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Bank manager’s kidnapping masterminded from USA
Brother-in-law abducted to pressure wife to withdraw divorce case
Chandigarh, June 29
A marital dispute between an NRI couple in the USA led to the kidnapping of a bank manager in Chandigarh. The local police acting swiftly and working in tandem with the US police recorded trans-continental statements over phone. 

• Graphic: Trans-continental kidnapping

Jasbir faces arrest in California
Chandigarh, June 29
Jasbir Singh, the alleged US-based abduction mastermind of Lekh Raj, is facing arrest in California after he was charged with felony in connection with the abduction from Chandigarh yesterday.

Man promises jobs in police for money, booked
Chandigarh, June 29
A Bapu Dham Colony resident, Yashpal, was today booked for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 from a Rohtak resident to get candidates recruited constables in the Chandigarh police. Suresh Kumar Jhhul of Bhagwatipur village in Rohtak district complained to the Sector 17 police station that Yashpal had came to his village on June 21 for buying buffaloes and there the suspect told him that he knew senior police officers and an MP, and could get candidates recruited as constables.

The car which caught fire while it was parked in Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. 
— A Tribune photograph

	SBI Asst Manager kidnapped June 29, 2004
	Govt buildings to have rainwater harvesting structures June 28, 2004
	PU runs short of forms June 27, 2004
	2 theft accused flee jail, 1 held June 26, 2004
	Storm water project for Mauli Jagran hangs fire June 25, 2004
	Retd Colonel beaten up in Sector 18 June 24, 2004
	Poor ‘result’ performance by PU authorities June 23, 2004
	Man killed in rainstorm, Mohali Phase I power supply hit June 22, 2004
	Two Mani Majra hotels raided; 3 sex workers held June 21, 2004

Human rights violations occur in custody: Anand
Pinjore, June 29
Views on the relevance of human rights for prisoners and prisoners of war were presented by para-military forces personnel at an inter-central police organisation debate competition organised by the Central Reserve Police Force at its Group Centre here today.
Acting Chairperson of the Punjab Human Rights Commission, Justice R L Anand (left), along with Adviser, Prison Reforms, Punjab, Mr A.P. Bhatnagar, and Additional DG, Internal Vigilance, Punjab Police, Mr Chander Sekhar, at a debate on human rights at the CRPF Group Centre in Pinjore on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Rama Tirtha kin sets up NGO
Chandigarh, June 29
A direct descendant of the 19th century spiritual leader and social reformer, Swami Rama Tirtha, is trying to continue in his own humble way, the good work initiated by his great grand father more than a century ago.

Fall in number of insured workers
Chandigarh, June 29
With recession in the local industry, there has been a significant decline in the number of insured workers with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

COMMUNITY

Study on male behaviour towards women’s illnesses
Chandigarh, June 29
Deeply routed in the Indian mythology and antediluvian concepts is unfortunately the North Indian rural male’s understanding of the illness and health of the fairer sex.

e-beat patrolling called off
Panchkula, June 29
The much publicised electronic beat patrolling, a technology-based patrol system for cops in the township, has been called off.

Panchkula Diary
Rs 2,783.32 lakh spent on development
Panchkula, June 29
The Public Works Department has spent a sum of Rs 2,783.32 lakh on the development of Panchkula.

• 60 jhuggis demolished

• Encourage honest taxpayers: forum

2 brothers killed in Bathinda accident
Mohali, June 29
Two brothers, residents of Phase VI here, were killed in an accident at Bathinda where they had gone in connection with the selection of a girl for the marriage of one of them.

CRIME

Haryana politician’s relative booked
Chandigarh, June 29
A con man claiming to be a nephew of a top politician of Haryana allegedly duped a man from Barwala of Rs 1.75 lakh for getting him advertising contracts on Jalandhar Doordarshan.

Man crushed to death
Panchkula, June 29
Two persons were killed in separate incidents in the district today. While 31-year-old Ram Singh was crushed to death under his own tractor in the wee hours, Gopal Dutt, a school teacher in Morni, died after he fell off a tree, while trying to pick up mangoes.

Escapee nabbed
Chandigarh, June 29
The crime branch today arrested Raju who had escaped from the branch on the intervening night of June 24 and 25. He was trapped in the green belt of Sector 46 opposite the Santoshi Mata Mandir on a secret information.

Couple arrested; heroin seized
Chandigarh, June 29
The Chandigarh Police has arrested a couple hailing from Bapu Dham Colony and seized 100 grams of heroin from their possession in Janata Colony, Sector 25.

BUSINESS

Assn plans to set up display centre
Mohali, June 29
The Mohali Industries Association (MIA) plans to start a permanent display centre of products produced by the small-scale industrial units here. This was announced at the annual general meeting of the MIA held here today.

Members of the Mohali Industries Association at the annual general body meeting at Industrial Area, Phase VII, in Mohali on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Cool sunglasses for a hot season
Chandigarh, June 29
Himalaya Optical launched the new range of summer collection of sunglasses for teenagers and students at their store in Chandigarh on Monday.

Models exhibit the new range of sunglasses at Himalaya Optical in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

• RBI holiday today

EDUCATION

It will be no cakewalk for
high-scorers
Admissions to class XI
Chandigarh, June 29
With over 10,500 applications being submitted for admission against around 8,800 seats in various streams in government senior secondary schools of the city, it will not be a cakewalk for the high scorers seeking admission in class XI to the top-rated government schools in the city.

Aspiring candidates for class XI fill their admission forms on the last date to submit the same at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Seminar on technical education
Mohali, June 29
A four-day development programme to create awareness on competition and changing scenario in technical education , started today at the Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Tangori, near here.

New courses in  bio-sciences
Chandigarh, June 29
The GGDSD College, Sector 32, has introduced different courses in bio-seciences. The new courses are being offered to students from the new academic session, according to the Principal of the college, Dr A.C.Vaid here today.

Withdraw notification: school board body
Mohali, June 29
The Punjab School Education Board (Non-teaching) Employees association condemned the decision of the Sarv Siksha Abhiyan Authority and the Social Welfare Department of getting book printed at their own level at a rally held here today.

PU declares results
Chandigarh, June 29
Panjab University declared the results of BA I, MA II (Ancient Indian History and Archaeology), MA I (Fine arts) examination conducted in April-May this year, here today.

PU to start Shanti Rani Sahni  Scholarship

COURTS

Doctor moves court for anticipatory bail
Panchkula, June 29
Dr Anil Kaushal, who was booked by the Health Department under the PNDT Act on the charges of performing illegal abortion, today moved a local court for anticipatory bail.

CULTURE

Exposing rural Punjabis to Shakespeare magic
Chandigarh, June 29
Punjabi theatre is suddenly opening up to new possibilities. Shedding its traditional image, it is adopting new techniques for theatrical communication, besides taking up challenging themes that have historical relevance.

LIFESTYLE

Fitness Trail
Fad diets are not for keeps
Let food be your medicine, and let medicine be your food, said Hippocrates. But the Gen X refuses to believe this centuries-old advice of the great physician. For it believes that food is just a tool to mould your body according to the fashion of the moment, whether skinny is in or well-endowed bodies are popular.

Celebration time at Inlingua
Inlingua International School of Languages, in association with AIESEC — the world’s largest youth global network body - organized a “Blue & Yellow” celebration party at Hideout in North Park Hotel, on Monday night.

Students of Inlingua School of Languages along with AIESEC’s interns at Hideout in Panchkula on Monday.

Live-in relationship finds takers in city
Most of us won’t readily agree to the idea of a couple living together without getting married. Nevertheless the concept of live-in relationships is catching up in big cities. For business executive Jatin Sharma live-in relationship is a stepping stone towards marriage. “It will helps us to understand each other better. Before committing myself to the other for whole life, it is important to know that we vibe well,” he says.

All set to enjoy college life
IT is the beginning of college life for those students who have just cleared plus two exams. This is the time when their eyes are set on career and at the same time the desire to taste the fun and frolic of college life is equally strong.

Students, who have just cleared plus two exams, on threshold of college life. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Top audio-visual brands under one roof
Top international audio and video brands have come under one roof with the opening of the Yamaha AV World here. A brain-child of Mr Rajnish Gill, an electronics graduate from the Jadhavpur University, the exclusive mega store boasts of some of the best products the electronic world has to offer to the discerning buyers.

HEALTH

Fortis celebrates 3rd anniversary
Chandigarh, June 29
Celebrating its third anniversary, Fortis Heart Institute and Multi-Speciality Hospital, Mohali, today announced the successful completion of over 1700 cardiac surgeries and over 6,500 cath procedures during its third year of operations.

SPORTS

Narrow win for PDCA XI
Panchkula, June 29
Panchkula District Cricket Association XI defeated Bhiwani District Cricket Association XI by two wickets in a nail-biting finish in the last league match of the Pt Ram Vinod Memorial Triangular Cricket Championship being conducted by Panchkula District Cricket Association at J R Institute of Cricket Technology, Barwala here today.

ADMINISTRATION

Kataria removed as Joint Registrar
Chandigarh, June 29
The Chandigarh Administration today removed Ms Madhavi Kataria from the post of Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, and asked Mr S.K. Setia, Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) to handle the work of Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, in addition to his existing duties.