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Wednesday, March 13, 2002, Chandigarh, India

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Part-time teachers having a field day
Regular appointments being set aside
Chandigarh, March 12
The Punjab Government and the Chandigarh Administration cannot deny existing exploitative working conditions for a sizeable section of the teaching community (particularly part-time and guest faculty).

CBI arrests Asst Excise and Taxation Commissioner
Chandigarh, March 12
The Central Bureau of Investigation today arrested UT Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner S.P. Kansal on charges of misuse of official position and possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Air of uncertainty over new DC
Chandigarh, March 12
With just 10 days to go for the three-year tenure of UT Deputy Commissioner M. Ramsekhar to end, there is an air of uncertainty over who will be the new DC.

Shiva devotees throng temples
Chandigarh, March 12
Devotees from all over the city thronged temples on the occasion of Shivaratri. Long queues were witnessed outside various temples.

Artful tribute to Shiva

Devotees offer milk to Sivalingam and (right) rush outside a temple in Chandigarh on the occasion of Shivaratri.
— Photos Manoj Mahajan

REGIONAL BRIEFS

Waiting for mama.
Waiting for mama
— Photo Pradeep Tewari

EARLIER STORIES

	Goods worth Rs 7 lakh gutted March 12, 2002
	Ticket-holders fail to gain entry into stadium March 11, 2002
	Zimbabweans shop and chomp March 10, 2002
	Cricketers arrive for a game March 9, 2002
	International Women’s Day just a ritual ? March 8, 2002
	PU to review fiscal affairs March 7, 2002
	PU to have Boards of Studies again March 6, 2002
	Another victim at dowry’s altar March 5, 2002
	Sikh panel appeals for Akali unity March 4, 2002
	Security stepped up at vital installations March 3, 2002

Dispensaries functioning without adequate staff
Panchkula, March 12
The state government has reportedly failed to provide staff — doctors as well as paramedics — in three recently inaugurated government dispensaries. These dispensaries, in Sectors 20, 10 and 25, are functioning with skeleton staff drawn from dispensaries in other parts of the state.

Maths paper a problem for parents
Chandigarh, March 12
There is no sleep for anxious parents a night before tomorrow’s CBSE Class X mathematics examination, while students slog over confusing arithmetic problems and geometric theorems.

Local designers brush shoulders with stars
Chandigarh, March 12
Thanks to the local fashion design coterie represented well by Rama Chandra and Sons, the city beautiful will now have some stake in Bollywood.
British actor William Randell and Rajeshwari Sachdeva

British actor William Randell and Rajeshwari Sachdeva during the shooting of the film ‘Perfect Husband’ in Chandigarh

Poll for MCC committee heads from March 20
Chandigarh, March 12
Elections to the posts of chairmen and vice-chairmen of 10 committees of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will be held on March 20, 21 and 22 and nominations will start from March 15.

CRIME

Scooterist killed in mishap
Chandigarh, March 12
An unknown person riding a scooter (CH-01-P-6098) was killed after being knocked down by a Tata 406 truck near the Old Labour Colony in Sector 31. He was rushed to the Sector 32 Government Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

BUSINESS

BIZ CLIP

EDUCATION

Seminar on China under Deng Xiaoping
Chandigarh, March 12
A two-day national seminar on China under Deng Xiaoping, organised by the Department of Central Asian Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, was inaugurated by Mr Wan Dalin, First Secretary, Education, Chinese Embassy, New Delhi, here yesterday.

Bhangra becomes a renaissance dance: A folk dance competition at ‘Renaissance II’ in the Government College of Art, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— Photo Pradeep Tewari

A neat blend of entertainment and information
Chandigarh, March 12
The activity on the second and the concluding day of Government College of Art’s annual fest heightened today, with more and more students as also parents visiting the campus.

Home Secy gets computer lessons
Chandigarh, March 12
It was a proud moment for 10 teachers of DAV Public School, Sector 8, who virtually “taught’’ the Home Secretary, Mr R.S. Gujral, the DPI (S), Mr D.S. Mangat, and the Director, IT, Mr Vivek Atray, in the multimedia room of the school, here yesterday.

Dept plans hygiene course in schools
Chandigarh, March 12
Cautioned by the outbreak of plague in various parts of the country, the UT Education Department is reportedly working out the modalities of introducing a short-term course on health and hygiene in the city schools.

YOUNG VOICE
I want to excel in studies and acting
Pooja Gaba, who was selected last year for Alpha Punjabi’s music video ‘Russi hoi mashook’ and is anchoring a Punjabi programme for a Canadian channel, aims to become a thorough professional right from the beginning.

COURTS

Problems galore in District Courts
Chandigarh, March 12
Litigants, advocates and visitors to the district court here have been facing a lot of inconvenience due to the dismal state of public utility services. They have been complaining against stinking toilets, poor condition of water coolers, threat of bees and parking problem.

HEALTH

Surgeon invited to world congress
Chandigarh, March 12
Dr Kuldip Singh, honorary secretary, Indian Association of Laparoscopic Surgery, has been invited to the eighth world congress on endoscopic surgery to be held in New York from March 13 to 17.

SPORTS

SGFI to send teams for international meets
Chandigarh, March 12
The Secretary-General of the School Games Federation of India, Mr Pritam Singh Chhabra, said the federation would send school teams to participate in international school tournaments organised by the International School Sport Federation.

Body building meet
Cricket tourney