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Mohali to have convention centre
Mohali, June 17
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today approved the setting up of an international convention centre and a hotel in Phase VIII here. A first of its kind in North India, the convention centre will have a capacity of over 5,000 seats and the hotel will have at least 300 rooms.

Krishna’s guard held for theft
Chandigarh, June 17
The local police today arrested three residents of Ram Darbar, one of them a security guard with Krishna Autos, for stealing a Skoda car from the agency’s premises on June 15.

Sukhwinder (extreme right) and two more held for the theft in Krishna Autos, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photographs

Call girl racket busted, hotel owners held
Chandigarh, June 17
A hotel in Sector 35 here came under police scanner tonight for allegedly running a call girl racket. Acting on a specific information, the police arrested 14 persons, including six call girls, from the hotel and two rented accommodations in Sector 45.

2 Akademi heads roll, but Tiwari spared
Chandigarh, June 17
With one-year tenures left as chairpersons, Dr Naresh, chairman, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, and Prof Aditya Prakash, chairman, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, were yesterday removed unceremoniously by the Chandigarh administration. However, Kamal Tiwari, chairperson of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi, has been spared and reappointed.

COMMUNITY

Librarian dismissed for prolonged absenteeism
Chandigarh, June 17
The Chandigarh education department today dismissed Ravinder Kaur, librarian at Government Girls High School, Sector 25, on the basis of prolonged absenteeism without sanction.

new lease of life: Water level at the Sukhna Lake has risen by 10 inches following rains. —Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

PU library staff to be promoted under CAS
Chandigarh, June 17
In a major relief to the library staff of Panjab University, the authorities today endorsed the Punjab Government’s decision to allow them to get promoted under the CAS (career advanced scheme).

Salary denied to 8 varsity employees
Mohali, June 17
Eight employees working on contract at the Punjabi University extension library in Phase VII here have not got their wages for the past two months which had made very difficult for them to make both ends meet.

Need to promote rain-fed farming: Experts
Chandigarh, June 17
It is high time that the agriculture-based policies of the country should shift from promoting subsidised irrigation to rain-fed farming. This was stated by Dr Barry I Shapiro, director, project development and marketing, ICRISAT. He was on a visit to Chandigarh to attend one-day workshop on combating land degradation for sustainable agriculture at CII here today. 

3 youths killed in accident
Anandpur Sahib, June 17
Three youth, all 19 years of age, were killed in a road accident today. They were identified as Ajay Kumar from village Chandpur Bela, Harminder Singh and Kishori Lala both from village Gajpur. They were going on a motorcycle from Kiratpur Sahib to Gajpur.

Industrial centre at Saha soon 
Chandigarh, Jun 17
The Haryana government is developing an industrial growth centre at Saha village in Ambala district. Stating this here today, official spokesman said in the first phjase of the project, the work for developing basic infrastructural facilities on 415.60 acres of land had been completed.

Woman commits suicide, mother-in-law booked
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 17
A woman residing in village Jakhwali today committed suicide by hanging herself in the house of her in-laws. The deceased has been identified as Kulwinder Kaur, wife of Kulwinder Singh. She was married five months back. Her husband was running a cycle repair shop in the village.

Kids celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 82nd birthday at British Library, Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. —Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

MC steps up drive to check rain woes
Chandigarh, June 17
The unexpected monsoon has become a problem for the municipal corporation with the city facing choked sewer, poor sanitation and waterlogging almost all over Chandigarh.

BJP: MC’s house tax proposal anti-people
Chandigarh, June 17
The local unit of the BJP today condemned the proposal of the Congress-ruled Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) to levy house tax in the city.

Jan Shatabdi to run up to Nangal from July 1
Chandigarh, June 17
Jan Shatabdi Express, the no-frill popular train running between Chandigarh and Delhi, has been extended to Nangal. A senior official of the Northern Railway said the new arrangement would come into place from July 1.

BALLE BALLE: Noted Punjabi singer Hans Raj Hans shooting his latest dance number "Assi Punjabi hunde haen" in Chandigarh on Tuesday. —Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Sale of railway tickets at city post offices on cards
Chandigarh, June 17
Opening up a new window for passenger convenience, the postal department is tying up with the Indian Railways to offer tickets for suburban as well as long- distance travel through the post offices here. The time frame for starting this scheme though is not yet fixed.

Youth commits suicide
Zirakpur, June 17
Baltana resident Daljeet Singh (24) committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan of his house on Sunday night. The body was noticed by deceased’s father, who saw him hanging with a dupatta through the window of his room. 

WB team to visit health centres of Mohali, Ropar
Mohali, June 17
A four-member World Bank Mission Review team headed by Dr Ayana Yeneabat, medical officer-epidemiologist, World Health Organization and Dr Aakash Shrivastava, senior medical officer, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, met Tilak R. Sarangal, secretary, health-cum-managing director, Punjab Health Systems Corporation, here today.

Former Municipal Council chief NK Sharma files his nomination as an independent candidate in Zirakpur on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

MC Poll
Ward No 12 utterly neglected
Zirakpur, June 17
Ditches right in the centre of roads, non-functional streetlights and improper drainage aptly describe the state of Ward No. 12 in Baltana. The ward that comprises of Punjab Modern Complex, Govind Vihar, Yog Vihar, Kalgidhar Enclave, Defence Colony, Prashant Vihar, Highland Society, Vikas Nagar, Hem Vihar, Shiv Colony, ranks down on the development scale with much required to be done.

7 cops suspended for taking liquor on duty
Mohali, June 17
Seven police personnel, including an ASI and three havildars, were suspended today on a charge of consuming liquor while on duty at a function held on Sunday.

Gandhian Satyawati dead
Chandigarh, June 17
Satyavati , the founder member of the Mahila Parishad, has died. A prayer meeting will be held by family members on June 20 at 2 pm in Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 27-C. She presided over the Mahila Parishad's presidency for four years. She participated in the Swadeshi movement during the freedom struggle.

Summer camps conclude
Patiala, June 17
The 15-day summer camps organised by the Punjab sports department concluded at Polo Ground here today. The camp began on June 1. — TNS

Letters
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EDUCATION

CDCL signs MoU with Dale Carnegie
Chandigarh, June 17
Ch Devilal Memorial Centre for Learning (CDCL), in association with Walchand Talent First and Dale Carnegie Training, US, announced the launch of a finishing school here today. Chief guest Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, said, “This course will prepare the students of Chandigarh for their plunge into sectors like IT-ITES, BPO, retail, banking, telecom, insurance, FMCG, media, etc.” 

B.D. Dhalia shakes hands with Pallavi Jha after signing the MoU between CDCL, Chandigarh, and Walchand Talent First and Dale Carnegie Training, US, in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

Notices
Schools with ‘backing’ spared
Chandigarh, June 17
The authorities appear to have adopted a pick and choose policy regarding building bylaws, site allotment, lease rules and reservation in case of private schools.This could well end up with the city being denied a sound education infrastructure.

Deadline for Tagore Theatre renovation Aug 31
Chandigarh, June 17
The engineering department has been given the deadline of August 31 to complete the renovation work of Tagore Theatre and Beant Singh Memorial, Sector 42. The UT Administrator, who today visited the project sites, has given the deadline.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awards
Surprises galore in govt's screening committee list
Sarpanches, persons without sports background in
Patiala, June 17
Sports, it seems, is the unwanted baby of the Punjab Government. This is reflected from the fact that the screening committee of ‘eminent sportspersons’ prepared by the Punjab Government to select the state's finest sportsmen for the prestigious Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awards has some individuals sans any sports background.

Shopkeepers down shutters to protest raid
Ambala, June 17
Continuing their agitation for a second day today, shopkeepers of Ambala Cantt downed their shutters till late afternoon.

Authorities ignore residents’ demand for bridge
Kalka, June 17
Residents of Tipra colony, near Kalka, have been longing for a bridge for more than two decades as monsoon leads to waterlogging problem here every year.

Finally, Urban Estate gets a club
Patiala, June 17
The posh Urban Estate locality, promoted and developed by the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA), is all set to get a new club.

SPORTS

National junior golf camp concludes
Anish, Jaipreet corner glory
Chandigarh, June 17
Anish Gupta and Jaipreet Ghuman cornered glory in the nine-hole stroke play event on the concluding day of the first national junior camp organised by the Chandigarh Golf Association in association with the Professional Golfers’ Association of India and the Indian Golf Union on the greens of the CGA Golf Range here today.

Winners and runners-up are all smiles as they hold their trophies after the conclusion of the National Junior Golf Camp in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Also seen in the picture are coach Jessie Grewal, assistant coach Mahesh Kumar and GGA general secretary J.S. Cheema. —Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Sportsperson awaits recommendation to Olympics
Chandigarh, June 17
The statistics of India in Olympics is a blemish on her face. Excluding hockey, which is a team game, there are only 15 medals won by Indian sportspersons individually since 1900. Such an insignificant number of medals for more than a billion!

Treat all games equally, says weightlifting coach
Patiala, June 17
Weightlifting is one game which has brought fame to India time and again. Weightlifters have always proved their mettle in various international competitions. For Arjuna awardee Paramjit Sharma, enthusiastic and ambitious weightlifting coach, promotion of the game is all that matters. He is an international-level player himself and has trained the Indian weightlifting team for five years.

AITA: Ashish upsets top seed Kamal Kishore
Chandigarh, June 17
Simran Wadhwa of Delhi ousted Apekshita Alkesh in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in second round of under-12 girls’ category while wild card entrant Ashish Sharma of Rajasthan caused the biggest upset by toppling top seed Kamal Kishore Maderana, also of Rajasthan, by 5-4 (4), 5-3 in the boys under-16 first round match of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament at CLTA Stadium in Sector 10 here today.

CRIME

Police remand for suspect in Tewari murder case
Chandigarh, June 17
Uma Shankar, who was arrested yesterday on the charge of killing Abhey Kumar Tewari, a moneylender, was today sent to three days’ police remand. Efforts are on to trace his acquaintances.