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Wednesday, August 27, 2003, Chandigarh, India

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Kidnappers of schoolboy held
Harkaran Singh SAS Nagar, August 26
The police has arrested a father and son duo for kidnapping a schoolboy yesterday for a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. The boy was rescued by the police from the clutches of the kidnappers last night.

Amritpal Singh (left) and his father Avtar Singh, kidnappers of Harkaran Singh, a resident of Sector 71, SAS Nagar, being produced in the office of the Superintendent of Police in SAS Nagar on Tuesday. Amritpal Singh (left) and his father Avtar Singh, kidnappers of Harkaran Singh, a resident of Sector 71, SAS Nagar, being produced in the office of the Superintendent of Police in SAS Nagar on Tuesday. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

CBI to step up probe against Adviser
Chandigarh, August 26
Even as bureaucratic circles in Chandigarh are abuzz with speculation whether or not the Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mr Virendra Singh, will continue to hold the post, the Central Bureau of Investigation has said it will probe further into the assets of the Adviser.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Eight-year-old child kidnapped in Mohali August 26, 2003
	1,000 pouches of illicit liquor seized August 25, 2003
	GMCH head puts in papers August 24, 2003
	Man washed away by rising choe August 23, 2003
	Man murders wife, shoots at stepdaughter August 22, 2003
	Thou shall not lobby, PGI chief’s edict for doctors August 21, 2003
	Pregnant woman strangled August 20, 2003
	Display panels along highway pulled down August 19, 2003
	Teenager drowns in sarovar August 18, 2003
	PUDA goes tough on illegal colonisers August 17, 2003

2 on motor cycle crushed to death
Dera Bassi, August 26
Two motorcyclists were crushed to death in a head-on collision between a Swaraj Mazda and a motor cycle on the Dera Bassi-Mubarikpur-Ramgarh road in Mubarikpur village, about 2 km from here today.

Mr Laik Ram, in a state of shock, sits next to the Swaraj Mazda that ran over a motor cycle killing his son and another person on the spot on the Dera Bassi-Mubarikpur-Ramgarh road in Mubarikpur on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Ram Darbar murder accused surrenders
Chandigarh, August 26
Baljit Singh alias Soni, one of the accused in the murder of Jagdish alias, Rinku yesterday in Ram Darbar, today surrendered before the police and “confessed” to have been allegedly involved in the crime while another accused Sukhjinder, alias, Chhotu is on the run.

HMT chief told to take action for losses
Panchkula, August 26
The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has directed the Chairman of HMT Limited to take action against nine marketing officers in the Tractor division of HMT, Pinjore, accused of causing losses worth over Rs 160 crore.

Nod for ground-penetrating radars awaited
Chandigarh, August 26
The discovery of the remains of soldiers killed in the AN-12 air crash 35 years ago as well as the wreckage of the aircraft is stated to be “a matter of chance” by IAF officials associated with the search operations.

Experts called to solve dams’ riddle
Chandigarh, August 26
Alarmed at a phenomenon that its dams — the Bhakra and the Pong — are not expected to fill to the brim for the fifth year in succession, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has sought help from experts to solve this nature’s riddle.

COMMUNITY

Student’s body lies outside Emergency for hours
Chandigarh, August 26
The body of a 17-year-old student of the B.R. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management in Sector 42, Shyamolima, kept lying for over two hours outside the Emergency ward of the PGI late in the evening today.

Hello!!! Is this enquiry?
Chandigarh, August 26
Chandigarh may pride itself as among the best cities in the country. But are the emergency services being offered to the citizens equally good? Not all those who interacted with TNS agreed.

Need to adopt new technologies stressed
Chandigarh, August 25
There was a need to develop new technologies to tackle the problems of health, housing and employment and it could not be done without the help of industry and educational institutions, said Mr Sudhir Kumar, Joint Secretary (Administration), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), here today.

Railways to change colour of diesel engines
Chandigarh, August 26
Traditional reddish-brown colour of the diesel locomotives of the Railways is all set to change. As part of the ongoing research and development in the maintenance of the workhorses of the Railways, Northern Railway has begun the job of changing the colour pattern of the locomotives.

Inculcate reading habit, says Gen Mehta
S.A.S. Nagar, August 26
The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lieut-Gen S.S. Mehta, today said that to develop legal skills, budding lawyers had to understand human nature and behaviour.

The new campus of the Army Institute of Law, Sector 68, S.A.S. Nagar

Panchkula Roundup
Tax lawyers strike work
Panchkula, August 26
Members of the District Taxation Bar Association today went on strike in protest against ‘misbehaviour’ by a clerk of the Sales Tax Department.

Beautification plan
Training programme
Painting contest

Tubewells to improve water supply
SAS Nagar, August 26
For improving the water supply position in the town, the municipal council will sink three deep-bore tubewells, the sanction for which has been given by the Department of Local Government, Punjab.

Seminar on Uniform Civil Code
Chandigarh, August 26
The local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) yesterday organised a seminar on “Uniform Civil Code” at Panjab University here.

Demolition of shop opposed
Chandigarh, August 26
One person was roughed up by the police as a team of the Estate Office went about demolishing a newly opened shop in Sector 19. The person, Mr Rajeev Trehan, was a customer in the shop.

Bairagi mandal flays VHP
Chandigarh, August 26
The President of the Bairagi Mahan Mandal Punjab, Mr Krishan Kumar Bawa, today said the Congress did not require certificate of the Vishav Hindu Parishad to prove its credentials.

Land allotted to charitable trust
Panchkula, August 26
A land earmarked for a temple has been alloted to a private education trust in Sector 25 here.

Cops honoured

CRIME

Rs 50,000 stolen from car
SAS Nagar, August 26
Thieves decamped with Rs 50,000 from a car parked in front of a bank in Phase VII here today.

4 booked for assault
Lalru, August 26
Four residents of Dappar village were booked by the police on the charge of rioting, thrashing and intimidating a resident of the same village today.

BUSINESS

Set up metropolitan board, says chamber
Chandigarh, August 26
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Chandigarh administrator, Justice O.P. Verma (Retd.) to set up a Chandigarh Metropolitan Board as unplanned development in neighbouring towns of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh was affecting the fragile eco-system and planned character of the city.

EDUCATION

More trouble at Dept of Evening Studies
Chandigarh, August 26
Panjab University is facing acute problems in continuing the course in commerce at the Department of Evening Studies. The decision to continue the course has raised questions and the changed department timings have placed even students from other streams “to inconvenience”.

ABVP leader on indefinite dharna
Chandigarh, August 26
Saurabh Joshi, secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), today converted his one-day protest into an indefinite dharna to express his resentment against Panjab University for not accepting the demands of the students of B.Sc (Honours).

Karam Singh school wins dance contest
Chandigarh, August 26
Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Chandigarh, emerged winner of the group dance competition organised as a part of Fanta Fiesta at Tagore Theatre today. The winning team presented jhoomar dance.

COURTS

CBI’s plea accepted
Chandigarh, August 26
A local court has allowed the application moved by the CBI for supply of the cassettes attached in a corruption case registered against senior IAS officer, Punjab, Bikramjit Singh.

CULTURE

Showcasing the bridal look
Chandigarh, August 26
The concept which was conceived over a cup of tea way back in 1998 has established Divya Gurwara as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world of fashion.

Capturing woman’s myriad moods
Chandigarh, August 26
Playing upon sombre mood, Neeta Mohindra weaves a beautiful tapestry of colours that do not come across as simple tools of creation but messengers of horrendous reality.

A painting by Neeta Mohindra on display at Indusind Art Gallery, Sector 8, in Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

‘Osho World’ released
Chandigarh, August 26
The Punjab State Education Minister, Schools, today released a magazine, ‘Osho World,’ in Sector 2, here today.

Classical singer honoured
Chandigarh, August 26
Primila Puri, the only performing vocalist of the Patiala Kasur gharana in the state, has been awarded the prestigious Pramaan Patra by the Chief Minister. The award was conferred upon Ms Puri at a special function at Kapurthala. Having started classical music at the age of 33, Primila Puri reached great heights through innovation and dedication.

Chief Minister of Punjab Capt Amarinder Singh presents Pramaan Patra to Ms Primila Puri.

Helping kids relax through theatre
Chandigarh, August 26
The second day of fifth children’s community theatre festival being organised in Sector 17 Piazza was all about rain and play. The first production of the day came from the children of St John’s School. Loaded with confidence, the children made a great show of a simple story.

A play ‘No marks, no tension’ by students of St John’s School, Sector 26, during CEVA’s 5th Children Community Theatre Festival in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

YOUTH LIFE & STYLE
Forget jogging, treadmill's here
Snuggling in her comfortable bed, she pulls a silky white sheet over her fair visage with comely hands every morning as the air conditioner's cool breeze continues to lull the under-grad to sleep, lazily.

New trends
The power of bike
All you kids, eager to zip up and down the geri route on your single cylinder flying machines called mobikes, here is some good news for you.

What's in-What's out
Girls, cheek colour is making a big comeback in the monsoons of 2003. So what are you waiting for. Get rid of those oily patches on your visage and go in for bright and cheery cheeks.

RADIO BUZZ
Songs for exercise

HEALTH

PGI’s 40 ad hoc docs fear foul play
Chandigarh, August 26
Even though the request of a batch of 40 assistant doctors at the PGI for the consideration of their ad hoc services for next promotion will be taken up at the next governing body meeting, most of the doctors are apprehensive that their case is being diluted and weakened by the addition of a few other ineligible names.

Dr Swami likely to head GMCH

SPORTS

DAV skaters steal the show
Chandigarh, August 26
Skaters of Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary School, Sector 7, Chandigarh, stole the show by winning the under-17 roller hockey title in the UT Inter-School Roller Skating Championship played at the skating rink, Sector 10, today.

Yog Raj academy wins
Swimming meet

National car rally comes calling
Chandigarh, August 26
After a gap of several years, the prestigious Motorsports Association of India — Indian National Rally Championship (MAI INRC) comes to North India. Organised by Motorsport One, the “Power M1 Challenge” car rally will be held from September 19 to 21.

ADMINISTRATION

Council for zoning of sanitation work
Panchkula, August 26
The Municipal Council, Panchkula, has decided to distribute the sanitation work and the maintenance of streetlights into different zones and allot separate contracts for increasing efficiency.

All set for recarpeting of roads
Chandigarh, August 26
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh would be completing development works worth Rs 4 crore in the next four months. The Mayor of the corporation, Mr Subash Chawla, who reviewed the progress of ongoing works of recarpeting of roads during the year, said works worth Rs 2.5 crore had been completed so far.

Politics in road repairs too?
Chandigarh, August 26
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is discriminating between different wards for the purpose of recarpeting of roads — at least this is what a municipal councillor alleges.