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Power consumers turn power sellers
Panchkula, September 26
Roti, kapada aur makaan...aur bijli. With the span of sweltering summer months increasing, power supply has become the fourth major necessity. So, after kundi connections in Rajiv Colony and Indira Colony were done away with by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam here, residents have now resorted to ‘resale’ of energy.

PGI faculty sore over selections, promotions
Seek Shotgun’s intervention to check ‘exodus’ of doctors
Chandigarh, September 26
The PGI has been witnessing an ‘exodus’ of senior doctors from the premier institute during the recent past for various reasons. The trend may continue as some faculty members have shot letters to the Union Health Minister, Mr Shatrughan Sinha, seeking his intervention on the sensitive issue of selections, to be ratified by Governing Body on September 29.

Lukewarm response to bandh Chandigarh, September 26 The bandh call given by the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Shiv Sena, in protest against the killings of devotees in Akshardham temple in Gandhi Nagar, failed to evoke a widespread response here today. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists hold a silent protest in Chandigarh on Thursday in protest against the killing of devotees in the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

PU diploma toppers will go medalless
Chandigarh, September 26
Panjab University has decided not to award medals to the toppers of its diploma courses. The decision will affect the toppers of sessions ending April 2000 and after, who will, now, be given merit certificates instead.

‘Malaria no. 1 killer in the world’ Situation worst in India Chandigarh, September 26 Limited finances to combat it, increased migrations and drug resistance in parasites has brought a resurgence of malaria, number one killer disease in the world that claims over 2.5 million lives every year. Prof R.C. Mahajan delivers a lecture on ‘Global perspective of parasitic diseases’ at the CSIR diamond jubilee celebrations in the Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Woman kills self after daughter’s suicide
Chandigarh, September 26
Less than four months after her 18-year old daughter committed suicide, Chitra Sharma (43) reportedly ended her life by hanging herself from ceiling fan in her Sector 41 residence here yesterday. The incident, however, came to notice only this morning when the police forced opened the door.

COMMUNITY

Celebrations to mark World Tourism Day
Chandigarh, September 26
To mark the World Tourism Day, the Department of Tourism and CITCO, along with other agencies in the private sector, would be organising various activities tomorrow.

CTU drivers seek action against stray cattle owners

Chandigarh, September 26 Besides car drivers and two-wheeler owners, CTU drivers also suffer and meet with accidents on the city roads due to stray cattle menace. A delegation of the CTU drivers here today urged the Municipal Corporation and Administration to take action against the owners of stray cows, which are responsible for various accidents in the city.
Stray cows on roads are a regular feature of the Ram Darbar and surrounding areas, often leading to accidents. — A Tribune photograph

Moulding idols from mud for Durga Puja
Chandigarh, September 26
Angry eyes glare with hatred as the man in front, with curly dense hair, threatens you with bulging muscles. You try to ignore him, only to be encountered by another one with bare stomach, clenched fists and the right foot authoritatively resting on a dead animal.

Gadar's presents ‘verbal fireball of revolt’
Chandigarh, September 26
Naxalite poet Gadar made a thought-provoking presentation on “verbal fireball of revolt” in Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, here yesterday. Gadar, bearer of the torch of revolution, is fighting the new world order with traditional values.

Panel report on streetlights
Chandigarh, September 26
The Electricity Committee of the Municipal Corporation here today cleared the privatisation of maintenance of streetlighting in four blocks on an experimental basis. The committee discussed the terms and conditions for engaging private contractors and decided to hold another meeting next week.

‘Land fit for construction’
Chandigarh, September 26
The Global Consultants and Engineering Services, a private firm which had carried out soil testing of an area in Sector 48-B, today claimed that the construction of buildings was possible in the area.

EDUCATION

Chhibber opens Career Options

Chandigarh, September 26 The four-day educational and career festival, Career Options-2002, was inaugurated by former Punjab Governor, Lieut-Gen BKN Chhibber (retd), at Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15, here today. A former Governor of Punjab, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), takes a round after inaugurating a career fair in Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

2-day contests conclude
Chandigarh, September 26
To select representatives for the national-level Bal Shree Camp —2002, the Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, organised a two-day local-level competitions on creative art, creative writing, scientific innovation and creative performance which concluded here today.

Magical treat for kindergarten kids Chandigarh, September 26 Students and siblings of Strawberry Fields Kindergarten today had a visitor in the shape of Mr Pant. He was not a regular run-of-the-mill guest. He had come with a bagful of tricks, an armload of jokes and a cloak full of wisdom. Magical moments at Strawberry Fields on Thursday evening in Sector 24, Chandigarh.

• Second day of students’ strike

HIGH COURT
Complete Kaunke case probe in four months
Chandigarh, September 26
After going through a report submitted by a committee of two officers, including a Director-General of Police, suggesting further investigation into the Kaunke disappearance case — and an application seeking six months’ time — a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the state of Punjab and other respondents to complete the probe within four months.

DISTRICT COURTS
Rape accused remanded in judicial custody
Chandigarh, September 26
Ram Lal and Baldev, two suspects in the rape case of a Shimla-based girl, was today remanded in judicial custody by a local court. Meanwhile, Ram Lal has filed an anticipatory bail plea in an another case registered against him in the Sector 31 police station on cheating charges.

DRT to hold Lok Adalat on Sept 28
Chandigarh, September 26
The Debt Recovery Tribunal, Chandigarh, in a press note issued here today, has informed that the next Lok Adalat would be held on September 28 for the cases pertaining to the Central Bank of India.

CULTURE

Chaurasia to perform in city
Chandigarh, September 26
Noted flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia will regale the audience during the two-day Spice festival of Indian classical music being organised from October 7 by the Durga Dass Foundation on the Nehru Bhavan Campus in Sector 24.

HEALTH

Medical camp by senior citizens
Chandigarh, September 26

A free medical camp organised by the Chandigarh Senior Citizens Association turned out to be a boon for 10 physically challenged children whose entire cost of treatment would now be borne by getting them treated at the Nevadic Prosthetic Centre, Zirakpur. Patients being checked up in a free medical health camp organised by senior citizens in collaboration with the Lions Club, Chandigarh (Greater), in Karsan Colony, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

GCG-11 clinch softball title

Chandigarh, September 26 The Government College for Girls, Sector 11, emerged winners in the Panjab University Inter-College Softball (women) Championship played here today. The second place went to Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, while third and fourth place went to Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana, and the MCM DAV College for women, Chandigarh respectively.
Students of the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, are all smiles after winning the Panjab University Inter-College Softball Meet on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph