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Another cable theft leaves 600 phones dead
Chandigarh, April 15
Barely a week after 2,000 telephone connections were dead due to a cable theft in the Industrial Area, Phase I, 600 of them in Sector 23 suffered the same fate again.

Inquiry marked into misuse of forest land
Chandigarh, April 15
The Punjab Forest Department has prevented unscrupulous elements from further diverting several acres of forest land to non-forestry use in Parch village.

Grovers booked for maid’s death
Panchkula, April 15
The police today registered a case of murder against the Grovers, in whose house 15-year old maid, Sheela, was found hanging in the bathroom in Mansa Devi Complex yesterday.

Absconding ASI nabbed
Mohali, April 15
An ASI, who fled from the police custody after being charged with corruption, was arrested today.

SDM refuses to oblige PUDA
Mohali, April 15
This could only be termed as bureaucratic optimism! The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) today sent a letter to the SDM office here, requesting him to depute a Duty Magistrate for an anti-encroachment drive to be undertaken by PUDA within the office it self.

B’desh scholars looking for witnesses of their history
Chandigarh, April 15
Two scholars from Bangladesh — Mr Muyeed-ul-Hasan and Mr Mamun-ur-Rehman are here looking for witnesses to the 1971 war of independence of Bangladesh.

Scientists find fertilizer compounds in cattle milk
Chandigarh, April 15
The extensive use of chemicals in the cultivation of fodder is not only affecting the lives of animals adversely but also harming people in Punjab. This has been revealed in the latest report of the Indo-Canadian Project of Panjab University and the International Institute of Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Canada .

Confusion over Ram Navami holiday
Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh Administration is yet to decide on having a holiday on April 18 on account of Ram Navami. The Administration is waiting for either Punjab or Haryana to declare a holiday, following which a notification will be issued.

Passing Thru: Ingrid Zaissenberger, Chairperson, Indian Operations, FullPower Energy Drinks Pvt. Ltd

COMMUNITY

MC introduces single shift in sanitation
Chandigarh, April 15
The Municipal Corporation is introducing a single shift system for ‘safai karamcharis’ engaged in sanitation of Sectors 8, 9 and 29 from May 1 onwards. Launched as a pilot project, the single shift system is being initially tried for a period of three months.

List of UT-state works being drawn up
Chandigarh, April 15
Chandigarh is drawing up a list of important tasks that its needs to do in collaboration with adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana. These tasks relate to core areas of water supply, power, roads, garbage disposal and transportation.

Chased by dogs, blue bull takes shelter in farmhouse
Chandigarh, April 15
Chased by a group of stray dogs an adult blue bull took refuge in Haryana Forest and Wildlife Minister’s farmhouse along the Chandigarh-Ambala highway in Hallomajra village, about 5 km from here, this morning.

Mr Rupinder Singh Randhawa tries to thump the back of the blue bull that strayed into Haryana Forest and Wildlife Minister Venod Sharma’s farmhouse along the Chandigarh-Ambala highway in Hallo Majra village in Chandigarh on Friday morning.
— Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Santosh Chaudhary pulls up HUDA, admn over welfare plans
Panchkula, April 15
The Chairperson of National Commission of Safai Karamcharis, Mrs Santosh Chaudhary, today pulled up officials of the district administration and Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) for failing to set up a monitoring committee of safai karamcharis, providing adequate drinking water in slum colonies and formulating a scheme to rehabilitate them.

Agnibaans celebrate 18th anniversary
Chandigarh, April 15
The Air Force’s 2224 Squadron, popularly called Agnibaans, celebrated its 18th anniversary here today. A barakhana, a blood donation camp, sapling plantation and a cultural programme presented by the squadron personnel and their family members were organised to mark the occasion.

Bahl asked to clear stand on policy matters
Chandigarh, April 15
Following show of inter-group dissent to Dr Manmohan Singh, and Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the divide in the local unit of the Congress continued to widen today.

60 traffic violators challaned
Chandigarh, April 15
As many as 60 challans were issued and four vehicles were impounded during a special drive last night in Sector 8 and 10, here.

Rodrigues for central agency to check federal crimes
Chandigarh, April 15
The UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today advocated the creation of nationals agency to tackle serious federal crimes, which cut across state borders and could not be effectively tackled by the state alone.

Malik elected Mohali Press Club president
Mohali, April 15
Elections of the Mohali Press Club were held at Sector-71 here today. As many as 17 members of the club were elected unanimously for different posts. Harish Malik of Amar Ujala was elected president.

Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated
Mohali, April 15
Principal, staff and students of Ambedkar Institute of Careers and Courses, Phase 3B2, celebrated the Ambedkar Jayanti with gaiety and fervour here today.

Devotion at Sukhna
Chandigarh, April 15
Dawn at Sukhna Lake is a picture of serenity with bird calls filling the air. Today the early morning revellers were privy to scenes of devotion and prayers when a group of women offered diyas and flowers as part of the Navratra celebrations on throughout the country.

A woman offers Chhat pooja at Sukhna Lake in connection with Navratras in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Bhoomi pujan
Chandigarh, April 15
The bhoomi pujan ceremony by the Gayatri Parivar was conducted in Bhopal Singh Stadium, Chandigarh, today as a precursor to the four-day 24 kundiya Gayatri Mahayagya to be held from April 21 to 24 at the same venue. This marked the formal preparation of the venue for the four-day event.

CRIME

Three held with smack
Chandigarh, April 15
Three persons were arrested from various parts of the city for possessing smack while a minor boy was arrested for snatching a mobile phone, according to the information released by the police here, today.

Duplicate incense maker, 3 others held
Chandigarh, April 15
A Delhi-based incense maker was caught for allegedly manufacturing duplicate incense (dhoop) of a popular locally-made brand. The illegal trade surfaced when three salesmen — Gulfam, Dishant and Haider — were caught possessing duplicate dhoop by a local agent, the police said.

BUSINESS

Go mobile with the latest
Chandigarh, April 15
Companies like Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericcson, LG and others have on display the latest models of handsets, including the ones containing laptop and other features, besides a wide range of entry-level models for the common man at Mobiletek-2005, which began here today at the CII, Northern region, headquarters.

EDUCATION

Annual function of engineering college
Mohali, April 15
Baisakhi fervour descended at Vibes 2005, the annual function of Chandigarh Engineering College (CEC), Landran, today. The function was organised to mark three years of success and achievement of the college.

Students of Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, during their annual day function on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Camp to throw light on UGC Net exam
Chandigarh, April 15
Panjab University Students Council Union (PUSUC) in association with Aryans educational and charitable trust, a city based NGO, is organising first-ever UGC NET Awareness Camp at the Student Centre, PU, on Sunday.

• 2 PU teachers invited to Bangkok
• Exam for junior Hindi translators

COURTS

Burail jailbreak: 13 accused get bail
Chandigarh, April 15
Following the dropping of sedition charges against accused in the sensational jailbreak case, a local court today granted bail to the 13 accused in the case. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ms Neerja Kulwant Kalson, granted the bail to D.S. Rana and other suspended jail officials and certain undetrials who were accused in the case.

CULTURE

Words that rock
Chandigarh, April 15
Strange it may sound, but the best young French music band has not performed in France for the past four years. The reason: they have been busy touring the world, quenching the thirst of “rock” lovers and finding fresh inspiration for their concerts.

Hans Raj Hans casts divine spell
Panchkula, April 15
A holy fervour is pervading at the Mata Mansa Devi shrine as the Navratras are in full swing with devotees thronging the shrine in groups amid the chanting of bhajan.

LEISURE

How about a laugh…at yourself
How about laughing your heart out for once? Visiting Chandigarh these days is Ana Madureiera, a clowning expert from Portugal who can instruct you in the art of laughing at yourself.

Portuguese expert Ana teaches the art of clowning to participants during a 10-day-long clowning workshop which started at Sector 34 Library on Friday.

Tomfoolery, Shauq style
When 'Mughal-e-Azam ' was released, the prints of the movie were brought on elephants for the premier show. Taking an inspiration, though slightly twisted, from the fact, Vivek Shauq, who is starring in the Punjabi comedy film 'Nalaik', brought the prints of the movie riding on donkey's back for the premier show at Neelam Theatre, Sector 17, here.

Actor Vivek Shauq, carrying the prints of his movie ‘Nalaik’, arrives at Neelam Theatre riding a donkey for the movie’s premiere. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

SPORTS

Inter-district cricket tourney: Chandigarh 305 for 9
Chandigarh, April 15
Chandigarh cricket team scored 305 for 9 in 90 overs in the under-15 Punjab Inter District Cricket Tournament for the Sushil Bali Trophy being held at DAV School, Sector 8, here today.

A player hits the ball at the under-15 Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament being played at DAV-8 grounds, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Singhal makes it to Indian deaf cricket team
Chandigarh, April 15
Viney Singhal, captain of the Punjab Deaf Cricket team and Chandigarh deaf cricket team, has been selected for the Indian deaf cricket team. The team is scheduled to play matches against the Pakistan deaf cricket team in September. It will also participate in the World Cup Deaf Cricket Tournament’ to be held at Uttar Pradesh in November.

Ankita, Mandeep win tennis talent series
Chandigarh, April 15
Ankita Singh of Chandigarh gave Poorna, another city girl, a straight set defeat 6-4, 6-4 in the finals of girls’ singles under-16 AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament held at Lake Club, Sector 6, here today.

Winners of AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament in a jubiliant mood at Lake Club, Sector 6, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph