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Burail jail staff indicted
Report says they provided facilities to escapees
Chandigarh, April 19
The staff of the Model Jail, Burail, here connived with the undertrials of the Beant Singh assassination case allowing them to escape on January 21 this year. 

Nothing new in report On role of police Jailbreak report: appoint full-time IG (Prisons) Inspired by true stories   Mr R.S. Gupta, who heads the inquiry committee to probe into the Burail jailbreak.

COMMUNITY

Jain promises to get A-status for city
Chandigarh, April 19
Mr Satya Pal Jain, BJP candidate for Chandigarh seat, today promised to secure A-class status for Chandigarh which would entitle government employees posted here to get DA and other benefits on the Central Government pattern.

BJP cheated India, says Bansal
Chandigarh, April 19
Mr Pawan Bansal, Congress nominee for the Chandigarh seat, today called upon the people of the city to topple the BJP government at the Centre as it had failed on all fronts.

DC tells parties to follow EC rules
Panchkula, April 19
The District Electoral Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Ms Satwanti Ahlawat, today sought the cooperation of the political parties in implementing the Model Code of Conduct and other Election Commission rules.

• Election observers arrive in city

• MC chief seeks votes for INLD candidate

Mohali facing water shortage
Mohali, April 19
With peak summer around the corner, certain areas of the town have started facing water shortage. Residents complain that water is supplied at very low pressure in certain areas and as a result does not reach even the first floor. Overhead tanks remain empty on many days. Complaints have been received from Phases IIIA, IIIB1, V, VII, and Sector 71.

12 water samples collected from slum areas
Mohali, April 19
A team of officials from the Health Department collected 12 water samples from Shaheed Udham Singh Colonies, behind the Industrial Area, here today. There are three colonies by the same name which are adjoining each other.

Owners seek land instead of money
Mohali, April 19
A delegation of the over 500 land owners of the Mohali sub-division, protesting against the acquisition of their land by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority, today requested the authority to give them a share of their land after PUDA develops it in lieu of the acquisition money they were entitled to.

Children’s Home appeals for cardiac van
Panchkula, April 19
The claims of the NGOs regarding the welfare projects for the children notwithstanding, the “Shishugreha” (Children’s Home) at Bal Bhavan in Sector 15 here seems to have escaped their attention.

Fauji Beat
Ex-servicemen disgusted with politicians
BRIG Mohinder Singh, president, Indian Ex-Services League, New Delhi, said the other day: “We should not vote for the political parties which have betrayed us in the past”. He further said: “The ex-servicemen should vote for only those candidates who are not corrupt, have a clean record and have genuine love and regards for the defence personnel.”

Spiritualism real source of peace
Panchkula, April 19 A seven-day “Srimad Bhagvadgita and Srimad Bhagvatam Saptah Gyan Yagya”, which will conclude tomorrow, was organised by the Hare Krishna Prachar Samiti at Dusehra Ground, Sector 5, here under the patronage of Sriman Shakshi Gopal Dasa Prabhu, president, ISKCON, Kurukshetra.
Devotees doing kirtan at a discourse on the Srimad Bhagvadgita and Bhagvatam at Dusehra Ground, Sector 5, Panchkula, on Monday.

Clash over land dispute delays cremation
Lalru, April 19
Clash over an old land dispute between two groups of Dalits delayed the cremation of an 80-year-old woman for over five hours. This happened in Khelan Village, about 20 km from here, today.

Nigerian’s body lying unclaimed
Mohali, April 19
The Mohali police is in a fix over the body of a Nigerian citizen, who died here on April 10. The Nigerian’s body is lying unclaimed in the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, for the past 10 days despite the Nigerian High Commissioner having been informed.

Four accidents and a blockade Chandigarh, April 19 Five hundred residents of the Sector 32 colony tonight blocked the Punjab-bound heavy traffic on the road dividing Sectors 31 and 32 after being witness to four accidents on the road during the day. Sector 32 residents protest against the UT Administration for not repairing the dividing road of Sectors 31 and 32 in Chandigarh four accidents happened on the road on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

• Don’t disturb couples, cops told

• Man found dead

CRIME

4 held on charge of smuggling
Mohali, April 19
The Ropar police yesterday arrested four persons on charge of smuggling poppy husk in the district. The four — Mohammad Ali, Mushtakim, Iqbal Mohammad and Ghulam Sakri — were arrested by the CIA, in charge, Ropar, Inspector Tejinder Singh during a special drive yesterday near Kiratpur Sahib.

One killed in accident
Kharar, April 19
One person was killed when the scooter he was riding hit a pole near the bus stand here today. According to the police the deceased, Mr Kulwant Singh, a resident of Mundi Kharar, was taken to the Civil Hospital after the accident where he was declared “brought dead”.

Punjab Roadways driver booked
Chandigarh, April 19
A Punjab Roadways driver has been booked for allegedly trying to smuggle 4 kg of poppy husk from Ganganagar in Rajasthan. The driver, Dilavar Hussain, however, fled when the poppy husk was seized from the bus.

BUSINESS

Response to Elantra good
Chandigarh, April 19
The Hyundai Motor India Ltd recently launched Elantra, its flag-bearer model. “Elantra will be filling the gap between the mid-size car, Accent and premium sedan Sonata,” said Hyundai Motor India, Managing Director J.I. Kim, at the launch.

EDUCATION

No decision on BA (Hons) on campus Chandigarh, April 19 The item on the three-year BA (Honours) in social sciences generated a heated debate at the meeting of the Academic Council, Panjab University, here today, with members expressing reservations about beginning an undergraduate course on the campus.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof K.N. Pathak, adjourned the meeting of the Academic Council till April 26. “I have a train to catch. We cannot rush through the remaining items because all these are important and need discussion. We will now meet on April 26 at 11 am,” he said before leaving the venue. — A Tribune photograph

Daughters’ Bill aimed at political gains: Prof Kumar
Chandigarh, April 19 Terming the Daughters’ Bill of Jammu and Kashmir as anti-women, Prof Virendra Kumar, UGC Emeritus Fellow and a former faculty member of the Department of Laws, said the Bill was a strategy for achieving political ends. He was speaking at a special lecture on “Jammu & Kashmir Daughters’ Bill 2004: A Constitutional Perspective”, organised by the ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre, Panjab University, here today.
Prof Virendra Kumar, UGC Emeritus Fellow, delivers a special lecture on “Jammu & Kashmir Daughters Bill 2004: A Constitutional Perspective” at the ICSSR complex, Panjab University, in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

Spice told to pay compensation
Chandigarh, April 19
Acting on a complaint filed by a Sector 27 resident, Mr Sanjay Goel, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Spice Communications to pay Rs 1,000 as compensation and Rs 500 as cost of litigation.

LIFESTYLE

Top designer wear is here
THE City Beautiful may not be as charming sans its pretty women in designer wear and young metrosexual men flaunting their latest Jatin Gandhi and Rohit Bal labels. Till a couple of years ago, the city’s socialites had to make their seasonal trips to New Delhi to furnish their wardrobes with the latest collection from the country’s top designers.

Femina Miss India Universe — 2004, Tanushree Dutta, shakes a leg at a party hosted by the National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD) at North Park, Panchkula, on Sunday night. Also seen with her is well-known humorist Jaspal Bhatti, Punjabi singer Gursewak Mann and Ms Priyanka Singh, centre director, NIFD, Chandigarh.

Tips on fabric painting
AS many as 35 women in different age group today got an opportunity to learn nuances of fabric and glass painting during the inaugural day of a workshop, organised by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Canara Bank, at Gandhi Smarak Bhavan in Sector 16, here today.

Forms arrested in driftwood
He breathes life into raw wood. And be it the dried-up climbers, the roots, or the drift wood , he can create marvels using his chisel and hammer. Brig C.S. Bewli, Director, Survey of India, has been creating works of art from raw wood and drift woods for the past almost 20 years.

Sunny shine of Punjabi music
HAVING come from business management to Punjabi pop — Sunny is the new Punjabi singer on the block. His debut album “Dil Mangdi” is on the market. The music is youthful and appeals to everyone. ‘Dil Mangdi’ is a complete dance party album with eight groovy tracks.

Musician’s thoughts
Dr Saubhagya Vardhan Brahaspati, son and disciple of Acharya Kailash Chandra Dev Brahaspati, stands out among various classical musicians is his willingness to share knowledge with the rest of the world. And the result is five volumes of “Sangeet Chintan,” that sums up 17 years of study of Indian classical music.

Reiki expert banks on subconscious
The NSS unit of the Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology, Model Town, organised a lecture on the topic ‘‘The power of sub-conscious mind’’ here today. The guest speaker was Dr Ravi Saini, a renowned reiki expert, who has done an intensive research on human mind for many years.