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Principal held on sexual harassment charge
Chandigarh, June 5
The police today arrested Principal of Guru Gobind Singh Senior Secondary School, Sector 35-B, Jaswant Singh for the alleged sexual harassment of a lady teacher and for intimidating her.

30 jhuggis gutted
SAS Nagar, June 5
Over 30 jhuggis in Shaheed Udham Singh Colony here were gutted in a major fire that started in the colony after midnight last night rendering over 200 persons homeless. While no loss of life was reported, residents have claimed that property worth Rs 4 lakh had been gutted in the fire.

Residents of Shaheed Udham Singh Colony, SAS Nagar, try to salvage household items after a fire gutted their jhuggis on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Save Water
World Environment Day is not just another day. Commemorated each year on June 5, the day is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness about the environment. The theme for the year 2003 is: Water - Two Billion People Are Dying for It!

Will rallies, contests save environment?
Chandigarh, June 5
Rallies and contests marked the World Environment day celebrations in the city here today. With this year’s theme being “Water-Two Billion People are Dying for it”, most activities revolved around water conservation.


Students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, participate in a rally on World Environment Day in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— Photo Parvesh Chauhan

Govt looks to pvt sector for saving environment
Panchkula, June 5
The Haryana Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning, Mr Bhaskar Chatterjee, today stressed the need for involving the private sector in mitigating environmental problems.

CAT ruling in favour of merit
Chandigarh, June 5
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), in a significant judgement, has ruled that merit has to get precedence over seniority in cases of promotion based on selection.

MC, Admn on warpath over Mayor’s order
Chandigarh, June 5
The Municipal Corporation today came on a collision course with the Chandigarh Administration over the alleged defiance of the Mayor’s order not to carry out an anti-encroachment drive before a House decision in Pocket No.6 of Mani Majra.

COMMUNITY

Residents go thirsty as PUDA sits on water project 
SAS Nagar, June 5
While residents are facing shortage of water at peak summer time, the PUDA authorities have been sitting for almost a year on a Rs 56 crore plan to augment the supply of water in the town.

Governor leads war on lantana weed
Chandigarh, June 5
Chandigarh today launched its war against the deadly weed, lantana, which has been adversely affecting the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary here.

Man dies as car rams into truck
Dera Bassi, June 5
A man was killed and his two companions sustained serious injuries when the Indica car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway at Bhankharpur village, about 3 km from here, late last night.

A policeman inspects the car which rammed into a stationary truck on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway at Bhankharpur village, about 3 km from Dera Bassi, late on Wednesday night. — A Tribune photograph

Plots’ auction cancelled
Panchkula, June 5
The Haryana Urban Development Authority’s dream of making a profit in the auction of 101 commercial plots in various sectors here tomorrow has turned sour with the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Panchkula, attaching these plots in a separate case filed against HUDA.

Rumour on Bhardwaj keeps scribes on toes
Chandigarh, June 5
The rumour that Mr S.S. Bhardwaj, a judicial magistrate who is on the run in a corruption case, has landed in the CBI custody yesterday kept mediapersons on their toes throughout the night.

Unhygienic food items seized
Chandigarh, June 5
The Medical Officer Health (MOH) wing of the Municipal Corporation has seized 10,254 kg of fruits and vegetables, sweets and ice slabs, unfit for human consumption, to prevent the spread of diseases this season.

TRIBUNE IMPACT
Sponsored aid for 6 polio victims
Chandigarh, June 5
In less than a week after the Chandigarh Tribune highlighted the plight of six Jagadhri-based polio victims in need of financial assistance for undergoing operations, the Principal of St Stephen’s School, Mr Harold Carver and the Principal of Saupins School, Madam Saupin, have agreed to sponsor their treatment.

Dharna by UT powermen
Chandigarh, June 5
Employees of the electricity wing of the Engineering Department Chandigarh, today staged a day-long dharna on the call of the UT Powermen Union.

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ULTA PULTA
Degree from Tihar Jail