NO, NO, THEY AREN’T FIGHTING: Delhi Daredevils during the practice session for the IPL match
at PCA, Mohali, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
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Despite inflation, UBS students get fat packages
Chandigarh, April 26
With each passing year, the placements at Panjab University’s University Business School (UBS) are getting bigger with students taking fatter packages home.
IPL
Ban on copyrighted music
Mohali, April 26
First it was the cheerleaders and now it is the music. A local court has stayed the playing of copyrighted music during the IPL matches being held at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA).
Double Whammy
Residents protest erratic power supply
Zirakpur, April 26
Traffic on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway came to a standstill for over two hour as Zirakpur residents took to streets around midnight in protest against unscheduled power cuts.
Water shortage throws life out of gear
Zirakpur, April 26
With mercury soaring and civic amenities in the township not keeping pace with the ever-increasing population, residents of Zirakpur have started facing water shortage.
31 get Laadli Media Awards
Chandigarh, April 26
The society has a bleak future if female foeticide is not checked at the earliest. These were the views highlighted by many of the speakers who attended the Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity - 2007, here today.
A PROUD LOT: Award winners at the Law Bhawan, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune
Photo by Vinay Malik
Rajiv Vihar residents seek AWHO intervention
Chandigarh, April 26
Residents of Rajeev Vihar, Manimajra, have sought intervention of Army Welfare Housing Organisation
(AWHO), alleging that the present ad hoc management committee of the locality is holding elections in an arbitrary
manner.
SUMMERSAULT: To beat the heat, a schoolgirl skips over a fountain stream in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune
photo by Pradeep Tiwari
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Encroachers vulnerable to fire
Chandigarh, April 26
Unauthorised junk dealers located near the jungle area along the approach road to Maloya are a vulnerable lot. In case a major fire breaks out in the area, the scarp, including plastic, polythene bags and other combustible articles lying in the junkyards, can turn the area in to a veritable inferno.
Jheorerhi landowners to be given extra money
Mohali, April 26
The SDM Mohali-cum-land acquisition officer has announced that 222 landowners of Jheorerhi village who had been given Rs 1.5 crore as compensation amount per acre would be given extra
money for the structures on the land.
Magnetic cups create nuisance
Chandigarh, April 26
Magnetic cups used by a television channel to publicise a quiz show attracted a lot of criticism, yesterday. The cups, placed on stationary vehicles at the traffic lights, flew in all directions once the vehicles started rolling.
Seminar on voluntary blood donation
Chandigarh, April 26
With an aim of involving teachers in creating awareness among school children about voluntary blood donation, the Blood Bank Society organised a seminar ‘Safe Blood - be the link’ for the private school teachers of Chandigarh today.
Dr S. Bambah, vice-president of the Blood Bank Society (extreme right) during the seminar at Sector 37, Chandigarh, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Visitors throng Evening Bazaar
Chandigarh, April 26
Rhythms of bhangra, aroma of special Punjabi food and dazzling items at the stalls caught the fancy of the crowds at the Evening Bazaar at Vatika School for deaf and dumb, here today.
The exhibition is a bonanza for women as a variety of hand-painted sarees to suits in cool and flashy colors, specially designed jewellery etc are on display.
Visitors at the exhibition being held at Vatika School, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
Residents sore over dumping ground
Mohali, April 26
Though surrounded mainly by industries, the dumping grounds are, however, only a stone’s throw away from the Sector 91 residential colony being developed by private builders.
Woman’s body found
Panchkula, April 26
The body of a 23-year-old woman was found with burn injuries in the bathroom of her house in Bir Ghaggar village in Chandimandir area here today. The deceased has been identified as Gomti.
World Book Day celebrated
Chandigarh, April 26
As part of the World Book Day celebrations, British Library celebrated the day from April 21-26. Padam Talwar, programme director, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, ministry of external affairs, New Delhi, Deep Adhikari, head examinations services (North India), British Council, New Delhi, and M.M. Sharma from Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Chandigarh, gave away the prizes to the winners.
Letters
Check global warming
We are in the habit of making headlines to gain publicity but when actual practice comes, we lack the will to do something fruitful. Recently, a lot of material has been published in print media on the occasion of Earth Day.
 Central Varsity Status
Now, deans join relay fast
Chandigarh, April 26
In order to make the collective voice heard to the politicians, today on the 20th day of the chain fast on the campus, the deans of PU sat on the fast to press upon the demand for the central university status for Panjab University.
Deans, Panjab University, observe a relay fast on the PU campus in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune
photo by Vinay Malik
From Schools & Colleges
IET students develop high-accuracy micrometer
Ropar, April 26
Two students of IET, Bhaddal, claimed to have made an innovation of a high-accuracy micrometer. Satbir Singh and Sunny Kumar of final year mechanical engineering have developed a micrometer based on differential screw mechanism. The duo claims that their micrometer has accuracy higher than the version available in market.
Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya perform during their annual day function in Dappar
on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph
From
Schools
Orientation programme for parents at Eurokids
Chandigarh, April 26
An orientation programme was organised for the parents of tiny tots studying in Eurokids, Sector 9, Panchkula, today. Staff members presented a skit depicting the tumultuous lives of pre-school kids and how a positive parenting along with better pre-schooling can change their lives.
Another blow for law students
Question paper had only four units instead of five
Chandigarh, April 26
Barely four days after the students of semester IV of the department of laws, Panjab University, complained against the questions coming out of syllabus and pattern not followed in the on going annual examinations, the students were up in arms today as in the Company Law examination, the question paper had only four units instead of five as prescribed
by the syllabus given to the students by university.
88 PEC students get college colours
Chandigarh, April 26
The team of Anu Chauhan, Pallavi, and Priyanka Singh, under the guidance of Prof Ajay Mittal, bagged first prize and pocketed Rs 5,000 for their IT based project ‘Offline signature verification’. They were honoured during the ‘Open House-2008’ event organised on Punjab Engineering College premises, Sector 12, here today.
SGGS feud between management, student ends
Chandigarh, April 26
The weeklong feud between the management of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College-26 and its students came to an end today when the student in question agreed to pay back the college dues.
Notice issued to teacher
Chandigarh, April 26
The Chandigarh education department has issued a show cause notice to a nursery teacher who had matriculation certificate from a university, which was not in the list of
University Grants Commission (UGC).
Annual day celebrated
Chandigarh, April 26
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, Chandigarh, celebrated its annual function at Lecma Hall 3 BRD, AFS here. Air Cmde S.C. Luthra, VSM,
AOC, 3 BRD AFS, Chandigarh graced the occasion as chief guest.
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Chandigarh, April 26
