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Conman on the prowl
Dupes shopkeepers with fake credit cards
Jagdev, a member of an international racket using fake credit cards, as per the police records. Chandigarh, September 26
Counterfeit international credit cards suspected to have been made in France have been in circulation in the city, Mumbai and Amritsar.

Jagdev, a member of an international racket using fake credit cards, as per the police records. — A Tribune photograph

Verka losing Rs 1.5 cr per month
Mohali, September 26
The Verka milk plant here is losing at least Rs 1.5 crore every month due to the non-implementation of a new policy aimed at increasing the sale of Verka milk in Mohali, Chandigarh, Panchkula and Shimla by at least 40,000 litres a day.

EARLIER STORIES

	Housing Board may re-allow mortgage of flats September 26, 2004
	This time Lucky! September 25, 2004
	Campus turns rowdy September 24, 2004
	High drama during Senate poll counting September 23, 2004
	Nominations for student body poll filed September 22, 2004
	ABVP presidential candidate attacked September 21, 2004
	20 pc polling in PU graduate constituency September 20, 2004
	Case against 6 student bodies September 19, 2004
	Mohali school gets power after 12 years September 18, 2004
	As poll nears, adversaries turn allies September 17, 2004
	Admn bows to youth power September 16, 2004

Diarrhoea vaccine soon: Bhan

Chandigarh, September 26
Ranking communicable, lifestyle and children’s diseases as the major areas of concern for the future, the Secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Prof M.K. Bhan has disclosed that work is going on in major research institutes in the country for developing various vaccines, many of which have passed the clinical testing stage.

CSIR foundation day celebrated

A child holds a Harry Potter book at The Gurukul in Panchkula on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Spice penalised for harassing mobile user
Chandigarh, September 26
The Permanent Lok Adalat, (Public Utility Services) has penalised Spice Communications Private Limited for harassing a resident of Mundi Kharar in Ropar district regarding the payment of his mobile bill.

NCC may forge ties with 6 more nations on youth exchange
Chandigarh, September 26
The National Cadet Corps is in the process of establishing ties with six more foreign countries having similar establishments for undertaking Youth Exchange Programmes (YEP).

GCM scheduled to re-assemble on Oct 7
Chandigarh, September 26
The General Court Martial trying Col Anil Sahgal on charges of professional impropriety in the tehelka case is scheduled to re-assemble at Chandimandir on October 7.

Memorable day for paratroopers
Chandigarh, September 26
It was a memorable time for former paratroopers and special forces officers as they assembled at the Defence Services Officers Institute for a social get-together here today.

Clarification

COMMUNITY

Tributes paid to Acharya Bhikshu
Chandigarh, September 26
Life acquires a meaning when we do not emphasise on collecting material goods but prefer to sacrifice these for a cause.

Mr H.S. Hanspal, President, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, addresses a meeting held to mark the bicentenary of Acharya Bhikshu’s nirvana at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Two books on PM released
Chandigarh, September 26
Mr H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of the Tribune group of newspapers, today took a swipe at Indian politicians, most of whom, he said, were busy promoting their family interests rather than those of the country.

Mr H.K. Dua (centre) signs a book by B.S. Bir (left) while Dr Amrik Singh Pooni (right) looks on at the Chandigarh Press Club on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Meeting reviews Navratra mela arrangements
Panchkula, September 26
A meeting was convened here today to finalise the arrangements for holding the Navratra mela at the Mansa Devi temple from October 14 to 22.

Effigies of Amarinder, Mann burnt
Chandigarh, September 26
Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha activists burnt effigies of Simranjeet Singh Mann and Capt Amarinder Singh for allegedly attacking members of the Tiranga Yatra at Rajpura and Ludhiana.

Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha burnt effigies of Simranjeet Singh Mann and Capt Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh on Sunday over the attack on members of the Tiranga Yatra at Rajpura and Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

Children present a cultural item at a function organised by the Mahajan Sabha in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

80-yr-old falls from cycle, dies
Mohali, September 26
An 80-year-old cyclist who was on way to Chandigarh from Daun village in Kharar was killed after he fell off the cycle here this afternoon.

Shramdaan camp ends
Mohali, September 26
The two-week shramdaan camp organised at Commando Complex, Phase IX, here ended with a cultural function and prize distribution ceremony today. The camp was organised to keep the complex area and family quarters clean.

A clarification

CRIME

One arrested for stealing equipment from PTL
Mohali, September 26
Manjit Singh, a resident of Randhawa Nagar Colony, Kharar, was arrested here today on charges of stealing expensive equipment from Punjab Tractor Limited.

Accident victim dies at PGI
Chandigarh, September 26
Twenty-year-old Nidhi from Yamunanagar today succumbed to injuries in the PGI two days after the motor-cycle she was pillion riding on helmetless was hit by a Punjab Roadways bus at the Sector 22 and 23 dividing road.

BUSINESS

Excise system defective, says association
Chandigarh, September 26
The Income Tax and Sales Tax Bar Association on Sunday termed the existing system of assessment by the UT Excise and Taxation Department as defective.

EDUCATION

PEC staff find lacunae in notification
Chandigarh, September 26
Group C and D employees of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) deemed university are apprehensive about the protection of their service conditions once they opted for permanent absorption in the deemed university. They have pointed out certain lacunae in the notification issued by the Chandigarh Administration.

Hamara School
Quality education for rural children
B.S.H. Arya High School, Sohana, was set up in 1953 by Mr Tilak Ram Aggarwal. Its motto is to impart quality education to rural children. Nominal fee is charged. Concession is granted to the poor. The school is run on no-profit basis with the help of 95 per cent grant-in-aid provided by the government since 1967. The school has a spacious building designed by a former student of the school.

Principal Speak
Children are future leaders of society
It has been rightly said that if a country has to be developed, its citizens should be developed, who are the strongest pillars of the nation. For this, emphasis is to be laid on education. Only education can help them to broaden their thoughts so that another step can be added to the progress of civilisation. Since India lies in villages, we have taken upon us the task of uplift of rural children by facilitating modern education for them at nominal cost.

Teachers from Chandigarh were honoured for working for education of slum children at Palsora Colony in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

From Schools and Colleges
NSS camps inaugurated
Chandigarh, September 26
A 10-day NSS camp was inaugurated at Government College, Sector 11, here today. Dr S.S. Sidhu, coordinator of the NSS, administered oath to the volunteers. At the Government College, Sector 46, the college Principal, Dr A.N. Garg, inaugurated a 10-day NSS camp. He exhorted the youth to take active part in development activities.

COURTS

P.C. Markanda re-elected
Chandigarh, September 26
Mr P.C. Markanda, Senior Advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court, has been re-elected to the governing body of the Indian Council of Arbitration.

Stay on demolition in Sec 40 house
Chandigarh, September 26
A dispute relating to a Sector 40-A house took a new turn yesterday with a local court granting stay on the demolition of certain parts of the building.

3 former office-bearers of SBI association get bail
Chandigarh, September 26
Mr B.K. Mehta, Additional District and Sessions Judge, yesterday granted interim bail to three former office-bearers of the State Bank of India Staff Association in the fake under postal certificates (UPCs) case.

CULTURE

Musical evening organised
Chandigarh, September 26
Gospel musical evening Hosanna was organised by the India Campus Crusade for Christ at Tagore Theatre on Saturday. The message of love, peace and brotherhood was delivered through choirs, qawwalis, praise, worship and Bhangra. A souvenir was released on the occasion.

LIFESTYLE

Aryans conquer hearts
They came, they saw and they conquered. The Aryans’ invasion of City Beautiful had its repercussions. And city residents reluctantly gave in. DJ Narayan, Sada Shivan, Atul, Yaqu and Jogi all together unleashed musical fury at the Forest Hill Resort today. The performance which started two hours behind schedule tested the patience of audience.

D.J. Narayan, a member of the music group Aryan, dances with the audience at Forest Hill, near Chandigarh, on Sunday night. — Tribune photo: Pankaj Sharma

A model who aspires to be an actress
She had never thought of becoming a model or an actress. “It took me one year to decide to be model when a Delhi based co-ordinator Rashmi Virmani offered me a chance,” said Aparna Kumar. The model was here in connection with the inauguration of a Showroom dealing in diamond jewellery on Saturday.

From ferrying children to making chocolates
She was the first to ferry schoolchildren from periphery towns of Panchkula and Mohali to Chandigarh. She was the first in the city to go commercial with her home-made chocolates. She was also the first to dabble in exotic vegetables and salads by opening a shop in Sector 11 and earning the sobriquet sabziwalli aunty.

Shubha’s musical magic casts spell
Shubha Mudgil — the name conjures image of a glowing face, warm personality committed to classical singing. The singer who is associated with khayal style of singing was in the city to perform at Himachal Bhawan, Sector 28 yesterday.

Fashioning contact lenses
Do not grumble that your parents’ genes have given you black eyes while you clamour for blue. A visit to an optician’s shop could unveil several opportunities. You can change your eye colour as often as you want.

Food Festival
“Seb ki Kheer” a delight
As you enter the restaurant area of Hotel Maya Palace in the Sector 35 lane of eateries, you are struck by the soft glow radiated by the lighted lanterns hanging along the walls. To highten the Mughlai feel are the candles on the tables and glittering fabric on the ceiling of the dining hall.

HEALTH

IMA condemns attack on doctor
Panchkula, September 26
Coming to the rescue of an Ambala-based doctor accused of alleged medical negligence, the Indian Medical Association has condemned the attack on the doctor concerned and clarified the doctor’s position.

ICMR programme for expectant mothers
Chandigarh, September 26
To create awareness among expectant mothers about genetic diseases that could affect the newborn child, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has initiated a programme in six cities to educate and assist the mothers about the effect of these diseases.