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Fund crunch stalls UT projects
Chandigarh, June 21
Paucity of funds with the administration is set to spell doom on several ongoing projects in the city. Important plans for the upgradation of road network and health infrastructure, improving educational facilities and housing for government employees have been put on hold.

World Cup Silver Jubilee on June 25
Nostalgia for world cup victory missing
Mohali, June 21
It’s an irony that while Delhi and London will celebrate Kapil Dev’s historic victory of the 1983 World Cup, his hometown, the City Beautiful, has no such plans. Chandigarhians seem to have forgotten the euphoria that had captured the streets of this city 25 years ago. “It was a night like never before. In fact, it was a Divali in June,” says Kapil’s guru D.P. Azad. However, 25 years later Azad feels let down as no plans have been made to recall the glorious night.

School prospectus at Sampark Centres now
Education department goes hi-tech
Chandigarh, June 21
With a major decision of Chandigarh education department, hundreds of students, who want to seek admission to Class XI, now do not have to pass through the hassles of trudging from one school to another to get the prospectus. Education department has tied up with e- Sampark Centres across the city to make the admission catalogues available throughout their working hours from June 23.

Anger spills on streets against dera chief
Mohali, June 21
Members of the Sikh community led by the Kalgidhar Sevak Jatha today took to the streets to protest the gunning down of a Sikh allegedly by a bodyguard of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Mumbai yesterday.

COMMUNITY

HARBINGER OF RAINS: A peacock dances, which is a sign of the rains, at Leisure Valley in Mohali on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

NGO for discounts to power-friendly tourists
Chandigarh, June 21
Conserve energy at your hotel suite and get a discount on your expenses. The IDMA Foundation for Sustainable Development, an environment NGO, is planning to submit a proposal to the Tourism Department of the Chandigarh administration for giving concession to those tourists who help save energy by its minimum use and keep their rooms clean.

Girl Child Awareness
UK-based musician to launch video
Chandigarh, June 21
UK-based musician and voluntary organisation - Mukhtar Sahota and Internalmusic - are set to launch a music video on the ‘girl child’ awareness campaign, in association with the Europe-based Rajdulari Foundation.

DIGGING DEEP: Pipeline leakages in various parts of the city continue to impede smooth flow of traffic. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Commercial Buildings
Obsolete building bylaws, a thing of past
Chandigarh, June 21
In the era of retail revolution, Chandigarh is finally moving with the times. In fact, obsolete building bylaws governing commercial buildings are becoming a thing of the past as is evident from major relaxations granted by the Chandigarh administration to the commercial establishments. The administration bonanza would prove to be a shot in the arm for the traders, fighting with their back to the wall in the wake of the entry of major retail chains in the city.

MC Polls
3 nominees join Sharma group
Zirakpur, June 21
“The municipal council elections is neither personal nor political, it’s only for development of the Zirakpur,” said former president and independent candidate Narinder Sharma. N.K. Sharma got a shot in the arm when two Congress and one independent candidate withdrew their nomination papers in his support here.

Former MC chief N.K. Sharma during a campaign in Zirakpur on Saturday.

SAD-BJP’s election office opened
Zirakpur, June 21
Punjab cooperation minister and SAD general secretary Captain Kanwaljit Singh today unveiled the party’s seven-point programme for the all-round development of Zirakpur. The programme would aim at removing social inequality and unemployment, making women self-reliant, helping the poor and elderly.

Residents of ward Nos. 9, 10, 11 rue poor facilities
Urge candidates to complete pending works
Zirakpur, June 21
Over 4,500 residents of ward Nos. 9, 10 and 11 are waiting for the authorities to act on their long-pending demands of constructing a sports stadium, a hospital and a school. The residents rue that they do not even have the bare minimum facilities generally provided by the MC.
A view of the sports stadium at Bhabat village in Zirakpur work on which hangs fire. — A Tribune photograph

I leave results to Almighty: Ishmeet
Chandigarh, June 21
"Jis din se chala hoon meri manzil pe nazar hai, Aankhon ne kabhi meel ka pathar nahin dekha," is a veritable depiction of serene and simply innocent Ishmeet Singh Sodhi. The winner of coveted title of Amul Star Voice Of India, Ishmeet Singh maintains that he is not afraid of any competition, reiterating the Olympian spirit that the greatest thing is not winning but fighting well.

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Main accused in fake visa case elusive
Chandigarh, June 21
Rubbi, the main accused in the ‘fake visa case’ seems to be too smart for the Chandigarh police, as even after a lapse of nine days, she is still missing.

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EDUCATION

Children take part in a theatre workshop at Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Students, faculty get connected with Live@Edu
Chandigarh, June 21
At a time when the whole world is shrinking into one big global village, education too doesn’t remain untouched.

PU new courses have no detail
Chandigarh, June 21
In a classic example of putting cart before the horse, Panjab University is on a course-adding spree, however, without completing the necessary formalities.

Central Varsity Status
Law students join chain fast
Chandigarh, June 21
Teachers and students from the departments of Languages and Laws today sat on fast demanding central university status for PU. Among the teachers were Pankaj Malviya, department of Russian, V.K. Alankar, department of Sanskrit and Vijay Kumar, department of physical education.
Students and teachers sit on chain fast at PU in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Nod to open IHM at Mohali
Mohali, June 21
Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran, has been given approval to open Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) at Mohali.

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ADMINISTRATION

Admn to have fresh look at conversion fee
Chandigarh, June 21
In a significant decision, the Chandigarh administration yesterday decided to have a fresh look at the contentious issue of the conversion fee chargeable under the conversion policy. The conversion fee is charged from the stakeholders opting to convert their industrial plots into commercial establishments in Industrial Area, Phase I and II, here.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Traffic chaos rules Patiala roads
Patiala, June 21
With an increase in vehicular traffic, jams have become a routine affair in the city. The problem is more pronounced on the inner roads of the city which are narrow. Residents of the city are finding it hard to commute even short distances.
Traffic chaos at the Lahori Gate chowk in Patiala on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh Sachar

Destination Shimla! Heavy rush in trains
Kalka, June 21
As the summer holidays are on, the toy train running from Kalka to Shimla has become the favourite mode of transport for people wanting to get a feel of cool environs of the mountains.

School employee found dead
Bassi Pathana, June 21
Darbara Singh, a vocational attendant in Government Senior Secondary School (boys), Bassi Pathana, was found dead in the school this morning. Although the vacations were going on, principal and some of the staff members were coming to the school everyday.

Lizard in cheese: DC warns shopkeepers
Ambala, June 21
Deputy commissioner Mohammad Shayin today warned the shopkeepers and vendors of severe consequences if they were found selling adulterated eatables.

Youths killed in mishap
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 21
Two youths Balwinder Singh (21) and Gurpreet Singh (18) of Pehova village, near Kurukshetra, were killed in an accident near Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib at 7.30 this morning.

Kamaljit sports icon of India
Patiala, June 21
Indian sportswomen have evolved over the years and made the country proud. Our women players time and again win laurels at international level and prove that Indian women are not less than men.

SPORTS

PGTI Events
Gangjee clinches title
Chandigarh, June 21
Caddie-turned-pro Harendra Gupta of Chandigarh, who was tied a close second after the third round, gave a miserable performance on the final day, an eight over par 77, to slip to tied 20th spot as Kolkata’s Rahil Gangjee clinched the PGTI Players Championship title and the prize money of Rs 4,84,950 on the greens of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata today.

Mann triumphs in Uppal Golf League
Chandigarh, June 21
Chitwan Mann fired a two-over par 74 to clinch the gross open title in the Uppal's Extraordinary Golf League which saw around 200 golfers teeing off for the one-day golf extravaganza on the par-72 greens of the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.
The winners in different categories of the Uppal Extraordinary Golf League at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

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CRIME

Woman run over by bus
Chandigarh, June 21
Shanti, 50, a resident of Zirakpur, was run over by a CTU bus at the Sector 22 traffic light point here this morning.

BUSINESS

Koutons opens first family store
Chandigarh, June 21
Koutons retail India limited launched their first family store at Sector 17 here today. It is one of the five stores, which were opened in the tricity today. Two stores were opened in Chandigarh and one each in Mohali and Panchkula.

CULTURE

World Music Day
Austrian band to perform today
Chandigarh, June 21
Music is a fusion of gestures, sentiments and emotions. NIM SOFYAN Austrian band expressed the view while interacting with mediapersons here today. The six- member group has come to Chandigarh for the first time to give performance on World Music Day.


Austrian band NIM SOFYAN at UT guesthouse, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Artist performing at Plaza Carnival on the occasion of World Music Day at Sec-17 Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Recital at Sukhna on melodic note
Chandigarh, June 21
The World Music Day celebrations commenced on a melodic note with a classical recital titled 'Mood in morning raga' by music maestro Subhash Ghosh at Sukhna Lake here today. The music-lovers relished magic of morning ragas, which is rarity since the concerts are organised normally in the evening.

Magic strains of songs at Yavanika
Panchkula, June 21
The melodic strains of filmy songs wafted across the natural ambience of the Yavanika Open Air Theatre as the well-known singers, mostly doctors, doled out hit numbers in a musical bonanza “Sur Sangam -08”.