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Brokers dupe first-time investors
Accounts of many go in debit
Chandigarh, February 17
Those who want to strike gold through trading in shares, beware of the unscrupulous practices adopted by brokers to increase their brokerage.

Pathania Case
Angry kin hold protest; rubbish cop theory
Chandigarh, February 17?
The family of Angrez Singh Pathania today denied police theory that Pathania was homosexual and the murder was a result of this.

UT website can put you in a mesh
Chandigarh, February 17
Don’t be “misled” by information on the central public information officer or the appellate authority on the official website of the Chandigarh administration.

At last, chill thaws
Chandigarh, February 17
Mercury continued to rise for the seventh day in a row with the day temperature today touching a high of
25.6 degrees.

COMMUNITY

Sanctuary gets new board; parrots no relief
Chandigarh, February 17
Even though the UT wildlife department today installed a fresh board recognising the wildlife protected status of the Chandigarh City Bird Sanctuary in Sector 21-B, the birds are still to get respite from the bright lights.
A freshly painted notice board, mentioning that the Chandigarh City Bird Sanctuary is governed under the Wildlife Protection Act, was installed in the park on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

RTI Fee Hike
Farmers join hands with rights activists
Chandigarh, February 17
The Chandigarh Sanjha Morcha, a farmers’ action group, yesterday joined with other rights activists in the city against the RTI fee hike.

TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT: Dry leaves being burnt in Mohali on Sunday instead of being collected and buried. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

RTI fee hike may be rolled back
Chandigarh, February 17
Under severe criticism from all quarters for the sudden and unwarranted hike in fee under the Right to Information Act, the UT administration may well be considering a rollback.

Southern Sectors
UT plans major demolition drive
Chandigarh, February 17 The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is planning a major demolition drive in the highly-encroached southern sectors where people have constructed additional storeys, illegally occupied government land and changed structures of several houses to affect their load bearing capacity.

Hookah lounges violate norms, serve youngsters
Chandigarh, Feburary 17
Despite the placard ‘People below 18 not allowed’ put up outside all hookah lounges in the city, some of them are still violating norms and serving hookahs to youngsters.

Anthology of poems released
Chandigarh, February 17
Director of Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, CR Moudgil today released ‘Fakiri ramjaa’, an anthology of poems written by Ravi Bhangu.


CR Moudgil (left) releases a book by Ravi Bhangu in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Admn plans Kalka bypass to avoid demolitions
Panchkula, February 17
Much to the relief of hundreds of Kalka residents facing demolitions of their shops and houses, the district administration has decided to go ahead with the alternate bypass route.

Tiny tots of JPA Toddler’s World Preparatory School, Panchkula, perform a cultural item during their annual function on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

70-year-old hit by bike; killed
Panchkula, February 17
Seventy-year-old Rampati was killed by two persons riding a motor cycle on NH-22 today.The police said both were under the influence of liquor.

Multi-storeyed parking for mini secretariat soon
Panchkula, February 17
Parking woes at mini secretariat and district courts complex is expected to be over in the near future as the district administration has decided to build a multi-storeyed parking on
the land being used to park vehicles near the court complex.

Self-employment programme ends
Chandigarh, February 17
A six-day self-employment oriented entrepreneurship development programme based on fruit and vegetables processing concluded at the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, here today.

Western Air Command chief to visit city
Chandigarh, February 17
Air Marshal P.K. Barbora, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command (WAC), is scheduled to arrive at 12 Wing, Air Force Station, here on Wednesday on a two-day official visit.

Fauji Beat
Our war heroes remain unsung
Recently a 20-member delegation of the British Army officers had flown to India to pay homage to 144 British soldiers who were killed in the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1846. This memorial was built by the British Army about 150 years ago.

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EDUCATION

Schools
Roof collapse: Report sought
Chandigarh, February 17
A day after a portion of the roof collapsed at Government Senior Secondary School at Maloya, the education department has asked the principal to report about other problems in the building, so that corrective measures taken as soon as possible.

ADMINISTRATION

RTI Fee Hike
No intimation on UT Admn’s official website
Chandigarh, February 17
In its haste to hike RTI fees, the UT administration has forgotten to update its official website.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Factory worker dies of alleged poisoning
Lalru, February 17
Rajesh Mehto, a young factory employee, died here allegedly due to poisoning caused by some chemicals in the factory.

Encroachments block entry to bus stand
Patiala, February 17
Encroachers are having a field day all around the main bus stand. Everyone seems to be alive to the problems except of course the municipal corporation, which is yet to act against the encroachers.

Traffic jam caused due to encroachments on either side of the road leading to the main bus stand in Patiala. — A Tribune photograph

6 pc reduction in power losses
Ambala, February 17
The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has achieved over 6 per cent reduction in the aggregated transmission and commercial (AT&C) losses up to December during the current fiscal.

BOW-WOW: Puppies for sale during a dog show organised by the Patiala Kennel Club in Patiala on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar

‘Solution to globalisation lies in Guru Granth Sahib’
Patiala, February 17
“Globalisation is the highest stage of capitalism,” said heart surgeon from the US Dr Swaraj Singh during a seminar on globalisation and major issues organised by the department of journalism and mass communication at Punjabi University.

College gets accreditation for BTech
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 17
The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, has awarded accreditation to bachelor of technology (BTech) programmes of Baba Banda Singh Engineering College.

SPORTS

For Preity its second innings
Mohali, February 17
Their presence brought alive the aura of the PCA cricket grounds as the dating couple talked at length about their foray into a league that promises to be thrilling.


BALLE, BALLE PREITY: Bollywood star Preity Zinta dances on 'dhol' beats at PCA Stadium in Mohali on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Mike failure disrupts press conference
Mohali, February 17
Though Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia were all praises for the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, the organisation of the press conference left much to be desired.

Ample opportunities for local cricketers
Mohali, February 17
Bollywood top actor Preity Zinta and Bombay Dyeing scion Ness Wadia promise to create hordes of opportunities for talented cricketers of the region.

Rajiv, Mahesh duo clinch victory
Mohali, February 17
Rajiv Rattan and Mahesh Kumar won the title in the doubles of the Mohali District Lawn Tennis Association being played at the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare Complex, Phase- VI, Mohali, today.

Taekwondo kid goes international
Chandigarh, February 17
Getting inspiration from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the young taekwondo player Dhanraj Gautam is keen to follow the footsteps of international wrestlers.

Dhanraj Gautam prepares to participate in the upcoming martial arts championship to be held in Russia. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Jr hockey team in finals
Chandigarh, February 17
The Chandigarh hockey team (under-18) reached the finals, beating Andhra Pradesh 4-1 at the national games being played at Hyderabad. The team will face SAIL in the finals. — TNS

HEALTH

250 examined at medical camp
Chandigarh, February 17
Over 250 patients were examined at a medical camp organised by the Bihar Parishad in Colony No 5 here today.

CULTURE

Maestro rues vitiation of Punjabi music
Chandigarh, February 17
“The definitive concept of pristine Punjabi folk music has lost its vitality over the years with a virtual surrender to western influences and commercial considerations of music practitioners in all alien countries,” lamented Vancouver-based Daljit Kalyanpuri, a foremost disciple and co-singer with legendary folk maestro Jagat Singh Jagga.