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Delayed fund stalls court complex work
Chandigarh, September 21
With the administration and the Central government dithering over the allocation of funds for the state-of-the-art New District Court Complex in Sector 43 here, the work at the ambitious project has virtually come to a standstill.
Work on the New District Courts Complex in Sector 43, Chandigarh, which has virtually come to a standstill. Tribune photo:Manoj Mahajan

House tax buzz discomforts residents
Mohali, September 21
There is a buzz in the town regarding a controversial move of the Municipal Council to impose house tax here which is being strongly denied by the council authorities.

Better facilities sought for PGs
Chandigarh, September 21
Ramesh Dogra, a student from Shimla, has been asked to find an alternative abode in lieu of his current boarding in a Sector 21 paying guest accommodation following police raids in collaboration with the Federation of Sector Welfare Associations in Sector 21 yesterday.

PU mulls evaluating its professors
Chandigarh, September 21
After evading the issue for almost a year, Panjab University is once again mulling the implementation of the long-promised evaluation of its teachers’ performance by students.

COMMUNITY

ROCK-SOLID

Tourists have a nice time visiting Nek Chand’s world-famous creation, Rock Garden, in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

GMADA’s failure to hold draw of lots invites flak
Mohali, September 21
Members of the Plot Allotment Sangarh Committee, Sectors 76-80, held a protest here yesterday outside the office of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) after it had failed to hold a draw of lots for the remaining plots.

CityScope Letters II
Effective admn need of the hour
This is with reference to the write up “The winds of change” by Raveen Thukral in Chandigarh Tribune on September 14. The writer has poured his heart out with concern for the people of Chandigarh who are always at the mercy of bureaucratic bosses. The city was supposed to be a prized possession for both states of Punjab and Haryana, which have their stakes on it.

Photo exhibition a visual treat
Chandigarh, September 21
Sparkling with visual brilliance, all 22 photographic marvels by photojournalist S.Chandan made an aesthetic statement at the Alliance Art Gallery here today.The exhibition by Chandan reflected his imaginative intensity and visual imagery. The artist has not only controlled the tones of black colour, but also skillfully utilised it for creating dynamic contrasting visual impressions. 
A photo exhibition by S. Chandan being inaugurated by Adity Dua at Alliance Francaise, Sector 36, in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Allot place for protests,rallies, says CPI secy
Chandigarh, September 21
Activists of the Communist Party of India (CPI) today held a meeting in regard to allotting proper place for protests and rallies at the party office in Sector 21 here.“The Section 144 of the IPC should be removed from the city and some places should be identified for protests and meetings,” said CPI secretary Devi Dayal Sharma.
CPI secretary Devi Dayal Sharma speaks to mediapersons at the CPI office in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph

‘Protest day’ on Oct 28
Chandigarh, September 21
The Electricity Employees Federation of India has given a call to observe October 28 as a “protest day” in the city against hike in the prices of essential commodities, job losses, national level job losses and amendment in the Electricity Act 2003.

Devotees pray outside the Jama Masjid in Sector 20, Chandigarh, on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr . Tribune photo:Manoj Mahajan

Appointed
Chandigarh, September 21
The elected team of the Chandigarh Yoga Sabha took over the charge yesterday at Yog Divya Mandir, Sector 30, here.

City gets modern vehicle tracking system
Chandigarh, September 21
With the introduction of Rs 1.3 crore automatic vehicle tracking system (AVTS) equipped with global positioning system (GPS) technology, Chandigarh today became the third city after Mumbai and Delhi to have the latest technology.

Salary for maternity leave
CAT issues notice to education dept
Chandigarh, September 21
Claiming enhanced salary in view of the UT administration’s policies and salary for maternity leave, a UT contractual science mistress (non-medical) Rupinderjit Kaur of Government Model High School, Sector 31, has approached the Central Administration Tribunal (CAT), after the preliminary hearing of which, a Division Bench of CAT issued notice to secretary education, DPI (S) and DEO, Chandigarh administration, for October 6, 2009.

Miss India World first runner-up Surabhi Mishra at Art Expo — 2009 at Centra Mall in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

No injury marks on body: Cops
Chandigarh, September 21
Though doctors have reserved their opinion on the cause of death of Ashok Kumar, who had reportedly fallen to death at the residence of his former employer Naresh Batra on Friday, the police has said that no injury marks were found on the body during the post-mortem examination.

4 dengue cases in Mohali
Mohali, September 21
The district health authorities have detected four dengue cases from Mohali. All four patients were admitted to Fortis Hospital and have been discharged after the treatment.

Devotees throng Kali Bari temple for Durga Puja in Chandigarh on Monday.Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

GMADA to allow golf courses in green strips
Mohali, September 21
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has decided to allow golf courses, sports and recreational activities in green strips along the seasonal rivulets passing through the city.

Id celebrated with fervour
Chandigarh, September 21
Vibrant celebrations on Id-ul-Fitr gripped the city today. Eid-ul-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan month, ninth month in the Muslim calendar, today ended with namaz in various masjids and Id-milaks post the namaz.

BSP names candidates for P’kula, Kalka
Panchkula, September 21
While the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) declared the names of Vijay Bansal, a Congress defector, and Sanjeev Bhardwaj, a former state general secretary of the BSP, as its candidate from Kalka and Panchkula, respectively, tonight, Congress leaders, in a last-ditch effort, were camping at New Delhi, leaving no chance to get the party ticket.

MHA for ‘community service’ in place of jail
Chandigarh, September 21
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has shot off a communiqué to all states strongly recommending “community service” as a possible alternative to imprisonment for petty offences.

Plea to ensure safe disposal of  bio-medical waste
Chandigarh, September 21
The annual bio-medical waste generation in the country is around 5.4 million tonnes, but only 29 per cent of the health care institutions in the country are taking measures for its safe disposal.

Amarettos to head delegation to Austria
Chandigarh, September 21
Amarettos Singh Cheema, vice-chairman, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, will head the three-member delegation of the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, to an international conference on youth policy and research in Vienna (Austria) from tomorrow.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Power failure hits ATMs
Rajpura, September 21
ATMs installed in various banks at Rajpura went out of order today and ATM cardholders had to run to other places to withdraw money.

Hospital faces shortage of nurses
Patiala, September 21
Notwithstanding the guidelines of the Medical Council of India (MCI) regarding the staff requirement in the government hospitals, there is a severe crunch of staff nurses in the Government Rajindra Hospital.

Jail inmates shifted after clash
Patiala, September 21
Jail inmates of two groups in the Central Jail here have clashed in front of the jail barracks last Friday, as a result of which they have been shifted to different jails in the state.

Man found dead at rly tracks
Zirakpur, September 21
A 28-year-old man died after being hit by a train on the Chandigarh-Ghaggar railway track near Gazipur village here this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Jarnail Singh, a resident of Himmatgarh village in Dhakola.

1 killed in head-on collision
Kalka, September 21
In a head-on collision between a Tata-407 truck and canter, the driver of the truck, identified as Ashok Kumar, lost his life.

RTI applicants face harrowing time
Fatehgarh Sahib, September 21
It is not a cakewalk to get information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in government offices of Khamano. The RTI applicants have a harrowing time filing the application and end up running from pillar to post without yielding any results.

Volleyball tourney from Sept 28
Patiala, September 21
The Patiala District Volleyball Association will be organising the district-level tournament at the Polo Ground Volleyball Courts on September 28 and 29. General secretary of the association Naresh Pathak said teams from various schools, colleges and clubs of the district would take part in the tournament.

PSEB engineers demand new pay scales
Patiala, September 21
The Punjab State Electricity Board joint forum with other associations of the board at its meeting condemned the delay in implementation of revised pay scales and demanded immediate implementation of the wage formulation committee recommendations since the Centre and state government had already implemented the revised scales of its employees.

Stir against liquor shop
Dera Bassi, September 21
Residents of Mehmedpur village in Dera Bassi today launched an agitation against a liquor shop in the village that is quite near to a religious place and a government school.

Residents threaten protest against encroachment
Patiala, September 21
Peeved at the nonchalant attitude of Patiala Development Authority (PDA) officials towards the problems being faced by residents of Urban Estate, Phase-1 (Part B), the area residents have threatened to launch an agitation against PDA.

Five injured in road accident
Kalka, September 21
Five persons, including two Chandigarh residents, were seriously injured when a truck loaded with apple cartons fell on a Maruti car parked in front of Kali Mata temple here tonight.

Illegal firecrackers seized, 2 held
Rajpura, September 21
The Rajpura police today arrested two persons with illegal firecrackers being smuggled to Ludhiana from Rajpura.

COURTS

Ravana-Sita Act
Artistes hail HC’s judgement
Chandigarh, September 21
The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s recent decision disapproving the lower courts for entertaining frivolous complaints, in a complaint filed by a human rights activist against cricketer Harbhajan Singh and TV actress Mona Singh, for hurting religious sentiments, has been hailed by a cross-section of artistic community, including visual artistes, actors and photographers.

Interim bail in cheque-bounce case
Chandigarh, September 21
A local court today granted interim bail to an accused in a cheque-bounce case after the UT police arrested him.

CRIME

SPORTS

Groups formed for Molly Carver meet
Chandigarh, September 21
Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, St Stephen’s School-45, Stepping Stone, Sector 37, and DAV Public School, Sector 15, have been clubbed in Pool A in the sixth edition of the Molly Carver League-cum-knockout Cricket Tournament for high schools starting from September 25 here.

Chess Tourney
Rakesh claims title
Panchkula, September 21
Rakesh Singla of Panchkula claimed the open category title by logging four points in the Haryana State Chess Championship organised by the Chess Association of Panchkula at St Teresa Convent School, Sector 25, here. Anuradha of Faridabad and Shweta of Panchkula secured second and third positions, with 3.5 and three points, respectively.

Junior golf camp from October 2
Chandigarh, September 21
The Indo-Canadian Golf Association, Canada, will sponsor a junior golf camp for children in the 6-17 age group for a month at the Chandigarh Golf Club from October 2.

Badminton
Jammu outdo Panchkula 
Mohali, September 21
On the inaugural day of the CBSE North Zone-I Badminton Tournament 2009-10, KC Public School, Jammu, thrashed Hans Raj Public School, Panchkula, (2-0) in the under-14 boys category at Shivalik Public School, here.