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Monday, June 18, 2001, Chandigarh, India

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Eyewitness report, OPD slip put hospital in trouble
Case of body dumped outside Civil Hospital
SAS Nagar, June 17
A passerby had found the body of a 45-year-old patient, Sham Sunder of Badmajra village, outside the Phase VI Government Civil Hospital here on June 15. Sham Sunder, a patient of asthma, had been admitted to the hospital on June 10. Today, the hospital staff said he had left the hospital on June 11.

Nowhere to go for autopsy

The body of Sham Sunder being taken to Rajendra Hospital, Patiala.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	DPI to release advance increments for lecturers June 17, 2001
	Unauthorised structure invites show-cause notice June 16, 2001
	PUDA to hold grand “clearance sale” June 15, 2001
	City to get drinking water from Ganguwal June 14, 2001
	Irrigation office goes without power, water June 13, 2001
	Civic body uses kundis to light up streets June 12, 2001
	Nursing homes, PGI tie up for waste disposal June 11, 2001
	Rail track repair causes inconvenience to road users June 10, 2001
	Punjab to take up sullage issue with UT June 9, 2001
	Police rescues teenager from confinement June 8, 2001

Within hours of bail, Ranjit Bajaj back in lock-up
Jagtinder Bagga, too, held
Ranjit Bajaj comes out of the Sector 17 District Courts complex with his lawyer after he was released on bail in Chandigarh on Sunday. Chandigarh, June 17
Friends-turned-foes Ranjit Bajaj and Jagtinder Pal Singh Bagga were arrested by the city police for apprehension of breach of peace here this evening. The two were booked under Sections 107 and 151 of the Indian Penal Code.

Ranjit Bajaj comes out of the Sector 17 District Courts complex with his lawyer after he was released on bail in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

SPECIAL STORY
PGI to display rate list of disposables
Chandigarh, June 17
The PGI administration has directed its Medical Superintendent to display rates of all disposables and other items used in the Departments of Cardiology, Cardiothoraccic Surgery and Orthopaedics. This, said sources, is being done after a request from the UT Administration made to the PGI Director, Prof S.K. Sharma, in order to save the patients from being fleeced by the chemist-doctor nexus.

Police, traders to streamline parking
Panchkula, June 17
Haphazard parking in the busy Sector 7 market, bursting at its seams with vehicles every evening, would soon be a thing of the past. The police, in collaboration with the traders, has worked out a blueprint of streamlining parking in the crowded market.

PU gives paltry amounts as scholarships
Chandigarh, June 17
Students of Panjab University are getting very meagre amounts as scholarship and stipend money. In case of the Shiv Charan Singh scholarship on need-cum-merit basis for physics honours school, the Wing Commander S.L. Malhotra scholarship for a deserving student of M. Sc (honours school) and the Charu Dev Shastri Endowment Fund stipend for toppers wishing to pursue postgraduation in Sanskrit, the monthly allowance is just Rs 50.

CHANDIGARH CALLING

THE Chandigarh Administration has made one more effort to be people friendly. Offices of the licencing and registering authority will remain open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. All work like issuing new licences, renewal of licences, registration of vehicles, acceptance of application forms for change of name and issue of no objection certificates, will be carried out.

COMMUNITY

Seminar on Kashmir problem
Chandigarh, June 17
A seminar on “Kashmir Problem: Its Genesis and Solution” was organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad here today. Speakers held the then political leadership at the time of Independence responsible for the problem.

STATE OF ROADS
Road of inconvenience
Chandigarh, June 17
Poorly laid tarmac riding surface dotted with potholes of the size of crater, cracks and depression mark the stretch of road dividing Panjab University and Dhanas village. The condition of the road deteriorates further where it turns towards Madhya marg. In fact, the road passing in front of the Sanatan Dharam mandir, Sector 14, which goes towards Dhanas and Madhya marg, is in a pitiable condition.

Radio jockeys — taking city youth by storm
Chandigarh, June 17
Thanks to the audio-visual production houses, which have recently become very active in the promotion of media-related jobs in the city, the youth are currently having a taste of the best techniques available in the field. Two parallel workshops, both focusing fairly well on the various aspects of the job, are currently in progress in the city.

DJ who can read crowd’s mind
D.H. Honey Chandigarh, June 17
Honey became a DJ at the age of 14 when he was a Class VIII student of Tagore International School in New Delhi. “Music is my soul. Even as a student, I used to carry a walkman to my classroom. Inspired by my brother JC, who is well known in the circle of DJs, I began deejaying at private parties when I was still in school,” Honey says. He is here for the promotion of the remix album ‘Digen’s Jalwa’.

FENG SHUI TIPS
Pointing a finger is bad
FENG Shui suggests never point a finger at a person. It is just not wise to point the index finger at anyone when one is speaking. Generally, I have seen that when people are angry with someone, they tend to point the index finger at the person concerned.

Report on royal killings ‘baseless’
Chandigarh, June 17
Hundreds of members of the Young Communist League, Nepal, held a rally here today. They were protesting against the present ruler of Nepal, King Gyanendra.

CRIME

Arrested for wife’s murder
Panchkula, June 17
The CIA staff of the Panchkula police has arrested Santosh Yadav, alias Pappu, who strangled his wife, Preeti, on May 13 morning in Rajiv Colony, Sector 17, here. He hailed from Bajkari Mojaban (Katra) in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh.

Booked for theft
Chandigarh, June 17
The local police has arrested Santosh Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, after he was reportedly caught redhanded in a godown in Sector 34 here yesterday. The complainant, Mr Rahul Kohli, a resident of Panchkula, alleged that the accused had entered the godown with an intention of theft.

Woman commits suicide
Dera Bassi, June 17
Gurnam Kaur, a 25-year-old, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the ceiling fan of her house in Behra village near here. Meanwhile, Gurnam’s parents have alleged that her in-laws has forced her to bring dowry, following which she was forced to commit suicide.

EDUCATION

Students oppose restrictions on taking test
Kharar, June 17
Resentment prevails among a large number of students and their parents who are living in Chandigarh and its surrounding areas, including Kharar, and have passed their Class XI and Class XII (Medical) examinations from any school in Chandigarh. They cannot take the Punjab Medical Entrance Test 2001 because of certain conditions imposed by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences at Faridkot.

‘Right attitude important to become achiever’
Chandigarh, June 17
For all those who want some handy tips on what to do in life should have been at the three-day exposition and conference on alternative careers organised by the CII which ended here today.

‘Graphic animation has plenty of scope’
Chandigarh, June 17
By year 2005, the broadcasting industry’s revenue would increase to Rs 65,000 crore from the present Rs 15,000 crore. Film exports from the country would increase at the rate of 20 per cent per annum and a 70 per cent channel growth would also be witnessed, said Mr Rajesh Turakhiya, vice-president, Maya Entertainments (MEL), a graphic animation and production company.

Resolution on result declaration
Chandigarh, June 17
Panjab University today reiterated its resolve of timely declaration of the annual examination results. Apart from the undergraduate results, the university proposes to declare the results of major postgraduate courses, history, English, political science and Hindi, to name a few, by June 30.

CULTURE

Young dancers exhibit talent
Chandigarh, June 17
For once this dance contest began in time and finished in time as well. Organised by the Arjan Star Group based in the city, the dance contest held at Tagore Theatre today, had four participating categories.

(From L), Christieve and Richa Sareen take part in a dance competition at Tagore Theatre on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

400 examined at health camp
Chandigarh, June 17
As many as 400 members of the Chandigarh Press Club participated in the two day free health check-up camp on the club premises. The camp which ended today had been arranged specifically for the benefit of the club members and their families.

Rally by public health staff
Chandigarh, June 17
A large number of workers of the United Front Public Health Employees Union held rally here today. The workers staged dharna in order to mobilise workers for participation in a mass dharna scheduled to be held on June 20.

SPORTS

Flamboyant 94 by Saini
Chandigarh, June 17
Spurred by a flamboyant knock of 94 runs by Jagjit Saini, the Industrial Cricket Club defeated Chetna XI by 49 runs and won the final of the ‘A’ Division of the V UT Summer League Cricket tournament at the Sector 16 Cricket stadium here today.

26 probables for baseball meet
Chandigarh, June 17
Twentysix probables have been selected for the first coaching camp to be held from June 17 to 30 at Panjab University grounds, Chandigarh. An Indian team will be finalised during the camp for participation in the Asia Baseball Championship to be held at Chinese Taipei from August 30 to September 4.

Rewarded for performance
Chandigarh, June 17
In view of the outstanding contribution of Parminder Singh and Rajinder Singh to the Punjab and Sind Bank Hockey team and their impressive record while playing for the country in the national and international hockey tournaments, the bank has decided to honour them by promoting them from clerical cadre to officer cadre with immediate effect, according to Mr Charanjit Singh, Sports Secretary.

Practise yoga, says Prof Lal
Chandigarh, June 17
Yoga is a panacea in this era of materialism and mental tension. One could relieve oneself only by practicing yoga for half an hour and it would keep him physically and mentally fit and alert and relieve off all the tension without any use of drug, said Prof M.Lal, a renowned yoga exponent, while speaking at the inaugural session of the camp organised by Haryana Yoga Sabha at Yoga Divya Mandir, Sector 12, here today.

Rock Rovers Club beat Wanderer Club
Chandigarh, June 17
The Rock Rovers Club defeated the Wanderer Club 2-1 in the final to win the trophy in the Chandigarh State Junior Hockey Championship at the Sector 18 hockey stadium here today.

ADMINISTRATION

Residents remove encroachments voluntarily
Chandigarh, June 17
As many as 50 residents of the Ram Darbar Industrial Area, Phases I and II, voluntarily removed their unauthorised constructions following the warning given by the Enforcement Staff and the Roads Division of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. The residents had been asked to remove illegal structures by June 21 . The notices had been issued by the Executive Engineer (Roads-II), Mr Mukesh Anand.