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Bhandara leaves 60 ill
Majority of victims children; Admn swings into action
Panchkula, April 30
Over 60 villagers, including children and women, fell prey to food poisoning after they partook of a bhandara, organised on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti, in Kot village, about 15 km from here, this afternoon.

Avoid FIRs, cops plead with victims
Chandigarh, April 30
In a bid to bring down crime in the city, the Chandigarh Police seems to have devised a new strategy—to prevail upon victims not to get cases registered.

Sans substitution policy, members grope
in dark
Chandigarh, April 30
A great many substitution members of various cooperative housing societies are quite a harassed lot. Months after paying the full cost of the flats, including land cost to the Chandigarh Housing Board, the possession of the dwelling units eludes these members due to the absence of a substitution policy.

Watermelons for bed! Summer heat notwithstanding, a girl enjoys a slice of watermelon, oblivious of the direct sunlight that is falling on her. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Making blood donation a mass movement
Chandigarh, April 30
From being known for kantha embroidery and balucharis to becoming a state with the distinction of having 86 per cent voluntary blood donation to its credit, West Bengal wasn't vying for the top slot in the history of the Red Revolution movement in India.

• Theatre complex to come up in Mohali
• Forest officials visit Kansal
• Passing thru
  Brian Murgatroyd, Media Manager, International Cricket Council.
  

COMMUNITY

CM earmarks Rs 11 lakh for Parshuram Bhavan
Panchkula, April 30
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda exhorted the people to imbibe the ideals propagated by Bhagwan Parshuram, so that prompt justice should be provided to poor people of the society and the state could become a progressive state in the country.

• Parshuram Jayanti celebrated

Service centre for disabled soon

Chandigarh, April 30 A service centre for the disabled "Nishulk Nishakt Jan Seva Kendra" will be set up in the city soon by the Narayan Seva Sansthan, Udaipur. This was announced by organising secretary of the sansthan Prashant Aggarwal, while addressing a function at Saini Bhavan here today. Gaya Prasad shares his treatment experiences in Udaipur at a function organised by the Narayan Seva Sansthan at Saini Bhavan in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Protest by plot allottees Mohali, April 30 Members of the Sector 76-80 Plot Allotment Sangharsh Committee have demanded the Punjab Urban Planning and Urban Housing Minister to allot them plots in areas other than the 102 acres under litigation. Members of the Sector 76-80 Plot Allotment Sangharsh Committee protest in Mohali on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Protest by electrical contractors
Chandigarh, April 30
The Chandigarh Government Electrical Contractors Association has been demanding increase in the rates for electrical works for the past four months and boycotting tendering for electrical works of the UT Administration.

Rodrigues for better labour conditions
Chandigarh, April 30
UT Administrator S.F. Rodrigues, in a message on the eve of May Day, has called for a major initiative combining the twin objectives of labour welfare and economic reforms.

• Tribune employee dead
• Greenery Day celebrated
• Donate books: Rotary Club
• A clarification

CRIME

2 held for possessing 20 cartons of liquor
Chandigarh, April 30
The police has arrested two Karnal residents for carrying 20 cartons of liquor. In another incident, a minor was caught while stealing a mobile phone from a house. Besides this, a car and a motor cycle have been stolen from the city.

Two houses burgled
Panchkula, April 30
Continuing the chain of burglaries, burglars struck at two houses in Sector 4 and decamped with cash and other valuable worth thousands of rupees in broad day light.

ATM glass door broken
Chandigarh, April 30
Some persons today broke the glass door of a State Bank of Bikaner's ATM in broad daylight in Sector 41-D, here. The police, while terming the incident as mischief or an act of someone who did not know how to open the electronic door, said no damage was caused to the ATM.

Six injured in accidents
Panchkula, April 30
Six persons, including three of a Chandigarh-based family, sustained injuries in two road accidents, here today. According to the police, Chandigarh resident Anil Kumar, his wife, mother Shushama and mother-in-law met with an accident on the Panchkula-Pinjore section of the highway.

BUSINESS

NPAs hitting economy, says PNB GM Chandigarh, April 30 The Chandigarh branch of the Institution of Valuers organised a workshop on valuation of property here today. Inaugurating the workshop, the General Manager of the Punjab National Bank, Mr B.P. Chopra, called upon valuers and functionaries of financial institutions to work with sincerity. Biz Clip
Mr B.L. Luthra, Chairman, Chandigarh branch of the Institution of Valuers, addresses a workshop on property valuation in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Engg entrance exam surprises students
Chandigarh, April 30
The All-India Engineering Entrance Examination 2006 was held today at various centres across the country. In Chandigarh, around 9,000 students took the exam at 17 centres. However, the paper trend was much different this year.

From Schools A dazzling annual fest at KV-47 Chandigarh April 30 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47, celebrated its annual day function yesterday. The chief guest was Air Cmde T. K. Venugopal. The programme began with Saraswati vandana. Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47, present a Naga dance in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

From Schools
45 get Cambridge varsity certificate
Panchkula, April 30
Fortyfive students of Satluj Public School received Cambridge University international certificate in English language from Mr Mark Walker, Head of Educational Services, British Council, New Delhi, here yesterday.

COURTS

District Courts
N.K. Jain case: four witnesses turn hostile
Chandigarh, April 30
In a case of corruption being heard by the CBI Special Court against former UT Home Secretary N.K. Jain, four key witnesses have turned hostile. After the CBI Special Judge framed charges against the former Home Secretary in the second week of January, the case is at the stage of trail.

CULTURE

Three plays on cultural relevance staged
Chandigarh, April 30
Theatre aficionados of Bengali drama turned out in a large number even on the second day of the ongoing three-day All-India Bengali Drama competition at Tagore Theatre yesterday.

Punjabi story book released
Chandigarh, April 30
Eminent poet and litterateur Surjit Patar released a book of Punjabi short stories authored by Dr Sharanjit Kaur at a function held under the aegis of the Chandigarh Art and Cultural Society and the Writers Club at the Punjab Kala Bhavan here yesterday.

Tributes paid to Dr Harcharan Singh
Chandigarh, April 30
Tributes were paid to the legendary Punjabi playwright, educationist and litterateur, Dr Harcharan Singh, at a “shardhanjali samagam” at the Punjab Kala Bhavan here today.

HEALTH

Neurosurgery safe option for patients: experts
Chandigarh, April 30
"These days neurosurgical procedures are done to improve duration and quality of life. More people now understand that neurosurgery does not imply management of head injury alone. It also includes tumors, infections, congenital anomalies, brain haemorrhage among others.

Seminar on blood donation concludes
Chandigarh, April 30
The voluntary blood donation movement in India got a further impetus with a number of innovative ideas, thoughts and issues discussed during the two-day seminar on “Safe Blood — The Need Never Ends”, organised by the local Blood Bank Society in association with the Federation of Blood Donors Organisation, which concluded here today.

SPORTS

Chandigarh clinch cricket trophy

Mohali, April 30 Riding high on fine batting in both innings, Chandigarh lifted the trophy after scripted an emphatic win over Jalandhar district in the finals of Under-15 Inter-district Cricket Tournament for Sushil Bali Trophy at the PCA stadium here today. Team members of Chandigarh in a jubilant mood after winning Sushil Bali Trophy at the PCA, Mohali, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Army School win cricket match Chandigarh, April 30 A cricket match was organised by the Army between inmates of Siksha Sahyog Boys Hostel, Satwari, Jammu and Kashmir, and students of the Army School, Chandimandir, at the military station here today. The president of the Army Wives Welfare Association (Western Command), Mrs Mohini Daljeet Singh, interacts with students of Siksha Sahyog Boys Hostel, Satwari, Jammu and Kashmir, during their visit to Chandimandir on Sunday.

New Zealand minister visits cricket academy

Chandigarh, April 30 A 17-member delegation, including New Zealand's Sports and Recreation Minister Trevor Mallard, Ms Heather Ward, Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand in India, and Mr R.K. Kaushik, Secretary, Political and Protocol Department, Punjab, visited St. John's Cricket Academy, Sector 26, here today. New Zealand Minister for Sports and Recreation Trevor Mallard interacts with upcoming players of St. John's Cricket Academy, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Cycle rally for good heart Chandigarh, April 30 With a view to creating awareness about prevention of Cardiovascular diseases among the masses, a cycle rally was organised here today. The rally was organised by the School of Public Health, Community Medicine Department of the PGIMER, Chandigarh, in association with DAV Senior Secondary School and the Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association.
Students of DAV Senior Secondary School take part in a cycle rally in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

KB DAV-7 lift table soccer cup
Panchkula, April 30
KB DAV-7 won the Table Soccer Gold Cup-2006 organised by the Indian Table Soccer Federation held at St Teresa Convent School, Sector 25, here today. The second prize won by St Teresa Convent School team, while the UP Table Soccer Association, Kanpur, went home with third prize.

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