11092025-CT-01.qxd 9/11/2025 12:36 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune BINU TOPS LEADERS’ BOARD ON DAY 1 OF GOLF LEAGUE PHASE 1 OF HOCKEY LEAGUE CONCLUDES IN MOHALI JIMMY FALLON TRIES BHANGRA WITH SINGER KARAN AUJLA Karnataka’s Shaurya Binu tops the leaders’ board on the opening day of the Indian Golf Premier League. P3 Roundglass Academy, SAI-Sonepat in the lead as Phase I of Punjab Hockey League concludes. P3 The Punjabi singer made sure to take ‘desi vibes’ to the world stage as he appeared on American television. P4 » » HEALTH & WELLNESS The Tribune is starting a Q and A column to address your health-related queries. Please mail your questions (not exceeding 40 words) at healthandwellness@tribunemail.com. The Tribune’s panel of doctors will answer all your healthrelated concerns. Shahpur Colony in Sector 38 (West) likely to be razed after October 2 44 FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR REHABILITATION Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH Theatre Festival: “Shaguffe”, from September 9 to 18, Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, 6:30 pm onwards 6th Tricity Theatre Festival: From September 15 to 19, Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, 6:30 pm, tickets price ~100, call 9041410260, 9915588938 Chandigarh, September 10 Chandigarh is all set to become the first slum-free city in the country by next month. The UT Administration has planned to demolish the last slum — Shahpur Colony in Sector 38 (West) — in the first week of October. After the demolition of this slum, Chandigarh will be declared the first slum-free city of India and development will be carried out according to its original Master Plan prepared by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. According to officials, notices would be issued to the illegal occupants of Shahpur Colony next week. They will be asked to vacate the land at the earliest. The demolition drive was likely to be carried out after Dassehra on October 2, said the officials. As many as 44 families in the colony have been found to be eligible under the rehabilitation scheme and will get flats, they added. Spread over nearly 6 acres, the slum, with nearly 500 jhug- As many as 44 families in the colony in Sector 38 (West) have been found to be eligible under the rehabilitation scheme and will get flats, said officials of the UT Administration. Spread over 6 acres, the slum, with over 500 jhuggis, houses nearly 2,000 people. DEVELOPMENT PLANS Shanties of Shahpur Colony situated alongside a road in Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh. PHOTO: PARDEEP TEWARI gis, houses nearly 2,000 people. The UT Administration has demolished 18 of the 19 slum colonies in the city and reclaimed more than 500 acres worth over Rs 20,000 crore. To check and report any fresh encroachment on government land, the UT Administration has constituted 12 dedicated teams of field offi- cials, each headed and linked by two junior engineers (JEs) of the Estate Office. The city has been divided into 12 parts and two JEs given the charge of each segment. On the redevelopment plans for the reclaimed land, officials said the UT Engineering Department would prepare the plans to develop Tribune News Service Book discussion: On “A River Runs Back” by Amarjit Sidhu, September 14, 11:30 am, Bahrisons Book Cafe, Sector 8 APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 34, 56 and Ram Darbar Panchkula: Sector 5 Mohali: Sec 88 and Phase 8 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Chandigarh BJP leaders with Nitin Gadkari in Delhi. However, given the traffic congestion around Chandigarh-Zirakpur barrier, Hallomajra and the Industrial Area light point, the flyover in its current form may not provide the desired relief. In the memorandum, Bhatti noted that if the flyover is extended to start from the Chandigarh-Zirakpur barrier, pass through Sector 31-32 chowk, and further ahead, it will significantly reduce the Upholds tribunal order granting 50% war injury pension to Army man Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 10 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that the Union of India cannot draw a distinction between injury and disease when both are suffered by Army personnel posted in an operational area. The assertion came as a Division Bench held that war injury pension could not be denied once a soldier was invalidated out of service due to disability attributable to military service. Dismissing a writ petition filed by the Union of India against an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal, the Bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri made it clear that the very nature of posting in a counterinsurgency zone carried inher- WHY THE RULING MATTERS The ruling shuts the door on the Union’s attempt to deny war injury pension by drawing a distinction between “injury” and “disease.” By holding that “any disability suffered in an operational area amounts to war injury”, the High Court has expanded protection for soldiers and reinforced that the “risk of invalidation in such zones is inseparable from service itself”. ent risks, and any disability contracted therein must be treated as a war injury. “Once, the disease/injury suffered by an officer invalidates him/her out of service, the differentiation being created by the petitioner-Union of India between a disease suffered or the injury incurred to deny the benefit of war injury pension cannot be allowed,” the Bench held. The Court asserted that “Category E(i) of the Government of India letter dated January 31, 2001” made it clear that any Man gets 3-year RI for forging MBBS degree to take loan Contested LS poll from Chd in 2009 Ramkrishan Upadhyay On the redevelopment plans for the reclaimed land, officials said the UT Engineering Department would develop the reclaimed parcel of government land under residential, commercial and institutional projects as per the Chandigarh Master Plan-2031. approximately 12 acres of prime government land. On May 6, the Administration had removed nearly 2,500 structures at Janta Colony in Sector 25 and reclaimed around 10 acres of government land worth Rs 350 crore. On April 23, nearly 1,000 jhuggis were razed in Sanjay Colony, Industrial Area, Phase I. Chandigarh, September 10 A local court has sentenced a man to three-year rigorous imprisonment for allegedly forging an MBBS degree and registration certificate to take a loan to run a dialysis centre. The accused, Goswami Vishwa Bhushan Bharti, a resident of Sector 15 here, had also contested the Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh 15 years ago. The police registered the FIR against him on January 12, 2015, under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 511 of the IPC at the Sector 3 police station on a complaint filed by a bank officer. The complainant had stated that the accused, raised a loan of Rs 12 lakh in the name of M/s Arbind Dialysis Centre, Chandigarh, which was sanctioned on January 20, .2014, through the loan processing cell of the State Bank of Patiala, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh. The bank verified the registration certificate issued by the Delhi Medical Council and found it to be fake. The bank authorities also came to know that the accused contested the LS election from Chandigarh seat in 2009. In his nomination papers, he declared his qualification as 12th pass. The complainant alleged that M/s Arbind Dialysis Centre had availed of the loan fraudulently by producing the forged documents. Finding a prima facie case, the court framed charges under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC against the accused, to which he pleaded not guilty. The public prosecutor said the prosecution had proved the case beyond a shadow of doubt. However, the accused denied the charges. He claimed that the proprietor of M/s Arbind Dialysis Centre, Bijay Kumar Chandra, has been examined and he proved on record that he availed of the loan facility and repaid the same and the accused was just a caretaker of the establishment. He did not cause any loss to the complainant bank. After hearing the arguments, the court said the Continued on page 2 Diwali hopes ‘EXTEND IT TILL ZIRAKPUR BARRIER’ Injury, disease caused in operational area no different, can’t deny pension: HC Saurabh Malik the reclaimed parcel of government land for residential, commercial and institutional projects as per the Chandigarh Master Plan-2031. On June 19, the UT Administration had carried out an eviction and demolition drive at the Adarsh Colony slum, located between Sector 53 and 54, and reclaimed BJP leaders meet Gadkari, demand modification in Tribune flyover plan Chandigarh, September 10 City BJP leaders today met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in Delhi and submitted a memorandum regarding the proposed Tribune flyover plan, seeking necessary modifications. The delegation was led by general secretary Ramveer Bhatti. As per the current proposal, the flyover has been planned from the Sector 31-32 chowk to the railway overbridge covering the Tribune Chowk. Thousands of commuters use the route to travel to and from Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi daily. FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Tribune News Service Dushyant Singh Pundir MAX 34°C | MIN 24°C YESTERDAY MAX 34°C | MIN 25.2°C SUNRISE FRIDAY 6.05 AM /THETRIBUNECHD Come next month, UT set to get country’s first slum-free city tag PARTLY CLOUDY SUNSET THURSDAY 6.33 PM » THURSDAY | 11 SEPTEMBER 2025 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST operation specially notified by the Government from time to time must be treated as an “operational area”. Jammu and Kashmir, where the respondent was posted under Operation Rakshak, fell squarely within this category. “It is a conceded position that respondent army man was posted under ‘Operation Rakshak’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Once, the eye disability had been suffered during performance of the duties in the said operational area, the benefit of war injury pen- sion cannot be declined,” the Bench declared. Upholding the order of the Armed Forces Tribunal granting 50 per cent war injury pension, the High Court asserted: “Once it has been conceded by the petitioners that the disease due to which respondent has been invalidated out of service is attributable to the military service as the same disease was suffered while being posted in the operational area, the benefit of war injury pension has rightly been granted.” The Court found no perversity in the Tribunal’s order, either on facts or in law, and dismissed the writ petition. “No ground is made out to interfere in the order passed by the Tribunal and the present writ petition is dismissed accordingly,” the Bench concluded. c m y b In the memorandum, Chandigarh BJP general secretary Ramveer Bhatti has stated that if the flyover is extended to start from the Chandigarh-Zirakpur barrier, passes over Sector 31-32 chowk and lands further ahead, it will significantly reduce the current traffic load and benefit daily commuters. current traffic load and benefit daily commuters. He said considering the growing traffic on roads in and around Chandigarh, a long-term solution is the need of the hour. A youth arranges earthen lamps for drying in Chandigarh. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY Green crackers to be sold at 12 sites in city Ticket sale for 96 applicants issued licence women ODI Tribune News Service matches begins Chandigarh, September 10 SITES FOR CRACKER STALLS The sites for sale of crackers Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 10 The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has started the sale of tickets for the coming two one day internationals (ODIs) between Indian and Australian women’s teams. The matches are scheduled to be played on September 14 and 17 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur (New Chandigarh). The sales of tickets have started online and offline (at the match venue). Fans can book tickets by logging on to www.district.in. or District App. The Australian team will play two ODI matches in the Mullanpur stadium before their last match of the India-Austrlia series in New Delhi scheduled to be held on September 20. The UT Administration today issued 96 temporary licences for the sale of green firecrackers at 12 sites across the city during Diwali through draw of lots. A total of 4,539 applications were received. As many as 96 applicants have been issued the licence for the sale of green firecrackers at 12 sites – Dassehra ground in Sector 43 (20 stalls); Dassehra ground, near RBI Colony, Sector 30 (five stalls); spot in front of Gujarat Bhawan, Sector 24 (six stalls); the ground near the fire station office in Manimajra (12 stalls); the Sector 46 ground adjoining Old Rehri Market (11 stalls); the ground behind Nanaksar Gurdwara, Sector 28 (five stalls); the Subzi mandi ground near Ryan International Public School, Sector 49 (seven stalls); open space in Sector 33-C (five stalls); Ramleela Ground near Community Cen- have been earmarked in Sectors 43, 30, 24, Manimajra, Sectors 46, 28, 49, 33-C, 40, 29, 37-C and Rambarbar. tre, Sector 40 (five stalls); Sabzi mandi ground in Rambarbar (10 stalls); Sabzi mandi ground in Sector 29 (five stalls); and the ground adjoining a temple in Sector 37-C (five stalls). The licence holders have to give an undertaking that they will sell only green crackers, certified by the CSIR-NEERI, and comply with all orders and guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The highest number of applications were received for the open ground in Sector 46. A total of 858 people had applied for the site, followed by 850 application for Sector 43. The lowest number of applications were received for the Sector 30 ground. Army weapon display on Sept 12, 13 Chandigarh, September 10 As part of the Diamond Jubilee commemorations of the 1965 India-Pak war, the Western Command is holding a weapon and equipment display at Sector 17 here on September 12 and 13. Visitors will have the opportunity to witness the legacy of the Indian Army’s operational excellence and cuttingedge equipment. — TNS Restaurant owner arrested Chandigarh, September 10 The Manimajra police booked a restaurant owner for violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act. On Tuesday, Parkash Chand, a resident of Shanti Nagar, Manimajra, was caught serving hookah at his establishment in Manimajra without any licence or permit. The accused was arrested and subsequently released on bail. — TNS