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Team India in city

Chandigarh, October 27 Cricket passion today reached a feverish pitch with the arrival of the 14-member Indian team here at Hotel Mountview this evening.

Members of Indian cricket team Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahindra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh on their arrival at Hotel Mountview in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Property tax payers may breathe easy
MC to discuss amendments on Oct 31
Chandigarh, October 27
In order to make payment of property tax easy some amendments have been recommended in the tax on commercial, industrial and industrial lands and building bylaws, 2003.

Sahayta's spirit has gone
Chandigarh, October 27
Neelu Tulli, the woman who spent years helping cancer patients fight disease, has died of cancer. Neelu, the spirit behind the Sahayta Cancer Sahyog which, along with PGI doctors, changed the way people dealt with cancer, died in the city last night. She was suffering from sarcoma of the uterus with metastasis at a very advanced stage.                                                      Neelu Tulli

22 eateries raided Chandigarh, October 27 To check the pilferage of domestic LPG cylinders, officials of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) today carried out a raid in the Sector 22 market and seized 40 cylinders which were being used in commercial establishments. The raids were carried out under the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000.

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COMMUNITY

Report predicts scarcity of auto, aerospace engineers
Chandigarh, October 27
There is good news for students pursuing an engineering degree. A recently released Nasscom report suggests a shortage of around 2.5 lakh engineers in India to tap the global engineering service industry that is estimated to outsource a US $ 40 billion work to India.

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In need of financial help for renal transplant Chandigarh, October 27 Hailing from Sansarpur, a sleepy village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, Mohit Sharma (26) has been struggling for the past one year. He needs a renal transplant. He has lost his eyesight partially due to the affliction. Mohit, who is suffering from acute renal failure, with his mother at their relatives’ house in Bartana in Zirakpur, near Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Infantry Day at Chandimandir Chandigarh, October 27 To commemorate the first post-independence operations undertaken by them 59 years ago, Infantry Day was observed in Chandimandir Military Station today. It was on this day in 1947 that troops from 1 Sikh landed at Srinagar to repulse Pakistan-backed raiders. The Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lieut-Gen A.N. Aul, (right) interacts with Infantry officers after a special sainik sammelan organised to mark the 59th Infantry Day at Chandimandir on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Girl Child Fortnight
Chandigarh, October 27
The Haryana Government will celebrate Girl Child Fortnight from November 10.

For some, honesty is still the best policy
Lalru, October 27
Honesty is still the best policy for some people. A case in point is Mr Kuldip Singh, a dhaba owner on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, who returned a bag containing cash, gold ornaments and mobile phone to a couple today.

Community centre opens in Sec 30
Chandigarh, October 27
Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of State for Finance, inaugurated community centre in Sector 30-B here today.

Sena threat keeps cops on toes
Mohali, October 27
The police was kept on its toes for hours as the threat of some supporters of the Shiv Sena disrupting the match being played at the PCA stadium between Pakistan and South Africa loomed large here today.

CRIME

Cash, jewellery stolen
Pinjore, October 27
A sum of Rs 53,000 and gold jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh were reportedly stolen from a locked house in Sector 8. The theft came to light when the owner of the house, Mr Amit Kapoor, brother of Batala SP Ashwini Kapoor, returned home after a holiday.

BUSINESS

Wine traders’ body to stabilise rates
Chandigarh, October 27
The newly formed Chandigarh Wine Merchants Association has decided to stabilise the rate of liquor in the city.

EDUCATION

PU youth fest gets dazzling start
Chandigarh, October 27
Fun, gaiety and enthusiasm marked the inauguration of the four-day Panjab University Youth and Heritage Festival which began today at the Government College for Girls, Sector 11.

Seminar on national income
Banur, October 27
The Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET) on Friday organised a seminar on “National Income in the Era of Globalisation”.

COURTS

Statement of 9 accused recorded in Beant case
Chandigarh, October 27
Eleven years after the trial began in the Beant Singh assassination case, the process to cross examine the defence witnesses started today. The defence has produced a list of 40 witnesses.

CULTURE

“I am wedded to classicism”
Chandigarh, October 27
Pt Laxman Krishnarao Pandit owes his reputation to the Gwalior tradition of classical music. Born into a treasure house of melodies, he grew up to master the intricacies of his gharana, so much so that he emerged as the undisputed king of taxing musical traditions like "tappa".

Laxman Krishnarao Pandit

Comedy acting contest
Chandigarh, October 27
It was a competition which may not have tickled many bones but the spirit and verve of the contestants certainly livened the evening.

HEALTH

Blindness among premature babies rises

Chandigarh, October 27 Childhood blindness among premature babies has been emerging rapidly in the country following which the younger section of the society is likely to suffer complete visual impairness in near future. Dr M.R. Dogra of the Ophthalmology Department, PGI, makes a point while addressing mediapersons in the PGIMER, Chandigarh, on Friday. Dr Amod Gupta, head of the Ophthalmology Department, and Dr Jagat Ram of the PGI are also seen in the picture. — A Tribune photograph

MCI team inspects GMCH
Chandigarh, October 27
A team of the Medical Council of India (MCI) conducted an inspection of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, here today.