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Chandigarh bandh today
MC allows free parking to rickshaw-pullers

Chandigarh, January 15 The MC has reduced the rate of lamination to Rs 15 on monthly passes, allowed free entry to rickshaw-pullers and, is considering multi-zone validity passes. Meanwhile, anti-paid parking agitationists took out a car rally to ensure the success of their Chandigarh bandh call tomorrow.
Members of the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal take out a rally on Tuesday in protest against the introduction of paid parking in Sectors 17, 8 and 9. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

Traffic mess outside city schools
Police expresses inability to handle situation for lack of personnel

Chandigarh, January 15 There seems no breather for city schools plagued with a traffic mess clogging roads after school gets over. Ironically, this is happening despite a traffic week in progress in all schools and repeated applications by principals for a reprive.
Students of DAV School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, rush out of the school on their cycles after school gets over on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

GMCH to frame referral policy
Chandigarh, January 15
The Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, has decided to frame a referral policy for itself in order to streamline its patient care facilities. This was stated by the Director-Principal of the college, Dr S.B.S. Mann, and the Medical Superintendent, Dr Raj Bahadur, at a press conference held here today.

A farmer couple return from their golden mustard fields on the most ancient but trusted mode of transport on a chilly and rainy Tuesday. — Photo Karam Singh

Power cut timings rescheduled
Chandigarh, January 15
The Chandigarh Administration today shifted the schedule for the imposition of rotational power cuts in the city and its villages. The new schedule will come into force from Wednesday morning. The cuts will be imposed from 8 a.m to 12 noon instead of 7 a.m to 11 a.m.

Gang of car thieves busted
Panchkula, January 15
The CIA staff of the local police has busted a gang of youths involved in stealing Maruti cars for making easy money. With the busting of this gang, the police claims to have solved seven cases of car and stereo theft.

Bhardwaj takes charge as CE
Chandigarh, January 15
Mr V.K. Bhardwaj took the charge of Chief Engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh today. Mr Bharadwaj met Municipal Commissioner M.P. Singh and held a meeting with officials in the evening.

COMMUNITY

Pride of lions in for a ride
Chhat Bir, January 15
The absence of any identification mark on the lions that were vasectomised in the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological park and later released in the lion safari has put the zoo authorities in a quandary.

Oil Conservation Fortnight
SAS Nagar, January 15

The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was taking steps to improve the quality of petroleum products. The quantity of sulphur in petrol had been reduced from 1 to 0.25 per cent and it was further being reduced to 0.05 per cent, said Mr G.C. Daga, state-level coordinator (oil industry), Punjab. A student performs at the inaugural function in connection with the Oil Conservation Fortnight celebrations at PCA Stadium in SAS Nagar on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Magistrate raids Apni Mandi
Panchkula, January 15
The City Magistrate today raided the Apni Mandi in Sector 16 to check the alleged malpractices in checking weights and measures by the Weights and Measures Inspector.

Show of strength by Cong dissidents
SAS Nagar, January 15
Two prominent dissident Congress leaders, aspirants for the party ticket from the Kharar assembly, today “paraded” their supporters in the hope that the party high command would reconsider the allotment of the ticket to a general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Bir Devinder Singh.

KNOW YOUR COUNCILLORS
Committed to help downtrodden
A Dalit labourer’s son who has written 14 books, is available to the Municipal Corporation as a nominated councillor to represent the voice of the downtrodden in a consensual manner.

YOUNG VOICE
‘Discipline must for success’
HE is a successful travel agent and that also only at the age of 24 — an age when most of the students and research scholars while away their time whispering sweet nothings under the shade of dense trees in Panjab University campus. Vaneet Sharma, in the profession since 1999, has no regrets that his daily routine leaves little time for him to join his friends whizzing down the geri route.

READERS WRITE
Chandigarh: Some issues to ponder
THIS has reference to Mr A.S. Prashar’s article ‘Phokat culture a st(r)ain on City Beautiful’ (Chandigarh Tribune, January 11). Chandigarh remained a city beautiful till today because of many reasons: planning and architectural beauty, cleanliness and efficient administration and above all, its law abiding citizens.

Kanwar Lajinder Singh Bedi dead
Chandigarh, January 15
Kanwar Lajinder Singh Bedi, son of late Baba Hardit Singh Bedi, passed away peacefully at his residence, 284, Sector 11, here today. A renowned and popular personality of Ferozepore district, he represented the Jalalabad constituency as an MLA.

Rain brings down temperature
Chandigarh, January 15
The city experienced showers on the second consecutive day today which is likely to result in a significant fall in the night temperature.

CRIME

One killed in accident
Chandigarh, January 15
A resident of Dhanas, Sat Narain, was killed on the spot after he was hit by an unknown vehicle near Dadu Majra colony. The vehicle driver fled away from the spot. The police has registered a case.

One more held in fake degree case
Chandigarh, January 15
The police has arrested a resident of Zirakpur, Balwinder Singh, for his alleged involvement in the fake degree racket reportedly being run by a Sector 35 resident, Prabhjit Singh Lamba. His arrest follows the interrogation of Lamba, who was arrested on January 12.

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
Renaissance Homes coming to city
Chandigarh, January 15
Renaissance Homes, a complete lifestyle store based in New Delhi which has captivated countless people by introducing a stunning range of furniture and home accessories culled from some of the most well known international brand names, may soon have an outlet in Chandigarh.

EDUCATION

Merit to prevail in 50 pc cases
PU self-financing engineering course
Chandigarh, January 15
A high-level committee of Panjab University has decided that at least 50 per cent seats in the planned self-financing Panjab University Engineering and Technology Institute will be allotted to open category students on the basis of merit from the forthcoming academic session.

Few takers for special seats in PU depts
Chandigarh, January 15
There were few takers for the special seats created by Panjab University for the wards of Kargil martyrs and Kashmiri migrants last year. A general survey of the campus revealed that majority of departments witnessed no admissions.

Institute for Blind wins group song contest

Chandigarh, January 15 The inter-school group song competition organised by the Chandigarh Librarians’ Association as part of the Competition Master’s library-related competitions, was won by the Institute for Blind, Sector 26, in the government schools category and St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, in the private and public school category.
The team of the Sector 26 Institute for the Blind with Mr Sansar Chand after winning the inter-school group song competitions in the government school category in Chandigarh on Tuesday. —  Tribune photograph

Seminars on English teaching
Chandigarh, January 15
For providing professional training to primary, secondary and higher secondary English teachers across the country, the British Council is organising “Hornby 2002” seminars on English teaching.

• NSS function

HIGH COURT
Don’t penalise student for late revaluation
Chandigarh, January 15
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant judgement, has ruled that a student cannot be penalised if the revaluation result is declared after the last date for admission.

DISTRICT COURTS
Anticipatory bail granted in kundi connection case
Chandigarh, January 15
A local court today granted anticipatory bail to city residents in a kundi connection case. The applicant, Amarjit, and others were granted bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 10,000 each, and with one surety.

CULTURE

Capturing myriad moods
Chandigarh, January 15

An artist’s perception is never too definite. It runs wildly, yearning to break all bars and achieving some solace in colours of the canvas. Ajaib Chitrakar’s works that opened for public today at the art gallery of Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, also do not voice a singular thought. Sculptor Shiv Singh interacts with Ajaib Chitrakar at the latter’s art exhibition in Punjab Kala Bhavan, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Adviser assures Admn support for fighting childhood cancer
Chandigarh, January 15
“We need empathy not sympathy”, said Divya Jot, a young childhood cancer survivor while talking about her experience of the sufferings caused by the disease during a Childhood Cancer Day function held at the Advanced Paediatric Centre Auditorium, PGI, here today.

SPORTS

‘Synthetic turfs must to improve game’
Chandigarh, January 15
“The term Astro Turf which is used for a hockey ground was actually the brand name of a company. But the people thought it is the name of the turf”, said Mr Rainer M. Gintzel, Technical Managing Director of Polytan, a company based at Burgheim (Germany). He was in the city on a brief visit.

Kapil Dev is UTCA General Secretary
Chandigarh, January 15
Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has been unanimously elected General Secretary of the UT Cricket Association. The meeting was chaired by the UTCA President, Col Ajeet Singh Judge. Mr. S.S. Bawa will continue as Secretary of the association.

DAV-10, PEC move ahead
Chandigarh, January 15
DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, and Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, moved up in the men and women sections of the Panjab University Inter-college Badminton Tournament, which began here today at the Gymnasium Hall on PU Campus.

• Inter-College Cricket

Admn, MCC directed to repair road
Chandigarh, January 15
on a civil suit filed by the Welfare Society, Sector 22-D, a local court has directed the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh to repair the V-3 road from Sood Dharamshala to the vegetable market in Sector 22 within three months.