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Demolition men begin the job

SAS Nagar, October 27 The drive to axe unauthorised structures raised on public land in the town began here today. Facing little opposition from residents, members of the enforcement wing of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) removed encroachments in Phase I here.

Unauthorised structures being demolished in Phase-I of SAS Nagar on Saturday. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

A heady mix of East and West Chandigarh, October 27 The spirit which Anamika’s voice exudes, more often than not, underlines this pop star’s romance with the hip hop, a stream of music which she favours over all the other forms of music.

Pop singer Anamika performs with her troupe at the Leisure Valley in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Cops bash up hotelier
SAS Nagar, October 27
Policemen attached with the PA to the DIG (Patiala Range) allegedly bashed up a hotelier in Phase 3B2 here yesterday. SI Krishan Kumar, PA to the DIG, had taken three rooms of Hotel Ganga Lodge on rent for the marriage of his sister.

Need to standardise welfare norms stressed
Chandigarh, October 27
State governments in the northern region are working towards standardising various grants and welfare measures for defence personnel as well as ex-servicemen and their dependants.

Ramlila is still a big crowd-puller Chandigarh, October 27 Crackling loud speakers and improper seating arrangements make spectators uncomfortable, but the interest in Ramlilas has not waned over the years, if one goes by the response to the 47 Ramlilas staged in the city in the Navratras. A scene of “Rajtilak” in a Ramlila being staged in OCF, Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune Photograph.

COMMUNITY

QUESTION YOUR COUNCILLOR
‘I can share details of expenses’
Chandigarh, October 27
Ward no. 13 Councillor, Mr Mohinder Singh, representing Sectors 27 and 28, has been posed questions by residents as part of the ‘’Question Your Councillor’’ series. Certain residents of Sector 28 have termed him the one who was more inclined towards Sector 27 than Sector 28. Questions and answers have been reproduced here:

‘Make Mohali a district’
SAS Nagar, October 27
The newly constituted Mohali Welfare Council has sought district status for the town and an air cargo terminal in the south of the town.

Infantry Day observed in Chandi Mandir Chandigarh, October 27 Infantry Day was observed with fanfare at the Western Command headquarter in Chandi Mandir today. The day commenced with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Veer Smriti War Memorial. The GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt-Gen Surjit Singh, paid floral tributes on behalf of all infantry officers and other ranks of the command. GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lt-Gen Surjit Singh, and other officers pay homage at the Veer Smriti War Memorial in Chandi Mandir on Saturday.

City NGO to operate in Berlin
Chandigarh, October 27
Jurgens, the journalist who exposed corruption during German Chancellor Dr Helmut Kohl’s reign and which resulted in resignation by Kohl, has agreed to open Berlin sub-chapter of a city-based NGO, the International Forum for Awareness and Accountability (IFAA).

Minister asks PGI to probe tree felling
Chandigarh, October 27
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr C.P. Thakur, has asked the PGI Director to inquire into the alleged illegal felling of trees in the PGI.

reminiscences
Sport not in parents’ priorities
Chandigarh
It is 8.30 pm. A party is on at the residence of international badminton player, Wing Commander (retd) Satish Bhatia. As the conversation steers away from Afghanistan to the efforts being made by youngsters in their day-to-day battle for social supremacy, a guest comments, “I want my son to become an IAS officer after completing his engineering degree from an IIT, nothing less”.

7 lakh visit Mansa Devi Temple
Panchkula, October 27
Around seven lakh devotees offered their obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi Shrine and offered Rs 21.9 lakh in the temple during the Navratra Mela, which concluded here today.

Jacob’s operation goes well

FILM REVIEW

‘Asoka’ with extra spice of romance
‘ASOKA’( Piccadily) : A little more than needed spice of romance added to a presentation with a grand historical dimension definitely takes away the taste of art from the show. ‘ASOKA’ is a commercial borrowing from a royal historic past.

WESTERN FILM REVIEW A mad, mad mission Chandigarh He and his band of lunatics have a mission. To make America terrorism-free. Guess how? By hacking into billions of illegal government funds stashed away in a bank, ruthlessly bumping off anyone trying to abort the plan, and taking a busload of hostages on a terror ride in the sky. Brandishing this brand of patriotism is John Travolta, a former intelligence officer.

John Travolta in “Swordfish”.

CRIME

Civic body ex-president booked for gambling
SAS Nagar, October 27
A former president of the local civic body, Mr Sukhjeet Singh Sukhi, along with six other property dealers, has been booked for alleged indulgence in gambling in a hotel in Phase 9 here last night.

‘Lottery sellers’ dupe trader
Kharar, October 27
A local trader has been duped to the tune of Rs 15,000 by a two-member gang of lottery-ticket sellers here. A “migrant labourer” came to the shop of this trader just before a lottery ticket seller arrived there and tried to hard sell a ticket. 

Gang of scooter thieves busted
Chandigarh, October 27
With the arrest of two persons from the Student Centre in Panjab University, the police has claimed to have busted a gang of scooter thieves. The duo, identified as Harinder Singh alias Johnny, a resident of Sector 41, and Vijay Sethi, a resident of Zirakpur, were apprehended during a special naka.

Ramlila artiste beaten up, 3 held
Dera Bassi, October 27
The police has detained three youths for rioting and thrashing a Ramlila artiste here. The incident happened yesterday.

EDUCATION

CAMPUS ROUND-UP
Third chance raises a row
Chandigarh
The university committee’s decision to allow a third chance to candidates who are not able to clear their compartment examination in two chances has raised many an eyebrow, both in the faculty as well as among the students.

PU youth festival begins Chandigarh, October 27 Art dominated the first day of the four-day Panjab University Zone A Youth Festival which began on a colourful note at the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, here today. Members of a team give final touches to a rangoli at the Youth Festival that began in the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

COURTS

CONSUMER COURTS
Pal-Peugeot told to refund booking sum
Chandigarh, October 27
The Consumer Court has directed the Pal-Peugeot sales department, Kalyan Shil Road, Maharashtra, and others to refund an amount deposited by a resident of Ropar with the company for booking a car.

• Bar Council guideline

• Judicial remand for two
  

CULTURE

Dance contest organised in Bal Bhavan Chandigarh, October 27 About 35 boys and girls of different age groups participated at a dance competition organised by Preeti Dance Academy at Bal Bhavan in Sector 23, here yesterday. Though the competition was open to all dance forms, ranging from bhangra, Punjabi pop to western, latest Punjabi pop numbers dominated the scene. Ten-year-old Rishav danced to the tune of “Chal ni Gobindiey,” while Ramneet Kaur entertained the audience with her “Chan Chandni” number. balle-balle shan punjabian di: Artistes perform at a dance competition held in Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Varied themes in novel medium
Chandigarh, October 27
Spiritual seems to be the word for Nisha Sood and Gita Kumar, who have together brought alive a collection of over 100 works. The collection is about an entirely new medium. Cartouche (meaning expression) paintings, as they are called, seem to have been created with quite a passion.

Feasibility study for GH-16
Chandigarh, October 27
A feasibility study to expand the emergency wing of the General Hospital in Sector 16 is underway. The Chief Engineer, Chandigarh Administration, has been asked to see if the present two-storey building has the structural strength to take additional load.

Reconstitution of PGI committees hailed
Chandigarh, October 27
The PGI Technologists’ Association has welcomed the reconstitution of various committees of the institute by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr C. P. Thakur.

• Anthrax meet on Monday