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Three held for stealing vehicles for joyride
Chandigarh, November 6
The police has arrested three youngsters allegedly involved in stealing vehicles for ‘joyrides’ from the city.

Car thief Dinesh Kumar in police custody at the Sector 3 police station, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Lineman devises quake warning device
Chandigarh, November 6
Early reaction can save precious lives during an earthquake.

PG-landlord spat: girls rubbish police claims
Chandigarh, November 6
For the six girls putting up as paying guest (PG) in Sector 34, whose belongings were allegedly dumped by their landlord in their absence, the ordeal refuses to end. Falsifying police claims that recoveries had been made, the girls today maintained that they were yet to get the possession of their belongings.

COMMUNITY

Residents flay Admn’s apathy
Chandigarh, November 6
Residents of Deep Complex, Hallo Majra, have expressed resentment at the indifferent attitude of the Chandigarh Administration on declaring its stand on the issue of acquisition of 33 acres of land on which the Deep Complex has come up on the outskirts of the village.

Pak Rangers group chiefs to visit Chandigarh
Chandigarh, November 6
The chiefs of two Pakistan Rangers groups would be arriving in Chandigarh on November 16 for their three-day biennial conference with the Border Security Force top brass. The delegation will cross over at Wagah.

Chinks evident from Cong hoardings
Mohali, November 6
The first signs of Mohali being declared a separate Assembly seat in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha have begun to emerge in the township. And so have signs of the squabbles within the Congress here.

A Congress hoarding that dots various places in Mohali. — A Tribune photograph

Encroachments continue even after festivities
Panchkula, November 6
The festival season is over, but encroachments “allowed” to the shopkeepers in various markets to woo the festival shoppers still remain, causing inconvenience to the visitors.

Shopkeepers have encroached upon the area outside their shops in the Sector 7 market of Panchkula. — A Tribune photograph

Promote tourism, create jobs: Attray
Chandigarh, November 6
There are ample opportunities to promote tourism in Chandigarh. There is also need to implement novel steps to exploit the tourism potential of the City Beautiful and make it a full-fledged tourism destination, claimed a booklet by the Chandigarh Tourism Club “Roadmap of tourism development in Chandigarh’’ , which was released yesterday.

Unemployed elementary teachers of Punjab polish shoes in support of their demands in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

6 acres needed to upgrade airport: MLA
Mohali, November 6
The UT Administration requires an additional 6 acres around the Chandigarh airport in order to make it suitable for international flights.

Stray cattle continue to pose threat to residents
Panchkula, November 6
Even as the Municipal Council authorities continue to harp on check the stray cattle menace in the township, the stray cattle are everywhere.

Colour camouflage at apni mandi
Mohali, November 6
To the unaware, the Sunday apni mandi in Phase 8 here is awash with colours and it’s not the vegetables, but the big sun umbrellas that are making this statement. To the discerning, however, there is a pattern in this riot of coloured umbrellas, which are sure to stay throughout the winter for purposes other than to block the sunlight.

Fruits and vegetables under the same colour umbrellas at an apni mandi in Mohali on Sunday. — Tribune photos by Pradeep Tewari

Readers Write
Truth behind military nurses
The article titled ‘MNS Ranks’ in the columns of Fauji Beat of October 25 successfully beat the living daylights out of the principles of fair, impartial and factual journalism for which The Tribune is a household name.

CRIME

Electronic goods worth Rs 2.6 lakh stolen
Chandigarh, November 6
Thieves decamped with electronic appliances worth more than Rs 2.6 lakh from a showroom in Phase II, Industrial Area, after breaking locks of the shutters. A shopkeeper of the area said that more than thirty such incidents of theft have occurred in their lane in the past four months.

Paramjit Singh shows broken shutter locks of his shop in the Industrial Area, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

1 held with country-made pistol
Chandigarh, November 6
The police has arrested a person for possessing a country-made pistol while a Mani Majra resident was caught -handed while stealing a mobile phone.

Mercedes stolen
Panchkula, November 6
A Mercedes car was stolen minutes after its owner parked it outside his Sector 6 house this evening.

Truck driver killed in mishap
Panchkula, November 6
A 35-year-old truck driver, Pappu, died after he accidentally rammed his truck into another truck, which was parked on the road, near Ramgarh today. The deceased was ferrying goods from Delhi to Chandigarh. He received serious head injuries and was declared dead after he was rushed to General Hospital, Sector 6.

Lecturer’s suicide: no arrests yet
Mohali, November 6
The Mohali police has not made any arrests in a case of the alleged suicide by a woman lecturer here yesterday.

BUSINESS

Mountview plans tie-ups
Chandigarh, November 6
Hotel Mountview, the only five-star venture in City Beautiful, has decided to collaborate with five-star hotels of international standards. The aim is to create a bigger customer base.

Chandigarh has makings of global city: Uday Kotak
Chandigarh, November 6
“Chandigarh has the makings of a global city,” said Uday Kotak, Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, while addressing a session on “Creating Global Leaders for Tomorrow” organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Northern Region, here yesterday.

11-yr-old wins motor cycle
Chandigarh, November 6
Eleven-year-old Snehul Thakur today won a Honda Unicorn motor cycle, as part of the Bomb Pataka Bonanza organised at Fun Republic. The prize was given away by J.S. Jolly, business and operations head, Fun Republic.

Eleven-year-old Snehul Thakur receives a Honda Unicorn motor cycle from Mr J.S. Jolly, business and operations head, Fun Republic, Chandigarh.

EDUCATION

Students make candles, schools money
Chandigarh, November 6
It was a sparkling Divali for government schools of Sectors 8, 25 and 45 who pocketed a cool Rs 30,000 through the sale of candles, decorative earthen lamps and other gift items. While they are still basking in the glory of their earnings, it seems Goddess Lakshmi still hasn’t stopped smiling on these schools.

An artificial flowers’ stall put up by students of Sector 25 government school, Chandigarh. — A file photo

For well-behaved kids, be role models, says expert
Mohali, November 6
A seminar on ‘art of parenting’ was organised at the Shemrock Senior Secondary School here yesterday. Over 120 parents attended the seminar. A local psychologist, Ms Rajshree Sarda, consultant in some schools and a career planner, spoke on how parents can tackle the problems of their children.

Parents at a seminar at Shemrock Senior Secondary School, Mohali, on Saturday.

Founder’s day celebrations at Vivek school
Chandigarh, November 6
Vivek High School, Sector 38, organised a gala fete to mark the end of the founder’s day celebrations, here today.

Jagjit Singh opens sports complex
Chandigarh, November 6
Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh inaugurated the Vivek Singh Sports Complex at Strawberry Fields World School (SFWS), Sector 26, here today. The sports complex has been named after the late son of Jagjit and Chitra Singh, as a tribute to the late soul cementing their deep association with the Durga Das Foundation.

CULTURE

‘Sham-e-Ghazal’ echoes with Rinku’s melody
Having established her credentials in light and film music at the national level by winning the prestigious “Sa Re Ga Ma” contest, upcoming performer Rinku Kalia successfully vied for laurels as an accomplished female ghazal singer in the region, next only to versatile Ratnika Tiwari.

Upcoming ghazal singer Rinku Kalia performs at a “Sham-e-Ghazal” programme at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research in Sector 26, 
Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Book on Bengal Sappers released
Chandigarh, November 6
The two-day celebrations to mark the 202nd Raising Day of the Bengal Engineer Group (BEG) began at its Regimental Centre at Roorkee in Uttaranchal today. A large number of serving as well as retired officers are joining in the celebrations and several events have been organised on the occasion.

HEALTH

New drugs more effective in curing eczema, skin problems
Chandigarh, November 6
With a number of new anti-inflammatory, non-steroidal drugs now available in India, the management of eczema, psoriasis and other skin problems has become more effective and safer.

AIDS awareness camp held
Chandigarh, November 6
There is a need to create awareness about HIV/AIDS among people, especially youths. Even in urban areas like Chandigarh the youths are not fully aware of HIV/AIDS. These inferences were drawn during a HIV/AIDS awareness camp organised by the Theatre Age, an NGO, and Arizona, a discotheque, on the latter’s premises today.

SPORTS

City shuttler makes it big
Chandigarh, November 6
City shuttlers have a reason to cheer. After Kanwal Thakar Singh donning international colours, it is the turn of 15-year-old Oscar Bansal, who has been included in the lndian under-16 badminton team.

Oscar Bansal practises at the Panjab University sports centre.

Vijay is ‘Mr Fit’
Chandigarh, November 6
Vijay Yash Paul was declared “Mr Fit Lake Sports Complex” and Simmi Malhotra was adjudged “Ms Fit Lake Sport Complex” in the Aerobic Competition organised by Lake Sports Complex, here, today. As many as 120 competitors participated in the competition, which was held in various age groups in men and women categories.

JSS team disqualified
Chandigarh, November 6
Allegations, counter-allegations and disputes dominated the 3rd Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament, being played at the Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today. In today’s match between St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, and Sirhind’s Jesus Saviour School (JSS), the latter team had to face the wrath of the organisers for flouting the rules.

Sigma XI lift trophy
Panchkula, November 6
Sigma XI won the 6th Cry Cadence Corporate Cricket Challenge after defeating ICICI Bank XI by 6 runs at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3, here today.