year largesse to Bar

Chandigarh, August 23 Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced a dole of Rs 1 crore a year till he is in power to the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with Chief Justice Vijender Jain (centre) and Bar association president Anmol Rattan Sidhu in Chandigarh on Thursday.— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Saini case: HC wants report on POs in 2 week
Chandigarh, August 23 Coming down heavily on the UT police for not making “worthwhile” efforts to bring absconding proclaimed offenders (POs) behind the attack on police officer Sumedh Saini, the Punjab and Haryana Court has asked the UT IG to constitute a special investigation team to look into the matter and report within two weeks.

CULTURE

Stringing music for the soul
Chandigarh, August 23
Soulful music was rendered from the western acoustic guitar as well as a Hawaiian guitar (improvised and re-christened as Kachhapi Veena) at a classical guitar concert at the Law Bhavan, here today.

Hooda gives away literary awards
Chandigarh, August 23
"It is an established fact that no literary work has influenced the social and culture life of the country as much as the divine Gita and epic Mahabharta and both were written in the sacred land of Haryana," proclaimed Bhupinder Singh Hooda, CM Haryana. He was speaking on the Sahitkar Abhinandan Samaroh organised by Haryana Sahitya Akademy for presenting annual literary awards -2006 instituted at Haryana Niwas here today.

Punjabi films faring well abroad: Director

Chandigarh, August 23 “Undeniably the region of Punjab has centuries old rich cultural heritage of performing and visual arts which has been reigning on the world cultural scene but the Punjabi cinema has never come up to the desired level,” lamented the acclaimed Bollywood cinematographer and film director, Manmohan Singh. Harbhajan Mann at the music release of film ‘Mitti Waajan Maardi’ in Chandigrh on Wednesday.— A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Shikha scripts win for St Stephen’s 

Chandigarh, August 23 The lone goal netted by Shikha helped St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, to win the top honours in the final football (u-19 girls) match of the inter-school tournament at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, here today. MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Girls of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, after winning the inter-school football championship in Chandigarh on Thursday.— A Tribune photograph

SN Vohra Tourney
Malwa school whip GRM
Chandigarh, August 23
Three goals each by Akashdeep and Kulbir Singh helped Malwa Khalsa School, Ludhiana, to thrash GRM School, New Delhi, by 6-0 in the first semifinal league match of the 6th SN Vohra Memorial Sub-junior (U-14) Hockey Tournament today. The tournament is being held at the Sector 42 hockey stadium.

Naresh, Siddharth bowl Chandigarh to victory
Chandigarh, August 23
A deadly spell by Naresh Kumar (4 for 18) guided Chandigarh to register a win over Mohali on the basis of the lead of the first innings in a match of the Punjab Inter-district Tournament played at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today.

Table soccer tourney begins today
Chandigarh, August 23
The Table Soccer Federation of India is organising an invitation All-India Table Soccer Championship from August 24 to 26 at Chandigarh, according to Balwinder Singh Johal, president of the Table Soccer Federation of India.

St Joseph's girls clinch chess title
Chandigarh, August 23
St Joseph's, Sector 44, defeated Mount Carmel, Sector 47, by 2-1 in the final of the UT Inter-school girls’ chess tournament at St Stephen's, Sector 45, here today.

Cricket ground at GMSSS-32
Chandigarh, August 23
A new cricket ground having turf of similar standards as that of PCA Stadium, Mohali, was inaugurated at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, here.

Trials for Katoch Shield team on Aug 27
Chandigarh, August 23
Selection trials for the Katoch Shield cricket team (KSCT) of the Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA), affiliated to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), will be held on August 27 at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here.

ADMINISTRATION

New phone Nos. of admn
Mohali, August 23
New numbers have been issued to various officials working in the SAS Nagar Administrative Complex. The new numbers of the deputy commissioner, SAS Nagar, are 5044500 and 5044520, additional deputy commissioner (general) 5044501 and 5044521, ADC (development) 5044502 and 5044522.