CRIME

Crime bureau team to teach computers to cops
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — A four-member team of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will be in the city on August 28 to conduct a week-long computer familiarisation course for cops. Hardware for the same has been installed in the police headquarters.

• Man commits suicide 

• 1 killed, 11 hurt in mishaps

EDUCATION

PUTA down the years
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — With this year’s PUTA elections ending today, one related activities on the campus came to an end.(see box for results) The campus of Panjab University had been a witness to a widespread campaigning for the past one month. These elections have never been contested hotly, but there seemed to be a sense of enthusiasm at the Law Auditorium, the venue of elections, today.

Science seminar organised
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — The State Institute of Science Education Punjab organised two state-level competitions today at a school in Sector 41 here. First was a science seminar and its topic was ‘Health for all visions and realities’, whereas the other was a population education debate and its topic was ‘Strict family planning measures alone is key to population stabilization’.

B.Ed admissions
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — In the ongoing admissions of B.Ed for three universities — Panjab University, Punjabi University, Patiala, and Guru Nanak Dev university, Amritsar — at Dev Samaj College of Education, students were admitted under different categories of teacher ward, border area and defence today.

Students’ long wait for results
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — Long queues of result seekers because of delay on part of university during the ongoing admissions could be seen in the Administration Block of Panjab University yesterday. The ‘RLA’ (results later) category besides others are suffering on account of non-eligibility for admission to the next class on base of merit lists.

• Roopsi, Ritesh win debate contest

• Counselling on study in Britain

• PU results

• Parents teacher body

COURTS

Illuminated guide maps for city
Court rejects application against MC
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — The stage seems to have been set for the installation of the illuminated sector-guide maps in the city following the rejection of the application seeking interim injunction restraining the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) from implementing a pact with a Calcutta-based firm by a local court today.

Sodhi Ram’s application allowed
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — Less than 24 hours before the Panjab University Senate meeting, the UT Special Judge for CBI cases-cum-Additional District and Session Judge, Mr Lakhbir Singh, today allowed the application moved by the Controller of Examination, Sodhi Ram, to attend the Panjab University Senate meeting to be held on August 26.

CULTURE

Mangal bares grim realities of theatre
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — He seemed to disdain draping grim realities with pretty phrases. So when he entered the lecture hall of the Institute of Tourism and Future Management Trends (ITFT) in Sector 17 today to speak on a rather subjective topic: "Art, culture, theatre, heritage and tourism," he chose to see art and culture in the light of the significant decline in the Indian values over the years.

HEALTH

Conference on lymphomas from today
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — Lymphomas constitute sixth most common cancer among our population and affects majority of the patients in their most productive years of life. A continuing medical education (CME) on recent trends in management of lymphoma is being organised by the Department of Radiotherapy, PGI on August 26 and 27. The programme is being inaugurated by PGI Director, Dr S.K Sharma.

Advanced lab for research into diseases’ structure
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — The PGI Neurology Department has developed a neurogenetic and molecular biology research laboratory, with advanced facilities for going deeper into the genetic structure of the degenerative and hereditary diseases. Giving this information, Prof S. Prabhakar, Head of the Neurology Department, revealed that more than 50 per cent of neurological disorders had a genetic base and setting up of this laboratory would help in diagnosing certain diseases for which the genetic basis was not known earlier.

SPORT

Team declared for carrom championship
CHANDIGARH, Aug 25 — Tejinder Harry of DIS, SAS Nagar, and Anjali Negi of Government College for Girls, Sector 11 will lead UT men and women team for the XXX Senior National and Inter state carrom championship to be held at Jalandhar from September 2 to 7, according to a press note of the Chandigarh Carrom Association.