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Jobless youths clash with cops, many hurt
Chandigarh, September 14
Unemployed youths clashed with policemen during a rally at Matka Chowk here this evening. Some of protesting youths and policemen were injured and hospitalised after the clash, which lasted over an hour.

Protesting unemployed youths from Punjab face water cannon and lathi charge at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photos by Manoj Mahajan

Syndicate to weigh Garg report tomorrow
Chandigarh, September 14
Panjab University Syndicate members’ meeting on September 16 will consider the findings of the Garg committee report looking into allegations levelled by Mr V.K. Chopra, a faculty member of the Department of Evening Studies, against Mrs Santosh Gupta, a former head of the department.

Home Secy gets Chief Administrator’s powers
Chandigarh, September 14
The Chandigarh Administration has conferred the powers of the Chief Administrator on the Home Secretary.

Staff of 2 schools charge-sheeted
Poor results in board exams
Mohali, September 14
The Punjab Government has charge-sheeted the entire teaching staff, including principals of two schools, in the district for poor performance of students. Students of the two schools had reportedly consistently shown poor results in the Class VIII and Class X board examinations.

NRI family rues its decision to return Chandigarh, September 14 It was a tragic homecoming for a German NRI couple, Mr Jaswant Brar and his wife, Mrs Jagshir Brar, who opted to return to their motherland. Mr Jaswant Brar with his wife and son in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Witness retracts statement
Sumedh Saini case
Chandigarh, September 14
The prosecution suffered a major blow in the case of murder against Devinder Singh Bhullar, who allegedly conspired to kill former SSP Chandigarh Sumedh Singh Saini, in a bomb blast, targeting his police convoy in Sector 17. The blast took place in 1991.

Elected student leaders take oath Chandigarh, September 14 The newly elected members of the Panjab University Campus Students Council took oath at a special ceremony held here today. Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, PU, offers sweets to Dalbir Singh Goldy, newly elected president of PU Students’ Council on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

MC to spend Rs 2.73 lakh on tree felling
Mohali, September 14
The Municipal Council will spend a sum of Rs 2.73 lakh on cutting of some trees to widen a stretch of a main road.

MLA inspects work at rly station Mohali, September 14 The Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, today inspected works at the Mohali railway station to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on September 27. Mr Bir Devinder Singh inspects the railway station at Mohali which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on September 27. — A Tribune photograph

Recovery of loans from ex-ministers' pension
Chandigarh, September 14
The Punjab Council of Ministers today approved the recovery of loan money from certain former Ministers by deducting the money from their pension in instalments. There are as many as eight former Ministers who have not returned the loan which they had secured to either buy cars or to build houses from the state government.

More govt vehicles involved in road accident: study
Chandigarh, September 14
Important facts about government vehicles causing serious accidents on city roads have come to light in an important study conducted by the Chandigarh Traffic Police.

CRIME

Mobile phone thief nabbed
Chandigarh, September 14
The local police today arrested a Maloya resident on allegations of stealing a mobile phone from a woman in Sector 21 early this year.

Patwari held with bribe money
Mohali, September 14
A patwari of Balachaur subdivision, who was arrested by officials of the Vigilance Bureau on a corruption charge yesterday, was remanded in one-day police custody by a court here today.

BUSINESS

TRAI ceiling on MRP for pay channels
Chandigarh, September 14
With the conditional access system (CAS) ready to be implemented in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata by December-end, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has imposed a ceiling of Rs 5 on maximum retail price (MRP) for pay channels in CAS areas.

Erratic supply of raw material irks steel units
Chandigarh, September 14
The short supply of raw material - wire rods and rounds - for 400 industrial fasteners and steel wire manufacturers has severely hit the business.

Two IT companies on NASSCOM delegation to China
Chandigarh, September 14
Two IT companies from Chandigarh -Mobera Systems and IDS Infotech - have been chosen to be part of the NASSCOM’s special delegation to China from 17-23 September. This is NASSCOM’s initiative to increase partnership opportunities between IT companies in the two countries.

Draw of housing societies at Manesar held
Panchkula, September 14
In a first-of-its-kind attempt to provide accommodation to workers in industrial units of Manesar, the Haryana Industrial and Infrastructural Development Corporation (HSIDC) today held a draw to allot land to housing societies of industrial workers.

EDUCATION

School student allowed to take examination
Panchkula, September 14
Manu Mehta, a Class X student of the BN Senior Secondary School, Sector 12, was allowed to take the first-semester examination, which began here today.

COURTS

Sex scandal case: CBI officer meets Sessions Judge
Chandigarh, September 14
Almost 10 days after the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of cases of 14 persons, including two former ministers of Jammu and Kashmir from a Srinagar Sessions Court to the District and Sessions Court, Chandigarh for trial, papers relating to the case arrived here today.

HEALTH

Coronary disease top killer, says doc
Panchkula, September 14
A senior cardiologist at Mukut Hospital and Heart Institute, Dr Sudheer Saxena, has claimed to have performed 13 coronary procedures, three angiographies and 10 angioplasties in a single day.

Labour room shut for 10 days
Panchkula, September 14
The labour room of the General Hospital, Sector 6, will remain closed for 10 days, though emergency services will be available. The SMO, Dr Kamla Singh, said the labour room had been closed due to laying of gas pipelines and for redoing the floor of the operation theatre.

Live surgeries to mark PGI workshop
Chandigarh, September 14
The Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at PGIMER will conduct a two-day surgical workshop beginning tomorrow.