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UT curtails security for Judges
Chandigarh, July 18
The Chandigarh police has decided to withdraw or curtail the security of few sitting and retired judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, politicians and other VVIPs. Orders in this regard were issued earlier this week.

Water position comfortable
Early morning ban still stays
Chandigarh, July 18
The Municipal Corporation keeps its ban on early morning washing of cars, floors and watering of gardens technically in force despite a “comfortable” water supply position. The traditional ban, brought in force to curtail the demand of water during the summer, had been imposed from April 15 but has not yet been officially lifted.

Maloya woman dies of diarrhoea?
Chandigarh, July 18
Following the reports of the death of a 35 year-old woman, Shanti Devi, of Maloya, the Health Department rushed a team of health officials to the area late tonight where over 24 persons are learnt to be suffering from diarrhoea.

Suitor behind Simran’s murder?
Chandigarh, July 18
Disheartened over the possibility of Simran’s marriage with somebody else, a suitor of her is suspected to have planned her cold-blooded murder. Simran, a 23-year-old girl, was murdered in broad daylight at her residence in Sector 22 yesterday. Meanwhile, the post-mortem examination of the dead body has not been conducted as yet.

UT will not promote any DSP
Chandigarh, July 18
With less than a fortnight to go for the retirement of Superintendent of Police, Mr Baldev Singh, the Chandigarh Administration is not inclined to promote any of the existing Deputy Superintendents of Police of Chandigarh Police to the rank of SP. This will block all promotional avenues for the existing DSPs.

Sukhna 6.5 feet below danger mark
Chandigarh, July 18 The water level of the Sukhna lake has reached 1156.5 feet, 6.5 feet below the danger mark, with the city recording 13. 8 mm of rain today. The total rainfall till today in July has aggregated to 292.8 mm. Greener as ever: The City Beautiful gives a fresh look after being washed by soothing showers for hours on Friday. — Photo Pankaj Sharma

COMMUNITY

Mahila Cong to gherao Parliament on July 21
Chandigarh, July 18
The All India Mahila Congress will lay a siege to Parliament on July 21 in support of their demand seeking reservation for women in legislatures. This was announced here today by the AIMC vice-president, Ms Krishna Mohini, at a press conference here today.

PUDA guidelines on public dealing
SAS Nagar, July 18
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority has formulated guidelines to streamline public dealing at the Estate Office here. Other than limiting public dealing time to two hours each day, people will now be required to follow certain procedures to get information from the office.

Fashion designing comes naturally to her
Chandigarh, July 18
City girl Nikita Bhandari has made it big in the world of fashion. Just 22, her exclusive range of designer wear is much sought after in the elite circles of Delhi. Her world is the ultimate in boom towns of the region, including Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. The reason: She has been experimenting with new forms of communication by way of clothes through brand name — Korn.

Literature by neoliterates
Chandigarh, July 18
The UT Adult Education Department is all set to redefine the contours of its adult literacy programme by involving slum and colony women and men in the creation of “model literature for neoliterates.” In a few days from now, thousands of slum women and men enrolled across 385 adult literacy centres in Chandigarh will be actively engaged in the publication of a newsletter, to be financed and conceptualised by the Department.

Kids paint at Forest Hill
Chandigarh, July 18

Heavy showers could not prevent young painters from various schools across Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar from participating in the much awaited on-the-spot painting contest, organised at Forest Hill Resort this morning. School students from Chandigarh, SAS Nagar and Panchkula create art works during the on-the-spot painting contest organised at Forest Hill Resort this morning.

More kundis removed in Mohali
SAS Nagar, July 18
As a follow-up action the officials of the Punjab State Electricity Board carried out an operation and removed kundis from the Amb Sahib Colony, adjoining Phase XI, here today.

This is not a harmless puddle of water. The newly laid out road dividing Sectors 47 and 48 has caved in forming a 10-feet-wide and two-feet-deep depression, making it difficult and risky for two-wheeler drivers who just drive into it without realising the depth. — Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Estate Office: where clerk is the king
Chandigarh, July 18
Not for nothing has he earned the sobriquet of clerk badshah of the UT Estate Office. Estate officers come and go, but he remains where he always was: at the fulcrum of the key office — as powerful, knowledgeable and abrasive as ever. The stay of an estate officer of the union territory, usually an IAS officer on deputation from Haryana, averages two and a half years.

Forest Dept providing saplings free of cost
Chandigarh, July 18
In order to maintain the green cover of the city, the Forest Department of Chandigarh Administration is providing saplings of trees free of cost. These will be made available at following forest nurseries: Hallomajra Nursery on Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway; Nursery at Forest Rest House in front of railway station; Kishangarh Nursery at Kishangarh village; Forest Nursery in Patiala-ki-Rao Forests (behind Panjab University) and Forest Nursery near Boat Club.

Ministers plant saplings
Chandigarh, July 18
Saplings were planted by Punjab Ministers during the Vanamahotsava celebrations held at the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Secretariat, here today. The Finance Minister, Mr Lal Singh, inaugurated the function by planting a sapling.

Mohali sanitation work to cost Rs 99 lakh
SAS Nagar, July 18
The sanitation work in the town, which has been allotted to a single agency, begins tomorrow. A conditional allotment letter for a period of three months has been issued by the Municipal Council to the contractor even though the contract had been signed for one year. The estimated cost of the project was Rs 1.04 crore and the work has been allotted for Rs 99.90 lakh.

Haj pilgrimage
Chandigarh, July 18
The last date for receiving applications from Chandigarh-based pilgrims interested to go on Haj pilgrimage has been extended till July 25.

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CRIME

Vehicles stolen
CHANDIGARH: Ram Avtar Bansal, a local resident, has reported that his Maruti car (CH-01-Q-0206) was stolen on Tuesday night. It was parked in front of his residence.

Cash snatched Case registered Assault case	Liquor seized Five injured in accidents Purse snatched
Woman commits suicide Chandigarh, July 18 A 35-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house in Sector 44 this morning. This is the sixth case of suicide in the city in the past one week.

BUSINESS

New mobile phone models to hit market
Chandigarh, July 18
Inaugurating a “Nokia Care” centre here yesterday, Nokia India Managing Director Sanjeev Sharma said the company would be setting up a “Mobile Entry Product Department” soon. “This would provide cheap and reliable phones, costing around Rs 2,500,’’ he asserted.

EDUCATION

Percentile system has students fuming
Chandigarh, July 18
Certain students have expressed their dissatisfaction over adoption of new system of admissions to the Panjab University Business School this year. The “complaints” of students were forwarded to the department by the university.

School board to await court decision in clerks’ case
SAS Nagar, July 18
The item relating to the reinstatement of 134 clerks of the Punjab School Education Board to their original posts was deferred at a meeting of the board members held here today.

Dr Pathak for phased increase of college fee
Chandigarh, July 18
The Panjab University Vice-Chancellor, Dr K.N. Pathak, said today that the Punjab Government should review its decision on the hike effected in the fee and fund structure in the colleges. He is not against the increase in the admission and tuition fees. However, he strongly believes that the same should have been done in a phased manner rather than putting too heavy a burden on the parents in one go.

Workshop to highlight status of English
Chandigarh, July 18
For those who wish to know the state of global English today the British Council Library is organising a special workshop on its premises tomorrow in this regard. Being organised in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations the workshop aims at targeting students who have not been able to enter any regular course at the college.

VC releases 2 books on health

Chandigarh, July 18 Aimed at spreading the message of healthy life in the common man’s language, a set of two books — ‘Healthy Living’ and ‘Better Health’ — were released at Panjab University here today. The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof K.N. Pathak, releases a set of two books — 'Healthy Living' and ‘Better Health after 50’ — written by Dr Meenal and Dr R. Kumar at the Vice-Chancellor’s office in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

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Two granted bail in forgery case
Dera Bassi, July 18
Anju Jain and Yogita Jain, wives of two commission agents accused in forgery cases, were granted bail by a Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in a Rajpura court today.

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HEALTH

Plan to open 10 more centres to check TB
Chandigarh, July 18
There is a proposal to open 10 new directly observed treatment centres under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in city slums where 60 per cent of the tuberculosis patients are concentrated.

Resentment among PGI faculty
Chandigarh, July 18
Resentment is brewing among PGI faculty members over the decision of the authorities to stay away from holding the departmental promotion committee for those who became eligible for it on June 30, this year.

SPORTS

BCCI letter to Admn on teams’ selection
Chandigarh, July 18
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has sent a letter to the Chandigarh Administration saying that it should select the teams for the under-17 and under-19 tournaments to be organised by the BCCI between November this year and March next year. The details about the required infrastructure have also been sent to the Administration.

Parminder leads air pistol ISSF event
Chandigarh, July 18
Parminder Singh of the Chandigarh Police was leading in the air pistol ISSF event with a score of 559/600 on the second day of the Chandigarh State Shooting Championship being organised by the Chandigarh Rifle Shooting Association here today at the Patiali ki Rao shooting range, Sector 25.

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Nai Disha loses way
Panchkula, July 18
The much hyped networking of all district administration offices under the Nai Disha programme has come a cropper. With the administration having forgotten to update the data regularly, this scheme, which made Panchkula the first district in Haryana where all administrative work was computerized, has failed to take off.