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Haryana Bangalows
UT decides to let go
Chandigarh, June 22
Wary of spending lakhs on renovation of Haryana ministers’ houses, the Chandigarh Administration has handed over the maintenance charge of their houses to the Haryana Government.

Vigyan Path sinking, warns expert
Backyards of houses along Sectors 8, 9 & 10
also subsiding
Karnal, June 22
An acclaimed geologist has warned that a stretch of Chandigarh’s Vigyan Path measuring 2.5 km in length and 15 m in width is sinking.

Passport Theft
Air Slovakia director nabbed
Chandigarh, June 22
With the arrest of Bharat Ghai, operational director of Air Slovakia, the Chandigarh Police busted an international gang involving in sending people abroad illegally.

Not Fair
Rickshaws hike fare as autos go off road
Panchkula, June 22
Hundreds of autorickshaws remained off the road here today. They were away to Rohtak to attend a state-level rally in favour of their demands.

 

COMMUNITY

New houses for IAF men ready

Chandigarh, June 22 The construction of the first phase of the Married Accommodation Project (MAP) at Chandigarh, envisioned to reduce the shortage of dwelling units for armed forces personnel, is complete.

A view of newly-built houses under the Married Accommodation Project for IAF personnel in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph

Bansal comes out clean in flag row
Chandigarh, June 22
In the end, it turned out to be a mole and not a mountain. Panic spread among the Congress workers here this afternoon.

Railway employees stage play to caution passengers
Chandigarh, June 22
A street play was staged at the Chandigarh railway station as a part of an awareness campaign started by the railways to educate passengers to tackle the problems they face while travelling.



A nukkad natak being staged at the Chandigarh railway station on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Thrashing of Youth
Finally, police books suspects
Chandigarh, June 22
The police finally registered a case against the unidentified suspects who thrashed 28-year-old Arvind Rana in Hotel Himani in Sector 35 on Thursday.

POOR UPKEEP: Algae blooms in a fountain at the Rose Garden in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Karam Singh

Taxi driver found dead
Chandigarh, June 22
Rajesh Pal, a 60-year-old taxi driver, was found dead in the market opposite Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, here this morning.

Tanwar Case: Police to seek second opinion
Chandigarh, June 22
The Chandigarh Police has decided to again seek legal opinion regarding the case registered against city artist Viren Tanwar for exhibiting a nude painting.

MC Polls
First-ever NAC elections raise hopes
Nayagaon, June 22
In the absence of an arrangement between BJP and SAD for the 15-seat Nayagaon Notified Area Committee, the first ever elections to the NAC are bound to throw up interesting results.

Municipal elections take violent turn
Cong candidate, supporter injured
Zirakpur, June 22
The municipal election scene here turned violent after a candidate from ward number 10 Suman Bala and her supporters were allegedly attacked by BJP supporters here late last night.

No place for rebels, says Captain Kanwaljit
Zirakpur, June 22
Punjab cooperation minister and general secretary of SAD Captain Kanwaljit Singh while addressing rallies in ward no. 5, 1 and 12, said history proves that those leaders who had deceived their parties and tried to become bigger than their parties were always rejected by the people.

Former MC chief demands fair polls
Zirakpur, June 22
“The municipal elections in Zirakpur are a fight for self respect and justice,” said former MC chief N.K. Sharma addressing an election rally here today.

Issue oustee certificates to farmers, LAO told
Chandigarh, June 22
The Pind Bachao Committee has urged the land acquisition officer (LAO), Chandigarh, to issue oustee certificates to all those farmers whose land has been acquired by the Chandigarh administration.

Woman dies in kitchen fire
Chandigarh, June 22
Sector-23 resident Jagir Kaur died this afternoon when her kitchen curtains caught fire while she was cooking.

40 donate blood at Indus hospital
Mohali, June 22
Indus Super Speciality Hospital here today organised a blood donation camp to commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev.

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EDUCATION

AICTE aims to nurture human capital Chandigarh, June 22 The emphasis of the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is now on producing competitive human capital conducive to industrial sector, as prescribed in the Global Competitive Index Report 2007.

R.A. Yadav

AICTE warns defaulting institutes
Chandigarh, June 22
The fate of hundreds of new institutions will be decided on June 30 when the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would complete its final phase of inspection for these institutes.

UT education board move ‘absurd’
Chandigarh, June 22
Chandigarh Education Department’s much-contemplated move to moot a separate education board has evoked strong reactions from the leading educationists in city.

D.S. Bedi, Ravindar Talwar, J.S. Basota

PU rolls out new course
Chandigarh, June 22
Panjab University has introduced a new post-graduate degree course on disaster management from current academic session.

ADMINISTRATION

MC told to resume work in Industrial Area
Chandigarh, June 22
The UT administration, through a letter, has asked the municipal corporation to resume the development work in the Industrial Area.

Cops fail mock drill, action initiated
Panchkula, June 22
Policemen were found lacking when the district police to check its preparedness for dealing with robberies conducted a mock drill yesterday.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Rural dispensary that doesn’t look like one
Noganwan (Fatehgarh Sahib), June 22
A visit to the Noganwan mini primary health centre, built several years ago, spread in 500 yards, revealed a sorry state of affairs when it came to medical facilities.



The mini public health centre at Noganwan village. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Liquor worth Rs 2.5 lakh seized
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 22
The city police seized liquor worth Rs 2.5 lakh being smuggled from Chandigarh to Fatehgarh Sahib in a truck.

Sikh protesters disrupt rly traffic
Fatehgarh Sahib/Rajpura, June 22
Various Sikh organisations today held a dharna in Fatehgarh Sahib and disrupted rail traffic for nearly two hours.

Kalka, it’s all stench
Kalka, June 22
Civic amenities are virtually absent in Kalka if the heaps of garbage lying unattended in the area and the foul smell emanating from them are the criterion to go by. The situation is no better in Pinjore.

Panchayat Polls
Elections in Ropar, Kharar peaceful
Kharar/Ropar, June 22
Elections in Ropar and Kharar were carried out peacefully today. In Ropar block, Santokhgarh village registered 88 per cent polling, in Nangal block, Nikku Nangal village witnessed 72 per cent polling and in Nurpur Bedi block, Bainsa village registered 88.2 per cent voting.

Tribune employees bereaved
Ambala City, June 22
Pushpavati Sharma (65) died here today after a brief illness. The cremation was conducted in the afternoon.

SPORTS

Budding tennis players get tips
Chandigarh, June 22
In the ongoing 10-day tennis clinic getting underway at Chandigarh Club Tennis Academy (CCTA), Chandigarh Club, the budding players are excited to learn the tricks of trades from renowned ‘guru’ Akhtar Ali.


Former Davis Cup coach and player Akhtar Ali gives tips to budding tennis players at the Chandigarh Club Tennis Academy on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Tanvi to lead team in Asian Soccer
Chandigarh, June 22
Tanvi Bhargava has done proud to Chandigarh as the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) has entrusted responsibility on her to lead an Indian Under-13 team in the Asian Football Confederation Under-13 Girls Festival Football match to be held in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) from June 23 to 27.

Tanvi Bhargava

Football: YFC defeat Kings VIII by 5-0
Chandigarh, June 22
Youth Football Club (YFC) lifted the inaugural KV-48 Eight-A-Side Football Tournament, drubbing Kings VIII by 5-0 in the final match at the Banyan Tree School ground, Sector 48, here today.

HEALTH

HIV/AIDS
Youth welfare ministry finds novel way of awareness
Chandigarh, June 22
Around 150 rural youth ambassadors from 10 states gathered at the National Integration Camp here today to share their experiences of creating awareness on HIV/AIDS among children.

Participants from Gujarat interact with Himachali participants at a national integration camp at Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari

Robotic surgery getting popular: Expert
Chandigarh, June 22
"Robots are the future in minimally invasive surgeries.” This was stated by Dr Ambuj Choudhary, senior consultant in cardiac surgery at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, today.

CRIME

Mohali resident killed in mishap
Chandigarh, June 22
Mohali resident Satinder (35) was killed in an accident on the dividing road of Sectors 39 and 40 here late last night.

Gold chains snatched
Chandigarh, June 22
Champwati, a resident of Sector 34, alleged that her gold chain was snatched when she was going for a walk this morning.

BUSINESS

‘Indian animation industry set to make it big’
Chandigarh, June 22
Are you a fan of Shark Tale, Stuart Little, Ice Age, Shrek or Nemo and often wonder where did they come from? If you think your imagination can create more vibrant animations, then this is for you.

A.B.R.P. Reddy

CULTURE

World Music Day
Sukhna rocked
Chandigarh, June 22
The city reverberated with the sounds of music with the scintillating performances by Austrian jazz band NIMSOFYAN at the Government Museum and another rocking recital by the French band DABLACKDOTS at the Sukhna Lake.

SUKHNA ROCKED: Olivman and Vince, French artistes, perform on World Music Day at the Sukhna Lake on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Narang talks on voice modulation
Mohali, June 22
India’s famous voice artiste and Doordarshan’s newsreader Shammi Narang visited Mad Arts, a Jaspal Bhatti film school here.

Doordarshan newsreader Shammi Narang
interacts with students of Mad Arts in Mohali.
A Tribune photograph