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Sale of ODI tickets from Oct 1
Banks to set up counters
Chandigarh, September 20
On October 8, city residents will see the ‘Men in Blue’ in action at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium after a gap of 14 years. The last time a match was played here was when the Indian team took on England on February 10, 1993, winning the ODI.

Petrol station robbed
*60-year-old guard shot dead by three men wearing masks
*Injured salesman writhed in pain for hours before help came
Banur, September 20
Armed robbers today shot dead a security guard and seriously injured a salesman at a petrol station on the Banur-Tepla road, decamping with cash and the dead guard’s rifle.

The scene of the murder at Kohinoor petrol station on the Banur-Tepla road in Banur on Thursday. — Photo by J.S. Virdi

Pradeep Mehra is UT adviser
Chandigarh, September 20
It is homecoming for Pradeep Mehra, a 1975 batch UT cadre officer, who has been appointed UT adviser. At present, he is chief secretary, Pondicherry. A senior official in the ministry of home affairs (MHA) confirmed the appointment.

Bar man who wouldn’t cash in on honesty
Panchkula, September 20
Fortyfive-year-old Ram Niwas, a bar man at Haryana Tourism’s Red Bishop here, showed exemplary honesty, returning Rs 91,000 to a customer who had left the cash behind and even declining a reward for it.

COMMUNITY

Poor cockpit design responsible for IAF crashes
Chandigarh, September 20
Poor cockpit ergonomics in combat aircraft have been responsible for a number of crashes in the Air Force, a recent study has revealed.

Don’t let party affiliation affect development works: Minister
Mohali, September 20
Punjab cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh today directed the Mohali Municipal Council to undertake development works without any bias and take along the municipal commissioner of the ward concerned into confidence before initiating the cleanliness drive. He was presiding over a meeting of officials of PUDA, MC Mohali and GMADA to review the development works in Mohali.

25 yrs gone, but MC just can’t fix this pipe
Chandigarh, September 20
A joint of a water supply line at the Sector 29-30-31-32 roundabout has been leaking for the past over 25 years.

Revised DLF plans also rejected
Chandigarh, September 20
The revised building plan of a multiplex being opened by the DLF in the IT park have not been approved by the Chandigarh administration.

A spring in their step
Chandigarh, September 20
Over 300 senior citizens participated in a brisk walk competition organised by the Chandigarh police in collaboration with the Chandigarh Senior Citizens Association at Sukhna Lake this morning. The UT IGP, S.K. Jain, flagged off the competition which included five events for men and women.

IN SPRING OF HEALTH: Senior citizens participate in a brisk walk contest organised by the Chandigarh Police at the Sukhna Lake on Thursday morning. — A Tribune photograph

Drama atop tower
Chandigarh, September 20
High drama prevailed in Sector 10 here this afternoon when a Nepalese woman in her early 20s climbed the replica of Eiffel Tower near the Government Museum and Art Gallery.

115 held for blocking demolition drive
Chandigarh, September 20 As many as 115 persons were arrested while trying to interrupt a demolition drive in Sector 56 here today.

Letters
Centralise the police force
It is good news that the SSP, Chandigarh, wants 3 months’ time to study Chandigarh and its police before he starts doing something for the welfare of Chandigarh and its people.

CRIME

A robbery cops find hard to believe
Chandigarh, September 20
A Sector 35 resident has alleged that an unidentified man forcibly entered his car after signalling him to stop in the wee hours today and drove his vehicle toward Khuda Lahora village, where he was pushed out of the vehicle.

Delhi couple dupes man of Rs 50,000
Chandigarh, September 20
A Sector 8 resident has alleged that a Delhi-based couple duped him of Rs 50,000 on the pretext of selling him a house.

EDUCATION

Affiliation to BPEd course
NCTE sends report to GC-11
Chandigarh, September 20
The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi, today sent its report to Government College, Sector 11, regarding the matter of affiliation to the four-year BPEd course in the college.

PU Alumni House
Multipurpose hall faces fund crunch
Chandigarh, September 20
The lone foundation stone placed at the site of the proposed hall, lounge and foyer at Alumni House, Sector 25, surrounded by overgrown weeds aptly tells its sad story.


The foundation stone of the multipurpose hall, surrounded by overgrown weed at Alumini House, PU, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

From Schools & Colleges
Tiny tots have a ‘brush’ with nature
Mohali, September 20
Small Wonders School organised a drawing-cum-colouring contest here today which saw participation from hundreds of tiny tots from nursery, KG and play classes today. Keen little ones coloured and made wonderful images and drawings of animals in their environs.

Tiny tots of Small Wonders School in jubilant mood during a drawing-cum-colouring contest at the school in Mohali on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Debate conducted at law institute
Mohali, September 20
In a unique style of public debating, the Army Institute of Law, Mohali, organised the annual Intra-Institute Parliamentary Debate Competition at its campus in Sector 68 here today.

Panjab varsity entrance results
Chandigarh, September 20
For all candidates seeking admission to M.Phil / Ph D programmes, the results of the entrance test (M Phil / Ph D-2007) have been declared and posted on the PU website http://www.puchd.ac.in

COURTS

HUDA chief argues own case in forum
Panchkula, September 20
It began like just another day at the district consumer forum in Sector 12-A. Of the 31 cases listed for the day, 20 cases were about the usual battle between the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and its “harassed consumers”.

Suicide: Man gets 3-yr RI

CULTURE

A mélange of colours — old and new
Delhi-based curator showcases works of Hussain and 23 others
Chandigarh, September 20
It was meant to be an ensemble of eclectic artworks sourced from the repertoire of contemporary Indian artists who have enriched domestic as well as foreign markets. And eclectic it is - sprinkled with colours from the canvases of legends like M.F. Hussain and Dhiraj Choudhary on one hand and young artists like Sanjay Bhattacharya and Siddharth on the other. Siddharth’s work was recently seen at Sotheby’s auction.

Buyers line up in front of decorative artworks of the artists participating in “Arty Facts”, an exhibition of eclectic artworks which opened at Taj in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

SPORTS

Sturdy MRF maul ITC
Chandigarh, September 20
MRF, Chennai, thrashed ITC, Delhi, by whopping 107 runs on their maiden appearance in the 14th All-India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament at DAV School, Sector 8, here today. With the win, the team accumulated five points, including a bonus point. Batting first, MRF scored 287 runs for eight wickets in 50 overs. Openers Daniel Manohar (64) and Swapnil (30) gave a flying start to the team with 71-run partnership for the opening wicket.


A batsman hits ball during a match of the 14th All-India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Twenty20 Cricket
Haryana, Vivek set up final date
Chandigarh, September 20
Twenty20 Cricket Association of Haryana beat Twenty20 Cricket Association of Punjab by 21 runs in the Vivek Twenty20 Cricket Cup 2007 being played at Vivek High School, Sector 38, here.

Badminton
Navika corners glory
Chandigarh, September 20
Navika beat Deepti in the u-19 girls’ singles of the XIX Yonex Chandigarh State Badminton Championship, which commenced at Badminton Hall, Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today.

Manav Mangal pocket ball badminton title
Chandigarh, September 20
Manav Mangal School, Sector 21, won the top honours, beating Guru Har Sahai Public School, Sector 40, in the u-14 category of the inter-school ball badminton tournament at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, here today.

DAV-10 lift archery title
Chandigarh, September 20
DAV College, Sector 10, emerged winners in the Panjab University Inter-college Archery Championship, which concluded on the PU campus here today.

ADMINISTRATION

Finally, Chaudhary takes charge
Panchkula, September 20
The reinstated Municipal Council president, Seema Chaudhary, took charge at the MC office in Sector 4, here today. She was given reprieve by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had quashed the no-confidence motion moved successfully against her by the General House on April 12.