27102026-CT-01.qxd 10/27/2026 12:32 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune DALHOUSIE DAY CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH LEARNING DILJIT HINTS AT KOFFEE WITH KARAN APPEARANCE REAL LIFE NEVER FOLLOWS A SCRIPT, SAYS DIVYA DUTTA Alumni and parents come together for the event aimed at strengthening bond between school, locals. P2 Dosanjh hosted an Instagram Live session on Sunday where he spoke about interviews. P3 At Khushwant Singh Lit Fest, Divya Dutta talks about her mother and latest film Gajab Raat. P3 » » 49 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 Padma Shri awardee Sidhu flags poor sanitation, encroachments in Sector 49 Ramkrishan Upadhyay SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD SEMINAR: Public awareness seminar on cyber security and safe AI; MGSIPA, Sector 26; 10 am PANCHKULA DRIVE: IGNOU campus placement drive; Government College, Raipur Rani; 9:30 am APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29 and 56, & Dhanas Mohali: Sec 68, 71 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Will deploy additional staff in area, says MC Tribune News Service WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH SHOW: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to inaugurate two-day “Hunar Utsav” to showcase students’ skills, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit; Sukhna Lake; 1 pm; daily timings 11 am to 6 pm FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE ‘Broom warrior’ back to streets 68 PANCHKULA MAX 31°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 31.4°C | MIN 15°C SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6.33 AM /THETRIBUNECHD AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH GENERALLY CLOUDY SUNSET TUESDAY 5.40 PM » TUESDAY | 27 OCTOBER 2026 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST Chandigarh Police personnel take part in the Raising Day Parade at the Police Lines in Sector 26. FILE Chandigarh Police get highest national honour Nitin Jain Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 26 President of India Droupadi Murmu has approved the award of the President’s Police Colour to the Chandigarh Police, the highest national recognition for a police force. The honour comes days before the force completes 60 years on November 1. The approval was conveyed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Police-I Division) in a letter dated October 26 to the Chief Secretary, Chandigarh, a copy of which is with The Tribune. The letter refers to the President’s Police Colour comes as force turns 60 on Nov 1; Centre clears UT proposal citing record in policing, technology WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT’S POLICE COLOUR ■ Recognises exemplary service to the nation and the public ■ Carried by the force on ceremonial occasions and parades ■ Reflects the force’s collective record, not individual gallantry or service medals UT Administration’s communications of July 14 and September 28. It states that the President “is pleased to approve the proposal” for the award, “as proposed”. The Administration’s proposal presented the force’s record across opera- tions, technology, public service and welfare. Service record: The force, reorganised on November 1, 1966, has won one gallantry medal, 20 President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service, 108 for Meritorious continued on page 2 c m y b Chandigarh, October 26 Unhappy with the state of sanitation in the city, Padma Shri awardee and 89-year-old retired IPS officer Inder Jit Singh Sidhu has returned to the streets to pick up litter and garbage, setting an example of civic responsibility. He is popularly known as a “broom warrior”. Disturbed by the daily sight of garbage piling up in public spaces, Sidhu said, “Someone should tell senior officers of the Municipal Corporation to visit different areas of the city every day and check whether sanitation employees are doing the cleanliness job properly or not,” he said. He said garbage could be seen on roads, in parks, along streets and in market areas. Bike-taxi rider dies in accident Mohali, October 26 A 36-year-old bike-taxi rider, Brajesh Kumar, died after a vehicle hit his motorcycle near the Amartex T-point in Phase III around 11.40 pm on Saturday. Brajesh, who worked at IDBI Bank in Phase 3B2 and operated a bike-taxi in his spare time, was heading continued on page 2 Inder Jit Singh Sidhu removes garbage from a road in Sector 49, Chandigarh, on Monday. He pointed out that dustbins were missing from a park in Sector 49 and alleged that the market area was also poorly maintained. He also raised the Municipal Commissioner Amit Kumar could not be contacted despite repeated calls and messages. Balbir Raj Singh, MC Joint Commissioner and in charge of sanitation, said the civic body would seek Sidhu’s suggestions and act on his observations. “He is a Padma Shri awardee and a guiding force for us. Whatever he is doing is a motivation for all of us. His observations will be useful, and we will implement them on the ground,” he said. He added that additional employees would be deployed in the areas where Sidhu had flagged sanitation concerns. issue of encroachments outside a public toilet in the Sector 49-A market, saying that these were causing inconvenience to visitors. Sidhu said he was hap- py that his son, who lives in the US, was also supporting him in his cleanliness drive. Despite his ill health, Sidhu said he continued on page 2 Special trains to meet festive rush Chandigarh, October 26 Northern Railway’s Ambala division will be operating five special trains from Chandigarh to Patna, Varanasi and Barauni to meet festive rush till November 30. The Chandigarh-Patna special (04512/04511) will run from October 1 to November 26, while the Chandigarh-Varanasi special (04228/04227) will oper- ate from October 2 to November 30. The ChandigarhBarauni special (04536/04535) is scheduled from October 23 to November 27. The timings listed in the division’s chart show that the Chandigarh-Patna train (04512) reaches Chandigarh at 11.35 pm before proceeding towards Ambala Cantt, where it is scheduled from 12.20 am to 12.30 am, and Sirhind from 2 am to 2.05 am. The Chandigarh-Varanasi service (04228) is scheduled at Chandigarh at 6 am, Ambala Cantt from 7.05 am to 7.15 am, and Sirhind from 8.45 am to 8.55 am. The Barauni special (04536) is scheduled at Chandigarh at 11.35 pm, Ambala Cantt from 12.35 am to 12.45 am and Sirhind from 2.10 am to 2.15 am.