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Confusion marks Pulse Polio drive
Only select areas covered
Panchkula/Mohali, January 9
Confusion prevailed over the Pulse Polio campaign in the two satellite townships of Chandigarh, as a large number of people continued to look for booths to get polio drops for their children.

Dosanjh arrives in city

Chandigarh, January 9 The Indian-born Canadian Federal Health Minister, Mr Ujjal Dosanjh, arrived tonight in the city on a five-day personal visit. Mr Dosanjh and his wife, Ms Raminder Kaur, reached the city by the Shatabdi Express. Mr Dosanjh, former Premier of British Columbia, was received at the railway station by a few of his local friends and officials of the Chandigarh Consulate of British Coloumbia.

Mr Ujjal Dosanjh, Health Minister of Canada, with his wife arrives at Chandigarh Railway Station from New Delhi on Sunday night. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Traffic Awareness Week has little impact
Chandigarh, January 9
Traffic awareness campaigns launched recently seem to have little impact on people with Chandigarh alone recording five deaths, Mohali two and Kharar, Derabassi and Panchkula one each while the 16th Road Safety Week was being observed across the country.

2,000 take part in Road Safety Week

Chandigarh, January 9 The 16th Road Safety Week, which attracted participation of around 2,000 persons, concluded here today. Inspector-General of Police Rajesh Kumar distributed prizes and commendation certificates among winners of various competitions which were held during the week. Schoolchildren hold placards with traffic signs on the concluding day of the 16th Road Safety Week at Traffic Police Line, Sector 29, in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

PEC yet to clear theses of 2001 ME batch
Chandigarh, January 9
The research scholars of the 2001 batch at Punjab Engineering College have not been able to complete their Masters in Engineering due to the inability of the authorities concerned to clear their theses.

Airborne sans wings: A girl enjoys the thrill of height at a trampoline jump at Sukhna Lake on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Pak journalists meet MC officials
Chandigarh, January 9
Members of the Lahore Press Club today had a meeting with the officials and councillors of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and Member of Parliament Pawan Bansal.

Finding AIDS vaccine a big challenge, say experts
Chandigarh, January 9
“We were totally convinced that it was the HIV. We had no doubt about it. Yet there were all sorts of ideas doing the rounds, then, as to what could be causing it.”

Artist uses cinema to revisit Chandigarh’s architectural complexity
Chandigarh January 9
Callum Morton's "Tomorrow Land", commissioned by the Australian Council as this year's entry to the Triennale India show, is a truly unique interpretation of Le Corbusier's design for Chandigarh.

7 live shells found
Panchkula, January 9
Panic gripped Bhud Mandlai village in the Raipur Rani area when farmers found seven mortar shells while tilling fields. The farmers informed the police party which reached the spot under SHO Raipur Rani Harbhajan Singh. The SHO who took possession of the shells and informed DSP (Headquarters) Deshbandhu.

COMMUNITY

Artistes enact “Mitti ka Aadmi” street play to collect relief for Tsunami victims in Sector 46 Market in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal (centre) releases a book authored by Gurbachan Singh Dardi (right) in Chandigah on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Inequalities breed terrorism: Kidwai
Mohali, January 9
In the backdrop of globalisation, the fastest growing area in the legal field is international law and it requires constant reviewing to enable it to keep pace with developments in other areas to ensure justice and enforcement of law. Stating this in his valedictory address on the conclusion of a workshop on international law organised by the Army Institute of Law (AIL), Mohali here today, Haryana Governor Dr A.R. Kidwai said that regulations needed to be evolved which not only confined to the country, but were applicable elsewhere too.

DC orders to check defacement of property 
Panchkula, January 9
Deputy Commissioner-cum-chief electoral officer Neelam P. Kasni today held a meeting of officers and asked them to follow the direction of the Election Commission regarding defacement of public and private property. The officers were instructed to tour their respective areas and get all posters and election-related material pasted on the walls of any public or private property removed. 

Volunteers take to cycling for cleaner Chandigarh

Chandigarh, January 9 Volunteers of the Greenpeace and the Greentire today jointly launched the campaign to promote cycles and raise awareness against the use of cars in the city.  Members of Greenpeace and Yuvsatta take part in a cycle rally in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

CHB house owners demand ownership rights

Chandigarh, January 9 Transfer of ownership rights to residents and regularisation of modifications in residences were among the main demands of residents at the seventh monthly meeting of the CHB Residents Federation held here today. Residents of Chandigarh Housing Board colony Sector 39, Chandigarh, hold a rally on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Real estate prices up 
Dera Bassi, January 9
An unprecedented hike in property prices in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and Zirakpur in the past one year has affected the real estate here with property prices in the town and adjoining areas getting a flip in the past one month.

British Library membership opens

Chandigarh, January 9 The British Library, Chandigarh has re-opened its membership from Sunday so that the people can utilise this holiday to enroll themselves as members of the library. Re-opening of this library’s membership was a long-awaited event for many. Students queue up for membership outside the Sector 9 British Library in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Unit owners’ gesture
Mohali, January 9
The Mohali Industries Association have decided to help Tsunami disaster victims. Mr Gurmeet Singh, President of the Association, said cheques were being received from members, and these would be handed over to the administration here for transmission to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.

Valmiki sabha honours Mayor
Chandigarh, January 9
The Chandigarh Pradesh Valmiki Sabha honoured the Mayor, Ms Anu Chatrath, the Senior Deputy Mayor, Ms Pushpa Sharma, and the Deputy Mayor, Mr Sohan Lal Vaid, at a function held at Panchayat Bhavan, Sector 18, here today.

CRIME

Cash, jewellery stolen
Chandigarh, January 9
Pallavi Gupta of Sarojini Hostel, Panjab University, reported theft of her bag containing gold jewellery and clothes from her car (CH-03-F 4868) by breaking the window panes when the car was parked in the hostel parking.

One held for banker’s kidnapping
Chandigarh, January 9
The Chandigarh police has arrested one of the accused in the sensational kidnapping of banker Lekhraj at the behest of his relative in the USA.

One held for stealing car
Mohali, January 9
The police here arrested a persons from the phase VII mechanic market. The accused Balwant Singh alias Babbi was trying to sell the stolen car (White Esteem DL-5CA 7847) when he was caught by ASI Ramesh Chander.

• Cameras stolen

EDUCATION

Girls perform during the 11th National Conference of Society of Indian Radiographers at GMCH-32 in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Folk dances mark school function
Chandigarh, January 9
Students of Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria village, celebrated their annual function on the school premises today. The celebrations began with the students of primary class presenting ‘Natti’. Students of middle and higher classes presented dandia, gidha and bhangra. The children also participated in a fancy dress show. Three students, Ganga Bahadur, Gautam and Dinesh, presented a skit on environment.

Students enact plays Chandigarh, January 9 A two-day cultural programme, Indra Dhanush 2005, marking the 44th annual day celebrations of Tagore Niketan College for Girls, Sector 27, and Tagore Niketan College, Mani Majra, concluded at Tagore Theatre here today. Students of Tagore Niketan College for Girls perform during their annual day function in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

• ‘Talent Hungama’ held

• 7 IT students selected for Dell

LIFESTYLE

Tales of bonds continue
Pak journalist traces his village in Naraingarh 
They may have been born and brought up on the other side of the border but quite a few of the Pakistani journalists who had come to attend the Panj Darya Media Conference in Chandigarh, were not strangers to India.

In the league of ghazal masters Raj Kumar Rizvi exudes a familiar old world charm — the one that brings back many memories of his mentor Mehndi Hassan and of course his own repertoire rich with classic ghazals. The one that instantly comes to mind is his all-time hit, “Shaakh se toot ke girne ki saza do mujhko, ek patta hi to hoon kyun na hawa do mujhko…” Ghazal singer Raj Kumar Rizvi (left) with daughter Runa Rizvi in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Unregulated X-ray units invite experts’ ire
Chandigarh, January 9
Despite being the most common diagnostic tool with the pathologists, the X-ray process continues to invite objections. This time it is the unregulated private sector, where X-ray installations are mushrooming, which is attracting experts’ wrath.

IMA Chandigarh unit chief honoured
Chandigarh, January 9
Dr Neeraj Nagpal, president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Chandigarh unit, was given the best state secretary award for the year 2004 at the All-India Medical Conference held at Bhubaneswar recently.

Meeting of orthopaedic surgeons concludes
Chandigarh, January 9
A meeting of orthopaedic surgeons of the Alumni Association, Indian Chapter, concluded at PGI today. The meeting was attended by 130 delegates from all across the country and was conducted under the guidance of 20 faculty members who discussed the failures of surgery in fractures and methods to tackle it.

SPORTS

Sanjay Football Academy, DAV School win pool matches
Chandigarh, January 9
Sanjay Football Academy and DAV School of Kurali recorded identical 2-0 victories in their respective pool matches on the second day of the second Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.

Ajit wins cycling championship
Chandigarh, January 9
Chandigarh Road Cycling Championships for senior, junior & sub-junior (boys and girls) was organised by the Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association today morning at Lake Club. Mr Ajit Singh won the gruelling 40 km time trial for men by clocking 59:12.50 in the Chandigarh Road Cycling Championship.

Parvesh declared Classic Mr Ropar
Mohali, January 9
The Ropar Amateur Bodybuilding Association organised a bodybuilding competition here today. Mr Parvesh was declared the overall Classic Mr Ropar and Mr Sandeep won the title of senior Mr Ropar.

Women hockey trials today
Chandigarh, January 9
The Chandigarh Women Hockey Association will hold trials to select a team on January 10 at Hockey Stadium in Sector 18. This was stated by Mr J.P.S. Sidhu, secretary of the association.

• Football tournament concludes
• 230 take part in golf tournament