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FOUNDATION CONTROVERSY
Official function was on Oct 7, 1953, says historian
Chandigarh, April 6
The only "city-level ceremony" on record about "inauguration of Chandigarh" was held on October 7, 1953, at the Sector 1 Rajendra Park. The then President of India, Babu Rajendra Prasad, presided over the function.

Insurance cos take advantage of loopholes
Chandigarh, April 6
It may sound ironical but the fact is that your vehicle’s insurance does not necessarily mean that the company will pay up in case of an accident.

5,286 qualify for constables’ recruitment
Chandigarh, April 6
As many as 5,286 candidates have qualified to appear for the written examination in the first phase of the recruitment drive launched by the Chandigarh Police to enroll constables, which concluded at the Sector 26 Police Lines today.

DIG Ajay Kashyap gives instructions to the candidates regarding a written test during recruitment; and (right) a police officer measures the height of a candidate at the Police Lines, Chandigarh, on Saturday. 
— Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari

200 illegal structures razed
Chandigarh, April 6

A team of the UT Enforcement Department today carried out a seven-hour-long demolition drive in Sector 49 and 50 bordering Phases IX and X of SAS Nagar. It razed about 200 illegal constructions like jhuggis, shuttering stores and other places carrying out commercial activities. A team of the UT Enforcement Department staff removes illegal constructions in Sector 49 and 50 in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

HC dismisses Jerath’s plea
Chandigarh, April 6
Taking up a petition filed by Chandigarh’s former Chief Engineer K.K. Jerath against certain conditions imposed at the time of granting him bail, Mr Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has significantly ruled that the reasonability of conditions were required to be considered after keeping in mind the facts of each case.

COMMUNITY

Air Marshal Gupta visits 3 BRD

Chandigarh, April 6 The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the IAF’s Maintenance Command, Air Marshal S S Gupta, arrived at No.3 Base Repair Depot, here today on a farewell visit. He was accompanied by the president, Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional), Mrs Kusum Gupta. AOC-in-C, Maintenance Command, Air Marshal S S Gupta (left), being received by Air Cmde S. B. Prashar on his arrival in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Book on terrorism released
Chandigarh, April 6
‘The Booby Trap-Anthology of Islamic Extremism’ a book on terrorism authored by Mr K.S. Sondhi, a former Intelligence Officer, was released by Mr M.S Bitta, Chairman of the All-India Anti-terrorist Front here today.

Record electricity
Panchkula, April 6
The thermal and hydel power stations of the Haryana Power Generation Corporation have generated a record 5161.15 million units of electricity last year.

READERS WRITE
‘Charges against PU dispensary baseless’
This has reference to Mr M.S. Gill’s letter “Sorry state of affairs at PU dispensary” (Chandigarh Tribune, March 31). On the one hand, he alleges that “the law of the jungle seems to be prevailing at PU Health Centre”, and on the other, he seems to suggest that the claims of dependent members should be passed without the slightest scrutiny of theri eligibility as required under the rules.

FILM REVIEW

Amitabh holds key in negative role
DESPITE a strong script for a theatre production, “Aankhen” (Piccadily and Suraj, Panchkula) fails to leave any creditable impression in its screen rendering. Based on ‘Aanpato Patu’, a Gujarati play, it is basically a story of characters where Amitabh Bachchan in his negative role holds the key. His character, however, has not been neatly drafted and continues to be a weak link in the entire plot. Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar have given laudable performances and Rawal takes away the cake in his comic portrayal of a blind beggar.

CRIME

Three booked on fraud charge
Chandigarh, April 6
The police has booked a resident of Sector 22 and two others on charges of fraud after the Manager of the Sector 26 branch of Punjab National Bank, Mr Rajiv Raizada, reported that the accused had taken a loan of Rs 2.75 lakh for purchasing a car in February.

BUSINESS

‘Allot sites at reasonable rates’
Chandigarh, April 6
The Marble Traders Association has urged the Chandigarh Administration to allot sites near Maloya village to the traders at reasonable rates.

EDUCATION

St Stephen’s old students to hold cooking contest
Chandigarh, April 6
To celebrate the completion of 20 years of St Stephen’s School, Chandigarh, The Old Students Society (TOSS) will hold a cooking competition during school hours on April 12.

Ghazal wins crown

Chandigarh, April 6 Students of the Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Tangori, organised a cultural function to welcome the students of the 2001 batch at Kisan Bhavan, here this evening. Participants at a function of the Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Tangori, at Kisan Bhavan, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

61 lakh awarded in accident cases
Chandigarh, April 6

Going by the figures, the permanent Lok Adalat held at the Sector 17 District Courts today was a success. A whopping sum of Rs 61.81 lakh was awarded as compensation in accident cases. This is not all. For violation of the Shop Act and the Motor Vehicle Rules, the violators paid Rs 95,350. Cases being disposed of at a Lok Adalat held at the Sector 17 District Courts in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

CULTURE

Australia’s all-girl band visiting India
Chandigarh, April 6
Bardot, Australia’s largest selling all-girl quartet band, consisting of Sally Polihronas, Sophie Monk, Tiffany Wood, and Belinda Chapple, will be visiting India from April 8 to 13 to celebrate the launch of their Indian debut, “Play It Like That”. It is Bardot’s second album globally, following their self-titled first. Mumbai is the city that is going to be lucky to witness Bardot’s impressive looks, their even more impressive music and their live-wire performances.

Mann regales audience
Dera Bassi, April 6
Punjabi pop singer Harbhajan Mann had the fans singing to his tunes by presenting three hits from his different albums at a cultural function organised by Ruh Punjab Di, a local cultural club, to mark the second Baisakhi Mela at Ramlila Ground here this evening.

Singing contest for children
Chandigarh, April 6
Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society will hold a singing competition for children (boys and girls) on May 4 at DAV College mini auditorium here.

HEALTH

Heart patients too can become mothers: experts
Chandigarh, April 6
Young women with heart diseases too can become mothers but only after considerable amount of planning. A panel of expert gynaecologists and obstetricians who discussed in detail the management of an unplanned pregnancy in a heart disease patient, stated this during the annual conference of the Northern India Society of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Society of India held at the PGI here today.

Work on anti-AIDS vaccine begins
Chandigarh, April 6
The process for the development of a vaccine against the type of AIDS virus prevalent in India has started. This was stated by Prof Shobha Sehgal, Professor emeritus, Department of Immunopathology, PGI, at the one-day conference of the North Western chapter of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists held at the PGI here today.

For them every day is World Health Day
Chandigarh, April 6
Two decades ago, what started as a one-man NGO, with Dr (Brig) M.L. Kataria in the vanguard, today is a selfless team of 18 devoted senior doctors, about 100 social workers and over a dozen medical technologists.