C H A N D I G A R H

• Three caught for assaulting Ranjit

Cops having a tough time tackling the protesters in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — PTI photo

Anandgarh protesters at minister’s house caned

The electricity connection coming from the tubewell and turning into the common wall between the SDE's house and the tubewell on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

SDE charged with power, water thefts and encroachment PANCHKULA, May 24 — The Residents Welfare Association of Sector 12 here has alleged that a Sub-divisional Engineer in the HUDA has blatantly misused his powers and position to suit his fancy, which has been overlooked by his parent department despite repeated complaints.

Scrutiny of euro-I norms on
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — The deadline set by the Chandigarh Administration for vehicle dealers to procure certificates from manufacturers regarding compliance of euro-I pollution emission norms, has expired. At present, the scrutiny of the certificates submitted by the dealers is going on.

COMMUNITY

Fun-filled learning for kids at workshops
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — To keep children occupied in creative activities during the vacation, a number of summer schools are being organised in the city. This is not only to encourage talent but also to make learning fun without classroom drudgery.

‘Islamic militancy a challenge to law’
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — Islamic militancy, a major threat in South Asia, is a politico-military strategy which aims to Islamise domestic political arrangements and external political strategies. It is a challenge to the rule of law as well as democratic and secular systems.

Concern over areas near UT slums
SAS NAGAR, May 24 — The local police will write to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority to plug breaches to separate the slums of Chandigarh bordering this town. The step will help in checking cases of theft and other acts of crime, suspected to be perpetrated by slum-dwellers.

CRIME

Jeweller's right arm recovered
SAS NAGAR, May 24 — Following the trail of severed body parts of Ashok Kumar, a Chandigarh jeweller, the local police today recovered his the right arm from a seasonal nullah near Papri village.

Husband, in-laws booked in dowry case
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — A city resident has lodged a complaint alleging that she was being harassed for bringing inadequate dowry.

BUSINESS

Short vocational courses from May 29
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — The Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Chandigarh and Guru Nanak VBT Polytechnic, Mohali, will organise short-term vocational training courses during May 29 at Mohali.

EDUCATION

Selections row does not spare VC's department
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — Along with speculations on whether Prof M.M. Puri, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University will get an extension, campus is also full of opinions on the appointments controversy.

Re-appear exam, PEC style
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — How can a re-appear examination be conducted if the results of the earlier examination have not been declared formally?

3 more night schools begin
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — The Education Department of UT started three night schools in Sector- 40 A Government High School, Palsora and Maloya today.

BVB students give 10,000 relief
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — Students of the Interact Club of the Sector 27 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan have collected Rs 10,000 in response to an appeal of the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for the people of the drought-hit areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat.

CULTURE

Shiv Batalvi nite on May 27
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — The Punjab Arts Council is planning several cultural activities starting with the Shiv Kumar Batalvi nite on May 27, the Chairman of the council, Mr H.S. Bhatty, said here today.

Tele-serial on Punjabiat
DERA BASSI, May 24 — A number of residents of the nearby villages thronged the Mubarikpur police post, near here, to watch the shooting of a tele-serial Tuta wala Khu being made for the Punjabi channel Lashkara.

HEALTH

Babaljit Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib undergoes platelet apheresis in the department of Transfusion Medicine at the PGI in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Separator to facilitate blood components’ transfusion CHANDIGARH, May 24 — A person can now donate blood to enable the exclusive usage of components of blood, while the blood mass taken out is infused back instantaneously into the donor. This has been made possible in the PGI through the installation of CS-3000 Plus cell blood separator machine in the Department of Transfusion Medicine few months back. Explaining the process of apheresis, Dr S.K. Agnihotri, Head of the Department, said with the help of this new machine, blood was taken out from the donor and after retaining the desired component, the same was circulated back into the donor’s body.

SPORT

Good in sport and studies
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — To strike a perfect balance between sport and studies is a rare phenomenon. The results of ICSE examination of classes X and XII were out yesterday.

ADMINISTRATION

Complaint centres yet to take off
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — Even after the passage of several months, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh continues to drag its feet on activating the new complaint centres and the publication of the “citizens charter” for the redressal of the grievances of the residents.

Powermen raise demands
CHANDIGARH, May 24 — A delegation of the Punjab State Electricity Employees Federation today met Mr Sikander Singh Maluka, Punjab Power Minister, and demanded that the employees not be transferred out of a subdivision before eight years, instead of the present five years.

Phone exchange to be computerised
DERA BASSI, May 24 — Computerised facilities will be provided to the subscribers of the local telephone exchange soon. According to the telecom authorities, subscribers can register their complaints on telephone No 198. The number will automatically accept the complaints and will be in operation round the clock.

Plan to quicken plan approvals
PANCHKULA, May 24 — The Haryana Urban Development Authority has decided to introduce a transparent system of working by addressing complaints of its clients regarding getting their building plans passed.