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Tota gang member admits to murder of co-accused
Chandigarh, June 1
Anil Kumar, alias Rakesh Kumar, member of the Tota gang, involved in a murder case of three children, has confessed to have also murdered a co-accused after the murder of five members of the Madan family in Sector 16 in 1989. With this confession, Rakesh Kumar has been accused of nine murders. He had been acquitted in six cases for lack of evidence.

66 more helmetless women challaned
Chandigarh, June 1
The Chandigarh traffic police continued its drive against helmetless women two-wheeler riders with 66 fresh challans today despite the issue taking a political overtone with Akalis and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal opposing it.

PU ‘foolproof’ system on 75 p.c. attendance
Chandigarh, June 1
Desperate to find ways to make students fulfil the mandatory 75 per cent attendance requirement, Panjab University authorities have come up with an apparent “fool-proof” system, shifting the entire onus on the students.





EARLIER STORIES

 
White and grey clouds, hovering over the city, mingled with the blue sky and yellow amaltas trees to create a breathtaking sight in Chandigarh
White and grey clouds, hovering over the city, mingled with the blue sky and yellow amaltas trees to create a breathtaking sight in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Opening shops on Sunday optional: Admn
Chandigarh, June 1
The Chandigarh Administration today said its order on opening of shops and establishments on Sunday was optional. The shops or commercial establishments could be opened or closed either on Sunday or any other day as per the convenience of the shopkeepers/owners.

Tracing the psyche of Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Chandigarh, June 1
Anyone who chooses to write on Mohammad Ali Jinnah must keep the courage to handle the sharpest of reactions. This, not just because the man is associated with the darkest event in the Indian history, but also because he continues to haunt the Indian psyche for the sheer consequence of his divisive stance.

 
COMMUNITY

Mohali areas go without water
Mohali, June 1
Residents of Phase I to VII remained without water throughout the day here today due to the bursting of a main water supply pipeline. There was very little pressure on the ground floor in some areas while in certain pockets there was hardly any supply of water even on the ground floor.

Residents complain of dirty water
Chandigarh, June 1
Supply of foul-smelling muddy water to the Mani Majra motor market has become the bane of residents, who made a formal complaint to the waterworks branch here today.

Power board employee electrocuted
Mohali, June 1
An employee of the Punjab State Electricity Board, working as a regular teammate, got electrocuted at Manakpur Kallar village while carrying out maintenance work. According to sources, the victim, Vikram Pachala (21), a resident of Kharar, was taken to a hospital in Banur, where he was declared brought dead.

HUDA engineers’ plea to revert deputationists
Panchkula, June 1
The Haryana Urban Development Authority Technocrats Association (HUDATA) today held a meeting and demanded that all engineers on deputation be reverted to their parent departments and opportunity should be given to HUDA engineers who were posted at the headquarters to serve in the field.

New Sector 34 plan on display from today
Chandigarh, June 1
The plan of the Chandigarh Administration to have a modern outlook for Sector 34 will be open for general public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the College of Architecture, Sector 12.

Tribune Assistant Manager retires
Chandigarh, June 1
Mr Gopi Chand Jaswal, Assistant Advertisement Manager of The Tribune retired yesterday after putting in 38 years of service. Mr Jaswal joined the organisation at Ambala in 1966 and worked in various capacities during his service.

Man hurt in road mishap
Lalru, June 1
Suresh Kumar, of Mani Majra in Chandigarh, sustained injuries in a jeep truck on the Kalka-Ambala road near here, late last night.

 
CRIME

Two held for snatching chains
Chandigarh, June 1
Two drug addicts from Bassi Pathana were arrested by the crime branch of the Chandigarh police today for their alleged involvement in four chain snatching incidents in the city last year.

11 drivers booked for violating notified route
Chandigarh, June 1
The Chandigarh Traffic Police today booked 11 drivers of various state road transport corporations for violating the notified route for them.

 
EDUCATION

PU constitutes four subcommittees to improve work culture
Chandigarh, June 1
Panjab University is taking the “deteriorating” work culture on the campus seriously. Following the adoption of the year 2004 as the “Year of Improved Work Culture” by PU, the Dean University Instruction, Prof S.K. Sharma, has constituted four subcommittees to work out the modalities for increasing proficiency in teaching, research and administration.

Students of Alpine Public School, Nalagarh, during their visit to The Tribune office in Chandigarh
Students of Alpine Public School, Nalagarh, during their visit to The Tribune office in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

UBS declares admission results of MBA courses
Chandigarh, June 1
The University Business School, Panjab University, has declared the results of candidates seeking admission to the MBA, MBA(IB) and MBA(HR) courses commencing from July this year. The final combined merit list has been displayed on the UBS notice board.

Abolish deputation quota: teachers
Chandigarh, June 1
Even as issue of repatriating those who have worked for more than five years in Chandigarh remains unsettled, the Government Teachers Union has stepped up its pressure on the Administration to come out clear on the deputation policy.

Engg college keeps up performance
Chandigarh, June 1
Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, Mohali, has once again proved its excellence. The merit list released by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, carried first 10 toppers of B.Tech-Ist smester (Group A), December 2003 examination.

New IEET Principal assumes charge
Chandigarh, June 1
Dr R.C. Bahl has taken over as the Principal of the Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies Baddi. He was founder Principal of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Ferozepore, from August 1994 to November 2000 and Principal of the M.M. Engineering College, Mullana, from February 2001 to March 2004.

Aiming to help students choose career options
Chandigarh, June 1
After results, what? With the declaration of results of Classes X and XII, this question is on the minds of most students. Gone are the days when students failed to think beyond medical and engineering streams.

GC-11 alumni in race for Nobel Prize
Chandigarh, June 1
An alumni of Government College, Sector 11, Nuruddin Farah Hassan, is a contender for this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. Considered among the best Somali writer in the African continent, he spent three years in the college while graduating in arts.

Children throng summer camps
Mohali, June 1
To avoid the boredom of long summer vacations and try their hands on something new, children of all age groups are going in for summer camps. Two such camps started here today.

Summer workshop for kids begins
Chandigarh, June 1
Go Bananas Kids Club today commenced its summer workshop at the Kids Kingdom, Sector 8 here today. Around 40 children between 3 and 13 years of age are taking part in the two-week long camp.


Children enjoying themselves at a summer workshop being held by Go Bananas Kids Club in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Children enjoying themselves at a summer workshop being held by Go Bananas Kids Club in Chandigarh

COURTS

High Court
Vigilance ordered to open locks of Hot Millions
Chandigarh, June 1
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Bureau, to open the locks of the shop-cum-office in Phase 3B2 of Mohali forthwith. Hot Millions, a restaurant, is located in the SCO.

 
CULTURE

Gursharan Singh’s plays bare social realities
Chandigarh, June 1
Three classic plays of Sardar Gursharan Singh were presented at a special function organised at the Pracheen Kala Kendra this evening. The show began with the staging of “Anchala” that draws on one of the stories of Gurdyal Dalal.



A scene from “Panj Kalyani”, one of the three plays of Sardar Gursharan Singh, which were staged at the Pracheen Kala Kendra on Tuesday.

A scene from "Panj Kalyani", one of the three plays of Sardar Gursharan Singh, which were staged at the Pracheen Kala Kendra

LIFESTYLE

Fitness Trail
Protect your skin to look young
D
ictionary defines skin as a protective covering stretched all over the body. But this layer needs care and protection too. How many of us spare any time for its care beyond the customary three-minute scrub in the bath?

Once condemned, now in fashion
T
HE city’s fashionistas are going Boho. Believe it or not, but all Bohemian stuff you looked down upon a little while ago for the behenjis and bhaiya crowd, is suddenly in vogue.

  • Indo-Western turns Boho in dress

  • Flowers adorn my toes

Dancing with passion
Perfection comes with years of toil and struggle. Not really, if you ask Ishant Sachdeva and Neha Dabar. These children have perfected their dance steps and can make anyone dance. Beginning young, these children are star attractions at most cultural programmes in Chandigarh. Though their talent is being showcased as fillers in between the cultural items, Ishant and Neha have carved a niche for themselves.

Neha Dabar
Neha Dabar

Ishant Sachdeva
Ishant Sachdeva


Shiamak puts the city into dancing mode
Senior instructors from Shiamak Davar’s Institute for the Performing Arts are back to put the city into the dancing mode. As Shiamak’s summer funk show took off at hotel Park View today, it was time to savour modern dance in its most exciting forms.


Senior instructors from Shiamak Davar’s Institute for the Performing Arts hold a dance session on the first day of a two-week workshop at Hotel Park View in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Senior instructors from Shiamak Davar’s Institute for the Performing Arts hold a dance session on the first day of a two-week workshop at Hotel Park View in Chandigarh

 
SPORTS


Kinshuk, Neha lift titles

Chandigarh, June 1
Kinshuk Sharma and Neha Singh emerged winner in the men’s and women’s singles section, respectively in the Chandigarh State Lawn Tennis Championship, which concluded at the CLTA Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, here this evening.


Kinshuk Sharma (left) and Neha Singh, winners of men’s and women’s titles, respectively, of the Chandigarh State, Lawn Tennis Championship on Tuesday. — Tribune photographs


Kinshuk Sharma (left) and Neha Singh, winners of men’s and women’s titles, respectively, of the Chandigarh State, Lawn Tennis Championship

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