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LPG distributors defer strike
Chandigarh, November 25
Consumers of LPG in the city got temporary reprieve today with the LPG Distributors Federation deciding to defer their indefinite strike till November 30.

High prices of flats keep applicants at bay
Chandigarh, November 25
At nearly double the existing market price, flats in a housing scheme floated by the Chandigarh Housing Board in Sector 49, recently, have witnessed a much lesser number of applicants with only two more working days to go before the deadline.

Murder accused arrested after two years

Chandigarh, November 25 It was a cap that led to the identification of the accused in a blind murder case. This eventually resulted in the arrest of the two accused nearly 24 months after the incident. The third accused in this case is still at large.
Sunil Singh, alias Chikna, and Harish Sharma, alias Billa, the murder accused, in the police custody in Sector 36 in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

The cap gave the murder accused away
Chandigarh, November 25
It took Chandigarh Police over two years to trace a murder accused. Though an eyewitness had told the police that an assailant in contractor Gunwant Singh Walia case was wearing a Dev Anand style cap, it took the cops almost 24 months to reportedly establish his identity, despite the fact that he was “known” to wear that cap.

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COMMUNITY

Down memory lane with Mala Sinha
Chandigarh, November 25
Think of melodrama and you think of Mala Sinha. The actress dominated the ‘60s and ‘70s with her highly emotion-charged roles. She could easily hold her forte against her contemporaries Meena Kumari and Vyjayantimala.

Actress Mala Sinha at Punjab Bhavan in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

• Mala Sinha to inaugurate ‘Navi Rah’

IAF to train Lankans on combat aircraft
Chandigarh, November 25
For the first time, the Sri Lankan Air Force has sent its men to undergo training in India on combat aircraft. A six-member team from the island nation is currently at the MiG--27/29 TETTRA School at the Air Force High Grounds here for the purpose.

Indian Air Force to cut costs, manpower, says A.K. Singh 

Chandigarh, November 25 The IAF is changing its maintenance procedures to cut down on costs and manpower. Stating this here today, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command, Air Marshal A.K. Singh, said that a three-month study conducted by the WAC resulted in saving 296 man-hours and Rs 63,000 in diesel expenditure. The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC), Air Marshal A.K. Singh (right), along with the Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, WAC, Air-Vice Marshal R.P. Singh, interacts with mediapersons in Chandigarh on Friday.—  Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Rodrigues lays stone of vocational training centre
Chandigarh, November 25
With a view to empowering the physically and mentally challenged persons and to ensure their rehabilitation as productive members of society, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), Governor of Punjab and the UT Administrator, laid the foundation stone of a Vocational Training-cum-Production Marketing Centre, in Sector 46, here today.

Prevention better than cure, says Kidwai
Chandigarh, November 25
The three-day 32nd annual conference of the Indian Immunological Society being organised the Department of Immunopathology, PGI, was today inaugurated by the Haryana Governor, Dr A.R. Kidwai.

Gandotra denies allegations
Chandigarh, November 25
Reacting to a legal notice by the Chandigarh Club for his reported allegations of irregularities against the club management, a suspended member of the executive committee, Capt Sanjeev Gandotra (retd), today claimed that it was never his intention to “damage the reputation of the club”.

Delimitation panel extends date for objections
Chandigarh, November 25
The National Delimitation Commission has extended the date to November 30 for the filing of objections to the recommendations made by it regarding the reorganisation, reservation and de-reservation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Punjab.

Gurdwara panels’ poll on Dec 11
Chandigarh, November 25
Elections to the management committees of gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh will be held on December 11, the Chief Commissioner, Gurdwara Elections, Mr Gurdev Singh, said today.

CRIME

Suicide by woman: husband, in-laws booked
Chandigarh, November 25
The police today booked the husband of Sunita, who allegedly committed suicide at her Sector 29 residence on Thursday, and her in-laws on the charge of dowry death.

Two vehicle thefts in city
Chandigarh, November 25
Mr Harpinder Singh of Phase X, Mohali, has lodged a complaint with the police that his Maruti car (DL-6-CA-4627) was stolen from the parking lot of the Sector 22 veterinary hospital on Thursday.

EDUCATION

Colourful function marks annual day Chandigarh, November 25 It was a special and colourful day for the students of Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Sector 46-D, as they dressed up in gorgeous clothes to take part in the annual prize distribution function organised by the Parent Teacher Association of the school.
Students perform a dance at the annual function held at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Marriage palace fails to honour booking
Chandigarh, November 25
Mr K.C. Bansal, a resident of Sector 20 in Panchkula, will never forget the “hospitality” extended by the management of marriage place-cum-hotel in Zirakpur.

COURTS

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Court seeks information on juvenile homes
Chandigarh, November 25
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Centre and governments of Punjab and Haryana to inform it as to how many observation homes have been set up for juveniles.

Singhvi to be Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC
Chandigarh, November 25
Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi, Judge of the Gujarat High Court, has been cleared for appointment as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

19 cases settled at lok adalat
Chandigarh, November 25
As many as 19 cases of the State Bank of Patiala were settled and an amount of Rs 8.65 lakh was awarded as compensation at a lok adalat organised by the State Legal Services Authority here today.