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Young woman murdered, husband held

Papa attacked mama with knife: daughter Mohali, April 4 A young woman was brutally murdered allegedly by her husband in Darshan Vihar in Sector 68 here today. The husband has been arrested. It is alleged that the husband, Saudagar Singh, left the house soon after murdering Harpreet Kaur. He even allegedly locked his four-year-old daughter, Shubreet, inside the house.

Shubreet (daughter)

Who heads CHB:
Wahi or Poddar?
Chandigarh, April 4
Who is the Chairman of the cash-rich Chandigarh Housing Board? By today’s developments a fight between two IAS officers has created confusion and no one knows if Mr S.C. Poddar or Mr K.S. Wahi heads the CHB.

Uncertainty over April 17 exams
Chandigarh, April 4
While the Panjab University authorities has announced a fresh date for undergraduate exams, uncertainty prevails over these exams as colleges which were to host the exam have expressed their inability to do so. These exams were earlier slated to begin from April 2 and will now be held from April 17.

Prayers held for peace of Pope’s soul Chandigarh, April 4 Christians offered holy masses and prayers for Pope John Paul II continued to be held in the city, here today also. While the Mass at the Catholic Church in Sector 19 was presided over by Bishop Gerald Mathias, a prayer meeting was also held at St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32. Children pay obeisance to the portrait of Pope John Paul II in a city church on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Better days ahead for commuters
New transport system in the offing Chandigarh, April 4 Public transport within Chandigarh promises to becomes easier and smoother in the next few months. A new system of running buses on new routes will start on a trail basis with the existing fleet of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking buses. The model of a new bus which the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking plans to induct into its fleet.

SC seeks govt’s view on use of Forest Hill golf course
New Delhi, April 4
The Supreme Court today sought Centre’s response on a plea by the Forest Hill Resort Golf Club, near Chandigarh, seeking permission to use the golf course, which allegedly was built on a forestland and ordered to be demolished by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Assistant Divisional Engineer held for demanding bribe
Chandigarh, April 4
A Jammu-based Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADE) of Northern Railways has been arrested by the CBI for allegedly demanding a bribe for second time from a contractor.

Change in the definition of ex-serviceman sought
Chandigarh, April 4
A change in the definition of "ex-serviceman" is being sought by officers who voluntarily sought pre-mature retirement from the Armed Forces, which will entitle them to a host of facilities and benefits enjoyed by ex-servicemen who superannuate on completion of the stipulated period of engagement.

• Cop’s wife cheated of jewellery
• Passing Thru

CHANDIGARH CALLING Saffron robes, hair in a guth resembling a twisted piece of ginger and an utterly remarkable carroty trishul waving in the air. Babaji is in a trance and oblivious to the people of Sector 35, staring curiously at him. His bizarre trishul merits a closer look! The long balloon, fitted with a U curved balloon at one end to make it appear like a trident dancing in the air with gay abandon. A closer look and you see the Babaji in a festive spirit, dancing to the music only he can hear. Mother kitty Passionate architect Sevak machine Garbage greetings Testing time Night lamps Pappu pass Burning leaves Neglected park Uncle Jhoolewala

COMMUNITY

Panchkula to have more traffic lights Panchkula, April 4 The Superintendent of Police, Dr R.C. Misra, today said traffic lights would soon be installed at all traffic-sensitive road crossings in the township. He was addressing senior citizens during an interface with members of the Senior Citizens Association at Day Care Centre, Sector 15, this evening.
A senior citizen makes a point during an interface with the police in Panchkula on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

MC asks govt to hand over water supply, sewerage
Mohali, April 4
The Municipal Council has demanded that the work of water supply and sewerage should be handed over to the civic body to avoid unnecessary financial burden on residents of the town. The demand was unanimously made at a general house meeting of the council held here today.

Despite court orders, justice denied to them
Chandigarh, April 4
Despite Patiala courts having passed orders six times to hand over a small piece of land to two infirm and poor brothers, possession of land has not been given to them for the past 26 years. One of them has become a heart patient due to elusive justice for almost an age.

HERC pulls up UHBVN officials
Panchkula, April 4
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission today pulled up officials of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam for alleged failure to follow the directives issued by the Regulatory Commission from time to time.

Punwire staff hail HC order
Mohali, April 4
Members of the Punjab Wireless Systems Employees Union, Mohali, today welcomed the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court cancelling the sale of a part of the company to a Chandigarh firm.

Govt-funded rural development institute for Mohali
Mohali, April 4
The construction of the State Institute of Rural Development, a Rs 7 crore project, funded by the Government of India, has begun in Phase VIII here. Being built on 4 acres of land adjacent to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Bhawan, the SRID complex was being constructed on the site where earlier the Akali regime had planned the Vikas Bhawan.

Fauji Beat Border area people deserve special concessions In all wars, people living in the border areas suffer the maximum loss of life and property. The government, therefore, must special provisions to compensate them. A successful war cannot be fought if their morale is low. Four of the many civilian mine blast victims who were provided artificial limbs at the Command Hospital, Chandimandir.

Readers write
No salary for 3 months
We are employees of the Punjab Home Guards and Civil Defence, Sector 17, Chandigarh, working on temporary posts. We have not got our salaries for the past three months due to the inability of our officers to submit a satisfactory reply about the total number of posts, place of postings, etc.

Major fire averted
Mohali, April 4
Several residents of Khandala village today helped control a fire that erupted at the house of a village resident Surjit Singh. The incident occurred when Surjit Singh was taking out petrol from his car and transferring it to his motor cycle. 

Animal welfare camp
Mohali, April 4
An animal welfare camp was organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Ropar, in collaboration with the SPCA, Mohali at Kumbra village here today. 

M’rashtra MC team meets Mayor
Chandigarh, April 4
A 29-member delegation of Municipal Corporation of Meera Bainder, Maharashtra, visited the office of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today. This delegation was led by former mayor of the corporation, Ms Mayra Gindera.

CRIME

One arrested for stealing taps
Chandigarh, April 4
A resident caught a thief red-handed while he was stealing water taps from his Sector 42 house, late last night. Mr Prem Sagar Trivedi told the police that he heard some noise from the terrace of his house.

Taxi hijacked, abandoned near Ambala
Chandigarh, April 4
Three unidentified persons hired a taxi from Sector 22, hijacked it on knife-point and abandoned him near Ambala. According to the police, Ram Singh of Sector 22, the driver of the Indica Car (CH-02-0831) lodged a complaint with the police that three persons hired a taxi from sector 22-E on April 2 at around 4.30 pm.

Vehicles kept passing over man’s body
Dera Bassi, April 4
Hundreds of vehicles continued to pass over the body of a 35-year-old man, who was hit by some unidentified vehicle, the entire night on the busy Kalka-Ambala highway near Dappar village.

Burail jail warder arrested
Chandigarh, April 4
A senior warder in the Burail Jail was last night arrested for allegedly smuggling 15 gram of opium inside the prison. Opium was allegedly recovered from the turban Harjit Kumar was wearing.

13 hurt in jeep-truck collision
Panchkula, April 4
Thirteen persons were injured, four of them seriously, when the jeep they were travelling in was hit by a truck at Majri Chowk here around 1 am today. They were reportedly devotees, who were on their way from Beas to Yamunanagar.

Suicide bid: boy dies in hospital
Panchkula, April 4
Depressed after being beaten up by his mother and women of neighbouring houses, a 12-year-old boy, who allegedly consumed some poisonous substance two days ago in Rajiv Colony, died at the PGI, Chandigarh, this morning.

BUSINESS

Lucky three strike Maruti
Chandigarh, April 4
The three-month promotional offer, Maruti Suzuki Dhoom, ended with a mega draw at the Lake Club, here today. M. Saleem won a Maruti 800 at Modern, a Maruti dealer, Prabha Mehta at Joshi Auto Zone and Raghuvir Singh at Pasco.

Pasco to focus on Gurgaon, Delhi
Chandigarh, April 4
The president and CEO of Pasco Automobiles, Mr Sanjay Passi has said that the company had decided to close down its Chandigarh operations so that “we are able to focus better on operations in Gurgaon and in Delhi where we have set up new dealerships recently”.

EDUCATION

PU fails to announce dates for B.Ed exam
Chandigarh, April 4
While the Panjab University authorities have announced the date of counselling of B Ed exams but have forgotten to announce the date for the B Ed entrance exam.

Exhibition of books from today
Chandigarh, April 4
Going by the number of exhibitions going on in the city April may well be called the month of exhibitions. But Shrijee’s Book exhibition which will open at the Lajpat Rai Bhawan tomorrow is in a different league due to the sheer number of the books on display.

Hamara School Focus on value system Mrs Ranjeet Bedi established Gian Jyoti Public School, in Phase 2, Mohali, in 1974. Her main aim was to bring the teacher and the taught on one platform so as the child could get a homely atmosphere in school and did not feel afraid while entering the four walls of the school. Principalspeak

A view of building of Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase 2, Mohali.

Life returns to schools Chandigarh, April 4 City schools, barring Catholic schools, re-opened for the new academic session, here today. Eager to attend school after a fortnight-long break, students were looking enthusiastic. Schoolchildren smile as they get back to school after vacation. City schools reopened for the new academic session in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

• School session begins

Alumni demand land for Khalsa School
Mohali, April 4
Members of the Khalsa School Old Students Association met at the school here yesterday. The school located in the premises of the Amb Sahib Gurudwara, Phase VII, here is an old school.

Conference of Vidya Sansthan begins
Chandigarh, April 4
The opening ceremony of a general body meeting of the Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan was held at Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40, here today.

Roll numbers dispatched
Chandigarh, April 4
Panjab University has dispatched the roll numbers alongwith other material by post for the candidates appearing privately for Post-graduate (MA, M Sc, M Com, M FC, Ist IInd year, B Ed, Correspondence, Ist and IInd year and M Ed Correspondence examinations, being conducted by the University on April 15.

COURTS

Land allotment to schools challenged
Chandigarh, April 4
One of the main purposes of the UT Administration’s policy as envisaged in the ‘Allotment of land to educational institutions (schools), etc on leasehold basis in Chandigarh scheme 1996’, was to rehabilitate schools running from residential premises.

HC proposes, admn disposes
Quota for poor students in private schools
Chandigarh, April 4
The Chandigarh Administration seems to be heading for a collision with the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the issue of quota for poor students in private schools. Despite clear-cut high court directions in its February 14 order, the Administration still seems to be interpreting the order in its own way.

Court issues notice to Civil Surgeon, DC
Panchkula, April 4
A local court today issued a notice of motion for April 7, to Civil Surgeon, Panchkula, and Collector cum Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula. Mr Rajnish Jain of Aarohi Medical Hall, had filed an application before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Gulab Singh and claimed that he was allotted a medical shop at the General Hospital, Panchkula for a period of three years from March 1, 2004.

• Bank official sentenced

LEISURE

Craft bazaar at Bal Bhavan Cane furniture, hand-embroidered suits, handloom kurta pyjamas and many other things are on display at craft bazaar at Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, Chandigarh. Paintings made of palm leaves, toys, sarees, suits, jewellery and dupattas are also on display. A craftsman shows his work at craft bazaar at Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, In Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Coupling a literary pursuit
Legend ascribes that there is always a woman behind every man. But the credibility of the attribute gets significantly augmented if the woman, despite being an inspiration, also endeavours to be an enlightened partner sharing his passion and pursuits.

Proponent of Indian classical arts in Mauritius “Technical innovations in classical music cannot be measured in terms of beats or tails and to comprehend its real affluence one must delve deep into the proliferation of Indian music and dance,” said Mauritius-based musicologist and percussionist Inderdhut Dhirpaul. Kathak performance marks Saigal’s b’day                                                         An upcoming Lucknow-based Kathak dancer Gunjan Khare presented kathak in thumri style yesterday at D A V College, Sector 10, Chandigarh. The performance was held on the occasion of 101 birthday celebrations of singer K.L Saigal. Kathak dancer Gunjan Khare performs at D A V College, Sector 10, Chandigarh.

HEALTH

Training for WHO Fellows starts

Chandigarh, April 4 A training of World Health Organisation Fellows from the Maldives on the International Classification of Diseases and Health-Related Problems (ICD-10) started at the School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine, PGIMER, here today. Dr J.S. Thakur interacts with WHO Fellows of the Maldives during training at the Department of Community Medicine, PGI, on International Classification of Diseases on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Blood camp organised
Chandigarh, April 4
A blood donation Camp was organised today at Industrial Training Institute, Sector 28-C, in collaboration with Blood Bank, Department of Transfusion Medicine PGI where nearly 125 units of blood were donated by the trainees and staff of this institute.

• Meeting on polio campaign

SPORTS

Cricket in Commonwealth Games, Olympics?
Chandigarh, April 4
Cricket which is the most popular sport of India has so far failed to get entry in the various International games like Asian Games, Commonwealth games and Olympics.

Cricket club defeat Minerva academy
Chandigarh, April 4
Professional Cricket Club downed Minerva Academy Cricket Club to lift the Ninth YCC Cricket Tournament Trophy played at Ropar. 

DAV school win cricket match Chandigarh, April 4 DAV School, Sector 8, thrashed DAV College Coaching Centre by 118 runs in the ICL Certifications u-15 Cricket Tournament at the grounds of DAV School, Sector 8, here, today. Ankit Kaushik of DAV College Cricket Academy hits a shot during a cricket match with DAV School Academy held at DAV Secondary School, Sector-8, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

City tennis player wins laurels
Chandigarh, April 4
Gurmohit Singh, a trainee of Lake Club, Chandigarh, and a student of St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, stole the limelight in the recently-concluded All-India Tennis Association Talent Series Tournament at Patliputra (Patna).

Trials for hockey, football on April 11
Chandigarh, April 4
The selection trials of sports persons for NSTC Day Boarding Scheme in the disciplines of football and hockey will be held at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 C, Chandigarh on April 11 and 12 at 8.00 a m for the session 2005-06 in the age group between 8 to 14 years.

ADMINISTRATION

Dr Gulzar Singh is UT DEO
Chandigarh, April 4
Dr Gulzar Singh, Principal of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Mani Majra, was appointed District Education Officer of the UT Education Department, here today.

Changes in Excise policy notified
Chandigarh, April 4
The Chandigarh Administration today formally notified the changes made in the Excise policy for the financial year 2005-2006. This includes re-fixing of assessment fee for the social clubs.