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Vehicle density behind increasing deaths in mishaps
NGO wants use of cycles popularised
Chandigarh, January 12
Heavy density of traffic on the four main roads of Chandigarh — Madhya Marg, Lok Path, Himalaya Marg and Udyog Path — is taking a heavy toll on human lives and health.

Lakhs spent in excess on PGI project
Chandigarh, January 12
At the PGI where lakhs of rupees allocated to various research projects have remained unutilised during the last financial year, one project is breaking the norm.

Lohri celebrations by Sector 19 residents of Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Orders on room in backyard issued
Chandigarh, January 12
The Chandigarh Administration today issued an order allowing the construction of a room in the rear courtyard of all houses in Chandigarh. The demand to allow balconies projecting out by three feet has, however, been turned down saying these could collapse even in a minor earthquake.

Canada set to give recognition to same sex marriage
Chandigarh, January 12
With provincial courts having given recognition to same sex marriages, the Canadian Parliament is also following suit and moving towards introducing a legislation for the same, given the rising number of such cases in Canada.

Passing Thru

Burail Jail may approach Centre for installing cell phone jammers
Chandigarh, January 12
Barely a week before the Supreme Court started examining if mobile jammers could be fitted in all Indian jails, the Union Home Ministry had rejected a proposal to fix mobile phone jammers in the Burail jail, housing dreaded militants here, citing objections from the intelligence agencies.

Scientist stresses role of space science in education, health

Chandigarh, January 12 As the force behind India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme launched in 1982, Dr V.K. Saraswat has supervised the launch of several crucial missiles including Prithvi. Dr S.K. Salwan, Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, a memento to Dr V.K. Sarswat, Director RCI, Hyderabad (right) at a function in an Engineering Institute at Rajpura on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

• India must have latest weapons, says Sarswat

COMMUNITY

She lost all to tsunami

Chandigarh, January 12 Mrs Avinash Rani Sagar, a landlady, who lost everything in tsunami that hit the Campbell Bay on the morning of December 26, arrived here with two blankets and a few rupees given to her by a Kolkatta gurdwara. Mrs Avinash Rani Sagar with her son, Anil, and daughter-in-law, Binu, after arriving at their Sector 41 house in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Vivekananda’s birth anniversary celebrated
Chandigarh, January 12
Students of Government College, Sector 11, organised a function on National Youth Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

Tributes paid to Swami Vivekanand
Chandigarh, January 12
Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology organised a function to remember Swami Vivekanand on his 143rd birthday. Students and staff of the college paid tributes to Swamiji.

Social get-together held for serving, retired officers
Chandigarh, January 12
A wreath-laying ceremony and a social get-together for serving and retired officers marked the Air Defence Artillery (ADA) at Chandimandir Military Station, near here, on Monday. Head of the ADA Branch at Headquarters Western Command, Major-Gen Sunil Kumar Sinha, laid a wreath on behalf of all ranks of the corps at the Veer Smriti war memorial to commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by the ADA personnel.

Workshop on crime against women held
Mohali, January 12
The recognition of gender rights and sensitivities among police personnel has emerged as a major concern of community policing initiative in Punjab.

PU employees submit memo to Rodrigues
Chandigarh, January 12
Administrative and teaching work remained paralysed on the Panjab University campus today with teaching and non-teaching employees proceeding on mass casual leave to participate in protest to press for the implementation of pension scheme.

Disabled children national asset: Mrs Rodrigues
Chandigarh, January 12
Every child, deaf and dumb, mentally or physically challenged is potentially a national asset to society and should not to be seen as a liability.

Newborn abandoned Chandigarh, January 12 A newborn girl child was abandoned near the Mother Teressa Home, Sector 23, here this morning. The child was handed over to the Mother Teressa Home authorities. Aid for tsunami hit Chandigarh, January 12 The president, Mr C.B. Goel, HMT Ancillary Entrepreneurs Association, Panchkula along with R K Bhardwaj, General Secretary, and C.L. Bansal Finance Secretary, handed over the cheque of Rs one lakh for the tsunami victims to DC, Panchkula, Ms Neelam P. Kansi. This amount has been collected from members of the association.

Punwire staff hold rally Chandigarh, January 12 A rally was organised by employees of Punjab Wireless Systems in Sector 17 today to protest against the indifferent attitude of the government towards their demands, particularly the revival of the company.  Employees of Punwire stage a rally in Sector 17, Chandigarh on Wednesday.

PUDA GM’s gesture to tsunami-hit
Mohali, January 12
General Manager of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, Hardev Singh, has extended Rs 1.51 lakh help for the tsunami-affected people.

CRIME

Stolen vehicle recovered from Uttar Pradesh
Chandigarh, January 12
The local police claims to have recovered a Bolero (HR-13-B-0055) belonging to Mr Birmani of Sector 10 which was stolen from the city on January 2. The vehicle was recovered from three persons in Farukhabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

Woman hurt in mishap
Chandigarh, January 12
Nirmala Devi (53), a resident of Dharua village, suffered injuries when an unidentified vehicle hit her near the Housing Board light point in Mani Majra today afternoon. Her arm got fractured in the accident. Her misery did not end there.

Goods, Rs 20,000 stolen
Mohali, January 12
Goods and rupees 20,000 in cash were stolen from a house in Sector 69 here today. The home belongs to Mr Harbhajan Singh an employee of Cooperative Bank of Haryana here.

2 showrooms burgled
Panchkula, January 12
Two showrooms in Sector 12-A here were burgled last night. The thieves broke the locks of the shutters and decamped with goods and cash worth 30,000. They had managed to break the locks of another shop but before they could enter into it a jhuggi-dweller spotted them and they fled from the scene.

BUSINESS

Hutch's another first
Chandigarh, January 12
Hutch, cellular service provider, on Tuesday announced the launching in Punjab of Scheduled Messaging Service. This service helps pre-set, your text messages in advance, so that you do not forget sending important messages.

EDUCATION

Prof Pathak seeks Canada’s collaboration in dental sciences
Chandigarh, January 12
“Our endeavour should be to make Indo-Canadian institutional collaboration more effective on a long-term basis. For this, we have the support of the Canadian and the Indian Governments.”

Students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, Chandigarh, present Manipuri dance at their school’s function on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CULTURE

Women artists sell paintings to help tsunami victims
Comprising well-known 13 women painters, a group, ‘We’, has come forward to extend a helping hand in re-habilitating the tsunami-hit people. The painters have organised an exhibition at the Indus Ind Bank art gallery and initially put up their 25 paintings for sale to raise funds in aid of the tsunami victims.

HEALTH

Ramakrishna Mission holds blood camp
Chandigarh, January 12
A blood donation camp was organised by the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram to mark the 143rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda here today.

Medical camp marks
Chandigarh, January 12
To commemorate birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, students of MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, celebrated National Youth Day as the Health Care Day. College authorities organised a medical camp in collaboration with Omni Hospital. An eye surgeon, Dr MS Virdi, and a gynaecologist Dr Bhawna Puri, examined the patients.

ADMINISTRATION

Website for employment inaugurated
Mohali, January 12
Mr Jagjit Singh, Local Government, Labour and Employment Minister Punjab inaugurated a website for education and employment, E-clubindia.com, here today. It was launched by E-modules info solutions.