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As poll nears, adversaries turn allies
HSA, SOPU, NSUI, HPSU tie up
Chandigarh, September 16
Old adversaries have turned allies and the mutual differences seem to have vanished. 

HSA, SOPU, NSUI and HPSU activists on Thursday take out a rally after the announcement of their alliance for the Panjab University elections. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Power cut time halved
Chandigarh, September 16
The two-hour power cut has been reduced to one hour following the Chandigarh Administration purchasing power through power trading companies and getting an increased allocation of power from the Union Power Ministry.


While Chandigarh faces a severe power shortage, blatant stealing of electricity goes on in Sector 25, as seen in these “kundi” connections on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Paid parking: markets to be studied
Chandigarh, September 16
The introduction of paid parking in the markets of Sectors 34, 35 and 22 was deferred by the House at the monthly meeting of the municipal corporation today.

Newly wed woman commits suicide, husband held
Panchkula, September 16
A 22-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging after she was allegedly “tortured by her husband, his mother and two siblings for dowry”. She had been married for six months.

A file photo of Suman, who committed suicide in Panchkula on Wednesday night. — A Tribune photograph

REGIONAL BRIEFS

Work on a sewerage pit, which began a few months back, in Grain Market, Sector 26, Chandigarh, has been left suspended. This has resulted in stench and filth in the area, making the area disease prone. — A Tribune photograph

	Admn bows to youth power September 16, 2004
	Students protest against indirect elections September 15, 2004
	UT gets power from eastern grid September 14, 2004
	Two women assaulted, walled in September 13, 2004
	UT demands more power from Centre September 12, 2004
	Students block traffic, submit memo to DPI September 11, 2004
	2 defy warning, fall prey to Army mortar September 10, 2004
	Dejected PU athletes leave for home September 9, 2004
	PU red tape gives athletes anxious moments September 8, 2004
	CVC blames PGI’s MS office for financial lapses September 7, 2004

Hiring? Inform police
Chandigarh, September 16
Those seeking jobs in petty or non-formal trades and services or providing contract services will have to provide their particulars and passport-size photographs to the police.

COMMUNITY

Magazine released
Chandigarh, September 16
The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Justice O.P. Verma (retd.) on Wednesday released a special issue of Punjab Today, a monthly magazine published from Patiala.

CRIME

Man dies in road mishap
Chandigarh, September 16
A 35-year-old man was killed in an accident involving truck and the three-wheeler he was travelling in on the road separating Sector 38 and Sector 38 West here this morning.

BUSINESS

Bank branch opened
Chandigarh, September 16
With a view to ensuring speedy collection of cheques and affecting timely payments, Corporation Bank opened its CAPS (Collection and Payment Services) branch in Sector 8 on Thursday.

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EDUCATION

Probe ordered against absent college employees
Mohali, September 16
In yet another early morning raid to check attendance, Kharar MLA Bir Devinder Singh caught two employees of Government College, Mohali, ‘lying’ to save their latecomer colleagues.

6 non-existent PU Senate voters ‘live’ here
Chandigarh, September 16
Exposing the lack of a foolproof procedure of preparing voter lists for the election of Senators from the registered graduates’ constituency by Panjab University, a resident of Sector 22 here, Mr Ajay Jagga of the Janata Party, complained today that at house 755, Sector 22, six voters had been listed, but they never existed.

COURTS

Data on local judges sought
Chandigarh, September 15
Advocate H.S. Gill, who is the convener of the five-member committee constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association on the issue of transfer of local Judges from the High Court, has written to the Presidents and Chairmen, respectively, of the State Bar Association and Bar Councils of other states.

CULTURE

Bharatnatyam fascinates her
Chandigarh, September 16
Mrinalini Sarabhai may not be at home with her “legendary” status but legendary she nevertheless is. A creator par excellence, she straddles the world of almost every classical dance tradition with ease and élan.

New Release
Another comedy by Shah
‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ director Kundan Shah has cast: Suneil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Isha Kopikar, Shekhar Suman, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Rana Jang Bahadur, Vivek Shauq and Makrand Deshpande in ‘EK Se Badh Kar Ek’. It is supposed to be a comedy.

LIFESTYLE

Style i
Embroidered look
Colourful, delicate and intricate embroidery has been a distinguishing feature of Indian outfits the world over for ages. It is ruling the style graph this season. It is no longer limited only to the formal or ethnic wear but has become a part of everyday casual wear. Be it salwar suits, chauridaars, sarees, Indo-westerns or even jeans, embroidery can be seen “flowering” everywhere, jazzing up the casuals.

Divorcing films for the love of theatre
Surendra Sharma’s stay in the film city was cut short by a pressing urge to get back to the roots. The lessons he took as a student in the National School of Drama were on the verge of being lost in the glamour of Bollywood, which was taking away more than it was offering. And the actor in Sharma was not ready to let the talent in him be drained away.

Perfection unlimited
Any production that substitutes another will normally be at a disadvantage. But Surendra Sharma’s “Rang Bhoomi” reversed all equations on Thursday as it ended amidst a roaring response by Chandigarh’s discerning audience, which thinks twice before making gestures in applause.

A scene from Surendra Sharma’s “Rang Bhoomi”, which was performed at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Cell a health hazard, say doctors
Excessive use of mobile phones can be a health hazard. The former President of Indian Medical Association(IMA) Dr G S Kochhar has cited several international studies to stress on the harmful effects of the cell phone. A study of the Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, has found that the radiation from mobile phones can cause damage in human cells that might effect the brain.

HEALTH

First-of-its-kind spine surgery
Small holes, less pain, big result
Chandigarh, September 16
Fifteen-year-old accident victim Sonu’s surgery for a spinal fracture at the Department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here is being hailed by the surgeons as the first-of-its-kind spine surgery in the country.

Insertion of screws through small incisions in the back of 15-year-old Sonu during surgery at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 of Chandigarh on Tuesday.