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Mohali school gets power after 12 years
Mohali, September 17
It was a red letter day for Government Elementary School in Phase V here when it was provided with a power connection after 12 years and that, too, after private bodies pooled in to collect donations for improving facilities at the institution.

• PUSU makes a show of strength
• HSA splits
• College poll on September 24

Activists of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) raise slogans during a rally organised on the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune Photo by Manoj Mahajan

Material for Senate poll dispatched
Chandigarh, September 17
Election material for the graduate constituency of the Senate, Panjab University, was dispatched by the authorities, here today. The 1200-strong staff, assigned outstation duties, too, left by special buses arranged by the university.

University staff with the Senate election material at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday. 
— Tribune photograph.

Parties’ pockets, freshers’ fun
Chandigarh, September 17
It’s election time at Panjab University and the freshers are having a ball. The cynosure of all eyes, they are being courted by students’ organisations, which are going all out to woo them and impress them. Whether it is through movies, outings or parties, these freshers are king as evening descends, even though the mornings belong to the day scholars.

CBI search at CTU Directorate
Chandigarh, September 17
A CBI team today carried out searches in the Directorate of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking in the Industrial Area and Depot Number 3 in Daddu Majra.

Teacher booked, transferred
Chandigarh, September 17
To save itself embarrassment, the UT Education department has transferred a math lecturer from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, to Government Model Senior secondary School, Sector 23.

Nanotechnology centre at CSIO soon
Chandigarh, September 17
A process has been set in motion to put Chandigarh-based Central Scientific Research Organisation on the world map of nanotechnology, covering a new frontier of science dealing with virtually every aspect of human life.

Max Mueller Bhavan to take German to smaller cities
Chandigarh, September 17
The German Embassy in India is planning to launch a concerted campaign to improve the prospects of German in the provinces across India.

Controversy on red lights may end soon
Chandigarh, September 17
The controversy generated by orders directing over 150 top cops and bureaucrats to remove beacon lights from atop their vehicles — in accordance with a Punjab Government notification — may soon die down. A meeting for discussing the issue is likely to be held soon.

Top award for IMTECH Deputy Director
Chandigarh, September 17
The Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) has added another feather to its cap with the Deputy Director, Dr Girish Sahni, bagging the prestigious Raxbaxy Research Award for the year 2003 in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.

COMMUNITY

Bull dies in police custody
Dera Bassi, September 17
After remaining tethered for over 12 days in a shed adjacent to the Ghaggar Railway station, a healthy bull died under mysterious circumstances in Mubarikpur village, about 2 km from here, early this morning. The bull was one of the 465 heads of cattle, which were seized by the police from a cattle transporter while he was taking them to Howrah in a train on September 5.

PDS to be expanded, says Union minister
Chandigarh, September 18
The Union Government has decided to expand the public distribution system(PDS) with the addition of 50 lakh more families in the Anthodya scheme. The Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution System, Dr Akhilesh Prashad Singh, said this here today.

Students of Saupins School Sector 9, Panchkula, during their visit to the Tribune office in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Syndicate to take up courier company payment issue
Chandigarh, September 17
Besides taking up the issue of appointments of professors and readers of the Law Department of Panjab University, the Syndicate will decide on the release of payment to be made to the courier company roped in to deliver roll numbers of the university examinations.

2 hurt in bus-car collision
Lalru, September 17
Two youths were injured when their car had a head-on collision with a Haryana Roadways bus on the busy Kalka-Ambala highway in Jharmari village today.

Ex-services league poll on Oct 16
Chandigarh, September 17
The triennial election of the Indian Ex-Services League, Chandigarh, will take place on October 16 at Giani Gurmukh Singh Bhavan, Sector 24-C, here, according to an announcement by Major Prem Singh (retd), secretary of the league.

Man injured by bull dies
Chandigarh, September 17
A person injured by a bull succumbed to his injuries at the PGI, here on Thursday. The 65-year-old retired Municipal Corporation employee, Nakli Ram, was injured on August 29, when he was hit by a bull at Daddu Majra.

CRIME

Man killed in road mishap near HMT
Panchkula, September 17
An unidentified man was killed after he was hit by a vehicle on the Panchkula- Kalka National Highway, near HMT, Pinjore, last night. The body was found by a commuter in the wee hours today. The victim had received injuries on his head and chest.

Two houses burgled
Chandigarh, September 17
Two houses were burgled in the city in the past 24 hours, the city police said today. Atar Singh, a resident of Milk Colony, Dhanas, has filed a complaint in Sector 11 police station that Ravinder Singh, a resident of the same locality, had stolen Rs 5000 from his residence on September 16. A case of theft has been registered against the suspect.

Panchkula cable operator booked
Zirakpur, September 17
Residents and cable operators of Zirakpur and surrounding areas today staged a protest in front of the Lohgarh police post. They were protesting against the police for not registering an FIR against persons related to a Panchkula-based cable operator who allegedly attacked two employees of Guru Nanak Cable Network, Zirakpur, on Wednesday.

One held on fraud charge
Dera Bassi, September 17
The police yesterday arrested Surinder Singh, a resident of Dera Jagadhari village, for cheating a resident of Dera Bassi of Rs 1.5 lakh. According to Mr Manmohan Kumar Sharma, DSP of Dera Bassi, Surinder Singh was arrested on the complaint of Mr Om Prakash, while his accomplice, Salim was still at large.

Overture of love: lawyer booked
Chandigarh, September 17
A 26-year-old reader of a lawyer was arrested today for allegedly holding a woman reader physically and conveying to her that that he loved her.

BUSINESS

Exhibition opened

EDUCATION

PEC students sore over hostel change
Chandigarh, September 17
As many as 18 third year students of Electronics and Computer Sciences course at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) have been asked to vacate their hostel rooms and shift to juniors hostel. Reason, the hostellers have been “labeled” as students of the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET).

Balmiki convention stresses on education
Panchkula, September 17
The National Balmiki Convention, organised by the Haryana Balmiki Mahasabha, was inaugurated today by the chairman of the National Balmiki Mahasabha and Chairman of the Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills, Mr Banta Ram.

13 NIFT students present cloth designs
Mohali, September 17
An impressive presentation of the collections prepared by students of the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIIFT) was made at glittering function organised here this evening.

Teachers attend workshop
Panchkula, September 17
Education today has to be knowledge-based, skill-based and growth-based. The learning capacity of a child cannot be judged by his ability to cram the course curriculum and bring it out during the examination, but the assessment of a child has to be carved out throughout the year.

COURTS

Roster issue: Bar writes to CJI, expresses dismay
Chandigarh, September 17
The issue of change in roster of Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court by Chief Justice B.K. Roy is fast snowballing into a major controversy, with even the High Court Bar Association raising the issue.

CULTURE

Symposium on K.L. Saigal today
Chandigarh, September 17
As part of the K.L. Saigal birth centenary celebrations, the Environment Society of India will hold a symposium “Ek Sham K.L. Saigal Ke Naam” at the auditorium of the Government Museum, Sector 10, Chandigarh, from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. today. It is being sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Haryana and will be inaugurated by Haryana Governor A.R. Kidwai.

LIFESTYLE

Social turmoil sparks the theatre man in him
FIVE years ago when Mushtaq Kak took over as Director, Sriram Centre for Arts, Delhi, he was clear about his targets. Years of engagement with theatre had armed him with fresh perspectives on burning issues. It was his time to make a difference.

A thought for a child’s pain
UNUSUALLY brief though, Mushtaq Kak’s production “Dharamputra” leaves a lasting impact on the mind. A scathing comment on the social system that creates unbearably painful situations for children, the play works at various levels.

Military band strikes soulful melodies
AFTER displaying their acrobatic skills on the motor cycles day before yesterday, it was time for the members of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment band to strike soulful melodies. Performing with passion, the musicians charmed the visitors to Sector 17 Plaza this evening. 

Musicians of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment Band, Belgaun, perform at a concert organised by the UT Administration at Sector 17 Plaza on Friday. 
— A Tribune photograph

Sizzlers to tickle your palate
THE smoky delicacies that come sizzling on the thick heavy platter are fast appealing to the taste buds of residents of City Beautiful. Cashing in on this love for sizzlers and also in an endeavour to promote this culinary art, Blue Ice, Sector 17, Chandigarh, today started the Sizzler Food Festival.

HEALTH

Conference on blood transfusion safety
Chandigarh, September 17
To focus on the quality of blood transfusion services, the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the PGI is organising a continued medical education conference at the institute, beginning on Saturday.

Gynae conference to take up medico-legal cases’ issue
Chandigarh, September 17
As many as six out of 10 general surgeries performed in the hospitals are related to gynaecological problems. No wonder, then, that around 60 per cent of the total litigation against doctors, the world over, are against gynaecologists and obstetricians.

SPORTS

DAVC, PU campus in tennis final
Chandigarh, September 17
DAV College, Sector 10, will meet Panjab University campus in the final of the Panjab University Inter-College Tennis (Men) meet. In the semifinals played today at the university, DAVC-10 outplayed SGGS College 2-0. In the first tie, Paras downed Karanvir 6-3 and 6-1, while Izrak defeated Sukhpal in three sets 1-6, 6-1 and 6-2.

Players of St Xavier’s School, Sector 44, and St Peter’s Secondary School in action in the six-a-side football meet played in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

• Judo championship

• Karate meet

• Inter-school tourney

• Cricket team

• Football meet