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Kapil Poster Row: PCA on the backfoot
Mohali, June 18
Exactly 25 years after Kapil Dev put India on the winning track to the 1983 Prudential Cup with his superb unbeaten 175 against Zimbabwe, he is trying to salvage his reputation against his country’s own Punjab Cricket Association.
A view of the façade of the PCA stadium without Kapil Dev’s life-size poster. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

A challaning drive being carried out in Sector 20, Gurdwara Road, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

UT to have school board
Chandigarh, June 18
The Chandigarh education department’s proposal to form its own education board is in the final stages.

PU slashes fee in private affiliated colleges
Chandigarh, June 18
After several meetings and months of speculation, finally Panjab University today decided on a uniform fee structure for its 176 affiliated private colleges, beginning this year.

Disclose appellant’s marks, CIC to PU
New Delhi, June 18
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Panjab University to disclose the marks obtained by an appellant in the M.Ed examination.

COMMUNITY

Sector 8 paver blocks sink after downpour
Chandigarh, June 18
Concern for the safety and convenience of the pedestrians does not seem to matter to the municipal corporation. Recently constructed paver blocks in Sector 8 here sunk soon after the recent downpour. The internal gurdwara road of the sector recently got a new pavement, the work on which was completed about 15 days back. A portion of the pavement has sunk to a depth of nearly half a foot.

The newly constructed paver blocks in Sector 8,
Chandigarh, sank soon after the city received its
first downpour. A Tribune photograph

Oil firms force premium fuels on highway users
Chandigarh, June 18
It is double whammy for the thousands of highway users in the region. Even as repeated hikes in the prices of petrol and diesel by the Central Government have sent the motorists in a tizzy, three major public sector oil companies are forcing costlier premium fuels on them, delivering another blow to their budgets.

The woman behind India’s missile power
Chandigarh, June 18
Missile woman Tessy Thomas is proud of her achievement in a quiet sort of way. The fact that she is the first woman scientist to head a key missile project, that she has broken the glass ceiling in yet another profession and that she is an inspiration for scores of women scientists doesn’t have her gushing about what she did right in the 20 years of service in the DRDO.

Tessy Thomas

Ward Nos. 1, 2, 3 cry for attention
Zirakpur, June 18
Roads with potholes, hardly any sweepers and low water supply - the situation is almost the same in ward numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Zirakpur.


In the absence of proper roads, residents have to commute on kutcha pathways full of potholes and ditches in Saini Vihar, Baltana. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

110 file nominations for Zirakpur poll
Mohali, June 18
Campaigning is in full swing for the municipal elections in Zirakpur, Dera Bassi and Nayagaon. The filing of nominations ended yesterday.

Debt-waiver plan for farmers
Banks appoint grievance redressal officials
Chandigarh, June 18
As many as 3.42 lakh loan cases of farmers in Haryana as compared to 1.57 lakh cases in Punjab are likely to be settled under the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme announced in Budget 2008-09.

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Streetlight upkeep in southern sectors to be privatised
Chandigarh, June 18
After the privatisation of nine parks, including the greenbelts of the city, the municipal corporation is now all set to privatise the maintenance of streetlights of the southern sectors.

Govt-Radha Swami mgmt imbroglio resolved
Dera to give 34 acres to GMADA
Mohali, June 18
The six-year-old imbroglio between the Punjab Government and the Radha Swami Satsang, Beas, management over encroachment of government land by the dera in Mohali has been resolved.

Joshi Autozone to replace car AC
Chandigarh, June 18
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Joshi Autozone Private Limited to replace the defunct air-conditioner of the car of the complainant, Rajnish Mahajan, and to pay litigation costs of Rs 550.

CROWNING GLORY: A cactus in bloom. — Photo: Karam Singh

Book Voyage launched
Chandigarh, June 18
To promote reading habits among the children, Yuvsatta, an NGO, today launched Book Voyage, a book reading promotion programme, in Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, here.

Constable test on July 22
Chandigarh, June 18
A written test for the post of constable will be held on July 22, followed by driving skill test, which will be held from July 23 to 27.

65-yr-old man found dead
Chandigarh, June 18
Karnail Singh, a 65-year-old man, was found lying dead on the road, near the market, in Hallomajra here yesterday morning.

Seventysix donate blood
Chandigarh, June 18
Adviser to the UT Administrator Pradip Mehra today inaugurated a blood donation camp organised by the UT

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Summer workshop for
kids concludes
Chandigarh, June 18
A 15-day summer workshop concluded with
a cultural programme at Chandigarh Press Club
here today.

Children perform at the concluding function of the annual summer workshop at Chandigarh Press Club on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Workshop at GGDSD College
Chandigarh, June 18
A two-day workshop on molecular biology is being conducted in GGDSD College, Sector 32, here, as part of the Faculty Development Programme.

Central Status for PU
Dental staff, students join protest
Chandigarh, June 18
Doctors and students of the Dr H S Judge Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), Panjab University, sat on fast today to join the ongoing agitation for the central university status for PU.

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COURTS

Exemptions in RTI Act
Give information if it is in public interest: HC
Chandigarh, June 18
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that information prohibited under the Right to Information (RTI) Act can also be provided. The information has to be given if “public interest outweighs private interest”.

Police remand for pimp, 2 hotel managers
Chandigarh, June 18
The trio, including the two managers of Hotel Moon and Venus, Sector 35, Rajinder and Dayanand, and the pimp Mohammad Alam, who was arrested for running a call-girl racket, was sent to three days’ police remand by the court here today.


Girls, who were arrested from Hotel Moon and Venus, Sector 35, being produced in a court in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Mercy would be insult to senior citizens: Judge
Panchkula, June 18
Additional District and Sessions Judge Panchkula Dr Shiva Sharma, who sentenced assailants of Major-General K C Dhingra (retd.) and his wife Sangeeta to death on Friday last, has noted in his verdict that any mercy to the killers would be an insult to the entire community and particularly the senior citizens who are in the last stage of their lives.

ADMINISTRATION

Slogans alone won’t do
Rooms in Sec 17 BSNL office left with lights on
Chandigarh, June 18
"Save one unit a day, keep power cut away," is one of the several power-saving logos one encounters on stepping in the BSNL Building, sector 17, here. But the officials themselves seem to believe otherwise. Without turning off lights, fans, computers and air conditioners they leave their rooms everyday. There was not a single empty room with their lights and fans switched off when a Tribune team walked in the BSNL premises today.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

SHO, addl SHO booked for helping accused
Ropar, June 18
SHO Sadar Tejpal Singh and additional SHO Vinod Kumar have been booked for dereliction of duty. In a departmental inquiry conducted by DSP (rural) Gautam Singhal, the duo was found guilty of aiding three accused in a dowry case to fly abroad without due permission.

WATER WOES: Residents collect their share from a water tanker following severe water shortage in Shivala Mandi near Ambala on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

Man robbed of Rs 6.5 lakh in
broad daylight
Ropar, June 18
Two motorcycle-borne youths looted Rs 6.5 lakh from a man in broad daylight today. The incident took place in the main market.

Farmers lure, take away migrants
from railway station
Rajpura, June 18
Acute shortage of migrant labourers has started telling upon the handful of those visiting Punjab.

Farmers fear Ghaggar fury
Patiala, June 18
The early arrival of the monsoons may have cheered the farming class of Punjab at large but the week-long pre-monsoon downpour has triggered fear psychosis among those living in at least half a dozen villages of Patiala district along the increasingly furious Ghaggar.

Beijing plans of Monika go awry
IWF to hold fresh trials to select Olympic lifter
Patiala, June 18
The controversy-ridden Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to put the only woman weightlifter Monika Devi on notice with the IWF think-tank deciding to hold fresh trials for lifter for the Beijing Olympics.

Engg Counselling Day II: All outside Punjab seats filled
Patiala, June 18
Thapar University, Patiala, is abuzz with activity with engineering counselling entering the second day today.

SPORTS

Abhimanyu, Jaivardhan to fight in semis
Chandigarh, June 18
Unseeded Abhimanyu Singh of Delhi ended the challenge of wild card entrant Ashish Sharma from Rajasthan, defeating him in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 during the boys Under-16 quarterfinal round of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament being played at the CLTA courts, Sector 10,
here today.

Samriti answers a shot during a match against Hasan Dhanoa in the AITA Talent Series
Tennis Tournament being played at the CLTA courts, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune
photo: Vinay Malik

Plan on equestrian facility progresses
Chandigarh, June 18
The Administration's ambitious plan to set to up a state-of-the-art equestrian sports facility in the Sarangpur institutional area moved a step closer to reality with Equestrian and Equine Development Association officials today giving a presentation to the UT top brass.

Harendra shares lead in PGTI event
Chandigarh, June 18
Harendra Gupta, the caddie-turned professsional from Chandigarh, shared the lead with Noida's Sanjay Singh firing scores of three under par 33 after round one was reduced to nine holes due to bad weather in the Rs 30 lakh prize money PGTI Players Championship on the greens of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata today.

Dhruv Pandove Trophy deferred
Mohali, June 18
The PCA has announced the postponement of Inter-District Under-19 tournament for Dhruv Pandove Trophy, which was earlier scheduled to start on June 20 at different district headquarters’ centres.

City shooter selected for C’wealth camp
Chandigarh, June 18
Local shooter Smit Singh cornered glory as he got selected for the 2nd Commonwealth Youth Games camp, starting from July 7 in Pune.


Sumit Singh, who has been selected for Commonwealth Youth Games camp starting from July 7 in Pune.

HEALTH

IDSP to provide information on diseases
Chandigarh, June 18
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC), in collaboration with Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Chandigarh, will provide information about the various water borne diseases to disease surveillance centres concerned.

CRIME

8 booked for bid to grab land
Mohali, June 18
The local police has booked eight persons for attempting to grab a piece of land in Nayagaon here.

2 held for stealing mobile phones
Chandigarh, June 18
Pawan Kumar and Mohan Singh, both residents of Sector 28, were arrested on the charge of stealing mobile phones.

BUSINESS

CDI revenue goes up by 104 pc
Chandigarh, June 18
City-based Compact Disc India (CDI), which is one of the country’s leading integrated media and entertainment company, has seen its revenue grow to Rs 102.78 crore, an increase of 104 per cent over the previous year.

CULTURE

Simran shines on global art scene
Chandigarh, June 18
Simran Sandhu, a Chandigarh-based artist, has earned laurels for the city, as two of her works were selected in the International paper Triennale, Switzerland, 2008, an exhibition held once in three years. A product of Government College of Art, Chandigarh, Simran, true to her words, will often play with paper and metal to express her message loud and clear. Each effect of metal on a piece of paper is a dream, which the artist has so painstakingly achieved, sometimes with metal and sometimes with her printing.

Simran Sandhu

Kabir Jayanti at Randhawa Auditorium
Chandigarh, June 18
Noted vocalist spelt the wisdom and mysticism, enshrined in the divine utterances of the 14th century saint-poet Kabir, at the Randhawa Auditorium here today.