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Nayagaon NAC clears hurdle
But Kansal alone to benefit
Mohali, February 28
The department of housing and urban development, Punjab, is learnt to have exempted the Nayagaon notified area committee (NAC) from the Punjab New Capital Periphery Control Act, 1952.

Art student runs amuck
Chandigarh, February 28
A former student of Art College went on a rioting spree today, destroying college property and daring staff and students. He was stark naked.

Amit Datta being taken away by the flying squad of the Sector 3 police station after he ran riot at Government Art College, Chandigarh, on Thursday morning. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

MC forms cell to tackle bee menace
Chandigarh, February 28
The PGI and the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) seem to have learnt no lesson from the death of junior engineer Ashok Bhandari at the PGI yesterday after being stung by a swarm of bees.

3 cops booked for harassing woman
Mohali, February 28
An ASI, two more policemen and an unidentified youth have been booked by the police on charges of attempting to outrage the modesty of a woman, theft and causing hurt.

COMMUNITY

Councillor’s husband ‘roughs up’ engineer
Panchkula, February 28
The interference by husbands of municipal councillors in the affairs of the civic body came to the fore when Krishan Nanha, a resident of Sector 21, allegedly roughed up an engineer who was inspecting the works being carried out in the Maheshpur ward.

Local BJP slams rail budget; demands more trains
Chandigarh, February 28
The Chandigarh unit of BJP today slammed the union railway budget, saying it had nothing to offer to Chandigarh residents. Blaming the UPA government for ignoring genuine demands of local people, former local MP Satya Pal Jain said none of the trains that were demanded have been sanctioned. He referred in particular to the need for a third Shatabdi between Chandigarh and Delhi.

Guru’s weapons to be showcased
Chandigarh, February 28
To commemorate the 300th years of the consecration of Guru Granth Sahib (Gurta Gaddi) and heavenly journey (Parlokgaman) of Guru Gobind Singh and to spread the guru’s teachings, “shastras” and other historical articles of Guru Gobind Singh from Takht Sachkhand Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib and from Lakhnor Sahib (Ambala) will be showcased in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali from March 1 to March 4. These are coming in specially decorated glass buses.

IGP offers sops to cops
Chandigarh, February 28
The UT inspector-general of police (IGP) S.K. Jain today announced setting up of recreational room with a television set to de-stress the force during a Sampark Sabha held at the Sector 26 Police Lines here.

Now, pay your kid‘s fee at sampark centre
Chandigarh, February 28
Chandigarh Administration has introduced Management Information System (MIS) in government schools and a decision has also been taken to collect school fee from sampark and gram sampark centres.

From March 3-6, taps will run dry
Chandigarh, February 28
Water supply to the city will be affected for three days, from March 3 to March 6, because of repair work being undertaken in Mohali for replacement of delivery header.

Letters
LPG filling stations duping customers
Rising petrol prices have compelled people to think about alternative fuel. Chandigarh is the only city in the north which has LPG filling stations. As LPG is cheaper than petrol, people are getting government authorised LPG kits installed.

EDUCATION

National conference on IT begins
Mohali, February 28
A two-day national conference on “Information Technology: Alchemy Transforming India” began at the SAS Institute of Information Technology and Research here today.

From Schools & Colleges
Baljeet crowned Miss Elegant
Chandigarh, February 28
The Department of English, Government College, Sector 11, organised a farewell function. The principal of the college, Dr A.L. Gauba graced the function. Manmeet Kaur was declared Miss Talent, whereas Mohammad Nassir was Mr Talent. Baljeet Kaur grabbed the title of Miss Elegant and Mohammad Imtiaz as Mr Elegant.

Students at the prize distribution function in MCM DAV College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

From Schools & Colleges
Competitions mark National Science Day
Mohali, February 28
National Science Day was celebrated at Shastri Model School here today by students of 6th, 7th, and 9th classes. The programme was started with the poster-making, essay-writing and quiz competitions. Some of the students delivered lectures on new inventions of science. Jarnail Singh, former controller, Punjab School Education Board, presided over the function.

MCM staff hold protest
Chandigarh, February 28
The MCM DAV College Employees’ Union held a protest against the repressive policies of their management on the college campus today. The protest took place on the occasion of the annual prize distribution.

Principals submit demands to DPI(S)
Chandigarh, February 28
The UT school principals opposed two proposals made by S.K. Setia, DPI(S), which were against their interest and in this regard they submitted a memorandum of demands to him.

Govt teachers to get awards
Chandigarh, February 28
The UT administration has decided to give awards to teachers of the UT cadre. This decision has been welcomed by the UT School Principals’ Association.

PU Notes
Course
The department of biotechnology has funded M.Sc (human genomics) run by NCHGSR. Students of life sciences are encouraged to apply for the M.Sc. (human genomics) course. Admission is due in July 1, 2008, subject to the All-India Entrance Test conducted by the Panjab University in April/May, 2008. Details are available on http://nchgsr.puchd.ac.in — TNS

COURTS

Beant Case
No bullet-proof car for judge, despite HC orders
Chandigarh, February 28
It seems that the cash-rich Chandigarh administration has little funds to arrange for a bullet-proof car for the UT district and sessions judge who pronounced the death sentence on Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.

Attack on lawyer
Accused sent to police remand
Chandigarh, February 28
A section of lawyers gathered outside the court of judicial magistrate Atul Marya, when an accused, who had allegedly assaulted a lawyer yesterday, was to be produced today. The court sent the accused Ajay Singh, a resident of Sector 46, to one-day police remand.

Accused gets police remand in paper-leak case
Chandigarh, February 28
A local court today sent the prime accused in the UT police assistant sub-inspectors' recruitment paper-leak case to the two-day police remand. The accused Joginder Dahiya was brought to the city from Delhi and was handed over to the police.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Over 100 cleft-lip surgeries performed
Patiala, February 28
The Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital (GSMCH) along with an international charity organisation Smile Train has brought smiles to over 100 children’s faces born with cleft lip and palate.

Blast in HP depot; no one hurt
Ambala, February 28
A blast in the depot of Hindustan Petroleum (HP) in Ambala Cantt today created a state of panic among the residents living nearby. No one was, however, injured.

Students awarded degrees
Kalka, February 28
Government Postgraduate College, Kalka, organised its 28th annual convocation and prize distribution functions at the college today. Kanwar Sandhu, Resident Editor, Hindustan Times, was the chief guest at the convocation function, while Dr Mahavir Singh, commissioner, Ambala division, was the chief guest at the prize- distribution function.

Dr Mahavir Singh, commissioner, Amabala division, presents an award to a student of Government Postgraduate College, Kalka, on Thursday.

For quality’s sake, shut chemists’ shops in govt hospitals: Assn
Patiala, February 28
The Punjab Chemists Association has criticised the decision of the Punjab Health System Corporation (PHSC) to open chemists’ shops in the tehsil and district- level hospitals.

Freedom fighter cremated sans honours
Dera Bassi, February 28
A 90-year-old freedom fighter, who died here this morning, was cremated without the ceremonial guard of honour.

SPORTS

Sports Meet
Sandeep sprints to victory
Mohali, February 28
Sunderjit S. Chahal secured the first position in javelin throw in the under-16 boys’ category on the fourth day of the 29th annual athletics meet being held at Yadavindra Public School here today.

ICL players arrive in city
Chandigarh, February 28
A number of ICL players representing Chandigarh Lions and Ahmedabad XI, including Reetinder Singh Sodhi, T.P. Singh, Amit Unyal, Ishant Malhotra and Sarabjeet Singh, S.Sriram of Tamil Nadu and Sanjiv Martyn, arrived in the city today.

Ahmedabad XI players (from right) Reetinder Sodhi, Sanjiv Martyn and S. Sriram share some light moments after their arrival at a hotel in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Sapna best athlete
Chandigarh, February 28
Sapna clinched the best athlete title today on the concluding day of the annual sports meet of Government Polytechnic for Women held on the college premises. Pirthi Chand, joint secretary, finance, Chandigarh, gave away the prizes.


Students of Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, take part in a march past in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Players during a cricket match for blind in action at SD College in Ambala on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Kamal Sachar

Haryana corpn’s sports meet from today
Panchkula, February 28
Defending champion Panchkula district, which shared the top honours with Rewari in the last edition, will host the Haryana Warehousing Corporation’s the 10th annual sports meet starting at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3, here, tomorrow.

Dodge ball meet from today
Chandigarh, February 28 
The Dodge Ball Federation of India will organise the 2nd Junior National Dodge Ball Championship at Sports Complex, Sector 7, from February 29 to March 2.

HEALTH

‘Inexpensive’ diagnosis of heart diseases among kids
Chandigarh, February 28
The diagnosis of the rheumatic heart diseases among the children is set to be revolutionised. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Germany-based Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in collaboration with the PGI, is set to create infrastructure for “inexpensive” test for the diagnosis of these diseases among the children.

CRIME

Windowpane of another car smashed
Chandigarh, February 28
Miscreants smashing the windowpanes of cars continue to hold the city to ransom with the police preferring to turn a blind eye to growing menace.

Newborn female child found in drain
Chandigarh, February 28
A body of a newborn girl was recovered from a drain near Kajheri village here this morning.

CULTURE

Sarangi maestro calls present music soulless drudgery
Chandigarh, February 28
“By and large the present day Indian film music lacks soulful melody, sublime spirit and compelling charm of its lyrical intensity and has nothing Hindustani in it”, observed Mumbai-based Padma Vibhushan Pandit Ram Narayan, the peerless classical music Sarangi wizard and music director.

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Ram Narayan and his wife Padma Shree Saroja Vaidyanathan.