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Monday, May 20, 2002, Chandigarh, India

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Govt school collecting ‘unauthorised’ funds
Principal claims having permission; Education Dept denies
Chandigarh, May 19
Unauthorised collection of funds at Government Girls High School, Sector 25, has practically gone unnoticed by the UT Education Department, while parents of students studying in the school claim it has been going on for the past three years.

Building bylaws flouted in Industrial Area
Schools, furniture shops galore
Panchkula, May 19
Is failure on the part of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to develop the Industrial Area here a reason for the authorities turning a blind eye towards large-scale violation of building bylaws? The answer could well be in the affirmative, if the blatant misuse of industrial plots in the township is any consideration.

Slum kids ready for new challenges
Chandigarh, May 19
For the first time in the history of Chandigarh, three children from the lowest rung of society are being offered the privilege of academically rehabilitating themselves in a reputed boarding school in Solan. Come May 23 and Arjun, Arun and Vinod, shoeshine boys from Sector 25 slums, will take their first step towards a bright future.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Whisky goes the beer way May 19, 2002
	Discounts cost liquor traders dear May 18, 2002
	MC removes green areas in housing complex May 17, 2002
	PU move on seats for poor, bright students May 16, 2002
	Changes in building bylaws okayed May 15, 2002
	Administration’s diktat puts allottees to disadvantage May 14, 2002
	Bar Council to register cases against ‘fake’ graduates May 13, 2002
	New curriculum from this session: CBSE chief May 12, 2002
	PU to declare all exam results by June 30 May 11, 2002
	Goods over Rs 30 lakh gutted in three fire incidents May 10, 2002
	Masked robbers strike at midnight May 9, 2002

Sec 35 showrooms ransacked
Chandigarh, May 19
Two adjoining showrooms in Sector 35, one dealing in electronic items and the other in Kinetic Honda scooters, were broken into in the wee hours today and goods worth several lakhs were stolen.

CRIME

1 killed, 3 hurt as vehicle overturns
Panchkula, May 19
One person was killed and three others were injured when a three-wheeler (HR-37-8793) overturned and fell off the road at Majra Mehtab village, near Pinjore, yesterday.

EDUCATION

235 awarded degrees

Chandigarh, May 19
As many as 235 B.Ed and M.Ed students of the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 batches were awarded degrees at the eighth convocation of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, here today.

Students at the annual convocation of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Children get books, uniforms

Chandigarh, May 19
The local unit of the Bharat Vikas Parishad distributed books, stationery items, school uniforms, shoes and school bags among 600 school children at a function held at the MCM DAV College, Sector 36, here today.
Mr Ashwini Luthra, Commissioner, Income Tax, Chandigarh, distributes aid material among the needy and deserving students at a function in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Contests mark BCL’s 2nd anniversary
Chandigarh, May 19
The British Council Library, which has carved a special place in the hearts of city residents within a short span of time, celebrated the second anniversary of its opening amid much fanfare, here today.

Astrology students get degrees
Chandigarh, May 19
The convocation of the Chandigarh chapter of the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS) was held at Musafir Bhavan here today.

CULTURE

Usha Uthup Musically stronger than ever
Chandigarh, May 19
Her style of singing has not varied with the years, nor has her share of commitment to music diminished. Having grown with time, Usha Uthup is more than relevant today. In city for a performance today, the singer, who washed away the taboo of night club singing in India, clarified one thing for sure — that music has its own way of emerging and re-emerging.

Musical treat at Press Club
Chandigarh, May 19
For members of the Chandigarh Press Club in Sector 27, it was an evening of music and melody. With Punjabi singers treating them to rhythmic numbers typical of the land of Punjab, the audience sat through the programme with a fair deal of interest.

HEALTH

Antenatal classes for mothers-to-be

Chandigarh, May 19
Taking cue from the western concept of antenatal group exercises, a city-based private nursing home has started with first group-exercise sessions for pregnant women to facilitate easy delivery and educate the mothers-to-be on how best to handle the big change in their lives.
Expectant mothers at an antenatal exercise session in a clinic in Sector 21, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

HPSG clinch Udyog Cup
Chandigarh, May 19
A superb knock of 97 runs by Jagmohan Kapoor helped his team Haryana Power Sports Group (HPSG), clinch the first Udyog Cup by defeating the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) by four wickets in the final played at the JR Institute of Cricket Technology, Barwala, 18 km from here, today. The tournament was organised by the HSIDC Employees Welfare Association.