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7 held for smuggling CBSE answer-sheets
Chandigarh, May 9
Close on the heels of a CBSE PMT scam to secure admission in medical colleges through “scamsters”, another racket, which could jeopardise the career of thousands of students, who appeared in the matric and Senior Secondary level examination of the CBSE recently, has been unearthed by the Police.

Delhi models to set ramp afire
Chandigarh, May 9
The city today played host to some of the Delhi-based models. In the city to participate in a fashion show structured to present the summer collection of a city-based designer, Dimpy Gujral, are models Katrina Kaif, Apoorva Jha, Tina Chhatwal, Srishti Srivastava and Parul Choudhary. The show will be held at Rock Garden tomorrow evening.

These models, who arrived in Chandigarh on Friday, will display the summer collection of city-based designer Dimpy Gujral at a fashion show to be organised at Rock Garden on Saturday. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

Tragic death cuts short promising career
SAS Nagar, May 9
For Gill family of Phase VII here, where military service has been a three-generation-long tradition, the tragic death of their 21-year-old son Inderjit would have been a moment of pride had it been in the battlefield serving the nation.

Admn notification on use of poly bags
Objections from public invited
Chandigarh, May 9
The Department of Environment, Chandigarh Administration, has issued a draft notification to ban the use of polythene and plastic carry bags less than 40 microns in thickness and less than 8”x12” in size in the city.

CSIO bags crucial project
Chandigarh, May 9
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) has bagged a crucial project for the development of technologies for the use of bamboo which has a global market of Rs 91,000 crore and 33 per cent raw material of which is produced by India.

Govt nod to City Centre development
SAS Nagar, May 9
PUDA has shortlisted nine top construction companies of the country, including L&T, for infrastructure development of the City Centre in Sector 62 here.

SI indicted in assault case
Chandigarh, May 9
A Deputy Superintendent of Chandigarh Police, Mr Om Parkash, who is an inquiry officer, has indicted his subordinate, a Sub Inspector, Dilsher Singh Chandel, on charges of assaulting a human rights lawyer, Mr Arunjeev Singh Walia.

COMMUNITY

Ashes lie unclaimed as living forget the dead
Shortage of lockers in Sector 25 cremation ground
Chandigarh, May 9
The ashes of a large number of those cremated in the Sector 25 cremation ground have been waiting for years for their relatives and dear ones to immerse these in order to “let them attain salvation.”

Bansal for LIG housing policy
Chandigarh, May 9
The local MP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, has called for the framing of a new housing policy in Chandigarh based on contribution of employees and the employer towards the corpus of a housing fund.

Sidhu(ism) off the mike
Chandigarh, May 9
Navjot Sidhu, former Indian Test cricketer and television commentator, has commended the role played by TV commentators in promoting the sport. Navjot, a native of Patiala, was here in the city as a brand ambassador of the State Bank of Patiala, as part of the “Deposit Mobilisation Week” being observed by the bank, at a function held in Kisan Bhavan, Sector 35.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, brand ambassador of the State Bank of Patiala, at a function in Chandigarh on Friday. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

SARS had ‘no effect’ on air travel
Chandigarh, May 9
SARS, which is affecting many East Asian countries, has had no effect on air travel to India, according to Ms Sapna Gupta, Managing Director of the Air Hostess Academy (AHA).

Help her in her fight against cancer
Chandigarh, May 9
As if being unemployed for the past eight years was not enough of a problem for Mr Om Prakash Shukla, now his 22-year-old daughter has been diagnosed as suffering from cancer.

Man blames employer for loss of vision
SAS Nagar, May 9
Mr Roshan Lal, a painter working with MOI Engineering works Limited here, has alleged that he has lost vision in one of the eyes due to the negligence of his employers.

Mazdoor sanstha blocks traffic
SAS Nagar, May 9
Members of the Mazdoor and Colony Bhalai Sanstha blocked the traffic, in protest against the highhandedness of the police and indifferent attitude of the civil administration, near the cremation ground chowk here today.

Murder case: BJP alleges Cong pressure
Chandigarh, May 9
The local unit of the BJP here today accused the local Congress MP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal and a few ministers of the state of pressurising the Punjab police not to file a charge sheet in the V.K. Chopra murder case allegedly involving the then Congress Vice-President, Mr Parampal Singh Mathoroo.

PANCHKULA WOMAN MURDER CASE
Burglary motive ruled out
Panchkula, May 9
Even as the family of the victim, Suresh Bala, who was brutally murdered in Sector 15 here on April 30, insists that there was possibility of a third person in the house when she was attacked, the police has ruled out the possibility of burglary as motive behind the gruesome murder by her servant, Achint Bahadur.

Rs 1 cr needed for spinal injury centre: minister
SAS Nagar, May 9
The spinal injury centre coming up in Sector 70 here will become functional during the current financial year. This was stated by Mr Joginder Singh Mann, Minister for Social Security and Women and Child Development, Punjab, after a visit to the centre on Tuesday.

ESI Hospital makes do on stored water
SAS Nagar, May 9
The ESI Hospital here has had no running water for the past fortnight. According to sources, the hospital has been functioning with water stored by private tankers and the municipal tankers of township.

British Library holds story-reading contest
Chandigarh, May 9
As a part of the Founder's day celebrations British Library organised a story reading contest for the children of its members at its hall in Sector 8 here today.

Hairpin found in cold drink bottle
Chandigarh, May 9
Look before you drink — that’s the lesson a resident of Sector 23, Mr Vikramjeet Chaudhary, learnt after he purchased a bottle of a cold drink from a local confectionary. Just as he was about to open the bottle, he realised there was something hard in the soft drink.

Illegal kiosks appear in Shastri Nagar
Chandigarh, May 9
In complete violation of the Periphery Area Act, scores of kiosks are coming up on either sides of the recently-inaugurated road connecting Chandigarh with Panchkula. Worse, the authorities are not doing anything about it.

‘Involve men in women empowerment scheme’
Panchkula, May 9
All government departments should pool in their resources and their services to strengthen self-help groups under the Swayamsidha Scheme.

IRAQ WAR
‘Oil control was motive’
Chandigarh, May 9
Control over oilfields was the reason behind the US invasion of Iraq. This was one among the unanimous notes of speakers at a panel discussion on the Iraq war held at Panjab University here yesterday.

Spread message of peace through kids
SAS Nagar, May 9
The message of peace and friendship between India and Pakistan should be sent through children.

UT hikes allowances of NCC cadets
Chandigarh, May 9
The administration has enhanced various allowances required for training the NCC cadets from the current financial year.

SAVE SUKHNA
Wake up to eco concerns
Let us all say ‘‘Sookh Na’’ (do not dry ) for the Sukhna Lake and then meet the urgent need to educate every citizen of his or her responsibility towards environment.

EDUCATION

PU to strengthen admission rules
Chandigarh, May 9
Panjab University has taken care to bring down the number of cases of non-declared results in the annual examination by strengthening the admission guidelines in the affiliated colleges from the forthcoming academic session (2003-2004).

School celebrates Mother’s Day
Chandigarh, May 9
Delhi Public School, here celebrated Mother’s Day by holding the first special assembly of its inaugural academic session in the campus in Sector 40 here today.

Students of Delhi Public School, Sector 40, Chandigarh, celebrates Mother’s Day on Friday.

Students complain against MD
Chandigarh, May 9
Students and the staff members at the authorised study centre of Punjab Technical University in Sector 47 were left high and dry as the computers in the laboratory were found missing.

Students and their parents stand outside the PTU study centre in Sector 47, Chandigarh, on Friday, following confusion that the private computer institution had been closed down.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan

PU B.Ed exam from May 17
Chandigarh, May 9
The B.Ed examinations being conducted by Panjab University for colleges affiliated to it will commence on May 17. There will be 16 centres in Chandigarh and Punjab, respectively, for the examinations.

COURTS

Plea admitted on enhanced pension
Chandigarh, May 9
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to Army, Navy and Air force chiefs, besides the Defence Secretary, on a petition challenging Central government’s order denying the benefit of enhanced pension to personnel retiring between January 1, 1996, and October 10, 1997.

HIGH COURT
Bail denied
Chandigarh, May 9
Ms Justice Kiran Anand Lall of the high court dismissed two petitions seeking the grant of anticipatory bail filed by a doctor and a manager of the hospital concerned.

Order reserved on Baldev Singh’s plea

Computerised district courts by June end
Panchkula, May 9
The computerisation of district courts at Panchkula, Ambala and Patiala, is likely to be completed by the end of June.

DISTRICT COURTS
3 HUDA men get anticipatory bail
Panchkula, May 9
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Dr H.S. Bhangoo, today granted anticipatory bail to three HUDA officials accused of conniving with the land mafia to sell HUDA land at Railla village.