Jacob for drive against drug abuse

Chandigarh, June 26 The UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), today gave a call to launch a concerted campaign against drug abuse by generating awareness amongst the people regarding the ill-effects of drug addiction.
Winners of the painting competition organised by the UT police on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse, show their prizes after the prize distribution function at the Sector 17 Plazza in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Fauji Beat
Finding right man for right job
Chandigarh
Selecting the right man for the right job has always been the aim of the military. The Defence Research and Development Organisation has come with revised methods to select suitable persons for various branches and trades in the Armed Forces.

Fast continues
Chandigarh, June 26
The indefinite fast of Mr Neeraj Aggarwal, an unemployed teacher, entered the seventh day today. According a press note issued by the Berojgar ITT Adhiyapak Union, Punjab, Mr Aggarwal was admitted to the Sector 16 General Hospital here. 

A slip road that can damage vehicles and take lives Chandigarh, June 26 It takes more than a couple of news items for the engineering wing of the UT Administration to act. It is apparent from the fact that they have failed to put an end to the inconvenience being caused to the travellers on the newly carved slip road on the Ambala highway, near Tribune Chowk, even though the poor condition of the road has been highlighted again and again.

Poor condition of the slip road recently carved out on the Ambala highway near Tribune Chowk in Chandigarh.  — A Tribune photograph

FENG SHUI TIPS
Shapes of houses activate positive energy
STRICT planning laws have preserved the “spirit” or Chi in towns and villages. Such places tend to have a sense of community. There are buildings which have been unrestricted. Tall blocks spring up with no regard for the shape of the buildings or the character of the environment.

“Chandigarh global city within 10 yrs”
Chandigarh, June 26
‘‘Chandigarh will be a global city within 10 years as it has been planned systematically,’’ said Architect B.V. Doshi, while delivering a lecture on ‘‘emerging trends in urban development and architecture at the Chandigarh College for Architecture here today.

• Powermen hold dharna
• Goods worth Rs 10000 gutted
• Showers in city, mercury dips
• Screening panel to visit market
• Awareness generation programme
• Woman hospitalised

1.25 lakh stolen from shop
Chandigarh, June 26
Unknown miscreants allegedly decamped with Rs 1.25 lakh after breaking open the cash box in a paints shop yesterday night. This is the third such incident in the Sector 18 market this year.

Haryana staffer robbed
Panchkula, June 26
Two motorcycle-borne youths snatched a bag containing Rs 31,480 from an employee of the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department here today. According to sources, Som Nath was carrying the money in a plastic bag collected from a collection centre located at T-point on the Mansa Devi-Panchkula road to deposit it in State Bank of Patiala, Sector 7, around 10.30 am.

Youth’s body found
Chandigarh, June 26
The body of a 20-year-old youth was found under mysterious circumstances near the Sarangpur barrier early in the morning. Sarabjit Singh, milkman, was found lying dead and his bicycle was also found lying on the side.

Doctor booked for raping woman
SAS Nagar, June 26
The Sohana police today booked a doctor for allegedly raping a married woman of Kandla village at a medical camp held at Chuanhedi village, near here.

DC’s house burgled
Chandigarh, June 26
The Sector 11 house of the Panchkula Deputy Commissioner, Ms. Jyoti Arora, was burgled last night. The IAS couple is presently residing in Panchkula. Though the exact loss could not be ascertained till the filing of the report, the police had registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC.

STATE OF EDUCATION-IV
‘Education system needs minor changes’
Chandigarh, June 26
Two college Principals of the city who are rather positive about the present state of education are Ms Usha Gupta and Ms Usha Dhawal. Both of them feel that the present system of education is moving in the right direction, but a little change here and there can increase its effectiveness manifolds.

Autonomous college can ‘improve education’
Chandigarh, June 26
The model of an autonomous college is the most appropriate for improving the quality of education in colleges. This was stated by Prof Amrik Singh, former Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, while delivering a lecture at the ongoing six-day programme on managerial leadership for college principals at Panjab University here today.

British Library’s IT centre inaugurated

Chandigarh, June 26 To keep pace with the growing demand for books on information technology, the British Library has launched an IT Learning Resource Centre. It was inaugurated by the Governor of Punjab and UT Administrator Lieut Gen J.F.R. Jacob, here today.
Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), Administrator, UT, launches the IT learning resource centre at British Library, Sector-8, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Students gherao DSW’s office
Chandigarh, June 26
Students today ‘gheraoed’ the office of the Dean, Students Welfare today protesting against his alleged partisan role in the recent controversy where the stay of a former president of the Students Council in the faculty house with his wife was termed ‘illegal’.

POST-MORTEM OF AIDS VICTIMS
Probe begins into PGI’s refusal
Chandigarh, June 26
The Union Health Ministry has initiated an inquiry into the PGI’s refusal to conduct post-mortem examination of the bodies of AIDS patients. According to sources, a team consisting of four specialists from the Union Health Ministry reached the PGI today and met senior doctors and officials, including the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital and Heads of Departments of Histopathology and Forensic Sciences in this regard. 

Heart surgeon under scrutiny
Chandigarh , June 26
The PGI Administration is collecting all information related to the Cardio-thoracic Department which will soon be handed over to the CBI. These files are regarding surgeries performed by some heart surgeons in the past.

33.05 cr for phase II of paediatric centre
Chandigarh, June 26
The Advanced Paediatric Centre, PGI, envisaged as a multi-speciality children's hospital with advanced facilities for treatment of various diseases, is also serving as a training and research centre.

Move to set up TB hospital opposed
Chandigarh, June 26
A large number of residents of Sectors 15, 23 and 24 today opposed the move of the Chandigarh Administration to set up a TB hospital in place of an ayurvedic dispensary in Sector 24.

Girdhari, Jitender win carrom title
Chandigarh, June 26
Girdhari Lal and Jitender Kalra clinched the men’s singles and women’s singles title, respectively, by overpowering their respective opponents, Rajinder Singh and Kamlesh Arora, in a thrilling finish at 13-09 and 9-6 in the Ist Markfed Carrom Tournament which concluded at the Markfed complex, here today.

DAV School selected for NSTC scheme
Chandigarh, June 26
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, was once again selected for the NSTC scheme in football and the trials will be held on July 12 and 13. This was confirmed by Kunwar Rajender Singh, Regional Director, Sports Authority of India, Sector 42, here today. 

ADMINISTRATION

Appeal for smooth conduct of House
Chandigarh, June 26
If the meeting of the MC House scheduled for tomorrow does not take up various important agenda items pertaining to the development of the city, the city Mayor, Mr Raj Kumar Goyal, should tender his resignation and the UT Administrator should dissolve the House and call for fresh elections.

Mayor can now use red light
Chandigarh June 26
The city Mayor, who, as per protocol, is placed just after the UT Administrator, will now have permission to use a red light atop his official car. This comes almost 4 years after the issue was mooted that officials who are lower in protocol than the Mayor use the red lights while the Mayor is not entitled to the same.

100 Govt Press workers to be shifted
Chandigarh, June 26
About 100 employees of the Printing and Stationery Department posted in the Government Press have been identified to be shifted to other departments of the Chandigarh Administration.

Meeting of house building society
Chandigarh, June 26
The Chandigarh Administration has called a meeting of the newly elected members of the Silverstone Cooperative House Building Society Ltd on Saturday in the office of Chandigarh Housefed here.

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