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DCC president arrested; MP says DC behaving like Nadir Shah Chandigarh, May 4 Pawan Sharma, District Congress Committee president, and a staunch supporter of MP Pawan Bansal and a district court lawyer, was arrested here this evening for allegedly filing a false affidavit to secure a flat in the Advocates’ Society.

DCC chief Pawan Sharma

Officer manipulated affidavit: Bansal

Chandigarh, May 4 “The Deputy Commissioner has gone amuck. He is behaving like Nadir Shah in pursuing his dream to conquer the world,” Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, the local Member of Parliament, said while reacting angrily to the arrest of Mr Pawan Sharma on a complaint of providing a false affidavit for a flat in a housing society. The VIP list of pending cases, and no action

Pawan Kumar Bansal

“My office only followed the procedure after the complaint” Chandigarh, May 4 Mr Arun Kumar, the Deputy Commissioner, said: “The facts speak for themselves. The office received a complaint about a false affidavit filed by Mr Sharma for a house in a society. It is purely a legal case and my office only followed the procedure after the complaint”.

Arun Kumar

Abdul Kalam’s suggestion has no takers
Chandigarh, May 4
The suggestion of the President of India, Mr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, that Judges of the High Court should be made to sit in courtroom for two more hours everyday has evinced mixed response from retired Judges, lawyers and litigants.

VIP car occupants flee despite being fired at
Chandigarh, May 5
Five persons in a VIP car escaped towards Mohali last night, despite a Chandigarh police team firing two shots at them. They fled from a Sector 44 petrol pump without paying Rs 1,100 for getting their petrol tank filled.

COMMUNITY

SSP tells cops to step up vigil
Chandigarh, May 4
The Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr Gaurav Yadav, today held a meeting with senior police officers of the Chandigarh police, asking them to step up vigil, develop intelligence for the detection and prevention of crime in the city.

Under construction divider bane of motorists Chandigarh, May 4 The slow paced construction work of the divider on the road separating Sectors 8 and 9 is turning into a death trap for motorists especially two-wheeler riders. The under-construction divider on the road separating Sectors 8 and 9 poses a threat to motorists during night time as debris and concrete slabs are left on the road. — A Tribune photo.

The moon within their reach Chandigarh, May 4 Dreaming of an address on the moon is no longer asking for the moon. A Chandigarh-based couple who ‘recently bought land’ on the moon from the Lunar Republic Society of New York, now gaze at the moon and tell each other: ``We own a part of it.’’ Ramesh Sharma and Madhu Sharma show documents related to their ownership of property at moon. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Sikh Legal Forum formed
Mohali, May 4
Keeping in view the present challenges faced by the Sikh community all over the world, a Sikh Legal Forum has been constituted.

Artistes unite to preserve freedom of expression

Chandigarh, May 4 United we stand, divided we fall. This dawned on television, film and theatre artistes of the region when they gathered at the Chandigarh Press Club today to ponder over issues common to their fraternity. Television, film and theatre artistes of the region at a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

IG lauds police for solving blind murder case
Chandigarh, May 4
The IG, Chandigarh Police, Mr Satish Chandra today appreciated the police for cracking a seemingly blind murder case of Brij Rani, an old woman of Sector 18 within two days.

Speaking Out
Muslims favour amendments in Women Protection Act
Chandigarh, May 4
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has done little to bring about changes in the existing laws and rules. Its model nikahnama undoubtedly promises a better deal for the Muslim women.

UT skyline for sale Retain calm of northern sectors I strongly oppose the idea of having apartments in Chandigarh for the following reasons Chandigarh should not be converted into a fish market. The northern sectors should retain the calm and serenity they have and should not be made similar to the southern sectors.

Piyush

Temporary structures removed
Panchkula, May 4
The Haryana Urban Development Authority had removed over 130 temporary structures including vends and dhabas that had mushroomed on the government land in Buddanpur village, Rajiv Colony, Industrial Area Phase-I and II and Zirakpur Chowk, here today.

CRIME

4 vehicles stolen in city
Chandigarh, May 4
As many as four vehicles, including a car, were reportedly stolen from the city, the local police said here today.

Depressed over wife’s death, man ends life
Chandigarh, May 4
Depressed over the death of his wife about three years ago, Bal Krishan (52), a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, committed suicide by hanging this afternoon at his house here.

Theft in Panchkula
Panchkula, May 4
Thieves broke into a house in Sector 9 and took away valuables and cash worth thousands of rupees. The thieves struck at the house in absence of the owners.

BUSINESS

Magrail for city proposed
Chandigarh, May 4
A Hong Kong based company claimed that it will fully fund and set up a mass rapid transport system connecting Chandigarh with Panchkula and Mohali and bring the city at par with Shanghai in terms of technology, Prof S. Dutta, the representative of the company, told officials of the Chandigarh Administration, Punjab and Haryana at a presentation here today.

Automotive filters launched
Mohali, May 4
Eco-friendly automotive filters for new generation cars were launched by Mag Automotives Private Ltd here today.

EDUCATION

Tribune Impact
Vice-Chancellor calls meeting
Chandigarh, May 4
Following the publication of news in Chandigarh Tribune headlined ‘PU panel on the funds diversion fails to meet’’, Vice-Chancellor (VC), K.N. Pathak, Panjab University, has issued a letter to the members of the committee to hold a meeting.

Institute students secure top positions in PTU exam
Chandigarh, May 4
Students of the Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology (CIET), Rajpura, made a record when the top four positions were bagged by them in the Electronics and Communication Engineering, fifth semester examinations held by Punjab Technical University in December, 2004, the results of which have been declared.

Fellowship for poor students constituted
Chandigarh, May 4
Mr Amrik Singh Rangi, Superintendent Government College for Girls, Sector-42, Chandigarh, has retired on his superannuation after serving the Education Department for 40 years. He worked in the same position in Government College for Girls, Sector 11.

Rayat opens help desk for students Chandigarh, May 4 The Rayat and Bahra Group has opened its corporate office at Sector 34, to provide interactive facilities for the convenience of students and their parents today. Mr D.P. Singh, Deputy General Manager, Indian Bank, inaugurates the office of Rayat and Bahra group in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

PUDA not pleading case properly: panel
Chandigarh, May 4
The Sector 76 to 80 Plot Allotment Sangharsh Committee, Mohali, today alleged that PUDA was not properly contesting the ongoing case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

CULTURE

Perfect tribute to Gargi’s genius

Chandigarh, May 4 Eversince the inception of institutionalised society ‘woman’ has been extolled a goddess but in reality it does not accord with this idealistic exaltation. The literary genius of Balwant Gargi sculpted a classic play ‘Loha Kut’ which brought alive the twisted tormented life of a ‘woman’ to redefine male chauvinism. Artistes perform in a Punjabi play “Loha Kut” being staged at Tagore Theatre in Sector 18, Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Charity premiere of ‘Main Aisa hi Hoon’

Chandigarh, May 4 The Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown will raise money for its proposed mobile diagnostic centre for mentally challenged by organising a charity premiere of Ajay Devgan starrer “Main Aisa Hi Hoon” at Nirman Theatre on Thursday. Pallav Mukherjee, president of Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown (extreme right) addresses a press conference at the Chandigarh Golf Club regarding a charity premiere show of Hindi film “Main Aisa Hi Hoon” on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Rhea Pillai keeps promise
Chandigarh, May 4
The local chapter of the Art of Living lived up to its promise of bringing to town Rhea Pillai, a former model, now known for her hold on the techniques of meditation.

HEALTH

Pharma workshop on May 9
Mohali, May 4
A two-day workshop on “Regulatory considerations for exports of pharmaceuticals” is being organised at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research on May 9.

SPORTS

Jatinder, Ranjeet fastest in Roger Bannister race
Chandigarh, May 4
Joginder Singh of Khalsa College for Men-26 and Sarita of IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School 21 won the Under-19 boys and girls titles in the fifth Roger Bannister one mile race held at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, here today.

Govt school gets skating rink Chandigarh, May 4 The roller skating facility at Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS) Sector 33, became functional today. The school became the first government school to have this facility. Children skate on the newly opened skating rink at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33 on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

MC to acquire van to catch cattle
Mohali, May 4
With the number of stray cattle increasing in the town, the local Municipal plans to acquire a cattle-catcher van to tackle the problem.

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