Care to plug hole in his heart?
Chandigarh, January 8
Five-year-old Bunny knows nothing about the hole in his heart. Down with the Down’s syndrome, the child suffers not only from a low IQ but also from extremely poor resistance which draws him to illness every now and then.

The mentally challenged Bunny and his mother, who is worried about how she would ever manage funds to get her child operated for the hole in the heart. — A Tribune photograph

World Bank ‘turns to religion to end poverty’
Mohali, January 8
“The World Bank authorities are looking towards religion to eradicate poverty and violence. They are disillusioned with the way the political systems the world over have failed to provide effective solutions. Now the focus is on world religions to help the poor and downtrodden,” said Dr Rajwant Singh, the founder president of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), USA.

Software for linking Indian languages
Chandigarh, January 8
After developing a Machine Assisted Translation Tool called MANTRA which translates the English text into Hindi in a specified domain, the Bangalore-based Centre for Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is now working on a computer software linking all Indian languages.

Prof Manjit stresses role of dialogue
Mohali, January 8
A former Jathedar of the Akal Takht Keshgarh Sahib, Professor Manjit Singh, today said the appointment of jathedars and others in the Akal Takht should be done in accordance with a well-defined procedure.

Roll back power tariff hike, says HVP leader
Panchkula, January 8
Coming down heavily on the Chautala government for its failure on all fronts, the president of the district unit of the HVP, Mr K.P. Singh, today demanded a rollback of the electricity tariff hike in the state.

Fire-fighting equipment obsolete, say officers
Chandigarh, January 8
The fire-fighting equipment in possession of a majority of fire stations in the country needs to be upgraded according to the current needs. Certain tools accompanying the fire tender are obsolete and outdated in the existing conditions.

Mobile telephone thefts cause major concern
Chandigarh, January 8
The increasing cases of mobile telephone thefts in the region has become a major issue for the telecom sector. The industry experts say that lack of coordination among handset vendors and network operators, absence of any legislation in this regard and continuing dominance of grey market have aggravated the situation.

MC authorises banks to collect house tax
Panchkula, January 8
The local Municipal Council (MC) has authorised various banks to accept the house tax bills. The authorised banks include Punjab National Bank (PNB), Sector 4, PNB, Sector 5, PNB, Sector 12-A, Indian Overseas Bank, Sector 9, Andhra Bank, Sector 8, Allahabad Bank, Sector 11, Union Bank of India, Sector 5, State Bank of India, Industrial Area Phase II, and Bank of Maharashtra.

Beopar Mandal decries taking away of rehris
Chandigarh, January 8
The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal in a press note here today criticised the enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation for forcibly taking away ‘rehris’ of traders in Sector 21.

Date for sale of AIEE Test forms extended
Chandigarh, January 8
The Central Board of Secondary Education has extended the date for sale of information bulletin and forms for the All India Engineering Entrance Test (AIEEE), 2004 to January 28. The bulletin can be obtained from the regional office of the CBSE and selected branches of Canara Bank.

Parents oppose school’s letter on ‘donations’
Panchkula, January 8
Parents of students of the local Hansraj Public School are opposing a letter written by the Principal, Mr Vijay Kumar, to the parents urging them to provide details of the “donations” made in the past years.

250 kids participate in painting contest
Chandigarh, January 8
As many as 250 children from 26 government and private schools participated in a painting competition organised by the Chandigarh Traffic Police as part of the Road Safety Week here today.

Students take part in a painting competition on Road Safety at the Plaza in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Students build homes for leprosy patients
Chandigarh, January 8
As part of the school programme to take part in service projects in afflicted areas around the globe, an eight-member delegation of students of Vivek High School participated in the Round Square International Project at Vadatorasular village, near Chennai, for 21 days — from December 7 to 28.

Colleges in a fix over fee structure
Chandigarh, January 8
Confusion prevails in city colleges regarding the fee structure to be followed after yesterday’s rollback by the UT Administration.

City team leaves for youth festival
Chandigarh, January 8
National youth awardee Harinder Pal Singh will be the Chandigarh contingent leader for the ninth National Youth Festival to be held at Jamshedpur from January 12 to 16. The group, comprising 69 members, today left for Jamshedpur.

The members of the Chandigarh contingent which will take part in the National Youth Festival to be held at Jamshedpur.

• PU topper clears HCS exam
  

Dhirubhai Ambani scholarship for 2
Chandigarh, January 8
The Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation has awarded scholarships to two students of Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Sector 32, here.

COURTS

High Court
DGPs directed to appear in court
Chandigarh, January 8
The Directors-General of Punjab and Haryana Police were today directed to appear in person on January 23 by a full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for their alleged failure to comply in true letter and sprit the directions earlier issued by the court regarding the disposal of case properties.

• Notice issued

Pre-arrest bail denied
Chandigarh, January 8
A pre-arrest bail application of a Sector 7 resident accused in the killing of Kewal, Dinesh Kumar was today dismissed by a local court.

Rehmat qawwals present Sufi verses
Chandigarh, January 8
Qawwali seems to have lost much of its quintessential charm. And though one had thought some of that waning charm would be reconstructed on the stage of Tagore Theatre this evening, with Rehmat qawwals from Malerkotla in attendance, the expectation was not quite met.

Javed Irshad Rehmat from Malerkotla presents qawwali along with his group at Tagore Theatre on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

New Releases
‘Chameli’ unusual love story
From the makers of “Kaante”, “Sur,” “Jhankar Beats” and “Mumbai Matinee” comes “Chameli”, an unforgettable love story starring Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Bose with special performances by Rinke Khanna, Anupama Verma, Mahek Chahal and Yashpal Sharma.

LIFESTYLE

Fashion Fundas
Make a style statement with footwear
Rising hemlines and cosmopolitan mind set have taken the footwear industry to the centrestage of fashion world . Though footwear doesn’t suffer from style schizophrenia like clothes, yet each season throws up favourite trends. Footwear has become an important part of ensemble.

It’s my life
City has cosmopolitan character
Chandigarh has now emerged as one of the fastest growing hi tech city. It has also acquired the status of the cosmopolitan character.

Gagandeep Sharma
(Managing Director, GCL Limited)

Fascination for ships made him design one
He had always been fascinated by ships. But when his father, an officer of merchant navy, did not allow Samarth Madan to follow in his footsteps, Samarth had to give in. A student of Chemical Engineering at Panjab University, he found a new way of pursuing his dream.

Samarth Madan with his labour of love — a ship made of thermocol. — A Tribune photograph

Learning foreign languages trend picks up
In French, Parle moi. Sprechen sie mit mir in German or in the Queen’s language — speak with me. The numerous foreign language schools in the city are thus wooing aspiring migrants from all over Punjab, Haryana and Himachal.

A course in German language under way at a foreign language school in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Coffee House a hit with students
The Coffee House at the Student Centre of Panjab University is one of the hottest places for little breaks on the campus, especially during lunch hours.

Geology Department students enjoy a birthday party at the Coffee House at Panjab University.
— A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Dental camp
Panchkula, January 8
A dental camp was organised at Government College here today.

• New name for anti-malaria programme

• Immunisation drive

Silver medal for PU hockey eves
Chandigarh January 8
Panjab University hockey eves returned home this evening with a silver medal in the All-India Inter University Hockey Championship which concluded at Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu on January 5. According to Jaswinder Singh and Gurinder Kaur, the coaches, who accompanied the team, the girls gave a splendid performance.

The women hockey team of Panjab University, Chandigarh, who secured silver medal in the All-India Inter-Varsity Hockey Championship held in Tamil Nadu.

24 probables for football team
Chandigarh, January 8
The Chandigarh Football Association has selected 24 probables for the Chandigarh junior team to participate in the 40th Junior National Football Championship (North Zone) to be held at Una.

Udayveer, Samin enter last four
Chandigarh, January 8
Udayveer Garg and Samin Bhargav surged ahead to move into the last eight of the boys under 10 section of the ongoing Total Tennis Championship at YMCA, Sector 11 today.

Afghan team visits store
Chandigarh, January 8
The Afghanistan cricket team which is attending a training camp at PCA, Mohali, for the past few days on Thursday visited Punjab Stores in Sector 9, Chandigarh.

The visiting Afghanistan cricket team at a store in Sector 9 on Thursday.