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College, school flout CBSE rules
Chandigarh, April 8
The inquiry committee looking in to the case of two city institutions, DAV College, Sector 10 and SGGS Collegiate Public School Sector 26, violating the bylaws of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has found that the institutions had flouted the rules while admitting the students to Classes XI and XII.

City to be stray cattle free in 3 months
Chandigarh, April 8
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Justice O.P. Verma (retd.), today asked the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation to adopt a two-pronged strategy to control the stray-cattle menace permanently.

Pesticide destroys crops

Dera Bassi, April 8 Cash crops, including muskmelon and sunflower, over acres were damaged following pesticide spray in Karkaur, Ibrahampura, Pragpur and certain other adjoining villages near here.
Disappointed farmers inspect the sunflower and muskmellon crops that were destroyed due to spray of outdated pesticides in Karkaur village, near Dera Bassi, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Nisha cremated
Mohali, April 8
The parents and in-laws of Nisha, who was found dead at her in-laws residence yesterday, today fought over the right of possession of her body. Supporters of both families hurled allegations at each other for over two hours at the Civil Hospital here. The body had been kept there after its post mortem.

Property dealer held for cheating
Chandigarh, April 8
Maan Singh, a property dealer involved in four cases of cheating in Chandigarh and several in Haryana and Punjab, was today arrested from Phase 10 in Mohali. He had been evading arrest since 1996 and had been declared proclaimed offender in Chandigarh.

Better emergency services his priority
Chandigarh, April 8
“When I was at the PGI, eminent personalities who could be the role model for young professionals would come and share their life experiences which really inspired us,” he informed.

Generating power from biodegradable waste
Chandigarh, April 8
Scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, have developed a plant to generate electricity from biodegradable waste like dry leaves which are at present burnt extensively in major cities like Chandigarh causing environmental pollution and posing a health hazard.

UN launches peace education for kids
Chandigarh, April 8
The United Nations Organisation has embarked upon a plan of honing the conflict-management skills of students. Ms Gay A. Rosenblum Kumar, Public Administration Officer, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, said the world body had introduced Peace Education as a subject at the kindergarten level.

COMMUNITY

30 ESPL employees sacked Mohali, April 8 As many as 30 employees of Electronics Systems Punjab Limited (ESPL) here were sacked today. A public sector unit, ESPL, is up for closure following recommendations of the Punjab Disinvestment Commission. ESPL employees protest outside the company gate after being thrown out of their jobs in Mohali on Thursday.

Kambojs’ meet on peace
Chandigarh, April 8
More than 100 delegates from Pakistan and India attended the first Kamboj Brotherhood International Conference convened here last night. Issues facing the Kamboj community and ways and means to channelise their energy towards global peace and prosperity, were discussed.

Carnivals, fairs cash on Baisakhi spirit
CITY residents get ready for Baisakhi celebrations. Even though the festival — signifying the dawn of new year in the northern region — is almost four days away, fairs and carnivals are already in progress in and around Chandigarh.

A scene from Gursharan Singh’s play, “Divaa Bujhe Nahi”, being staged at Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, Chandigarh. Another play titled, “Pagla” by Gursharan Singh was also staged on Thursday at the same venue. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Carcass Utilisation Centre approved
Chandigarh, April 8
After years of dithering on the ambitious Carcass Utilisation Centre (CUC) project, the Chandigarh Administration has finally woken up to its urgency. Hanging fire for the past over six years, the project meant for scientific disposal of slaughterhouse waste and animal bodies has finally been approved by the UT Administrator and Punjab Governor, Justice O.P. Verma.

Govt cautioned against two-child norm
Chandigarh, April 8
Concerned over the deteriorating child sex ratio, especially in the region, various voluntary organisations and social workers feel that enforcing the two-child family norm will worsen the existing imbalance.

Former employees of Punwire lathicharged
Mohali, April 8
A meeting of the core group of Punwire will be held on April 12 under the chairmanship of the Punjab Finance Minister, Mr Lal Singh. The core group was constituted by the MLA Kharar, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, to consider the revival of the unit here.

CRIME

Parking lot contractor booked
Chandigarh, April 8
The police has booked a Sector 17 parking lot contractor after a motorcycle was allegedly stolen from the lot yesterday.

Man booked for fraud
Chandigarh, April 8
The police has booked Ravinder Singh of Sector 37-B allegedly for obtaining a loan of Rs 1 lakh from Punjab and Sindh Bank, Sector 36 after producing fake documents including salary slip.

BUSINESS

Biz Clips
Clinic for women
Chandigarh, April 8
Some of the leading doctors of the city will be available at a ‘well women clinic’, which will start operating at Inscol from April 9 to 24. Medical experts say breast cancer and cancer of the cervix are major health risks faced by women.

New CII chief, vice-chief Chandigarh, April 8 Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice-chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Mr Ajay S Shriram, chairman and senior managing director of DCM, Shriram Consolidated Limited, have been elected as chairman and vice-chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries ( Northern region) at the 30th annual session of CII held at New Delhi.

Rakesh Bharti Mittal (left) and Ajay S Shriram

No telephone poles by year-end
Chandigarh, April 8
All 10,000 odd poles in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali will be removed within a year as the BSNL is going to replace overhead telephone lines with underground cables.

COURTS

High Court
Poll commission suffers setback on hoardings
Chandigarh, April 8
In a setback to the Election Commission of India (EC), the Punjab and Haryana High Court today held that the hoardings put up either by parties in power in Punjab and Haryana as well as the Chandigarh Administration or any other political party on or before November 30 would not be removed.

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CULTURE

New Release “Masti” promises to be complete entertainer W HEN Indra Kumar’s laugh riot ‘Ishq’ hit the silver screen, the Indian audience were dazzled by its impressive show of cinematic technique. Unperturbed by the debacles of Aashiq, Mann and Rishtey, Indra Kumar has pinned high hopes on another comedy ‘Masti’. A scene from Indra Kumar’s ‘Masti’

LIFESTYLE

A subtle & elegant designer
THERE is more to jewellery than gems, stones and precious metals. It also involves creativity and aesthetics apart from revealing the personality of the wearer. The trend of designer jewellery is fast catching up in India as even the traditional jewellers are now taking help from designers to satisfy clients. For more and more people the concept of buying jewellery has changed from a traditional investment to an exercise of pleasure.  

HEALTH

Fortis free aid for Haryana staff
Mohali, April 8
The Fortis Heart Institute and Multispeciality Hospital, in a special venture, has collaborated with the Haryana Government to provide free medical consultancy to the Haryana Secretariat employees.

SPORTS

Doubles events of AITA meet cancelled Chandigarh, April 8 Chandigarh players, led by Neha Singh in girls section and Vijayant Malik in boys section, made their way to the last four of the girls under 18 and boys under 14 sections respectively on the second day of the AITA Super Series Tennis tournament played here today at the CLTA Stadium, Sector 10. While Vijayant got the better of Wild Card entrant Venkat Iyer of Delhi who resides in the USA, in straight sets 6-2,7-6(3) and Neha Singh defeated third seed Vishaka Sheron of Delhi also in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Janani Suresh in action during the AITA Super Series  Tennis meet in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

IG briefs cops on poll duty
Chandigarh, April 8
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Rajesh Kumar, today briefed all Deputy Superintendent of Police, Station House Officers, Inspectors, Police Control Room (PCR) staff and around 450 personnel of the PCR vehicles at Tagore Theatre about their duties during the ensuing elections.