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Three killed in accident on ‘killer stretch’

Dera Bassi, July 15 Tragedy struck the Sanan family of Solan when their car rammed in a mini bus killing three persons and injuring two others at Lehli village, near here, today.
The mangled remains of a car which rammed into a minibus near Dera Bassi on Saturday, killng three persons.

Missing youths: Amarinder assures action against travel agents
Chandigarh, July 15
The missing of two Punjabi youths in Iraq has once again brought to the fore the alleged nexus between travel agents, police and the recruiting companies in the Middle East, which results in the gullible youths being taken for a ride.

Mohali to have 140 sectors
Chandigarh, July 15
The township of Mohali will be expanded to include as many as 140 sectors in the future. The Greater Mohali Urban Development Authority will be notified soon and a sum of Rs 200 crore has been sanctioned for all development in the vicinity of Mohali, said the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, at a “meet the press” programme organised by the Chandigarh Press Club here today.

Novel way to check bootlegging Chandigarh, July 15 A veteran player on the city’s liquor scene has devised a unique manner to check sale of liquor below the Minimum Selling Price at his vends. A liquor contractor, Mr Sat Pal, signs on a case of liquor. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Question paper out of subject !
Chandigarh, July 15
Students of Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera Bassi, taking the M. Tech (IInd year) exam of power system planning of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, were today shocked to receive question paper of digital speech and image processing.

Decision on PU VC on July 19
Chandigarh, July 15
The name of the Panjab University’s next Vice-Chancellor, which was to be finalised today, would now be announced on July 19.

COMMUNITY

Mohali MC poll not to be contested on party symbols
Mohali, July 15
Major political parties have decided not to permit candidates to contest the local Municipal Council elections scheduled to be held on July 30 on the party symbols.

Are you worried? IAF asks pilots
Chandigarh, July 15
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is reaching out to its pilots seeking their response on issues regarding work-related stress, duty hours, expectations about salary and also worries over their families’ future.

DGP’s call prods police act
Panchkula, July 15
An attempted immolation bid in a government office by an employee failed to invite any action from the police for three days. The reason: the police had no written complaint for the same.

Vohra is Rotary Club chief
Panchkula, July 15
Dr VJS Vohra, chairman and managing director of the Nevedac Prosthetic Centre, Zirakpur, has been installed as president of the Rotary Club, Chandigarh Midtown, for 2006-07.

PUDA staff threaten protest
Mohali, July 15
The PUDA Employees Federation said here today that if the demands of the organisation were not conceded to by the authorities, it would be compelled to launch a protest.

Protest against Mumbai blasts Chandigarh, July 15 Around 100 persons, including ex-councillors gathered at the Plaza, Sector-17, here to protest the recent bombings in Mumbai. The protesters carried placards denouncing the bombings and killings of innocent people and raised slogans against the government for being soft on the accused. A woman during a protest against the Mumbai blasts in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photo

Irregularities in deras: CBI probe sought
Chandigarh, July 15
The Majha Ex-servicemen Human Rights Front today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in certain deras.

Sec 47 resident alleges police harassment
Chandigarh, July 15
Alleging harassment at the hands of the local police in a dowry case registered allegedly at the behest of a DSP of the CBI, a Sector 47-D resident yesterday sought intervention of the SSP in the matter and demanded a fair probe.

109 caught travelling sans tickets
Chandigarh, July 15
In a single day, at least as 109 rail passengers were caught by the Special Railway Magistrate, Haryana, while travelling without tickets or other valid travel documents on different trains in the Ambala division.

Punjab takes up staff’s travel issue with Haryana
Chandigarh, July 15
The Punjab government has taken up the issue of state government employees with the Haryana government. Sources said yesterday that a good number of employees of the Punjab government were residents of Panchkula and other nearby towns in Haryana. Earlier, they used to travel in Haryana Roadways buses to reach the Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat.

CRIME

Rickshaw-puller ends life
Panchkula, July 15
debt-ridden middle-aged rickshaw-puller committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the Sector 5 market this morning. The body of Ram Pal (40) was noticed at about 11 am by some passersby, who informed the police.

BUSINESS

Dept of Posts eyes 50 villages for schemes

Panchkula, June 15 To boost small savings, the Department of Posts has decided to select 50 villages in Hayana. Besides opening account of villagers, students and small children will also be roped in for various schemes launched by the department and their current accounts will be opened at various post offices. The Chief Post Master-General, Haryana, Col T.R. Kumar (retd), interacts with postal officials at the Sector 8 main post office in Panchkula on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph.

EDUCATION

PU gets WiFi enabled
Chandigarh, July 15
Panjab University today came on a par with most international educational institutions with the Department of Computer Science putting the campus on “Gigabit Ethernet Technology”, which offers high performance and congestion-free connections for a campus-wide network.

Ashu placed 4th in PCS (Judicial)
Chandigarh, July 15
Ashu Kumar Jain, a resident of Mohali, has achieved fourth rank in the PCS (Judicial) Examination, the result of which was declared recently. A practising advocate at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh, he is a post-graduate in management from Punjabi University, Patiala, and LLB from Panjab University, Chandigarh.

40,000 take BEd test Chandigarh, July 15 Around 40,000 students appeared for the BEd entrance test today across various centres in the city and Punjab. The exam was conducted by Panjab University. Students come out after appearing in the BEd entrance test at the Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

207 students get admission
Chandigarh, July 15
Out of the 229 students called, 207 students were admitted today according to the centralised admissions going on at the GMSSS-23 for admissions to Class XI.

Rally on environment
Chandigarh, July 15
A rally on environmental awareness was organised by Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 43-A, at the end of week-long environment week.

Contest brings together colours of India
Mohali, July 15
Diverse colours of India were reflected in the dance competition organised at the kindergarden section of Doon International School here yesterday. The spirits of east, west, north and south got united and the age-old traditions were brought forth. The contest was held at the newly constructed auditorium on the school premises.

Girl gets 492 marks, website shows 123
Chandigarh, July 15
Mr Sunil Raina, whose daughter Kazmi Raina had appeared in the entrance exam conducted by the Association of Self-Financing Medical Colleges of Haryana, said a grievance application moved by him was not properly addressed by the Grievance Committee of the association.

Time to formulate national language policy: experts
Chandigarh, July 15
Nuances of languages — as tools for national integration — came under a sharp focus at the Government Museum auditorium in Sector 10 today. In the line of fire was “regionalism”, which languages had come to promoted over the years, in the absence of a comprehensive national language policy.

CULTURE

Indian music follows rigid code of conduct: French musicians

“Though every musical tradition expresses its innate glory by its own symbolism but with the creative blending of a few diverse musical forms, new genres of music have emerged, ensuing affinities among music lovers the world over,” observed Ms Marie Cecile and Ms Aurelie Fery, professors of music at the University of Marseille, France. Ms Marie Cecile (right) and Aurelie Fery at a press conference in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

HEALTH

‘Woman made to expel dead foetus in ward’: GH-16 says no negligence
Chandigarh, July 15
It is a catch-22 situation for Davinder Kaur, who took up cudgels with the authorities of General Hospital-16 after alleging harassment at the hands of doctors and attendants in its Gynaecology Department. She may still stick to her claims, but the hospital authorities have wrapped up the inquiry ordered into her allegations, stating that there was no negligence and the patient was discharged in a good condition.

Provide services in villages, doctors told
Mohali, July 15
A meeting to sensitise doctors about their duties and roles in the national programmes was organised at the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Phase VI, here today.

SPORTS

Mohali academy win
Chandigarh, July 15
Devastating bowling spells by medium pacers Sarthak (4 for 9) and off-break bowler Gurpartap Singh (3 for 5) enabled the Mohali Cricket Academy to register win against Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, by eight wickets in the Alchemist Four-Team Invitational Cricket Tournament for Under-12 being organised by the DP Azad Cricket Academy on St Stephen’s School ground in Sector 45 here today. The winners entered the final with two victories.