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Bhandari voted out as MC chief
Accuses Chander Mohan of stalling development work
Panchkula, May 11
In less than a year after having taken over as the President of the local Municipal Council, Mr Tarun Bhandari was unanimously removed from the post today.

Mr Tarun Bhandari (centre) comes out of the office of the Deputy Commissioner after submitting his resignation in Panchkula on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Clear the air, Bahl asks Lucky
Dy Mayor faces another complaint
Chandigarh, May 11
The president of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee, Mr B.B.Bahl, has asked Mr H.S.Lucky, Deputy Mayor, to clarify his stand on the controversy surrounding his alleged role in the case of theft of clothes from a garment store in Sector 17 in which the name of his wife and car figures.

• Plea to quiz Raju to be heard today
  

BJP men burn
Lucky’s effigy
Chandigarh, May 11
BJP activists of Ward No. 11 today held a demonstration and burnt the effigy of Congress councillor HS Lucky at the light point of Sectors 20 and 21.

BJP workers burn an effigy of Deputy Mayor H.S. Lucky in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

REGIONAL BRIEFS

Models display creations by students of the Canadian Institute for International Studies at a fashion show in Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

	Probe on into ‘allowing’ bylaws violation May 11, 2006
	Students: 1,000, rooms: 5, Principal: none! May 10, 2006
	City stars shine on Civil Services horizon May 9, 2006
	Societies can decide on membership substitution May 8, 2006
	House collapse leaves 3 of family dead May 7, 2006
	Suraj cinema management accused of fraud May 6, 2006
	Robbers strike in old Panchkula, injure 6 May 5, 2006
	Couple done to death in Mohali May 4, 2006
	Death stalks city; mishaps claim 3 lives, suicides 2 May 3, 2006
	185 school bus drivers challaned May 2, 2006

COMMUNITY

‘Open house’ at CSIO
Chandigarh, May 11
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation here today organised an “open house” for the public as part of celebrations for the National Technology Day.

Students being given a guided tour of laboratories during an ‘open house’ organised by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation to commemorate the National Technology Day in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Gurneet Tej felicitated
Zirakpur, May 11
The Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat today honoured Gurneet Tej, daughter of Mr S.S. Tej, Chief Sub-Editor, Punjabi Tribune, who bagged the second position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) examination, results of which were declared recently.

Former Punjab Finance Minister Kanwaljit Singh and President of the nagar panchayat N.K. Sharma felicitate Gurneet Tej in Zirakpur on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Mohali murder: illicit relations may be motive, says police
Mohali, May 11
The police suspects illicit relations to be one of the reasons behind the stabbing incident of a Godrej employee near Sector 71 here last evening.

CRIME

3 snatching incidents in one day
Chandigarh, May 11
Snatching incidents continue in the city. In the past 24 hours, there were three incidents of snatchings, however, in one case; a snatcher was caught red-handed in Sector 15.

Schoolgirl dies after being hit by truck
Mohali , May 11
A class VII student got seriously injured while going to school when she was hit by a truck near Chapparchiri village here this morning. The student later succumbed to her injuries.

EDUCATION

Journalism students impress US media experts
Chandigarh, May 11
Two hundred-odd media-persons, students and media educators, participated in the two-day-long workshop at the Department of Mass Communication, Panjab University, that concluded today. 

Mr Brant Houston, Executive Director, Investigative Reporters and Editing, Inc (USA), Ms Nora Paul, Director, Institute for New Media Studies, University of Minnesota (USA), and Mr John, H. Ullmann, Executive Director, World Press Institute (USA), at the concluding session of the media workshop at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

• US journalists to address Press Club members

No stir please, Pathak to non-teaching staff
Chandigarh, May 11
Dr K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, has asked the non-teaching employees not to resort to any agitation during office hours.

No entrance test for M.Sc (solid waste management)
Chandigarh, May 11
There shall be no entrance test for M.Sc. (Solid Waste Management) for session 2006-07 and the admission shall be made on the basis of merit of the qualifying examinations.

Mothers Day at Holy Child School
Panchkula, May 11
Mothers Day was observed at Holy Child School here today. The children played hosts and welcomed the mothers by presenting them with flowers.

Students present riot of colour
Mohali, May 11
A fancy-dress competition, “Splendour in diversity”, was held at Shivalik Public School here today. it was a riot of colour.

HEALTH

GMCH contract staff threaten stir
Chandigarh, May 11
As many as 1,200 contract employees of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from May 13 in protest against unequal wages.

SPORTS

Northwest Sector cagers slam Northeast Sector
Chandigarh, May 11
The hosts, Northwest Sector (NWS), Chandigarh, entered the finals after beating Northeast Sector (NES) by a huge margin of 74-49 in the semifinals of the First Inter-Sector CRPF Basketball Cluster Championship being held at the Sports Complex, Sector 7, here today.

An NSW cager tries to put the ball in the basket in the semifinal match of the CRPF Inter-Sector meet at Sports Complex, Sector 7, Chandigarh, on Thursday. 
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

DAV outplays govt school in cricket tourney
Chandigarh, May 11
In the first match of the first under- 16 Cricket Triangular Series, DAV defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, by 39 runs at Vivek High School, Sector 38, here, today.

DC inaugurates skating rink
Chandigarh, May 11
The first Deputy Commissioner of Mohali, Tejveer Singh, inaugurated the newly constructed skating rink at St Soldier International Convent School, Phase 7, on Tuesday.

Students of St Soldier International Convent School, Mohali, perform at a function. — A Tribune photograph

Academy to groom budding cricketers soon
Chandigarh, May 11
To impart training at the grassroots level to upcoming cricket players of the region, the first Dronacharya, Desh Prem Azad, has decided to start a cricket academy here.

U-19 cricket trials on May 14
Chandigarh, May 11
The Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated to the Haryana Cricket Association, will conduct selection trials to select its u-19 team for the forthcoming Haryana Inter-District Cricket Tournament on May 14.

ADMINISTRATION

Auction fetches Rs 33.55 lakh
Chandigarh, May 11
The idle truck parking in sector 26 was auctioned today at a rate of Rs 33.55 lakh by the Municipal Corporation. The parking was taken over by Gurman and Co. The idle truck parking earlier had a reserve prize of Rs 20.25 lakh.