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Lawyer hurt in robbery bid Chandigarh, January 6 Two unidentified jeep-borne youths allegedly attempted to rob a lawyer, who is the son of a Deputy Secretary-level officer of the Central Government, of his car near the Fire Station in Sector 17 after attacking him last night.

Mr Kranti Mohan’s mother narrates how her son was allegedly attacked by two youths in Sector 17 on Wednesday night near the Sector 17 ISBT. — Photo Pradeep Tewari

Beware of overexposure to X-rays

Chandigarh, January 6 The next time you are asked to get an X-ray or a CT scan done, keep in mind their hazards and do not hesitate to ask the doctor if these can be avoided.
Prof H.M. Swami, Director-Principal, GMCH-32, (centre), and Prof Suman Kochhar, Head of the Department of Radiodiagnosis, (right), address mediapersons in Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

The summer may be far away, but some mango trees in Chandigarh have begun to flower. The picture of a bird basking in the sun was taken by Tribune lensman Karam Singh on Thursday.

Murdered porter’s body given to family
Chandigarh, January 6
The local police handed over the body of Daya Ram Yadav alias Dajo, a porter, who was found brutally murdered on a pathway behind the Sukhna Lake, to his family members after a post-mortem, today.

Sector 17 to have 11-storeyed commercial block
Chandigarh, January 6
Le Corbusier’s plan of having an 11-storeyed commercial block in Sector 17 is all set to see the light of the day, with the Chandigarh Administration setting in motion the planning for the building by asking the architecture wing to lay out the blueprint for the same.

Class VIII exams from February 7
Chandigarh, January 6
The Class VIII board examination in the city government schools would begin from February 7 as per the schedule released by the UT Education Department here today. The examination would be held from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm. Around 12,000 students are appearing in the examinations.

COMMUNITY

Chandigarh Police acts as good Samaritan

Sets up a sports club at Bapu Dham Colony Chandigarh, January 6 The Chandigarh Police today formed a sports club by selecting 60 persons from Bapu Dham Colony and provided them with a playing space at the police post at the locality. The club was inaugurated by the UT IGP, Mr Rajesh Kumar, at the Bapu Dham Police Post. Patients at a medical camp held at the Bapu Dham Colony police post in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Faulty design ends her life Harneet Kaur who was allegedly murdered at Amritsar early this week was a Chandigarh girl and an acquaintance of the Tribune staffer Parbina Rashid, who recalls her association with the young girl who walked into matrimony just a year ago: WHEN I met Harneet Kaur a couple of years ago, she was a young woman, ready to take on life. Bright and bubbly, she had a lot to look forward to — a career in architecture to start with, and a new family life. A student of Government College of Architecture here, Harneet often used to visit her grandparents in Sector 21. My association with her began as I was a tenant of her grandparents. Harneet Kaur with her husband Kanwarpreet Singh in a file photo

Lack of basic facilities irks residents
Zirakpur, January 6
Over 10,000 persons, including the owners of different godowns, employees and workers of various multinational companies storing their goods in these godowns located in Bhabhat village have been forced to live in inhuman conditions due to the lack basic civic amenities for the past three years.

A tale of a road’s deterioration Panchkula, January 6 Two months ago, the municipal council had decided to repair a few 100 metres of road length in Sector 15 here — for the first time in 11 years. It dug the road so as to relay a new one, but now there is no road here. Stones and gravel spread all over the road in Sector 15, Panchkula, making it difficult for commuters to use it. — Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

Subscribers point out mistakes in phone directory
Chandigarh, January 6
Within days of the release of the telephone directory of the Chandigarh Telecom District-2004, certain mistakes have come to light.

Punwire union to hold rally
Mohali, January 6
The Punjab Wireless Systems Employees Union will hold a rally in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on January 12 as part of the agitation to revive the factory.

Seminar on safety of senior citizens
Chandigarh, January 6
A seminar on “Safety of Senior Citizens” was organised by the Environment Society of India at Karuna Sadan as a tribute to Ms S. Agnihotri, a former Joint Director (Education), Himachal pradesh, who was recently murdered at her residence in Sector 21.

Sharma chief of PU unit of CTYC
Chandigarh, January 6
The office-bearers of the Panjab University unit of the Chandigarh Territorial Youth Congress were announced by the CTYC president, Mr H.S. Lucky, here today.

Vet officers’ association to donate to fund
Mohali, January 6
The Punjab State Veterinary Officers Association has decided to contribute Rs 1000 per head to the tsunami relief fund.

Central Club donates Rs 1 lakh to relief fund
Chandigarh, January 6
A delegation of Central Club led by its President, Maj J.S. Sekhri (retd), donated Rs 1 lakh towards the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund and handed over the cheque to the UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd).

Roohani mission sends relief material to TN

Chandigarh, January 6 The Vishav Gurmat Roohani Mission Charitable Trust, Ratwara Sahib, today, despatched two truckloads of goods and medical supplies along with sevadars to prepare and distribute food to the tsunami-affected people of Tamil Nadu. Sevadars with trucks carrying medicines and goods collected by the Vishav Gurmat Roohani Mission Charitable Trust ready to leave for Tamil Nadu from Ratwara Sahib on Thursday.

Consumer Forum donates Rs 67,000 to PM’s Relief Fund
Chandigarh, January 6
The Consumers Forum has contributed Rs 67,111 towards the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the tsunami victims.

N. S. Kang bereaved
Chandigarh, January 6
Mandeep Kaur, wife of Mr Navreet Singh Kang, a former UT Finance Secretary and a Punjab cadre IAS officer, died at the AIIMS, New Delhi, today. She was the daughter-in-law of Justice S.S. Kang, a former Governor of Kerala. The cremation will take place tomorrow at Chandigarh.

CRIME

Former cricketer challaned
Panchkula, January 6
A Ceilo car was today challaned by the police after the car owner, a former cricketer, found using black film without permission. The car was parked outside the district courts complex. The owner, Avtar Singh, a former member of the Haryana Junior Cricket team, was also unable to provide any permission certificate for use of black films.

Woman dies in mishap
Mohali, January 6
A woman died and two other persons injured in two separate road accidents at Kharar in the past 24 hours.

Two held for thefts
Chandigarh, January 6
The local police has arrested two persons accused of committing thefts in the city, according to the police here today.

BUSINESS

Fortified flour to hit market soon
Chandigarh, January 6
Wheat flour, milled in roller flour mills of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, will now come packed with a punch of iron and folic aid to address micronutrient deficiencies among the lower strata of society. The flour would be available for sale in the market in about two week’s time.

Plea to reduce sales tax on furniture
Chandigarh, January 6
The Federation of Industrial Associations today urged the UT Administration to reduce sales tax on furniture items from 13.2 per cent to 8.8 per cent on the pattern of the Punjab Government.

EDUCATION

SOPU’s call to boycott classes
Chandigarh, January 6
The Students Organisation of Panjab University has given a call to students of the Department of Hindi to boycott classes tomorrow. The appeal comes in the wake of the “indifferent” attitude of the Panjab University authorities towards the students’ demand to hold exam again for candidates wanting to enrol themselves for a Ph. D degree in the department.

CBSE not to stop admit cards
Chandigarh, January 6
The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided not to stop the admit cards of students on account of extension of affiliation of respective school. The decision would be applicable during the board examination beginning in March this year.

CBSE to hold Olympiad
Chandigarh, January 6
The CBSE will conduct the third National Informatics Olympiad in collaboration with the Indian Association for Research in Computing Science, Mumbai, at KBDAV School, Sector 7, here, on January 29.

Coping with anxiety during exam days
Chandigarh, January 6
A Class XII student, paranoid by his chemistry exam left the preparation for the last day and remained glued to the books the entire day without sparing a thought for the food or taking necessary sleep.

COURTS

Bar poll: dispensary to be key issue
Chandigarh, January 6
The setting up of a dispensary on the District Courts premises is emerging as a major issue in the elections to the District Bar Association(DBA) scheduled to be held on January 28

Court acquits rape accused
Chandigarh, January 6
The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr R.S. Baswana, today acquitted Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Kajheri village, who was accused of raping a minor girl of the village last year.

Forgery accused gets bail
Panchkula, January 6
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr L.N. Jindal, today granted anticipatory bail to Ms Jyoti, who along with her husband is accused of forging documents to procure a passport.

31 cases settled at Lok Adalat
Chandigarh, January 6
As many as 31 cases pertaining to the outstanding dues of the Punjab and Sind Bank were settled at a lok adalat organised by the State Legal Services Authority in Sector 9 here today.

CULTURE

Jesse pooh-poohs nudity in films
Chandigarh, January 6
Punjab’s very own Jesse Randhwa was in town today to sip some coffee at the newly-launched Golfer’s Café and Kitchen in Sector 35. Quite vocal about her food preferences, the model made herself comfortable at the café after ordering some Irish Iceberg coffee, which she sipped for a long time as questions kept pouring in from several quarters.

New Release
‘Rog’ a murder mystery
‘Rog’ has generated a lost of pre-release interest among viewers. It has been produced under the banner of Fish Eye Network Pvt Ltd in association with Shreya Creations Pvt Ltd. ‘Rog’ has had the honour of being the second film after ‘Paap’ to have the world premier in Pakistan.

HEALTH

First-aid workshop for traffic cops
Chandigarh, January 6
On the fourth day of the 16th National Road Safety Week, the Chandigarh Police held a first-aid workshop for the officials of Police Control Room and Traffic Police at the Traffic Auditorium in Sector 29, here today.

SPORTS

Cricket tourney from Jan 16
Chandigarh, January 6
The Panchkula District Cricket Association will organise the Amartex Cup of Cricket Tournament from January 16. The tournament will be played on league-cum-knockout basis.

ADMINISTRATION

MC removes encroachments in Sector 34 market

Chandigarh, January 6 The anti-encroachment staff of Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation today removed encroachments in the Sector 34 booth market today. Shopkeepers of Sector 34, Chandigarh, put up the shutters after an anti-encroachment drive by the enforcement wing of the Administration on Thursday. — A Tribune Photograph

Administrator’s Advisory Council constituted
Chandigarh, January 6
The UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today constituted a 24-member Administrator’s Advisory Council. The council has a term of two years. The council has about five Congress men, one BJP member and Milkha Singh, among others.