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Jagriti Yatra
Mohali to come to standstill
Mohali, March 1
It is two days of virtual shut down time for Mohali beginning Monday morning. The “historical” Guru Manyo Granth Jagriti Yatra enters the township on March 3 and will be received by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Devotees having ‘darshan’ of Guru’s weapons and relics during Guru Manyo Granth Jagriti Yatra in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Yatra enters city
Chandigarh, March 1
Jagriti Yatra, a journey of faith of Guru Granth Sahib from Sachkhand, Hazur Sahib, today arrived in the city, along with hundreds of followers. The yatra was started on November 15, 2007, and has covered more than 100 cities and number of states.

Students in for tough time

Regularisation of GPA
Hefty transfer fee irks Housefed
Chandigarh, March 1
Though issued with good intentions, the notification of the administration regarding the regularisation of the general power of attorney (GPA) for transfer of group housing society flats has failed to catch the fancy of the Chandigarh Housefed, an apex body of over 100 cooperative group housing societies.

COMMUNITY

City first to develop sanitary landfill site
Garbage processing unit to be ready by March-end
Chandigarh, March 1
With its sanitary landfill site near completion, Chandigarh is ready to become the first city in India to fully implement the provisions of Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2000.

APS celebrates 36th anniversary
Chandigarh, March 1
The Army Postal Services Corps (APS) celebrated its 36th anniversary at Headquarters Western Command in Chandi Mandir today.

City ‘insensitive’ to special kids
Tenancy woes haunt parents
Chandigarh, March 1
Even as the Chandigarh administration prepares to come out with housing schemes for different sections of society, parents of differently-abled children have shot off an SOS to the UT Administrator to take care of their housing problems.

Punjabi teacher dismissed
Chandigarh, March 1
Taking strict action against irregularities at various schools, the education department of the Chandigarh administration has dismissed one more Punjabi teacher besides chargesheeting a peon. One more fake-degree case has also come to light.

BJP blames UPA for price rise
Chandigarh, March 1
Hundreds of BJP workers led by Kamla Sharma, president, BJP, Chandigarh, staged a dharna today in the ground opposite Nehru Park, Sector 22, to protest against the “anti-people” and “anti-poor” policies of the UPA government. Women activists were present in large numbers along with party leaders and workers.

18 beehives removed at PGI
Chandigarh, March 1
Stung by media criticism on the honey-bee menace at the PGI, the municipal corporation of Chandigarh(MCC) today removed about 18 beehives.

3 water boosters inaugurated
Chandigarh, March 1
Mayor Pardeep Chhabra today inaugurated three water boosters in Sector 42-A, Buterala village and Industrial Area, Phase-I. The total cost of construction of the three water boosters is around Rs 60 lakh.

Cops chip in to raise funds
Chandigarh, March 1
The Chandigarh Police in association with an NGO, Youth United, will organise a community event to raise funds for underprivileged and mentally challenged children.

Man hit by truck
Chandigarh, March 1 Dharam Raj, a resident of Vikas Nagar, Mauli Jagran, was seriously injured after being hit by a truck (CH 03 D 3444) from behind while he was returning from duty yesterday. He is undergoing treatment at GMCH, Sector 32.

Letters
City in grip of snatchers
There has been considerable rise in the number of snatching cases in the city. The situation has worsened to such an extent that the snatchers are blatantly targeting women in broad daylight.

EDUCATION

From Schools & Colleges
Students given warm send-off
Chandigarh, March 1
The department of bioinformatics of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, organised a send-off party for the outgoing students of BSc (honours) and MSc. A cultural programme was also presented. Manish Gandhi was declared Mr Bioinformatics while Guneesha Deol became Miss Bioinformatics.

Handwriting expert Mohan Ray during a workshop for teachers at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

From Colleges
78 students get degrees
Mohali, March 1
The annual convocation of Government College Mohali was held, here today. The Punjab chief secretary Ramesh Inder Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. In his speech, Ramesh Inder Singh emphasised on quality education and said the students had to update their knowledge in order to cope up with the changing times.

Students in a joyous mood after they received degrees at the annual convocation of Government College, Mohali, on Saturday. Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

COURTS

Marc Royale to pay Rs 1.15 lakh
Chandigarh, March 1
Taking a strong note for refusal to provide booked accommodation by the managing director (MD) of Marc Royale, the Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed him to pay compensation of Rs 1.15 lakh to a Panchkula resident.

125 cheque-bounce cases settled at lok adalat
Chandigarh, March 1
A special lok adalat was held today at the District Courts to dispose of the pending cheque-bounce cases. Out of the 1,100 cases taken up at the lok adalat, 125 cases were disposed of.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

8 booked for social worker’s suicide
Bassi Pathana, March 1
Panic and chaos prevailed in town as the Mohali police registered a case against eight industrialists and prominent people of the town, including two PSEB officials, after recovering a suicide note from a social worker Kali Charan’s pocket, who allegedly committed suicide in Mohali, yesterday.

Tribune Impact
Himachal Exp to halt at Bassi Pathana again
Bassi Pathana, March 1
The Northern Railway has approved the demand of Bassi Pathana residents and restored the stopover of the 4553, 4554 Himachal Express, at Bassi Pathana from today onwards.

Council passes Rs 12.27 crore budget
Ambala, March 1
The Ambala City municipal council passed its annual budget of Rs 12.27 crore on Friday for the year 2008-09. The president of the council Harish Sashan presented the budget. Congress and opposition councillors were present in the meeting. The budget was passed almost unanimously.

SPORTS

India, Oz should sink differences: Kapil
Chandigarh, March 1
The Indian and Australian players should sink their differences before taking to the field in the finals of the ongoing Triangular series, said former Indian skipper Kapil Dev.

BCCI controls world cricket: Heath Streak
Chandigarh, March 1
With its financial might, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been controlling the cricket in world, felt former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak. Noted all-rounder Streak, who will be a part of the newly formed team ‘Ahmedabad Rockets’ in the forthcoming edition of rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), reached the city today to join the preparatory camp that started at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Panchkula.

Former New Zealander Chris Cairns (3rd from right), also skipper of ICL’s Chandigarh Lions, at nets during the conditioning camp that started at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium at Panchkula on Saturday. Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Ajay Shukla clinches golf title
Chandigarh, March 1
Ajay Shukla clinched the title in the 0 to 9 handicap category logging 38 points in a keenly contested battle on the greens of the Panchkula Golf Club on Saturday in the Axis Bank Golf Amateur Golf Challenge in Panchkula today.

YPS Meet
Tagore House best in athletics
Mohali, March 1
Patiala House won the best marching contingent trophy on the concluding day of the 29th Annual Athletics Meet of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, held at the school premises here today.

City lads beat Tamil Nadu
Chandigarh, March 1
Chandigarh beat Tamil Nadu by 2-0 on the second day of the 2nd Junior National Dodge Ball Championship being played at the Sector 7 Sports Complex here today.

HEALTH

Alarming rise in hypertension, says doc
Chandigarh, March 1
Even as India is facing the pandemic threat of cardiometabolic dieases, it is equally important to talk about the preventive measures for ischemic heart diseases, Dr DK Shukla said on the second day of the joint meeting of the International Society of Heart Research, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Heart Failure Society of India at the PGI here today.

CRIME

2 killed, two hurt in accident
Panchkula, March 1
Two persons were killed and two injured when a canter collided with a truck near Saket hospital, Chandimandir, here tonight. The deceased could not be identified till the reports last came in.

Shopkeeper held for power theft
Chandigarh, March 1
The local police arrested Naresh Kumar, a shop owner, for stealing electricity at Burail here today.