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Regular power cuts to hit city
Chandigarh, April 8
Citizens of Chandigarh need to be prepared for regular power cuts in the near future beginning at the onset of the summer. The Electricity Department has already started imposing cuts in a phased manner.

Order reserved in Pink housing society case
Chandigarh, April 8
In the case of illegal inclusion of the names of five IAS officers as members of the Pink Rose Housing Society, the Secretary, Cooperatives and Housing-cum-Home Secretary, Chandigarh, Mr Krishan Mohan, has reserved his orders on an appeal for holding elections of the society on the basis of the approved voters’ list of May 7, 2003.

Booksellers do brisk business as a large number of parents visit shops to buy textbooks for their wards for the new academic session, in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Chandigarh, April 8 Current issues being faced by the planners and policy makers in the power sector came up for detailed discussion at the regional seminar on 'New opportunities in power sector in South-Central Asia' at the Institution of Engineers, Sector 19, here today. Participants at a seminar on "New opportunities in power sector in South-Central Asia" in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photo

New species of aquatic fungi discovered
Chandigarh, April 8
The Botany Department of Panjab University has discovered a new species of aquatic fungi hitherto unknown to the world.

2 killed in accidents
Chandigarh, April 8
A man, in his mid-fifties, was crushed to death by a CTU bus this morning in Sector 23. Giving details of the accident, sources in the Sector 17 police station said the victim has been identified as Roshan Lal Rana of Lalru.

Dutta at receiving end again
Chandigarh, April 8
Amit Dutta’s travails are not yet over. Just when this final year student of Government College of Art had reconciled to his expulsion from the International Boys Hostel on the charge of indiscipline, came another humiliating situation.

COMMUNITY

Challenges before Sikh Panth highlighted
Mohali, April 8
A two-day seminar on “Task before International Sikh Confederation” was organised at Shivalik Public School here today. Dr Kharak Singh, an eminent Sikh scholar and ideologue and convener of the newly formed International Sikh Confederation (ISC), spoke about the outstanding challenges and issues before the entire Sikh community in his inaugural address.

Liquor prices likely to go up
Chandigarh, April 8
The happiness of residents over the fall in liquor prices under the licensing policy introduced from April 1 is likely to be a short-lived one. The price of liquor, including beer, is likely to shoot up by at least 20 per cent in the near future.

Strength of Army Dental Corps being increased, says its chief

Chandigarh, April 8 Stating that the Army Dental Corps (ADC) is "a little over-burdened", the Director General of Dental Services, Lt-Gen Paramjit Singh, said the strength of the ADC was being increased to meet this challenge. The Director-General, Dental Services, Lt-Gen Paramjit Singh (right), along with the commandant of the Command Military Dental Centre, Brig K. Ravishankar, during his visit to the centre in Chandimandir on Saturday.

SBI strike hits people hard
Chandigarh, April 8
With the nationwide indefinite strike by the State Bank of India (SBI) employees entering the 6th day today, people continued to be at the receiving end. People have begun to protest openly against the inconvenience caused to the general public.

Devotees take part in a rath yatra on the occasion of Ram Navami organised by Shree Chaitanaya Gaudiya Math in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

MC plan on computerised parking has no takers
Chandigarh, April 8
The plan of the Municipal Corporation to introduce computerised parking in the city seems to have run into rough weather. Tenders floated for the same last month seem to have no takers, with the MCC now planning to float the tenders once again.

Arrest assailants: Anti-Terrorist Front
Ambala, April 8
The president of the Anti-Terrorist Front of India, Dr Viresh Shandilya, today demanded that the police should arrest those persons who had shot at and injured front’s district (rural) president Gurnam Singh.

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CRIME

Tribune Impact
Case of theft registered
Chandigarh, April 8
In less than 24 hours after Chandigarh Tribune highlighted the plight of a student in these columns in the news-item “Travails of getting an FIR registered”, the Chandigarh Police finally registered a case of theft in a mobile phone theft case.

BUSINESS

Croatia woos Bollywood, Indian tourists
Chandigarh, April 8
Cashing in on the Bollywood craze for shooting films at exotic foreign locales, Croatia today kicked off an aggressive campaign to market its "cauldron of love, fun and peace" for the Bollywood producers and Indian tourists.

Mutilated notes exchanged Chandigarh, April 8 HDFC Bank, Sector 17, Chandigarh, and the RBI conducted a programme on the adjudication of mutilated notes here today. Mr Iqbal Singh Guliani, cluster head, HDFC Bank, Chandigarh, informed that special counters were opened to provide note exchange facility to the public and mutilated notes amounting to Rs 6 lakh were adjudicated across the counters between 10 am to 2 pm.

Officials of HDFC Bank Ltd and the Reserve Bank of India exchange soiled and mutilated currency notes with new ones in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Japanese pharma firm opens division Chandigarh, April 8 Sankyo UD, a Japanese pharma major and global innovator, introduced a new division, Sankyo Jizo, in India to cater to the healthcare needs of women and children. Dr Iqbal Ahuja lights the lamp at the inauguration of Sankyo Jizo.

EDUCATION

Companies given Qualtech awards
Mohali, April 8
The Chief Secretary Punjab, Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, gave away awards to the winners at the 5th North West Qualtech Awards - 2005 held at PTU Gian Jyoti School of TQM and Entrepreneurship here today.

Allocate funds for development works: scientist
Chandigarh, April 8
"The country demands more from the technology and technicians so that the vision 2020 can bear fruits,'' said Dr S.S. Tomar, Principal Scientist Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Delhi, at the National Conference on Technologies of 21st Century at ICSSR, Panjab University, today.

MLA urges students to work hard
Mohali, April 8
The MLA, Kharar, Mr. Bir Devinder Singh , addressed a gathering of villagers in Government High School, Kumbra. He highlighted development made during the past four years.

Maths workshop at Ryan School
Chandigarh, April 8
Ryan International School conducted a mathematics workshop in the school premises today. Mr Yogeshwar Singh of Vivek High School, who conducted the workshop, started from the lowest level about how to introduce topics like odd and even numbers, ratio, and proportion, fractions, etc. and how to make it interesting by means of a treasure hunt.

HEALTH

Residents protest against non-availability of medicines Chandigarh, April 8 Claiming non-availability of medicines at the dispensary in Dadu Majra, members of the Dadu Majra Residents Welfare Association staged a protest outside the dispensary premises, here today. Residents of the DMC Colony protest outside the government dispensary against the non-availability of ORS packets on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

10-day de-addiction camp begins
Chandigarh, April 8 On the occasion of the World Health Day on April 7, the Department of Psychiatry, GMCH, Sector 32, here started a 10-day community de-addiction indoor camp that began yesterday at the Civil Hospital, Manimajra. Dr Inderjit Kaur Walia, Director, Health Services, UT, Chandigarh, inaugurated this camp.

Prof Jindal is local chief of IMA
Chandigarh, April 8
Prof S.K. Jindal, head, Pulmonary Medicine, PGIMER, was unanimously elected president of the local branch of the Indian Medical Association here today. While Dr Yashbala, a gynaecologist, was elected secretary of the association, Dr A.K. Attri, Professor of Surgery at Chandigarh Medical College, Sector 32, was elected treasurer.

SPORTS

Lakhvir shines in sports meet Chandigarh, April 8 Lakhvir Kaur emerged winner in the long jump, 50- m race, shot put and obstacle race events during the 23 rd annual sports day meet of the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, held on its premises, here, today. The ‘chatti’ race in progress during the 23rd annual sports day meet of the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Saturday.

Godrej Cricket Club win tourney
Chandigarh, April 8
Superb batting by Vaneet Chawla (76 runs off 71 balls) with the help of five 4s and three sixes enabled the Godrej Cricket Club to beat Quark Media XI by 61 runs in the finals of the 3rd Bharat Kesho Gupta Memorial Cricket Tournament held at the PCA Stadium, here, today.

St Kabir win carrom tourney
Chandigarh, April 8
St Kabir School emerged winners in both boys’ and girls’ categories during the ICSE Inter-School Carrom Tournament conducted by St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here, yesterday.