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City’s CBSE academic merit sets new targets
Girls top in all streams * Toppers want to become engineers, doctors
Chandigarh, May 23
Outstanding results secured by students of Chandigarh schools in the CBSE examination once again stamp the fact that the intelligence level of this city is rising tremendously. With every passing year, academic merit outdoes itself to set newer targets so that the urge to grow and perform better does not die down at any cost.

It's time to cheer the girl child: Ranvi Garg (arts topper) and Arpeta Gupta and Kamaldeep (medical stream) and their parents are all smiles after the declaration of the CBSE Class XII examination results. All top positions in all streams were pocketed by girls. — Photos Manoj Mahajan

IT raids on wine trader’s house, shops
Chandigarh, May 23
Wine shops, homes and office premises of one of the biggest wine traders, M/s Ladda Liquors, were raided by sleuths of the Income Tax Department. Also targeted were homes of various relatives and other associates.

Entrance test for Ph.D to monitor quality
PU to start test from this session
Chandigarh, May 23
To check plagiarism and promote fresh research at the doctoral level, Panjab University will conduct an entrance examination to check the aptitude of the applicant in the concerned field.

Admn consults ‘War Book’ on civil defence
Chandigarh, May 23
In a highly confidential meeting of senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration, the ‘War Book’ on civil defence preparedness was consulted today. This, sources said, was done to brush up the overall final plan for emergency management, intelligence gathering and preparedness in case of war.

Blame game on as water consumers suffer
SAS Nagar, May 23
While the municipal council and the Public Health Department (PHD) are laying the blame at each other’s door for the acute water shortage in the town, consumers continue to suffer with the mercury hovering around 410 C.

COMMUNITY

Shoeshine boys packed off with good wishes

Chandigarh, May 23 Shoeshine boys Arun, Arjun and Sahil, who have been making news ever since they cleared the class V examination in March this year, this morning received numerous messages of hope.  The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Lieut Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), presents gift packs to shoeshine boys before seeing them off to Solan from the UT Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Zoo to have incinerator
Disposal of carcasses, hospital waste
Chhat Bir, May 23
In an effort to streamline the disposal of carcasses and hazardous hospital waste, the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park authorities have decided to set up an incinerator on the zoo premises.

No respite from heatwave in sight
Chandigarh, May 23
Three seemed to be no respite in sight for the northern region from the heatwave as temperatures rose by several degrees today, with the city recording the season’s second highest maximum temperature so far at 43.6°C, five degrees above normal. Amritsar sizzled at 45.5°C, six degrees above normal. 

Reduction in stamp duty demanded
Chandigarh, May 23
Reduce stamp duty to bring it in line with adjoining states; evict wine shops from government land; improve facilities in the office of the sub-registrar; do no charge stamp duty in case of transfer of property in blood relations; in case where general power of attorney holder had died, his kin be given benefits and property be transferred.

Labour Dept pays hefty rent for bureaucrat’s SCO
SAS Nagar, May 23
As scam after scam tumble out of cupboards of former Akali ministers, it seems that misusing official position to draw financial gains was not the prerogative of politicians only.

More GBA workers face action
Chandigarh, May 23
Stating that the ongoing strike by the Groz Beckert Workers Union is illegal, the GBA management in a press release yesterday said that while the general secretary of the union, Mr Shyam Bhandari, had already been dismissed , disciplinary action against those who were indulging in violence will be undertaken .

Anniversary special caravan
Chandigarh, May 23
Ebony, the largest departmental store in North India, flagged off a two-day anniversary special caravan here today.

Tibetans contest validity of accord
Chandigarh, May 23
The Tibetan Youth Congress in a press release here today “reaffirmed its protest against the validity of the 1951 agreement that was thrust upon with force by China”.

Juvenile Welfare Board meeting
Panchkula, May 23
A meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board was held here today to issue an abandonment certificate to a child, Gul, who was found in a cradle of the SOS Children’s Village Association, Bal Niketan, on December 12.

• Autorickshaw overturns

• Labourer electrocuted

• Power supply disrupted

• Ex-employee of Tribune bereaved
  

CRIME

Pickpocket caught red-handed
Chandigarh, May 23
A resident of Sector 38-West, Rajbir, was reportedly caught-red handed while he was trying to pick a pocket in the Sector-17 market. Sector-7 resident M. Nayan reported that he had Rs 180 and a driving licence in his pocket which the accused was trying to steal. He was handed over to the police who arrested him and registered a case against him.

4 arrested in flesh trade case
Dera Bassi, May 23
In an alleged case of flesh trade, the police detained four persons, a son of a former general secretary of the Block Congress Committee, a Haryana Home Guard employee and two women, here today. One of their accomplices escaped.

CULTURE

From strumming guitar to rising star — ‘Lucky’ you!
Chandigarh, May 23
When music builds bridges, distances cannot deter people from coming together. In an exclusive telephonic interview with Chandigarh Tribune from Mumbai today, the light-eyed singer shared his latest passion, Tanuja Chandra’s ‘Sur’, the film which has cast the singing star in a fresh mould.

Jacob inaugurates emergency OT in GH-16

Chandigarh, May 23 The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), today asked the Department of Architecture to finalise the plan for an additional block of Sector 16 General Hospital within 15 days so that construction of the new block could be started at the earliest. The new trauma centre at the General Hospital, Sector 16, which was inaugurated on Thursday by the UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd). — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Basketball tourney from May 27 to 29
Chandigarh, May 23
The Chandigarh state sub-junior basketball championships in the below 13 age group for boys and girls will be held from May 27 to 29 at New Public School, Sector 18. This was stated by Col A.S. Judge, president of the Chandigarh Basketball Association. The UT teams in both sections will also be selected for taking part in the 29th national sub-junior national basketball championship to be held at Pondicherry from June 17 to 22.

• Roller hockey camp
  

UT notifies SCO, SCF conversion rates
Chandigarh, May 23
In a significant move the Chandigarh Administration today notified rates to convert shops-cum-offices and shops-cum-flats (SCOs and SCFs) for more intensive use as shopping plazas and restaurants.

Sec-35 hotel loses bar licence
Chandigarh, May 23
Orders to cancel the bar licence of a Sector 35 hotel, Monarch, was reportedly issued this evening following alleged underpricing of liquor and sales being made at costs lower than even the landed cost of liquor.

• Silt from Sukhna