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Four of family asphyxiated in house

Chandigarh, February 2 A 32-year-old industrial worker, his two daughters and a son died due to asphyxiation in a room of their house in Hallo Majra village here today. The lone survivor of the family, the wife of the worker, Sheela (30), is fighting for life at the GMCH, Sector 32.

The body of a man who, along with his three children, was asphyxiated in his house in Hallo Majra village, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Ban on liquor flouted with impunity
Panchkula, February 2
A few hours before the electorate of the Kalka Assembly constituency got down to appoint the new ‘King’, the political opponents in the fray were out to woo them. And not just by promising them ‘Bijli, Paani and Sadak’.

Punjab, Haryana told to remove disparity in reservations
Chandigarh, February 2
The National Commission of Scheduled Castes has asked the states of Punjab and Haryana to do away with the disparity between various scheduled castes with regard to reservation in jobs and other benefits. The directive, if implemented, may have far-reaching consequences.

Pattabhiraman takes over as GOC-in-C, Western Command
Chandigarh, February 2
Lieutenant General S. Pattabhiraman formally assumed charge as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command in Chandimandir Cantonment, near here, today.

Zee channels go off air
Panchkula, February 2
The cable price war is costing dear to hundreds of cable television subscribers in Panchkula and in nearby Notified Area Committee of Mani Majra. After the cable operators here refused to agree with the Zee Network authorities for paying the increased subscription rates, the latter stopped beaming its 17 odd pay-channels to hundreds of homes here.

Passing Thru
What brings you to Chandigarh?
It is my first visit to India and I came to Chandigarh to conduct workshops on teaching new techniques and trends of hair colouring to Indian hairdressers.

Millicent Howe, hair colour specialist, Prague

COMMUNITY

Power supply restored to Hallo Majra
Chandigarh, February 2
After remaining without power for over a week the Chandigarh Administration today restored the supply to over 800 dwelling units, located outside the lal dora at Hallo Majra village.

Bahl ‘mishandled’ MC panel poll
Chandigarh, February 2
Carrying on with their tirade against the president of local unit of the Congress, Mr B.B. Bahl, the three district presidents of the Congress, have shot off a letter accusing him of mishandling the election to the two seats in the crucial Finance and Contract Committee (Fand CC) of the Municipal Corporation.

Villagers’ plea on MC limit expansion
Chandigarh, February 2
Members of gram panchayat samitis of different villages in Chandigarh have urged the UT Administrator not to bring their villages under the Municipal Corporation.

CRIME

Five two-wheelers stolen
Chandigarh, February 2
Three scooters and two motor cycles were reportedly stolen in the city, the local police said today.

Drug addict found dead
Chandigarh, February 2
A suspected drug addict yesterday died after allegedly taking an injection.

2 held in snatching cases
Mohali, February 2
The police has arrested two persons who indulged in snatchings in the town.

IT, defence officials land in CBI net
Chandigarh, February 2
The CBI today booked a Delhi-based defence procurement officer and an income tax officer during its simultaneous raids in Patiala and Ludhiana under the Prevention of Corruption Act. They have been charged with possessing property disproportionate to their known sources of income.

65-yr-old man succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, February 2
Bhagwan Din, a 65-year-old cyclist, succumbed to injuries early this morning in the PGI, today. He was hit by a truck near Hallo Majra village, late last night.

BUSINESS

Azim Premji to visit city on Sunday
Chandigarh, February 2
The Chairman of the information technology giant, Wipro, Mr Azim Premji, will be in the city on Sunday. His company is reportedly keen on setting up a base in either Mohali or Chandigarh.

EDUCATION

PU employees intensify stir on pension issue

Chandigarh, February 2 The struggle of teaching and non-teaching employees of Panjab University, under the leadership of joint action committee (JAC) for the implementation of pension scheme, intensified, after employees began a chain of protests on the campus, here today. Members of the joint action committee of Panjab University protest in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

From Schools
Bhavan Vidyalaya students given farewell
Chandigarh, February 2
Students of Class XII, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, were given a warm farewell by their juniors on the school campus here today. Fun-filled games, interesting titles to the out-going students, peppy songs and dances marked the party.

GGS College organises green festival
Chandigarh, February 2
The environment society of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, organised a green festival — an inter-college competition on the environmental issues as an observance of ‘Wetland Day’ today.

Hamara School Innovative teaching is their hallmark Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31- D, Chandigarh came into being in 1974 and since then it is growing from strength to strength. Presently, there are about 2000 students, most of whom are from the defence sector. A team of trained and well-qualified staff headed by a dynamic Principal Dr (Mrs) S.P. Shergill nurtures the school.

Mobile ban — no deterrent for college students
Chandigarh, February 2
Mobiles might be a hip and happening for the younger generation but city schools think otherwise and have effected a ban on their premises long before the infamous MMS-episode in a Delhi school set the government thinking. The college students, however, are “incorrigible” and authorities say they can do little.

For some, it was time to bask in the sun on the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

CULTURE

Play staged to create AIDS awareness
Mani Majra, February 2
To make students aware about AIDS, a play was staged at Government Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra at the prize distribution function of the school yesterday.

LIFESTYLE

Brace yourself up for lovers’ day S HE has been scratching her pretty little head with ivory-chiselled fingers thinking about the Valentine's Day festivities. The big day is still nearly a fortnight away. But Tanisha knows how time flies. A city student admires hearts on display at a card and chunk jewellery shop in Sector 11 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari

She brought poetic richness, depth to life

THE lyrical intensity of ghazals like “diye farabe nazaaron ne bar bar mujhe, ke har khiza ko samjhna prah bahaar mujhe” or “ dard se mera daaman bhar de yaa Allah, phir chaahe deevana karde yaa Allah” when rendered with a deep emotional feeling brings alive its poetic richness and depth. Shashi Lata Virk performs at Punjab Kala Bhavan on Wednesday.  — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Date of new rates for health scheme draws flak
Chandigarh, February 2
While welcoming the government's decision to favourably revise the subscription rates of the Ex-Servicemen's Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), a section of ex-servicemen has resented the applicability of the new rates from April 1, 2004.