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ICSE/ISCE Results
Stephenian tops tricity with 96.6 pc
Chandigarh, May 20
Regularity with classwork was the key to success this examination season, if one goes by the mantra revealed by toppers of the ICSE Class X examination.

Pranshu Sharma, who topped the Class X board exam. Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Himmat does it in Mohali

Jannat tops in commerce

Coaching goes a long way: Bableen

64 pc, yet no mean feat
Panchkula, May 20
Mocking at her physical handicap, Shweta Arora has brought laurel to Little Flower Convent School, Sector 14, Panchkula, by securing 64.5 per cent marks in the Class X examination.

Contempt of Court
HUDA chief, EO get 2-yr jail
Panchkula, May 20 The Panchkula District Consumer Court has sentenced T C Gupta, chief administrator of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), and Mahavir Kaushik, Panchkula estate officer, HUDA, to 2 years of imprisonment for the contempt of court. This punishment has been awarded to the officials for their failure to allot a residential plot to NRI K. C. Bhatia.

UT HOME SECRETARY
50 DAYS GONE still counting ...
Process should start in advance
The process to select and appoint an officer should start much in advance. It has not to be decided at the last moment. There is a system and rules to go about in such cases. It is bureaucrats who should be accountable for everything. — Roopinder Singh Khosla, President of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association

COMMUNITY

Garbage plant inauguration
Cong to boycott, oppn to attend
Chandigarh, May 20
Conceived as a model for the entire country, the garbage processing plant at Dadu Majra is mired in petty politics. In a development that bodes ill for the smooth functioning of the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC), the ruling Congress today decided to boycott the inauguration ceremony for the bureaucracy's alleged role in "lowering the dignity of the mayor's chair. "The plant is to be dedicated to the public by UT administrator SF Rodrigues tomorrow.

Protest over move to close down health centre
Mohali, May 20
Councillors and leaders today staged a protest against the reported move of the Punjab government to close down the primary health centre in Phase III BI here. The centre is proposed to make way for an ayurvedic centre.

Cover for differently abled extended to city
Chandigarh, May 20
‘Nirmaya’, the health insurance scheme for special children and others has been extended to the city. The National Trust, ministry of social justice and empowerment, New Delhi, has chosen Chandigarh as one of the centres for implementing the health insurance scheme for people with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities. An official spokesman said under the scheme, it was proposed to provide health insurance to one lakh such people.

Top floor of unsafe building demolished
Chandigarh, May 20
The estate office of the municipal corporation today demolished the top floor of a five-storey unsafe building in Kajheri village as a part of its ongoing drive against unsafe and illegal structures in the city.

The municipal corporation workers demolish a portion of an unsafe five-storey building in Kajheri village in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik

Infrastructure in Shastri Market
Traders-MC partnership mooted
Chandigarh, May 20
The traders of Shastri Market, Sector 22, here were today offered a partnership with the municipal corporation to improve the infrastructure in the market.

UT’s action plan on foeticide out
Focus on child’s healthcare and education
Chandigarh, May 20
With the skewed sex ratio staring the city in the face, the UT today came out with an action plan for gender sensitisation and removing girl child discrimination.

Delegates go through documents of UT's action plan on female foeticide that was released in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

Malhotra is vice-chairman of CII
Chandigarh, May 20
Mukesh Malhotra, president of Gates India Pvt Ltd, has been elected as vice-chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has been elected for a period of one year.

City Concerns
For the past many days, Panjab University teachers, under the banner of PUTA, are on a relay strike, demanding Central University Status for the premier institution.

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EDUCATION

UGC pay review panel meeting
Incentives for lecturers recommended
Chandigarh, May 20
The two-day University Grants Commission (UGC) pay review commission meeting began at Panjab University today under the chairmanship of Prof G.K. Chadha, member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.

Prof G.K. Chadha, chairman, UGC pay review commission, being honoured by Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, at the first meeting of the commission on Tuesday. Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Central Varsity Status
Foreign students join relay fast
Chandigarh, May 20
Foreign students enrolled in different courses in Panjab University today sat on the 44th day of the relay fast for central university status for PU.

Doaba college holds farewell party
Mohali, May 20
The annual function-cum-farewell party of Doaba College of Education (DCE) was organised here yesterday at Doaba Group of Colleges. The chief guest for the occasion was Jeet Singh, chief administrator of the group. In his valedictory speech he inspired the students to become good teachers and better human beings.

COURTS

From Courts
Nokia Care Centre to pay Rs 16,000
Chandigarh, May 20
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum directed HCL Infinet (Nokia Care Centre) in Sector 22 and Tushar Communication in Sector 32 to pay Rs 16,250 as compensation for harassing a resident of Sector 32.

ADMINISTRATION

Jaitley is UT chief engineer
Chandigarh, May 20
The Chandigarh administration today handed over independent charge of the UT chief engineer to SK Jaitley. By handing over the current duty charge to the chief engineer, he has been relieved of the dual charge of superintending engineer, Construction circle-I.

• 18 sweepers found absent

NEIGHBOURHOOD

A car splashes through water after rain inundated Punjabi University roads in Patiala on Tuesday.  Photo by Rajesh Sachar

Refusal to perform poll duty
SSP told to take action against ADO
Patiala, May 20
Irked at the alleged refusal to perform panchayat poll duty by an agriculture development officer (ADO) of the agriculture department, deputy commissioner D.S. Grewal has asked SSP S.K. Asthana to take stern action against the “erring” official.

Vascular disease of lower limbs on the rise: Expert
Patiala, May 20
The Patiala branch of Indian Medical Association organised a continuous medical association (CME) programme on “Peripheral Vascular Disease”.

Lack of amenities forces residents to desert town
Bassi Pathana, May 20
Residents of the town are facing acute shortage of drinking water and unscheduled power cuts, which have thrown life out of gear in the scorching heat.

Varun takes the cake in Ambala with 95.8pc
Ambala, May 20
Chaman Vatika school in Ambala City has achieved 100 per cent result in ICSE (X) & ISC (XII) examination held in March this year.

CELEBRATING SUCCESS: Jubilant students of Chaman Vatika School after seeing their result on the website of ICSE Board on the Chandigarh road in Ambala on Tuesday. Tribune photo by Kamal Sachar

Chhat Bir
Incinerator worth lakhs rusts
Chhat Bir, May 20
The incinerator at the Chhat Bir zoological park is lying unused for the past one year due to the absence of an expert needed to run it and lack of a dedicated high-voltage power connection.

Table Soccer
Ambala team lift trophy
Ambala, May 20 Ambala city bagged the overall trophy in the All-India Open Table Soccer Championship held at Ambala.

Rs 3.9 lakh stolen from car
Ambala, May 20
A sum of Rs 3.9 lakh was stolen from a car in Vikas Vihar market in Ambala City this afternoon. According to information, a businessman of Nasirpur, Ashok Sahani, had withdrawn Rs 3.8 lakh from a bank and put it in a bag before placing it on the back seat of the car.

A man shows the car from which Rs 3.9 lakh were stolen in Ambala on Tuesday. Photo by Kamal Sachar

Cop beaten up, four booked
Kharar, May 20
A traffic constable, Hira Singh, posted as driver with the highway patrolling party, Mohali, was beaten up by a group of youths last night.

Gang of thieves busted, 4 held
Ambala, May 20
The Ambala police has claimed to have solved recent cases of burglary with the arrest of four members of a gang of robbers. The four were remanded in police custody for three days by a local court here today.

Youth found dead in hotel
Ropar, May 20
An unidentified youth in his 20s was found dead in a hotel room near the old bus stand here today.

Panchayat Polls
4,906 candidates in fray
Ropar, May 20
Out of 7,715 nomination papers filed, 284 have been rejected and 2,579 have withdrawn their nominations, leaving 4,906 candidates in the fray for the forthcoming gram panchayat elections in the district.

SPORTS

Tennis: Utkarsh shocks top seed Nikunj
Chandigarh, May 20
Utkarsh Khosla, Class VII student of St Anne's School, continued his winning streak as he shocked top seed Nikunj Poddar of West Bengal in straight sets in the boys’ under-12 pre-quarter final match of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Championship at the CLTA Sports Complex in Sector 10 tennis stadium today.

Raghav Talwar returns a shot during a tournament at CLTA in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Swimming trials from May 25
Chandigarh, May 20
Selection trials of the Chandigarh swimming team for the 25th Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships 2008 will be held from May 25 at Nursery Swimming Pool of Sector 23D at 10 am.

CRIME

Snatchers’ gang busted; 2 held
Chandigarh, May 20
With the arrest of two persons, the crime branch of the Chandigarh police claims to have busted a gang involved in snatching incidents. The accused have been identified as Raj Kumar and Parmod Kumar, both residents of Sector 20 here.

CULTURE

Ex-students put up expo at art museum
Chandigarh, May 20
A painting and drawing exhibition has been put up by four ex-students of Government College of Art, Sector 10, showcasing their work under the title ‘4’ at art museum. The work of all four artists displaying four painting each shows their spontaneity and freedom on canvas.