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Admn, MC sweat it out to clear trail of destruction

Chandigarh, September 5 Torrential rain accompanied by high speed winds late at night left a trail of destruction in the city. Several trees were uprooted and roads were full of slush and the morning witnessed a fickle power supply.
A part of sewerage system washed away following a heavy rain in Sector 47, Chandigarh on Wednesday night. — Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Storm uproots 100 trees in zoo
Chhat Bir (Patiala), September 5
High velocity winds accompanied by a heavy downpour left a trail of destruction in its wake uprooting scores of old trees, damaging electricity cables and inundating low-lying areas within the premises of Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park besides endangering the lives of zoo inmates, late last night.

Cops to patrol Sukhna on bicycles Chandigarh, September 5 For the evening walkers at the Sukhna Lake, seeing cops of Chandigarh Police patrolling on bicycles came as a surprise. Used to police patrol on foot on the path along the lake’s water body, regular strollers treated the sight with delight. On a trial basis, the Chandigarh Police today “armed” the 12-odd cops posted at the Sukhna police post with yellow-coloured bicycles, equipped with a lathi and a hooter. The cops have been given distinct headgear to differentiate them from the other force. A policemen patrols at the Sukhna Lake on a bicycle.

Wild animals may lose rescue centre
Panchkula, September 5
The Rescue Centre for Wildlife at Chandi Mandir near here, faces the threat of imminent closure. The Army authorities, who had earlier allocated land for the purpose, are now demanding the land back.

Child’s battle for survival SAS Nagar, September 5 For two-year-old Sanjeev and his family it has become an every-day battle for survival after he accidentally consumed an insecticide about 10 months ago. His father, Vikram (25), who earns his living ironing clothes in Sector-70 here, and mother, Meena Kumari, are fighting against odds to keep the little one alive. The child can breathe only with the help of a tracheostomy tube fitted in he throat through an operation at the PGI, Chandigarh. Sanjeev, a two-year-old boy, in his mother’s lap being given air pressure in Sector 70, SAS Nagar on Thursday. — Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS
Teachers showered with flowers, gifts & praise

Chandigarh, September 5 Cultural programmes marked the teachers’ Day celebrations in various educational institutes of the city today. Students took charge in schools and colleges, staged entertaining items and pampered their teachers with flowers and gifts. Students of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, prepare for a dance item to be staged on Teachers’ Day in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

Conditions conducive for talks on J&K: Verghese
Chandigarh, September 5
India needs to initiate dialogue with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, regional forces in the valley and Pakistan on the issue of autonomy. Eminent journalist and author of the Kargil Committee report, Mr B.G. Verghese, said this on the second day of the seven-day P.N. Haksar series of seminar and discussion at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) here today.

Abandoned infant shifted to orphanage
Chandigarh, September 5
The fate of the newborn baby, who was found abandoned near the General Hospital yesterday, could be better than that of other orphans simply for one reason that being a male, there would be far more childless couples keen to adopt the infant, who was left on the roadside.

Promote informal sector: Chandra
Chandigarh, September 5
A city like Chandigarh, where 70 per cent of the new jobs are being created in the informal sector, can be an example for the country leaders and policy makers to generate employment.

Jacob for tapping tourism potential
Chandigarh, September 5
There is a dire need to upgrade the Chandigarh Airport to the level of an international airport and also to develop the city as a convention centre, stressed the UT Administrator, Lieut Gen J.F. R. Jacob (retd), while speaking at the Tourism Minister’s conference in Delhi today.

CRIME

Couple booked in cheating case
Chandigarh, September 5
A couple of Sector 44 has been booked by the police for cheating a resident of Pathankot of Rs 3 lakh on the pretext of arranging admission of his son in an MBBS course in a medical college in Karnataka. According to the reports, the couple, N.K. Singh and Sunita Singh, both residents of Sector 44, had taken the amount in October 2000 but they neither arranged the admission nor returned the amount.