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Panchkula spends good money on
no-good work
Panchkula, November 25
The Municipal Council has spent its annual budget of Rs 7.34 crore, but has nothing to show for it on ground. Ostensibly, the money was spent on carrying out development works in the town, including resurfacing of C-roads, development of parks, maintenance of streetlights, sanitation work and rounding up of stray cattle.

Stray cattle have found a new place to graze in a recently “developed” park in Sector 10, Panchkula. The Municipal Council has spent over Rs 7 crore on such parks, roads and other civic works this fiscal. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

10 more school sites on offer
Chandigarh, November 25
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to advertise school sites in the southern sectors and on the periphery of the city, giving a ray of hope to the schools operating in residential areas.

50 motorists challaned for violating rules at Zirakpur crossing
Zirakpur, November 25
Stepping up the drive against traffic rule violators and motorists causing blockade on the intersection of Chandigarh-Patiala and Kalka-Ambala highways here, the traffic wing of the Dera Bassi police has challaned 50 motorists in the past three days.

Agro Tech to showcase latest in technology
Chandigarh, November 25
Preparations are on in full swing for Agro Tech, 2004, the biennial agro technology fair, to be held here from December 3 to 6, showcasing the latest in agricultural technology, products and allied services.

Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrated
Mohali, November 25
Students of Golden Bells Public School of both Chandigarh and Mohali branches celebrated prakash utsav of Guru Nanak Dev with great enthusiasm. The students delivered speeches and advised to emulate the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev.

A view of the procession taken out on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Guru Granth Sahib translation project launched
Mohali, November 25
The Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr Surjeet Singh Barnala, today launched a Rs 5 crore project that would involve the translation of Guru Granth Sahib into 12 different languages of the country.

COMMUNITY

Want to bypass bylaws?
Just do it!
Chandigarh, November 25
When it comes to encroachments, Chandigarh is no different from any other place in the country. The only difference being that while many other cities do not have bylaws worth the name, in Chandigarh such laws are laid down in detail, but only to be flouted with impunity.

Encroachments on the corridors and pavements by shopkeepers in the Sector 19-C market.

Cops come to rescue of couple
Mohali, November 25
The Mohali police today raided the premises of a Chandigarh resident and got two Mohali residents free from his captivity.

Bassi is Chandigarh Club president
Chandigarh, November 25
The suspense regarding the new team of the executive committee of the Chandigarh Club is over with the Delhi-based Company Law Board (CLB) today declaring the results of elections held on April 3 this year.

MC poll: NCP withdraws support to Cong
Chandigarh, November 25
The Nationalist Congress Party today decided to withdraw its support to Congress candidate Harmohinder Singh Lucky. Addressing a press conference late in the evening, the president of the local unit of the NCP, Principal Gurbachan Singh, said the party had taken the decision in the wake of representations from party supporters.

Councillor alleges discrimination against wife
Chandigarh, November 25
An advocate and municipal councillor of Panchkula, Mr Randhir Singh Badhran, has accused the authorities of the Haryana State Industries Development Corporation of discriminating against his wife, Sunita, who is working as Manager (Finance) in the corporation.

50-yr-old dies in bus
Chandigarh, November 25
A 50-year-old man today died in a bus at the ISBT in Sector 17. According to his relatives the deceased was not keeping well.

CRIME

Man caught red-handed while stealing money
Chandigarh, November 25
A man was caught red-handed while stealing Rs 11,000 from a shop in Sector 26, Grain Market last night.

Body of 25-yr-old fished out from Sukhna
Chandigarh, November 25
The body of a man had drowned in the Sukhna Lake last evening, was fished out today. He was identified as Gurbir Singh. The deceased was 25 years old and a resident of Sector 18, Chandigarh.

Body found hanging from tree
Chandigarh, November 25
Depressed over his wife leaving him after four months of marriage, a labourer ended his life by hanging himself from a tree behind the hockey stadium here.

BUSINESS

MC seeks tenders
Panchkula, November 25
The Municipal Council today sought tenders for various development works in the town. Tenders worth Rs 1.5 crore for over 85 development works are to be alloted by the MC.

EDUCATION

Controversy over PU Senate nominations not yet over
Chandigarh, November 25
The recent controversy over the Panjab University Senate nominations made by the Vice-President of India is far from over.

PEC students lose sleep over simians
Chandigarh, November 25
After residents of northern sectors, it is now the turn of the students and staff of Punjab Engineering College to face the monkey menace.

Campus Notes
PU staff dharna enters
fourth day
Chandigarh, November 25
The dharna by members of the Panjab University teaching and non-teaching employees to press for implementation of pension scheme for university employees entered the fourth day today.

Teaching and non-teaching employees of Panjab University hold a rally outside Administrative Block on campus in Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph

Question papers fall short
Chandigarh, November 25
The Panjab University Examinations branch goofed yet again, putting 60-odd students to inconvenience and causing harassment to them before they sat for an examination, here today.

Harrattan and Rohit (right) of DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, take part in a declamation contest held as a part of the 35th annual festivities week on the school premises on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

School celebrates cultural week
Zirakpur, November 25
Students of AC National Public Senior Secondary School, Zirakpur, have celebrated a cultural week on the school premises. They participated in various events.

Growth opportunities in IT sector discussed
Mohali, November 25
“Information technology (IT) export from Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Mohali, has witnessed an increase from Rs 35 crore to Rs 113 crore in the past two years.

Foreign students pick up IT skill
Mohali, November 25
“I learnt skills which I will be applying on my return home — making websites and movies,” said Mr Katende David, who works as a technician in the office of the President, Information Department, Uganda.

COURTS

HC Bar body not to allow dogs, other animals on its complex
Chandigarh, November 25
Members of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association are not very favourably disposed towards dogs! Now soon the association could actually be initiating steps to keep the dogs and other animals out of its domain. Surprised?

3 District Court officials suspended
Chandigarh, November 25
Three District Court officials, including the Reader of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr B.K. Mehta, have been suspended on corruption charges.

Bains gets bail, warrants against wife
Chandigarh, November 25
Col M.S. Bains (retd) and his son Vikram were today granted bail while non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against his wife, Ms Madhu Bains, by Ms Harpreet Kaur, Judicial Magistrate (First Class).

Police remand for accused in Rs 30-cr fraud
Chandigarh, November 25
A local court today remanded Rohit Arora, an accused in the Rs 30-crore fraud with the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI), in police custody till November 30.

Police remand for accused in fraud case
Mohali, November 25
A Kharar court today sent Ram Singh, one of the four accused arrested for selling already sold land to a Sector 35 resident, to police remand till December 8.

CULTURE

Making documentaries his passion
Depicting drama in real-life situations through the eyes of his camera lens has been a lifelong passion for Mumbai-based G.L. Bharadwaj. Even at the age of 76 and having done over 100 films and winning as many as 21 awards later, the fire of this passion is still burning bright in his eyes as he shoots a day in the life of schoolchildren at Panchkula.

Mumbai-based documentary maker G.L. Bharadwaj shoots a yajna scene at a school in Panchkula on Thursday.

New Releases
‘Hulchul’ — comedy of errors
Following the creditable success of Priyadarshan's “Hera Pheri” and “Hungama”, comic capers are the season's flavour now. Venus Tapes and Records Pvt Ltd is ready to take centrestage with their new laugh riot “Hulchul”.

Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Khanna in “Hulchul”

HEALTH

PGI Medical Supdt in row over grade
Chandigarh, November 25
The Medical Superintendent of the PGI here, Dr A.K. Gupta, is once again amid controversy as audit objections have been raised on the alleged irregular payment made to him after being appointed the MS here in 1995 in the designation of an Additional Professor.

SPORTS

Sports meet at Mount Carmel
Chandigarh, November 25
The annual sports meet of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, Chandigarh, was held with much fanfare on the school premises today and children from Pre-Nursery to Class X took part in various events.

Children of the Scouts and Guide Club display the drill demonstration at the annual sports meet of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

St John’s in UT inter-school cricket final
Chandigarh, November 25
St John’s High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, beat St Kabir Public School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, by seven wickets to enter the final of the U.T. Inter-school under-14 Cricket Tournament being played at GMSSS-35.

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