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Heated debate over Mayor’s trip to Germany
Chandigarh, June 30
As expected, heated arguments over the propriety of the trip of the Mayor and his team to Germany to see functioning of a garbage-processing plant dominated the meeting of the municipal corporation here today. The details of the trip findings remained in the background.

Mr Pardeep Chhabra of the Congress argues with Ms Kamla Sharma of the BJP at the municipal corporation meeting in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Admn fails to hand over parking lot to MC Chandigarh, June 30 Four years after a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Chandigarh Administration to vacate the underground parking lot in front of the Estate Office, Sector 17 and hand it over to the Municipal Corporation to make it functional, no effort has been made to comply with the orders. The parking lot had to be vacated in three months. The underground parking lot in front of the Estate Office building which has been shut down for general parking. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Tragedy waiting to happen Chandigarh, June 30 As if electrocution of three buffaloes in Sector 43 two days ago is not warning enough, there are several open junction boxes and live wires across the city that are waiting for similar accidents to take place. The only difference is that this time it may be a child or even an adult human being. An open junction box exposing live electric wires in Sector 29, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

‘Sick’ truth of Mohali Civil Hospital Child with locket in throat turned away after long wait Mohali, June 30 It took a brave father and the local MLA to lay bare the "sick" truth of Mohali Civil Hospital. The hospital doctors allegedly made a child who needed immediate medical attention first wait for over three hours without providing any help, only to ask him to "get out" later.

Mr Birdevinder, MLA, Kharar, listens to the father of Adarsh at the Civil Hospital in Mohali on Friday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Curbing construction near airfields

Notification to be issued soon Chandigarh, June 30 A fresh gazette notification by the Central Government to restrict constructions in the vicinity of Air Force stations and sensitive military installations is on the anvil. This picture taken from the navigator’s console of an IL-76 just before touchdown at Chandigarh shows heavy construction adjacent to the perimeter wall of the Air Force Station. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

COMMUNITY

CM misleading public on PSIEC land: union
Chandigarh, June 30
Members of the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Union on the second day of their mass hunger strike alleged that the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, was misleading the public regarding the status of the PSIEC land which was being given to Reliance.

Admn bans functions at Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, June 30
For the promotion of better habitat for migratory birds and to upgrade the overall ecology of the Sukhna Lake, the Chandigarh Administration today decided to ban practice of holding functions, ceremonies at the Sukhna Lake as it causes a lot of littering and sound pollution, which not only pollutes the Lake water but also disturbs the migratory birds.

Changes approved in Mohali, Zirakpur master plan
Chandigarh, June 30
Punjab Regional Town Planning and Development Board yesterday approved the amendments in the outline master plan of Mohali and Zirakpur in accordance with the controlled area plan of periphery of Chandigarh.

Protests against MC policies Chandigarh, June 30 The local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha today held a demonstration against the anti-people policies of the Congress-ruled Municipal Corporation in front of the office of the corporation here today. Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha raise slogans at an anti-Congress rally in front of the Municipal Corporation office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Air Chief Marshal Tyagi visits BEL
Panchkula, June 30
During his first visit to Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Bangalore, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi reviewed the ongoing Air Force projects taken up by the company.

Electricity Dept’s warning to cable operators
Chandigarh, June 30
The Engineering Department today asked all cable operators to remove unauthorised TV cables from electricity poles in different parts of the city within three weeks to prevent any fatal accident in the event of a high-tension electricity cable coming in contact with that of the cable operators’.

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CRIME

‘Doctor’ kidnaps minor girl
Chandigarh, June 30
A case of kidnapping of a minor girl by a self-styled doctor and his alleged wife has come to light from Janata Colony in Sector 25, here. The doctor, his 'wife' along with the minor girl, employed by him for a nursing course, disappeared from the colony on Wednesday.

Ex-minister’s son, friends held for bid to kill cop
Mohali, June 30
The police has arrested Sukhjinder Singh, son of former PWD Minister Sucha Singh Langah, and his four friends for an attempt to murder. The five allegedly bashed and later tried to kill policemen who tried to stop a fight between the five.

Man found dead; woman ends life
Chandigarh, June 30
Two deaths were reported in the city today. A middle-aged man was found dead in his Sector 41 house under mysterious circumstances this afternoon while in another incident, a 20-year-old married woman allegedly hanged herself to death at her Darua village residence here this morning.

Man duped of Rs 53 lakh, 3 Zirakpur men booked
Chandigarh, June 30
The police booked three Zirakpur residents on the allegations of duping a city resident of Rs 53 lakh, which they had taken for a plot that was already sold. Sources in the Economic Offences Wing of the Chandigarh police said, Chatter Singh of Phase I, Industrial Area, lodged a complaint about four months ago.

Five hurt in group clash
Lalru, June 30
Five persons, including a Punjab Home Guards jawan, were injured in a group clash in Tofapur village, near here, today. According to the police, the clash took place in the wake of a property dispute in the village.

BUSINESS

Admn flayed for delay in reducing VAT on 89 items
Chandigarh, June 30
Chandigarh Beopar Mandal has criticized the Chandigarh Administration for reducing VAT on 89 items five months late. This has resulted in financial loss to the traders. Mr K.S. Panchi and Mr J.P.S. Kalra, vice president and general secretary of the Beopar Mandal, said the decision to reduce the VAT should have been taken on January 25, 2006, the day when Punjab announced to reduce the tax.

Housing project launched
Chandigarh, June 30
Reliant Infrastructure today launched a Rs 100-crore mega housing project,World1, promising contemporary styling, imposing architecture and luxury living in Mohali. Mr Hamrit Singh Chawla, Director, Reliant Infrastructure, said here today that under the project, 400 luxury apartments would be constructed on a sprawling 10.5 acres in Mohali, on the Landran-Kharar road, near the upcoming Mohali Golf Club.

BSNL plan
Chandigarh, June 30
The Punjab circle of the BSNL today introduced a new promotional scheme for its prepaid customers. Under the scheme, the customers can get validity of 365 days and full talk time on recharge coupons of Rs 1,000 denomination activated from July 1, according to a press note issued here today.

Oriental office in Mohali
Mohali, June 30
A new divisional office of the Oriental Insurance Company will be opened at Mohali tomorrow. It will be inaugurated by the Chief Regional Manager of the company, Mr G.C. Gaylong. The new office will be headed by the Divisional Manager, Mr Rajesh Sharma.

EDUCATION

Admission-2006
Sports trials for admission on July 4
Chandigarh, June 30
The university sports trials for admission to various courses, including engineering courses, will be held on July 4 at 9a.m. All interested candidates must reach the office of the Deputy Director Campus Sports, Panjab University, Chandigarh, with required documents.

Students make beeline to submit forms at PU Chandigarh, June 30 Students aspiring to take admission to various departments of Panjab University made a beeline to submit forms on the last day today. Some of the university departments are also conducting their own aptitude tests. Students rush to submit forms at Panjab University on the last date of admission in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Homage paid to former Registrar
Chandigarh, June 30
A condolence meeting of students, employees and faculty members held at the university auditorium here today to mourn the demise of Jagjit Singh, former Registrar, Panjab University, Chandigarh who died on June 22 at New Jersey, the USA.

BEd students meet Dullo Chandigarh, June 30 A delegation of students appearing in the B.Ed examination met the PPCC chief, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, here yesterday. In a memorandum to him, the students demanded that those appearing in B.Ed examination should be allowed to apply for the posts of teachers in the state provisionally. B.Ed students submit a memorandum to PPCC chief Shamsher Singh Dullo in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

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COURTS

District courts go hi-tech
Chandigarh, June 30
The IT bug has bitten Chandigarh District Courts too. The days of lawyers, clients and court officers sifting through heaps of files to ascertain the status of a case seem to be finally over.

Sapna murder accused sent to judicial custody
Panchkula, June 30
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr AD Gaud, remanded Rakesh alias Bobby, a suspect in the Naresh murder case to police remand till July 6, while Deepak, the main suspect in the Sapna murder case, was today sent to the judicial custody.

14-day custody for patwari
Panchkula, June 30
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panchkula, Mr A.D. Gaur, has remanded a patwari, who was arrested by the Haryana Vigilance Bureau (BV) while allegedly taking bribe yesterday, to judicial custody for 14 days here today.

CULTURE

Haryanvi folk songs cast spell
Panchkula, June 30
To promote and propagate the rich cultural traditions among urbanites, the Department of Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Haryana, will hold a series of musical and dance programmes every last Saturday of the month at the Yavanika open air theatre here.

HEALTH

Ray of hope for drug addicts
Chandigarh, June 30
"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change and courage to change the things we can.” This serenity prayer coupled with a simple spiritual programme has given hope to hundreds of hopeless drug addicts in Chandigarh.

Rotary Club holds blood donation camp
Mohali, June 30
The Rotary Club, SAS Nagar, organised a blood donation camp today in association with Phillips Electronics Ltd, Phase IX, Industrial Area. As many as 168 units of blood were collected.

AIDS awareness camp Chandigarh, June 30 As part of the ‘Customer Services Excellence Year’ celebrations, a health check-up and an AIDS awareness camp was organized by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited at Maloya village today. The aim was to target the rural population. Visitors at a medical camp organised by Indian Oil Corporation at Maloya village on Friday.