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Mohali MC to be prosecuted
Abattoir discharge
Mohali, April 24
The Board of Directors of the Punjab Pollution Control Board has given the green light for the prosecution of the Municipal Council here for failing to make proper arrangements to treat waste water discharged from the local slaughterhouse.

Waste piles up as MC machinery conks out
Chandigarh, April 24
The fire at the dumping ground that left residents of Dadu Majra and surrounding areas choking for the past couple of days has brought to the fore the inadequacy of the Municipal Corporation machinery in sorting and arranging garbage inside the complex.

17-year-old killed in accident
Chandigarh, April 24
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a road accident involving a car and a scooter near the Sectors 45 and 46 traffic lights point early this morning.

Tribune Special
Less snow in Himalayas to cut water outflow
Chandigarh, April 24
The Himalayas in this region have received lesser amount of snowfall during the 2004-2005 winter season as compared to the previous season. The
Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Agency and the National Hydrological Institute, Roorkee, in separate analysis of images taken from satellites, have stated that the catchment areas of the Satluj and Beas rivers that feed Punjab have received less amount of snow. It is less by at least 15-18 per cent of previous season's snowfall.

Passing thru

CHANDIGARH CALLING Protesting with laughter: The decision to build a private school in a park in Sector 19-D caused much heartache to the residents of this crowded area. For this was the open green they used for walking, yoga or just getting a breath of fresh air. So they decided to come out in the open and protest.

COMMUNITY

Riot-hit given rehabilitation grant

Mohali, April 24 An amount of Rs 614 lakh was distributed by the local administration to the 1984 riot-affected as rehabilitation grant at the Phase XI Community Centre here today. Mr Bir Devinder Singh, MLA, Kharar, who was accompanied by the SDM, Mr Sandeep Hans, said 307 families received cheques of Rs 2 lakh each on the first day. An elderly person being helped to receive a cheque for Rs 2 lakh at the Community Centre at Phase XI, Mohali, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Bulk power to housing societies in offing
Panchkula, April 24
The Haryana Power Utilities will shortly supply bulk power to group housing societies and other institutions at domestic rates. A proposal in this regard would be sent to the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission for its approval.

No streetlight, rue residents Mohali, April 24 Residents of Phase 10 have complained that there has been no streetlight on the Phase 10 and the Sector 49 (Chandigarh) dividing road for the past four years. According to Mr T.S. Teer of the Residents Welfare Association, in the past one week, at least four houses in the phase have reported small thefts due to the fact that there is complete darkness on the road behind their houses. The road dividing Phase 10 and Sector 49, Chandigarh, without any streetlight on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Injured vultures find new home near Pinjore

Nandpur (Pinjore), April 24 Injured in kite flying functions on Basant celebrations in Gujarat, 20 vultures of the highly endangered species have found their new home at the Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre in Joghpur village, about 15 km from Pinjore. Covered under Schedule I of the Wildlife Preservation Act, the majestic birds were rescued by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) from different places in Gujarat.

An injured vulture takes a flight while others rest in their new home quarantine bird aviary of the Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre run by the Bombay Natural History Society and the Haryana Forest Department in Joghpur village, about 15 km from Pinjore. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Poor response to auction of school sites
Chandigarh, April 24
The Municipal Corporation managed to auction only two out of the four sites for schools in Manimajra here today. The school site in Pocket XI was auctioned for Rs 4.50 crore against the reserve price of Rs 4.13 crore.

Octogenarian Flying Officer honoured

Chandigarh, April 24 An octogenarian from Dehra Dun, Honorary Flying Officer Charan Singh was honoured by the Air Force community during the half yearly meeting of the north zone branch of the Air Force Association here today. Honorary Flying Officer Charan Singh being honoured during a meeting of the Air Force Association in Chandigarh on Monday.

Air Marshal visits repair depot
Chandigarh, April 24
Air Marshal J.S. Apte, Senior Maintenance Staff Officer, Maintenance Command, arrived at No. 3 Base Repair Depot here today on an inspection visit. He was briefed about ongoing projects and activities by the Air Officer Commanding 3 BRD, Air Cmde R.K. Srivastava.

Fauji Beat
Health scheme laid on deathbed
The lacklustre functioning of the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme has been brought out in this column quite regularly. Yet the ECHS authorities and the Army Medical Corps' higher echelon have taken little, if any, notice of it.

Rally against resumption notices
Chandigarh, April 24
The Chandigarh Industrial Association and the Chamber of Chandigarh Industries is organising a protest rally in the Industrial Area tomorrow demanding the withdrawal of the resumption notices issued by the administration recently.

• Havan for speedy recovery of Mahajan
• Namann enlightens Rotarians
• Rana elected Lions Club DG

CRIME

Owner of catering institute held for duping students 
Chandigarh, April 24
The police today arrested the owner of a Sector 35-based hotel catering and management institute on allegation of duping students. The institute is being run by two brothers, Baxdeep Singh and Devjit Singh.

Man held with liquor
Chandigarh, April 24
The police arrested a city resident on the charge of carrying 48 bottles illegal liquor. Sources in the Sector 34 police station said Mohammed Husain of colony No 5 was arrested near the jail road yesterday along with 48 bottles of “King Paul” whisky.

Man booked for murder bid
Mohali, April 24
A resident of Sohana has been booked by the police on a charge of attempt to murder here today. According to the police, Babu Ram injured a woman, Ram Piyari, when she objected to his publicly urinating near her residence.

BUSINESS

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EDUCATION

Rural students misinformed, says NGO 
Chandigarh, April 24
Can rural students become engineers? Yes, says an NGO which is on a unique mission to spread awareness about the engineering courses in the rural areas in Chandigarh's periphery.

Scholarship for Landran college student Mohali, April 24 The management of Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran here yesterday announced a scholarship of Rs 5000 for the student who won prize in the national-level competition held at DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar. They congratulated the student for his excellent performance and dedication of college staff. Gurpreet Singh, a student of Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, who won an award and a scholarship at a national-level competition held at DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar.

Principals of aided colleges meet Bansal
Chandigarh, April 24
Principals of aided colleges of UT Chandigarh, including Dr A.C. Vaid of GGDSD College, Mr S. Marriya of DAV College, Sector 10, Dr Satinder Dhillon of Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, Dr Shashi Jain of Dev Samaj College, Sector 45, met Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal here yesterday.

Camp for scouts, guides ends
Chandigarh, April 24
As many as 300 scouts and escorts participated in the closing ceremony on the final day of the Rashtrapati Award Testing Camp for scouts -2005 which concluded at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, here today.

From Panjab University
Candidates shortlisted for MBA courses
Chandigarh, April 24
Candidates have been shortlisted in the sports category on the basis of CAT-2005 score for admission to MBA, MBA(IB) and MBA (HR) courses for the 2006-2007 session of University Business School, Panjab University.

Students visit exhibition
Lalru, April 24
On an invitation from the Soka Gakkai International, a Japanese NGO, 23 students from Golden Public School today visited an exhibition on “Gandhi, King Ikeda: a legacy of building peace” at Government Museum and Art Gallery in Sector 10, Chandigarh.

Dazzling end to PTU’s first fest Banur, April 24 "Virasat 06", the first cultural fest of the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, concluded at the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology, near Rajpura, last night. Comedian Bhagwant Mann and folk singer Balkar Sidhu regaled the audience at a dazzling star night. Students present a fashion show in Virasat-2006 at the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology near Rajpura on Sunday. — Photo by J.S. Virdi

• Auditorium opened at Ashmah school
• Earth Day celebrated
• Annual function

COURTS

Lawyer flees without paying for fuel, held
Chandigarh, April 24
In a unique case, a Punjab and Haryana High Court lawyer today tried to flee after allegedly getting the petrol tank of his car filled at a Sector 34 petrol station without paying for the fuel.

Show-cause notices to 4 lawyers
Chandigarh, April 24
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana is learnt to have issued show-cause notices to four advocates for allegedly violating the Bar Council rules. According to information, a disciplinary committee of the council issued notices to Mr Amar Singh Chahal, Mr T.S. Sudan, Mr Arunjeev Singh Walia and Mr Arvind Thakur for having allegedly given money and material to Jagtar Singh Hawara and other accused in the Burail jailbreak case.

Advocates observe strike
Panchkula, April 24
Members of the District Bar Association observed a strike here today in protest against the alleged police inaction in a money-snatching case. The advocates were demanding the arrest of accused who snatched Rs 8 lakh from two advocates, Arvind Sood and Amit Sood, in Sector 12 on April 2.

CULTURE

His love for harmonium earns him Padma Shri

Chandigarh, April 24 He is a quintessential native – sanguine in action, subtle in reward. Endowed with rustic charms that set him apart from other Indian classical instrumentalists, Mehmood Dhaulpuri, has certainly picked his music from the roots. Mehmood Dhaulpuri has created history this year by becoming the first harmonium player in the Indian classical musical tradition to receive a Padma Shri. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

The musician in meditation

Chandigarh, April 24 For a while, the physical consciousness went to sleep as Pt Jasraj beckoned the gods for the audiences at Tagore Theatre today. Needless to say, the concert was in keeping with the spiritual tradition of the man who does not see music in isolation with meditation. "Somewhere along the line, the two must merge," he says, "Music is not a form of art. Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj performs at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

HEALTH

Mrs Shyama Negi, Senior Deputy Mayor, Chandigarh, inaugurates a free medical check-up camp organised by the Welfare Association ( MIG -I Houses) in Sector 40-C, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Also seen are Mr P. G. Chawla, Deputy General Manager, Canara Bank, and Mr S K Khosla, General Secretary of the Welfare Association. — Tribune photo

100 posts of dental surgeon sanctioned
Panchkula, April 24
The Haryana Government has sanctioned 100 new posts of dental surgeons for the current year that will be filled besides setting up dental care units in the new Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state.

Say no to female foeticide, exhorts health director
Mohali, April 24
Dr Harinder Rana, Director, Health Services, Family Welfare, Punjab, today flagged off a road show from the local Civil Hospital to generate awareness on female foeticide.

SPORTS

Chandigarh fails to capitalise on Gurvinder’s effort
Mohali, April 24
The valiant effort of Gurvinder Singh, who scored 84 runs, went in vain as Chandigarh could not pile up big total against Ropar and wrapped up on meager 171 in the two-day semifinal match of the Sushil Bali Trophy at the PCA Cricket Stadium here today.

City tennis coach for Uzbek tourney
Chandigarh, April 24
Well-known tennis coach Birbal Wadhera will be going to Uzbekistan as travelling coach of 19th ranked Divij Sharan. The duo will be leaving to Uzbekistan on April 26. Chandigarh-based Birbal Wadhera has been coaching budding tennis players for more than 10 years.

ADMINISTRATION

Notices to encroachers
Chandigarh, April 24
The Municipal Corporation has issued notices to 270 residents of Ram Darbar for encroaching upon government land, according to an official press note issued here today.