Booked for killing national bird CHANDIGARH, July 18 — In a first instance of its kind of the year, the Punjab Wildlife Department has booked a Patiala-based hunter and habitual wildlife offender, for killing a peahen, the national bird, a monkey, and a black partridge, which incidentally, is the state bird of Haryana. The killing of peacock, a Schedule 1 bird, is strictly prohibited and invokes Section 51 of the Wildlife Act.

Flying towards the perch: The ornamental brass surahi on the dining table at a PGI function attracts this bird as The Tribune photographer Karam Singh captures the fascinating finish.

Visiting Railway VIP upsets schedule
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — The morning New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express, which tailed the Himalayan Queen carrying a special airconditioned saloon with a senior Railway functionary and his family on board, arrived nearly an hour behind schedule here today.

Things move at slow pace in Niketan
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — It has been five days since seven inmates of the Nari Niketan, Sector 26, ran away from its premises. Things at the place, however, still seem to be far from reassuring.

Concern over disruption in phone services
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — Mr Chaman Lal Sharma and Mr Amajit Singh Sethi, President and General Secretary of the Chandigarh Nagrik Sabha, today expressed their concern over the sudden disruption in services of Essar cellular telephones to the inconvenience of subscribers.

Directive on private candidates withdrawn
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — The recent directive issued by the University Grants Commission to disallow private candidates to appear in any Panjab University examination with effect from 1999-2000, has been withdrawn.

'Jamun' price goes up

Contributing their mite

Nimanyu’s hat-trick helps Panchkula CC win

Pak should be declared a terrorist state

Youngsters enjoying themselves during a private party at a restaurant in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

City shakes, rattles and rolls CHANDIGARH, July 18 — "We like to party, we like to party," chirp Vengaboys in their latest album. Well, they are not alone. There are any number of youth, both boys and girls, in Chandigarh who like to party. They would do it round-the-clock if they had their way.

Few care for the old, retired
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — Old age, it is said, is second childhood, bringing along with its ugliness the comfort that one will soon be out of it — out of the war, out of debt, out of the blues, and any regrets.

'Stress on moral uprightness'
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — To keep pace with the changing times, schools should try and impart sound spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and physical education so that the students go out in the world as morally upright, socially concerned, intellectually well-informed and spiritually-oriented persons.

Centres lack equipment, facilities
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — Many coaching centres in various disciplines run by the Sports Department, chandigarh, are not fully equipped.

Sale of helmets picks up
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — In the wake of the Supreme Court's refusal to stay the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict making mandatory the use of helmets by women drivers and pillion-riders, the sale of helmets here picked up today.

‘Raining’ tree attracts many
CHHAT BIR, July 18 — Kala Gulmohar trees in Chhat Bir Zoological Park have become a centre of attraction for many as these have been “raining” for the past about two weeks.

Leaf analysis of fruit plants
CHANDIGARH, July 18 — Are you interested in ascertaining the exact nutritional status of your fruit or vegetable plant and the exact amount of elements required to correct the excess or deficiency of one or more such elements for balanced growth of a plant?