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Chandigarh, July 6 He had big dreams! Married just a week ago, he wanted to set up his own dental college and had no qualms in using wrongful means to climb up the social ladder of success on the rungs of illegality.

Education system in Dera Bassi in shambles
Absenteeism, staff shortage plague schools
Dera Bassi, July 6
Rampant absenteeism and staff shortage are playing havoc with the education system in the rural areas of the Dera Bassi sub-division. Even as the Education Department turns a blind eye to the plight of the rural schools, a raid by the Amlala panchayat on the village school yesterday has exposed the chinks in the education system.

Students make merry with no teacher to teach them at Government Senior Secondary School, Amlala, near Dera Bassi, in Mohali distirct on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Whistleblower’s wife assaulted; no case registered
Zirakpur, July 6
The wife of Mr K.D. Bakshi, a retired IAF official, who blew the lid off blocking of a nullah passing through Vikas Nagar located along the Zirakpur-Kalka highway by certain persons, was allegedly assaulted by at least 10 persons this morning.

COMMUNITY

Rodrigues inspects road work
Chandigarh, July 6
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), conducted a spot inspection of the road construction work in various sectors here today. He directed the officials concerned to introduce the latest technology of using waste plastic material for the construction of roads and pavements to enhance their life, durability and utility.

Need to develop post-harvest technologies for food crops: minister
Panchkula, July 6
The Haryana Agriculture Minister, Mr H.S. Chatha, has stressed the need to develop post-harvest technologies for vegetables, fruits, food crops. The focus should also be on loss reduction, value addition and employment generation, he said. He also suggested that the soil of every field should be tested so as to take corrective measures, if required.

Chief Secretary reviews mega projects
Mohali, July 6
A meeting to review the ongoing work in connection with mega projects was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Punjab, Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, at PUDA Bhavan here today.

Phase IX residents protest against shortage of water

Mohali, July 6 Residents of Phase IX staged a protest here today against the failure of the Department of Public Health (DPH) to ensure adequate water supply in the area. The protesters, including women, gathered at the waterworks in the area and raised slogans against the Punjab Government and the DPH. Residents of Phase IX, Mohali, protest against inadequate supply of water in their area, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

600 poor kids shown “Krrish”

Chandigarh, July 6 The Department of Social Welfare of the Chandigarh Administration took approximately 600 children of weaker sections of society, enrolled in different anganwari centres of various colonies, to “Krrish” movie at Nirman Theatre, Sector 32, here today. Mrs Jean Rodrigues, wife of the UT Administrator, distributes food packets among children of anganwari at Nirman Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

New rose garden in Sector 24
Chandigarh, July 6
Creating another milestone, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) has developed Mini Rose Garden in Sector 24 here. The garden will be dedicated to the public on July 8. It has been developed in a record time of 5 months at a cost of Rs 38 lakh.

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CRIME

Constable dies in road accident, 5 hurt
Panchkula, July 6
Sohan Lal, a constable of Himachal Pradesh police, died on the spot while five sustained injuries in a head-on collision of a police bus and a truck near Chandimandir late on Wednesday evening.

Woman ends life, brother alleges dowry harassment
Mohali, July 6
A young woman of Kansal village died yesterday after consuming some poisonous substance. Monica, aged 28, was taken to the General Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, by her in-laws where she died .

Heroin worth Rs 2 lakh seized; 1 held
Chandigarh, July 6
With the arrest of an Uttar Pradesh resident, the police today claimed to have recovered 200 gm of heroin worth Rs 6 lakh from his possession. Sources in the Sector 17 police station said the accused, 32-year-old Mukesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh was arrested from behind the Neelam cinema in Sector 17, here this morning. His search led to the recovery of 200 gm of heroin.

Doctors wanted in paper leak case
Mohali, July 6
Following a lead in the Punjab PMET paper leak case, the Mohali police is working on nabbing a group of doctors of Malerkotkla, Sangrur and Gurdaspur. These doctors, some of whom are in government service, were reportedly in touch with a doctor from Ropar who was to supply the “leaked” question paper for their wards.

Three surrender in fake currency scam
Chandigarh, July 6
Three accused in a four-year-old case of fake currency notes today surrendered in the court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mr RK Mehta, here. The accused convicted by a court of the Additional District and Session Judge had sentenced them for being involved in the fake currency note scam.

Rash driving claims motorcyclist’s life
Chandigarh, July 6
A motorcyclist was killed while the pillion rider was seriously injured when the vehicle they were riding rammed into a road divider near Fun Republic today morning. Police sources said the accident took place around 2.30 am when the person driving the motorcycle lost control over the it while negotiating a curve. The motorcycle was being reportedly driven at a high speed.

BUSINESS

Air fare to increase from today 
Chandigarh, July 6
From tomorrow, air travel from the City Beautiful to Delhi, Mumbai and Jammu will cost more. In wake of the increase in aviation fuel surcharge, the air carriers operating from the city have decided to increase the fares with effect from tomorrow.

EDUCATION

St Anne’s honours its ‘Tej’ alumna

Chandigarh, July 6 St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, organised a function in the morning assembly in honour of its former student, Gurneet Tej, who secured the second position in the all-India civil services examination recently. Gurneet Tej being honoured at Saint Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Fellowship for Fortis surgeon
Mohali, July 6
Dr Manuj Wadhwa, senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Fortis Hospital, has been selected for fellowship by the Ranawat Orthopaedic Research Foundation, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA.

NCC cadets’ training at Sukhna

Chandigarh, July 6 Cadets of No.2 Punjab Naval NCC unit from Amritsar and Gurdaspur are participating in a water sports adventure camp at Sukhna Lake here. The cadets are being trained in a water sports competition scheduled to be held in October. NCC cadets from Amritsar and Gurdaspur train in water sports activities at the Sukhna Lake during a camp being organised in Chandigarh on Thursday.

CULTURE

Promoting interests of orphans Chandigarh, July 6 Yukta Mukhi has a gemstone for almost every finger. But one wonders if they really bring her luck. For most part of her film career, the former Miss India has been struggling to find a voice as an actress. She has had a single release in life - one that crashed at the box office. Small wonder Yukta finds herself a misfit in the town where hits are all that count. In Chandigarh today to hold a grooming session for students of British Air Hostess Academy, Sector 34, Yukta did not mind admitting that she would make a better writer or a filmmaker instead. "I have done only one film in my life and I have done my best. The film failed because vested interests consumed the larger interests involved in the project.

Play on man-woman relationship Chandigarh, July 6 Darshan Jariwala’s new theatrical production ‘Your Place or Mine’ brought to the city by HSBC and to be staged at Tagore Theatre on Friday evening promises to shake up a few well established notions on the man-woman relationship, albeit with a few laughs and a tidy pinch of salt thrown in for good measure. Boasting of an able cast comprising the feisty theatre, film and television actor Kitu Gidwani, Tarun Khanna and Kavita Rathod, it is Darshan’s way of creating “believable characters that can be taken home” instead of, “the string of one-liners” that comedy has degenerated into. Kitu Gidwani and Darshan Jariwala in the city to stage ‘Your Place or Mine’ on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Rafi contest on July 8
Chandigarh, July 6
The Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society will hold the first round of its annual singing competition for best singer award in senior category (18 years and above) for male and female amateur singers on July 8 at Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, Chandigarh at 8.00 a.m.

HEALTH

Pro-biotic technology being developed for therapeutic uses
Chandigarh, July 6
Pro-biotic technology is now being developed for its therapeutic uses, food cultivation in micro-gravity and for spacecraft decontamination. This was revealed by Dr Ashvini Chauhan, Research Scientist at Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University (Florida A & M), USA, here today.

CSIR Director to attend PGI’s foundation day function
Chandigarh, July 6
PGIMER’s Foundation Day function on July 7 will be attended by Dr R.A. Mashelkar, Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Dr Mashelkar will be the chief guest on the occasion and will deliver a keynote address on “Making high technology work for the poor”.

SPORTS

Betting at its peak in City Beautiful
Chandigarh, July 6
As the climax of the most exciting month-long FIFA World Cup draws near, the City Beautiful is gearing up for the big day on July 9. Along with football lovers, who are eagerly awaiting the grand finale between France and Italy on Sunday night, the speculators and bookies have also geared up to cash in on this once in four years opportunity.