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Octroi revenue lures MC to expand limits
SAS Nagar, May 5
With the reimposition of octroi, the SAS Nagar Municipal Council has sought permission from the Punjab Local Government Department to expand its limits. An additional annual income of Rs 1 crore has been projected with the inclusion of new developed areas in the township.

Cops beat up man, get roughed up by mob
Chandigarh, May 5
Tension prevailed in the Ram Darbar colony after a 26-year-old resident of the colony, Naresh Kumar received serious head injuries on being reportedly beaten up by two policemen.

Damaged scooters that belonged to two policemen who reportedly thrashed a 26-year-old daily wager in Ram Darbar, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

The Sukhna Lake remained irresistible for these visitors who braved the heat to boat on Sunday afternoon when the mercury touched 40.5 degrees in Chandigarh. — Photo Karam Singh

‘Little research work in PU colleges’
Chandigarh, May 5
Due to lack of proper environment and motivation in colleges affiliated to Panjab University, little research work is being done to further academic excellence.

Child killed as car rams into scooter
Chandigarh, May 5
A 8-year old child, Sunny, was killed and his parents were injured after a Maruti car rammed into them near Makhan Majra while they had stopped to feed Sunny today.

Abandoned kids await adoption 
Admn fails to constitute welfare board
Panchkula, May 5
With the district administration having failed to reconstitute the Juvenile Welfare Board, ever since it finished its term last year, it is a long wait for four-month-old Gul to be adopted, who was abandoned at Shishu Greha in Bal Niketan here after birth.

Gul, who was abondoned in December 2001, is still awaiting adoption due to the failure of the district administration to reconstitute the Juvenile Welfare Board. — A Tribune photograph

Bhattal opens chapter of Capital Foundation Society
Chandigarh, May 5
Public opinion is one of the most important aspects of the democratic system and it plays a vital role in the formulation of policies and programmes of the state government.

Mr Justice V.R. Krishana Iyer presents a memento to Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayat Minister, Punjab, on behalf of the Capital Foundation Society in Chandigarh on Sunday.

COMMUNITY

Admn urged to rationalise paid parking charges
Chandigarh, May 5
Samadhaan, a pressure group for social justice, has urged the UT Administration to rationalise the paid parking zones in the city to minimise inconvenience to people and avoid their fleecing by the contractors.

Frolic at Fun City ends in fall
Panchkula, May 5
Fun and frolicking for three friends, who were visiting the Fun City near here today, ended when two of them were hurt because of unfixed tiles in the newly introduced Fun Wave Pool.

Gopal Krishan, who was injured at Fun City, near Panchkula, on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph

Funeral procession of NDA govt held
Chandigarh, May 5
The Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress (CTYC), the District Congress Committee-Urban (DCC-U) and the Minority Cell held a funeral procession of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

Help govt in serving people, Ratra asks NGOs
Chandigarh, May 5
Mr Y. S. Ratra, Chief Secretary to the Punjab Government, has asked the NGOs to be more active in the field of social service and urged them to work in coordination with the Punjab Government.

Bansal lauds role of co-op societies
Zirakpur, May 5
The Congress MP from Chandigarh, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, commenced the development work of the Sarv Mangal Cooperative House Building Society (Phase II) project at a function held in Lohgarh village here today.

Mr Pawan Bansal, MP from Chandigarh, launches the development work of the Sarv Mangal Cooperative House Building Society (Phase II) project in Zirakpur on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph

Relay fast enters 27th day
Chandigarh, May 5
The UT Electrical Workers' Union's relay fast entered 27th day here today. The protesters are demanding withdrawal of charge from Superintending Engineer V. P. Dhingra along with filling up vacant posts of trade mates, electricians, SOs and lift operators etc on the basis of old seniority lists, arrears of technical scale from Jan 1, 1986, to March 3, 1991, implementation of technical scales of all employees, assured career progression scheme and confirmation of group C and D employees.