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NRI robbed of Rs 50,000
Looter nabbed near Sec 43 bus stand
Chandigarh, February 8
A man coming to his village in Punjab from the United Arab Emirate has allegedly been robbed of cash and belongings worth Rs 50,000 after giving sedative-laced eatables by a co-passenger in a CTU bus coming from Delhi.

Rajinder Pal in custody in Sector 36 Police Station, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

At last! a project to check water-logging in Mohali begins 
Chandigarh, February 8
Residents of Phase V of Mohali are set to have respite from the problem of water-logging in the area during the monsoon this year with the PWD (Public Health) starting work on a Rs 1.06 crore drainage project.

Ambulance, hearse services integrated
One control room for city, Panchkula, Mohali
Chandigarh, February 8
With a view to providing better services to people in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, ambulance and hearse services in the three areas have been integrated and one telephone number will now monitor 27 ambulances and eight hearse.

MC resolves to extend municipal limits
Zirakpur, February 8
Municipal Councillors of the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat today held a meeting and passed a resolution to include three more villages - Pirmuchhiala, Kishanpura and Gajipur - in its limits.

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COMMUNITY

Admn seeks MC’s reply on streetlight contract
Favouritism alleged 
Panchkula, February 8
The Municipal Council is alleged to have bypassed all rules and regulations in allotting contract for streetlight maintenance in the township in February last year. Over the past one year, lakhs of rupees spent by the council on maintenance of streetlights seem to have gone down the drain with defunct streetlights being a norm rather than exception.

Decision on garbage processing put on hold
Chandigarh, February 8
A decision on garbage processing in the city was again put on the hold at the meeting of the municipal corporation here today with the House still unclear about who could be contacted for processing care of their waste.

Workers hold dharna at Matka Chowk

Chandigarh, February 8 Members of several bodies under the Joint Platform of Mass Organisations (JMPO) staged a dharna at Matka Chowk here today and submitted a charter of demands to the Punjab Government threatening to intensify the struggle. Members of the Joint Platform of Mass Organisations stage a dharna at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Industrial worker alleges victimisation
Chandigarh, February 8
An industrial worker, Madan Lal, is running from pillar to post to get justice. After suffering a traumatic amputation of a portion of the index and middle fingers on his right hand, the victim has been shunted out by his employer, despite being declared fit by the ESI hospital.

Tribune reporter wins award 
Chandigarh, February 8
Senior Staff Correspondent of The Tribune, Ms Geetanjali Gayatri, has been adjudged the winner of the prestigious 'Chandigarh Press Club Award for the Best Investigative Report, while Mr Jaipal Singh, a staff photographer with the Indian Express, has won the 'Best News Photograph' award, for 2004. The awards were announced at the Press Club here today.

CRIME

3 youths hurt in clash
Chandigarh, February 8
Three youths were injured, one of them seriously, in a clash today in the Sector 41 market. Condition of Randhir Mallik is reported to be serious. According to the police, Randhir Mallik and Mukesh of Sector 23 and Sukhbir of Palsora were attacked by six or seven persons led by Mukesh Sharma alias Rocky, Billa and six others. Billa and few of his accomplices are from Sector 40.

8 held for stealing regulators
Chandigarh, February 8
The police today arrested eight persons and recovered stolen property from Joginder (20) and four teenagers in the age group of 13 and 17 years, all residents of Hallo Majra,were arrested by the police today. They were carrying LPG regulators weighing four quintals on a rehri on the Chandigarh Ambala highway near an under-construction bridge near Hallo Majra. They allegedly stolen the regulators from a factory in Phase II of the Industrial Area.

Four held, arms seized
Chandigarh, February 8Four persons were arrested for possessing three “kirpans” and a “pickaxe” here today. The weapons were seized from a vehicle parked in a parking lot of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

BUSINESS

Industrialists meet Finance Minister
Chandigarh, February 8
Industrialists at a pre-budget meeting with the Punjab Finance Minister highlighted everything from power crisis to multiple taxes and lack of sewerage disposal in industrial areas.

EDUCATION

PSEB chief for three sets of question papers
Mohali, February 8
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Chairman, Prof Harbans Singh Sidhu, plans to bring about a change in the setting of question papers from the next academic session and favours a comprehensive and continuous evaluation of a student’s abilities.

Law students stay away from classes
Chandigarh, February 8
The students of Law Department, Panjab University, today protested against decisions of the faculty of law not to give admission to two students of Law Department in the third semester. Students did not attend morning and evening classes.

Silver jubilee celebrations of school conclude

Chandigarh, February 8 The silver jubilee celebrations of DAV Public School, Sector 8, here, concluded with annual prize distribution function held at MCM DAV College for Women, sector 36, here today. A colourful cultural extravaganza was also staged by the students as part of the celebrations. Children of DAV Public School, Sector 8, present a cultural item at a function at MCM DAV College auditorium in Sector 36 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Stone of science lab laid
Mohali, February 8
Kharar MLA Bir Devinder Singh today laid the foundation stone of a new science laboratory at the Government Senior Secondary School, Manouli village, here today. The science laboratory will be constructed at a cost of Rs 7.84 lakh provided to the school by the MLA.

MCA students protest
Chandigarh, February 8
Students of Master of Computer Applications course of the Department of Computer Science and Applications, Panjab University, protested today against the merging of the Master of Computer Applications placement cell with that of the M.Sc. Computer Sc.

PSEB Academic Council nominations
Mohali, February 8
Head of the Department of Law and principals of a school and college were nominated members of the Academic Council of the Punjab School Education Board for one year.

Inter-school declamation held

SPORTS

Badminton tourney begins
Chandigarh, February 8
Hosts AG, Punjab, will take on AG HP while AG, UP will clash with AG, Delhi, in the semifinals of the team championship of the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) Badminton Tournament which began here today at Badminton Hall, Sector 42. In the matches held today, AG, HP trounced AG, Haryana by three matches to nil.

ADMINISTRATION

60 school buses challaned, 6 impounded
Mohali, February 8
Sixty school buses were challaned and six impounded here today for violating traffic rules. The challans were issued under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicles Act. It is learnt that drivers of the six buses that were impounded did not carry documents.