Enforcement duties for new MC team
Chandigarh, April 26
Following the alleged exposure of corruption in the enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, Commissioner M.P. Singh has designated the enforcement duties to a newly constituted team of 12 other officials of the corporation, who will have challaning powers.

Roads motorists prefer to avoid
Chandigarh, April 26
The substantial revenue contributions by the local industry to the exchequer notwithstanding roads in Phase I of Industrial Area continue to be in a bad shape. Several of the roads, according to industrialists and other road users, have not been recarpeted for years together with the result that they have become accident-prone. 

Endangered animals die in Chhat Bir
Chhat Bir, April 26
An endangered Manipuri deer found only in India, a rare panther, a Bhutanese peacock, and a tiger who was pronounced “brought dead,” have died in the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park here during the past five days because of various reasons.

Peeth to plant 1 crore trees
Chandigarh, April 26
In a bid to save environment, the Shree Manav Shanti Peeth, Faridabad, will plant 1 crore trees in the country, the Peeth Acharya, Swami Ved Swaroopananda Ji Saraswati, said here today.

Passport pain gets worse
Chandigarh, April 26
The inclusion of an additional clause in the long list of documents required for a passport is resulting in the harassment of passport-seekers in the city and elsewhere.

Clash over location of liquor vend
Chandigarh, April 26
Bad blood over the relocation of a liquor vend in Sector 17 led to a clash between employees of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the “musclemen” of the liquor contractor, leaving four persons injured.

Remove 2 Governors: Mahasabha
Chandigarh, April 26
The president of the Akhil Bharatiya Brahmin Mahasabha, Mr Mange Ram Sharma, has demanded the removal of the Governors of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for their alleged partisan attitude.

SAD workers to be honoured
SAS Nagar, April 26
The president of the Ropar district unit of the SAD, Mr Pritam Singh Sallomajra, said here that a series of party conferences would be held in Punjab where party workers who had undergone imprisonment would be honoured.

Opening of DD relay centre
Chandigarh, April 26
The local Doordarshan relay centre, which will be inaugurated on April 28, will have a host of colourful cultural activities, including a performance by the Wadali brothers and Dolly Guleria.

ISO certification for CSIO
Chandigarh, April 26
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation has been awarded the ISO-9002 certification by the STQC Directorate, Ministry of Information Technology.

• Killings condemned
• Tribune employee bereaved

Chain snatcher escapes
Chandigarh, April 26
A youth who tried to snatch a chain from a woman in the Modern Housing Complex today and was apprehended by local residents, later fled. However, the police has booked him under Sections 379 and 356 of the IPC.

2 arrested in transfer racket
Panchkula, April 26
The local police today arrested two persons involved in the fake transfer racket which rocked Haryana recently. According to sources, the police conducted raids at several places to nab the main accused, Dharam Pal Sharma. 

Ayurvedic students’ strike continues
Chandigarh, April 26
Stalemate continued at Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, as the strike by students and Class IV employees of the hospital, entered the sixth day today with the college management failing to resolve the issue.

Literacy vital for national prosperity
Chandigarh, April 26
Literacy plays an important role for individual as well as national prosperity. Punjab has achieved prosperity in many spheres but lags behind in the field of literacy. It is a matter of concern that majority of the children in the state do not got to school and about 45 lakh persons in the age group of 15 to 45 are illiterate.

ITI students gherao Director’s office
Chandigarh, April 26
On the call given by the Industrial Training Institutes Students Action Committee, students gheraoed the office of the Director, Technical Education, Punjab, here today. They also held a rally in front of the office of the Director.

Evaluation work suffers
Chandigarh, April 26
Evaluation work for the annual examination in Panjab University was held up briefly here today when teachers on job boycotted work. Teachers were showing their resentment against non-payment of their special payments for the evaluation work.

The twain meet
Chandigarh, April 26
Students of Bapu Dham School from Guala Basti enjoyed a picnic at Vivek High School, Sector 38, here today. In a rare experience, about 60 students from the slum between the age group of six to 14 interacted with public school students.

Three-day 'recess' in govt schools
Chandigarh, April 26
Teaching work in the UT government schools will remain suspended from April 28 to 30 on account of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Survey.

COURTS

HIGH COURTS
District bodies to select JBT teachers
Chandigarh, April 26
The decks were cleared for the recruitment of 7230 JBT teachers in the state of Punjab with Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directing that the selection would be made by the district level selection committees.

• Pre-arrest Bail to MLA confirmed

Madhan trial
 Focus on conduct of counsel
Chandigarh, April 26
Little progress could be made in the trial of Major V.K. Madhan as the proceedings focused on the conduct of counsel in the court. After submissions by the prosecution as well as the defence counsel, the court advised them to maintain the decorum of the court and conduct themselves amicably.

DEATH OF ITBP TRAINEES
Court accepts plea on jurisdiction
Chandigarh, April 26
In a significant decision, the general force court trying three Indo-Tibetan Border Police officers for alleged negligence of duty today accepted the special plea to jurisdiction raised by two of the accused.

Speed governors issue: notice of motion for July 30
Chandigarh, April 26
On a petition filed by Banur-based Punjab Civil and Consumer Welfare Front seeking directions to the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, besides Punjab and Haryana Roadways, to install “speed governors” in heavy transport vehicles for preventing accidents, Mr Justice R.S. Mongia and Mr Justice K.C. Gupta of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion for July 30.

German film fest from today
Chandigarh, April 26
German films by noted film-makers like Wim Wenders, R.W. Fassbinder, Schlondorff Volker, Margarethe Von Trotta, Beyer Frank and Shell Maximilian are being shown at the Government College of Art Auditorium from tomorrow till May 3.

Chandigarh win handball championship
Chandigarh, April 26
Chandigarh retained the Western Command Inter-Area Handball championship when they outplayed Halwara Area by a close margin by 20 goals to 18. This was the fifth consecutive win for Chandigarh team in this meet. At half time, the score read 14-6 in favour of Chandigarh.

ADMINISTRATION

Sukhna silt is profitable now
Chandigarh, April 26
The silt of the Sukhna Lake, which poses grave problems, has been turned into profitable matter. Cashing in on the construction of the Chandigarh—Ludhiana railway line, the Administration today awarded a contract to a company which will lift 50 lakh cubic feet of silt from the lake-bed and also pay Rs 30 lakh as royalty to the Administration.

Watermelon sale at 27 sites allowed
Chandigarh, April 26
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has finally allowed the sale of watermelons from as many as 27 sites on different V4 and V5 roads in the city. However, the rates to be charged from these sellers per day are yet to be finalised.