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Leisure Valley lures carnival revellers
Chandigarh, November 24
The Leisure Valley is ready to charm its visitors. And this year, it will turn out in a brand new attire. For the first time in Chandigarh Carnival’s history, Himachal Pradesh is partnering the local administration to add flavour to festivity.

Students of the Government College of Art, Sector 10, give final touches to their floats on the eve of Chandigarh Carnival on Friday. — Tribune photo  by Manoj Mahajan

2 DAV College boys were last seen at Marina Beach
Chandigarh, November 24
The two students of DAV College, Sector 10, here, who had yesterday gone missing from Marina Beach, Chennai, during a trip to the city, were last seen by their friends walking towards the sea during high tide.

Teenager’s body found
Panchkula, November 24
The decomposed body of a 16-year-old boy was found from Chandikotla jungle adjoining the Chandimandir area. The boy, Khalil, resident of a nearby village, had gone missing over a week back.

Watch out
Vrinda Sharma, a BA I student of Government College of Girls, Sector 11, is currently in Kolkata representing Panjab University in the All-India Inter-University Rowing Championship.

In Town
Fu Enfu, President of the China Cotton Textile Information Centre, is in town on Saturday and is participating in the 62nd All-India Textile Conference being held here. He is taking part in the conference so as to get an insight in the Indian textile industry and explore options of Sino-Indian collaboration in the textile sector. 

Passing Through

COMMUNITY

Marriage of convenience on trial
BJP-SAD-CVM stuck on seat sharing
Chandigarh, November 24
With less than a week left for the filing of nomination papers for the December-20 elections to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC), the sharing of seats in the BJP-SAD-CVM alliance is proving to be a proverbial Gordian knot.

Day 1: no papers filed
Chandigarh, November 24
No nomination papers were filed for elections to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on the first day today. The nomination papers are to be filed with the returning officers concerned by December 1, official sources said. These can also be filed on Saturday.

Parties want to give MC more teeth
Implementation of constitutional amendment
Chandigarh, November 24
With elections to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation round the corner, the issue of implementing the 74th Constitutional Amendment by transferring all 18 powers to the civic body is gaining momentum once again.

Dalit rally organised Mohali, November 24 A rally was organised by the Dalit Chetna Manch, Punjab, outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner here today in protest against the failure of the government to implement welfare schemes. Members of the Dalit Chetna Manch, Punjab, protest outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mohali, on Friday. — Tribune Photo by Vicky Gharu

Rose Garden greens making way for pathways

Chandigarh, November 24 The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden resembles a wasteland these days. Thanks to another poor plan of the UT Administration, the earth along its periphery is being dug up, reportedly to make room for concrete pathways inside the greens. NOT-SO-ROSY PICTURE: Precious greens and rose bushes are being sacrificed to make way for more concrete pathways, work on which is in progress, at the Rose Garden in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Justice for Albestron through Web Chandigarh, November 24 Less than a week after Manipuri student Albestron Singh’s death, a group of law scholars under the banner Students’ Initiative have launched an online campaign to shake city residents out of their slumber.

Driving away ignorance 

Chandigarh, November 24 Consistent effort to create awareness about HIV/AIDS has resulted in the younger generation, especially in Chandigarh, to pitch in. It has motivated some persons to make efforts to curb the menace by reaching out to the masses. Gaurav Gaur, Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, with his car, painted with slogans on AIDS awareness, that was flagged off by the Director of Youth Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

City can become knowledge hub through ‘strategic HR’
Chandigarh, November 24
India has enormous resource pool of talent and the challenge is to galvanise and empower this asset by providing them skills. This will further help the nation rise from the bottom of the pyramid and lead to inclusive growth and social uplift.

Cops seek shopkeepers’ aid to check crime
Panchkula, November 24
The police today sought the cooperation of shopkeepers and heads of business establishments to deal with growing instances of thefts in commercial areas of the city.

5-day seminar from Nov 27
Chandigarh, November 24
The Indian National Portage Association will organise the seventh national seminar-cum-workshop on “Early intervention and home visiting in the 21st century” from November 27 to December 1.

Diplast launches Veggi Fresh for the tricity
Mohali, November 24
Diplast has launched, Veggie Fresh, fruits and vegetables in Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula in order to provide hygienically cleaned, sorted and packed vegetables and fruits to consumers on their doorsteps.

• Land records computerised
• Sacrifice of Guru Teg Bahadur remembered
• Remembering Surinder Kaur

CRIME

PO offender held
Chandigarh, November 24
The Chandigarh police has arrested a proclaimed offender, Alamgir, from his native Navalpur village in Bihar. Alamgir was accused of abducting a minor girl of Colony number 4 here, in 1999. The girl was recovered by the police in 2000.

BUSINESS

Textiles contribute 4 pc to GDP
Chandigarh, November 24
The Haryana Governor, Dr A.R. Kidwai, has called for greater cooperation between the government and captains of textile industry to regain its status as the second-most important industry in the country after agriculture.

Cellebrum ties up with UK firm
Chandigarh, November 24
A leading integrated telecom VAS solutions provider, Cellebrum, has announced its tie-up with ICE 365, mi-VAS™, UK’s premier mobile interactive community service provider, to offer its unique and innovative value added service - miTune Background Music (miTune BGM) to subscribers of Spice Telecom.

Insurance ombudsman
Chandigarh, November 24
Mr K.M. Chadha has taken over as the Insurance Ombudsman, Chandigarh, covering Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh. — TNS

EDUCATION

School buses continue to ply on internal roads

Mohali, November 24 Despite ban orders by the district administration, school buses continue to ply on internal roads, much to the annoyance of residents of various areas, who complain that lives of small children are put to danger. Residents have been making complaints of rash driving by drivers of school buses on C roads. This had led to accidents a number of times. A bus of the Banyan Tree School passes through an internal road in Phase X, Mohali. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Admission-seeker made to run from pillar to post
Denied entry at one, told to get lost at the other
Chandigarh, November 24
Efficiency and transparency are certainly not the Punjab Government’s forte. Even with the best of intentions, the government — thanks to the attitude of its officers — slips up most of the time much to the inconvenience of the common man.

Donations being sought for B.Ed seats, say students
Panchkula, November 24
Students attending the counselling sessions for admissions to the B.Ed course being offered at Swami Devi Dayal College of Education and the Swami Satguru College of Education, Barwala, alleged that the college management was offering seats in lieu of donations.

Education City Project: 25 institutes apply
Chandigarh, November 24
The Chandigarh Administration has received at least 25 applications for the ambitious Education City Project.

Assurance on new girls’ college 
Panchkula, November 24
Stating that the newly constructed Government Girls’ College in Sector 14 will become operational from the forthcoming academic session, the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, that girl students would not have to go all the way to Chandigarh for quality education.

PU Notes
Exploring secularism
Chandigarh, November 24
“In moments of crisis it is good to revisit history and look at how thinkers of that day understood some problems,” suggested Professor Neera Chandoke, an eminent political scientist while delivering the Annual Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Lecture here today.

Promising debaters

Chandigarh, November 24 The duo Samikshya Losholi and Rohit Kapoor ( Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana ) bagged the winners’ trophy in the Mahatma Hans Raj Memorial Hindi Debate contest during the 37th All-India Inter-State Inter-School Cultural Competition. The competition is being organised by the Cultural Society, DAV Senior Secondary School (Lahore) Co-Educational, Sector 8 C, here. Winners of the Mahatma Hans Raj Memorial Hindi Debate trophy at DAV, Sector 8, Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

From Colleges
Positive and negative of globalisation
Chandigarh, November 24
A one-day UGC-sponsored seminar was organised by the Department of Sociology at DAV College, Sector 10 here, on the theme” Education in an era of globalization: challenges and prospects. The seminar commenced with the welcome address by Principal S. Marriya in which he emphasised upon the vocationalisation of education to meet the needs of era of globalisation.

Festive feat at Gian Jyoti

Mohali, November 24 Gian Jyoti Public School here wore a festive look and presented a feast for the eyes during its 32nd annual day celebrations. The entire campus was decorated with the lively banners and festoons. Chief Guest Ajoy Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, (Development) was given a warm welcome. Students perform at the annual day function of Gyan Jyoti Public School in Mohali on Friday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Explore new energy resources, says Pande
Chandigarh, November 24
Mr D.K. Pande, Director (Exploration), Oil and Natural Gas Commission, New Delhi, delivered the M.R. Sahni Memorial Lecture on “Geosciences in Energy Security — destination India” at Panjab University here today. The lecture was organised by the Department of Geology. He is an alumnus of the Department of Geology.

COURTS

J&K sex scandal: 6 accused released
Chandigarh, November 24
Six of the accused in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal were released from the high-security Burail Jail after they were granted regular bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court here today.

CULTURE

Chandigarh, November 24 Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan, a Kolkata-based shehnai exponent of international repute, is in the city to perform at the Tagore Theatre tomorrow at 6.30 pm on the invitation of the Pracheen Kala Kendra. Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan addresses a press conference at Pracheen Kala Kendra in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Jazz groups to perform at PU on November 30
Chandigarh, November 24
German jazz group Wolfgang Haffner Band and Swiss jazz group Martin Dabanukar Bloodsystem will perform at a Panjab University auditorium on November 30. The programme is sponsored by the Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany and Embassy of Switzerland.

2 young hearts now beat in rhythm
Resuscitated after surgeries
Mohali, November 24
The Rotary Club, Chandigarh, and Fortis Hospital, Mohali, today announced two eight- year- old children were successfully operated upon and are now ready to be discharged from the hospital. Both the children were suffering from life-threatening ailments and had been admitted to Fortis under the aegis of the Fortis-Rotary collaborative project for underprivileged children.

First homoeopathic varsity to be set up in HP Chandigarh, November 24 The region is all set to have the first-ever private homoeopathic university if the claims of Dr A.M. Mathur, international scientist awardee and inventor of ‘cancer cure’ a homoeopathic drug for the dreaded disease cancer. The founder-president of the World Homoeopathic Development Organisation (WHDO), Dr Mathur claimed that the university would be set up near Solan in Himachal Pradesh and the state government had granted him permission for the same. Dr A.M. Mathur, and founder president of the World Homoeopathic Development Organisation, holds Sayan Mandal, a thalassemia patient, in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Rescued Vikram examined at P’kula hospital
Chandigarh, November 24
The Jeewan Mukta Nishulka Vidyalaya, a Panchkula-based charitable organisation, that rescued Vikram from the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, after he was denied diet by the hospital authorities on Wednesday afternoon, got him medically examined at General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, today.

Blood donation camp organised
Mohali, November 24
Coinciding with its foundation Day, the Mohali Chamber of Industry and Commerce organised a blood donation camp here today, where 60 persons donated blood.

SPORTS

Colourful sports day celebrations
Chandigarh, November 24
An impressive march past, comprising four contingents from different houses of the school and the NCC, marked the 16th Annual Sports Day celebrations and prize distribution function of the Army School, Chandimandir, today.

Roller skating championship begins

Chandigarh, November 24 Raveena Chauhan of Delhi bagged the first place clocking 0.40.29 seconds while Mehak Paul of Chandigarh and Neha Narwal of Karnal with 0.41.06 and 0.41.72 seconds secured second and third positions, respectively, on the opening day of the VIIth CBSE National Roller Skating Championship 2006. Schoolchildren present a colourful programme at the inaugural function of the VIIth CBSE National Roller Skating Championship 2006 in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

St Stephen’s beat St Kabir in football
Chandigarh, November 24
Defending champions St Stephen’s topped Pool A after beating New Public School, Sector 18 by 4-0 in the St Kabir Chandigarh State Football Championship for Under-12 being held at St Kabir grounds here, today.

Asia Cup: hockey probables raring to go

Chandigarh, November 24 Four hockey players (under 18) belonging to the Chandigarh Hockey Academy, Sector 42, are among the probables for the final team to participate in the forthcoming Under 18 Boys Youth Asia Cup tournament. Chandigarh Hockey Academy players, who have been selected to attend coaching camp for forthcoming Asia Cup, get tips from their coach at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photograph by Pradeep Tiwari

AG Punjab thrash Haryana in hockey
Chandigarh, November 24
The AG, Punjab set title clash with the Delhi Audit after beating their respective rivals in the semifinals of the North-Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) Hockey tournament at Hockey Stadium, Sports Complex, Sector 42 here today.

Tennis: Mandeep defeats Shaolin
Chandigarh, November 24 Mandeep Singh Gill of Chandigarh defeated another local boy Chandam Shaolin 6-2, 6-0 in under-18 (singles) category of AITA Talent Series Tennis tournament held at Sector 10 CLTA Complex, here, today.

Table tennis tourney from Dec 3
Chandigarh, November 24
The annual Airtel-Chandigarh Press Club Inter-Media Table Tennis Tournament will be held on December 3 here. All journalists and members of the Chandigarh Press Club (all categories) and their spouses are entitled to participate in the tournament.