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The bitter truth about sweets

Chandigarh, October 18 Are you aware how the mouth-watering dhodha sweet that you savour, is made? Well, most of the sweetmeats made with a khoya base are dumped together in a vessel and allowed to decay for some time, before this mixture is cooked as Dhodha.
Workers use synthetic milk to prepare khoya at a sweetmeat workshop in Daria village, on Wednesday. — Tribune photos by Vinay Malik

No legislative assembly for UT
Chandigarh, October 18
The Union Territory of Chandigarh will not get a legislative assembly, at least not in the immediate future. An important observation to this regard was made on the issue of ‘legislative assembly for Union Territories without legislature’ in meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi yesterday.

AN HELPING HAND: A traffic constable helps a blind to cross road in Phase VII at Mohali on Wednesday. — Photo by Vicky Gharu

CBI sleuths swoop down on stockist of Indian Potash Ltd
Chandigarh, October 18
Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Internal Vigilance of government-owned Indian Potash Limited carried out searches at three godowns of a Rajpura-based buffer stockist of the company and found over 3,000 bags of DAP (Diamonium phosphate) fertiliser missing.

Children living with HIV being treated for infection at PGI
Need to establish more antiretroviral therapy centres in North India
Chandigarh, October 18
A significant number of HIV positive persons north of Delhi continue to remain uncovered so far as treatment for the infection goes. Until very recently, the PGIMER, Chandigarh, was the only hospital in the region administering antiretroviral therapy (ART) to those in need of it.

More social groups needed to fight drug menace
Chandigarh, October 18
Ms Zoe Selhi, a Canadian citizen, feels her advanced study in the field of psychiatry could not have been completed without a feel of how things work in India.

In Town
Former international hockey player-turned golfer, Balwant Singh Gill, is in the run for honours in the second Mid-Amateur Golf Championship in progress at Shivalik Army Golf Course here. At the end of the second day, he was tied a second spot with a score of 156 strokes. Incidentally, it was his best day today as he returned a score of 77 with an eagle on hole number 9.

Watch out
The junior international cricketer Gaurav Gupta will wield his willow against Haryana team in the Colonel C K Naidu U-22 Cricket Tournament being played at DPS, Rohtak.

COMMUNITY

Ex-servicemen not being short-changed: PESCO
Chandigarh, October 18
The Punjab Ex-serviceman Corporation (PESCO) today described as baseless and factually incorrect recent reports in a section of the media, which have alleged irregularities in the payment of wages to the ex-servicemen employed by it.

Reciting slokas from Gurbani, this group formed a part of a colourful procession taken out in Chandigarh on Wednesday to mark the Gurgadi Nishan Divas of Guru Granth Sahib. — A Tribune photograph

Property dealer alleges cash stolen from car
Chandigarh, October 18 A city-based property dealer yesterday alleged that Rs 5 lakh were stolen from his car in the Sector 37 market in broad daylight. Although a case of theft has been registered, the police is being cautious, a senior police officer said.

UT employees burn Chidambaram’s effigy
Chandigarh, October 18
Hundreds of employees and workers of various departments of the UT Administration and the MC held a rally at Matka Chowk here today.

Divali rush: more ticket counters at railway station
Chandigarh, October 18
To deal with the rush of passengers on Divali and Id, additional arrangements have been made for passengers at the Chandigarh Railway Station by the Northern Railways, Ambala Division. Additional ticketing counters have been set up at the station, apart from adding an extra coach each in two trains from the city.

Madanpur plan of development hangs fire for 5 years
GMADA bid to give it concrete shape
Mohali, October 18
A scheme to rehabilitate residents of Madanpur village here has hung fire for over five years even as haphazard construction and unhygienic conditions continue in the area.

Passing Through
How is the New Horizons IT training centre different from other computer institutes?

CELEBRATIONS
Opulence is buzzword this Divali
Chandigarh, October 18
Gleaming crystals loudly cascading down the glamorously glittering fabric; jewels, pearls and semi-precious stones boisterously lending charm and grace to georgette, satins and silk; rich wool-work along with heavy zardosi, brocade, embroidery and beads — that’s Divali dhamaka in dresses for you.

Probe against institute sought
Chandigarh, October 18
The Chandigarh Territorial Janta Dal (U) in a representation to the UT Administrator has demanded a high-level enquiry in to the alleged unsavoury going on at Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, Sector 34 here.

CMP holds sainik sammelan
Chandigarh, October 18
The Western Command Provost Unit celebrated the 67th anniversary of the Corps of Military Police (CMP) at Chandimandir military station today. A special sainik sammelan and a social get-together were organised to mark the occasion.

230 donate blood
Dera Bassi, October 17
As many as 230 persons donated blood at a camp organised by the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET), here, today.

CRIME

Gang of liquor shop looters arrested
Mohali, October 18
The police has arrested a three-member gang which had allegedly looted a liquor shop at gunpoint and injured two of its employees in Bakarpur village on Monday night.

Widow attempts suicide
Chandigarh, October 18
A 65-year-old widow allegedly attempted suicide by setting herself afire at her Burail residence, here, this morning.

Husband, wife suffer burns
Chandigarh, October 18
A husband-wife duo suffered burn injuries early last morning at their Bapu Dham Colony residence here. The incident took place when 31-year-old Silvi was cooking something on a stove and suddenly oil spilled over her clothes which caught fire.

TV, mobile phones recovered
Chandigarh, October 18
The local police has arrested a Burail resident on the charges of theft and has claimed to have recovered a stolen TV and three mobile phones from his possession.

CBI swoops on city-based contractor’s house
Chandigarh, October 18
The CBI today raided the residence of a city-based contractor, who had worked on the national highway between Sonepat and Panipat under a project allotted by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

BUSINESS

Cracker prices to explode this season
Chandigarh, October 18
High-tech crackers and rockets promising a dazzling performance after exploding into a thousand stars with a bang in the midair are sure to burn holes in your pockets.The prices of crackers have sky-rocketed this year.

Mobile set prices slashed by 15 pc
Chandigarh, October 18
Cut-throat competition has forced major players in the mobile handset market to substantially cut down prices, so as to retain or enhance their market share. This has meant windfall for the customers, with prices of all popular handsets going down by 10- 15 per cent in the past 10 days.

EDUCATION

IT promotion society to be field centre for SITs
Chandigarh, October 18
The Department of Science and Technology, has selected the Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC), as a field centre for the installation of satellite interactive terminals (SITs) under the EDUSAT Project of the Government of India.

PU zonal youth fest a drab affair

Chandigarh, October 18 The ongoing Punjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage festival being held at the Government College, Sector 11, here is a routine affair as most of the presentations made by contestants, except in classical music arts, strived for overall aesthetic excellence. Students take part in the Panjab University zonal youth and heritage festival organised by Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Talent displayed at PU fest
Chandigarh, October 18
The third day of Punjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival saw students display talent in various theatre-related activities. The chief guest in the morning session was Gursharan Singh, a playwright and theatre person.

Anti-cracker rallies held
Chandigarh, October 18
An anti-cracker rally is being held in almost all schools of the city. Teachers, along with students, are holding these rallies to spread awareness about the harmful effects of pollution caused by crackers.

PTU kicks off drive against foeticide

Banur, October 18 A campaign started by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, for creating awareness among masses about female foeticide and drug addiction in the state was formally kicked off at the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET), Banur, here today. Students attend a function as part of the campaign launched by PTU for creating awareness among masses about female foeticide and drug addiction at the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Banur, on Wednesday. — Photo  by J.S.Virdi

Hansraj students captivate audience
Panchkula, October 18
The annual day celebrations at Hansraj School, Sector 6, here were a blend of music and dance as children put their best foot forward in the cultural programme. The evening began with a lamp-lighting ceremony followed by a welcome dance. The little Hansarians captivated the audience with nursery rhymes and patriotic action songs there.

India to be major economic power: Kidwai
Panchkula, October 18
The Haryana Governor, Dr A.R.Kidwai, called upon educational institutions and teaching community to accept challenges of globalisation and produce brilliant students to meet the needs of changing scenario of industries in the country. He advised parents to invest in education of their children.

Musical ballet by Bhavan students
Chandigarh, October 18
As a part of the annual day celebrations, an enthralling music ballet, ‘Hamari sangeet yatra’ , depicting the background and aesthetics of Indian music, was staged by the Bhavan Vidyalaya students at Tagore Theatre, here, today.

ALOHA course for underprivileged
Chandigarh, October 18
ALOHA (Abacus learning of higher arithmetic), a mental arithmetic programme, and SIKHYA, an institute of quality education for students of the underprivileged class, have joined hands to bring to these children the magical benefit of ALOHA programme. This was disclosed at a special assembly session held on the premises of SIKHYA, Sector 46.

Ex-chief engineer wins legal battle against Admn
Chandigarh, October 18
A former chief engineer, Chandigarh Administration, Mr Puranjit Singh, today won a legal battle against the Administration for not fixing his pay as per seniority.

COURTS

Youth convicted for molesting 4-yr-old girl
Chandigarh, October 18
The Additional District and Session Judge, Mr B.K.Mehta, today sentenced an 18-year-old youth to one-and-a-half year of imprisonment for outraging the modesty of a four- year-old girl of a plywood owner in Sector 19 here. The incident took place on June 12, 2005.

CULTURE

A theatrical blend of circus arts
Chandigarh, October 18
With an act that combines its love for traditional circus arts—aerial, acrobatics and juggling—with elements from theatre and dance, ‘Company Meli-Melo’ is all set to present its acclaimed act ‘What are you leaning on?’ in the city tomorrow.

HEALTH

Bags take toll on students
Chandigarh, October 18
Over 55 per cent schoolchildren have been suffering from back pain, thanks to heavy school bags. The lower back pain due to heavy school bags has been causing about 23 per cent of absenteeism in city schools.

IAS wives visit General Hospital
Panchkula, October 18
The Haryana IAS Wives’ Association has decided to actively participate in social activities and to work for the uplift of the poor and needy people of the society.