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Depositors throng jail to get dues back Syal for out-of-court settlement
Chandigarh, August 21 Necessity is the mother of invention. Nothing illustrates it better than the large number of depositors from different parts of the country who daily throng Burail Jail here in a bid to get their dues from the Managing Director of the agro-forestry company, Golden Forests, who is lodged here.	A number of investors of Golden Forests in front of Burail Jail after meeting the managing director of the company on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Extend deadline: bus operators
Chandigarh, August 21
With just 10 days to go for the deadline to phase out 15-year-old buses from school routes, the Chandigarh School Bus Operators Welfare Association has said the deadline earlier fixed for August 31 should be extended and be implemented from the next new academic session year.

RAIN BREAK: Cops sit huddled under umbrellas and protective shields to keep a watch on protesters in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Problem of plenty at Chhat Bir
Chhat Bir, August 21
One of the biggest zoos in this part of the country, the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, about 20 km from Chandigarh, is suffering from an overpopulation of lions.

Beware! owners of pet dogs
SAS Nagar, August 21
Beware! Your pet dog might end up being sterilised by a non-government organisation (NGO). Reason, your dog did not find a mention in the records of the local civic body, which has not been bothered to register the pet dogs in the town.

Puranjit Singh appointed Chief Engineer
Chandigarh, August 21
A Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), meeting today appointed Mr Puranjit Singh as Chief Engineer, Chandigarh Administration, the highest post in the engineering cadre.

Efforts fail to retrieve truck from Ghaggar Zirakpur, August 21 Efforts to retrieve a truck washed away by the strong current of the swelling Ghaggar over a week ago proved futile on the third consecutive day today. Despite pressing three cranes into the operation, the truck could not be retrieved as the water level in the river rose following a heavy rain this morning.
A partially visible truck which was spotted on the Ghaggar riverbed near Bhankharpur village, along the Chandigarh-Ambala highway, after being washed away by the strong water current up to a distance of 1 km downstream during the recent floods. — Tribune photo Karam Singh

New Mayor felicitated
Chandigarh, August 21
While visitors kept coming in to greet the new Mayor of the city, Ms Harjinder Kaur, in her office, she was felicitated at some other functions during the day. She was felicitated at a special congregation held at Gurdwara Sahib, Sector 46 for becoming the first Mayor of the city from the Sikh community.

COMMUNITY

Musician’s body cremated in USA
Chandigarh, August 21
The body of 32-year-old Indian musician, who was shot and then burnt in the USA in June this year, was finally laid to rest by his father. Mr Lachchi Ram Mangoli, the father of deceased , came back after cremating Suresh Mangoli in the county of San Joaquin , California. “At least, now I have the mental satisfaction of knowing that my son is dead.

FAUJI BEAT NCC suffers from neglect Chandigarh Conceived in 1948 to provide the nation with a second line of defence, besides inculcating discipline, leadership qualities and the esprit ‘d corps among the youth, the National Cadet Corps today is in a state of neglect. Lack of the requisite support from the government as well as other agencies,

From average to international arena
Chandigarh, August 21
Strange it might sound, but Veena Verma’s success story starts at food and ends at it. From an average Indian home to the international arena — this 54-year-old lady who left India to settle in Birmingham about 34 years back, has not taken too long to strike gold.

CVM launches ‘green’ drive
Chandigarh, August 21
Mr Harmohan Dhawan, president of the Chandigarh Vikas Manch planted a sapling in Sector 20A yesterday as part of a ‘green’ drive launched by the manch in parks in Sector 20 and 28D.

Hussain honoured
Chandigarh, August 21
The day brought some joy and respite in its fold for Bakar Hussain, the illustrious musician of Patiala Gharana, who has not really received his due till date. A dejected man, whose nomination for life-time music fellowship of the Punjabi University, Patiala, has been declined twice, this time in favour of Hans Raj Hans (a disciple of Bakar Hussain’s disciple), Bakar was seen smiling at Punjab Kala Bhavan today.

Frequent power cuts irk residents
Naya Gaon (Kharar), August 21
Over 25,000 residents of the area are facing day long unscheduled power cuts for the past two days.

MPs’ panel to visit NIPER
SAS Nagar, August 21
A Standing Parliamentarian Committee of Fertiliser and Chemicals, led by Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav will visit the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here on August 26. The committee, comprising 26 MPs, will review the functioning of the institute. The institute comes under the Union Ministry of Fertilizer and Chemicals.

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CRIME

Body of 12-yr-old boy found
SAS Nagar, August 21
Body of an unidentified 12-year-old boy was found floating in a pond adjoining Matour village here today. The police believe that the deceased belonged to a family of migrant labourers.