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Newly married woman disappears mysteriously
SAS Nagar, May 6
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a 19-year-old newly married woman from Phase VII here today. It is reported that Ms Harveen Kaur, alias Chandni, who was married to Mr Devinder Pal Singh about a fortnight ago, went for a walk in the morning at about 6.30 but did not return.

VLCC penalised for deficiency in service
Chandigarh, May 6
The VLCC is in the news for the wrong reasons. For failing to cause weight reduction in a woman (weighing 103 kg prior to the course), who paid a hefty sum for a promised loss of 20 kg of weight, the VLCC has been directed by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I to refund the full fee amount and pay Rs 1,000 as the cost of litigation.

Land mafia-official nexus to the fore
3 HUDA officers suspended for issuing NOCs
Panchkula, May 6
A nexus between the land mafia operating in villages of this township and officials of the Estate Office and the Sub-Tehsil Office has come to light.

Govt, MC staff call off stir
Administration accepts demands
Chandigarh, May 6
The Coordination Committee of Government and MC Employees and workers said the strike by employees scheduled for tomorrow had been called off following a meeting between the Administration and the committee.

Do skilled hands drive PCR vehicles?
Chandigarh, May 6
All hands at the wheel of Police Control Room (PCR) vehicles are not trained. Senior officials of the city police realised this after a recent reshuffle among the lower ranks. While some personnel expressed their inability to drive the PCR vehicles due to lack of training, other claimed they did not possess the commercial driving licence.

Bawa booked for forgery also
Panchkula, May 6
President of the Himachal unit of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Amarjit Bawa, arrested in Shimla in a case of wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and assault, was today booked for cheating and forgery also. Sections 420, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code were added to the first information report registered against him late in the evening.

COMMUNITY

Virina’s touch of class

Chandigarh, May 6 Indulgence is also a fine art. Had it not been so, the workshop on personal grooming organised this morning at Hotel Mountview by Delhi-based Virina Subbaiah would not have managed such a heartening response. And that, too, just by word of mouth.
Virina Subbaiah speaks at a workshop on ‘Me, myself and I’ held at Mountview in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

IN FOCUS
Aspiring docs from Kharar at a disadvantage
Kharar, May 6
Students of this township aspiring to become doctors are at a disadvantage as far as appearing for competitive entrance examinations conducted by the Punjab Government is concerned.

TRIBUNE IMPACT
Births and Deaths Registration Office shifted
Panchkula, May 6
The Births and Deaths Registration Office has finally been shifted to the basement of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) building here. The office was earlier housed in an old cement godown of the HUDA complex in Sector 6.

3-Field Regiment bids adieu to Jacob

Chandigarh, May 6 The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Lt-Gen. J.F.R. Jacob, (retd), today bid adieu to 3-Field Regiment, at a function organised somewhere in the western sector. Col G.S. Aul of 3-Field Regiment presents a memento to the Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), at a function organised somewhere in the Western Sector on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

• BJP claims assurance

Feeling the pulse of Batalvi’s heart Chandigarh, May 6 There is nothing to contest the growing relevance of Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s works. As years pass by, the genius of Batalvi seems to cast a greater spell on the world around. Those who have the fortune of feeding on his immortal verses cannot help but feel the pulse of the poet’s heart.

R.D. Kailey renders a song at a function on the occasion of Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s death anniversary at State Library, Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Tuesday; and (right) a section of the audience. — A Tribune photograph

Sweepers threaten indefinite fast
Chandigarh, May 6
The Municipal Corporation here today notified a nine-member committee under the chairpersonship of former Mayor, Mr Lalit Joshi to go into the question of privatisation of sanitation in the city even as the Sweepers’ Union, agitating for 14 days, has threatened to launch an indefinite fast to oppose privatisation in sanitation.

Hospital worker commits suicide
Chandigarh, May 6
A 25-year-old sanitary worker at the Sector 16 General Hospital, Kiran Kumar, committed suicide by hanging himself in his Sector 24 house this evening.

Welfare body asks students to join Army
Chandigarh, May 6
While numerous career counselling companies are adopting fancy modes to guide students through a wide spectrum of hi-tech careers, the Residents Welfare Association in Sector 33 has adopted a straight forward way to lure students into the defence services.

‘Circus holds no charm for city residents’
Chandigarh, May 6
No one has the time for circus in Chandigarh. No, not anymore. Though the response was overwhelming in boomtowns of the region including Ludhiana and Patiala, few have the inclination to spend time, and money, for watching the artist play with chimpanzees for good one-and-a-half hour in Chandigarh.

Snag in Connect network
Chandigarh, May 6
The services of hundreds of fixed line and mobile phones of the Connect were affected in Sectors 26, 29, 22, Mani Majra and SAS Nagar today. According to number of subscribers, the Connect mobile services in SAS Nagar were also out of order from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sachin case: 14 cops honoured
Panchkula, May 6
As many as 14 cops were today honoured by Inspector -General of Police, Ambala Range, Mr Alok Joshi, for their commendable role in solving the Sachin Garg kidnapping case and in arresting notorious purse snatcher, Sandeep Singh.

SAVE SUKHNA
Let private sector step in
OPEN up the lake for the private sector and permit water sports, besides house boats for those wanting to stay there. The private party will bring in resources to prevent silt forming in the lake. The other side of the lake can be connected with a ropeway and then developed with beautiful landscaping, musical fountains, colourful lights and camping sites.

CRIME

Woman attempts suicide
Chandigarh, May 6
A married woman allegedly attempted suicide by setting her ablaze after dousing herself with some inflammable material at the Sector 17 residence of her father in the Telephone Bhavan complex in Sector 17 here today. The victim, Alka, was alone at her home when she set herself ablaze. The victim was admitted to the PGI with 100 per cent burns.

• Man found dead

• Body found
  

Focus on customer orientation in banking services
Chandigarh, May 6
The small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) organised an interactive session with small entrepreneurs here today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr N.K. Maini, Chief General Manager, SIDBI, who presided over the function, stressed the need for customer orientation in banking services.

‘T-touch’ watch with six functions

Chandigarh, May 6 It was a rare moment when 150 years of watchmaking history merged into futuristic technology as Ethos, a showroom dealing in Swiss watches, introduced the latest Tissot creation “T-touch”, the touch screen watch which boasts of six functions. And to give a glimpse of the history of the watchmaker, the showroom brought a collection of 30 antique watches evolved by Tissot during the past 150 years of its existence.

Ms Sharmili Rajput, brand manager of Tissot India, displays the latest creation “T-touch” watch at Ethos in Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph