C H A N D I G A R H

Streetlight poles and underground cables have been dug up following widening of Purv Marg. New and bigger poles will come up on this road in a phased manner within next four to six weeks. This Tribune photograph was taken by Manoj Mahajan on Monday.

New lights to shine on important roads

Cop suspended in missing files case
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — The Police Department has suspended an Inspector in the infamous missing files’ case. This was done following a report filed by the enquiry officer who held that the officer had reportedly done nothing to investigate the cases which were registered 15 years ago.

Dera Bassi MC Budget Rs 3.99 crore
DERA BASSI, March 6 — The Municipal Council of Dera Bassi has made a provision for digging two tubewells at a cost of Rs 25 lakh in the next budget.

Work of recarpeting and improving the quality of the Kalka-Ambala National Highway-22, in progress near the Panchkula barrier in Zirakpur. —Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Rs 3-crore work on to resurface NH-22 ZIRAKPUR, March 6 — The Punjab Public Works Department, (B and R), will spend Rs 3.48 crore on resurfacing the Kalka-Ambala National Highway-22. Work has begun on a 31-km stretch, from the Panchkula barrier to the Jharmari village near Lalru.

COMMUNITY

VHP for snapping ties with Pak
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — The Delhi to Lahore bus service as well as the weekly train service between India and Pakistan should both be stopped immediately. This was demanded by the Viswa Hindu Parishad's Mumbai-based national General Secretary, Mr Vinayak Deshpande, here today.

NSS observes Women's Day
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — NSS Department of Panjab University, in collaboration with Government College, Sector 11, celebrated International Women's Day on the college campus today.

Phone lines faulty for days
MANAULI (SAS Nagar), March 6 — Continuous problem in the telephone lines of the Manauli rural telephone exchange has led to communication disruption for days together.

CRIME

Police shielding robbers: victim
PANCHKULA, March 6 — A resident of Sector 9, Mr Ganpat Rai Hans, said here today that the police was shielding criminals in the incident of robbery of February 13 where two armed men had robbed him of Rs 3.35 lakh early in the morning near his house.

Man accused of raping step-daughter
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — The police has registered a case against a resident of Sector 45 on the charges of allegedly raping his step-daughter.

Runaway murder convict arrested
PANCHKULA, March 6 —The local police arrested a convict, Virender alias Vicky, from Bhansa Tibba village, who was serving a sentence of rigorous imprisonment at the jail in Bhiwani for murder before managing to slip from the clutches of the Ambala police after he was produced in court on February 25.

BUSINESS

Bids for maintenance of Sector 17
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — With a view to maintaining the beauty of Sector 17 and making it a resource-generating and entertainment centre, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has invited bids from consultants.

Now Internet via cable
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — A private Internet service provider, in Sector 8, has started a system by which users will not need a telephone or a modem to dial and connect to the server.

EDUCATION

Haryana Board exams begin today
PANCHKULA, March 6—Nearly 8500 students will appear in the Class X and Class XII examinations of the Haryana School Education Board in the district tomorrow, where 34 centres have been set up for the purpose.

College teachers on strike
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — The faculty, including the registered medical practitioners working in the Sector 46 Dhanwantry Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital began an indefinite strike from today in support of their long-pending demand for the implementation of government pay scales and usual allowances, which they said were being denied to them since the establishment of the college.

AIESEC observes alumni day
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — The local chapter of AIESEC celebrated their alumni day in Sector 35 yesterday. Former members of the 1996 and 1998 batches shared their experiences with the other members.

COURTS

Justice Garg is CAT Vice-Chairman
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — Justice G.C. Garg, a former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, today took over as Vice-Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal's Chandigarh Bench.

Fined for selling milk without licence
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — For selling milk without licence, The UT Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Sant Parkash, today sentenced a Ropar district resident to imprisonment till the rising of the court, besides imposing a fine of Rs 500.

• Addl. HC Registrar

CULTURE

Sahit Chintan meeting held
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — The monthly meeting of the local Sahit Chintan held this morning at the Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, was attended by experts from the field of theatre and poetry. Dr V. Mehndiratta presided over the meeting.

Cultural show by Lahaul students
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — Members of the Lahaul-Spiti Students Association presented an absorbing cultural programme at the Sector 23 Bal Bhavan yesterday.

SPORT

91-run win for Godrej Club
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — Godrej Cricket Club beat Defence Cricket Club by 91 runs, while Industrial Cricket Club beat the Life Insurance Corporation of India by nine wickets yesterday in the first Jaspal Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament being played here.

Gagan helps MES win
CHANDIGARH, March 6 — A superb knock of 23 runs in 17 deliveries by Gagan Grewal helped MES XI, Patiala, beat Karnal Coaching Centre by a wicket to win the First Sardar Karaj Memorial Tournament at Sewan, near Patiala, yesterday.

ADMINISTRATION

Bypass to take more time
SAS NAGAR, March 6 — The Balongi bypass, which provides an alternative link to this township from the Chandigarh-Ludhiana highway, is likely to take more time before it becomes operational. It was scheduled to be completed before the monsoon this year.

SAS Nagar civic poll may be delayed
SAS NAGAR, March 6 — Elections to the SAS Nagar municipal council are likely to be delayed owing to a delay in finalising the delimitation of wards of the council.