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Admn revises ‘Save Sukhna’ plan
Chandigarh, July 5
The Engineering Department of the Chandigarh Administration has recorded silt removal of 11.5 lakh cubic feet from the Sukhna lake this year, till date. The mechanical desilting process nears its end as the monsoon is drawing near.

Mechanical desilting in progress at the regulator end of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

MC, cops least bothered about parking violations

Chandigarh, July 5 Traffic violations continue in the parking lots across the city with the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and the local police showing little interest in initiating action against the erring contractors, their attendants and even against motorists for visible offences committed right under their noses. As the UT police and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation turn a blind eye, wrong parking continues in parking lots outside various markets in the city. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Woo the consumer — the new sales mantra
Chandigarh, July 5
Consumer has literally become king with manufacturers and retailers vying with each other to sell their products, offering heavy discounts, zero-interest instalments and hoards of gifts for products like refrigerators and air conditioners in the middle of summers.

PGI resident docs condemn AIIMS Director’s sack
Chandigarh, July 5
All 600 members of the Association of Resident Doctors, PGI, have come out openly and strongly against the sacking of Prof Venugopal, Director of the All-India Institute of Medical Science at New Delhi.

PU inquiry into paper leak may serve little purpose
Chandigarh, July 5
Even as Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof K.N. Pathak ordered an inquiry into the PMET paper leak case, not many hope of any concrete change taking place in the university system.

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COMMUNITY

Conversion policy: nod to increased ground coverage
Chandigarh, July 5
Keeping in view the interests of industrialists opting for conversion in Industrial Area, Phase-I and II, under the Conversion Policy, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to allow ground coverage up to 50 per cent.

Power cuts leave residents sweltering in heat
Panchkula/Zirakpur, July 5
Long unscheduled power cuts during odd hours in this sweltering heat have forced city residents to pass sleepless nights for the past over a month. Courtesy, authorities of the Electricity Department who have shown no interest in making adequate arrangements for easing out the problem of consumers.

MC poll candidates resorting to malpractices
Mohali, July 5
Prospective candidates for the forthcoming municipal elections have been resorting to all kinds of malpractices to get bogus votes made in order to win the elections likely to be held on July 30.

2 more succumb to injuries
Chandigarh, July 5
Two more victims of Tuesday’s road accident involving a truck loaded with iron and an autorickshaw succumbed to their injuries in the PGI today. In all four out of the five persons, travelling in the ill-fated auto-rickshaw, have succumbed to their injuries.

NGO moves NHRC Maltreatment of PTIs
Chandigarh, July 5
Peeved at the lathi charge and inhuman treatment meted out to unemployed PTI (Physical Training Instructor) candidates by the Chandigarh Police at Matka Chowk on last Monday, a local NGO has moved the National Human Rights Commission.

Excise Dept warns liquor firms
Chandigarh, July 5
The UT Excise and Taxation Department today pulled up the liquor companies for not issuing cash memos to the retailers. The companies have been asked by the Collector-cum-Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner to explain their position by July 19.

CPO foils theft bid
Mohali, July 5
An attempt to commit a theft in Sector 69 was foiled by a community police officer here last night. Mr Chander Mohan Sharma (CPO) was on duty in the area when he was informed by some neighbours of house number 10 that something suspicious was going on in the house.

Worm in bread Chandigarh, July 5 Col M.S. Khurana, a resident of Sector 34-C, was in for an unpleasant surprise today morning when he discovered a worm embedded in the bread loaf of ‘Britannia’ he purchased from a vendor. Talking to The Tribune, Colonel Khurana said “I buy brown bread from my vendor regularly.

Mohali house had creepy guest
Chandigarh, July 5
The wife and mother of Mr P.P.S.Bhatia, a resident of House No 486, Phase IX, Mohali, were in for a big surprise this evening when they saw a snake perched up near the cooking gas yesterday evening.

P’kula estate welfare body postpones poll
Panchkula, July 5
Election of the Panchkula Estate Welfare Society, Sector 7, scheduled to be held on July 16, has been postponed in want of voters list. The executive committee of the society today held an emergency meeting and decided to postpone the elections.

CRIME

House owner beaten up                         Chandigarh, July 5 A 85-year-old owner of a house in Sector 19 was allegedly thrashed by four unidentified persons in the courtyard of the house here this morning. Mr Mal Singh Mann, owner of a house in Sector 19, shows injury marks on his body after he was assaulted by unidentified persons in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph Man electrocuted by cooler Chandigarh, July 5 A 30-year-old resident of Daddu Majra Colony got electrocuted by a cooler at his residence late last night.

Man caught with smack
Chandigarh, July 5
The police arrested a Daddu Majra Colony resident on allegations of carrying four grams of smack on Tuesday evening. Giving details, the In charge of the Maloya Police Post, Sub-Inspector, Neeraj Sarna, said the accused, Dinesh Kumar, was arrested from a naka near Daronochariya Mandir in Maloya.

BUSINESS

Realtors body to move HC against HUDA
Panchkula, July 5
Taking a serious note of the indifferent attitude of the Haryana Urban Development Authorities for not considering their grievances, members of different Haryana Property Dealer Associations in different towns and cities have decided to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

EDUCATION

MSc (IT) course falls out of students favour

Chandigarh, July 5 City colleges are finding it difficult to fill seats in the once coveted MSc (IT) course. Colleges have received very few applicants for the course and most colleges which are running the course fear that over half of the seats in the course would go vacant. Aspiring candidates of BA I going through their documents before admission to Government College for Women in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Admissions: Class X toppers prefer govt schools

Chandigarh, July 5 Science seats in Class XI at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, were filled on the first day of counseling for general category students. Candidates await their turn with their parents for the ten plus one admission at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

95 pc UIET final-year students get placements
Chandigarh, July 5
Around 95 per cent final year students of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, have got placements in various industrial establishments.

Pre-final year CEC students get jobs Mohali, July 5 A number of pre-final year students of Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, have got job offers from some leading companies of the country. Students attend a pre-placement talk at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, on Wednesday.

Lateral entry into CCET allowed
Chandigarh, July 5
Chandigarh Administration has allowed lateral entry of meritorious students to the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology Sector 26 here. This has been done to enable students pursuing diplomas at ITIs to get lateral entry into an engineering course.

Guru Harkrishan society invites applications for scholarships
Chandigarh, July 5
The Guru Harkrishan Educational Society, Chandigarh, has invited applications for award of scholarships for needy bright students who during the academic year 2006-07 got admission to any managerial, technical, medical vocational and professional courses in any recognised institution anywhere in the country.

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COURTS

Mohali to have judicial court soon
Mohali, July 5
A judicial court is to become functional in the community centre in Phase III B-1 here in the next 15 days. A Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today inspected the community centre and directed the local administration to carry out the required alterations in the building so that a court could become functional within that period.

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CULTURE

... And now Punjabi Idol Chandigarh, July 5 Here comes a Punjab da puttar producing something sure to strike a chord with every Punjabi heart. Having dabbled in producing Punjabi shows, CA-turned-producer Raman Tandon is back in the city, filming for his latest production---Punjabi Idol. The cast and crew of "Punjabi Idol" at Hotel Park View in Sector 24, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

HEALTH

PGI regional centre for training medicos to treat HIV infected
Chandigarh, July 5
The National AIDS Control Organisation has declared the PGIMER as the Regional Resource Centre for training of medical and paramedical staff in administering antiretroviral therapy to people living with HIV/AIDS.

New order may not control medicine prices
Chandigarh, July 5
The decision to bring a list of 354 medicines under the Drug Price Control Order, may not ultimately benefit the common man by reducing the cost of medicines. On the contrary, these salts and formulations are likely to disappear from the market to pave way for new and expensive formulations.

DC emphasises on awareness drives
Chandigarh, July 5
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr R.K. Rao today emphasised on the need to organize awareness campaign in rural and slum areas on drug deaddiction, HIV AIDS and various health programme in collaboration with the UT Red Cross Society.

SPORTS

U-17 eves’ soccer tourney from July 10
Will witness women referees in action
Chandigarh, July 5
It is for the first time in the history of the Chandigarh soccer that women referees would be seen in action. It will happen in the third edition of the Girls under-17 Junior National Football Championship being organised by the Chandigarh Football Association under the aegis of the All India Football Federation from July 10 to 27.

10-day camp to groom budding cricketers Mohali, July 5 A 10-day training camp to hone the skills of budding cricketers in the under-15 age group started at the Punjab Cricket Association grounds here today. As many as 42 probables were selected by the Punjab Cricket Association Selection Committee (Junior) for the camp, which is being supervised by the coaches D. P. Azad, Munish Bali, Bharti Viz, Dr T. Pawan Kumar (Physio) and Lakhwinder Singh (Trainer).

Dronacharya Award winner D.P. Azad hones skills of budding players at an under-15 camp at the PCA grounds, Mohali, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan

Dhillon is shooting team coach
Chandigarh, July 5
Mr Tejinder Singh Dhillon, Deputy Inspector General of Police, CRPF, Jalandhar range, and renowned personality in the shooting arena, has been selected coach of the Indian shooting team for participation in the 49th World Shooting Championship to be held at Zagreb, Croatia, from July 22 to August 6.