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VC asks English Dept to probe ‘unfair results’
Chandigarh, June 22
The Vice-Chancellor has asked the English Department authorities to look into the case of alleged unfair evaluation in the MA I results declared earlier this week. This is in response to complaints of students corroborated by a former chairperson of the department.

Rentals of govt houses to be increased
Chandigarh, June 22
Sprawling government houses allotted to senior officers of the government on low monthly rentals will now cost more to the allottee. In fact, a hike in the monthly rental of all categories of government houses and flats in the Union Territory of Chandigarh is working its way to a final decision in this regard.

Uncorked city let demon out
Chandigarh, June 22
Did laxity at the exit doors of the city allow the killers of the Sector 26 trader Ramesh Chawla to escape? With 13 main exit roads, Chandigarh is one of the most porous cities of India. A criminal can take many other routes to get out of here in a maximum of 10 minutes and enter Punjab or Haryana.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Results: English students cry foul June 22, 2002
	City to have 3 new sewage plants June 21, 2002
	Admission hassles in store for students at PU June 20, 2002
	City to have third industrial area June 19, 2002
	Warden out; ‘fast’ attack still on June 18, 2002
	New Mohali hospital block functional June 17, 2002
	10 school board officials in vigilance net June 16, 2002
	PUDA plots transfer allowed till June 30 June 15, 2002
	MC order on removal of building material June 14, 2002
	UT Admn sits on its order for 41 yrs June 13, 2002
	Houses outside lal dora to be regularised on payment June 12, 2002

5 murders in a month, 4 still unsolved
Chandigarh, June 22
Five murders in the past month have left the city police groping in the dark as four of these murder cases still remain unsolved to date. The police has solved only one murder and the rest four, including the recent murder of Ramesh Chawla, is yet to solved. In one of the cases, the police may not be able to even apprehend the killer, admit sources.

PowerGrid offers to maintain Kishangarh project
Chandigarh, June 22
The PowerGrid Corporation of India Limited yesterday made an offer that it will maintain Chandigarh Administration’s newly set up 220 KV substation at Kishangarh free of cost for one year and after that levy a charge at 15 per cent of the cost of the project.

Bus stand with starting trouble

Chandigarh, June 22
Despite excellent infrastructure, cleanliness and availability of almost all facilities, the Chandigarh Administration's pet project — to develop Sector 43 Inter-State Bus Terminus ( ISBT) as the model bus stand — has failed to take off.
Inter-State Bus Terminus -II, Sector 43, Chandigarh

CRIME

Credit card stolen; 2 held
Chandigarh, June 22
Three cases of theft were reported from different parts of the city during the past 24 hours.

2 held on assault charge

BUSINESS

MIA dubs Budget innovative
SAS Nagar, June 22
The Mohali Industries Association (MIA), while dubbing the Punjab Budget proposals unique and innovative, has sought the immediate payment of capital subsidy of Rs 500 crore and adequate budgetary provision for the revival of sick units.

Lovely lips were lucky lips
Chandigarh, June 22
This day was all about ‘lip service’ at the hands of the most reputed brand in the world of Indian fashion industry. Lakme was here to conduct a strange hunt in town today, spotting girls who had lips that could equal those of brand’s model Yana Gupta's in shape and shade.

Workshop on business management
Chandigarh, June 22
“If one wants to check pollution in one’s organisation, it does not mean that one has to incur an additional financial burden”. This was stated by Mr H.S. Bains, Chairman, Haryana Pollution Control Board, while addressing participants of the one-day workshop on ‘Integrating quality and environment towards total business management’ held here today.

EDUCATION

PU engineering results
Chandigarh, June 22
Panjab University today declared results of a number of engineering courses conducted earlier this year, an official press release said.

Summer workshop for kids

COURTS

PO surrenders in court
Chandigarh, June 22
An accused in a case of sedition, registered in 1992, surrendered in a local court here today. Ramji Lal, an activist of a Hindu organisation, had been declared a proclaimed offender in connection with a case for promoting communal violence after the Babri Masjid demolition in December 1992.

DISTRICT COURTS
Forgery of SC orders: notice to CBI
Chandigarh, June 22
A local court today issued a notice to the CBI to file a reply on July 1, acting on a bail plea moved by an accused advocate, Arun Madan, allegedly involved in a case of forgery of Supreme Court orders. The accused had already been remanded in judicial custody till July 3 by a local court on June 21.

Bail granted

CULTURE

International artistes’ body formed
Chandigarh, June 22
One more artistes’ association was today added to the existing list of bodies formed by artistes of the region. Christened International Artistes Association, the body of over 100 performing artistes from North India as also abroad, has some fresh items on its agenda, to start with.

‘Chhankatta-2002’ a satire on social issues

Chandigarh, June 22
The name ‘Chhankatta’ is not something new for the Punjabi audience. So good news for those who have been waiting to get their funny bone tickled by this longest Punjabi audio comedy series as the ‘Chhankatta trio’ has come out with their 22nd volume, titled “Chhankatta 2002”, which was released at the Press Club here today.

Comedian Jaswinder Bhalla, Neelu and Balmukund Sharma release their latest Punjabi album ‘Chhankatta-2002’ in Press Club, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Environment-based songs of golden era enthral
Chandigarh, June 22
The golden era of Hindi music was once again revived at Punjab Kala Bhavan today. Several amateur singers captured the magic of Mukesh, K L Sehgal and others of that period. The Environment Society of India organised this musical treat on the occasion of World Music Day. The highlight of the concert was that all the songs and ghazals sung today were related to the environment.

Audience dances to Aashoo’s tunes
Chandigarh, June 22
Bhangra beats echoed against the decked-up walls of a Sector 17 showroom as Punjabi pop artist Aashoo Punjabi crooned some of his latest songs in this evening today.

WESTERN FILM REVIEW
‘Joyride’ no joy for the audience
WHEN Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker), his brother, Fuller (Steve Jahn), and the girlfriend of Thomas, Venna (Leelee Sobieski) played a practical joke on a lonely truck driver over a Citizens’ Band Radio on a cross-country road trip, they did not know it was a game they would not play. The game would play them.

Dance contest held
Chandigarh, June 22
Tagore Theatre was a site of hectic activity today, with Chandigarh Art Theatre holding a special dance contest under the title of ‘Masti Punjab Di’. The contest featured participants of various age groups.

HEALTH

‘Criticism of new CGHS not healthy’
Chandigarh, June 22
The decision of the Union Government to limit the facilities under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) to designated dispensaries has made most Central Government employees here unhappy.

200 donate blood for thalassaemic kids
Chandigarh, June 22
The State Bank of India, the Medical Institute and the Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association (TWCA) organised the fourth blood donation camp, as a part of a series of six camps, organised to collect blood for children suffering from thalassaemia.