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Mohali MC jurisdiction to be expanded
SAS Nagar, June 1
Projecting an additional revenue of Rs 1 crore from octroi collection, the SAS Nagar Municipal Council is expanding its jurisdiction. An area of about 2000 acres, located on the south-east and north-east fringes of the town, would be included within the limits of the civic body.

New power-cut timings
Chandigarh June 1
Timings of the hour-long rotational power cuts in the city have changed from today and will remain so till June 15. And like the past fortnight, hospitals, the railway station, radio station, telephone exchanges, defence installations and water works, will be exempted from the cuts.

Day 2: Animals go without food
Chhat Bir (Patiala), June 1
Animals at the Chhat Bir zoo were forced to go for the second day today because of the ongoing controversy regarding the purchase of beef between two groups of top Punjab forest officials.

Dogs sniff the boxes of uncertified beef which was rejected by the Chhat Bir zoo authorities; and (right) two truckloads of beef which was brought from Saharanpur by the zoo authorities on Friday. 
— Tribune photos by Karam Singh

Govt depts not paying bills
Chandigarh, June 1
Several government departments have not been paying the power-supply bills, as a result of which, the Chandigarh Administration has to recover Rs 2.63 crore from these.

Court saves consumers on water meters
Chandigarh, June 1
Residents of the city felt good today after being relieved of the burden of replacing their faulty water meters.

• What the meter reads

‘Bradlaugh unaware of resumption move’
Chandigarh, June 1
The Bradlaugh Hall Trust said today that it was not aware of any move on the part of the Chandigarh Administration to resume the hall site in Sector 15 here.

MC to discourage use of plastic bags
Chandigarh, June 1
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will shortly launch a campaign to discourage people from using plastic bags in the city. Apart from focussing on the harmful consequences of polythene, the campaign will promote the use of paper bags vis-a-vis plastic bags. A decision to this effect was taken by the Mayor, Mr Raj Kumar Goyal, today.

‘Early physical examination must in sexual assault cases’
Chandigarh, June 1
*A 10-year-old girl was molested by a “family friend”. Too young to understand the incident, the victim could not clearly explain what had actually happened. The medico-legal examination could not establish that the minor girl was actually raped. As a result the accused was let off.

35 city students make it to IIT
Chandigarh, June 1
Almost 35 students of the city, majority of them students of the local DAV College and DAV School, have made it to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The results of the Joint Entrance Examination, that was held on May 6, were declared here yesterday.

COMMUNITY

Clarification may be sought from Mayor
Chandigarh, June 1
BJP councillors, Mr Des Raj Tandon and Mr Gian Chand Gupta, have sought the inclusion of an agenda item seeking clarification from the Mayor about the allegations levelled against him and those levelled by him against the former three Mayors at the next meeting of the General House on June 8.

Rehabilitation deal negotiated
SAS Nagar, June 1
The Punjab Government was today able to negotiate terms and conditions with inhabitants of Madanpura village under a rehabilitation package for Madanpura and Lambian.

Raising day celebrated
Chandigarh, June 1
The Army Education Corps celebrated its 54th raising day in Chandimandir Cantonment today. According to a statement issued here today, a get-together of Western Command officers was organised to mark the occasion. The Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lt-Gen H.R.S. Mann was the chief guest on the occasion.

Army conference
Chandigarh, June 1
A conference of Zonal Chief Engineers posted to Military Engineer Services (MES) establishments in the Western Sector was held in the Western Command headquarters at Chandimandir today.

‘Probe working of market panel’
Chandigarh, June 1
The BSP today demanded the provision of civic amenities to the houses built outside the “lal dora”.

Raids yielded ‘excess stock’ of Rs 2 cr
Chandigarh, June 1
The recent raids on the premises of a Sector 22 jeweller have yielded “excess stock” worth over Rs 2 crore.

Flavour of the week 
Summer workshops galore
Chandigarh
The heat wave remained strong although brief showers towards the end of the week did bring a little respite. While the temperature kept soaring, the prices of vegetables kept declining. The downslide started last week.

Workshops intimidating for kids: Loveleen

Chandigarh, June 1 The toughest task of a children workshop is to ensure them to open up to express their emotions and feelings on the things being talked about. A large number of routine workshops are ‘intimidating’ for children. Lovleen Mishra interacts with kids at a summer school organised by the Durga Das Foundation, Sector 24, in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Man, woman allege assault
Chandigarh, June 1
The local police has received two complaints of assault from the SBS Colony, Mauli Jagran, during the last 24 hours. In both incidents, cases under Sections 323, 325 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code have been registered.

EDUCATION

Grace marks for science students
SAS Nagar, June 1
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has decided to give “ad hoc” grace marks in physics and chemistry to those who have taken the Class XII examinations in March. Even the percentage of the general grace marks that the board gives in certain cases has been raised this year. This has been done to maintain last year’s pass percentage.

KV girls to attend adventure course
Chandigarh, June 1
Girl students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47 and Sector 31, left for Manali on an Adventure Course today.

COURTS

HIGH COURT
Ranga’s interim bail plea rejected
Chandigarh, June 1
Suspended Haryana IAS officer R.K. Ranga’s application for interim bail in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation was today dismissed by Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

• Licence quashing plea: HC issues notice

Case against innocent children dismissed
Chandigarh, June 1
A local court finally dismissed the theft case registered against two children of Bapu Dham colony. They were arrested by the city police on May 25. Arshi (Arshu Singh) and Dinesh (Himat Singh), both aged ten years, were arrested and a case under Section 379 of the IPC was filed against them.

Super Bazars: new recruitment stayed
Chandigarh, June 1
Staying the requisition sent by the Liquidator appointed in the Super Bazar case to the Employment Exchange for the recruitment of new employees for selling medicines, Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered the payment of the “available money” to the Super Bazar (Chandigarh) Employees Union and other petitioners.

Bail granted to Nigerian 
Panchkula, June 1
Mr V.P. Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula, today granted bail to Chuks Vincent, the Nigerian who was arrested by the Panchkula police for attempting to commit suicide by swallowing a packet of about 20 gm of heroine on May 29.

Notice of motion for July 16
SAS Nagar, June 1
On a petition filed by Special Police Officers of Ropar district seeking regularisation of their services, a division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, comprising Mr Justice N.K. Sodhi and Mr Justice R.C. Kathuria, has issued notice of motion to the state for July 16.

Rajiv Atma Ram is Senior Advocate
Chandigarh, June 1
Advocate Rajiv Atma Ram, who was recently appointed Government Pleader by the UT Administrator for a period of one year, has been designated as Senior Advocate by the “Chief Justice and the Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court with effect from May 28”.

CULTURE

All-India Crafts Mela 2001 opens with a bang Chandigarh, June 1 The Panchayat Bhavan here is suddenly reverberating with life, thanks to the All-India Crafts Fair 2001, which has brought 125 skilled artisans from all over the country on a common platform. A visitor tries an item at an exhibition in Panchayat Bhavan, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Bhupinder Bhupi enthrals
Chandigarh, June 1
Bhupinder Bhupi, pop and folk singer of the “Jogiya Khalli Balli” fame, along with his dance troupe enthralled the audience at a cultural evening, organised here by the Chandigarh Club.

An artist rooted in precision
Chandigarh, June 1
Meeting Prabal Pramanik is always a pleasure. The man has much to say and share every time he comes to this part of the region. Not just that, he has even more to depict and demonstrate when it comes to artistic endeavours.

Rural lifestyle on canvas Chandigarh, June 1 Simplicity of thought is the one binding factor which unites the group consisting of three city-based artists and three guest artists from different states in an exhibition that was inaugurated at Art Folio in Sector 9 here today. Visitors admire a painting at an exhibition in Art Folio, Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Sukhman, Goyal corner glory Chandigarh, June 1 Sukhman Ghuman, Isha Kalia among girls and Vishv Goyal, Vivek Yadav among boys stole the limelight on the first day of the swimming competitions at Government Yoga Centre swimming pool here today.

Golf trials

Today’s sports events

ADMINISTRATION

Autorickshaws under police gaze
Chandigarh, June 1
The Chandigarh Administration today asked the Secretary, State Transport Authority (STA), to start challaning overloaded autorickshaws.

CHB defers decision on allotment to Puri
Chandigarh, June 1
The Board of Directors of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has deferred the decision on the allotment of a dwelling unit in Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, to the former Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof M.M. Puri, yet again.