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Ads on beat boxes violate norms

Chandigarh, December 16 The display of advertisements on police beat boxes has been going on for years in the city in violation of an order of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the norms prescribed under the advertisement control order.

Advertisements displayed on police beat boxes in Chandigarh in violation of an order of the IG and the advertisement control order. — Tribune photograph

Punjab Recorders closed down
100 employees lose jobs
Mohali, December 16
Punjab Recorders Ltd, a unit being run by the Punjab Government in the Phase VIII Industrial Area here, was shut down today and employees were given cheques under the VRS scheme in Chandigarh.

COMMUNITY

AIG’s statement recorded in cop suicide case

Panchkula, December 16 Mr MS Malik, AIG (Welfare) Haryana, including Mr Jagwant Singh Lamba, DSP, Mr Mehar Singh, a stenographer to SP, Yamunanagar, Head Constable Raj Pal, posted at Ambala and Mr Hardeep Singh Jaggi, a property dealer, appeared before Mr Inder Singh, SDM of Panchkula, here today. Mr M. S. Malik, AIG (Welfare), Haryana, comes out of the office of Mr Inder Singh, SDM, after giving his statement in the Jaiveer Singh suicide case in Panchkula on Tuesday.  — A Tribune photograph

Sanitation work found unsatisfactory
Mohali, December 16
During a special checking carried out by the Municipal Council here today the sanitation work was not found to be satisfactory in certain parts of the town and even the required number of employees had not been engaged by the sanitation contractor.

British Library to be shifted
Chandigarh, December 16
British Library will move to a new premises in SCO 183-187, Sector 9-C, here on December 20 and will start functioning from the new premises from December 23.

Polio eradication: Admn seeks help of religious leaders
Chandigarh, December 16
The UT Administration has sought the help and cooperation of religious leaders to ensure that every child below the age of five is given polio drops so that the disease can be completely eradicated from the city.

Nanotechnology conference from December 22
Chandigarh, December 16
The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) is organising a two-day conference on nanotechnology at the Central Instruments Organisation (CSIO) from December 22. The international conference would bring together experts, scientists and professionals engaged in the field. They would discuss the aspects related to the nanotechnology to give direction to this futuristic technology.

Punjab stakes claim to land in Bartana
Zirakpur, December 16
The ongoing inter-state land dispute between Punjab and Haryana states took a new turn when the revenue officials of Dera Bassi produced certain records pertaining to the 1890 murraba bandi, claiming Punjab’s right over the land in Harmilap Nagar Colony in Bartana village.

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CRIME

Restaurant sweeper held for theft
Chandigarh, December 16
A sweeper of the KC Mezban restaurant in Sector 17 was arrested today for allegedly stealing Rs 15,150 from the cash box of the restaurant, last night

Man caught stealing taps
Chandigarh, December 16
A resident of Burail village, Mohan Rana, was reportedly caught while stealing water taps from a house in Sector 44B here yesterday.

Body found from Sukhna
Chandigarh, December 16
The body of an unidentified man in his early thirties was found floating on the Sukhna Lake here this evening.

BUSINESS

Surya Pharmaceuticals to enter capital market
Chandigarh, December 16
Surya Pharmaceuticals is entering the capital market with an initial public offering (IPO) of 30 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs 35 each aggregating Rs 13.50 crore. The IPO is slated to open on Thursday.

National conference on urban infrastructure
Chandigarh, December 16
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise a national conference on “Urban infrastructure: projects, reforms and governance” here on Wednesday

BHEL gives presentation on electric trolley bus project
Chandigarh, December 16
More than two years after an empowered committee to handle the electric trolley bus project was formed, a final decision is now to be taken if the city needs such a bus system or not. The Rs 134-crore project envisages operation of buses run by overhead power cables running across 78 km road length.

EDUCATION

PU faculties elect Deans
Chandigarh, December 16
The Deans of faculties of arts, science, languages, education, design and fine arts, commerce and business management, and engineering and technology, were elected at Panjab University, here today.

Diwan Atma Ram Auditorium at Law Bhavan
Chandigarh, December 16
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana has announced that the new auditorium being built at the Law Bhavan complex at Sector 38 Chandigarh, will be named the Diwan Atma Ram Auditorium in memory of renowned advocate late Diwan Atma Ram, father of senior advocate Mr Rajiv Atma Ram.

Melodious carols mark Christmas celebrations Chandigarh, December 16 Students from various city schools ushered in the Christmas season with melodious carols at the Christmas celebrations held at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today. Tiny tots of Carmel Convent present a Christmas play at their annual function on the school campus in Chandigrh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Slum kids enthused about school classes Chandigarh, December 16 It is a boisterous class of 46 that stands up to greet their teacher and visitors in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33. These are not students attending extra classes after school hours. Children learn to write at a centre of the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

CULTURE

Plight of woman portrayed Mohali, December 16 In an impressive presentation, the play ‘Suki Kukh’ staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh today portrayed the plight of a woman who is unable to bear a child and faced the threat of her husband going in for a second marriage. A scene from Punjabi play, “Sukki Kukh”, staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

LIFESTYLE

Lissome lasses light up ramp EXCITEMENT surged as reed thin models, in white bustiers over wrap around skirts of matching hue, sashayed their way through pyramids and boxes set up on the ramp in a Sector 10 hotel today to compete for “Sanwali Saloni face of the year award”. Participants of the “Face of the Year 2003” contest being organised by Ayur Herbals during a Ms Body Beautiful session at a hotel in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Busting stress is the latest mantra
LIFE in the fast lane can be both rewarding and dangerous. With changing lifestyles, stress seems to have become omnipresent and even in a small city like Patiala, where industrial competition and corporate warfare is virtually non-existent, people have started to feel its heat.

Make healthy choices at parties
It is party time again. The merry-go-round of festivities, which started with Divali and loads of weddings, will take a while to stop with Christmas, New Year and Lohri round the corner. Partying is what festive season is about.

Shades reflect your personality
FASHION doesn’t only mean looking good and wearing the “in thing”. It also means feeling good about yourself and carrying well whatever you are wearing. And of course, having a positive attitude towards life. If you have the right mix of these you will always be “in”!

It’s my life
Parents are my asset
“THE more I like myself, the less I want to pretend like someone else.” I strongly believe in this saying and I want that people should accept me the way I am.

HEALTH

Seminar on concerns of HIV patients
Chandigarh, December 16
The Lawyers Collective, an NGO working on human rights and legal ethical issues concerning HIV/AIDS patients will organise a seminar for the health care workers at PGI.

SPORTS

Agarkar is the hero for Kapil

Chandigarh, December 16 If Kapil Dev, who was the architect of India’s victory over Australia in their den last time in 1981, in Melbourne, had his way, then the ‘‘man-of-the-match award’’ for the second Test between India and Australia at Adelaide on Tuesday, would have gone to Ajit Agarkar.

Kapil Dev Chetan Sharma Desh Prem Azad

Football tourney from Dec 18
Chandigarh, December 16
The Youngsters Football Club will organise a five-day tournament beginning from December 18 on the grounds of Football Stadium, Sector 17. The tournament being organised in the memory of Kanwar Harbans Lal memorial football tournament in junior section upto class IX will have the participation of seven teams from the city and neighbouring areas.

Badminton titles for MCM girls, DAV boys

Chandigarh, December 16 Shuttlers of the MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, and boys of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, emerged winners in the Panjab University Inter-College Badminton Tournament which came to close today at the PU Gymnasium hall. Shuttlers of MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, who won the title in the PU Inter-College Badminton Tournament played at the PU Gymnasium Hall on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

CTU fares to go up
Chandigarh, December 16
CTU buses fares will rise marginally as the Chandigarh Administration today raised the rates to be paid by buses on a per kilometre basis. The rates will be applicable to even inter-state buses but the CTU will be affected the most.