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Room allowed in backyard
Chandigarh, October 26
Agreeing to a long-standing demand of city residents, the Chandigarh Administration today allowed construction of a room in the rear courtyard of all houses in Chandigarh. 

Singers rule at PU zonal fest
Chandigarh, October 26
It was a day of light vocal and instrumental music on the second day of the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival-2004 being held at DAV College here today. Singers from different colleges were at their melodious best.

Fun at the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. —  Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

COMMUNITY

Bomb gets police security!
Neembuan (Dera Bassi), October 26
Round-the-clock deployment of 10 police personnel and an ambulance to guard a live bomb for the last fortnight on the bed of a seasonal rivulet has not only affected policing in the subdivision but has also hit preliminary medicare services offered to victims of various accidents on the killer Ambala-Kalka highway.

For him, honesty is the best policy
Chandigarh, October 26
A local rehri wala’s honesty prompted a local advertisement agency person to search for the New British Labour Party on the Internet. The advertising man, Shalin, told the Chandigarh Tribune that a rehriwala approached him in Sector 22, saying that he had found a purse lying on the road near an electronic shop in the market. He had come to the shop to deliver goods.

On mission from UK
Chandigarh, October 26
Five women members of the UK-based Nek Chand Rock Garden Foundation are here on a unique mission to preserve and maintain city’s one of the main attractions, the Rock Garden. The members, Elyse Eales, Amy Williams, Francisca Prieto, Kate Riddihough and Katie Pettitt, arrived in Chandigarh on October 19.

RESTORING ART: Members of the Nek Chand Foundation, UK, repair sculptures under the supervision of Nek Chand at the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Sampark centres to accept passport forms
Chandigarh, October 26
City residents can deposit passport application forms at Sampark from tomorrow. The first centre to start accepting the forms will be the one in Sector 43. By Monday, passport forms will be accepted at the other two centres also.

IT raid on 2 Meena Bazar showrooms
Chandigarh, October 26
The Income Tax Department today raided two showrooms of a prominent readymade garments seller, Meena Bazar, at Sector 17, here and at the Notified Area Committee market in Mani Majra.

42 cases of power theft detected
Mohali, October 26
Punjab State Electricity Board officials conducted raids on the premises of consumers in nearby villages today. Fines totalling about Rs 2.5 lakh were imposed for power thefts and for drawing load more than that had been sanctioned.

UT, MC employees stage dharna
Chandigarh, October 26
Employees of various departments of the Union Territory and Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, held a dharna at Matka Chowk here today.

CRIME

2 houses, shop burgled
Chandigarh, October 26
Two houses and a shop in the city were burgled during the past 24 hours, the police said here today. Jaipal from the kabari market in the Industrial Area filed a complaint that his servants Joginder Singh and Ajay from Barwas village in Khusi Nagar district of Bihar made away with Rs 65,000 from his shop. 

• Motor cycle stolen

• 4 arrested

• Burglar held

• 1 held

EDUCATION

More students excel on day 2 of contests
Mohali, October 26
Students continued to display talent on the second day of the state-level educational competitions organised by the Punjab School Education Board here today. Mrs Tejinder Kaur, Principal Secretary, Education, who was the chief guest, said students had put in a lot of effort to give impressive presentations.

NSUI activists gherao CoE office
Chandigarh, October 26
Agitated over the lack of response from the Controller of Examination, Dr Sodhi Ram, on the issue of non-declaration of re-evaluation results of the Department of Laws, Panjab University, activists of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) gheraoed the office of the CoE here today.

NSUI activists raise slogans against the Controller of Examination, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Contests to promote creativity
Chandigarh, October 26
Contests to generate interest in creativity were organised at Government High School, Sector 32-D, here today.

Workshop on molecular modelling from Nov 1
Mohali, October 26
A five-day workshop on molecular modelling and pharmainformatics will be organised at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research from November 1.

Exam form blues
Chandigarh, October 26
Long queues and an endless wait for purchasing an examination form. That is the fate of private candidates thronging the Panjab University’s fee counter to buy forms. And, all because book-sellers from Punjab want to make a quick buck by selling these forms at higher rates nearer their homes.

Workshop on geology opens
Chandigarh, October 26
A three-day workshop on “quaternary geology of Yamuna-Indus interfluve” got underway at the Geological Survey of India here today.

COURTS

Shopping fest: MC told to hold F&CC meeting
Chandigarh, October 26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to hold a meeting of the Finance and Contract Committee on Friday to settle the issue of permission to the Sector 22 Market Welfare Association to hold a Divali shopping festival.

LIFESTYLE

Beauty in futility
“Molly Sweeney” is an outpouring of Irish playwright Brian Friel. The play, staged at Tagore Theatre here on Tuesday, is interspersed with some fun moments. It forces one to think about the sorrow, beauty, and futility of life. The play opened with Molly Sweeney (Shernaz Patel ) and Frank (Rehaan Engineer) doing ballroom dance. Then they both sit on chairs and are joined by the third character, Dr Rice (Vijay Crishna). From here the story proceeds.

Shernaz Patel in “ Molly Sweeney”, directed by Rehaan Engineer, at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. 
— Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

HEALTH

Rest best for expecting mothers
Chandigarh, October 26
Taking rest during pregnancy leads to the birth of healthier babies as the foetus gains weight by around 10 to15 gm. Highlighting the need for taking proper care of expectant mothers, the head of the Department of Neo-natology at the PGI, Dr Anil Narang, while interacting with the mediapersons said adequate rest taken by pregnant women and the intake of nutritious diet leads to the birth of healthy babies. 

185 students donate blood
Dera Bassi, October 26
Around 185 students of the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi, donated blood at a camp organised on the institute campus here today.

SPORTS

DAV boys win b’ball tournament
Chandigarh, October 26
DAV School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, won the Rao Jai Singh Memorial Basketball Tournament for Boys by defeating New Public School, Sector 18, Chandigarh, 77-68, here today. The main scorers for DAV were Gurvinder (29), Sukhpal (16) and Dilavar (8), while for the losers Akshayjeet (21), Navdeep (18) and Ashish (10) were the main scorers.

Sandeep Kaur of KCW, Ludhiana, being checked by a player of GGS College for Women, Sector 26, during the Panjab University Inter-College Hockey (Women) Tournament in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Chandigarh TT Club emerge victorious
Chandigarh, October 26
Over 70 teams are participating in the 17th Stag Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championships being held at the Sector 23 table tennis hall. In the cadet boys’ team event, Chandigarh Table Tennis Club emerged victorious by beating Coaching Centre-23 by a margin of 3-2.

Gian Jyoti to host CBSE national judo meet
Chandigarh, October 26
Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase 2, Mohali, will conduct a national-level judo competition for CBSE schools from October 28 to 30. It is the first time that any school of Mohali has got the opportunity to host any national-level competition of CBSE schools.

Bir Singh is chief coach of Volleyball
Chandigarh, October 26
Bir Singh of the Chandigarh Police has been appointed chief coach of the Indian boys volleyball team that will participate in the forthcoming Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship to be held in Vietnam from April 1 to 10, 2005.

ADMINISTRATION

EO, engineer to check development expenditure
Mohali, October 26
The Municipal Council Executive Officer and engineer will be held responsible for the preparation of expenditure estimates for development work in excess of the financial resources of the council. A proposal to this effect will be presented at a meeting of the council fixed for October 29.