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Peace warriors’ Test begins
Chandigarh, March 7
The ‘warriors’ are here again after a gap of six years. The last encounter at Mohali, a one-dayer, was tense and tough, and even before the teams had landed, battelines had been drawn. It was the first thaw and the colours of bonhomie were muted.

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Only Hindu in Pak team visits Mansa Devi temple
Chandigarh, March 7
Pakistani player Danish Prabhashankar Kaneria visited to Mata Mansa Devi temple here, today. He is the only Hindu player of the visiting Pakistani cricket team.

Pak cricket fans turn businessmen
Sell dry fruits, cloth
Chandigarh, March 7
Pak guests who have come to the City Beautiful to watch the high profile Indo-Pak Test match were seen in a different role today. Some of them have brought ‘saugaats’ for their brethren here, but at a price. 

Pak team to miss Shoaib Akhtar
Chandigarh, March 7
The Pakistan XI will certainly miss their star bowler Shoaib Akhtar since he gives a scare to Indian batsmen. This was stated by maestro spinner Harbhajan Singh.

In hearts and homes of people
Mohali, March 7
It is in the hearts and homes of the people of this township that Pakistan and India came to being the one nation that we were before the Partition. For those Mohali residents who had offered to accommodate Pakistani visitors, the morning dawned with their wishes coming true.

Pakistani cricket fans with a family of Phase 3B1, Mohali, watch a Hindi film on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Examinations play spoilsport, say students
Chandigarh, March 7
The Indo-Pak match is being held at the wrong time in the city and school students couldn’t agree more. While cricket is weighing on their minds, they have the arduous task of keeping their heads buried in their books since it is examination time as well.

Do away with trade barriers, say Pakistani guests
Chandigarh, March 7
Impressed by quality products available at less rates in India, a section of young Pakistani traders stressed the need for doing away with trade barriers to allow an integrated India, Pakistan and Bangladesh market to take on the European Union.

Shakeel dreams of a role in Indian films
Mohali, March 7
Here is a fan from Pakistan, the likes of whom Sanjay Dutt will not even find in India. Shakeel, a budding journalist from Pindi, Pakistan, has a collection of over a thousand photos of the actor.

Shakeel, a Sanjay Dutt fan from Pakistan, with his little Indian host in Phase 3B2, Mohali, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

CM to host dinner for Pak guests
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh Club will host qawaalli night to entertain guests from Pakistan on March 11. It has been also chosen as the venue for hosting dinner for 2500 persons from Pakistan by Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on March 9.

Police counters to assist Pak guests
Chandigarh, March 7
The police has set up special counters at Cricket Stadium in Sector 16 and at the police Headquarters in Sector 9 to provide information and assistance to Pakistani guests.

Punjab Police personnel on security duty at Mohali.

Harbhajan Singh signs autographs for trainees at the DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh. — Photo by Manoj Mahajan Sachin Tendulkar arrives at the PCA Stadium, Mohali for a practice session. — A Tribune photograph

Panchkula impresses visitors
from Pak
Panchkula, March 7
The 300 Pak visitors to the township, impressed by the lush green gardens, compare it to Islamabad — the most beautiful city in Pakistan. In town as part of the team visiting India for the Indo-Pak test match at Mohali, the visitors from across the borders say that they were impressed with the gardens here.

One held for selling tickets on black market
Mohali, March 7
A resident of Phase X here was today arrested on a charge of selling tickets on the black market of the cricket Test match between India and Pakistan starting tomorrow.

Bureaucrat couple’s son has brush with cops
Mohali, March 7
Ranjit Bajaj, local manager of the Indian Cricket team and son of a Punjab bureaucrat couple, had a scuffle with a policeman here outside the PCA main gate this afternoon. While Ranjit was manhandled by an ASI on duty at the main gate allegedly for abusing him, Ranjit alleged that he was manhandled without provocation by the policeman.

CHANDIGARH CALLING The royal red carpet is out and verdant green is in. That is what the shop owners of Sector 22 have spread out to welcome the visitors from Pakistan. The spirit of festivity is infectious with the traders getting together to carpet the corridor and decorate it with flowers. Cricket, of course is on the top of the chart for these rare visitors but shopping is the next priority.

COMMUNITY

Councillors seek CBI probe into ‘corruption’ in MC
Mohali, March 7
Four councillors belonging to the opposition group in the Municipal Council today appealed to the Punjab Chief Minister to order a CBI inquiry into the alleged large-scale corruption in the Municipal Council here.

Getting a taste of freedom
Chandigarh, March 7
The Servants of the People Society, Sector 15, made the International Women’s Day special for some under privileged women by giving them a taste of freedom today. As many as15 women from Maloya village, left the confines of their homes and went around Chandigarh for the first time today, courtesy, the Servants of the People Society.

Women from Maloya on a visit to the Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh on the eve of International Women’s Day on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Women’s Day celebrated
Chandigarh, March 7
The International Women’s Day was celebrated by the Centre for Women’s Studies and Development at Panjab University here today.

What it mean to be woman in Pak
Chandigarh, March 7
While the city plays host to the Pakistani cricket fans, the delight and wonderment of the Pakistani women is evident in their enchantment at being here.

Centre opening up space sector for FDI
Chandigarh, March 7
The government is opening up the space sector for Foreign Direct Investment. Spatial mapping of the country and satellite launches are among the areas to be covered under the scheme.

MC yet to find contractor for streetlight maintenance
Panchkula, March 7
The streetlight maintenance here is likely to deteriorate. With the contract for maintenance of 8400 light points in the township expiring on March 9, the Municipal Council is yet to find a new contractor.

India needs to attract more investments for industrial sector
Chandigarh, March 7
In the era of globalisation, activities to attract more investments in the industrial sector need to be increased. Stating this here today, Haryana Governor, Dr A R Kidwai, said while giant technological strides had been made by the country, several challenges remained.

Tribune employees donate blood
Chandigarh, March 7
More than 130 employees of The Tribune group of newspapers donated blood at a blood donation camp organised by The Tribune Employees Union on the eve of International Women's Day here today.

Tribune employees donate blood at a camp organised by The Tribune Employees Union at the newspaper's office in Chandigarh on Monday. Mr R.P.Bambah, a Trustee (second from right) and Mr R.N. Gupta, General Manager, are also seen. — A Tribune photo

Serving cops is their devotion
Mohali, March 7
Service knows no barriers and religion no precincts. A group of less than 20 women at Sohana Singh Shahidan Gurdwara make thousands of chapattis every day for the 2000 policemen deployed at the PCA stadium on duty for the Indo-Pakistan cricket match. The whole village has come to their aid to cook the food which include vegetables, dals and anything that the villagers can gather in enough quantity to serve.

Women prepare chapattis at the Sohana Singh Shahidan Gurdwara in Mohali. 

Fauji Beat
Pension bill must be reduced
THE economic survey for 2004-05 has given a call to the government to bring down the ever increasing liability on the pension front.

Brahma Kumaris celebrate Mahashivaratri
Mohali, March 7
Materialistic lifestyle has ruined the inner strength of human beings and one must take a pledge to shun vices and imbibe virtues.

CRIME

Beggar clubbed to death
Chandigarh, March 7
A beggar was beaten to death by another beggar following a dispute over sleeping on public land here last night. According to the police, the beggar Venkat Shalam (45), had occupied a piece of land adjacent to the cycle track in Sector 21, near the Sector 20-21 dividing road. He had put up a makeshift structure.

Car, 3 scooters stolen
Chandigarh, March 7
A car and three scooters were stolen from the city, the police said here today. Mr Sarbjit Singh of Rani Ka Bagh in Amritsar district reported to the police that his Maruti Zen car was stolen from Sector 22 during the night of March 4.

Theft at medicine shop
Panchkula, March 7
Burglars struck at a showroom an agency of ayurvedic medicines in Railley village in Sector 12-A and decamped with boxes of medicines and other goods worth lakhs of rupees, on Monday morning.

EDUCATION

Compartment exams on March 30, 31
Chandigarh, March 7
Panjab University has decided to conduct compartment examination in some subjects of B.A. I, II, III separately on March 30 and 31 before the main theory examinations, which will commence from April 1.

Campus recruitment at GCG-11
Chandigarh, March 7
The placement cell of Government College for girls, Sector 11 organised campus recruitment in the college today. Many students of BSc III and BCA III from various college of Chandigarh and adjoining region appeared for the written test and interview conducted by WIPRO Technologies, Banglore.

A show of grace, flair at MCM
Chandigarh, March 7
Students of MCM DAV College, Sector 36 gave a warm send-off to the final year students by holding a farewell function today. The Principal, Dr. (Mrs.) Puneet Bedi, wishing them the best blessed them. She said whatever career the students may adopt, they must also do something for society.