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Price spiral hassles people
Chandigarh, June 1  
The growth in the GDP rate may be encouraging, but the high inflation rate is playing havoc with the household budget of the common man. Ask Sanjay Mahajan, a clerk in a private office. Though his salary has grown by just 10 per cent over the last year, his monthly grocery bill has increased by almost 250 per cent.

PSEB Class XII
Only one Mohali lad in merit
Mohali, June 1
Students of Mohali district in general failed to give an outstanding performance in the 10+2 examination of the Punjab School Education Board conducted in March, the results of which were announced here today.

Rajwinder Singh with grandparents

Son turns tormentor for money
Chandigarh, June 1
Blind greed for money can surely bring the beast out of people. And 86-year-old Surjit Singh knows it too well as he has seen his own blood, his son Sukhchan, becoming his tormentor for the sake of grabbing his house in Sector 35.

Surjit Singh, an 86-year-old man under treatment, after he was thrashed by his son in Sector 34 in Chandigarh on Sunday.

COMMUNITY

Mayor inspects working of apni mandi
Chandigarh, June 1
Following complaints of overcharging and evading of market fee, city mayor Pardeep Chhabra carried out an inspection in the Sector 33 apni mandi. Chhabra along with municipal corporation officials and nominated councillor Resham Chand Jakhu visited the mandi this afternoon and carried out random checking and inspection. He checked licences and identity cards of the vendors to check their credentials.

Mayor Pardeep Chhabra and Resham Chand Jahku, nominated councillor, carry out an inspection in apni mandi in Sector 33 in Chandigarh on Sunday afternoon. — A Tribune photograph 

Hassle-free dealing
CHB to be accountable to allottees
Chandigarh, June 1
Over 45,000 allottees of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) dwelling units can now look forward to hassle-free and accountable dealing from the board as the first phase of a new "work flow and document management system" is set to be launched.

Societies to gain by decision on transfer fee
Panchkula, June 1
The pro-people decision of the Haryana registrar of cooperative societies (RCS) on the transfer fee in the group housing societies has come as a shot in the arm for the latter in their fight against HUDA on the issue of the registration of the apartments under the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act.

Sector 63 housing scheme ’highly priced’
Chandigarh, June 1
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations Chandigarh (FOSWAC) today came down heavily on the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) for floating the "highly priced" housing scheme in Sector 63 here.

A sambar fight at Chhatbir Zoo. —Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Gujjars’ protest tomorrow
Panchkula, June 1
Supporting the agitation for reservation in Rajasthan, the Gujjars of the area have decided to stage a protest march in Kalka on Tuesday. The members of the community would assemble at Anaj Mandi, Kalka and the proceed towards SDM office.—TNS

Thumbs down for the
West: CM
Panchkula, June 1
“Saang is the oldest extant form of Haryanvi folk theatre art popular in bordering areas of Rajasthan and UP. Laced with a rustic flavour of humble raginis, the Saang has been so firmly rooted in the Haryanvi culture that the filmy or western influence had failed to creep into its pristine purity,” opined Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana.

Cop succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, June 1
Avtar Singh, a Punjab police constable posted at the VIP security post in Sector 39 here, died this evening after he had fallen from a building last week.

Absenteeism among sweepers affects sanitation
Contractors flout rules with impunity
Chandigarh, June 1
Absenteeism and irregularities among the sweepers and sanitation staff continue with impunity despite regular checking by the municipal corporation officials and sanitation committee members.

It seems the authorities concerned prefer to ignore the breeding places of mosquitoes even as anti-malaria month has been launched today. A banner mentioning June to be observed as anti-malaria month is displayed at Sectors, 18, 19, 20 and 21 rotary in Chandigarh; and (right) a pool of stagnant water, a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, in Sector 51 near Colony Number 5 in Chandigarh.

Move to relocate godowns
Chandigarh, June 1
After shelving the plan for medicity in Raipur Kalan village, the Chandigarh Administration has made up its mind to relocate the warehouses dotting different villages on the western and eastern rim of the city.

30-yr-old woman dies of burns
Chandigarh, June 1
Veena, a resident of Mani Majra, died this evening after she was admitted to the PGI following an incident, in which she received burn injuries from a  gas stove.

Ashwani Verma poses with his paintings at his exhibition ‘Feeling of Nature’ at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh on Sunday. —A Tribune photograph

A bouquet of activities this summer
Chandigarh, June 1
With the onset of summer vacations, parents are frantically searching for something to keep their kids busy. What is better than summer camps? The trend is catching up at a pace like never before with big names like Shiamak Davar, Pracheen Kala Kendra, British Library, Press Club and a majority of private schools launching their special summer programs.

Letters
Curb tobacco menace

EDUCATION

PUTA fast enters 56th day
Chandigarh, June 1
The chain fast by the students, teachers and staff of the PU that began on April 7, today entered its 56th day. Dr Karamjit Singh, treasurer PUTA, sat on dharna along with other colleagues from the department of University Business School (UBS), today.

‘May Queen Euphoria’ at DSOI
Chandigarh, June 1
The members of Defence Service Officers’ Institute (DSOI) performed 'May Queen Euphoria,' where wrinkled faces that reflected glorious years, walked the ramp too. DLF Homes and DSOI, Chandigarh, organised this unique beauty pageant on the DSOI premises, Sector 36, last night. The theme for this year's contest was 'Beauty with Brains' and the contest was open for members and their dependents only. There were around 22 participants, including officers of different ranks, in the show.

MCM prospectus goes hi-tech
Chandigarh, June 1
In yet another innovative venture, the MCM DAV College, Sector 36, has introduced the college prospectus for the academic session 2008-09 in a new avatar. The students would be provided with a VCD which would enable the students to have a virtual tour of the college.

COURTS

Judges, lawyers leave for Mauritius
Chandigarh, June 1
A 53-member delegation, led by Justice Vijender Jain, Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court, and president, Asia Pacific Jurist Association, has left India for a round-table conference with judges of the Supreme Court of Mauritius on the independence of judiciary and latest trends in jurisprudence.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

3 youths die in accident
Ambala, June 1
Three youths died late last night when they were returning from a birthday celebration. The three were identified as Prabhjot (18) of Boh village, Ravinder (21) of Palladar mohalla, Ambala Cantt and Pankaj (18) of Housing Board, Ambala Cantt. They were driving a motorcycle and were found lying in a pool of blood on the road near Tandola turn in Ambala Cantt early this morning.

Family members of the three youths in Ambala on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Woman commits suicide, 5 held
Kharar, June 1
Rajni Devi (28), a resident of ward number 15, committed suicide today morning by consuming poisonous substance.

SPORTS

Bhavan boys beat Stadium team
Kuljinder’s effort fails to bear fruit
Chandigarh, June 1
The effort of Kuljinder (59) could not bear fruit for Sector 16 Cricket Stadium Academy which lost to Bhavan Vidalaya, Panchkula, by 26 runs in the Chandigarh inter-academy under-15 cricket tournament for Mount Shivalik Trophy organised by Desh Prem Azad Cricket Academy at the ground of St Stephen's School here today.

Kuljinder plays a shot during under-15 cricket tournament at St Stephen’s ground in Chandigarh on Sunday. —Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Sandeep restricts Chd to 195
Mohali, June 1
Sandeep Sharma with his bowling (4 for 84) helped Patiala to restrict Chandigarh on 195 in 76.2 overs in the first innings of the final of the Punjab inter-district u-16 M.L. Markan Trophy being played at PCA Stadium here today.

The ongoing vacations and cool summer mornings bring a lot of children to the cool climes and fresh air at Sukhna Lake. —Tribune photo by Karam Singh

U-13 cricket tournament: Black Elephant wins
Patiala, June 1
Mohali Cricket Association (MCA) beat Multi-Purpose Cricket Academy by 6 wickets in the 10th Hot Weather Cricket Tournament for under-13 boys played at the YPS ground here today.

National camp for junior golfers from June 7
Chandigarh, June 1
The first national camp for junior golfers of under-18 age group will be run by the Professional Golfers Association of India (PGAI) on the greens of the CGA Golf Range here from June 7 to 17.

Golf
Harendra climbs to fifth slot PGTI order of merit
Chandigarh, June 1
Chandigarh's soft-spoken caddie turned pro Harendra Gupta climbed up the leaderboard to occupy the 5th slot in the Professional Golf Tour of India order of merit after his triumph over the country's professional golf giants like Mukesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Gaurav Ghei and Vijay Kumar in the Rs 30 lakh PGTI Players Championship at the Chandigarh Golf Club yesterday.

CRIME

Woman dies, husband held
Panchkula, June 1
The police today arrested a man on the charges of dowry after his 21-year-old wife died of burn injuries at his Rajiv Colony residence, here, this evening. The victim, Raj Kalan, a mother of two-years-old son, reportedly succumbed to her injuries on the spot.

BUSINESS

Panel to oppose PG business in residential areas
Mohali, June 1
Various residents’ welfare bodies here have formed a coordination committee against the allowing of paying guest (PG) accommodation in residential areas.