The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Saturday, February 3, 2001,
Chandigarh, India

C H A N D I G A R H

On exam eve, students wait for roll numbers

Students of Punjab School Education Board and their parents sort out roll-number cards at the office of a private courier company in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Friday. SAS NAGAR, Feb 2 — When it comes to harassing students, the Punjab School Education Board is second to none. This year, too, students are facing the brunt of the “mismanagement” in the board, even when practical tests of Classes X and XII are to begin tomorrow.
The board is holding practical tests before the written examinations from this year.

Students of Punjab School Education Board and their parents sort out roll-number cards at the office of a private courier company in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

REGIONAL BRIEFS

In memory of the Gujarat earthquake victims, Freedom India, an NGO and the Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress organise a candle-light procession from Nehru Park in Sector 22 to Math Mandir in Sector 20 in Chandigarh on Friday.

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS

50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Welfare bodies rise to the occasion
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — The Chandigarh Administration today placed an order for the manufacture of 200 more tents with various manufacturing centres of Punjab jails, even as the first consignment of 200 tents, 12,000 bottles of mineral water and a truckload of life-saving drugs was airlifted to the earthquake-ridden people of Bhuj.

Census duty may affect studies
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — As the date for conducting the census draws closer, the city Administration is getting busy with formulating a comprehensive duty plan for the same. As per the latest information available, about 10 to 50 per cent of government school teachers in UT had been put on census duty.

City resident charges police with torture
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — A city resident has accused the police of physical harassment in connivance with his landlord in a case of tenancy dispute.

EARLIER STORIES

	Cops catch out cricket bookies February 2, 2001
	Bomb hoax disrupts court work February 1, 2001
	MC to take over water supply, sewerage January 31, 2001
	MC bodies dissolved amid unruly scenes January 30, 2001
	Relief consignment from city reaches Bhuj January 29, 2001
	Power seekers teargassed, lathicharged January 28, 2001
	Police raids hostels, guest houses, pubs, hotels; 16 arrested January 26, 2001
	Red alert sounded in city January 25, 2001
	Local call up to 200 km from Jan 26 January 24, 2001

Civil-military meet to discuss disaster management
CM wants special Army rescue unit
CHANDI MANDIR, Feb 2 — The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala, today suggested that a special division in the Army be created to take up effective rescue and relief operations in times of disasters and natural calamities.

Property tax proposed in MC budget
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — The first Congress budget of the Municipal Corporation for the year 2001-2002, Chandigarh, proposes property tax, contrary to the stand of the Congress party on the issue while in opposition for the past four years.

PUDA fixing tree guards haphazardly
“Funds could have been spent on building school”
SAS NAGAR, Feb 2 — Contrary to its name, the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority is going about fixing tree guards, inside which saplings are being planted, in a most unplanned manner in Phase VI and parts of Phase I here drawing flak from residents.

READERS WRITE
Roundabouts and traffic lights
AN interesting debate is in progress on the city’s roundabouts and traffic lights. The roundabouts that are well maintained do look beautiful. But at some places where there is very heavy traffic, such as ones near the cricket stadium, the bus stand, Kisan Bhavan, etc there seems to be no alternative to replacing these with traffic lights. But it should not be roundabouts with traffic lights.

COMMUNITY

Residents continue to pay more for petrol
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — City residents continue to pay more per litre of petrol and diesel than their counterparts in neighbouring Panchkula and SAS Nagar, while an oil company which was allotted prime land at concessional rates in Sector 25 about six months ago to set up a depot, seems to have forgotten the whole thing.

PSIEC staff hold rally
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Staff Association today held a rally opposite Udyog Bhawan. The employees demanded regularisation of services of those working on a daily-wage basis, filling of vacant posts by promotion, implementation of promotion policy, stoppage of deputation and reduction in wasteful expenditure.

Jacob stresses need for water management
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — There was a need for evolving a collective strategy to promote water harvesting and check unrestricted felling of trees in Shivaliks hills, opined the Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator Lieut Gen. J.F.R. Jacob, (Retd.), while releasing a book entitled “Fifty Years of Research on Sustainable Resource Management in Shivaliks” here today.

Daljit Singh dead
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — Mr Daljit Singh, former Deputy General Manager, Punjab and Sind Bank, and founder secretary, Punjab State Cooperative Land Mortgage Bank, died at Chandigarh yesterday.

‘Disrespect shown to National Anthem’
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — BJP and Akali councillors had allegedly shown disrespect to the National Anthem at the special meeting called by the Mayor of Chandigarh on January 29, to decide the fate of some committees.

CRIME

One held for theft, money recovered
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — The city police solved a theft case today and recovered almost the entire booty. According to a press note issued here today, the Industrial Area police arrested Younis, servant of the complainant, Ms Ina Sachdeva, for theft. The woman had alleged that Rs 90,000 had been stolen from her office on January 31.

EDUCATION

Children engage in artistic pursuit
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — About 16 city schools sent their students in the age group between 7 and 12 to participate in the painting competition held on the campus of the Government College of Art, Sector 10, here today.

Ambala students win Physics Quiz
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — The Sector 11 Government College was host to more than 100 students of various colleges of the region who were here to participate in two inter-college physics contests today.

Manav Mangal wins quiz
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, Panchkula, has won the inter-school computer quiz competition-2001 (junior group) conducted by Mastek Infotech here today. Kanav Goyal, Himanshu and Prince Pahwa comprising the winning team defeated nine school teams of Panchkula.

COURTS

Forum verdict to be challenged
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — Mr Kamaljit Cheema and Mr S. Kapoor of Grand Travel Planners have decided to challenge the verdict of the UT District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum II on technical grounds.

DSOI management dispute laid to rest
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — With the court accepting the deed of compromise signed by the members concerned regarding the management of the Defence Services Officers Institute here, the nine-year-old dispute finally seems to have been laid to rest.

Forum penalises Amardeep Motors
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 —The UT District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, directed the Amardeep Motors Industrial Area, to pay compensation to a city resident. The complainant, Mr Promod Siyal, had filed complaint before the forum to direct the Automobile Limited and Amardeep Motors to refund the booking amount of Rs 25,000, with interest, to him.

CULTURE

All about Tibet — in one go, at one place
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — It was a window to the great culture of Tibet. The Festival of Tibet, which was formally inaugurated here this morning, set off to an encouraging start, much to the surprise of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress people, who were not expecting a very strong visitation.

A unique photo opportunity
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — Mr Tejbans Jauhar alias Teji, a city photographer, had an experience of a lifetime. He had clicked the wedding pictures of a couple 27 years ago.

Monks of Namgyal Monastery, Dharamsala, make a Kal Chakra Mandala at the Tibetan festival in DAV Model School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Be careful! The weather is deceptive
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — The biting cold winter is changing hands with mildly pleasant spring. Afternoons are warmer but the mornings, evenings and nights are still cold. It is also the time of the year which can be most deceptive health wise.

Herbs and Health
Therapeutic uses of ginger
Ginger, commonly used as a household herb in India right from Vedic times, has many therapeutic uses. Some are:
* It acts as an excellent painkiller. Ginger ointment made by crushing dry ginger with water on a grinding stone when applied to forehead (in case of headache) gives relief. A few drops of juice poured in ears give relief from earache and massage on gums gives relief from toothache.

ADMINISTRATION

Private vehicles banned in UT Sectt
CHANDIGARH, Feb 2 — Keeping in view the rise in threat perception, the UT Administration has banned the entry of all private vehicles in the UT Secretariat building in Sector 9.

Land to be acquired for more southern sectors
SAS NAGAR, Feb 2 — The Punjab Government today issued on official gazette notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, for acquiring over 1,250 acre of land for five new sectors, located in the southern part of the town. Earlier, the government had decided to issue the notification by February 7.