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Beware! Tricksters on your doorstep
Salesmen and “service men” of various companies could be criminals trying to gain entry into your house. They could also be operating as personnel appointed by a company or government department for surveys.
Chandigarh, March 12
Beware! Salesmen and service men of various companies and their agencies, trying to meet their sales target by all means, are on the prowl in the tricity.

PU Under Watch

With the aim to keep an eye on any unauthorised entry of outsiders in the university, the authorities have installed surveillance cameras at all three entry gates. In the light of incidents of violence that occurred in the past on the campus involving outsiders, the need for strict measures like this was long felt. Besides the three gates, similar cameras have also been installed at Students’ Centre, a hub of activity for the students and at other strategic points. With the cameras’ installation, data will be stored for retrieval with regard to the vehicles entering the university. The cameras will be an added advantage for the security personnel to keep a check round the clock. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Killer Bees?
Body of labourer found with sting marks
Chandigarh, March 12
Shrikant, 34, a resident of Rajiv Colony in Panchkula
was today found dead under mysterious circumstances outside Sector 16 GMSH here this morning. As honey
bees swarmed over the body, the police said the death
might have been caused
by bee sting.

53-year-old man killed in accident
Panchkula, March 12
A 53-year-old man was knocked to death by an unidentified vehicle here today. The deceased has been identified as Jagat Ram Jain, a resident of Sector 11 here.

ICICI Bank fined for deficient service
Chandigarh, March 12
The District Consumer
Disputes Redressal Forum-II has directed ICICI Bank, Sector 9, to issue a no-due certificate to a complainant along with Rs 25,000 as compensation for deficiency in service.

COMMUNITY

Now, MC eyes money from Circus Ground
Chandigarh, March 12
Mayor Pardeep Chhabra today took the initiative to develop the Circus Ground located at Sector 17 as exhibition ground with all facilities, including side wall, lights, toilet blocks, rainwater pipes, and it will be having same facilities as provided in parade ground, Sector 17.

Patwaris stage dharna against
written test
Mohali, March 12
Patwaris of the district started a two-day dharna here today to protest against the announcement of the Punjab government regarding a written test for patwaris.

Patwaris protest against the Punjab government outside the deputy commissioner’s office in Mohali on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Staff exodus: DRDO taps NRIs
Chandigarh, March 12
Faced with an increased exodus of scientists, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is tapping the non-resident Indian (NRI) community to meet its requirement of technical manpower.

Artists perform a stage play in Abhinav theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday. —A Tribune photograph

Defence attaches arrive
at 12 Wing
Chandigarh, March 12 Defence attaches from as many as 18 countries, including European, African, and Asian nations, arrived on a two-day visit at the Air Force Station here today.

Administration encourages NSS activities
10 units allocated to city
Chandigarh, March 12
The Chandigarh administration, under the NSS self-financing scheme, is gearing up to provide opportunity to students to join the programme.

Trouble comes pouring down
Chandigarh, March 12
Passengers and visitors to the Chandigarh railway station this morning were put to inconvenience as the railway staff started cleaning the roof of the newly built entrance of the station.

MCC to educate shopkeepers on encroachments
Chandigarh, March 12
The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, has decided not to conduct raids for a week and instead start an “anti-encroachment awareness drive” from March 11.

UHBVN to regularise increased load
Panchkula, March 12
The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has launched a Voluntary Disclosure Scheme to regularise increased connected load.

AFWWA celebrates women’s day
Chandigarh, March 12
The Air Force Wives Welfare Association (AFWWA) celebrated International Women's Day with enthusiasm at a function organised at No.3 Base Repair Depot (BRD) here today.

Ban on arms extended
Chandigarh, March 12
The district magistrate R.K. Rao has extended the order to prohibit the carrying of fire arms and lathis in Chandigarh.

Letters
Defence should not be politicised

EDUCATION

EC issues directives to education dept
Teachers to be on poll duty on non-teaching days
Chandigarh, March 12
Teaching staff would be put on election duty of roll revision and election work only on holidays or on non-teaching days.

Improvement chance for law students in pipeline
Chandigarh, March 12
All those law students who thought they could not perform well in their exams now stand a chance to do so.

School heads to check child labour
Admn gives nod to education dept’s proposal
Chandigarh, March 12
The labour commissioner, Chandigarh administration, has given nod to the proposal put up by the education department regarding child labour and protection programme.

From Colleges
GCG-11 gets Rs 7.5 crore grant
Chandigarh, March 12
A grant of Rs 7.5 crore has been granted to the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, here today.
Girls in a jubilant mood after the convocation
at GCG-11 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

From Schools and Colleges
Animation workshop thrills students
Mohali, March 12
A workshop on animation conducted today at The British School here turned out to be an exciting experience for hundreds of young students of The British School who got to understand the nuances of animation and animated motion pictures.

WHO’s advance fellowship course
Mohali, March 12
The World Health Organisation has invited applications for advance fellowship course in immunology, vaccinology and biotechnology applied to infectious diseases.

Govt schools to don new look
Chandigarh, March 12
All city government schools will don a new look from the next session. The Chandigarh education department has directed all the heads of government schools to modify their school premises and allowed to incur expenditure within their financial powers from the relevant local funds.

COURTS

Dispose of decade-old criminal cases: CJ
Chandigarh, March 12
In another nine months, the Punjab and Haryana High Court will open and shut the decade-old criminal cases, if things go in Chief Justice (CJ) Vijender Jain’s way.

Last date of CHB scheme extended
Chandigarh, March 12
The last date for receiving applications for Chandigarh Housing Board’s newly floated scheme stands extended by another two weeks.

Man enters court with cartridges
Chandigarh, March 12
A human rights activist, who has filed a writ petition questioning the security arrangements at the District Courts today, entered the courtroom with two cartridges.

Bar condemns SDM
Chandigarh, March 12
The District Bar Association today resolved to submit a representation against the functioning of Shurbir Singh, SDM (south). The Bar authorised four members of the association to submit this representation before the city's home secretary with the request to withdraw the judicial work from SDM, Shurbir Singh.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

PSEB workers, farmers block roads
Patiala, March 12
Thousands of workers of PSEB unions and farmers blocked the main roads of the town for the second successive day today forcing the traffic cops to divert traffic to other arterial roads.

Family members of suspended employees of PSEB and members of Punjab Technical Service Union, PSEB, hold a dharna in support of their demands in front of the PSEB headquarters in Patiala on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar

Panchayat Poll
SAD candidates to contest on party symbol
Patiala, March 12
Co-operation minister and SAD general secretary Capt Kanwaljit Singh today asserted that SAD candidates would fight the forthcoming panchayat elections under the party symbol.

3,244 applicants for 472 vends
Patiala, March 12
Draws relating to the auctioning of 472 liquor vends were taken out at a local marriage palace here today under the supervision of Patiala deputy commissioner DS Grewal and additional excise and taxation commissioner Neel Kanth.

Row over allotment of liquor vends
Ponty Chadha group accused of ‘manipulation’
Ropar, March 12
A row erupted over the allotment of liquor vends here today. A group of contractors alleged that the Ponty Chadha group had manipulated the system to secure maximum vends in the district.

Budget aims at ‘consumption-led growth’
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 12
Leading economists and police makers today held a panel discussion on the Union Budget for the year 2008-09 on the premises of the Canadian Institute of International Studies.

Curbs on use of loud speakers
Ambala, March 12
Mohammad Shayin, deputy commissioner, Ambala, and the district magistrate has promulgated an order to impose restrictions on the use of loud speakers, DJ and other means of noise in the market, religious places, marriages, social, religions functions, Jagran, music shops, etc. beyond the permissible volume and between 10 pm to 6 am till further orders.

ITI students to oppose privatisation
Bassi Pathana, March 12
Students of Industrial Training Institutes would protest against the decision of state government to hand over the ITIs to private players by organising dharnas and rallies from March 13 onwards. This decision was taken at a meeting held at local ITI under the presidentship of Beant Singh, state executive member of Punjab Students’ Union.

Travel agents’ gang busted
Bassi Pathana, March 12
With the arrest of Dara Khan, resident of Mundi Kharar, the police here yesterday claimed to have busted a gang of fake travel agents who used to fleece innocent people of the area on pretext of sending them abroad for job assignments.

SPORTS

600 cops for Akalis vs Cong tie
Mohali, March 12
Unprecedented security arrangements would be in place for the first ever Twenty-20 friendship match between Akalis and the Congress MLAs to be held at the PCA stadium tomorrow.

Policemen oversee security arrangements at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Cricket leagues are for promoting game: Rana Naved
Chandigarh, March 12
Leagues, whether the Indian Cricket League or the Indian Premier League, are for the promotion of cricket, felt Rana Naved Ul Hasan, former all rounder of the Pakistan Cricket team.                          Rana Naved Ul Hasan

Bad phase shouldn’t affect a player: Mushtaq
Chandigarh, March 12
Leg spin is not only about talent, temperament plays an important role in it, says Pakistani spin wizard Mushtaq Ahmed.

I am lucky to play with bigwigs: Sunny
Mohali, March 12
“Twenty20 cricket is all about attack, power and aggressiveness, in which I find myself completely fit”, said elated Sunny Sohal, who has been selected by Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia for their Mohali Team.            Sunny Sohal

Hyderabad Heroes arrive in city
Chandigarh, March 12
With smiles and confident faces, the Hyderabad team arrived in the city today afternoon.

‘New pitches for all IPL centres’
Mohali, March 12
For all eight centres hosting Indian Premier League (IPL), the pitches will be prepared conducive to Twenty 20 cricket game, said the Punjab Cricket Association’s curator Daljit Singh after the conclusion of a two-day seminar for curators and turf managers at the stadium here today.

Mohit wins 400m race
Chandigarh, March 12
Mohit Verma won the 400m boys while Jitin and Japneet finished second and third, respectively, during the first dental meet held at Panjab University here today.

Students of Dental College, Panjab University, take part in their annual athletics meet at PU campus on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Handball meet
Chandigarh, March 12
The Chandigarh Handball Association is going to organise the 22nd Sub-Juniors State Handball championship (boys and girls).

Cop honoured for winning kabbadi matches
Chandigarh, March 12
The UT IGP S.K. Jain awarded a first class commendation certificate and a cash reward of Rs 1,000 to constable Satbir Singh, who had won several competitions
in kabbadi.

HEALTH

Physiotherapy dept opens at Command Hospital
Chandigarh, March 12
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt-Gen T.K. Sapru, inaugurated the renovated state-of-the-art physiotherapy department at the Command Hospital, Chandimandir, today.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt-Gen T.K. Sapru, along with senior officers, at the inaugural function of the renovated physiotherapy department at the Command Hospital in Chandimandir on Wednesday.

Vipin is medical supdt
Chandigarh, March 12
The Chandigarh Administration has appointed Dr Vipin Kumar as medical superintendent-cum-assistant professor in the Government Medical College and Hospital.

Seminar on World Kidney Day today
Mohali, March 12
Silver Oaks Hospital, Phase IX, here will be conducting a public-education seminar and a free check-up camp on kidney diseases on March 13.

CRIME

4-yr-old sodomised by neighbour
Chandigarh, March 12
A 26-year-old man allegedly sodomised a four-year-old son of his neighbour in Sector 25, Janata Colony, last night. The police said the accused was yet to be arrested.

Nakas set up for chain snatchers
Chandigarh, March 12
In an attempt to nab snatchers, the police set up nakas across the city today and verified the antecedents of doubtful persons.

Police needs public help to check snatchings
Chandigarh, March 12
Terming the snatching and motor vehicle thefts as the two major areas of concern for the police, the UT SSP S.S. Srivastva today sought public co-operation to curb the menace.

BUSINESS

Draw of lots for liquor shops
Mohali, March 12
A draw of lots for the allocation of liquor vends in the Mohali district was held here today which was inaugurated by the deputy commissioner H.I.S.Garewal.

The auction of liqour vends in progress in Mohali on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CULTURE

Kim gives gripping performance
Panchkula, March 12
Around 2,500 persons attended the Twenty20 match and performance by Bollywood actor Kim Sharma at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Sector 3, here today.

DANCE MAGIC: Kim Sharma performs during the Twenty20 ICL cricket match at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula on Wednesday. — Tribune photos by Vinay Malik	Kim Sharma performs during the 20-20 ICL cricket match being between Mumbai Champs and Kolkatta Tigers at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula on Wednesday.