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Residents can apply for landscaping: PUDA
SAS Nagar, November 1
Faced with queries about the post anti-encroachment policy of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) regarding the maintenance of road berms in the town, the authority today categorically said the residents could apply under the existing policy of land scaping even as the demolition drive was underway.

Ajaib’s election to PU Senate challenged
Chandigarh, November 1
In an election petition submitted before the Panjab University Chancellor, a Reader in English — Dr B.M. Singh — has challenged the election of Dr Ajaib Singh to the university Senate on the ground that the post of Director in the Centre for Adult Continuing Education and Extension, held by him, is a non-teaching post.

Councillor booked for attempt to murder
Chandigarh, November 1
The Uttar Pradesh Police is on the lookout for a Chandigarh Municipal Councillor, Major General (retd) Gurdial Singh, who is alleged to have attempted to murder his brother-in-law, Mr Rupinder Singh, in Rampur district, in connection with a land dispute recently.

Two held for watchman’s murder
Panchkula, November 1
With the arrest of two migrant labourers today, the local police claims to have solved the murder of a night-watchman in Industrial Area here on September 11. A cycle and a wrist watch belonging to the deceased along with a fax-machine stolen from the factory was recovered from their possession.

‘Debar illegal colony residents from voting’
Chandigarh, November 1
The National Minorities Commission has been urged to make a policy to bar people living outside the Lal Dora area of villages in Chandigarh from casting votes in the local bodies and panchayat elections.

Childline service is here
Chandigarh, November 1
Childline, the national outreach 24-hour emergency phone service for children in distress, is here in the city. Collaborating with the PGI’s Advanced Pediatric Centre (APC), the Childline India Foundation will be starting this service in the city on a permanent and regular basis.

COMMUNITY

Villagers pay homage to forefathers

Chandigarh, November 1 Until residents of erstwhile villages of Chandigarh were rehabilitated, the Chandigarh Administration has no moral right to rehabilitate migrant labourers living in slums, said Justice (retd) Mr Kuldip Singh, while speaking at a rally organised by the Pind Bachao Committee in Sector 17, this afternoon.
Thousands of persons belonging to villages acquired to build the city assemble to pay homage to their ancestors in Sector 17 of Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Devotees throng Valmiki Mandir

Chandigarh, November 1 Excitement was writ large on the faces of devotees as they thronged Valmiki Mandir in Sector 24 here for celebrating “Pargat Divas of Bhagvan Valmiki”. Devotees turn the road separating Sectors 23 and 24 into a village fair on the occasion of Pargat Divas in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Sainis’ threat to take Kanshi Ram to court
Chandigarh, November 1
The Northern India Saini Cultural Society has threatened to take the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mr Kanshi Ram, to court for allegedly calling them betrayers. A resolution to this effect was passed at a recent meeting of the society held under the chairmanship of its Vice-president, Mr Rattan Singh Kariha.

Sambhar crushed to death
Panchkula, November 1
An adult female sambhar was crushed to death on the busy Ambala-Shimla highway near Chandimandir early this morning. According to sources the animal descended from the lower Shivaliks and strayed in the inhabited area and met with an accident at around 6.30 am.

Pre-Karva Chauth blues!

Chandigarh, November 1 Bangles, bindis and packets of mehndi in their hands, young wives, accompanied by their mothers-in-law, today thronged temples all over the city following rumours about this Karva Chauth being “bad for all”. Women throng a temple to offer prayers for Karva Chauth in Sector 37 of Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari

Residents seek early alternate link road
Panchkula, November 1
The residents of the township are sore over the alleged delay in the construction of an alternate link road between Chandigarh and Panchkula.

Function held to mark Vigilance Awareness Week
SAS Nagar, November 1
India is a land of saints and sages, Vedas and Upanishads. It has abundant natural resources. And yet we see beggars, potholes, shortage of potable water, stray dogs, and men living on footpath. In brief India is a poor country, said Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta, of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Nehru’s death great loss: Tribune Employees Union
Chandigarh, November 1
The Tribune Employees Union today expressed its profound shock and grief at the death of Mr B.K. Nehru, former President of The Tribune Trust, yesterday.

Free treatment for sadhus sought
Chandigarh, November 1
The president of the All-India Hindu Mahasangh, Swami Sri Krishnanand, has urged the Prime Minister and the Chief Ministers of various states to provide free treatment to sadhus, sants and poor people in government-run hospitals.

Air Marshal V. K. Bhatia visits IAF station
Chandigarh, November 1
The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Air Marshal V.K. Bhatia, today visited the Chandigarh Air Force Station and its satellite bases located at Mullanpur and Barwala.

• Air Cmde Prashar to take over today

BJP committee constitutes cells
Chandigarh, November 1
The BJP ad hoc committee announced the constitution of 10 cells and names of their conveners here today. The committee is also considering to set up more such cells only more than a month before the Municipal Corporation elections.

Plea to notify NAC for Naya Gaon
Chandigarh, November 1
The Ghar Bachao Committee, Naya Gaon, has criticised the bureaucracy for raising unnecessary objections pertaining to the creation of a Notifed Area Committee (NAC) for Naya Gaon and Kansal.

• Property handed over

• Sarpanch alleges land grab bid

• 540 motorists challaned

NEW RELEASE

Coming this Friday at Batra theatre for only one week is producer R. Mohan’s ‘Chandni Bar’, a gritty look at the life of a Mumbai bar girl, played by national award winning actress Tabu. Chandni Bar, a Rs 2 crore budget film, has opened to good response in Mumbai and Nizam territory. In Chandigarh, the response is expected to be good for this hard-hitting film.Tabu tackles taboo topics. She is going out on a limb with a film like this. She plays a bar dancer who gets married to a gangster played by Atul Kulkarni.

CRIME

Five held on assault charge
Chandigarh, November 1
Five persons, accused of beating up a Burail resident, were today arrested by the Chandigarh police from Banur in Punjab. The accused have been identified as Shahen Shah, Salim, Charam Bir, Resham Singh and Salim.

Cops fail to identify body
Chandigarh, November 1
The local police remained clueless about the identity of the youth whose body, with wounds inflicted by sharp-edged weapons, was found along a nullah, near the road dividing Sector 48 and Phase XI, SAS Nagar, yesterday.

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
Fashion mogul comes to city
Chandigarh, November 1
No matter how lavish the fashion repertory of the world may be, there is no better design than which reflects the culture of one’s land. The policy of furthering national costumes may not be easy to practise, but it certainly comes handy to some designers, Ritu Kumar being one of them.

EDUCATION

• A clarification
  

COURTS

HIGH COURT
Appointment of 53 clerks quashed
Chandigarh, November 1
Declaring illegal the selection of 53 clerks in the office of Fatehgarh Sahib’s Deputy Commissioner, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today quashed the appointments.

• Notice in forged orders case
  

CULTURE

An artist’s affair with hues of love

Chandigarh, November 1 Debnath Sadhukhan’s 15 paintings in oil exhibited at the IndusInd Art Gallery are inspired by one single theme , love , which the artist has captured through various relationships. Some of Debnath’s paintings on display at IndusInd Art Gallery, Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

“I present truth in a humorous way”
SAS Nagar, November 1
“Earlier people used to laugh at made-up stories but these days they laugh at the truth. I take my inspiration from common people and present the truth in their lives in a humorous way”. These views were expressed by humorist and satirist Bhagwant Mann at a press conference here today. His latest cassette, “Bhagwant Mann non-stop”, a parody on social topics, was released recently.

Sangeet Sammelan begins today
Chandigarh, November 1
As this year comes a full circle, it is yet another occasion to celebrate the worth of Indian classical musical heritage. For the 24th time, the Indian National Theatre is here with its three-day annual music conference which begins at Jaisukhlal Hathi Sadan on the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan campus.

Dazzling affairs in gem and gold
Chandigarh, November 1
The designer jewellery creations now on display at Kidar’s art gallery in Sector 7 seem to have been inspired by traditional as well as modern styles. Included in the latest range called the ‘lustrous collection’, are a host of items like necklaces, earrings, bangles, bracelets, rings and other accessories to add to the personality of the woman.

Scant audience for spirited show
Chandigarh, November 1
The colour of Sirmaur lost some of its sheen as the members of the Sanskritik Dall Rajana Bhoj, a dance troupe from Himachal Pradesh performed in front of a scant audience at the open air theatre at Punjab Kala Bhavan in Sector 16 here this evening. The programme organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in collaboration with the Punjab Sangeet Natak Academy failed to attract audience today.

Art gallery opened at Kala Gram
Chandigarh, November 1
An art exhibition and a sculptor camp were inaugurated by Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, at Kala Gram here today. The Chairman of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, Maj. Gen. Gill, also inaugurated the Art Gallery at Kala Gram.

Ghazal maestro regales audience Panchkula, November 1 Noted ghazal maestro, Pankaj Udhas had the audience swaying to his tunes at the Gymkhana Club here tonight. He was performing live at the club for the first time here. The programme began at the scheduled time. As the night progressed, a number of people began pouring in at the venue. Pankaj Udhas performs at the Gymkhana Club, Panchkula, on Thursday.

Of yearnings on an alien land
Chandigarh, November 1
‘The Punjabi play’, Balkh na bukhare’ at Tagore Theatre this evening was presentation with rather scattered ideas of a man in a alien land reminiscing his roots.

Cultural show today
Chandigarh, November 1
A “Sanskritik Sandhya” will be organised by the Chandigarh Town Official Language Implementation Committee at Tagore Theatre here on November 3. The State Bank of India and the Punjab National Bank are chief organisers of the cultural show.

HEALTH

Fortis Heart Institute fully operational

Mohali, November 1 Fortis Healthcare Ltd today announced that its first venture Fortis Heart Institute was now fully operational. The institute today has some of the finest doctors from across the world, equipment and facilities which are being introduced for the very first time in India and working arrangements with America’s finest teaching hospitals.
Mr Harpal Singh (right) and Mr Shivinder Mohan Singh, chairman and director, respectively, of Fortis Health Care Limited, at a press conference in SAS Nagar on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Cosmetic surgeon to attend World Congress
Chandigarh, November 1
A pioneer in the field of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery and a world-renowned Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr B.P. Singh, today left for Sydney to participate in the “Second World Congress on Cosmetic Surgery”.

PGI extends last date for indemnity bond
Chandigarh, November 1
The PGI authorities have extended the last date for furnishing an indemnity bond by a Jalandhar-based security company which has been awarded the annual security contract.