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Beijing Visit
PGI notice to Abhinav’s doctor
Chandigarh, August 28
Basking in the glory of Abhinav Bindra’s rare feat of winning a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, his doctor, Amit Bhattacharjee, was in for a rude shock earlier this week when he received a show-cause notice from the PGI’s gynaecology department, where he works, for accompanying the ace shooter.

Loan Fraud
Financiers did not even have licence
Chandigarh, August 28
Even as the police has launched a manhunt to trace five city-based moneylenders who reportedly defrauded several persons by faking their loan papers, information under the RTI reveals that most of them were operating without a valid licence and were not even paying income tax on their earnings, which incidentally runs into several lakhs of rupees.

Tribune Impact
Now, transport secy to okay new models
Chandigarh, August 28
Setting a new precedent, the administration has decided that the office of the secretary, State Transport Authority (STA), will pass all new models of vehicles launched in the city.

MC action against agency for bungling funds
Chandigarh, August 28
The MC has ordered the registration of a criminal case against Aman Security and Detective for allegedly misusing public money amounting to more than Rs 17 lakh here today.

4 hurt in clash at engg college
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 28
Four students studying in Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College were injured in a clash today. All injured were rushed to the local Civil Hospital where their condition is stated to be normal now.

COMMUNITY

High-tension wires pass dangerously close to flats in Chandigarh’s Bapu Dham colony, posing a threat to the residents. Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Need for sustainable governance discussed
Chandigarh, August 28
Governance reforms have to be taken up in India in a comprehensive, sustainable and rational manner. Expressing these views at a meeting on governance reforms in India, Dr. Inder Sud, former vice-president of the World Bank, said the governance reforms would be meaningful if these were able to capture the relevant expectations of the citizens.

CAT orders relief for junior assistant
Chandigarh, August 28
Turning down the contention of the director, DPI that increments cannot be issued to Jasjinder Singh, working as junior assistant at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) directed him to grant the applicant the benefit of increments.

Nitin Seth, head, car products group, poses with the new Indica Vista that was launched in the city on Thursday. The car is priced between Rs 3.51 lakh and Rs 4.89 lakh. A Tribune photograph

AIR-O-BATICS: Two boys dive into a pool on the Panjab University campus, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik Students learn Sikh martial arts techniques during a one-month workshop at the department of Indian theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Nominal Charges for GPAs
Admn ‘going back’ on promise
Chandigarh, August 28
The administration seems to be going back on its promise of levying nominal charges for the regularisation of the general power of attorneys (GPAs) of cooperative group housing societies in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Rich tributes paid to Ahmed Faraz
Panchkula, August 28
The Urdu couplet “Maut uski hai karre jiska zamana afsos/Yun toh duniyan mein sabhi aate hain marne ke liye..” veritably encapsulates the feelings of literary and artiste fraternity who condoled the death and paid rich tributes to Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz at a function organised by the Haryana Urdu Akademy here today.

Knee-replacement camp at Fortis from today
Chandigarh, August 28
Fortis Hospital, Mohali, will be the venue for a breakthrough knee-replacement surgery for patients at a nominal cost. The hospital will conduct surgeries with technically advanced and minimally invasive procedure in the tricity during the camp. The camp will be held from August 29 to September 15.

Job to line man’s wife
Power men protest against UT
Chandigarh, August 28
Electricity employees held a demonstration today before the office of executive engineer under the banner of the UT Power Men Union.

BSNL phones on the blink as wires stolen
Chandigarh, August 28
Hundreds of residents of Sector 36 had been harrowing time as BSNL landline phones have been non-functional for the past several days. Over 600 BSNL telephone lines have been non-functional as BSNL wires over a distance of 20-30 metres were stolen.

129 appointed on compassionate grounds
Mohali, August 28
As many as 129 persons were given appointment letters on compassionate grounds by the education minister, Dr Upinderjit Kaur, at Government Senior Secondary School, here today. The appointment letters were given on behalf of the education department to 14 masters, five classical and vernacular teachers, 64 clerks and 46 sewadars.

Women look at appointment letters handed over to them by Education Minister Dr Upinderjit Kaur in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune photo Vicky Gharu

UT, MC staff stage demonstration
Chandigarh, August 28
Co-ordination committee of the administration and Municipal Corporation (MC) employees staged a demonstration near Kisan Bhawan here today. Members of the committee have demanded the regularisation of daily wage earners and also to extend the retirement age from 58 to 60 years. According to the convener of the committee, the employees of the UT and the MC are sitting on relay hunger strike since December, 2004.

MC employees stage a demonstration in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph.

Seattle-based company mulls R&D centre in city
Chandigarh, August 28
Seattle-based Winshuttle Inc. is planning to expand its research and development (R&D) centre in the city at an estimated cost of $400,000. The company, which provides user-enabled data management applications for use with SAP, will also expand its global reach by opening new offices across North America and Germany.

BigAdda.com mobile version launched
Chandigarh, August 28
BigAdda.com, the social networking site developed by Big Entertainment, has now started Mobile Adda, the first of its kind anywhere-anytime mobile version of BigAdda.com. Other than the online users, the site will now also be available to mobile phone users.

Manage traffic near Centra
Chandigarh, August 28
The colony cell of the BJP today demanded immediate arrangements to manage traffic in the Industrial Area near Centra Mall.

Letters
Teaching is not considered as a high-profile profession in India. It's seen as a dumping ground for the less fortunate who could not enter the routine of grinding themselves. The teachers, who lack the desire to know more, are responsible for the degradation of our education system.

EDUCATION

Board employee cheats Class X student
Mohali, August 28
A class X student is set to lose one academic year after he was allegedly cheated by an employee of the Punjab School Education Board. Amarjeet Singh, a resident of Malakpur village, complained to the police that he had got compartment in two subjects and was to re-appear in these subjects during the ongoing supplementary examinations.

Crowning Glory: Winners of a beauty contest at MCM College in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Reappear Exam: Another chance for candidates
Chandigarh, August 28
The Panjab University fellows today approved another golden chance for the students with compartment and for improvement to be held in April 2009 during the last senate meeting of the session 2004-08 held today at the university.

MEd candidates seek another counselling session
Chandigarh, August 28
The students seeking admission to MEd in Panjab University and its affiliated colleges have alleged that the university is ignoring the interests of the outstation candidates.

• 2nd counselling
• BEd counselling today

Evening shift for primary classes
Parents raise slogans against GMS-32 principal
Chandigarh, August 28
School administration of GMS, Sector 32, entered into a major tiff with a section of parents today over the proposed evening shift for primary classes. The parents, who had come to fetch their wards, wished to discuss the issue with principal, but were allegedly stopped by the guards, enraging the parents. They subsequently raised slogans against the principal and the school management.

Parents protest against principal of Sector 32 government school in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

Nikhil wins essay writing competition
Chandigarh, August 28
An essay writing competition was organised in collaboration with the department of science and technology, Chandigarh administration, on new and renewable sources of energy here today at Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Daria. The competition was divided into junior and senior categories.

Provide quality education in rural areas: Guv
Mohali, August 28
Haryana Governor A.R. Kidwai today said the present education system mainly focuses on the urban population as a result of which the level of education in rural areas remains low.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Change In Time Table
GCG girls boycott classes, block traffic
Patiala, August 28
The students of Government College of Girls, Patiala, boycotted their classes and blocked traffic in front of the college to protest against the new time table issued by the college authorities.

GCG girls block traffic outside the college in Patiala on Thursday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Kalka exchange awaits upgradation
Functioning with C-Dot system having less capacity, connectivity
Kalka, August 28
Kalka BSNL telephone exchange including, sub-exchanges of Himshika, Madhan Wala and Barwala, are running with old and traditional techniques. Subsequently, the landline, mobile and broadband subscribers of the BSNL in the area have to face a lot of inconvenience due to frequent disruption of the telephone services.

Sarpanch of Sullar village flag off an awareness rally on environment near Ambala on Thursday. A Tribune photograph

‘Adopt dairy farming to boost income’
Bassi Pathana, August 28
To create awareness among farmers about dairy farming and to encourage its adoption along with agriculture, the Progressive Dairy Farming Association, Punjab in collaboration with State Bank Of India, Chandigarh, organised a seminar at Century Resort, here today. Daljit Singh, state president, presided over the function, where as J. K. Sharma, GM, was the guest of honour. Hundreds of farmers from the area participated in the seminar.

No relief from power cuts
One unit of Ropar thermal plant trips
Ropar, August 28
The power situation continues to be grim in Punjab with one unit of the Ropar thermal plant tripping today following a boiler leakage, making it hard for the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) to fill the demand and supply gap.

24-hour chemist shop closed, patients suffer
Kharar, August 28
The only chemist shop on the Kharar civil hospital premises has been closed, much to the inconvenience of patients.

2 Cong leaders join Vikas Parishad
Ambala, August 28
Despite losing three months ago in the cantonment board election, the Vikas Parishad registered a victory today when two of the Congress members joined the party.

Pollution board organises environment awareness rally
Ambala, August 28
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board organised a rally at the behest of Dr A. S. Chahal, chairman of the board, regarding environment awareness today in three villages of Dhurkhera, Sular and Ballana.

Homemade milk in Verka bottles
Patiala, August 28
Homemade flavoured milk was found in Verka “Pio” bottles at a milk bar in Polo Ground here today. The incident came to light when some players came to the milk bar. They ordered for “Pio” milk bottles and found the taste to be different. Moreover, the shopkeeper charged only Rs 10 per bottle whereas the actual price is Rs 12.

Saplings planted
Patiala, August 28
On the occasion of Vanamahotsava, a function was organised at Multani Mal Modi College in co-ordination with a social organisation, Dedicated Brothers’ Group.

COURTS

High Court
‘Avoid technicalities in ex-gratia payments’
Chandigarh, August 28
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today made it clear that a bank should not get too much into technicalities while dealing with applications for ex-gratia payments filed by “distressed” widows of employees.

Lokayukta stresses need for speedy justice
Panchkula, August 28
Haryana Lokayukta Justice N.K. Sud (retd) said that inaction on the part of officials concerned was the main reason behind people’s grievances against the public servants.

SPORTS

Administrator's Challenge Cup attracts 21 teams
Chandigarh, August 28
Three local and 18 prominent outstation teams will be seen in action in the 6th Administrator's Challenge Cup All-India Football Tournament for under-17, which is being organised by the Chandigarh sports department from September 1 to 9 with the approval of the All India Football Federation. This was announced in a press conference, here today, at sports complex hall, Sector 42.

Rock Rovers endeavour to revive hockey
Chandigarh, August 28
“Beg, borrow or steal, hockey tournament must be held.” These were the words of the late legendary hockey player and founder of The Rock Rovers, an affiliated unit of Chandigarh Hockey Association, V. N.Vohra, who died in 2000. And in his memory, Vohra family organises S. N. Vohra Memorial Hockey Tournament every year.

S. N. Vohra Memorial Hockey Tournament organised by The Rock Rovers at the sports complex in Sector 42, Chandigarh. A File photo

Lehal, Ranjit Singh tied fifth in PGTI event
Chandigarh, August 28
A.S. Lehal and Ranjit Singh of Chandigarh were tied fifth at the midway stage of the Rs 20 lakh Tamil Nadu Open PGTI event on the par 70 greens of the Madras Gymkhana Club at Guindy in Chennai today.

Inter-School Tournaments
St Anne’s humble hosts in badminton
Chandigarh, August 28
St Anne’s, Sector 32, got the better of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23 by 2-0 in the final badminton u-17 girls match during the ongoing Inter School Tournaments held here today at Government Senior Secondary School Sector 23.

A match in progress at Government Model Senior Secondary School in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Patiala bag Dhruv Pandove trophy
Patiala, August 28
Patiala beat Mohali by virtue of a 58 run first innings lead to annex the title in the Dhruv Pandove memorial cricket tournament for u-19 boys, which concluded at the Dhruv Pandove stadium here today.

CRIME

Cop booked for beating wife
Chandigarh, August 28
The police today registered a case against head constable Balbir Singh on the complaint of his wife Kamlesh Devi who alleged that her husband has been beating her for the past few years.

Six arrested on abduction charges
Panchkula, August 28
The district police have arrested six persons for allegedly kidnapping a newly-wed woman.

Two commit suicide at Barwala
Panchkula, August 28
A man and a woman, both residents of Barwala, reportedly committed suicide today in two separate incidents. The deceased have been identified as Rajwati and Happy.