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Wednesday, July 10, 2002, Chandigarh, India

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Heavy rush of admissions to postgraduate courses
PU remains hot favourite of students
Chandigarh, July 9
If the number of applicants is any indication, there is a very heavy rush for admissions to postgraduate courses offered by Panjab University in the forthcoming academic session. A majority of the teaching departments have witnessed on an average 5 to 8 times more the number of applicants than the number of seats available in individual departments.

‘Devdas’ — the countdown begins
Chandigarh, July 9
A scene from the much-awaited film “Devdas”, which will be released on July 12. The countdown has begun. Eager to witness the launch of Sanjay Leela Bansali’s forthcoming venture “Devdas”, cine buffs from as far as Malout and Sangrur are rushing to Chandigarh to buy the tickets three days in advance.

A scene from the much-awaited film “Devdas”, which will be released on July 12.

Ticket at your doorstep

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Gang forging VIP security stickers busted July 9, 2002
	PU plans more academic independence July 8, 2002
	Sector 34 goes without power for 18 hours July 7, 2002
	Defaulting schools: PUDA hits back July 6, 2002
	Entrance test for enrolment in PhD July 5, 2002
	Thunderous court orders park shut July 4, 2002
	Ex-sarpanch gunned down July 3, 2002
	Admn reduces stamp duty July 2, 2002
	Admission to PU evening classes goes tough July 1, 2002
	Plan to augment power supply to Panchkula June 30, 2002
	6-yr-old boy drowns at amusement park June 29, 2002
	Couple, girl electrocuted June 28, 2002

Two cranes born in captivity
Chhat Bir (Patiala), July 9
Under its breeding programme for diminishing exotic species of birds and animals, the authorities of the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, Chhat Bir, have successfully bred cranes in captivity.

FIRST LESSONS: A mother crane seems to be instructing her three-day-old chicks in the art of hunting food at the Chhat Bir zoo on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo Karam Singh

MC’s financial position in dire straits
Chandigarh, July 9
The Municipal Corporation’s finances and resultant development have been crippled since 1996 with the Chandigarh Administration leaving a deficit of about Rs 18 crore in grants-in-aid in the first year of the formation of the body.

No check on sale of unhygienic eatables
Chandigarh, July 9
Though the Food Health authorities have stepped up their drive against the sale of adulterated food items, there is little that can be done to curb the sale of unhygienic and infected eatables being sold by the vendors as the power to issue and check licences to vendors, resting with the Municipal Council.

Meter scam in Panchkula
Panchkula, July 9
How much time should getting an electricity meter installed or getting it transferred in your name normally take? Maybe two days or maximum a week? In Chandigarh, perhaps. But in Panchkula it can take even months as some housing societies of Sector 20 are learning, much to their dismay.

COMMUNITY

Afghan police officials call on Governor
Chandigarh, July 9
Visiting Afghan police officials, who are on a week-long training course at Central Detective Training School (CDTS), today visited the Women and Child Support Office of the Chandigarh Police in Sector 17. They also visited the Sector 17 police station and interacted with cops.

Afghan police officials along with the SP (Operations), Chandigarh Police, Mr H.G.S. Dhaliwal, at the Economic Offence Office of the police in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Award for CSIO scientist
Chandigarh, July 9
A senior scientist of the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Dr M. A. Shamsi, has bagged the prestigious the 13th IETE Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award.

‘Police fails to register FIR’
Chandigarh, July 9
A resident of Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr Mukesh Kumar Bajaj has lamented that the Chandigarh Police was not registering a first information report (FIR) against an Army officer who had allegedly broken open the lock of his house in Mani Majra and taken away his household goods.

Monsoon dodges city
Chandigarh, July 9
Monsoon has dodged Chandigarh to go westwards towards Rajasthan leaving the city to face heat accompanied with humidity.

Tribune employee dead
Chandigarh, July 9
Mr Prakash Chand (37), plate maker of The Tribune, died here today in the GMCH, after brief illness. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

READERS WRITE
Appoint seniormost teacher HoD
OF late, there has been some movement on Panjab University campus to restrict the rotation of heads of teaching departments among Professors only. Opposition to this move from Professors is quite understandable.

Erratic power supply
PUDA proposal
A word of advice

CRIME

Forged stickers case: travel agent held
Chandigarh, July 9
The crime branch of the Chandigarh police today arrested the travel agent involved in the case of forging stickers for using black films on vehicles.

Army gypsy crushes man to death
Chandigarh, July 9
A person was killed and another seriously injured after they were allegedly run over by an Army gypsy near Airport chowk in the late hours yesterday.

Chains snatched
Theft cases
Two booked
Four bodies found
One dead
2 women held
Arrested

Temple priest beaten up
Lalru, July 9
Masked robbers armed with sticks and weapons entered a temple in Chaundheri village late last night and beat up the priest, Baba Dharmpuri.

BUSINESS

Withdraw resumption notices, say industrialists
Panchkula, July 9
The Panchkula Industrial Association staged a dharna outside the office of the Administrator, Haryana Urban Development Authority, Panchkula, today against the alleged “anti-industry” approach adopted by HUDA.

EDUCATION

GMSSS-35 inches ahead of its counterpart
Chandigarh, July 9
It has been a healthy academic tug-of-war between two government schools vying for the top slots for the last couple of years. This year, however, GMSSS-35 has inched just ahead of GMSSS-16 and bagged a “first” with the parents and students alike.

Admissions closed in five schools
Chandigarh, July 9
Admissions to five schools in the science and commerce streams closed with cut-off percentage in these going below the first division mark of 60 per cent for the first time since admissions commenced to plus one classes of government schools.

Panjab University interviews postponed
Chandigarh, July 9
Panjab University has postponed the date of interviews for the Department of Economics, an official press release said here today.

PU declares exams results
Chandigarh, July 9
Panjab University has declared the examination results of a number of honours schools in sciences, an official press release said here today.

‘Maintain quality in technical education’
Chandigarh, July 9
Eighteen persons who have contributed significantly to the field of technical education were honoured today at Tagore Theatre at a function organised by the Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Associations (PUTIA).

‘Special’ students get certificates
Chandigarh, July 9
It was a proud day for 15 “special” students at class at their institute, Lifesteps Foundation in Punjab Red Cross Bhavan, Sector 16, here today, as they walked out armed with computer certificates.

Visually impaired students who have completed Diploma in Office Computing at Lifesteps Computer Centre at Red Cross Bhavan in Chandigarh.
— A Tribune photograph

This time, ITI impresses Jacob
Chandigarh, July 9
A pleasant ‘surprise’ awaited General Jacob when he paid a visit to the Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Sector 28, today to see any improvement since his last surprise visit to the ITI on February 13, this year.

Counselling at CIET from Thursday
Chandigarh, July 9
Counselling will begin from Thursday for the first academic session of Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology located on the Chandigarh-Patiala highway, about 25 km from Chandigarh.

COURTS

DISTRICT COURTS
Pala murder case
CHANDIGARH: An anticipatory bail plea moved by two accused in a murder case of former Sarpanch of Khuda Ali Sher, Pala Singh, was dismissed by a local court today. The bail plea moved by the duo—Satpal and Gurdhian Singh— was dismissed by the UT Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr Lakhbir Singh.

Fake currency case

Water shortage

CULTURE

When fashion meets astrology
Chandigarh, July 9
Learning about the traits of people’s personality through their zodiac signs had never been so much fun for the students of the National Institute of Fashion Technology.

Students of NIFD at the preview of annual passing-out fashion show in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Kendra to start course in theatre
Chandigarh, July 9
Pracheen Kala Kendra here will introduce a two-year diploma course in theatre from this session at its kendra complex in Sector 35.

HEALTH

158 challaned in 6 months
Chandigarh, July 9
The UT Food Health Authorities have during the past six months issued challans to 158 persons for selling unhygienic food items, and found adulteration by nine units making ice cream, spices and edible oil.

SPORTS

Rolling grounds to seat spectators
Panchkula, July 9
The Haryana Urban Development Authority has introduced the concept of rolling ground in Sports Complex coming up here in Sector 3. This has been done for the first time in the country.

A view of the rolling grounds around the cricket pavilion at Sports Complex, Sector 3, Panchkula.
— A Tribune photograph

A promising wushu player
A few sportspersons have made achievements in the field other than sports: Kalpana Patwal of the city is not only a good wushu player but also has performed well in studies and music. She won a gold medal in the second North Zone Wushu Championship held in Chandigarh in 2001 and a bronze medal in the 11th Wushu National Championship held in Meerut this year.

ADMINISTRATION

Powermen seek time-bound promotions
Chandigarh, July 9
Employees of the UT electricity wing today staged a dharna and a demonstration outside the new power house on the Madhya Marg in Industrial Area (Phase I) in support of their demands.

Bungling case: probe term extended
Chandigarh, July 9
The term of inquiry into the alleged bungling in the Fire Department of the Municipal Corporation has been extended till August 7 for the second time.