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Chandigarh, July 3 In spite of a heavy downpour in the morning, around 53 per cent polling was recorded during the elections to the nine wards of zila parishad held here today.

Zila Parishad Poll
Use of fake identity cards rampant
Chandigarh, July 3
Youth power did make its presence felt in the UT Zila Parishad elections but for unethical reasons. During the polling at a polling station in Kajehri village, a youths tried to impersonate as Gurbaz Singh, a resident of House Number 66, Kajehri village. 

102 low-floored buses to hit city roads
Chandigarh, July 3
The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking is all set to have a new look with the State Transport Authority (STA) approving an upgraded model of semi-low floor bus which are already on a trial-run in the city from the past fortnight. As many as 102 buses will be added to the existing fleet, reliable sources said.

Local lawyer moves court, terms buses as defective

Chandigarh, July 3 The introduction of the low-floor buses by the Chandigarh Administration in the city may run into rough weather. An advocate of the district courts Mr Arvind Thakur, has moved the court. A new version of low-floor bus being run on a trial basis by the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Two killed in road mishaps
Chandigarh, July 3
Two persons lost their lives in two different road accidents in various parts of the city. Both victims aged 30 and 17 years were crushed under buses and later died at the GMCH, Sector 32.

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COMMUNITY

Second monsoon shower disturbs life in city
Trees uprooted, houses inundated
Chandigarh, July 3
Though not as heavy as the first monsoon shower of the season, today’s rains did not budge until they had caused their share of inconvenience to the city. Where on the one hand the showers brought much needed respite from yesterday’s hot and humid conditions, on the other they threw normal life out of gear.

Heavy rain uprooted trees in Chandigarh on Sunday morning. The Tribune cameraman Pankaj Sharma took this shot on the dividing road of Sector 27-28.

A resident of Phase V, Mohali, pushes his car through rainwater on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Rainwater enters Mohali houses
Mohali, July 3
At least two children were injured and several residents of Phase V were saw over three feet of water in their houses following rainfall this morning. The maximum damage was caused in Jagatpura village where the rehabilitated Guru Nanak colony residents did not have any arrangements for shelter.

Alleluia, its raining man!
Chandigarh, July 3
Rainy season triggers romantic passion among lovers. It becomes hard for them to stay away from each other in such a weather. That time is a passé now when forlorn lovers used to feel the pain of separation in the pouring rain.

Father approaches Administrator in Anju Kohli death case
Chandigarh, July 3
Fed up with police inaction, father of Anju Kohli (30), who was found hanging at her Sector 38 (West) residence on June 1 approached the UT Administrator today and demanded a CBI inquiry into the case. The father alleged that the Chandigarh police was not investigating the case properly and there were many unanswered questions relating to her mysterious death.

Rowdy scenes at federation meeting
Chandigarh, July 3
The executive committee meeting of the Federation of Sector Welfare Associations Chandigarh (FOSWAC) at the Community Centre, Sector 20, today turned out to be a rowdy affair as office-bearers “clashed” over allowing new members to join in the meeting.

Crowded parking lots mock HUDA
Panchkula, July 3
As the Town Planning wing of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has failed to plan for parking places in most markets and public offices of the township, the visitors and traders in these markets and members of general public are facing traffic snarls. While HUDA and traffic police choose to look the other way.

Protest against apartments’ developer

Chandigarh, July 3 Residents of New Generation Apartments, residential colony located along the Zirakpur-Panchkula road, today protested against the alleged high-handedness of the developer of the apartments at sector 34 police station. Residents of New Generation Apartments, Zirakpur, protest against the developer of the apartments in front of Sector 34- police station in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Indian soldiers, US Marines hold joint training exercise
Chandigarh, July 3
Indian Army soldiers and US Marines held a joint training exercise on counter-terrorist operations in California last month. Two platoons drawn from a Maratha Light Infantry battalion and the Fifth Gorkha Rifles spent about two weeks at a Marine base for the purpose.

Kids make merry at mango mela

Pinjore, July 3 If the rains played the spoilsport on the concluding day of the mango Mela here in the morning, the relatively cool evening breeze brought visitors in droves to the Yadavindra Gardens here. The serpentine queues on the National Highway all led to the mango Mela and hundreds of people from Panchkula, Chandigarh, Mohali, Patiala, and the adjoining areas of Himachal came to the mela.  Visitors at the concluding day of the mango festival at Yadavindra Gardens, Pinjore, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Bus serving a holy cause Chandigarh, July 3 Holy vehicle off wheels! At one corner of the Sector 17 Inter-State Bus Terminus stands a bus. It is stationed there for the past 50 years. The family of Mangal Swarup is serving the people of the region by selling religious literature mainly of the Gita Press, Gorakhpur. A stranded bus near Sector 17 Bus Stand works as a shop selling religious books. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Ample scope in media jobs: expert
Chandigarh, July 3
Mr Sunil Gupta, advertising and communication expert and former JWT honcho, conducted an interactive session with aspiring professionals looking for promising careers here today.

Rotary gets new team
Panchkula, July 3
Dr J K Kakkar was installed as the President of Rotary Club, Panchkula, for 2005-06, by Mr N.P. Sabharwal at an impressive ceremony held here last night. Dr Kakkar also introduced his board members Dr G K Munjal as Senior Vice President, Mr Sandeep Aggarwal as Secretary, Mr Naval Maglani as Treasurer, besides five Directors and Joint Directors.

Checker installed as Rotary chief
Chandigarh, July 3
Mr S.K. Checker was installed as president of the Rotary Club, Central, here today Inderjit Singh is the club secretary for the year. The chief guest on the occasion, Dr K. Talwar, Director, PGI, installed the new board of directors, which include Mr H.S. Nanda, Mr R.S.Cheema, Mr Vinod Sharma, Mr G.S. Bal and Mr M.M. Batra.

Gurupurnima mahotasava celebrations
Mohali, July 3
Elaborate arrangements are being made at the Sant Sri Asa Ramji Ashram in Seonk village, near here , for the annual Gurupurnima mahotasava to be held from July 6 to July 8.

Gulati is CMA president
Chandigarh, July 3
The Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) has elected Mr B.M Gulati as its new president for 2005-06 at its annual general body meeting held on Saturday. He is the Managing Director of J.D Enterprises, Chandigarh.

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CRIME

7 held for Sec 39 gurdwara attack
Chandigarh, July 3
The police today arrested seven persons on the charges of rioting, trespassing, causing violence in Sector 39 gurdwara late last night. The police registered a case after a group of armed persons attacked a congregation in the gurdwara last night.

1 held, cheetah skin seized
Mohali, July 3
The Mohali police today arrested an alleged wildlife smuggler trying to sell a cheetah skin in the township. The cheetah skin was recovered from the accused, Sanjiv Kumar, a resident of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

Immigration racket busted, 2 held
Chandigarh, July 3
An immigration ‘racket’ running into lakh of rupees was busted today with the arrest of two persons. However, the third accused is still at large. Police sources said the ‘racket’ was being operated from Mumbai, where the kingpin lives.

1 held with 26 kg of poppy husk
Chandigarh, July 3
The police today arrested a person and seized 26 kg of poppy husk from him. A house was burgled and in a separate incident a motor cycle was stolen. A man was held for possessing 12 bottles of liquor illegally.

Kidnapped man returns, wife still missing
Chandigarh, July 3
Ashwani Kumar, alias Rinku (24), who had been allegedly kidnapped along with his wife Jahan Ara on June 30 by her father and others, today returned to the city. Ashwani was allegedly thrashed up by the kidnappers during the past three days. The parents of the girl were unhappy over the inter-religious marriage of their daughter.

BUSINESS

SBI’s golden jubilee day
Mohali, July 3
The State Bank of India, Sector 17, Chandigarh branch, organised a series of activities at the Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre here yesterday to mark their golden jubilee day.

EDUCATION

Class XI admissions begin today
Chandigarh, July 3
The battle lines are drawn. Beginning tomorrow children and their parents will sweat it out at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, for a seat in Class XI of the most-sought after government schools of the city.

Infra Educa 2005 draws streams of students
Chandigarh, July 3
Hundreds of students from the region benefitted from the two-day long education and careers fair Infra Educa 2005 which was organised at hotel Shivalik View in Chandigarh.

Vivekanand group to initiate four new institutes

Chandigarh, July 3 The Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes is all set to start four new institutes from this academic session. Giving this information at a press conference today, Mr Manmohan Kumar Garg, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group said they have got a final nod from the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to start a B. Pharmacy Institute.

Mr Manmohan Singh, CEO, Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology, (right) and Dr C.S. Rao, Director-Principal, address a press conference in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Students develop robotic arm Dera Bassi, July 3 Final year students of Mechanical Engineering branch of Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi, claim to have developed two projects by using latest technologies. Prof Avtar Singh, Chairman of Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, inspects a PC-controlled robotic arm developed by students of the institute in Dera Bassi on Sunday.

Date extended
Chandigarh, July 3
The last date for the submission of admission forms for B P Ed, first year has been extended to July 7 for those students who were not able to submit their forms by June 24.

PMT toppers
Chandigarh, July 3
Ravneet Kaur, resident of Sector 33, has secured third rank in the PMT conducted by Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar. Mehakinder Singh, resident of Chamkaur Sahib and a student of Gyan Jyoti School, Phase II, Mohali, has secured fifth rank.

CULTURE

A poetic feast
“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotions recollected in tranquility”, said Wordsworth long ago but its nuance assumed a profound significance today as Atulvir Arora bared and shared the anguish and frustration of a poet in him with the elite aesthetic fraternity at a special programme organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi yesterday.

HEALTH

Quacks flourish in slums
Panchkula, July 3
Quacks are flourishing in the slum and labour colonies of the township, putting at risk lives of hundreds of persons. From conducting minor surgeries to prescribing analgesics and administering intravenous fluids and injections, these unqualified men are freely playing with lives of gullible persons.

SPORTS

TT camp ends, so does their hope

Chandigarh, July 3 The National Schools Table Tennis camp for the 3rd Asian Schools TT Meet was called off last evening as the Government of India failed to clear the team. Fourteen probables were shortlisted for the meet and was here to take part in a 15-day camp at DAV Public School, Sector 8, which concluded last evening. Indian Schools TT probables during a national camp, which concluded at DAV Public School, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photograph by Pradeep Tewari

India drub Pak in cycle polo Chandigarh, July 3 The Indian cycle polo team triumphed over arch rivals Pakistan during the 3rd Indo-Pak Cycle Polo series played at football grounds, Sector 17, here today. The match was organised by the Chandigarh Cycle Polo Association, affiliated with the Cycle Polo Federation of India. Mandeep Singh Mann of India hits the ball during a cycle polo match against Pakistan in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Amandeep shines in pool meet Chandigarh, July 3 Amandeep Singh beat Anoop Arora by five racks to two (5-2) in the Ch Vishnu Pal Singh Memorial 9-Ball Pool Prize Money Tournament at Chandigarh Billiards and Coaching Centre, Sector 22, here today. Sameer Bhalla plays a shot during Ch Vishnu Pal Singh Memorial 9-Ball Pool Prize Money Tournament at Chandigarh Billiards and Coaching Centre, Sector 22, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Camps on self-defence conclude

Chandigarh, July 3 Self-defence training camps of Sports Wing of Chandigarh unit of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) concluded at Skating Rink, Sector 10, here today. Around 300 participants attended the concluding ceremony. A camp on self-defence in progress at Skating Rink, Sector 10, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Golf tourney from tomorrow
Panchkula, July 3
Chandigarh Junior and Sub-Junior Golf Tournament is being at Panchkula Golf Course from July 5 to 8. The tournament, the first IGU-categorised one, is being organised by the Panchkula Golf Club. The club has received 112 entries so far from all over the country.

Match called off
Mohali, July 3
In a departure from its media-friendly image, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) officials left sports journalists high and dry today. The stadium had been booked for a friendly match between Sports Journalists-XI and ICL Limited-XI for today and the organisers had the approval of PCA officials for the same.

Pawan to lead soccer team
Chandigarh, July 3
Pawan Kumar of Chandigarh Football Academy, Sector 42, will lead Chandigarh Boys Under-16 team in the 3rd BKSP Cup U-16 Football Tournament-2005 at Dhaka (Bangladesh).