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Two killed as truck hits Tata Sumo
SAS Nagar, June 1
Two unidentified middle-aged men were killed and one injured seriously when the Tata Sumo they were travelling in was hit by a speeding truck near the Phase I police station here last night. The Tata Sumo was coming from Ludhiana and was being used as a pool-in taxi by eight passengers.

The Tata Sumo that met with an accident at SAS Nagar on Saturday night. — A Tribune photograph

Goods worth 7.5 lakh stolen from Ebony Chandigarh, June 1 Goods worth lakhs of rupees were stolen from Ebony, a multi-storey shopping arcade in Sector 9, here in the wee hours today. The thieves broke into the premises after breaking the window pane of a ventilator on the roof. An employee of Ebony shows the false ceiling broken by thieves to enter the shopping arcade. — A Tribune photograph

A day of robberies
Chandigarh, June 1
Thieves broke into the house of an SDO in Sector 19 here today and took away Rs 15,000, gold jewellery, silver coins and some other valuables. The occupant of the house, Mr V.K. Sharma, an SDO in the Haryana PWD, has gone on an official tour to Hisar.

WATER VOLCANO: A view of the musical fountain at Terraced Garden, Sector 33, in Chandigarh on Sunday night. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

CBSE officer shifted
Chandigarh, June 1
The Regional Officer of the Central Board of Secondary Education Mr Y.R. Sachdeva, has been transferred to Ajmer, it is learnt. Sources told TNS today that the sudden transfer was the fallout of the answer-sheet tampering scam, which had rocked the city over the past few weeks.

Confusion over pulse polio campaign
Chandigarh, June 1
Confusion prevailed in Chandigarh, SAS Nagar and surrounding areas over the date regarding the pulse polio campaign as a large number of people reached dispensaries in their areas to get their children immunised against polio.

• 1 lakh kids get polio drops

CHANDIGARH CALLING WITH PGI doctors proceeding on a month-long summer vacation, it is the patients who are in for a lot of inconvenience. Even though the doctors proceed on the month-long holiday in two batches, the reduced staff strength definitely affects the services in the premier medical institute of the region. Family dilemma Chaotic affair Marriages on the Net Against all odds Birds of lakes Secure IDs

COMMUNITY

Excise Dept to target service sector to enhance revenue collections
Chandigarh, June 1
The Customs and Central Excise Department has decided to tighten its grip over the service sector to enhance revenue collections. Since Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh had also announced to raise service tax from 5 per cent to 8 per cent during the current Budget, apart from including 10 new items under the service tax net, the department has decided to conduct a survey of the number of traders and self-employed people falling under the service tax net.

Violation of building bylaws at Zirakpur
Zirakpur, June 1
Scores of houses constructed by residents of the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat are not in accordance with the actual construction plans approved by the civic body, thus bringing architect-MC staff nexus to the fore.

Up in arms against demolition drive Chandigarh, June 1 Residents Welfare Associations of the Chandigarh Housing Board and political parties today joined hands to oppose the anti-encroachment drive launched by the Chandigarh Administration. Members of the Chandigarh Residents Welfare Associations oppose the anti-encroachment drive in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Staff of passport office to observe strike today
Chandigarh, June 1
Work in the Regional Passport Offices both at Chandigarh and Jalandhar, may come to a standstill from tomorrow in view of the indefinite strike call given by the All-India Passport Employees Association.

IFS officer gets Akademi Award
Chandigarh, June 1
Weaving his themes around nature, science, environment and forestry, Mr O.P. Sharma, has perhaps become the first Indian Forest Service officer to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book in Dogri “Trip Trip Chete”, a collection of travelogues and memoirs.

Motivating young minds to shun drugs
Chandigarh, June 1 For Vikas, a youth from Sector 30, the painting competition organised by the youth panchayat of the Theatre Age, a voluntary organisation, at Sector 30 park came as a turning point in his life. Children say no to drugs through posters during a competition organised by the youth panchayat of the Theatre Age in Sector 30-B, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

A treat for bird lovers, ornithologists Berwala (Morni), June 1 A bird safari was inaugurated by the Secretary, Forests, Mr D.S. Dhesi, here today. Located at a distance of about 7 km from Panchkula, this safari will be a boon for bird lovers and ornithologists. Mr D.S. Dhesi, Secretary, Forests, Haryana, watches birds at a forest near Berwala after inaugurating the Berwala Bird Safari, about 10 km from Panchkula, on Sunday. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

New GOC-in-C takes over
Chandigarh, June 1
Lieut-Gen Hari Prasad today took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command. General Prasad was Director, Infantry, at Army Headquarter prior to this posting.

Waiting for tragedy to happen
SAS Nagar, June 1
A bridge on a road connecting Chandigarh and the Phase IX Industrial Area here is badly damaged and residents fear that a serious accident can occur at any time. Heavy traffic plies on the bridge as it connects Industrial Areas in the Union Territory and SAS Nagar.

• Urdu poet K.B. Noor’s death mourned

• Computers burnt

BUSINESS

MARKET PULSE
An all-surface marker
Chandigarh, June 1
You name the surface and Name Pen writes on it. Except on water, it can write on any surface be it cloth, wood, metal, glass, plastic, card, paper, rubber etc. No other marker writes on such a diverse range of surfaces. Zebra has launched this pen amongst its range of markers.

EDUCATION

CISCE to introduce three new subjects in Class X
Chandigarh, June 1
The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, which conducts examinations for Class X and Class XII for schools affiliated to it, has decided to introduce three new optional subjects for Class X for examinations to be conducted in 2005.

Science comes to summer workshops
Chandigarh, June 1
Tired of attending painting, cookery and dance classes during summers? Switch to science. Floating an altogether new concept of electronic hobby projects and digital animation for summer workshops is a group of five computer professionals.

GGDSD College excels in commerce results
Chandigarh, June 1
Maintaining its excellence in the commerce stream, Goswami Ganesh Dutt Sanatan Dharam College has once again topped the list of merit holders in the results of annual examinations of different classes in the commerce, business administration and computer application streams declared by Panjab University recently.

Conference on careers ends
Chandigarh, June 1
The four-day CII Alternatives-2003, an exposition-cum-conference on education and careers organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry concluded here today. Mr Vineet Raj Kapoor, academic head, Arena Multimedia, delivered a talk on “Careers in multimedia” for students aspiring to make a career in this field.

SCHOOL WORLD
Why EQ can matter more than IQ?
In this cyber age, all the societies and its members are going through a tough competition. The rapidly growing population, desire for higher standard of living and sudden and intense exposure to western world of glamour has greatly enhanced the pressure of competition.

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SPORTS

Shuttlers throng PU centre Chandigarh, June 1 Like every year, Panjab University gymnasium hall is once again brimming with activity. More than 70 select shuttlers in various age groups are attending two sessions daily, with morning hours from 5 am to 7 am devoted to physical workouts and the afternoon hours from 4 pm to 7 pm to net play.
Badminton players practice at the Panjab University coaching centre, Chandigarh. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

Elite club win
Chandigarh, June 1
A superb knock of 50 runs by Amit Bhardwaj helped Elite Cricket Club in beating Sonnet Cricket Club by 22 runs in a ‘C’ division match of the VIIth UT League Cricket Tournament for the Kinetic Trophy played at PEC cricket grounds here today.