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Landowners reject award; hold protest
Chandigarh, March 7
The UT land acquisition collector today announced a compensation of Rs 27 lakh per acre for the land being acquired for Phase III of Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, Mani Majra.

TODAY IS WOMEN’S DAY: A young leader at the newly laid jetty at Sukhna appears to be enjoying in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

AC bus project halted
Chandigarh, March 7
This summer commuters will not enjoy the cool ride of air-conditioned buses as the project of introducing AC buses on the city roads has been delayed due to insufficient bidders.

Jet Airways told to pay Rs 50,000
Chandigarh, March 7
The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Jet Airways to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to residents of Sector 11 for unfair trade practice.

COMMUNITY

Jhuggis may turn into fire traps
But none cares despite incidents, warnings
Chandigarh, March 7
Despite some major incident of fire in the
recent past, people living in the colony still
haven’t learnt anything.

A view of the jhuggis in Colony No. 5. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Upcoming toll plazas to make travel costlier
Chandigarh, March 7
Road travel is getting costlier in the region. However, the cost escalation is not on account of hike in the oil prices but the mushrooming of toll plazas on the strategic Delhi-Amritsar and Ambala-Chandigarh national highways later this year.

GSI to give quake tips for buildings in city
Chandigarh, March 7
A new technique that will detail the seismic activity in Chandigarh and its impact
on multistoried buildings in earthquake-prone areas will be soon available to
residents here.

SSC results
Chandigarh, March 7
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the results of the written exams of the deputy field officer (tele) Exam-2007 today. The result is being displayed in office of the deputy regional director at Sector 9- A, here. It will also be available on the SSC's website- <http://sscresults.nic.in/>. — TNS

Soon, helpline for Mohali senior citizens
Chandigarh, March 7
Following in the footsteps of Chandigarh and Panchkula police, Mohali police have plans of starting a round-the-clock helpline service for senior citizens residing here.

BJP workers’ conference
Badal, Dhumal, Jain to be honoured
Chandigarh, March 7
Parkash Singh Badal, Prem Kumar Dhumal and Satya Pal Jain will be honoured
at the BJP workers’ conference to be organised opposite Nehru Park in Sector 22
on March 9.

HUDA Spring Fest on March 8, 9
Panchkula, March 7
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is set to hold its 22nd Spring Festival at the Town Park here on March 8 and 9.

‘Spark’ in women’s life
Chandigarh, March 7
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Infosys has initiated a unique programme to reach out and empower young women by letting them have a feel of the information technology (IT) sector.

• Women’s Day to them means...

Classes for expectant mothers
Chandigarh, March 7
With the introduction of “Easybirth”, childbirth preparation classes, the journey from pregnancy to labour is going to be smooth.

44 stray dogs vaccinated at Mouli camp
Mohali, March 7
In the first-ever anti-rabies vaccination camp for stray dogs held at Mohali today, 44 dogs were vaccinated in Mouli village.

Letters
Zirakpur lacks basic facilities

EDUCATION

CBSE physics paper out of syllabus
Chandigarh, March 7
The CBSE’s ‘new examination pattern’ spelt trouble for students. The students of Class XII who took physics paper today were surprised to find the paper contrary to the sample papers released by the Board.

New policy for pre-nursery admission
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh administration, for the first time, has designed a liberal policy for admissions to pre-nursery classes in government schools of the city.

From Schools & Colleges
Two teachers with fake degree suspended
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh education department has suspended two teachers possessing fake degrees.

(From left) Vidushi (Miss GGSCW), Rosella (First runner-up), Richa (Second runner-up) and Gurjit Kaur (Miss Charming) at their farewell function at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

No respite for officiating principals
Chandigarh, March 7
Respite for officiating principals in the city government colleges remains a distant dream. After a DPC (departmental promotion committee) was rescheduled from February 12 to February 26 and was called off yet again for reasons unknown, leaving the officiating principals high and dry.

COURTS

Graft Case
Accused sent to 14-day judicial remand
Mohali, March 7
A local court today remanded Harbans Singh, personal assistant to senior Punjab IAS officer Robin Gupta serving as financial commissioner (appeals), to 14 days’ of judicial remand.

Three get 1-yr jail in bribe case
Chandigarh, March 7
Demanding a bribe for issuing a licence has cost three employees of the explosives department dear.

ADMINISTRATION

Mini secretariat building to be extended
Panchkula, March 7
The state government has given the go-ahead for extension of the mini secretariat building, Sector 1, here today.

Depts told to upgrade websites
Chandigarh, March 7
All departments of the administration were today directed to regularly upgrade their websites, including the information regarding Right to Information Act.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Virk case: Ex-minister summoned
Patiala, March 7
Patiala SSP S.K. Asthana, the inquiry officer in the case pertaining to former DGP S.S. Virk, today summoned former Congress minister Chaudhury Jagjit Singh to his mini secretariat office.

Jagriti Yatra enters Patiala
Patiala, March 7
Thousands of devotees from all parts of Patiala district paid obeisanceto the Jagriti Yatra by showering flower petals on the vehicle carrying the weapons of Guru Gobind Singh and the hand written ‘bir’ (holy book of the Sikhs).

The Jagriti Yatra being welcomed by devotees in Patiala. — A Tribune photograph

‘Harassed’ by CIA staff, man commits suicide
Dera Bassi, March 7
Kuldeep Singh (24), a resident of Balongi, allegedly committed suicide by throwing himself before a moving train here last evening.

Peddler held
Bassi Pathana, March7
The newly-created narcotic wing of the district police today arrested a peddler and recovered 3.5 gms of smack and other intoxicants from him.

Function held for Pak pilgrims
Bassi Pathana, March 7
Deputy commissioner Ashok Kumar Singla today organised a function in honour of the 48-member jatha of Pakistani pilgrims.

Residents demand clearing of sewer water
Bassi Pathana, March 7
Residents of Balmiki basti in Mullanpur village of Bassi Pathana block are having sleepless nights these days. Reason: Sewer water of the entire village has flooded their houses.

Balwinder fashions team victory
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 7
Balwinder Singh, a first year student of mechanical engineering, was the star performer, who scored two goals for the team in the final of the Chitkara Football League, played at the Chitkara campus here today.

SPORTS

Pauline lifts Chandigarh Ladies Golf Trophy
Chandigarh, March 7
Pauline J.M. Singh shot a birdie on the par 5 seventh hole and returned to be tournament’s best 11 over par 83 card to clinch the title in the Chandigarh Ladies Golf Championship that concluded on the par 72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.

Pauline J.M. Singh is all smiles as she lifts the Grewal Salver Trophy after winning the title in the Chandigarh Ladies Golf Championship at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

‘I have to keep my winning spree intact’
Chandigarh, March 7
Satisfaction, relief and happiness writ large on Munish Bali’s face while coming out of the local airport along with his successful disciples Siddharth Kaul and Perry Goyal here.                                               Munish Bali

Jason Gillespie and Heath Streak of Ahmedabad Rockets share a light moment with their teammate during the practice session at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Car rally tomorrow
Chandigarh, March 7
The Santa Banta.com Women’s Car Rally-2008 and The SantaBanta.com Vintage and Classic Car Rally-2008 will be held on March 9 here.

Cricket cup from March 23
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh Cricket Association will organise the Corporate Cup-2008 from March 23 here.

Sports help curb drug menace: Bhattal
Chandigarh, March 7
Sports are the effective medium to keep youth away from drugs as well as other illegal means, said Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, former Chief Minister of Punjab.

Khuda Academy moves ahead
Chandigarh, March 7
Khuda Ali Sher Academy defeated the Dhanas Club by 36-31 in the 4th Chandigarh Circle Kabaddi Championship being played at Football Stadium, Sector 17, here today. — TNS

HEALTH

Badal village health centre to be linked with PGI
Chandigarh, March 7
The union ministry of science and technology on Wednesday approved tele-linking of Primary Health Centre (PHC), Badal village, and Community Health Centre (CHC), Machhiwara, with the PGI, here.

CRIME

Police parties raid Punjabi daily’s office
Mohali, March 7
Police teams from Ludhiana and Jalandhar raided the office of a Punjabi daily “Rozana Spokesman” here today in connection with an alleged derogatory
article published about a particular community even as its managing director termed the raids as “politically motivated”.

Jagjit Kaur, managing director of the newspaper, and the police team in the office of Rozana Spokesman in Mohali on Friday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Theft case
Woman alleges police bias
Chandigarh, March 7
Accusing the Chandigarh police of acting with bias, a Sector 44-based woman today alleged that her husband was arrested in a false case of theft and illegal entry into a house.