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Siau murder: all 8 accused acquitted
Chandigarh, March 17
Five years after facing trial in the “sensational” murder case of two children of Siau village, Kharar, the Additional District and Session Judge, Mr M.M.Sharma, today acquitted all eight accused persons, including youth SAD leader Kiran Bir Singh Kang.

• I feel relieved: Kang

Bomb hoax in Sectt, PGI
Chandigarh, March 17
The city police got a call that bombs have been planted in the Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat and the PGI OPD here today.

A bomb disposal squad scans the complex of the Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat after a hoax call in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Resident assaults teacher on survey
Chandigarh, March 17
A day after a teacher was slapped and hit by a colleague at Government High School, Khuda Lahora, another incident has come to light where a lady JBT teacher of Government High School, Mauli Complex, was slapped and hit by a bunch of keys by a local resident while conducting survey for Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan.

CBDT to target traders, professionals
Chandigarh, March 17
The recent directive from the Central Board of Direct Taxes bringing the household expenditure under the scanner of the Income Tax Department seems to be primarily directed at businessmen and professionals.

‘China unhappy at N-pact’
Chandigarh, March 17
"China is unhappy at the Indo-US nuclear agreement, but is helpless due to the growing stature of the Indian nation. China is already surrounded by nuclear nations and does not want India to be any potential threat now or in future. However, given the magnitude of the India-China trade and both nations emerging as the economic hub of the world, the Indo-US agreement will not cast any shadow on the relationship between the two nations".

Naukri.com gets notice for Hari Sadu ad
Chandigarh, March 17
The family of an 11-year-old Chandigarh resident, Hari Bhanot, today said they had decided to initiate legal action against web portal Naukri.com for using the boy’s name, “Hari”, in a derogatory and offending manner by giving it an abusive connotation in one of its advertisements.

EDUCATION

79 given job letters
Mohali, March 17
Mr Harnam Dass Johar, Minister for Education, Punjab, gave letters of appointment to 79 persons on compassionate grounds at a function organised in Government Senior Secondary School here today.

College teachers stage dharna
Chandigarh, March 17
In response to a call given by the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers' Union (PCCTU), teachers working in more then 160 non- government colleges staged dharna on the college campuses today.

Art show by schoolchildren
Panchkula, March 17

Ms Kiran Choudhary, Minister of State for Tourism, Haryana, inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by Mango Grove schoolchildren here today. She appreciated the school endeavour of roping in the poor, destitute and orphan children for the Fun Day programme in the school premises. Ms Kiran Choudhary, Minister of State for Tourism, Haryana, interacts with less-privileged children after inaugurating an exhibition of their paintings at the Mango Grove School in Panchkula, on Saturday.

40 poor girls get certificates
Chandigarh, March 17
It was a fulfilled dream for 40 disadvantaged girls, after getting training in hotel management and house keeping, who got certificates from Mrs Jean Rodrigues, wife of the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Chandigarh, at a function at Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42, here today.

PU seminar on technology and society
Chandigarh, March 17
The two-day national seminar organised by the Department of Sociology, Panjab University, on "Technology and society — issues and interface with special reference to India" ended with a panel discussion on ''Technology and Society: past experiences and future challenges'' here today.

Polytech college Principal honoured
Chandigarh, March 17
Ms Usha Mahajan, Principal, Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, here has been honoured by the Indian Solidarity Council, New Delhi, with ''Jewel of India Award'' for having outstanding achievement in her field.

COURTS

Lawyers’ strike threat to speedy justice: Verma
Chandigarh, March 17
“There can be no corrupt judge without there being a corrupt lawyer,” said Justice J.S. Verma, former Chief Justice of India, while delivering the first Ajit Singh Sarhadi Memorial lecture on “Role of the bar in democracy” at Panjab University here today.

CULTURE

Grover on song
Chandigarh, March 17
It all started with that familiar pinch of worthlessness that one feels at some point of their lives. But Gulshan Grover did not let the matter end there.





Gulshan Grover will attend an ETC Punjabi award ceremony at Kala Gram, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

HEALTH

Shekhawat to address PGI convocation today
Chandigarh, March 17
Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Vice President of India, will deliver the convocation address at the 27th annual convocation of the PGI tomorrow at Bhargava Auditorium on the campus.

SPORTS

45 cleared for Thunderbolt rally
Chandigarh, March 17
As many as 45 participants and their vehicles, have been selected for the two-day annual SJOBA Thunderbolt Sub Himalayan Rally 2006, which will be flagged off tomorrow at 8 a m at St John's High School, Sector 26 here.