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Sonia can’t feel for Indians,
says Sushma

Chandigarh, May 4 “Ms Sonia Gandhi does not know the real India and has no moral right to demand votes from people whose problems she cannot feel,” said Ms Sushma Swaraj, Union Health Minister, while addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party rally at Nehru Park, Sector 22, here this evening.
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj is welcomed by Mr Satya Pal Jain, BJP candidate from Chandigarh, during an election rally at Nehru Park, Sector 22, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Bansal woos voters with sops
Chandigarh, May 4
“The BJP Government at the Centre has completely ignored the basic needs of employees and harmed their interests in order to please the rich through its economic policies”, said Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Congress candidate while addressing employees of the Civil Secretariat here today.

• Calls Jain’s objection frivolous

Dhawan ridicules Bansal’s claim on development
Chandigarh, May 4 Mr Harmohan Dhawan, candidate of the Indian National Lok Dal for the Chandigarh parliamentary seat, today ridiculed the claim of Mr Pawan Bansal, candidate of the Congress, of having carried out a lot of development work through his MPLAD funds. INLD candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat Harmohan Dhawan during the campaign in Sector 7 on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

170 EVMs sealed

Officials of the Election Department seal electronic voting machines in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Poll media management goes hi-tech
Chandigarh, May 4
Media management, in connection with the ongoing campaign activity for the parliamentary elections has gone corporate. This is evident from the way political parties have set up their campaign offices.

Associations’ wake-up call to middle-class voters
Chandigarh, May 4
A new trend has emerged in the current poll campaign under which a concerted attempt is being made to get the silent middle class to come out and vote. Spearheading it are various resident welfare associations.

• Call to make MPs answerable

• Public holiday on May 10

First Vote
'Be careful on candidate'
I am eagerly waiting for May 10 when I will, for the first time, contribute in the formation of government by casting vote.

Mafia don’s accomplice wants to quit crime
Chandigarh, May 4
Satpal, alias Deva, the local “master-mind” of the mafia dons, Chhota Rajan, Aftab Ansari and Nazim has decided to return to normal life deserting his jailed city boss Om Prakash Saini.

Students of Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, during their visit to The Tribune office on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Inside Babudom
Policemen at receiving end
Chandigarh, May 4
Election time means trouble for policemen who have either affiliation or sympathy for the ruling political party. Both IPS and Provincial Police Service (PPS) officers are at the receiving end for their obvious proximity to the ruling party. Mr Mukhwinder Singh Chhina, who was shifted from Jagraon to Moga a few months before the announcement of Lok Sabha elections, has become the third district police chief in Punjab to be transferred by the Election Commission on complaint basis.

World Asthma Day
Suffering from asthma? keep dogs, cats out
Chandigarh, May 4
In India, about 5 to 10 per cent children suffer from asthma. The percentage is far less in adults. Just 2 per cent suffer from the allergy. The problem of asthma was worse in Bangalore and Trivandarum. About 18 per cent cases were reported from the two cities. In Delhi, just 10 per cent of the population suffered from the malady, compared to 4 per cent in Chandigarh.

Wage hike eludes Admn staff
Chandigarh, May 4
A proposed hike in the salary of employees of the Chandigarh Administration and its boards and corporations has been delayed. The hike will be implemented only when the same is by the Punjab Government also.

COMMUNITY

No headway in Simran murder case
Chandigarh, May 4
The Chandigarh Police has claimed that trail has turned cold in the sensational day-light murder of an MSc (IT) topper Simran on July 17 last year. Simran was stabbed five times at her residence in Sector 22. The police claims that it has interrogated as many as 70 persons for possible clues leading to the killer of the girl but has got no positive leads so far. “But we continue to follow new leads, whenever they surface,” the police said.

Budh Purnima celebrated Panchkula, May 4 The junior wing of Satluj Public School celebrated Budh Purnima on the school premises in Sector 2 here today. Devotees at the Lord Buddha temple on the occasion of Budh Purnima in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan Buddha Vandana held

• Cyclist seriously injured in mishap

• Condolence meeting for Chandolia today

CRIME

Cash snatched from Panchkula resident
Chandigarh, May 4
Three youths riding a Hero Honda motor cycle allegedly beat up a Panchkula resident and snatched a bag containing Rs 5,000 from him near the transport chowk traffic lights’ point here last evening.

• Woman robbed of Rs 15,000

CITCO records Rs 11.22 cr profit
Chandigarh, May 4
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation has generated a record profit of Rs 11.22 crore during the financial year 2003-04, according to the working results of CITCO officially released here today.

EDUCATION

UGC okays benefits to outsiders joining as Readers
Chandigarh, May 4
The University Grants Commission has given approval to the grant of service benefits to “outsiders” joining Panjab University as Readers for the purpose of promotion under the Career Advancement Scheme. The provision would come into force from March 13, 2004.

Canadian delegation visits CIIS
Chandigarh, May 4
A four-member high - level Canadian delegation from Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is on a two-day visit to Canadian Institute for International Studies, Mohali.

Results of 10 PU classes by month-end
Chandigarh, May 4
Panjab University will declare results of 10 classes by the end of this month, according to the tentative schedule presented to the Syndicate recently.

Vaidya to head PU coaching centre
Chandigarh, May 4
The Dean of University Business School, Panjab University, Dr S.C. Vaidya, has been appointed Honorary Director of the IAS Coaching Centre of the university.

Row over change of subject
Mullanpur Garibdass (Kharar), May 4
The panchayat and residents of this village have alleged that some of the class XII students of Shri Munna Lal Puri Government Senior Secondary School who wanted to change their optional subject from political science to physical education were today turned out of their classes.

COURTS

High Court
Amount spent on removing hoardings sought
Chandigarh, May 4
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked governments of Punjab, Haryana and the Chandigarh Administration to tell it how much amount was spent on removing and covering hoardings highlighting achievements of ruling parties.

• Notice issued
  
  

• 2 Cossets officials denied bail

CULTURE

• ‘Dhamak Nagade Di’ staged

LIFESTYLE

Fitness Trail
Walk your way to good health
With the rain god taking the heat out of the harsh summer, it is difficult to resist the call of the great outdoors. Even the die-hard couch potatoes have forsaken their calling for a lungful of fresh air. Everybody is out to enjoy the prevailing cool weather by taking to either walking, cycling or swimming.

Go in for colourful clothes, accessories
Say goodbye to the dull and staid summer. This year the summer season brings in a riot of colours. So bid adieu to white, black cream, and beige accessories in the wardrobe and renew it with the pink, lilac, yellow, burnt oranges and lime green accessories.

• The jewellery box looks dull with gold and diamonds

• Sling bags are a style statement, and the brighter the better

• Colour for shoes... red or burgundy

• Bright goes the men’s wardrobe

Sheen will be seen in ‘Sheen’
She is articulate, ambitious and adventurous. Sheen, the young girl from Lucknow is out to make her debut in a film also titled “Sheen”, which is Ashok Pandit’s new venture. Paired opposite model-turned-actor Tarun Arora, the film sees the actress essaying a gamut of emotions.

Landscapes as she sees them Her recollection of landscapes in various seasons in the US form part of her latest collection of paintings. Preeti Sahota, a US-based artist who is here on a holiday, on Tuesday dwelled on the finer points of painting landscapes, with simplicity being the quintessential feature. US-based artist Preeti Sahota interacts with  schoolchildren in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photo

• A balance of artistic elements

Meetings, discussion mark World Asthma Day
Chandigarh, May 4
A yoga therapy and allergy clinic and public awareness meetings were held on World Asthma Day today at the Advanced Pediatric Centre at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research.

SPORTS

Chandigarh, May 4 Rock Rovers outplayed ITBP to win the title in the Second Dharam Singh memorial six-a-side hockey tournament played here today at the Sector 18 hockey stadium. In the final match, Rock Rovers downed ITBP 12-8 while till half time, ITBP were leading at 5-3. Rock Rovers team which won the Dharam Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Sector 18 hockey stadium, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

300 take part in Roger Bannister race
Chandigarh, May 4
As many as 300 athletes took part in the fourth Roger Bannister one-mile race held at Lake Club here today. In the under-14 boys’ section, Nitin Chadha of New Public School, Sector 18, secured the first place in the 2km race while in the girls’ section Jyoti Thaleran of Government Girls Senior Secondary school, Sector 20, was the winner.

ADMINISTRATION

MC squads to tackle cattle menace
Chandigarh, May 4
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has constituted vigilance squads to tackle the problem of stray cattle in City Beautiful.