The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Now Haryana farmers on warpath

Chandigarh, October 3
After the successful agitation of the Punjab unit of the Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta) and other Leftist farmers’ organisations, Haryana farmers have now decided to start an agitation.

Various kisan outfits from Haryana hold a protest rally in support of their demands at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Staff shortage but no recruitment in PU
Chandigarh, October 3
Panjab University has decided not to go in for fresh recruitment in any of the teaching departments while majority of the teaching departments do not have even minimum staff strength.

15-yr-old girl raped; uncle, aunt booked
Panchkula, October 3
Her soulful eyes speak the entire tale of woes. At the young age of 15, she should have been a happy-go-lucky village belle, “but fate turned against her”, laments her distraught father.

Sainis seek Jacob’s help
Chandigarh, October 3
The parents of Lieut-Commander Rajesh Saini, who was killed in an aircrash in Goa on Tuesday, today made a request to UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), to appoint their daughter-in-law, Dr Promila Saini, presently working in Goa, as doctor in Chandigarh.
Parents of Lieut-Commander Rajesh Saini, who died in mid-air collision involving two naval planes at Goa recently, being consoled by UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob

Parents of Lieut-Commander Rajesh Saini, who died in mid-air collision involving two naval planes at Goa recently, being consoled by UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob, at the former’s residence in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Apathy, neglect writ large on roads in Southern sectors
Chandigarh, October 3
Driving on roads in the southern sectors can be a lesson in itself. A bad experience best avoided. In some places the roads have disappeared and kutcha pathways dot the area which was once part of the city’s well laid out road grid. It is more like a remote place in some village. With the bureaucracy living in the northern sectors, nobody seems to be bothered to conduct a field visit.

Mayor’s authority to rent out land questioned
Chandigarh, October 3
BJP members today questioned the authority of the Mayor, Ms Lalit Joshi, to rent out space for fixing a Ferris wheel in Mani Majra and accused her of taking an “illegal” decision.

COMMUNITY

Wildlife photos attract crowds
Chandigarh, October 3
All roads from Chandigarh, Patiala and Ropar led to Chhat Bir Zoo today. Yes, schoolchildren from a number of schools made a beeline for the zoo. The occasion was the inauguration of the Wildlife Week celebrations starting with an exhibition of wildlife photographs.

Musical fountain at Mansa Devi temple
Panchkula, October 3
A musical fountain will be set up at Mansa Devi temple between the Yagyashala and pujasthal here shortly. A proposal to this effect has been made by the Haryana Urban Development Authority and sent to the Sri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board. An sum of Rs 23. 50 lakh has been estimated for the purpose.

PFA workshop for cops’ awareness
Chandigarh, October 3
The People for Animals, Chandigarh, today organised a workshop on animal laws in collaboration with the Chandigarh Police in order to generate awareness among the cops to make them sensitive towards the various laws regarding animals.

Six hurt as truck hits bus
Panchkula, October 3
At least six persons received minor injuries when a Haryana Roadways bus (HR-37-4531), from Chandigarh to Shahzadpur was hit by a truck (HR-47-4146) near ITBP, Bhanu, near here this afternoon.

CRIME

Captain’s purse snatched
Chandigarh, October 3
During the past 24 hours four cases of theft, including a purse snatching, have been registered in various local police stations. A man snatched a wallet from Capt V.P. Chaudhary in Sector 34 last evening. Captain Chaudhary, a resident of the same sector, told the police that the wallet contained Rs 250.

BUSINESS

CORPORATE HONCHO
‘I will make AirTel No 1 tele firm’
MR Vinod Sawhny, a man with a vision and equipped with marketing skills, has just joined AirTel as CEO for Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.Till recently, he was instrumental in building the Spice telecom network in Punjab, which has crossed four lakh subscriber base.

SECTOR 22 MARKET
Golden jubilee celebrations will rain discounts on buyers
Chandigarh, October 3
As the city celebrates its golden jubilee on November 2, the first market of the city, Sector 22-D, kicks off its almost month-long golden jubilee celebrations from October 7.

CULTURE

Hans, Sehgal add charm to book release function
Hans Raj Hans Chandigarh, October 3
The name of poet Dr Sardar Anjum is enough to draw a crowd but the nazms of his latest book “Haseem - e- naaz” were sung by Hans Raj Hans and Vinod Sehgal during the book release function, the deal could not get better than this for the Chandigarh art lovers who thronged Tagore Theatre to watch his 23rd publication as well as listen to the famous singers.

Kishore Kumar contest on October 13
Chandigarh, October 3
The Majlis Journalists’ and Artists’ Association will hold the VIII All-India Kishore Kumar Award Competition at Tagore Theatre here on October 13, to pay tributes to the legendary singer.

On a musical journey with maestro
Iqbal Ahmed Khan Chandigarh, October 3
The evening belonged to the “Khalifa” of Delhi Gharana of Hindustani classical vocal music, Iqbal Ahmed Khan, who enthralled the audience at the auditorium of Evening Studies on Panjab University campus today. He lived upto the expectations not only as the able disciple of ‘Sangeet Martand’ Ustad Chand Khan but also as the head of one of the oldest gharanas of Indian classical music.

Gurdas Mann plays himself
‘ZINDAGI Khoobsoorat Hai’ is the creation of Sain Productions, which had earlier given hit film ''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh''. ''Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai'' is produced by Manjeet Maan and directed by Manoj Punj. Actor-singer Gurdas maan and Tabu are in the lead roles. The film also stars Divya Dutta, Rajat Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi and Snehal Vilankar in key roles. The film opens tomorrow at Piccadily, Chandigarh.

HEALTH

Family awareness camp
Chandigarh, October 3
In a family awareness camp held at a dispensary in Khuda Alisher village, women coming for ante-natal check-up were given folic acid tablets to avoid anaemia and were advised to get tetanus toxoid injected. A free eye check-up camp and cataract operation was also held in the village. Free medicines were provided to around 150 OPD patients, while 20 were identified for cataract operation.

New dialysis machine at GH-16
Chandigarh, October 3
Kidney patients will not be forced to shell out extra money after rushing to private clinics for dialysis. Another machine, imported from Japan, has been installed at General Hospital Sector 16 for the convenience of the patients. With this the number of dialysis machines has now increased to two.

AIDS awareness talk at MCM College
Chandigarh, October 3
The NSS volunteers of MCM DAV College, Sector 36, were exposed to an exhaustive talk on AIDS awareness by Dr N.M. Sharma, project director of the State AIDS Control Society, at the college, here today.