Hawara granted bail in jailbreak case
But not a free man yet
Chandigarh, October 29
In a significant development, the Additional Sessions Judge, Mr R.S. Baswana, today granted bail to Jagtar Singh Hawara, alleged chief of the Babbar Khalsa International, in the Burail jailbreak case.

Power Grid officer ends life
Depression cited as reason
Chandigarh, October 29
A Chief Manager of the Power Grid, Mr Anwar Salim, ended his life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan with a nylon rope at his Sector 22 residence this afternoon. He was reportedly suffering from depression and was undergoing treatment at a renowned hospital in Sector 34.

Ministry’s SMS targets IT evaders on their mobiles
Chandigarh, October 29
A latest move by the Ministry of Finance to make the mobilephone users aware about the need to file their income tax returns on time has created panic among the mobile users in the city.

Kawasaki disease still baffles researchers

Chandigarh, October 29 First described in 1967 by Dr Tomisako Kawasaki of Japan, the Kawasaki disease continues to baffle researchers across the world. Decades of research have not yielded information on its causative agents nor are any laboratory tests available for its diagnosis which rests only on recognition of a pattern of symptoms that appear one by one. No wonder the best of pediatricians end up misdiagnosing Kawasaki.

Renowned general pediatrician from Japan, Dr Tomisako Kawasaki, interacts with some carriers of the disease at the PGI, in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

Discharge of LMC soldiers may cripple insurance scheme
Chandigarh, October 29
Discharge of a large number of Army personnel placed in low medical category (LMC) before the expiry of their term of engagement has threatened to cripple the Army's insurance scheme.

Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

ECS facility for power bills discontinued
Chandigarh, October 29
The Electricity Department of the Chandigarh Administration has discontinued the facility of settling the bills through the Electronic Clearance Scheme.

Police plans high mast tower lights
Chandigarh, October 29
For making night driving safer in the city, the Chandigarh Police has recommended the installation of “high mast tower lights” on all major intersections. As of now the lights atop an impressive tower are illuminating the road around the Tribune rotary.

DECKED UP FOR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Markets in Chandigarh wear a festive look and teem with Divali shoppers. Tribune lensmen Manoj Mahajan and Malkiat Singh capture the Divali spirit in Sector 22 on Saturday.

Minister feels need to educate policemen, press

Mohali, October 29 There was a need to bring about a change in the system as values and a feeling of commitment were vanishing and most of us were working for personal gains and moving away from the main objective. Mrs Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, addresses a seminar at Mohali on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Lost money orders add to migrants’ woes
Chandigarh, October 29
Complaints of money orders not being delivered in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh are surfacing again. A number of city-based migrant labourers sent money to their native places through postal money orders.

Eco Notes
Heavy fireworks disturb the eco-system
Divali — the festival of lights is also the festival that increases the concerns of eco-sensitive groups and departments. Every year during Divali the air pollution level in City Beautiful witnesses a steep increase.

Sector 40 residents seek e-sampark centre
Chandigarh, October 29
Residents of Sector 40 are demanding an e-sampark centre. At present, Sector 40 is one of the most populous sectors amongst the southern sectors. Residents complain about lack of public utility services. The postal services, which the residents have been deprived of due to the closing down of post office about four months back, are yet to be restored by the Department of Posts.

Pranachayra Award for Jagjit Singh
Chandigarh, October 29
The Indraprastha Vaid Sabha and the All-India Ayurveda Congress have selected Jagjit Singh for this year’s prestigious Pranachayra Award. A communication to this effect was received here on Friday.

Man donates Rs 50,000
Chandigarh, October 29
Capt Amar Singh (Retd) , a resident of Kharar, has donated Rs 50,000 to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund in connection with the earthquake relief work in Kashmir. Capt Amar Singh spent nearly 40 years in the armed forces.

• Trains cancelled

• Bomb blasts condemned

CRIME

Firing incident at Chandigarh Club
Chandigarh, October 29
Quarrel over a game of cards reportedly led to the firing of a bullet at the Chandigarh Club late last night. No one was fortunately injured in the incident. Taking a serious view of the matter, the Chandigarh Police has registered an attempt to murder case in the matter.

17-year-old girl killed in mishap
Chandigarh, October 29
A 17-year-old girl, Amiti, was killed and her friend, Swati, was seriously injured when their scooter was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Sector 16 petrol station this evening.

BUSINESS

Banking hours extended
Chandigarh, October 29
The Sector 17 branch of Rajasthan Bank Ltd has extended its time of banking from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mr V.P. Goyal, DGM, Rajasthan Bank, inaugurated the facility yesterday and informed the customers present on the occasion about it.

EDUCATION

Students of Shishu Niketan Public School, Mansa Devi Complex, Panchkula, gear up to take out an anti-cracker rally in Panchkula on Saturday. As many as 100 students took part in the rally that was flagged off by Ms Ranjna Bakshi, the Headmistress of the school. Students carrying banners and placards made people aware of the hazards of bursting crackers. They also made an appeal to people use their money in helping earthquake victims instead of wasting it on crackers this time.

PU to ask CBI for probing bank receipts scam
Chandigarh, October 29
To ensure free and fair investigations into the financial bungling and inconsistency in bank/cash receipts involving the State Bank of India branch of Panjab University, the Panjab University Syndicate at its meeting today decided that the CBI should investigate into the matter.

City schools celebrate anti-cracker Divali
Chandigarh, October 29
City schools celebrated Divali with traditional fervour and gaiety as most schools closed for the Divali break here today. While students pledged not to burst crackers, a number of contests were also held on the occasion.

Stress laid on safe Divali
Panchkula, October 29
The junior sections of Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, celebrated Divali, here today, by singing songs about the festival. Diyas, candle and cracker decoration competitions were held. Three winners from each class were declared.

Youth fest ends with dance contests

Chandigarh, October 29 The ongoing youth festival at Government College, Sector 11, concluded this evening among the resonant beats of dhol with giddha and bhangra. Girls perform giddha during the concluding session of the Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival at Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

From Schools
Music, gaiety mark Hansraj School annual function

Panchkula, October 29 It was music and gaiety all the way at the Annual Day celebrations of Hansraj Public School yesterday. Students of Hansraj Public School perform a choreography on National Integration, during their Annual Day celebrations at Panchkula on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

CAT’s order on medical facility for pensioners upheld
Chandigarh, October 29
A long fight by retired employees of the Central Government seeking full medical reimbursement has yielded results. A decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to allow the retirees full medical reimbursement on the treatment from duly recognised hospitals has now been upheld by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

CULTURE

Mala Sinha to present Rafi awards
Chandigarh, October 29
A popular heroine of the 60s, Mala Sinha, will be the chief guest at the Rafi Nite function to be organised by the Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society, Chandigarh, at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, here on November 26.

HEALTH

Dr Kawasaki honoured
Children’s disorders discussed at PGI conference
Chandigarh, October 29
Several prominent pediatricians from the country and abroad attended the third National Conference of Rheumatology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, held at PGI today.

SPORTS

Chandigarh State Games
Kinshuk, Jatin to clash for tennis title
Chandigarh, October 29
National tennis star Kinshuk Sharma continued with his winning spree as he enters the men singles tennis final set a clash with another fancied Jitin Bishnoi on the penultimate day of the first Chandigarh State Games-2005 being played here at CLTA tennis stadium,Sector 10.

Cricket euphoria ends as teams leave city

Chandigarh, October 29 The euphoria over cricket is over here as both teams of India and Sri Lanka left the ‘City Beautiful’ in the afternoon today to play the third ODI of the current series at Jaipur. “Mr Cool” Rahul Dravid and “Master Blaster” Sachin Tendulkar leaving for Jaipur on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Israeli journalist here to see cricket madness
Chandigarh, October 29
It was the love for cricket that brought him to Chandigarh, but later except cricket it were other sport disciplines which caught his attention and gave him much delight. Here we talk about Amir Katz, 27-year-old photo journalist-cum-economist from Israel, who came to India last week as a tourist. As he says, he saw football madness in Europe and other countries and when he came to know that the same mania prevails for cricket in India, he decided last Thursday while in Delhi to visit Mohali to watch the India-Sri Lanka cricket tie.

Sports meet for blind students ends
Chandigarh, October 29
The annual sports meet of blind students concluded at the Institute of Blind, Sector 26, here today. As many as 139 junior and senior students participated in the meet organised in collaboration with Rotaract Club, Chandigarh.

• Condoled
• GMHS-26 retain volleyball title