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Builders ‘demolish’ rules as civic body looks other way
Zirakpur, April 18
Certain unscrupulous builders are having a field day in Zirakpur. They are violating the rules with impunity with the Nagar Panchayat choosing to look the other way.

City police may cancel case against Agarwal
Chandigarh, April 18
Did the Chandigarh Police show haste in booking S.C Agarwal, under the Excise Act after recovering 38 bottles of whiskey from his house during a raid by the Central Bureau of Investigation? The Chandigarh Police, probably wiser in retrospect, today sought legal opinion on the matter.

Show-cause notice served to CGA
Chandigarh, April 18
Getting tough with the Golf Range, being run by the Chandigarh Golf Association (CGA), the UT Excise and Taxation Collector today served a show-cause notice to its management for violating provisions of the Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956.

UT all set to help women in distress
Chandigarh, April 18
The Chandigarh Administration has cleared all groundwork for housing and helping women facing difficult circumstances in their daily life. This category of women includes widows, destitutes, deserted wives, former prisoners, victims of sexual abuse (those rescued from brothels), migrants, refugees and victims of natural calamity.

Pak may free 80 more Indian prisoners: Anand
Chandigarh, April 18
“There is no immediate proposal for opening of a Pakistan visa office in Amritsar,” says Mr Anand Sharma, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, claiming that people-to-people contact initiative had been a considerable success.

HEAT OR DUST, DUPATTA IS THE BEST: A cyclist wraps her chunni around face and head to protect herself against rising temperature in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

	Mid-day meal scheme goes haywire on Day 1 April 18, 2006
	Solar energy project fails to take off April 17, 2006
	Decks cleared for 4-laning of Ambala-UT road April 16, 2006
	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

Europe to offer ‘better deal’ to Indian students

Chandigarh, April 18 It was an interaction brimming with pertinent questions and some very candid answers, an interface between a group of delegates from the European Parliament and the young bright students of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9. Ms Neena Gill, Chairperson of the delegates from European Parliament, lights the welcome lamp at Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

• Delegation calls on Rodrigues

Chandigarh, April 18 Pooja Thakur is no ordinary girl. All of 22 years and she has endured a lifetime of trauma only to bypass pain on the road to joy. She knows happiness is as much her right as of those living without HIV/AIDS. And as president of the Chandigarh Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS — a group of HIV+ persons from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh — she is helping others in her league believe it too. Portrait of inspiration: Pooja Thakur has put trauma behind her to become president of the Chandigarh Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS which has infected persons from all over the region. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

• Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Balancing rhetoric with reality Chandigarh, April 18 Miss India Universe Neha Kapur is well aware of the spurious attractions of fame. No wonder she is firmly in control of life and the changes it has unleashed post Miss India pageant. ‘‘Change is a constant in my life and I don’t mind where it takes me as long as I don’t lose sight of the land,’’ says Kapur, the city girl on a country song. In Chandigarh on the eve of the commencement of her training for the Miss Universe pageant, Neha presented herself more as a girl out of home than ramp. Miss India Universe Neha Kapur who was in Chandigarh for an NIFD function on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

New park to come up in city
Chandigarh, April 18
In its commitment to upgrade and provide new infrastructure in southern sectors of the city, the Chandigarh Administration has conceived a new park-cum-recreational centre in Sector 23.

Anganwadi workers stage rally
Chandigarh, April 18
The Anganwadi Mulazaam Union, Punjab, today staged a rally at Matka Chowk here in protest against the non-acceptance of its demands. Women from all over Punjab took part in the protest. The call for the protest was given by the All-India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers.

Development plan for city soon
Chandigarh, April 18
A Memorandum of Agreement for Reform has been designed by the Ministry of Urban Affairs with 10 cities, including Chandigarh, where city development plans will be implemented. As many as 24 projects have been cleared for the reform.

Book in memory of Prem Bhatia
Chandigarh, April 18
A book, The Indian Media: Illusion, Delusion and Reality, published in memory of eminent journalist Prem Bhatia, was introduced to the local intelligentsia at a seminar organised at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development here on Monday.

Encroachments removed in Panchkula
Panchkula, April 18
In less than 36 hours before the Chief Minister’s visit to the town, HUDA today launched a drive to clear roadside encroachments along his proposed route.

Programme on road safety
Panchkula, April 18
A programme on road safety was held by the Haryana Highway Patrol Road Safety at KV-2, Chandimandir, today.

• Sankirtan sammelan

CRIME

Mishap victim succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, April 18
Ramesh Kumar, a 27-year-old city resident who was injured in a road accident on Sunday evening, succumbed to his injuries at PGI here today.

SI held while accepting bribe
Chandigarh, April 18
The UT Vigilance Department today caught a Sub-Inspector (SI) of the Chandigarh police red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 from a Ram Darbar resident.

2.5 kg opium seized
Zirakpur, April 18
The police yesterday seized 2.5 kg of opium from Sitabgarh village.

Man held for raping minor
Panchkula, April 18
The police has arrested a resident of Sector 22 for abducting and raping a minor. The suspect, Rajiv Gupta, was arrested from Sector 2 along with the girl.

EDUCATION

Hyacinth can widen utility of biogas plants: study Chandigarh, April 18 A team of researchers from the Department of Renewable Energy Sources, College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur, has announced that water hyacinth (a common polluting fresh water weed) can be used for the production of biogas. The weed can be used either alone or along with cow dung, the most commonly used material in biogas plants. Prof K.N Pathak, Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, releases university research journal in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

PU bars B.Ed colleges from counselling
Chandigarh, April 18
Panjab University would not be allowing certain B.Ed colleges running in the state to participate in the counselling for admissions following the all- India test to be conducted by the university. The entrance test for admission to over 110 B.Ed colleges running in the state and affiliated to various universities would be conducted by Panjab University in the first week of July.

PTU holds awareness rally for Virasat
Chandigarh, April 18
An awareness rally for Virasat, the first cultural fest of Punjab Technical University (PTU), was organised by the host college, Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET), at Mohali today.

200 get degrees
Chandigarh, April 18
The annual convocation of the Desh Bhagat Institute of Management and Computer Sciences (DBIMCS) was held on the college campus in Mandi Gobindgarh yesterday. Dr S.K. Salwan, Vice-Chancellor, PTU, was the chief guest.

Euro school holds session for parents
Mohali, April 18
An orientation programme for parents was held at Euro Kids School here today.

HEALTH

Haemophilia society calls for sensitisation
Chandigarh, April 18
The executive committee of the Haemophilic Welfare Society, Chandigarh Chapter, in its meeting on the World Haemophilia Day here today appealed to the Central and state governments to provide adequate medical and financial help to haemophilics.

SPORTS

Fine knock by Rohit
Chandigarh, April 18
With a fine knock of 96 runs by Rohit Kashyap, the Chandigarh team consolidated its position by scoring 308 runs against Jalandhar in the first innings of the two-day match for the Sushil Bali Cricket Trophy being played at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today. Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat first. Fine batting by Rohit (96) enabled the team to score 308 runs in 95 overs. The other scorers included Lovnish (37), Naveen (36) and Manan (30). For Jalandhar, R. Thappa was the main wicket taker. He claimed 4 for 68 followed by Pargat Singh 3 for 73.

A basketball tie between the teams of Moti Ram School and St Stephen’s School in progress during the First GNPS Inter-School Invitational Basketball Tournament played at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Federation apathy leaves athletes in lurch Chandigarh, April 18 Three athletes from the Sector 46 Sports Complex — Talwinder, Jaspreet and Luvneet — got the news of their selection in a camp a bit too late. Though the National Junior Athletics camp started at Jamshedpur on April 16, the information about their selection was conveyed to them last evening. (From left) Talwinder, Jaspreet and Luvneet at Sports Complex, Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

ADMINISTRATION

SSP gets make-shift office
Mohali , April 18
The SSP, Mr Naunihal Singh, will be functioning from the Phase IV building which housed the camp office of Ropar, SSP, till the former’s office gets renovated.

DSP discusses development of Mohali
Mohali , April 18
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Tejveer Singh, held a meeting here today with officials of various departments and discussed issues relating to the development of the district.