03112026-CT-01.qxd 11/3/2026 12:47 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune PRADOSH POWERS TN COMEBACK AGAINST UT CHANDIGARH GETS ITS OWN DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ACTOR ANUJ THAKUR PASSES AWAY AT 33 Despite losing an early wicket, Tamil Nadu batters manages to post 320 for 4. P2 Admn issues a notification approving the formation of the force comprising 128 personnel. P3 TVactorAnujThakur’sdeathwasconfirmed by his friend and casting director Rupesh Sonar through an Instagram post.P5 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 79 PANCHKULA 29 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD WHAT’S ON APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 29 and 56, & Dhanas Mohali: Sec 68, 71 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com POWER SHUTDOWN CHANDIGARH 10 am to 2 pm: Parts of Sectors 20, 50, Dhanas 11 am to 3 pm: Sectors 7, 8, 44 1 pm to 5 p: Sector 56 Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 2 Candidates contesting the upcoming Municipal Corporation elections will not be allowed to spend more than Rs 7.50 lakh on campaigning and other election-related activities. The elections are likely to be held in December. The State Election Commission has fixed the maximum expenditure limit under the Chandigarh MC (Election of Councillors) Rules, 1995. State Election Commissioner Vijay Dev has issued a notification making it mandatory for candidates to maintain a daily account of their election expenditure from the date of Mohali, November 2 Two motorcycle-borne persons snatched the mobile phone of an elderly man in Sector 74 here on October 31. The victim, Suresh Kumar, a resident of TDI City, was returning home after visiting a temple. — TNS filing nomination papers until the declaration of results. According to the notification, candidates will have to record all expenses incurred or authorised by them in the prescribed format. They will also be required to obtain vouchers for every expenditure and authenticate these by signing the relevant documents. Every candidate must submit a complete statement of election expenditure, along with an affidavit, to the Returning Officer concerned within 15 days of the declaration of results. Expenses incurred on arrangements or facilities officially provided by the Chandigarh Administration, its departments, agencies, public bodies or the Municipal Corporation in connection with the elections will be excluded from the candidate’s expenditure ceiling of Rs 7.50 lakh. The commission has also provided for penal action against candidates who fail to submit their expenditure accounts within the prescribed time and manner without a valid reason or satisfactory explanation. Such candidates may face action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and other applicable laws. FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Charges framed against 9 in Sec 11 murder case, trial begins on Nov 10 Candid moment Ramkrishan Upadhyay Tribune News Service Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini share a light moment at the inaugural session of “Janpratinidhi Sammelan”, organised to mark the completion of 60 years of Haryana, in Panchkula on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR CHB may revive GPA policy to facilitate property transfers in city Dushyant Singh Pundir Snatchers target elderly man Candidates must submit details within 15 days of results Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 2 Thousands of residents, who have purchased Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) properties through general power of attorney (GPA), may get relief, with the Board of Directors set to consider a proposal to revive its 2016 GPA and transaction policy at a meeting tomorrow. If approved, the move could benefit people who purchased properties through GPA years ago but have been unable to get them formally transferred in their names. The CHB had introduced a policy in 2016 to regularise certain old property transactions. However, following a Supreme Court judgment and subsequent directions from the Chandigarh Administration, the board stopped accepting applications for Proposal to restore 2016 policy on agenda of today’s board meeting transfer based on GPA and special power of attorney (SPA) from January 2018. Many buyers are in possession of the properties and have documents relating to the old transactions but continue to face legal hurdles in securing formal ownership rights. Nirmal Datt, chairman of MAX 31°C | MIN 16°C YESTERDAY MAX 31.6°C | MIN 14.5°C SUNRISE WEDNESDAY 6.38 AM /THETRIBUNECHD Panel caps MC poll campaign expenditure at ~7.50 lakh GENERALLY CLOUDY SUNSET TUESDAY 5.34 PM » TUESDAY | 3 NOVEMBER 2026 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST the CHB Residents’ Welfare Federation, said the UT Administration had legally accepted GPA-based transfers of ownership in 2001. “For a long time, people could not avail themselves of this facility as ownership issues and violations arising from need-based changes were clubbed together. Around 2007, the two issues were separated. Subsequently, through GPA transactions, around 50 to 60 per cent of residents got ownership rights, and most of them also got their houses converted to freehold,” he said. He added that the board had also decided to accept wills as a mode of transferring ownership. Under this arrangement, a family member receiving the property was termed a “legatee”, while an outsider purchasing the house was called a “beneficiary”. “After the Supreme Court verdict, the Administration strictly stopped the transfer of ownership through GPA. Even beneficiaries who could seek transfer through wills were denied the facility,” he said. The board’s decision will be significant in determining the scope and conditions of continued on page 4 Chandigarh, November 2 A local court has framed charges against nine accused in the murder case of Jankidas, a cashier at a chemist shop in Sector 11, Chandigarh. Jankidas was murdered on June 13 when two masked men fired 13 shots at him. The accused against whom charges have been framed are Sunny Mehra, Aryan Sharma, Amit Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Ramu, Akash Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Sachin Silvester and Dharminder Singh. They have been charged under Sections 103(1) (murder), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), 3(5) (acts done in furtherance of common intention), 238 (causing disappearance of evidence), 317(2) (possession/use of stolen property) of the BNS and 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. The trial is scheduled to begin on November 10, with the court summoning five prosecution witnesses for examination. While framing the charges, the court observed that the material on record indicated a clear chain of events. Sunny Mehra, Amit Kumar and Aryan Sharma conducted a recce of the spot before Sunny and Amit entered the chemist shop and continued on page 4 Elegance for Every Space Most Beautiful FURNITURE WITH UNMATCHED COMFORT & STYLE HIGH BACK SYDNEY CHAIR SET SINGAPORE CHAIR SET Solid Wood Furniture, Sofas, Beds, Dinning Tables, Hotel & Restaurant Furniture 360° DEGREE SOLAR UMBRELLA OUTDOOR CAMBRIDGE SOFA SET WIDEST RANGE OF OUTDOOR & INDOOR FURNITURE SUPERBLY CRAFTED MASTERPIECES Special prices for bulk orders. 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