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Misuse of forest land goes on despite HC order
Chandigarh, April 12
It seems that the Punjab Government has failed to take any lesson from the controversial Forest Hill Resort case. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had come down heavily on it for allowing, even facilitating, misuse of forest land.

A chunk of land protected under the Punjab Land Preservation Act that has been put to use other than forestry purpose by a well-connected person at Parch village, Kharar. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Haryana Raj Bhavan to play host to PM
Chandigarh, April 12
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit tomorrow will see a break from the past with Premier deciding to have his lunch and interaction with people at the Haryana Raj Bhavan instead of the Punjab Raj Bhavan.

The police carries out a security drill a day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Row over Arun Kumar may snowball
Chandigarh, April 12
The matter of Haryana wanting its IAS officer Arun Kumar back from the Chandigarh Administration is all set to snowball into a row between the bureaucracy and the political bosses.

Panchkula MC chief voted out of power
Panchkula, April 12
Almost two years after being appointed the President of the Panchkula Municipal Council, Ms Seema Chaudhary, today lost the vote of confidence in the General House of the council.

Volunteers being trained in age care
Chandigarh, April 12
Considering the rate at which India is greying, training in age care is a desperate need of the hour. Presently there are 82 million old in the country and just about 300 old age homes for them.

• Passing Thru: Chitra Iyer, a playback singer

COMMUNITY

Group housing society members complain to DC
Allege discrimination in prices of flats
Chandigarh, April 12
Dissent is brewing in yet another cooperative group housing society. Two members of the State Bank Officers Ideal Cooperative Housing Society have shot off a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, saying that the management of the society was asking for an additional Rs 2.50 lakh from the 18 ground floor allottees.

Injured labourer loses fight for life
Panchkula, April 12
A Panchkula resident, who was admitted to the PGI, Chandigarh, with serious injuries on March 27, died today.

No confidence ended her run
Panchkula, April 12
The realpolitik in the first elected Municipal Council has come a full circle. From the time when the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), in spite of winning a mere seven of the 31 seats, managed to impose their candidate, Seema Chaudhary as president to the party’s rout today, it took two years for the Congress to storm back to power.

Man ‘beaten up’ by cops
Panchkula, April 12
In a case of high handedness of VIPs, a car driver Mr Rakesh Kumar, alias Kaka, was allegedly beaten up by a woman with the help of some policemen in her office in Sector 10, this morning.

Jean Rodrigues distributes shoes, toy kits among children
Chandigarh, April 12
Mrs Jean Rodrigues, wife of Punjab Governor and Administrator Union Territory of Chandigarh today interacted with students of the night school run under the aegis of the Durga Das Foundation at Indira Colony, Manimajra, Chandigarh.

Zila parishad poll results
Panchkula, April 12
After sweeping the panchayat elections in the district, the Congress has managed to win a majority of the zila parishad and panchayat samiti seats.

Major fire in city house
Chandigarh, April 12
A fire broke out in a house in Sector 44 today destroying a pile of quilts and a number of domestic appliances. The quilts and supportive bed material was used to be lent out for public use on rent, sources in the fire department said.

Remains of mattresses burnt in a fire that broke out in a house in Sector 44 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Programme for women
Mohali, April 12
A three-week skill upgradation programme for women was inaugurated at the GNVBT polytechnic here on Tuesday. Mr Dinesh Kapila, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, Ropar and Nawanshahar districts, inaugurated the programme. NABAD is the promotional agency of the programme. 

• New kerosene rates

• Rally by PUDA staff

• Talwar Sepak Takraw body chief

CRIME

ASI, Head Constable booked
Mohali, April 12
The police has booked an ASI and a Head Constable on a charge of accepting bribe from a resident of Sector 68 here.

3 vehicles stolen
Chandigarh, April 12
Two cars and a scooter were stolen while one person was arrested with 1.7 gm smack from the city, according to information released by the police here today.

BRS college Chairman’s house ‘ransacked’
Panchkula, April 12
Mr Anup Garg, Chairman, BRS Dental College, Kot Billa, was allegedly assaulted and his house ransacked by certain persons in Sector 2 here late tonight.

Old woman run over by car
Chandigarh, April 12
A 72-year-old lady, Janki Devi, was crushed to death by a car on the road separating Sector 16 and Sector 10 this afternoon.

BUSINESS

Baisakhi without music at hotels, discos!
6 hotels restrained from playing popular music
Chandigarh, April 12
The festival of harvest, Baisakhi, will be without music at some of your favourite hotels and discos tomorrow. With the Phonographic Performance Limited(PPL), the apex-licensing arm of the Indian Music Industry stepping up its crackdown on local hotels and DJs not paying licence fee for playing music, disappointment awaits the party goers.

EDUCATION

PEC to make laptop compulsory
Chandigarh, April 12
Soon you will find students of Punjab Engineering College (PEC), sitting in their classrooms holding laptops. The PEC authorities have decided that all students will be asked to bring laptops with them. It will increase their efficiency and hasten the pace of learning.

Students of Golden Bells Public School, Sector 77, participate in a turban- tying  competition on the school premises in Mohali on Tuesday.

Baisakhi function at school
Mohali, April 12
Students of Golden Bells Public School, Sector 77, celebrated Baisakhi with gaiety and fervour today. After the morning assembly, school teachers spoke on the religious, historical and social values attached to the festival.

COURTS

HC issues stay orders in flying club case
Chandigarh, April 12
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, headed by Mr Justice Bedi, today ordered that the locks of hangar number 2, which had been allotted to the flying club owned by Punjab Parliamentary Secretary M.S. Birmi, would not be removed till the next date of hearing.

Ex-magistrate’s plea on FIR dismissed
Chandigarh, April 12
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today dismissed the plea of former Chandigarh Judicial Magistrate First Class, who had been caught red-handed by the CBI while accepting a bribe of Rs 7 lakh. Bhardwaj had prayed for quashing of the FIR registered by the CBI on May 9, 2003, under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Framing of charges against KLF man on May 9
Chandigarh, April 12
The District and Sessions Judge, Mr M.M.S. Bedi, today fixed May 9 for the framing of charges against an alleged Khalistan Liberation Force(KLF) man, Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar, in a case relating to an attack on a former Chandigarh SSP, Mr Sumedh Singh Saini.