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40 special kids hurt in mishap, shell-shocked
Panchkula, April 28
Forty schoolchildren, most of them physically or mentally challenged, were injured when their speeding school bus hit a tree while trying to avoid a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer. The accident took place near Ram Mandir on the Mansa Devi-Saketri road around 1.30 p.m.

The physically challenged children, who were injured in the road accident, sit terrorised at the General Hospital waiting for their parents in Panchkula on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Religious structures major encroachers
Chandigarh, April 28
The largest chunk of land illegally occupied is to house gods and goddesses, contrary to an impression that only migrants have grabbed it. As much as 40.5 acres of land has been occupied by those who have built up religious structures across the city.

PU employee jumps to death in Sukhna
Chandigarh, April 28
Brij Pal (33), a peon in the Registrar Office, Panjab University and a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, jumped to death in the Sukhna Lake this morning. A suicide note found from his clothes says that nobody was responsible for his extreme step.

Vigilance initiates probe against Ropar SSP, 2 others
Chandigarh, April 28
Almost 11 months after an NGO demanded a high-level probe against three police officials, including the Ropar SSP, Mr Surinder Pal Singh, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau has initiated an inquiry into the alleged amassing of wealth “disproportionate to their known sources of income”.

State always responsible for communal riots, says scholar
Mohali, April 28
“The state has always been directly or indirectly responsible for communalism and communal riots in the country,” said the courageous Dr Asghar Ali Engineer here today.

• J.S. Grewal, Asghar Ali Engineer felicitated

Fortis' Chief Operating Officer keen on image makeover
Chandigarh, April 28
Fortis is keenly working on an image makeover. And if the plans of its new Chief Operating Officer, Mr Jasbir Grewal, are anything to go by, the hospital may well justify its claim of being socially aware.

• Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Residents show documents of houses outside lal dora
Chandigarh, April 28
In reaction to the stand taken by the administration that the houses outside the lal dora in the UT villages were illegal, a number of residents living outside the lal dora have claimed that they were in possession of documents which reveal that these very houses were “approved” by the revenue authorities in the early 90s.

Members of the Joint Action Committee of the Public Sector General Insurance Employees Association protest in support of their demands in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

110 more jhuggis razed
Panchkula, April 28
Propelled by the success of yesterday’s anti-encroachment drive, Haryana Urban Development Authority continued to remove encroachments in different sectors today. Almost 110 jhuggis in Sectors 14 and 15 were razed.

Need felt to boost farm investment
Chandigarh, April 28
Not everything of what was done to the Indian economy in the 1990s was right and the difference of economic growth between the 1980s and 1990s was, at best, only marginal.

Another tech park planned
Chandigarh, April 28
The Chandigarh Administration today said it had decided to set up a Technology Habitat, spread over 250 acres adjacent to the Chandigarh Technology Park.

Sita Ram is market panel chief Chandigarh, April 28 The Congress wrested back the chairmanship of the Market Committee after a contest between two groups within the Congress. Mr Sita Ram, considered close to the Congress Municipal Councillor Kuldeep Kajheri, won the seat. Mr Sita Ram (in garlands) is all smiles after getting elected as chairman of the market committee in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Kandhola new MC Joint Commissioner
Chandigarh, April 28
Mr H.S. Kandhola, Joint Director (Admn), Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, will be the new Joint Commissioner of the municipal corporation. He replaces Mr Kulwant Kumar Kalson, who has been repatriated to his parent cadre of Haryana.

Sector 37 resident’s complaint to Rodrigues
Chandigarh, April 28
A senior citizen, living in Sector 37, has complained to the UT Administrator General S.F. Rodrigues (retd) that his neighbour is constructing balconies in connivance with the enforcement staff.

IGP inspects parade Chandigarh, April 28 The IG of the Chandigarh police, Mr Satish Chandra today inspected a welcome parade at the Police Lines, Sector 26. Speaking on the occasion, he called upon the police to bring transparency in their functioning. The new IGP of Chandigarh, Mr Satish Chandra, takes guard of honour at the Police Lines in Sector 26 in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Child dies in accident
Mohali, April 28
A one-and-a-half-year-old child was killed in an accident near Phase VI, here, this evening. It is learnt that the child, Sumit, was hit by a truck near the local Civil Hospital in the Chandigarh territory.

CRIME

One killed, two hurt in mishaps
Panchkula, April 28
One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in three separate cases of road accidents today. Mukesh Kumar (24) was killed when his motor cycle had a head-on collision with a truck on the Zirakpur- Panchkula highway near Sector 20 this morning.

Probe into murder case
Chandigarh, April 28
The SSP today ordered an inquiry into the Sanjay murder case after the media highlighted the delay in registration of a case. In another development the IGP today ordered the transfer of the SHO of Sector 11 police station to police lines.

2 Rohtak men held for smuggling liquor
Chandigarh, April 28
The local police arrested two Rohtak-based inter-state liquor smugglers and impounded a mini-truck in which they were carrying 2,628 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor valuing Rs 3.94 lakh from a picket point here late last night.

Burglary attempt foiled
Chandigarh, April 28
A burglar was caught red-handed in the Teachers Flats in the PGI this evening when the owner of the house returned. The burglar tried to jump from the top floor of the house but, did not find the heart to do so and was caught.

2 held on assault charge
Chandigarh, April 28
The police has arrested two persons for assaulting and threatening a resident of Dhanas village. Mr Kuldeep Singh of Dhanas village reported to the police that Bhag Singh, Jasbir Singh, Kulbir Singh, alias Lalla, all residents of the same village, assaulted and threatened him at his residence on Wednesday.

EDUCATION

Decision on grace marks today
Mohali, April 28
The final preparation of the results of Class VIII of the Punjab School Education Board has been held up as no decision has been taken on the grant of grace marks. A decision on the matter is likely to be taken tomorrow.

2 Panchkula schools under scanner
Panchkula, April 28
The Secondary Education Department, Haryana will issue show cause notice to two schools here, and 35 private senior secondary schools in Haryana, for withdrawal of recognition on account of their indulgence in acts of bogus enrolment, school leaving and transfer certificates during the year 2003-04 and 2004-05.

Kendriya Vidyalaya celebrates annual day
Chandigarh, April 28 Saraswati vandana preceded by Sanskrit shlokas marked the beginning of annual day celebrations and prize distribution function of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 29, at Tagore Theatre, here today. Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya OCF, Sector 29, perform at their annual day function held in Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

PU don to be conferred Vijay Shree Award
Chandigarh, April 28
Prof M.R. Aggarwal of the Department of Economics at Panjab University will be conferred with the Vijay Shree Award instituted by the India International Friendship Society. The prestigious award, which is given to a scholar having specialisation in social sciences, sciences and technology, will be presented to Professor Aggarwal at a ceremony in New Delhi on May 4.

Results not out, UGC aspirants in quandary
Chandigarh, April 28
The non-declaration of the UGC NET results held in December 2004 has put the applicants for the forthcoming examination in a quandary. Unlike all previous years the UGC has not declared the results of the last exam till date even as the last date for submitting the applications for the next exam to be held in June is ending on April 29.

Engg students’ money not refunded: SOPU
Chandigarh, April 28
The Students Organisation of Panjab University has alleged that the university is not refunding the complete amount paid by the 12 students of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, who had later migrated to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology.

COURTS

Man gets RI in cheque bounce case
Chandigarh, April 28
A local court yesterday awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment to a resident of the Mansa Devi Complex in Panchkula in a cheque bounce case. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Mr Harbhajan Dass, held Rakesh Kumar guilty under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, and awarded the sentence besides imposing a fine of Rs 1,000 on him.

CULTURE

LEISURE

Potters make earthen pots in Naraingarh on Thursday. — Photo by Neeraj Chopra

Chill out with myriad ice-cream flavours
Summers are synonymous with the sun breathing down fire and rising temperatures. No, that’s not all. In fact, the summers have a cooler, more pleasant side to them and it comes from the slurpy, creamy dollops of ice-cream that everybody, invariably, makes a beeline for. And, this summer’s no different.

Special students have a special guest
It was a special day for the special students attending vocational training classes at Karuna Sadan in Sector 11. In Ms Jean Rodrigues, wife of Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, the children had a special guest who brought out the best in them. Keen on an overview of the activities being undertaken at the Chandigarh Chapter of Special Olympics Bharat, Ms Rodrigues came with a heart to help and offer.
Ms Jean Rodrigues, wife of Punjab Governor and UT Administrator (left), watches a student of the Chandigarh chapter of Special Olympics Bharat at the Karuna Sadan building in Sector 11 on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

PGI doctors attend yog sadhna workshop
Chandigarh, April 28
A holistic yog sadhna workshop for the doctors of the PGI concluded at the Community Centre, Sector 24, today. Corporate yoga trainer and naturopathy expert Raman Sharma conducted the four-month-long workshop from January to April.

24-hr gynae wing at hospital
Mohali, April 28
A separate emergency wing for dealing with cases related to gynaecology has been set up at the local Civil Hospital. A gynaecologist will be available at the hospital round the clock.

SPORTS

Noor, Vijayant win tennis titles Chandigarh, April 28 The first title of the day went to second seed Noor Paul of Chandigarh when she defeated top seed Arundhati Basu of West Bengal in the girls under-14 section in a one-sided affair at 6-3,6-0 in Sh. L.D. Kapoor Memorial AITA Talent Series. Local boy Vijayant Malik in action on the concluding day of the LD Kapoor Memorial AITA Talent Series Tournament held at the Total Tennis Academy’s YMCA, Sector 11, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Tremendous facelift to Lake Club complex
Chandigarh, April 28
The existing infrastructure at the lake sports complex has been spruced up. The Sports Department, Chandigarh, has taken various steps to add more facilities for sports enthusiasts at the complex.

Children having fun on the opening day of Sector 23-D swimming pool on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Sukhdeep, Mansimran excel in shooting
Chandigarh, April 28
City shooter Sukhdeep Singh and his son Mansimran Singh dominated the 50-metre prone .22 international sports shooting federation rifle events by winning three medals at the recently concluded 29th Northern India Shooting Championship held at Dehra Dun.

Vir Haqiquat Rai Club win softball title
Patiala, April 28
Vir Haqiquat Rai club won the boys title in the under-14 year category of the junior Patiala District Softball Championship which concluded at the State College of Education here today.