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City routes drawn for state buses

Chandigarh, April 22 The Chandigarh traffic police has started an exercise to keep the inter-state buses off the busy city roads and confine these to outer routes of the city.

Buses of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Roadways impounded on Thursday in Chandigarh for violating the entry ban in the city. — A Tribune photograph

Woman deprived of gold ornaments
Chandigarh, April 22
A 50-year-old resident of Sector 41 here was deprived of her gold ornaments and cash by a couple. The resident, Mrs Nirmal Chopra, was coming from her daughter’s house yesterday. On the road dividing Sectors 37 and 41 she was accosted by a 40-year-old woman in a yellow suit. She inquired about an address in Sector 37. While Mrs Chopra was trying to explain, a person of the same age passed by.

Burail Jailbreak
Action taken account missing in police claim
Chandigarh, April 22
Amidst allegations that the Chandigarh Police failed to react in time to a January 17 letter from under detention D.S. Rana, Superintendent, Burail jail, to prevent the January 21 jail-break, the Chandigarh Police today asserted that the post-jail break criminal investigation had gone into this aspect.

Ex-servicemen flay Cong

Chandigarh, April 22 The Congress never gave credit and respect to defence forces for what they have done for the country since Independence, said Lieut-Gen M.S. Malik, national convener of the Ex-servicemen Cell of the BJP, while addressing a function organised at Tagore Theatre here today. Mr Satya Pal Jain, candidate of the BJP, garlands Lt-Gen M.S. Malik, national convenor of the ex-servicemen’s cell of the BJP at a function at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Bansal saves welcome arches Chandigarh, April 22 Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, the Congress candidate for the UT Lok Sabha seat, today came to the assistance of the protesting people in Sector 27 here. He rushed to different spots where welcome gates erected on the occasion of Panchkalayank Pratishtha Gajrath Mahamahotsav were being demolished by the enforcement wing of UT Administration. The demolition was halted. Mr Pradeep Chhabra, the media in charge of the party, said the Jain communities of Sectors 28 and 27 had erected four “impressive gates”.  Mr Pawan Bansal, Congress candidate for the UT Lok Sabha seat, being weighed against coins by the residents of Sector 32 on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Jain, Bansal non performers, says Dhawan
Chandigarh, April 22
Mr Harmohan Dhawan, candidate of the Indian National Lok Dal in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, today pointed out the ‘non-performance by Mr Satya Pal Jain (Bharatiya Janata Party) and Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal (Congress)’ during their tenure in Parliament.

Candidates asked to  follow code
Chandigarh, April 22
Election Observers for the forthcoming Parliamentary elections today warned local political parties that no candidate should be accompanied by more than three vehicles during campaigning.

3 file nominations as Independent
Chandigarh, April 22
Three Independent candidates filed their nomination papers for the forthcoming elections today. They submitted affidavits showing a clean police record, in addition to details of their financial assets before the Returning Officer.

COMMUNITY

PUDA notices to  shopkeepers on encroachment
Mohali, April 22
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) here has issued show-cause notices to over 300 shopkeepers in Phase IV for resumption of their shop sites as they had encroached upon area not demarcated to them.

Young pick litter around Sukhna on Earth Day
Chandigarh, April 22
Young hands picked up litter around Sukhna Lake on the occasion of Earth Day. A campaign to desilt a pond in Sector 26 was also carried out by about 250 National Service Scheme volunteers.

Operation clean-up: Students of DAV School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, pick up garbage around Sukhna Lake on Earth Day on Wednesday.

NSS volunteers from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-B, Burail village in Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photographs

Panchkula Golf Club cuts membership fee
Panchkula, April 22
The Haryana and Central Government employees intending to play golf can breath easy. In a bid to take golf to the salaried class, the Panchkula Golf Club has decided to lower the membership fee for these employees.

Fire destroys household  items worth  Rs 1.5 lakh
Mohali, April 22
Household items worth about Rs 1.50 lakh got destroyed in a fire that broke out in a house at Kumbra village, near here, today. The fire broke out in the first floor accommodation where the household items belonging to Mr Karam Singh were lying. Among the items that got destroyed were a TV set, a refrigerator, beds, an almirah, clothes, etc.

Martyr Sukhdev’s sister meets Verma
Chandigarh, April 22
Mrs Prem Rani Sehgal, sister of famous freedom fighter, Sukhdev today called on the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Justice O.P. Verma (retd.) at the Punjab Raj Bhavan.

CRIME

Beopar Mandal chief’s son held

EDUCATION

Datesheet row: students to move court

Chandigarh, April 22 Students of the Department of Laws, Panjab University, will move court against their datesheet for the semester examinations, released by the Chairperson, Prof Kulwant Gill, here today. The decision was jointly taken by activists of the local chapter of National Students Union of India (NSUI) and Panjab University Students’ Union (Shelly) after the datesheet, stating that the examinations would commence from April 24, was put up on the board in the afternoon.

Law students protest in front of the Law Department to press for a change in the semester examination datesheet in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

CBSE books not available
Chandigarh, April 22
Textbooks prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for some subjects in Class V and Class VIII are still not available in the city. The students are still waiting for the books even though the academic session in school had commenced about a month ago.

Meritorious students of Food Craft Institute honoured

Chandigarh, April 22 The annual day function of Food Craft Institute was organised in the premises of the institute here today. The Finance Secretary , Chandigarh Administration, Mr Karan A Singh, who was the chief guest, gave away the awards to the meritorious students. Students of Food Craft Institute, Sector 42, Chandigarh, perform during their annual day function held on the institute’s campus on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

NAAC zonal coordinator appointed
Chandigarh, April 22
Mr P.S. Sangha, an educationist and a former Principal of the Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, has been appointed zonal coordinator for carrying out inspections by the National Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC).

COURTS

High Court
Club case
Chandigarh, April 22
The Forest Hill Golf Club and Resort case was adjourned for tomorrow by a Division Bench of the High Court. During resumed hearing in the matter on Thursday, the Punjab Government placed on record the record pertaining to the grant of excise licence to the controversial club.

CULTURE

A matter of colourful indulgence
Chandigarh, April 22
Preeti Sahota’s works can be best described as succinct. Simple and earthy, the ensemble windows exquisite landscapes of the west. The splash of bright hues and the rich expanse of backdrops add to the mystery of the collection which justifies its title well.

LIFESTYLE

Style i
Sheer magic is in
In 1968 models dressed in YSL designs in transparent fabrics minus the opaque shield underneath had sent shock waves on ramps all over the world. However, times have changed a lot since then and models donning garments in see-through fabrics, leaving nothing to imagination, is the usual practice these days especially in the international fashion shows.

Helloji
(Vaj)Bhaiji’s knee feels good
I am asking ehnanu ki how it is that Vajbhaiji is saying he is making crores of Indians “feel good” but you are not being able to make your ekko gharwali feel good? My He is telling ki “Nee, our PM may have bad knees but he is having too good “nee’s” on his team. 

Punjabi folk artistes cast spell
Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademion Thursday presented a cultural show featuring various folk dance and music forms of Punjab. Presented by the artistes of Shivalik Kala Manch, Kharar, and Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16 in Chandigarh, the programme was all about the traditional charm of Punjab.

New Releases
‘Bardasht’ promises to be action thriller

With action thrillers back in favour, Sunny Deol’s laadla brother Bobby Deol is hoping his new film ‘Bardarsht’, a thriller based on a murder mystery, directed by E. Niwas will turn out to be a money-spinner. This one promises plenty of action and romance. Bobby Deol has packed in some heavy punches. Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta in Vijay Galani’s “Bardasht”

Auction for a cause ‘And the collector’s item goes to the highest bidder”. If hearing your name being announced at the end the sentence tickles your senses, then here is a chance for you to take part in an auction which is being organised by Arpan, a social organisation, at Lajpat Rai Bhawan in Sector 15, Chandigarh, tomorrow evening. Volunteers of Arpan put up an exhibition at Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Sector 15, Chandigarh.

Genetically-modified foods discussed
Biosafety of genetically-modified plants and foods was important to the common man, said the Director of the PGI, Prof K.K. Talwar. He was inaugurating a seminar on benefits and safety of genetically modified plants and foods jointly sponsored by the PGI and the International Life Sciences Institute-India.

HEALTH

Haryana forwards 4 names for MS’ post
Chandigarh, April 22
Name of a panel of four doctors have been forwarded by the Haryana Government for consideration for the post of Medical Superintendent of Government Hospital, Sector 16, with the present incumbent’s, Dr N.K. Kulshresth, term scheduled to end later this month.

Bio-availability centre at NIPER
Mohali, April 22
The first National Bioavailability Centre in the country will be inaugurated at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here tomorrow. Set up with the support of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, the centre at NIPER will be one among the two centres in the world, accredited by WHO for conducting bioequivalence studies of fixed dose combinations of anti-tuberculosis drugs.

SPORTS

Handball final today
Chandigarh, April 22
Chandigarh Area will clash with Hindon Area in the tomorrow’s final of the Western Air Command Inter-Area Handball Tournament played here at the 12 Wing Air Force Station. Chandigarh made it to the final by defeating Halwara 15-6 in the first semi-final. The half time score was 10-5. In the other semi- final, Hindon defeated Adampur 13-10 and the half time score read at 7-5 in favour of Hindon. Halwara, however, won the match for the third place by beating Adampur 10-2.