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Court puts brakes on regularising structures
Chandigarh, November 9
Acting on an application filed by a city resident, Dr B. Singh, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the operation of a notice issued by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority for regularising all structures in the periphery of Chandigarh. The notice was issued, following a decision by the Punjab Government to regularise all structures raised upto November 3.

• A shortlived euphoria

MCC elections on December 8
Chandigarh, November 9
The elections to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) and 15 Panchayat members, first time since 1966 for panchayats, will be held simultaneously on December 8.

POLL REFORMS
Coalition politics ‘impedes’ consensus
Chandigarh, November 9
With the emergence of coalition politics, reaching a consensus on poll reforms among the constituents often becomes difficult delaying decision-making. But the Election Commission and the government, on the one hand, and the government and the political parties on the other hand, are ever in a dialogue, both formal and informal, on the need for having a relook at the existing poll legislation to bring about possible and necessary changes in the electoral process.

Stop demolition of fences: HC
Chandigarh, November 9
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court comprising Mr Justice Jawahar Lal and Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta issued a notice of motion for December 14 here today on an application filed by 111 SAS Nagar residents for permitting fences around “beautified areas”, staying demolition for the meantime.

Panel moots inclusion of over 2,000 acres in Naya Gaon NAC
Chandigarh, November 9
A committee headed by the Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, has recommended inclusion of at least 2,010 acres of land in the proposed Notified Area Committee in Naya Gaon area. Land of four villages, Nadha, Kansal, Naya Gaon, Karoran (Choti Karoran and Baddi Karoran) would form a part of the NAC.

Lok Adalat settles 360 cases in city
Chandigarh, November 9
As many as 360 cases were settled, while Rs 44-55 lakh was awarded as compensation amount to the litigants in MACT cases in a Special Lok Adalat organised at the Sector-17 District Courts here today. The lok adalat also settled 1,048 summary cases and also realised Rs 86, 250 as fine.

The UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr H.S. Bhalla (second from left), and the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ms Sneh Parashar, at a special Lok Adalat held in the District Courts in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

CTU strike has little impact
Chandigarh, November 9
The four-hour pen-down and tool-down strike by the UT and the MC employees here today did not have much impact on normal life in the city. There was only a partial “chakka jam” when the CTU buses went off road for two hours today.

CTU buses went off road for two hours on Friday, leading to a brief chaos for commuters in Chandigarh.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Raid yields 38 kg of recycled polythene
Panchkula, November 9
In order to ensure that the ban on polybags was implemented, a team of MC officials today raided a house in Sector 19 in the wee hours of the morning and seized 38 kg of recycled polythene. The Executive Officer of MC, Mr O.P. Sihag, said that they had launched a special drive to check that the ban on polythene was implemented strictly.

Scrapping of Anandgarh project welcomed
Chandigarh, November 9
An announcement by Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal to scrap the Anandgarh project has been welcomed by Mr Angrez Singh Badheri, president of the Pind Bachao Committee, a body of villagers who were uprooted to house the city of Chandigarh.

Jacob opens Chandigarh Fair
Chandigarh, November 9
The Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT, Chandigarh, Lt-Gen JFR Jacob, today inaugurated a four-day Chandigarh Fair 2001, an annual event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry at Parade Grounds, Sector 17, here.

Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) admires one of the vintage cars after the inauguration of the Chandigarh Fair in Parade Ground on Friday. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

Residential complex for medicos inaugurated
Chandigarh, November 9
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Lt. Gen. JFR Jacob (retd.), today formally inaugurated the Residential Complex for Group C and D employees of the Government Medical College and Hospital at Sector 32, Chandigarh.

Rally against use, sale of crackers
Chandigarh, November 9
To bring about awareness among children and public, about 1400 students and all staff members of Government Girls’ Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18-C, led by the Principal, Ms Rajesh Minhas, today took out a rally to give wide publicity to the anti-crackers campaign.

Students of Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 18-C, take out a rally in the city on Friday against the use and sale of crackers. — A Tribune photograph

City artists decry war on Afghanistan
Chandigarh, November 9
The artist community of city beautiful gathered under the umbrella of the Sahit Chintan and Chetna Manch and lashed out on the USA for waging war on Afghanistan which was affecting the of lives of thousands of innocent persons.

A play ‘Aurat’ and the recitation of a Sahir’s anti-war poem mark the release of a statement by the Sahit Chintan and Chetna Manch denouncing the US war on Afghanistan, in Sector 17 Piazza, Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

‘God is in heart, don’t renounce world for Him’
Panchkula, November 9
The four-day discourse by Anandmurti Guru Maa started here yesterday. It has been organised by the Rishi Chetanya Katha Samiti, Chandigarh.

FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK
Festivity yet to grip city
After the Karva Chauth blues, it is time for the real festive spirit to take over the city soul. Although this time around, the Divali fervour does not seem to be as great as it has always been, shopkeepers and showroom owners did put in their bit to trap the revelers.

EATING OUT
Combine eating with shopping
CHANDIGARH, It’s Divali mela time. A time looked forward to by most Chandigarhians. It means a visit to one or all big grounds of the city — Parade Ground , Circus Ground and Shivalikview in Sector 17 (from November 9 to 12), Nehru Park, Sector 22 (from November 9 to 14) and the Sector 34 park (from November 6 to 14).

Messengers of peace
Chandigarh, November 9
Sikhism teaches the kind of love that transforms people, cleansing them and enlightening them, thereby providing the strength and desire to serve fellow human beings, said Taissa Bondar, Editor of the “Magazine of World Literature” in Belarus and Slavic world in Moscow, who along with five others visited Chandigarh yesterday.

CRIME

Suicide case: husband held
Panchkula, November 9
The local police has booked husband of a 30-year-old woman, who had committed suicide last week by hanging herself at her Sector 8 residence, on charges of abetment to suicide. A case under Section 304-B of IPC was registered against Sanjay Jain at the Sector 5 Police Station yesterday.

Cyclist crushed to death
Panchkula, November 9
A cyclist was crushed to death by a Tata Sumo near Sector 12-A late last night. According to information available, Nanhe Lal was going home on his bicycle when he was hit by an unidentified Tata Sumo from behind. The accused driver fled the scene.

Held for driving without helmet
Chandigarh, November 9
A resident of Sector 22, Hans Raj Malik, was arrested after he tried to escape when a traffic constable stopped him in Sector 22 for driving his scooter without a helmet. He was later bailed out. The police has registered a case.

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
Home decor store opened
Chandigarh, November 9
The festive season is in and it’s that time of the year when you go an extra mile to decorate your houses.

MCC rejects traders’ demand
Chandigarh, November 9
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) here today finally rejected the demand of a section of Sector 17 traders who yesterday asked the UT Administrator to direct the MCC to allow them set up temporary stalls during the Divali festival.

EDUCATION

PU bid to form academic bodies
Chandigarh, November 9
Panjab University is making another sincere attempt to constitute the duly elected academic bodies which have hung in balance for approximately an year following an election controversy in the graduates’ constituency of the Senate elections.

Workshop for teachers ends
Chandigarh, November 9
Teachers from different secondary and senior secondary schools participated in a four-day workshop for school teachers which concluded at the State Institute of Education in Sector 32 here today. The workshop was organised to develop materials on “adolescence education in schools” by the population and development education cell of the institute.

Divali by tiny tots
Chandigarh, November 9
Tiny tots of Tender Heart School in Sector 33-B celebrated Divali by offering prayers to Goddess Lakshmi here today.

Tiny tots along with their teachers perform Lakshmi puja as part of Divali celebrations in Tender Heart School, Sector 33-B, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph

HIGH COURT
Set up cell to probe farmers’ complaints
Chandigarh, November 9
Taking suo motu notice of a news report published in The Tribune on the forcible deduction of money by the commission agents from farmers for paddy sold by them, Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the state of Punjab and other respondents to set up a cell in the vigilance department for receiving complaints from all over the state.

• Stay on SGPC resolution
• Octroi case hearing
• Change in nursing uniform remains
  

CULTURE

Masti mesmerises audience
Chandigarh, November 9
Noted singer Ashok Masti of the “Punjabian di ho gayi wah bhai wah” fame enthralled the city audience at the techno dance party organised by the Chandigarh Press Club in assocation with Daava, an event management company on the club premises in Sector 27 here tonight.

SPORTS

DAV-8 boys clobber GMS-28
Chandigarh, November 9
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, clobbered Government Model School, Sector 28 by 203 runs in the under-16 boys section of the UT Inter-school cricket tournament played here today. The DAVSSS-8 scored 245 runs for the loss of four wickets with Harjit and Sumit Kamboj scoring 66 and 62 runs, respectively. Amit also batted well with 54 runs.

• City pair out of men’s doubles

• Semi-final line-up complete

• Volleyball tourney

• TT championship

• Kabaddi tourney

• Selection trials
  
  

New office timings from Monday
Chandigarh, November 9
The timings for offices of the Chandigarh Administration will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in view of the winter months. The change will be affected from Monday (November 12) and will remain in force till February 28, 2002, a spokesperson of the Administration said tonight.