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TRIBUNE DEBATE
‘Medical students more suited for biotechnology course’
Chandigarh, June 24
Panjab University needs to consider biotechnology as an inter-disciplinary course of the medical and non-medical streams instead of compartmentalising the course for non-medical students alone. Biotechnology is an engineering course but the thrust area for its application is living organism.

Rush for admission in govt schools
Saving on school fee to spend on tuitions
Chandigarh, June 24
Feeling the pinch of rising cost of tuitions considered “necessary” for getting admission in professional courses, including engineering and medical, a substantial number of class X pass outs are making a beeline for getting admission in government schools in the city instead of private ones.

Students protest outside VC’s office

Chandigarh, June 24 A group of students of the Panjab University’s English Department today gathered outside the department and marched towards the Vice Chancellor’s office in protest against what they claim has been wrongful marking of their answer-sheets. Students of the Department of English, Panjab University, protest outside the VC’s office in Chandigarh on Monday. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

NUMBER PLATE ISSUE
No decision yet on challaning vehicles
Chandigarh, June 24
Even as the deadline to switch to the new colour scheme of registration numbers on vehicles ends on June 30, the Chandigarh Administration is yet to issue an order on when the challaning for violations will begin.

HC stays demolition at Nada village
Chandigarh, June 24
They settled in Panchkula’s Nada village way back in 1969 when the national highway way was being laid. Over the years, this working class from Tamil Nadu was reportedly issued ration cards, besides voters’ identity cards. However, the Haryana Urban Development Authority carried out a massive drive and demolished structures constructed by them.

COMMUNITY

Ruckus over infant’s death Chandigarh, June 24 The Advanced Paediatric Centre at the PGI was the scene of a major emotional outbreak today evening following the death of an infant. The parents and relatives of the child started raising slogans against the doctors and nurses of the APC, alleging that the child had died due to the negligence of the PGI staff. The two-and-a-half-year old boy Nimish was admitted to the PGI emergency on Thursday. Ashwini and Alka, parents of two-and-half-year-old Nimish, who died at the PGI in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

‘Accounting standards to cut costs’
Chandigarh, June 24
The Centre has passed the new accounting standards to ensure uniformity in the cost accounting practices followed all over the country. Mr Arun Jaitley, Minister for Law, Justice and Company Affairs, has recently released the Cost Accounting Standard No. 1 regarding classification of costs, said Mr D.C. Arya, Secretary, Northern India Regional Council of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, here yesterday.

Panel to review rural credit distribution
Chandigarh, June 24
The Estimates Committee will review the distribution of rural credit next week amidst reports of suicides by farmers in the region. The committee is also likely to inquire into a recent scam in Punjab and the stoppage of supplies in Haryana by the Food Corporation of India.

A rebel with a difference
Chandigarh, June 24
She is a noble rebel, who has dared to challenge an age-old custom of society. She has entered a domain that has remained prohibited for women for centuries. Of course, there are other women who have broken the social barriers, but her effort is revolutionary.

GOVT-SPONSORED PROGRAMMES
Banks fail to achieve credit targets
Chandigarh, June 24
The State and Centre government inability to sanction adequate subsidy on time, and lack of bankers’ interest in the government-sponsored schemes have badly affected the disbursement of credit to the beneficiaries under these schemes. The banks have failed to meet the targets in most of the cases.

• 60 vehicles challaned for overspeeding

• Fire victims’ condition stable

• Gurpartap elected chairman

• MC panel holds meeting

CRIME

Woman commits suicide
Chandigarh, June 24
A 27-year-old married woman, Santo Devi, ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling of her jhuggi here today. The police has not found any suicide note, said sources. A case has been registered.

2 stolen cars recovered
Chandigarh, June 24
The police claimed to have solved at least four cases of car theft from the city by arresting Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, here today. The Operation Cell of the police, which arrested him, also claimed to have recovered two cars and got information about as many stolen cars from him.

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
Monsoon beauty care workshop
Chandigarh, June 24
Changing season brings its own problems. Though relieving from long hot summer days monsoons create a lot of problems and play havoc with skin, hair and make-up. Monsoon is the time when skin becomes unstable; suddenly it gets oily or becomes dry and dehydrated.

EDUCATION

These kids prefer workshop to fun and frolic Chandigarh, June 24 When almost the entire city is being swamped by fun-filled workshops of some kind or the other, here is a bunch of kids who are working hard to prepare for the NCERT-conducted National Talent Search Examination under a month-long workshop conducted by the Council for Promotion of Young Talent, which is being held at the BRC Institute of Competitions, Sector 19, here. (Top) Mahek Inder Singh, Sumant, Kanav Arora, (bottom) Sumedha Sharma, Aakriti Gupta, Supriya Sharma

Non-teaching, teaching staff stir today
Chandigarh, June 24
Four unions representing managements, principals, teachers and non-teaching staff of non-government aided colleges of Punjab and Chandigarh will join hands to lodge a protest against the “anti-teacher policies of the Punjab Government” on June 25 at Matka Chowk, Sector 17.

PU exams results
Chandigarh, June 24
Panjab University has declared the results of the following examinations held by the university in April-May 2002: BA general first year; BA/BSc. general second year compartment (except English), deficient, additional and improvement; MA music instrumental first year; BE (mechanical) VI semester; BE (agro) III semester; BE (aero) V semester; BE (aero) VII semester.

Sandhu is PURSA head
Chandigarh, June 24
Mr Balwant Singh Sandhu, a research student of the Department of Punjabi, has been elected as the president of the Panjab University Research Scholar's Association, a body of the university's research scholars which was revived at the university here today.

• College staff boycott meeting

• SOPU submits memorandum

• LLB admission

DISTRICT COURTS
Bail granted to PU student leaders
Chandigarh, June 24
Two student leaders of Panjab University, Santokhwinder Singh Nabha, former president of the Panjab University Campus Students Council and Harveer Singh arrested by the UT police in connection with an attempt to murder case registered against them were granted bail today by a local court.

HC order on land possession
Chandigarh, June 24
Acting on a petition filed by the city-based Sai Niketan Social Welfare Society challenging the allotment of primary school site in Sector 42, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion for July 4 and ordered that the possession would not be delivered to the Kids Arcade International Society, Sector 9.

CULTURE

East meets South at Kala Gram

Chandigarh, June 24 The culture of South met that of the East through the traditional dance form performance today at Kala Gram resulting in a show which kept the audience captivated through the entire evening. The main attraction of the show today was Prof Kalamandalam Leelamma, a famous mohiniyattam dancer from Kerala. Artistes perform mohiniyattam dance of Kerala at Kala Gram in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Pammi sings for spirit
Chandigarh
For years, music has been his sole recluse. Living and practising spiritual music ever since he was a child, Pammi Hanspal did not even come to know when music became a form of devotion for him. All he remembers is his first lessons in Gurbani music, which he took, as a child, from his mother.

All set to step into the glamour world Chandigarh, June 24 They came all raw as far as modelling is concerned. But after one month of vigorous training under the expert guidance of Arclights Academy of Modelling and Applied Arts faculty members, the first batch of the academy is full of confidence to try out their luck in the glamour world.
Students of Arclight Academy of Modelling and Applied Arts with the faculty members at the passing out ceremony of the academy in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Impressive performance marks workshop finale
Panchkula, June 24
A bonanza of colourful dances and plays marked the ending of a month-long summer workshop organised by the Ghoomer Academy of Arts and Culture in association with district police here today.

SPORTS

Soccer mania at threshold

Chandigarh, June 24 All eyes are now fixed on the outcome of the today’s first semi-final of the 2002 World Cup soccer meet between Germany and host Korea at Seoul. It might go in favour of Koreans with lakhs of its citizens wishing good luck to their heroes. If Korea moves into the final after beating Germany, it would be the dawn of a new era in football for the Asian countries.

21-member hockey team selected
Chandigarh, June 24
As many as 21 hockey trainees have been selected for the new hockey academy being set up on the pattern of the Chandigarh Football Academy. They have been asked to report on June 29 at Sports Hostel, Sector 42, Chandigarh.

ADMINISTRATION

• Constable suspended