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Decks cleared for 4-laning of Ambala-UT road
Forest Dept okays felling of trees
Dera Bassi, April 15
Decks have been cleared for the ambitious project of the four-laning of the Ambala-Chandigarh highway with the Punjab Forest Department giving its nod to the felling of hundreds of trees along the highway.

Traffic jams such as these will be a thing of the past after the four-laning of the Chandigarh-Ambala highway. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Praise showered on Yuvraj
Chandigarh, April 15
By sealing victory for India in the seventh one-day international against England at Indore today, Yuvraj Singh has again justified his role in the team as a finisher. He had clinched three man of the match awards in the series and the man of the series award. He won the man of the series award for the third consecutive one-day series.

UPSC denial of scribe: disabilities group petitions PM
Chandigarh, April 15
The UPSC’s vehement denial of equal opportunity to Chandigarh-based disabled girl Sunita Dogra has caught the attention of leading NGOs working in the disability sector in Delhi.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

Participants display their skills at the first national gatka competition at Gurdwara Sand Aditha Sahib, Lambian, Mohali, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

	Thousands attend Mohali function April 15, 2006
	Mohali becomes district today April 14, 2006
	40 city students make it to IIMs April 13, 2006
	Over 200 industrial units face resumption April 12, 2006
	Work resumes, but SBI may lose business April 11, 2006
	5,000 take IIT exam in city April 10, 2006
	Regular power cuts to hit city April 9, 2006
	Pvt publishers make hay as NCERT fails to supply books April 8, 2006
	Mother of three strangled to death April 7, 2006
	No water from Kajauli IV worries UT April 6, 2006

COMMUNITY

Farmers urge CM to cancel acquisition notification
Mohali, April 15
The Kissan Hit Bachao Committee has appealed to the Chief Minister to get the notification of compulsory acquisition of land in adjoining villages cancelled as farmers of the area are ready to participate in development activities.

Women Savings Day observed
Chandigarh, April 15
A state-level function to mark Women Savings Day was held at the Government Museum and Art Gallery. The function witnessed participation from the Mahila Pradhan Kshetriya Bachat Yojna agents, a press note said here today.

Participants at the Women Savings Day function in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Ms Neena Chopra, Director, Tech & Beauty Consultant, at an ayurvedic beauty camp in Mohali on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu A view of the exhibition on “Gandhi, King Ikeda, a Legacy of Building Peace” which began at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Saturday.  — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Residents rue ‘wrong’ location of liquor shops
Panchkula, April 15
The new excise policy implemented by the Haryana Government has no doubt broken the monopoly of certain liquor barons and provided a platform to unemployed youth for coming into the trade, but it has affected the common man with the opening of liquor shops at “inappropriate” locations.

Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary celebrated
Panchkula, April 15
The Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, has called upon the people to wage a war against social evils to fulfill the cherished dreams of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. He was speaking at a function organised to mark the birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar here today.

Incomplete cycle track an eyesore
Chandigarh, April 15
Two months after the newly paved cycle track was dug up along the outer periphery of Sector 34 on the Sector 34 and 44 dividing road for laying of pipes for the harvesting of sewage effluent as tertiary treated water for irrigation, the contractors have left the work unfinished.

Cycle track in Sector 34 being dug up in February 2004 (left); Two months after completion of the work, the cycle track is yet to be re-carpeted, causing inconvenience to residents. — Tribune photographs

Non-allotment of booths irks residents
Mohali, April 15
The People’s Welfare Society, Phase III B 1, has said that the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) has not allotted booths, constructed long time back, resulting in a loss of revenue to the state exchequer.

Car falls into Morni gorge, 2 hurt
Panchkula, April 15
Two youths of Sector 12 were injured when their car plunged into a deep gorge in Berwala village on the Panchkula-Morni road, about 5 km from here, this afternoon.

3 fires, no damage
Mohali, April 15
Fire broke out at three different sites here today, though no damage to property had been reported in this regard.

CRIME

Two homoeopaths arrested on cheating charge
Mohali, April 15
The police has arrested two doctors with qualifications of electro-homoeopathy on the charge of cheating.

Pedestrian crushed to death
Panchkula, April 15
A 45-year-old resident of Reor village was crushed to death by a truck on the Panchkula-Naraingarh highway near Barwala this afternoon.

Two city residents held for duping firm
Chandigarh, April 15
The local police has arrested two city residents on the charges of duping a company of over Rs 1.71 lakh by forging signatures of its General Manager.

Body found
Panchkula, April 15
The body of a youth, aged about 22 years, was found in Ghatiwala village near Kalka today.

BUSINESS

Automobile companies seek general industry status
Chandigarh, April 15
Leading automobile companies in the city are seeking that they be covered in the ambit of ‘general industry’ by the Chandigarh Administration for the purpose of land use in the Industrial Area.

Mixed response to rise in gold price
Chandigarh, April 15
There has been a mixed reaction in the city to the record high in the prices of gold and silver. While the jewellers and economists say that the price rise portends well for the Indian economy, the common man and the housewives seem to be a worried lot.

4 products launched at MobilTek
Chandigarh, April 15
A Montreal-based multinational group, DataWind Corporation, today launched the PocketSurfer, a dedicated wireless web-access device for cellular networks.

Question paper distribution delayed
Chandigarh, April 15
Widespread resentment reigned among the B. Sc (Electronics) students of Shri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, today as the question paper of ‘Principles of Communication Systems’ was distributed among them an hour late.

SPIC’s pact for training with Sebiz
Chandigarh, April 15
The Department of Information Technology, through the Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC), entered into an agreement with Sebiz Infotech, Mohali, to jointly establish, maintain and operate an e-learning curriculum carrying out training programmes via the internet or CDs.

112 donate blood 
Chandigarh, April 15
The 49th Blood donation camp was organised at Gurdwara Santsar Sahib, Sector 38 (West), here on Saturday. As many as 112 volunteers donated blood in the camp held on the occasion of Baisakhi.

Baisakhi being celebrated at the gurdwara in Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

SPORTS

Chess meet gets under way
Chandigarh, April 15
Himal Gusain, Simranjit Singh and Jaskaran are leading with two points each at the end of the second round (junior under-19) of the first Tender Heart Junior and Sub-Junior Prize Money Chess Championship, being conducted by the Chandigarh Chess Academy at Tender Heart School, Sector 33, here today.

A chess match in progress on the opening day of the first Tender Heart Junior and Sub-junior Prize Money Chess Championship at the school in Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Chandigarh bundle out Sangrur
Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh team consolidated their position on the first day of the two-day inaugural match of the Inter-District (Under 15) tournament for the Sushil Bali Trophy by bundling out the Sangrur team on a meagre 88 at DAV School, Sector 8, here, today.

Karan of Chandigarh in action during their cricket match against Sangrur at DAV School, Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Mohali Lawn Tennis Association formed
Mohali, April 15
The Mohali Lawn Tennis Association (MLTA) was constituted yesterday at the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare Complex, Phase VI, adjacent to the Civil Hospital, Mohali.

“To be champions, tennis players need to play for country”
Chandigarh, April 15
“No name comes to mind after Leander Paes or Sania Mirza in a country of 100 crore population, who has done India proud in tennis lately. There is no dearth of talent in our country, but still we don’t have champion-like material.

International tennis coach Akhtar Ali teaches the nitty-gritty of the game to budding players at the CLTA complex, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Tennis trials from April 22
Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association will hold trials to select four boys and four girls for its under-18 team at Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, here on April 22 and 23.

Football probables
Chandigarh, April 15
The following players have been selected for a coaching camp for the Chandigarh boys’ under -21 team after trials conducted at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today: Sandeep, Pawandeep Singh, Ashwani, Mann Singh, Inderpreet Singh, Sahil, Depanker, Mukesh, Sandeep, Shakti Singh, Sandeep Bisht, Jasdeep, Parveen, Ajay Bhatt, Sandeep (Junior), Mohit Raj, Naresh, Chetan, Sunil, Akhil, Jasbir Singh, Bakashdit Singh and Stanley.

Boxing body honours Dr Jerath
Chandigarh, April 15
Dr C.K. Jerath, honorary secretary of the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association, was yesterday honoured at the Chandigarh Club for excellent performance  of the Indian boxing  contingent during the Commonwealth  Games at Melbourne recently.

Dr C.K. Jerath (left) being honoured by the chairman of the Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association, Satish Chandra, at a function at Chandigarh Club on Friday.

Arora wins in under-50 category
Chandigarh, April 15
Rishi Arora was adjudged nett winner with 42 points while S.S. Waraich was declared nett runner-up with 41 points in the age group of upto 50 years in the Baisakhi Golf Tournament held at Chandigarh Golf Club, here, today.

Hockey team
Chandigarh, April 15
Dharambir Singh will lead the Chandigarh under-16 hockey team for the 12th sub-junior National Hockey Championship, to be held at Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh from April 18 to 25.