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Dharna outside VC’s office
Implication of PUSU chief in stabbing case

Chandigarh, July 13 Supporters of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) today staged a dharna outside the Vice-Chancellor's office here today.
Police officers mollify agitating activists at PU, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Freed on bail, youth held again for looting

Chandigarh, July 13 The local police today arrested a Sector 22 resident for robbing a rickshaw puller near Parade Ground, Sector 17, late last night. Sunny Kapoor, alias Sunny, in police custody. — A Tribune photograph

Sacked HIV+ seek legal aid Chandigarh, July 13 When Rakesh clinched a job with a local NGO working in the area of men having sex with men (MSM), he presumed his troubles would come to an end. After a long time, he was upbeat about life as was his lover Rahul who also landed a job in the same NGO. Rahul (left) and Rakesh determined to fight the battle for restoration of their dignity. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Now roads from plastic waste
Chandigarh, July 13
Roads made from plastic waste can be a reality soon if all goes well with a unique experiment being conducted by the UT engineering department.

CCET students walk out over sudden fee hike
Chandigarh, July 13
Students of third year of the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26 (CCET-26), staged a walkout of their classes today. They were objecting to a sudden hike in the quarterly fee charged by the college.

Wake up Admn, you are losing crores
Chandigarh, July 13
The Chandigarh Administration is losing crores of rupees by not following up on its proposal to auction prime commercial property in Sector 17. Not only this, it is also losing lakhs of rupees every year by not collecting the lease money from the allottees of showrooms and booths in the commercial centre.

Huge losses due to stay on contract: CHB
Chandigarh, July 13
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) today claimed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it was suffering huge loss of Rs 16 lakh per day due to non-finalisation of the contract between it and M/s Parsvanath Developers Private Limited for development of residential, commercial and other related infrastructure facilities as an integrated project at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park.

COMMUNITY

Allottees seek possession of plots
Mohali, July 13
Members of the Plot Allotment Sangarsh Committee, Sector 76-80, organised a protest rally against the failure of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) to give possession of plots allotted to them years ago.

Rodrigues reviews work of water bodies
Chandigarh, July 13
Officials in the Engineering and Forest Department were today asked by the UT Administrator to formulate a comprehensive concept plan for rain water harvesting and water conservation in the city

BJYM vice-chief resigns
Chandigarh, July 13
The vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Mr Shashi Shankar Tewari, resigned today.

VHP to revamp units
Chandigarh, July 13
A meeting of the local unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was held under the chairmanship of Col Dharam Vir (Retd), president, here on Tuesday.

Indian aims memory record
Chandigarh, July 13
Intelligence-Matrix World Wide, city-based brain development organisation, has accepted the challenge to break the Guinness Book of World Record in memory.

Jhuggis razed again
Panchkula, July 13
The enforcement staff of the Estate Office of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) today razed over a dozen jhuggis, including sheds, which were reconstructed within 24 hours of their demolition yesterday, near Nada Sahib.

Telephones go out of order
Chandigarh, July 13
Hundreds of telephone lines of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in southern sectors went out of order following a technical snag in the computerised exchange in Sector 34.

CRIME

Minor scuffle turns fatal Chandigarh, July 13 A street quarrel took an ugly turn this afternoon when a 38-year-old resident of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony, Mauli Jagran, was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours who were involved in an altercation with his minor son. The three accused arrested in connection with the murder of Sri Chand of Mauli Jagran in police custody in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Dimpy aide Bawa quizzed
Chandigarh, July 13
The local police has questioned Gurmeet Singh Bawa, known to be the right-hand man of Prabhjinder Singh Dimpy, in connection with the Dimpy murder case as his name had surfaced in the mobile call details.

Couple was poisoned, strangled
Panchkula, July 13
The suspected suicide by an elderly couple of Khangesra village near Barwala proved to be a well-planned brutal murder after the initial postmortem reports released by the PGI, Rohtak, late this night.

BUSINESS

UT moots pact with GAIL
Chandigarh, July 13
To find a permanent and long-lasting solution to the problem of electricity shortage, the Chandigarh Administration is contemplating to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL).

India can top in paper production: Kidwai
Chandigarh, July 13
India can become the largest producer of paper in the world if the paper mills in the country reduce the cost of production, and bagasse, a waste of sugar mills, is used as raw material for paper production.

EDUCATION

PEC professor invited to Venezuela
Chandigarh, July 13
Punjab Engineering College Professor Tilak Thakur has been invited to attend IEEE Conference 2006. IEEE PES transmissions and distribution conference and exposition, Latin America, will be held from August 15 to August 18 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Chinese, Tibetan course admission date
Chandigarh, July 13
Candidates seeking admission to diploma/advanced diploma/interpretership course in Tibetan and Chinese Languages, and whose result is not declared yet, should submit their forms up to July 24 to avoid any late fee, according to the Chairperson, Department of Chinese and Tibetan Languages, Panjab University.

Resentment against late fee
Mohali, July 13
Resentment prevailed among some persons who had reached the office of the Punjab School Education Board here today against the advancement of the last date for submitting forms for supplementary examinations.

CULTURE

John Abraham feels Indian cinema will go global in 10 years

Chandigarh, July 13 Only three years old in the Hindi film industry and actor John Abraham is busy creating ripples with his disarming dimpled smile and eye-candy good looks. In the city today to meet winners of a Diet Pepsi promotion meet he staved off shrieking, excited fans with his warm and affable responses to a bunch of oft-repeated queries. Actor John Abraham to meet winners of a soft drink promotion campaign at the Taj, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

HEALTH

Osteoarthritis expert to hold camp from today
Chandigarh, July 13
Dr Vijay Naik, Consulting Prosthetist and Orthotost from the USA has brought smiles to many faces. A renowned researcher who has invented the world famous Cross Leg Prosthesis "Prabha Foot" and "Miracle" electronic upper limb prosthesis, Dr Naik is credited with bringing relief to poor patients of osteoarthritis who can't afford a surgery.
Dr Vijay Naik explains the principle behind Poly Centric Knee Brace which he has designed as a relief for those suffering from osteoarthritis. — A Tribune photograph 

Expert stresses oral health
Chandigarh, July 13
Maintaining oral hygiene is the only way to keep oral cancers and diseases at bay, said Prof S.G. Tamble, national president, Indian Dental Association, in Chandigarh today on a visit of the state branch.