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Two village boys drown in muddy pool

Mohali, September 28 Two teenage boys lost their lives when they fell into a pool at Bakarpur village, near here, yesterday. The two — Amandeep Singh (14) and Avtar Singh (16) — were neighbours and were playing in the evening when the incident took place.

Amandeep Singh Avtar Singh

Employees’ bodies on strike today; no plying of CTU buses from 5 am to 1
Chandigarh, September 28
Residents of the city need to be prepared for uncomfortable times tomorrow because of a call for a one-day strike by different employees’ organisations. The Administration says it is well geared up to meet any situation, while the employees’ organisations maintain in case they boycotted work, the residents will naturally suffer.

City gears up for the change
Chandigarh, September 28
Chandigarh is gearing up to allow changes in the building bylaws and new additions to the general layout to meet the requirements of the changed times, which have been accentuated by the burgeoning population in the city particularly over the past decade.

‘Ganguly, Chappell feud will affect team’s performance’
Chandigarh, September 28
It's an uneasy truce the BCCI has worked out between the warring Indian cricket team captain, Sourav Ganguly, and coach Greg Chappell. The controversial e-mail just blew the lid off the undercurrents of tension between them. The Tribune team spoke to cricketers on the likely impact of this truce on the game on the field.

Abortion prompts girl to end life
Chandigarh, September 28
Blaming herself for taking the life of her “unborn child” and fearing social stigma, a 19-year-old unmarried girl allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan in a Sector 21 nursing home, a day after getting her pregnancy terminated. Her body was found this morning. The staff of Sangeeta Nursing Home reportedly told the police that Ruchi Singh of Hisar had come for medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) yesterday.

COMMUNITY

Lieut-Gen Pattabhiraman pays homage to martyrs

Chandigarh, September 28 The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Lieut-Gen S. Pattabhiraman, paid homage to martyrs at the Veer Smriti war memorial at Chandi Mandir on the eve of his departure to New Delhi, today. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Lieut-Gen S. Pattabhiraman, pays homage to martyrs at the Veer Smriti war memorial at Chandi Mandir on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pervesh Chauhan

Minimum tenure of Commanding Officers to be of 24 months
Chandigarh, September 28
To facilitate the implementation of the first phase of the A.V. Singh Committee report on cadre restructuring, Army Headquarters has fixed 24 months as the minimum command tenure for officers in the rank of colonel. Earlier, the average command tenure in this rank used to be about a year-and-a half.

Rs 20 crore power boost for Mohali
Mohali, September 28
The town is in for better days on the power front with the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) gearing up to begin work soon on a Rs 20 crore substation here.

Roshni for disabled children Chandigarh, September 28 To the disabled children seeking rehabilitation with Roshni, a Rajpura-based NGO, this year’s Gandhi Jayanti celebrations will offer experience of a lifetime. (Left) Mary TA from Kerala who came to Roshni with a dysfunctional upper limb five years ago. (Right) After correction of the limb, Mary recently got married to an able bodied man in Kerala.

Rally against move to acquire land Chandigarh, September 28 The residents of Deep Complex, Hallo Majra, today took out a rally against the Administration’s move to acquire 33-acre chunk of land on which their complex has come up on the outskirts of the village. Residents of Deep Complex, Hallo Majra, take out a rally in protest against the Administration’s move to acquire land of the complex, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Gunners celebrate 178th anniversary
Chandigarh, September 28
The Regiment of Artillery celebrated its 178th anniversary at the Western Command HQ in Chandi Mandir Cantonment, near here, today.

Rodrigues for pro-active role of banks
Chandigarh, September 28
Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator, has called for a pro-active role by banks and financial institutions for bringing about social change, poverty alleviation and improving the quality of life of dis-advantaged sections of society. This, he said, could be achieved by reorienting and reinventing financial management policies and programmes of the banks.

Command Pet Animal Home
Chandigarh, September 28
To end the inconvenience faced by Army personnel in looking after their pets during their absence from the station while on leave or on temporary duty, Command Pet Animal Home has been set up at Chandi Mandir. It was inaugurated by the president, Army Wives Welfare Association (Western Command), Mrs Lakshmi Raman, yesterday.

Admn, leaders differ on land compensation
Chandigarh, September 28
Functionaries of the Chandigarh Administration and elected representatives do not see eye to eye on the issue of compensation for the acquisition of land in a UT village. This was evident during a meeting of Home Minister’s Advisory Committee held on Monday.

Tibetans pay homage to martyrs
Chandigarh, September 28
Members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress and the Regional Tibetan Freedom Movement yesterday staged a candlelight vigil to pay homage to the martyrs of the Tibetan Freedom Struggle, through silent protests. The vigil was kicked off from Panjab University in the evening.

Inquiry begins in NCC girl molestation case
Chandigarh, September 28
The Court of Inquiry (CoI) convened by the NCC to investigate into charges of molestation against a Lieutenant Colonel began its proceedings here today. It is being presided over by Col Balbir Singh from the Ambala NCC Group.

Councillor, Sanitary Inspector bury the hatchet
Mohali, September 28
The Joint Action Committee of the Municipal Council called off its agitation against the behaviour of a municipal councillor after a compromise was reached here today.

PSEB staff gherao board official
Mohali, September 28
Employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board gheraoed a senior Executive Engineer of the Mohali circle for failing to give a hearing to union leaders in connection with their demands.

BJP warns PSEB on faulty meters
Mohali, September 28
Members of the BJP Mohali Mandal met here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of its president, Mr R.C. Jhingan. The members condemned the action of the Punjab State Electricity Board to replace “accurate” meters with electronic meters.

CRIME

Illegal custody: accuser fails to record statement
Mohali, September 28
Mr Gurpreet Singh, who had accused the police of beating him up and keeping him in illegal custody, failed to turn up at the office of the SP here today for getting his statements recorded.

Two houses burgled in Sec 22
Chandigarh, September 28
Thieves decamped with gold jewellery and other goods after breaking into two houses in Sector 22 here. Besides this, theft of two vehicles, including a car, and the snatching of a mobile phone were reported to the Chandigarh Police during the past 24 hours.

BUSINESS

Hyundai unveils new offer
Chandigarh, September 28
Hyundai Electronics today announced its expansion plans to step up its business in the local market. The company has kick-started a new marketing campaign “Hyundai pe Hyundai” exclusively for the Northern region. Under this, customers will be given prizes and offers during the forthcoming festive season.

Show marks Canara Bank’s centenary celebrations

Chandigarh, September 28 A cultural programme marked the centenary celebrations of Canara Bank here today. Staff and their family members presented a lively show, ‘Canara Bank in a Nutshell’. With snippets of Hindi film songs serving as the background, they recalled that the bank was founded by Subbarao Pai in 1906 with the aim of saving people from the clutches of moneylenders.
Employees of Canara Bank present a cultural programme at their 100-year celebrations at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

EDUCATION

Computer-aided learning a reality in govt schools
Chandigarh, September 28
Computer-aided learning in government schools is all set to spread its wings and fly. From being functional in a few schools under various schemes, it will now take all 112 government schools in its fold, courtesy the computer-aided learning project of the UT Education Department.

No ruckus in this ‘Parliament’
Chandigarh, September 28
No acrimonious scene, no walkouts — it was a Parliament session sans the usual ruckus and pandemonium usually associated with the House. “Leaders” deliberated issues of national interest in all seriousness, not taking the liberty of speaking out of turn and maintaining the dignity of the Chair all through the session.

PM confers award on city scientist
Chandigarh, September 28
Dr J.N. Agrewala, a senior scientist of the Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), here was honoured today with the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2005. Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, gave the award to Dr Agrewala for his outstanding contributions in the field of Medical Sciences.

Students, ad makers interact
Chandigarh, September 28
Over 100 members of Chitkara Vanguardians interacted with cinematographer Kiran Deohans and advertising and stage personality Aban Deohans.

A novel initiative by students
Chandigarh, September 28
Chitkara Vanguardians, a partly funded initiative from the pocket money of students of Chitkara Institute, today announced its plans to hold “Telephonic Talk Show” with successful people from different walks of life.

Discover UK at British Library Chandigarh, September 28 The British Library, Sector 9, yesterday launched “Discover UK”, a new section in the library. The launch coincided with the World Tourism Day celebrations. According to Sushant Banerjee, manager of the library, this is an initiative by the library and the British tourism authority to focus on the UK as a popular tourist destination this year. Students drawn from various institutions at the launch of “Discover UK” corner at the British Library in Chandigarh on Tuesday.

COURTS

Hawara case: notice to prosecution
Chandigarh, September 28
The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Ms Neerja Kulwant Kalson, today issued notice to the prosecution on an application filed on behalf of Jagtar Singh Hawara, BKI (India) chief and the main accused in the Burail jail break case for tomorrow.

HC comes to rescue of married couple
Chandigarh, September 28
Coming to the rescue to a couple that married against the wishes of their parents, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Chandigarh Police to provide security to the couple.

CULTURE

Natak akademi awards
Chandigarh, September 28
The Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2005 will be conferred on five maestros tomorrow. Those to be honoured are Om Puri for Punjabi films, Devinder Daman for theater, Pammi Bai for Punjabi music, Ustad Lachhman Singh Seen for Indian Classical music and Baba Kashi Nath for folk music.

HEALTH

Ranbaxy Research Award for Prof Chakraborti
Mohali, September 28
Prof Asit Kumar Chakraborti, Head, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), here, has been selected for the Ranbaxy Research Award 2004, in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.