Sunday, December 22, 2002, Chandigarh, India





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Daring burglars strike again
SAS Nagar, December 21
 Continuing with the seemingly endless spate of daring burglaries, burglars struck at five showrooms in the Phase VII market here early this morning and succeeded in breaking into one of these shops and decamped with all the cash in the shop. 		Shopkeepers of Phase VII, SAS Nagar, at the shoe store in the market where thieves struck in the wee hours of Saturday.
Shopkeepers of Phase VII, SAS Nagar, at the shoe store in the market where thieves struck in the wee hours of Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME ROUND-UP-2002
A bad year for UT Police
 Chandigarh, December 21
 Policing in the city came under sharp focus with an unprecedented rise in the crime rate since the inception of this urban conglomerate. This year saw the highest ever cases of murder being registered, with a 100 per cent rise as compared to the previous year.



EARLIER STORIES
  2-day police remand for IT Commissioner, banker
Chandigarh, December 21
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered Rs 2 lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs 1.75 lakh from the lockers of an officer in a Jalandhar branch of the Punjab National Bank (PNB), Mr Deepak Chug.

Notice outside NK Jain’s house
Chandigarh, December 21
 In the infamous rape case of a girl from Shimla, the Chandigarh Police today pasted a notice outside the house of a former Home Secretary of Chandigarh, Mr NK Jain, in Sector 7 here today.


An ASI of Chandigarh Police pastes a notice outside the house of a senior Haryana bureaucrat, Mr N.K. Jain, in Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Saturday. In the notice the bureaucrat has been asked to appear before the court and join in police investigations by January 30, 2003. — Photo: Manoj Mahajan		 An ASI of Chandigarh Police pastes a notice outside the house of a senior Haryana bureaucrat, Mr N.K. Jain, in Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Saturday.

Houses for slum dwellers: Admn raises false hopes
Chandigarh, December 21
 The lopsided appeasement policy towards illegal slum dwellers of the Chandigarh Administration was unimplemented again today as a team of the Estate Office organised a ‘‘rehabilitation camp’’ in Sector 25 where slum dwellers, squatting illegally on prime land worth crores of rupees were given another chance to prove that they were eligible for free houses.

Experts dwell on conflict resolution
Chandigarh, December 21
Conflict resolution in the context of changing geo-political contours of the world map has become an integral part of desire for economic co-operation across nations. What are the comparative approaches to conflict resolution? These can be bilateral, meditation, arbitration, track-2 diplomacy etc.

 
COMMUNITY

RUN-UP TO MC POLL WARD NOS 21 AND 22
 ‘Tackle stray cattle menace’
 Panchkula, December 21
 The residents of Ward No. 21 (Sector 11 H.No. 1-697, 935-1206 , 1206F-1443F) and Ward No. 22 (Sector 11 H.No. 698- 934 , village Chotta Haripur, Sector 12 H. No. 427- 867) hope that their representative in the municipal council will ensure better civic amenities in their wards. They think that the main issue for these elections will be maintenance of roads, stray cattle menace and better streetlight maintenance, especially within the sector.

PULSE POLIO
 Admn seeks politicians’ help
 Chandigarh, December 21
 The Chandigarh Administration here yesterday sought the cooperation of political leaders in mobilising people for the two-phased Pulse Polio campaign scheduled for January 5, 6 and 7 and February 9, 10 and 11.

Rehri wallahs meet Adviser
Chandigarh, December 21
 A deputation of rehri and phari wallahs led by former Local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, met the Adviser to the UT Administrator and demanded that the booths should be allotted to them at the old price of Rs 1.50 lakh which was fixed by the Administration for the rehri and phari wallahs of Sector 46 market.

Women falls to death
Panchkula, December 21
 Hailing from Saral village in Karnal, Harbans Kaur, a 78-year-old ‘karsewika’, died after she fell from the first floor staircase of Nada Sahib Gurdwara located on the Panchkula-Nariangarh road this morning.

READERS WRITE
 Problems that Chandigarhians face
I was surprised to read in The Tribune that 10 shops were burgled at night. Who is responsible for this? It is the administration of Chandigarh. The City is out of control of the administration because of its population, about 10 lakh. There is absolutely no check on the influx of migrants from other states.

  • Road accidents

  • Cosmetic surgery
 
CRIME

3 held for beating up woman
Panchkula, December 21
 The police has arrested three persons, Manu Bajwa, Narinder Singh and Sukhwinder Singh, for allegedly beating up a woman of Sector 6 and threatening of dire consequences.

Hair-cut case: special team constituted
Chandigarh, December 21
 In connection with the alleged incident of the cutting of hair of a 15-year-old boy of Sector 19, the police has constituted a special team, headed by the Superintendent of Police (City), to investigate the matter.

BUSINESS

Chinese Santa arrives in the region
Chandigarh, December 21
 Santa has arrived in Chandigarh and other boom towns of the region, including Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, all the way from China especially for Christmas in his traditional attire and a flowing white beard, plus a golden vest. Dancing and singing “jingle bells” and other carols, he has brought along with him Christmas trees and decorations.

CORPORATE HONCHO
 Bajaj aims to capture ungeared-scooter market
Chandigarh, December 21
 Bajaj Autos Limited, which has so far dominated the entry-level geared-scooter market in the country and enjoys second position in motor cycle market, is set to capture the ungeared-vehicle market in the coming years. The market for ungeared scooters is growing even at a higher rate than motor cycles.

 
EDUCATION

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
 Tiny tots make merry with Santa Claus
Chandigarh, December 21
 A cultural programme by tiny tots marked the annual sports musical soiree of Strawberry Fields at the Nehru Bhavan in Sector 24 today. The newly appointed UT Inspector General of Police, Mr Rajesh Kumar, was the chief guest on the occasion.
Tiny tots of Strawberry Fields, Sector 24, take part in their annual sports day function, in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan		 Tiny tots of Strawberry Fields, Sector 24, take part in their annual sports day function, in Chandigarh on Saturday.

  • Undersea world at Ashiana

  • Founder’s day at St Soldier

  • Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27

  • Xmas at St Kabir Public School

  • Fancy dress at Sanjivini School

Winter fete in Golden Bells school
SAS Nagar, December 21
 A two day winter fete started at Golden Bells Public School, Sohana, near here, today. Inaugurated by the Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, the school organised a baby show on the first day of the fete. The chief guest flagged off a toy train full of children at the makeshift amusement park in the school ‘s playgrounds.

 Children participate in a baby show organised by Golden Bells Public School, Sohana, on Saturday. 		 Children participate in a baby show organised by Golden Bells Public School, Sohana, on Saturday.

  • Students celebrate X’mas

  • Christmas celebrated

Annual day function
Zirakpur, December 21
 An impressive cultural function was organised by the students to mark the annual day of Wheatland Convent School, located on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway near here, today.




Children present a colourful item at their annual function in Wheatland Convent School at Zirakpur on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

 Children present a colourful item at their annual function in Wheatland Convent School at Zirakpur on Saturday.

Less privileged celebrate Xmas
Chandigarh, December 21
 It was fun and frolic for Physically-challenged children as the students of Mount Carmel School celebrated Christmas with them under care of the Roshni Society in Rajpura today.

 
CULTURE

FILM REVIEW
 Indian curry in western settings
‘KAANT’ (Piccadilly and KC, Panchkula) is a daring attempt at a new genre production which is a Hollywood style action-drama experimentation on the Bollywood screen. The attempt lacks in a lasting appeal and is unlikely to leave any lasting impressions on the crowd memory. This can have a telling impact on the future of the production.
 
SPORTS

Taskeen, Kinshuk win tennis titles
Chandigarh, December 21
 Taskeen Bains and Kinshuk Sharma brought glory to Chandigarh by winning titles in the AITA ranking tennis tournament, which concluded at Patna this afternoon. As per reports received here, Taskeen emerged winner in the under-14 and under-16 sections while Kinshuk bagged the title in the under-14 section.

  • Britannia campaign

  • PEC XI win

  • Football tournament

  • Sanjay Public School win

  • CCA to hold tournament

ADMINISTRATION

Pvt parties to sink tubewells in Mohali
SAS Nagar, December 21
 Dissatisfied with the work of the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWSSB), the Municipal Council has decided to assign the job of sinking tubewells in the town to private parties. Sanction in this regard has been received by the civic body from the state government for sinking six tubewells.
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