Tuesday, February 22, 2000,
Chandigarh, India





THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
C H A N D I G A R H
Ranjit, who won the Junior Mr Chandigarh title strikes a pose at the Ninth Junior Mr Chandigarh Body Building Championship held in DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Monday.
Ranjit, who won the Junior Mr Chandigarh title strikes a pose at the Ninth Junior Mr Chandigarh Body Building Championship held in DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Monday.
Rs 5 per commode as sewerage cess in homes
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — All unauthorised structures, including buildings, houses, jhuggis, educational institutions, eating places and places of worship, will be exempt from payment of sewerage cess which is being levied by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation from the new financial year.



Congressmen refuse council membership
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — Expressing resentment at the reconstitution of the Administrator's Advisory Council, the Congress members today declined to accept its membership saying that it was "full of BJP men".


With the Haryana Government having closed liquor shops in the state due to the elections, liquor traders in the city have displayed banners near the Haryana-Chandigarh border to attract buyers to purchase their quota of liquor. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
With the Haryana Government having closed liquor shops in the state due to the elections, liquor traders in the city have displayed banners near the Haryana-Chandigarh border to attract buyers to purchase their quota of liquor. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan



EARLIER STORIES
 
British music charms Indians
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 —Tonight's concert at Chandigarh Club here by the members of the Rag Foundation group, from the Swansea area of Britain, was indeed traditionally classical with a flavour of freshness. The audience was spellbound by the performance of the band, led by singer Neil Woollard, who has descended from the family of Phil Taner.
British group Rag Foundation performs at Chandigarh Club on Monday. — A Tribune photograph
British group Rag Foundation performs at Chandigarh Club on Monday. — A Tribune photograph
‘Our music is for all age groups'

73 buildings in Sector 17 face resumption
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — At least 73 buildings in Sector 17 which are collectively valued in the open market at between Rs 150 crore and Rs 175 crore, approximately, are in the process of being resumed by the Estate Office Wing of the Chandigarh Administration. Among the buildings listed for resumption are some well-known shops in the city.

 
COMMUNITY


City advocate J.M. Bajaj clarifies
Earlier story: Advocate harasses, beats Iranian client

Dr K. S. Thind honoured
CHANDIGARH, Feb 20 — Dr K. S. Thind, Worshipful Master of Lodge Yadvindra, Freemasons Hall, Sector 18, was honoured and bestowed with the title of Right Worshipful Brother, the second highest honour in freemasonry by the GLUI, an affiliate of Grand Lodge of England.

 
CRIME

Hotels, pubs raided
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — To check the illegal practice of allowing the consumption of liquor in hotels and pubs, officers from the Central division carried out raids at various establishments in the city late last night. As many as 10 persons were arrested for various offences.

Sector 7 resident run over by bus
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — A resident of Sector 7 was run over by a bus near the cricket stadium.

BUSINESS

Cashing in on dry days
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — Not to let a business opportunity to waste, liquor traders in Chandigarh are using the two dry days in Haryana on February 21 and 22 — enforced due to the Vidhan Sabha elections — to follow a unique mode of advertising to attract customers.

Fraud worth crores detected
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — The Central Excise Commissionerate of Chandigarh-II has detected a case of suppression of sales and clandestine removal of processed fabrics by a fabric processor of Amritsar. The value of the fabric has been estimated at Rs 3 crore.

 
EDUCATION

Book fest concludes
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — A two-day book fest, organised by the Regional Institute of English, Sector 32, on its premises, concluded here yesterday.

PUTA launches dharna
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — Members of the Panjab University Teachers Association today sat on dharna in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office in support of their demands

COURTS

Panchkula lawyers call off stir
PANCHKULA, Feb 21 — The advocates of the District Bar Council in the township ended their strike after 15 days unconditionally here today. The lawyers had been demanding the creation of the Additional District and Sessions Court in the township.

Cops granted bail in Kid murder case
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — Deputy Superintendent of Police S.S. Grewal and Sub -Inspector Amarjit Singh were today granted bail in the Kulwinder Singh Kid murder case by an Additional District and Sessions Judge.

Lawyers' strike till tomorrow
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — The Sector 17 District Bar Association today decided to continue with the on-going strike till February 23 to express solidarity with the family of missing advocate Praveen Kumar Sharma.

 
HEALTH

‘Educate people on organ donation’
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — The ability to give somebody a life is the greatest gift that anyone can give. Thanks to the advancements in medical science, organ donors can help save some lives even after death and live in somebody else’s body.

 
SPORT

School honours sportspersons
CHANDIGARH, Feb 21 — In order to encourage and boost sport and co-curricular activities in the school, the Parent Teacher Association of IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, honoured the students who had won fame for the school, at a function held today on the school premises.Top



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