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5,000 left out of voters’ list
Chandigarh, April 23
At least 5,000 persons who have applied in the last 10-days to be on the voters’ list of this parliamentary constituency may not figure on the list as their names and address have not been verified due to various reasons. The voters’ list will be out tomorrow as the filing of the nominations ended today. Members of the public can check their names on the website “www.chandigarh.nic.in”.

One held on theft charge
Chandigarh, April 23
The Chandigarh Police today arrested a person who had admitted to have been involved in three incidents after getting released from jail on March 18.

Woman gang-raped
Chandigarh, April 23
A 22-year-old woman from Mohali was today allegedly gang-raped by four students, including a juvenile, in a flat in Sector 61 here.



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PGI can proceed against Dr Dash: SC
Chandigarh, April 23
The Supreme Court of India has allowed a civil appeal filed by the Head of PGI’s Department of Haematology, Dr Gurjeewan Garewal. She had challenged the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court allowing the Additional Professor of Haematology, Dr Sumitra Dash to join duty with all consequential benefits.

Price of being honest
Chandigarh, April 23
A woman driver who preferred being challaned and chose and not to grease the palm of a traffic police personnel had to pay the price. Her car was impounded.

CBI probe demanded into Forest Hill case
Chandigarh, April 23
The Punjab and Haryana High Court was today requested not to accept the offer of the Punjab Government to get an inquiry conducted by any agency of the state government into the issue of alleged irregularities in the construction of the Forest Hill Golf Club and Resort.

Club had complained against inquiry officer
Chandigarh, April 23
The management of the Forest Hill Golf Club and Resort had levelled serious charges against the officer who conducted the inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the construction of the club.

Yuvesh Sharma First vote
‘I prefer national parties’

I am excited about exercising my right to vote for the first time. I am interested in the political affairs of the country and had been waiting to become eligible to vote. To form my opinion on parties and candidates, I have been holding discussion with my friends and teachers.
Yuvesh Sharma (19) is preparing for the engineering entrance examinations

 
ELECTIONS 2004

BJP lowered morale of troops: Cong leader
Chandigarh, April 23
Major D.S. Sandhu (retd), president of the Ex-Servicemen Cell of the Congress, today came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party for its claimed pro-armed forces stand.

Candidates interact with PU teachers
Chandigarh, April 23
The demand for a central university status for Panjab University featured prominently at an interface session of the prominent candidates contesting the elections from this seat. The session was held at the auditorium of the English Department on the campus here today.
The prominent candidates in the fray for the forthcoming parliamentary elections, including Mr Satya Pal Jain of the BJP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress  and Mr Harmohan Dhawan of the INLD  at a face-to-face organised at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday.
The prominent candidates in the fray for the forthcoming parliamentary elections, including Mr Satya Pal Jain of the BJP (extreme left), Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal of the Congress (extreme right) and Mr Harmohan Dhawan of the INLD (centre) at a face-to-face organised at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

18 in fray for Chandigarh seat
Chandigarh, April 23
As many as 18 candidates have filed their nomination papers for this Parliamentary seat.

Jain promises to develop southern sectors
Chandigarh, April 23
Mr Satya Pal Jain, the BJP parliamentary candidate, today said in case he was given a chance to serve the people of the city, he would get the southern sectors developed on priority. He said there was no proper arrangement of streetlights in these sectors, as a result of which crime rate had gone up.

Dhawan declares assets worth Rs 3.77 crore

Chandigarh, April 23
Mr Harmohan Dhawan, Indian National Lok Dal, today filed an affidavit showing his assets at Rs 3.77 crore. This also included the property, savings and deposits in the name of his family members. The affidavit also mentioned that Mr Dhawan had a clean police record. Mr Dhawan did his M.Sc (honours) in Botany from Panjab University in 1964.


Mr Harmohan Dhawan, INLD candidate, after filing papers in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph.

Mr Harmohan Dhawan, INLD candidate, after filing papers in Chandigarh on Friday.

BJP plans hi-tech campaign
Panchkula, April 23
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fighting with its back to the wall to retain five Haryana Lok Sabha seats, plans to go in for a hi-tech campaign to woo the voters.

COMMUNITY

Celebration time at Sector 19 church
IT’s time for double celebrations at the Cathedral of Christ the King, popularly known as Sector 19 church. For the church which has completed 25 years of its existence, its silver jubilee celebrations on April 25, also coincides with the Sacerdotal ordination of Bishop, Dr Jerald John Mathias.

Bishop Jerald John Mathias

Self-use diagnostic kits by CSIO soon
Mohali, April 23
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, is developing first of its kind self-use diagnostic kits for common diseases. To be patented by the CSIO, these kits will be available in the market next year. The kits are being developed by the CSIO as part of the Bio-MEMS project of the DST.

Learning disorders discussed
Panchkula, April 23
The need to create awareness about learning disabilities and their effect on the academic performance of school going children was highlighted by key speakers at the fifth annual seminar on Specific Learning Disability that was held at The Gurukul, Sector 20, Panchkula, today.

Gates erected for Jain festival demolished
Chandigarh, April 23
The UT Administration today demolished all gates erected by the Jains as part of the ongoing Panchkalayank Pratishtha Gajrath Mahamahotsav of the community in Sector 27 and 28 here.

Taking crisis in stride, a mother moves on
Chandigarh, April 23
Anju Mehta left her home of 12 years after futile efforts to resolve the dispute with her landlady today. Thrown out of the rented accommodation in Sector 23-D on April 21, the widow had to finally pack her bags for good after the hope of seeking legal recourse were also negated.

 
CRIME

Bid to grab public property
Chandigarh, April 23
In a letter to the UT Administrator-cum-Punjab Governor, Justice O.P. Verma, the Blood Diseases Hospital Society has sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into an alleged conspiracy to grab property worth crores. The society has also levelled allegations against an advocate and a retired police officer in this regard.

Newborn’s dog-eaten body found
Chandigarh, April 23
A recently-born girl child’s dog-eaten body was today found from a garbage bin in Sector 20 D.

2 neighbours commit suicide
Chandigarh, April 23
Two next-door neighbours in Sector 24C died at the same time in the PGI here today.

 
EDUCATION

Knowledge power at British Library

Chandigarh, April 23
The World Book Day may have meant little more than an outing for children, but the outing was worth many a classroom lesson. Small wonder students turned up in large numbers at The British Library, Sector 9, which took an interesting note of the day that coincides with the birth anniversary of the great bard William Shakespeare.

Fascinated by the gripping contents of a book, children enjoy the day on the occasion of World Book Day celebrations at the British Library in Sector 9 on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Fascinated by the gripping contents of a book, children enjoy the day on the occasion of World Book Day celebrations at the British Library in Sector 9 on Friday.

Fun day for special kids
Mohali, April 23

It was a day of fun and frolic for physically challenged children who took part in Bal Baisakhi Mela organised by the National Society for Child Artists here today. Children from several schools located in Ropar, Ludhiana and Chandigarh took part in the mela that was organised at Thunder Zone Amusement Park near here.

Visually impaired children enjoy during a ride at Thunder Zone Amusement Park near Sohana on Friday. — Tribune Photo Pankaj Sharma

Visually impaired children enjoy during a ride at Thunder Zone Amusement Park near Sohana on Friday.

National Bio-availability Centre inaugurated
Mohali, April 23
The first National Bio-availability Centre in the country was inaugurated at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) here today.

CAMPUS NOTES
LLB examination postponed

Chandigarh, April 23
The examination of the L.L.B Paper-I (Civil Procedure Code-I) of the fifth semester, scheduled for April 24, has been postponed. The Controller of Examination, Panjab University, said the fresh date for the conduct of the paper would be announced later.

COURTS

High Court
First exam of LLB postponed

Chandigarh, April 23
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, comprising Mr Swatanter Kumar and Mr Justice Amar Dutt, today ordered the postponement of the first examination of the Department of Laws of Panjab University. The first paper, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow, will now be held in the end. The others papers will held as per the given date-sheet.

Bar association poll on April 30
Chandigarh, April 23
The stage is set for the forthcoming election of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association on April 30.

 
CULTURE

Rafi society contest on May 15
Chandigarh, April 23
The Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society will be holding the first round of the singing competition for the Best singer award for boys and girls between the age of 12 and 17 on May 15 and 16 at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh at 8 a.m.

 
SPORTS

Hindon Area clinch handball title
Chandigarh, April 23
Hindon Area clinched the Western Air Command Inter-Area Handball Championship-2004 from the reigning champion, Chandigarh Area. They defeated the defenders 24-21 in a neck and neck fight during the final match played at 12 Wing Air Force Station here today.

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