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YPS teacher killed at police barricade
Bus rams into scooter from behind, driver held
Chandigarh, May 15
A senior science teacher of Mohali’s Yadvindra Public School was killed owing to a criminally negligent bus driver and barricades put up by overzealous Chandigarh traffic policemen this afternoon.

11 ITBP men hurt as grenade goes off
Panchkula/Chandigarh, May 15
Eleven Indo Tibetan Border Police Force personnel were injured, three of them seriously, when a hand grenade went off accidentally during a training session at the Naraingarh Firing Range, near here, today.

THIRD INCIDENT IN THREE MONTHS: Injured ITBP personnel being taken to the hospital after a grenade exploded accidentally at Naraingarh on Thursday. Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Nouveau Riche
Villagers on splurge spree after windfall
With government handing out crores of rupees to residents of Jheorheri village as compensation for acquiring land for the Mohali airport, luxury cars have found their way into majority of homes.

Pritam Singh and Tej Kaur with their new possession, a Pajero. Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

UT HOME SECRETARY
45 DAYS GONE still counting ...
Co-ordination lacking
It is the classic example of lack of coordination between the UT administration and the union ministry of home affairs (MHA).

COMMUNITY

ITFT, Bollywood director join hands for media institute
Chandigarh, May 15
Even as the film city project of the Chandigarh Administration is yet to take a concrete shape, the Institute of Technology and Future Management Trends (ITFT) today roped in eminent Bollywood writer-director Manmohan Singh to start the Centre for Media and Entertainment Studies (CMES) to give a boost to cinematic tourism and provide employment opportunities to the youth of north India.

Bollywood director Manmohan Singh (left) at the launch of an entertainment institute in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

An old man on his camel coming back after enjoying the view of Punjab and Haryana Secretariat in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

India to host UN exercise
Chandigarh, May 15
An elaborate multi-national exercise on Integrated UN Peace Support Operations will be conducted at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, for officers of the armed forces from 17 countries including India from May 21 to 29.

GMSH-16 staff protests non-payment of salaries
Chandigarh, May 15
More than 300 contract employees of Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, protested today against the non-payment of their salaries for the month of April. Workers alleged that salaries were never paid to them on time.

Scales of PGI junior technicians revised
Chandigarh, May 15
Around 300 junior technicians of the PGI will benefit from the Government of India’s approval to the revised pay scale - up from Rs 4500-7000 to Rs 5000-8000 - which will be in effect from January 1, 1996.

Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Vijender Jain inaugurates the newly constructed judicial court complex at Rajpura on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Cops on trail of foul-mouthed prankster
Mohali, May 15
The police here is on the trail of a “foul mouth”, who has been calling up the fire brigade’s emergency number (101) in Mohali and hurling abuses at anyone who picks up the phone.

Civic Polls
No recounting for Manoli seat
Mohali, May 15
The Punjab State Election Commission today refused to allow the recounting of votes for the Manoli seat of the SAS Nagar zila parishad. The Shiromani Akali Dal had demanded a recount when their candidate Jasvir Singh lost to Karam Singh of the Congress by a threadbare margin of six votes. BJP candidate Harinderpal Singh was also in the fray here.

CBI Investigation
Hunt for missing file
Chandigarh, May 15
The Chandigarh administration has issued directions to all its departments to trace the missing file of the sports department, which contains information regarding techno gyms, which are under the CBI scanner. A letter in this regard was issued to heads of all departments today.

Trash Dumping
Even Nehru Park not spared
Chandigarh, May 15
Heaps of garbage adorned the historic Nehru Park in Sector 22, from where Jawaharlal Nehru announced the creation of the city.

Garbage bins in the parking lot of the historic Nehru Park in Sector 22, Chandigarh. Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Now, Sec 19-20 rotary closed
Chandigarh, May 15
After closing the small rotary of sectors 34 and 35, the UT engineering department has closed the small rotary of sectors 19 and 20. This means that those moving from one sector to another would have to take a longer route now.

Workers place concrete blocks to close the small rotary of Sectors 19 and 20 in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Undertake reforms or no Central grant: MC
Chandigarh, May 15
A day after municipal corporation mayor Pardeep Chhabra announced that he would oppose any move to impose water cess and residential taxes on the residents, the MC today clarified that if the reforms are not carried out grants for at least two majors projects would not be released by the government of India.

Punjabi channel launched
Chandigarh, May 15
A new channel, Just TV Punjabi, was launched here today for the promotion of Punjabi culture and tradition in the country.

Panchkula police collects Rs 40 lakh as fine
Panchkula, May 15
The local police department has collected around Rs 40 lakh as fine from 19,163 challans issued to vehicles from January to April, this year. While the department collected Rs 8.06 lakh from the 4,551 challans issued during January, the amount went up to Rs 9.71 lakh in February.

Rape Case
Lack of evidence mars probe
Mohali, May 14
Due to lack of evidence, the Mohali police is finding it hard to investigate the case in which a teenager was allegedly raped for nearly a month in a house at Shahi Majra village.

Restrict fresh water usage: Bahuguna
Chandigarh, May 15
To create awareness among youngsters about water conservation, Yuvsatta and Peace Club of New Public School organised an interaction of noted environmentalist Sunder Lal Bahuguna with the students of the school today.

Environmentalist Sunder Lal Bahuguna interacts with peace club members of New Public School in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

500 plots allotted
Mohali, May 15
A draw of lots for the allotment of almost 500 plots in Sectors 76 to 80 was held at the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) here today. The draw was slated to take place on May 6 and 7, but was stayed following a decision of a local court. The stay was vacated by the court on May 12 and the draw was slated for today.

CITCO awards winners
Chandigarh, May 15
J.K. Manchanda and Sanjeev Sharma today won the first and second prize - a handycam and a digital camera - respectively, in the special lucky coupon scheme of CITCO’s petrol station in Sector 9.

Letters
Update official website regularly
Time and again it has been pointed to the Chandigarh administration that its official website is spreading wrong information to all its residents but to no avail.

EDUCATION

UBS begins admission process from May 30
Chandigarh, May 15
The long wait of aspiring MBA students for admission to Panjab University’s University Business School (UBS) is finally over as the UBS has relented on admissions.

Central Varsity Status
Students continue relay fast
Chandigarh, May 15
While the entire faculty of the university today was busy in making departmental presentations before the visiting committee of UGC for the 11th plan, students of the university held the fort on the 39th day of the relay fast on the campus demanding central university status for PU.

PU alumni assn meeting on May 18
43 students to be awarded
Chandigarh, May 15
Panjab University Alumni Association (PUAA) is going to hold its annual general body meeting (AGM) and scholarship award function on May 18 on the university campus. The meeting will be presided over by vice-chancellor R.C. Sobti.

UGC team visits PU departments
Chandigarh, May 15
The 11-member team of the UGC today visited different departments of Panjab University for allocating funds under the 11th five-year plan for various projects, both proposed and underway.

From Schools
43 clear scholarship exam

Mohali, May 15 As many as 43 Gian Jyotians cleared the All-India School Scholarship Exam (2007- 2008) sponsored by the Hare Krishna Welfare Society. At least 500 students appeared in this exam and all of them got certificates. Principal Ranjeet Bedi congratulated the students. Students of Saint Soldier’s School participate in a debate in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

ADMINISTRATION

Judges’ Accommodation
Admn to rent eight houses
Chandigarh, May 15
The administration here is looking for rented accommodation for judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

23 employees of estate office reshuffled
Chandigarh, May 15
Twenty-three employees of the UT estate office were reshuffled today. The employees were holding onto their posts for over three years in violation of the guidelines of the Central Vigilance Commission.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

All set for cantonment board elections
Thirty-three candidates in fray
Ambala, May 15
The stage is set for the Cantonment Board elections to be held on May 18. Thirty three candidates will fight it out in eight wards. As many as 27,000 voters will decide their fate.

Traders’ panel urges CM to keep his word
Bassi Pathana, May 15
The Punjab Pardesh Beopar Mandal, in a letter to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, has urged him to keep the promises he made with the organisation at a meeting held on May 4. The meeting was held at Amritsar under the presidentship of state president Amrit Lal Jain.

Rs 2 lakh stolen from bus
Dera Bassi, May 15
Local schoolteacher Om Prakash today claimed to have lost Rs 2 lakh to pickpockets.

Residents act where cops fail
Ropar, May 15
Residents of Thermal Colony here today caught hold of a thief, who, along with an accomplice, had stolen more than 300 brass taps from the colony.

Winners celebrate victory
Bassi Pathana, May 15
Most of the candidates, who won the zila parishad and block samiti elections from the Bassi Pathana block, today took out processions and paid obeisance at various gurdwaras.

Sikh varsity to get recognition
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 14
Sri Guru Granth Sahib world Sikh university will get recognition within a week after the government comes out with its gazette.

Man beaten up for choice of party
Fatehgarh Sahib, May 15
The police has booked three persons for allegedly beating up a resident of Bras village for not casting his vote in favour of a particular party.

Inter-house TT match at DAV
Ambala, May 15
An inter-house table tennis match for junior and senior boys and girls was held on the school premises of Maj R.N. Kapoor DAV Public Senior Secondary School, Ambala Cantonment.

Fire in junk market
Lalru, May 15
A major tragedy was averted when a fire broke out at a shop in the crowded Kabadi Bazaar here this afternoon.

SPORTS

Golf Club to have faster, smoother greens
Chandigarh, May 15
New captain of the Chandigarh Golf Club Brig H.S. Bath is determined to give the players a taste of faster and smoother greens before the next major golf tournament gets underway on May 28.

New course captain of the Chandigarh Golf Club Brig H.S. Bath spells out his plans for a faster and smoother course in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Inter-District Cricket Tourney
Day I: Manpreet slams ton
Chandigarh, May 15
With his ton (115), Manpreet put Minor District Zone B team in the driver’s seat against Chandigarh team on the opening day of the two-day match of Punjab State Inter-District Under-16 Tournament for ML Markan Trophy 2007-08 at the Sector 16 cricket stadium here today.



Manpreet Singh after hitting a century at cricket stadium, Sector 16, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Football: St John’s thrash GMSSS-10
Chandigarh, May 15
Riding high on four goals by Aameen Goyal, St John’s High School, Sector 26, lifted top honours thrashing Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 10, by 7-1 in Pre-Subroto Cup Inter-School Football Tournament at GMSSS, Sector 22, here today.

Hockey: Clean sweep by GSSS-18
Chandigarh, May 15
In the Pre-Nehru Inter-School Hockey Tournament (girls) at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, proved no match for Government Senior Secondary School for Girls, Sector 18, as the latter registered 6-0 victory to secure a berth in the finals.

• City girls for hockey coaching camp

HEALTH

PGI’s renovated burns unit to open soon
Chandigarh , May 15
The PGI is all set to provide upgrade services to the patients of burn injuries. The renovated burn unit is expected to start by the end of this month.

CRIME

Parking scam: 2 months on, JE booked
Chandigarh, May 15
Exactly two months after the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) mayor unearthed the parking scam at Sukhna Lake and Fun Republic, the police here have booked the JE involved in the scam.

Labourer killed in road accident
Chandigarh, May 15
Mohamed Kari, a 30-year-old labourer, was killed in a road accident near the traffic light point in Sector 17, late yesterday night. According to police, the victim was working as a labourer in James Plaza, Sector 17. At around 9 pm, while he was walking along the road a Skoda car (CH-03-M-33) hit him from behind. The victim sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the PGI, where the doctors declared him brought-dead.

BUSINESS

BSNL leads the pack in broadband connectivity
Chandigarh, May 15
Aggressive marketing, restructuring of tariff plans and ensuring connections on demand has led to BSNL attaining the top slot in the broadband connections in this region. Officials in the BSNL said they had managed to be the leaders in the region as far as broadband connections were concerned.

Biz Word
INIFD launches Hindi, regional language programmes
Chandigarh, May 15
Fashion, textile and interior design programmes in Hindi and regional languages were launched by the Inter National Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) on the 14th anniversary of its Chandigarh-based institute here today.

CULTURE

Play on female foeticide staged
Chandigarh, May 15
Gone are the days when a woman was worshipped. Now days, she is subjected to perpetual torture and inhuman tyranny in the male dominated society. The woman has been grudgingly given a secondary status and even the baby girl is regarded as a harbinger of curse.

Artistes of Roopak Kala Kendra and Welfare Society stage a Punjabi play ‘Kanjak’ at the Randhawa Auditorium in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

SASE club holds cultural function
Chandigarh, May 15
To commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Defence Research and Development Organisation, a cultural evening was organised by the ladies club of Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), here today.

Members of the ladies club present a dance during a cultural programme organised to celebrate DRDO’s Golden Jubilee in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph