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PM is here, but may not address media
Chandigarh, October 7
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here tonight, his second visit to the city in less than two weeks. This time he is here to participate in the ongoing conclave of 15 Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states.

Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, presents a bouquet to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, at the Chandigarh airport on Friday night. Mr Venod Sharma, Excise and Taxation Minister (second from right), is also seen. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

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Dil Maange More! Fifteen Chief Ministers have all these cars at their beck and call. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Finally, PU employees’ pension woes end
Chandigarh, October 7
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, today finally put to rest the speculations over approval of pension for the Panjab University employees by confirming that the file had been cleared yesterday evening. He is in the city for the ongoing conclave of Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states. In a meeting with the MP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Mr Chidambaram today confirmed that pension for the Panjab University employees had indeed been cleared.

Pollution control committee turns heat on PGI, GMCH
GMCH getting notices since 1999 on biomedical waste dumping
Chandigarh, October 7
Two major government hospitals in the city — the PGI and the GMCH-Sector 32— are now under the scanner of the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee for dumping biomedical waste at a landfill site in Dadu Majra.

Forest land in danger, no action yet
Chandigarh, October 7
Activity to divert forest land for non-forestry purposes by a Patiala-based businessman is going on unabated on a large chunk of land in Karoran village, thanks to 'helplessness' of the State Forest Department.

COMMUNITY

Move for CBI probe into Nayagaon rape case opposed
Mohali, October 7
Residents of Nayagaon village today protested against the Punjab Government for demanding a CBI probe into the Nayagaon rape case.

• HIGH COURT: Court verdict on Monday

His world is rustic village charm
Chandigarh, October 7
The quiet of his works speaks a thousand languages. In these languages rests the vibrant world of Avtarjeet Dhanjal. Dhanjal has carried his world with him — the world of rustic village charm, the world of darkness caused by power breakdowns, the world of wide open spaces and skies. It is this world of extravagance that has finally made its home on the canvases and in sculptures of Dhanjal — a South Asian artist who has won many a heart back home in London.

Youngsters flout traffic rules with impunity Chandigarh, October 7 The Chandigarh police has failed to learn its lesson, apparently. Even though 48 hours have lapsed since a youngster was killed and another injured in two mishaps on the road in front of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College in Sector 26, it has failed to adopt necessary preventive measures, including intensified patrolling and regular challaning.

Driving without helmet is rampant.

Housing body submits demands to UT Adviser
Chandigarh, October 7
A delegation of the Chandigarh State Federation of Coop House Building Societies (Chandigarh Housefed), led by Mr Deep Chand Sharma, chairman of the National Coop Housing Federation of India, called on the UT Adviser, Mr Lalit Sharma, here today.

Plot allottees decry PUDA lethargy
Mohali, October 7
Members of the Sector 76-80 Plot-Allotment Sangharsh Committee today stated that PUDA had given 10.5 acres of land to Housefed but was not giving them any relief.

Dandia begins at Fort Ramgarh
Panchkula, October 7
The grace of Dandia reverberated the ambience at the Fort Ramgarh as the five- day Dandia dance festival commenced here with the Maa Durgeshwari pooja at 7.30 pm. The festival, aimed at popularising the traditional dance, will feature special performances of live classical dance, folk dances and solo classical followed by Dandia.

Protest against hike in water, sewer charges
Mohali, October 7
Residents of Phase XI here held a protest march and blocked traffic against the hike in water and sewer charges here last evening.

SC order on commercial property hailed
Chandigarh, October 7 The Property Owners Welfare Association today welcomed the judgment of the Supreme Court under which a landlord could get the commercial property vacated for personal use.

Narrow escape for students
Mohali, October 7
A school bus carrying students hit a pole with live power cables in Phase III B 2 here today. It adversely hit the power supply in the area.

Lok Suvidha camp at Zirakpur
Chandigarh, October 7
Officers of Patiala district yesterday came to the doorsteps of Zirakpur residents for on the spot redressal of their grievances and issuing of the different types of document.

CRIME

Bus driver held with poppy husk
Chandigarh, October 7
A bus driver was taken in custody on the allegation of carrying contraband. A jail inmate was also booked on the allegation of possessing opium. Two cases pertaining to drugs were registered by the police.

BUSINESS

Australia for IT tie-ups
Chandigarh, October 7
Australia has become the third biggest educational destination for Indian students with nearly 21,000 Indian students studying there at any given time.

Australian visa collection centre opened
Chandigarh, October 7
With the opening of the Australian High Commission visa application and collection centre in Chandigarh, travellers to Australia from the region will no longer have to go all the way to Delhi to clear the paper work for visa purposes.

Competition in industry stressed
Chandigarh, October 7
The Competition Commission of India will give equal treatment to both the private sector and the government or public sector for initiating action against any activity that may have an adverse affect on competition in the market.

Direct mail service launched
Chandigarh, October 7
The Chandigarh Division of the Punjab postal circle today launched the service of direct mail here. The facility caters to business organisations for direct advertising of their products.

EDUCATION

Maths symposium in memory of Prof Trehan
Chandigarh, October 7
A symposium on Mathematical Sciences (in memory of Prof Surender Kumar Trehan, former Emeritus Professor) was inaugurated in the Department of Mathematics, Panjab University, today.

Students design gowns
Mohali, October 7
The centuries old Victorian evening gowns have come a long way….and so when students of the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology, Mohali, were asked to design gowns of today, the end result was a brilliant mix of the old and the new.

‘Bubbly Tunes’ contest at Little Heart
Chandigarh, October 7

A reverberation of chirpy kids from play schools of Chandigarh overwhelmed the premises of Little Hearts, Sector 38 here, the venue for “Bubbly Tunes,” an inter-school rhyme competition, yesterday. More than 200 kids from different schools of Chandigarh participated. The programme comprised individual and group categories. Students participate in a rhyme competition at Little Hearts in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Tiny tots celebrate Dasehra
Chandigarh, October 7
Dasehra was celebrated by tiny tots of Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 43-A, with gaiety and fervour. An inter-house quiz on the Ramayana was also organised on the occasion. Mr A.J. Philip, Senior Associate-Editor, The Tribune, was the chief guest on the occasion.

Tiny tots of Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh, celebrate Navratras on the school premises in Chandigarh on Friday.

DAV wins trophy in physics exhibition
Chandigarh, October 7
DAV Public School, Sector 8, here won the trophy for the best overall presentation in the exhibition “Physics in our daily life” at Panjab University today.

Wildlife week ends at GCG-11
Chandigarh, October 7
Wildlife week concluded at GCG-11 here today. A large number of activities were organised by environment society Prakriti. Inter-college events was also organised today.

Plans for AWES institutes
Chandigarh, October 7
Presentations about the role and activities of various colleges running under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society marked the second day of the annual conference of the directors and heads of the institutes, being organised at the Army Institute of Law, Mohali.

COURTS

High court
Nayagaon rape case: verdict on Monday
Chandigarh, October 7
The Punjab and Haryana High Court will give its verdict on Monday on whether the decision of the Punjab Government to hand over the investigation of the Nayagaon rape case to the CBI was correct.

ASP deposes in Beant trial
Chandigarh, October 7
The Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr Surinder Pal, yesterday deposed during the Beant Singh assassination trial at the high-security Burail jail here.

CULTURE

Meet Wendell — the man of whites
Chandigarh, October 7
‘White Wizard’, is a “young” Wendell Rodricks aiming at lounge bars! Evocative, linear with the silhouettes sheer and fluid, the all-white collection, (Wendell trademark) which goes by this funky name, is almost like an ode to what Wendell refers to as the “pastry culture for the red carpet.” The tale accompanying the part inspiration behind the line on display at tonight’s show at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour is equally motivating!

Celebrity couple on dance trip Chandigarh, October 7 The repartee had everyone grinning from ear to ear! Fellow actors and “long-married-and-still-in-love” Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh laced their interaction with a warm camaraderie, exuberance and humour — a relationship that seemed as comfortable as it is remarkable. For, they have known each other for 17 years, “too long,” mock-groans Archana!

(From left) Actors Amit Sadh, Neeru Bajwa, Parmeet Sethi and Archana Puran Singh strike a pose on their whirlwind visit to the city on Friday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

HEALTH

• 230 persons donate blood

SPORTS

Delhi region wins overall trophy in KVS meet
Chandigarh, October 7
Delhi region bagged the overall winners’ trophy in the boy’s as well as girls’ category in the five-day National Sports Meet of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan during the closing ceremony at the Sports Complex, Sector 42, here today.

Winners of the overall trophy of the Delhi region in a jubilant mood at the 36th Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan National Sports Meet at Sector 42, Chandigarh; and (right) players of KV-2, Chandi Mandir, display Synergy Fusion dance during the closing ceremony of the meet on Friday. — Tribune photos by Parvesh Chauhan

They didn’t win laurels, but hearts
Chandigarh, October 7
Victory or no victory, but here at the meet everyone’s is leaving like a winner. Those who could not win any laurel have won many hearts.