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Precious rainwater goes down the drain

Chandigarh, June 25 Thousands of cusecs of precious rainwater which flooded through the Sukhna, Kansal and Suketri choes into the Sukhna lake on Friday and Saturday escaped through the open radial gates of the spillway regulator of the lake because nobody thought it fit to close them to conserve water.

A view of the Sukhna choe downstream of the lake. — Tribune photo Karam Singh

TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE
Addicted to prescription drugs
Chandigarh, June 25
Aslam Hussain sits shivering in the shade of the tree near his hutment in Colony No. 5, inspite of the scorching June heat. He is accompanied by another man who has both his wrists tightly wrapped in dirty bandages.

• Drug de-addiction camp

Div HQ staff refute Surinder Singh’s claim
Chandigarh, June 25
While a former Commander of the Kargil-based 121 Infantry Brigade, Brig Surinder Singh, had asserted yesterday that he had obtained prior permission for vacating the Bajrang post, officers at Headquarters, 3 Infantry Division, had denied having ever accorded permission or even receiving reports that the said post had been vacated during the winter of 1998-99.

Scooterist falls in pothole Mohali roads virtual death-traps SAS Nagar, June 25 Travelling on certain roads in the town could be a risky proposition, thanks to indifferent approach of the local civic body. A two-foot-deep pothole in the middle of the main road behind the upcoming Sports Complex in Phase IX is proving to be a virtual death-trap for road users. — A Tribune photograph

FOLLOW-UP
Faculty house misuse to be probed
Chandigarh, June 25
Prof. K.N. Pathak, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, will look into the alleged misuse of the PU’s faculty house. On Saturday night two former students of the university, a girl and a boy, were reportedly caught in a ‘‘compromising position’’ in the faculty house.

5 HUDA employees hurt in mob attack
Panchkula, June 25
Five employees of the engineering wing of the Haryana Urban Development Authority were injured when a mob attacked them in Buddanpur here today.

COMPLETE GUIDE TO ADMISSIONS VII
A haven for budding painters, designers
Chandigarh, June 25
No doubt the city is haven for all those who dream to make it big as painters and graphic designers. In the city which sports more than 10 art galleries along with its own art museum, its just right that there is an art college for those who want to take up fine arts after their 10+2 and a Department of History Fine Arts in Panjab University for postgraduates.

COMMUNITY

24 honoured for quake relief work Panchkula, June 25 Twenty-four officers, engineers and employees of the Haryana Police Housing Board were awarded certificates and cash prizes of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 for helping in post-quake relief operations in Rapar, Gujarat, at a ceremony organised, here today. The Chief Secretary, Mr L.M. Goyal, handed over certificates to the employees for their commendable work of setting up of 20 community centres in a record time of two months at Rapar.

Employees of the Haryana Police Housing Board after being honoured for their services in relief operation in Gujarat at a function in Panchkula on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Sector with prize-winning park
Chandigarh
Sector 8 claims an eminent place in the elite northern part of the city. Yet it has its share of problems.

Parents oppose literacy for children
Chandigarh, June 25
Parents of young girls of Indira Colony and Manimajra (UT) have strongly critised the idea of giving literacy to their children. Most of them are engaged in business at vegetable and fruit markets of Sector 26, Chandigarh.

MC turns a deaf ear to residents’ problems
Chandigarh, June 25
The residents of eight houses in Sector 28 are crying for attention of the Municipal Corporation authorities for the past two years, as MC officials are not interested in their problems. 

Memorial to Kargil martyr opened
Panchkula, June 25
“It is the spirit of a bubbly, vivacious soldier of the Indian Army immortalised in concrete to remind coming generations of the sacrifices the forces have made for the country,’’ is how a sentimental Prof Harbans Lal, father of Kargil martyr, Major Sandeep Sagar, described the memorial inaugurated in Sector 8 here today.

Bangalas want to meet CM, DGP
Kharar, June 25
A delegation of the Bangla community of Mundi Kharar village, whose two youths were allegedly murdered near Gandolion village on June 21, have sought a meeting with the Chief Minister and the DGP to complain against the police officers, who failed to register an FIR immediately after the murders, and doctors of Bassi Pathana, who did not perform the post-mortem examinations due to which the bodies remained lying there for 20 hours.

BSNL blames HFCL
Chandigarh, June 25
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has blamed Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL) for the disruption of telephone services in the Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat.

Boy missing
Dera Bassi, June 25
Sanjiv Kumar (15) of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony on the Dera Bassi-Barwala road has been missing since June 17.

FENG SHUI TIPS
A healthy lifestyle and a healthy mind
OUR LIVES are full of stress and tension. In modern times, if one does not deal with them early, one would slowly fall into depression. The energies around us and in our homes are often a reflection of our lifestyle and state of mind; stuck energy anywhere is not good.

CRIME

Computer institute burgled
Panchkula, June 25
Computers and its accessaries worth lakhs of rupees were stolen from a computer institute in the Sector 11 market this morning.

BUSINESS

Compucom’s bid for IT courses lowest
Chandigarh, June 25
Compucom Software Limited, an ISO 9001 certified , Jaipur-based company, emerged as the winner, quoting the lowest rate of Rs 72 per student per month, for optional school-level IT and computer courses for Classes VI to XII, on the opening of technical and commercial bids here today.

EDUCATION

STATE OF EDUCATION-III
‘Higher education system has failed miserably’
Chandigarh, June 25
The flourishing tuition system is the biggest proof that the system of higher education in the country has failed miserably. While both Ms S. Tangri, Principal, Government College of Education, Sector 20, and Ms Vijalakshmi, Principal, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, believe in this, they contend that there cannot be an overnight improvement in the system.

Library refresher course concludes
Chandigarh June 25
‘‘Quality is important and librarians should try to achieve this goal while working in their respective libraries,’’ said Prof S.L. Sharma, Director, Institute of Correctional Administration at the concluding function of the 21-day refresher course for Library and Information Science at Panjab University here today.

Counselling for MBBS students
Chandigarh, June 25
As many as 5,206 candidates from the Union Territory, Chandigarh had appeared for the Combined Entrance Test ( CET) for admission to the MBBS course of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. 

‘Accreditation teams to be transparent’
Chandigarh, June 25
“Academic audit, assessment and accreditation are keys to improve quality of higher education.” This was stated by Prof S.K. Kulkarni while speaking on “Preparing colleges for audit, assessment and accreditation” at MCM DAV College, Sector 36, here today as part of the on going managerial leadership programme for college principals of Panjab University.

Hostel wing inaugurated

COURTS

Siau case: accused remanded
Kharar, June 25
Mrs Harinder Sidhu, Judicial Magistrate, Kharar, today remanded two accused — Nirmal Singh and Gurcharan Singh — in police custody till June 27 who were arrested by the Sohana police in connection with the murder of two minor children of Siau village.

Notice issued to Babbu Mann
Chandigarh, June 25
Acting on the civil suit filed by Mr Sandeep Kumar of Chandigarh and Ms Ranju Priya of Mohali, the UT Civil Judge (Junior Division), Ms Ritu Behl, today issued a notice to Punjabi singer, Babbu Mann, and Super Music International, through its Managing Director, lyricist and composer, for June 28.

CULTURE

Mismanagement marks shooting of TV serial
Chandigarh, June 25
The zeal of participating children and their accompanying parents for the shooting of “Nacche Sade Nall” — a dance-based TV serial — was dampened by the mismanagement, and chaos on the final day of the shooting at Bal Bhavan in Sector 23 here today.

Seven albums in four years
Chandigarh, June 25
Humaira Arshad, a latest pop icon from Pakistan was in Chandigarh recently for a performance at the Panjab University. The beautiful lady from Lahore was here on the World Punjabi Organisation’s behest and had a wonderful time performing for youngsters of the city. This was her second visit to India, the first being to Delhi last year.

‘Ulrike Meinhoff’ staged
Chandigarh, June 25
A reign of terror let loose on activists of the Meinhoff movement after World War II was the theme of “Ulrike Meinhoff”, a play staged by Indraprastha College, New Delhi, on the fifth day of the First Alternative Theatre Festival at Alliance Francaise in Sector 36 here today.

HEALTH

Cath Lab seizure: dealers take ownership forms
Chandigarh, June 25
Following instructions by the PGI Cardiology Department, 9 out of the 10 dealers/stockists today took forms to stake claim for ownership to the items seized by the CBI during the search operations conducted on June 20 from the Cath Lab. The stockists would be required to submit the required affidavit to claim ownership of the items, by tomorrow.

Health authorities fail to draw samples
Chandigarh, June 25
The local health authorities were once again unable to draw any sample from the District Courts canteen as the contractor of canteen was not available here today. A team led by the Local Health Authority, Mr Maninder Singh, along with five food Inspectors raided the canteen about 2 p.m.

SPORTS

Contenders, pretenders at Wimbledon 2001
Departure from tradition is what marks this year’s Wimbledon with play starting on Centre 1 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. 32 seeds instead’ of 16 and new grass on the courts.

Efforts to promote women cricket
Chandigarh, June 25
The Chandigarh Women Cricket Association affiliated to the Women’s Cricket Association of India at a meeting decided to popularise cricket among women. It was decided to encourage girl students in schools and colleges to take up cricket. The meeting was held last evening.

ADMINISTRATION

55 sites fetch over 13 cr for PUDA
SAS Nagar, June 25
Real estate market in the town got a boost with a general trade showroom-cum-flat (SCF) site in Sector 63 (Phase 9) attracting a record bid of Rs 1.30 crore in an open auction of commercial and residential sites by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority here today.

Unauthorised building’s walls pulled down SAS Nagar, June 25 Walls of an unauthorised structure comprising 13 rooms raised in violation of the Periphery Act was demolished by the PUDA enforcement wing here this evening. A JCB pulls down walls of an unauthorised structure near Sohana on Monday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan.