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Discounts cost liquor traders dear
Chandigarh, May 17
The ongoing bonanza for beer guzzlers may not last very long as liquor contractors in Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar are heading for a loss of about Rs 3 crore or Rs 10 lakh daily if the discounts persist.

Nine-year-old dies after falling in open manhole

SAS Nagar, May 17 A nine-year-old boy, Ashok, died after drowning in an open sewerage manhole in the market parking lot of Phase IX here this afternoon.
The open sewerage manhole (covered with dry leaves) in Phase IX, SAS Nagar, into which a nine-year-old boy fell on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

PGI Director can reign in peace... till 62
Chandigarh, May 17
The long-drawn controversy raging over the past two years, regarding the age of retirement of the PGI Director Prof S.K. Sharma, has come to an end with Parliament being informed that the age of retirement of Prof S.K. Sharma is 62 and not 60 as was being alleged by various groups of people.

Cattle in the newly inaugurated cattle pond of Sector 45, Chandigarh, brave the scorching heat in the absence of adequate sheds for them. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Tagore Theatre in need of repair
Chandigarh, May 17
Way back on August 2, 1994, about 50 renowned dance exponents and critics, attending a kathak seminar in the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, had to shift the venue after power supply in the main hall failed. The supply could not be restored in the absence of a generator on the theatre premises.

Truck hits scooter; 2 of family killed
Zirakpur, May 17
Two members of a family from Chhat village were killed while the third sustained serious injuries in an accident involving a scooter and an unidentified truck on the busy Chandigarh-Patiala highway about 2 km from here this morning.

COMMUNITY

From pillar to post for pensionary benefits
Chandigarh, May 17
It is not only the residents who are at the receiving end of the cold attitude of the Chandigarh Administration. Retired employees of the Administration, now in the evening of their lives, are being virtually made to beg for pensionary benefits which they deserve and have been approved through legal battles also.

A police station or a company godown ?

Dera Bassi, May 17 In alleged violation of the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the walls of the local police station have been turned into a huge advertisement display boards for the last over six months. Punjab Police has added ‘colour to its functioning’ by painting advertisements on the walls of the Dera Bassi police station in violation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders. — A Tribune photograph

Consumers sweat it out to pay power bills
SAS Nagar, May 17
Resentment prevails among electricity consumers against the PSEB’s decision to accept cash payment of power bills only at the main office in the industrial area here.

Clash over shamlat land, 13 injured
Lalru, May 17
As many as 13 persons, including three women, belonging to two different political groups were injured in a clash over illegal possession of shamlat land in Jaroth village near here today.

Seminars on science of yajna
Chandigarh, May 17
The Global Gaytri Parivar, Shantikunj (Hardwar) will organise Scientific Spiritual Expo-2002, congregation of intellectuals, here from May 24 to 26. This was stated by Mr Chander Mohan Sharma, zonal convener at a press conference here today.

Cool ‘pool’ break before vacations
Chandigarh, May 17
Little ones of Little Kingdom Nursery School, Sector 8, chilled out at a pool party which was organised on the last working day before the summer break of the school was declared. Children who came in their party dress played in the splash pool on the school premises, besides taking part in dance.

Tinytots of Little Kingdom Nursery School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, beat the heat at a pool and (right) little ones of Himachal Primary School and Eicher School enjoy water games at a hotel pool in Parwanoo.

High-handedness by police alleged
Panchkula, May 17
A case of highhandedness of police officials, allegedly at the behest of a minister of Himachal Pradesh, left a local resident stranded at Parwanoo for hours. Mr Shashi Kant, a local resident, has allegedly refused to give way to the official car of the Himachal Minister for Youth and Sports and Excise, Mr Praveen Sharma, coming from the opposite direction, in the midst of a traffic jam near Parwanoo barrier.

Drive against use of black films, lights Chandigarh, May 17 Following directives issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday, the traffic wing of the local police today began a special drive to check unauthorised use of black films and red lights on vehicles plying on city roads. Traffic cops remove black films from vehicles during a special drive conducted in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

• Camp for girls

• Footpath workers to hold rally

• Mechanics sore over removal of tools

• Play cancelled

CRIME

Woman knocked down by scooter
Chandigarh, May 17
A resident of Colony No 5, Ram Bedi, was injured after she was knocked down by a scooter near the road dividing Sectors 44-51. She was admitted to the Sector 32 Government Hospital.

Kidnapped girl recovered from rickshaw-puller
Chandigarh, May 17
The local police today recovered the minor girl, kidnapped by a resident of Burail last month, and brought her here from Ludhiana. The kidnapper, Ram Lakhan, a rickshaw-puller, has also been arrested.

Patwari booked for stealing ballot papers
SAS Nagar, May 17
A patwari of Jalandhar has been booked for allegedly stealing ballot papers from the Government Press in Phase 6 here. The ballot papers are being printed at the press for the forthcoming municipal council elections in Punjab.

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
Wet wipes for skin care in summers
Chandigarh, May 17
Importing world class body care products for women and babies for the past two years, Amex International based in Chandigarh has become a name to reckon with. The brainchild of Mr Ashok Mehta Amex International has received tremendous response to their entire range of international products.

EDUCATION

Environment education workshop
SAS Nagar, May 17
The State Institute of Science Education organised a workshop on environment education on the premises of the Punjab School Education Board here today. Experts on environment from Centre for Environment Education, Punjab School Education Board, district education office and principals of training centres took part in the seminar.

NSS to organise camps
Chandigarh, May 17
The NSS has underlined the theme of “Youth for water conservation” for the year 2002-2003. At least 60,000 NSS volunteers from the Chandigarh region will participate in special camping programmes in this regard.

Ruffel, Pooja adjudged best dolls

Chandigarh, May 17 Tiny tots of Blue Bird Model School, Sector 16, decked up as Barbie dolls swayed to the hit “Aqua” number “I am a Barbie girl” during the Doll’s Birthday Party celebrations at Sukhna Lake here today. Tinytots of Blue Bird Model School celebrate Doll’s Birthday Party at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Students present skit at seminar Chandigarh, May 17 The second day of the national seminar on ‘guidance and counselling in the 21st Century’ at Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36 , was made colorful by a case study on ‘development of self- awareness and realisation of potential and to determine worthwhile goal’.
Students of Lawrence School, Sanawar, present a skit at the national seminar on ‘Guidance and Counselling in the 21st Century’ at Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Painting trophy for DAV Public School
SAS Nagar, May 17
The overall trophy for the sixth annual inter-school painting-cum-poster making competition organised by the Generation Saviour Association here on May 4 has been won by DAV Public School, SAS Nagar. The trophy in the essay-writing contest has been awarded to the local Yadavindra Public School.

PEC students air their grievance
Chandigarh, May 17
Some of the Punjab Engineering College students, who are now in their first year, and wish to improve their scores in the Common Entrance Test by appearing in the examination again on May 19, 2002, have in a written complaint stated that the date of examination of the CET clashes with one of their practical examinations.

COURTS

HIGH COURT
Ahluwalia asked to present himself
Chandigarh, May 17
Asking Punjabi University’s former Vice-Chancellor Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia to be present in the Court on Monday, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed him to inform them if some statement was released by him to the media.

Four selected for sheltering terrorist acquitted
Chandigarh, May 17
Four persons accused of offering shelter to, Jagtar Singh Hawara, one of the accused in the Beant Singh assassination case in 1995, were today acquitted by a local court.

Court seeks duty chart, logbook in Beant case
Chandigarh, May 17
Acting on a petition filed by Surinder Sharma, prime witness in Beant Singh assassination case, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the UT Administration and other respondents to produce the duty chart of two officials deployed with the petitioner.

CULTURE

Frames from history Chandigarh, May 17 They remind you of a bygone era. Mounted on the walls of Art Folio in Sector 9, the mirror frames created and launched today by Besten and Company, span ‘an era of antiquity.’ Creator of Rock Garden Nek Chand inaugurates an exhibition of antique mirror frames at Art Folio, in Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

A fashion designer in the making
Panchkula, May 17
Summer is not just about heat and dust, it also signifies bright colours and a free spirit. Capturing the true essence of summer Preet Aman, a Mohali based upcoming designer, has presented us with a wide range of traditional Indian suits and Indo western outfits which she exhibited at the Gymkhana Club in sector 6 here today.

SPORTS

Narrow miss for shooting star
Chandigarh, May 17
Sabeeha Dhillon, who shot 389 out of 400 in the 10-metre Air Rifle event in the international junior shooting competitions (below 21) at Suhl, Germany which concluded on May 12, has alleged that she was informed only the night before the event that she would be dropped from the team and her score would be considered in the individual section only. Sabeeha, who competed with world class shooters, was later adjudged 19th in the individual section.

Skating championship results
Chandigarh, May 17
The Old Students Association of Blue Bird High School, Sector 16, today held a roller skating championship in the skating rink of the school. Young skaters from Class I to V took part in various events like class I and II in rink race I and musical chair, II and IV in obstacle race and rink race I, class V students in rink race I and II.