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Plan readied to restore city’s decaying heritage

Chandigarh, March 13 That Chandigarh’s long neglected architectural heritage has physically deteriorated over the years is now official with a high-level committee appointed by the UT administration blaming their pathetic condition on lack of maintenance and the vagaries of weather. IN DISARRAY: Blackening of the Open Hand at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh has taken the sheen out of one of the most famous monuments of the city.

Newer buildings in tricity not quake-safe
Region sits on high-risk seismic zone
Chandigarh, March 13
The city and its surrounding areas, which fall in the seismic zone IV indicating high susceptibility to earthquakes, also have dangerous “active” fault lines beneath the region. Seismologists classify these fault lines as a product of strain released from within the Earth that eventually lead to tremors on its surface.

Covering an extra mile against corruption
Chandigarh, March 13
For participants of the second Chandigarh Marathon it was a “funday”, as they enjoyed immensely participating in the marathon at the Rock Garden here today. Under the pleasant climate and loud music, number of participants from across the country participated in the marathon for “Run for the spirit of city and to take stand against corruption.”

Farsighted: Olympic medallist Abhinav Bindra, along with his physiotherapist Clandia Lepeva; and (right) former Indian cricketer Dinesh Mongia take part in the Chandigarh Marathon on Sunday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

running for a cause

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: A large number of enthusiasts turned up for the 2nd Chandigarh Marathon-2011 at the Rock Garden on Sunday.

COMMUNITY

Excise Policy
Renewal of liquor licences
‘UT losing crores every year’
Chandigarh, January 13
At a time when the UT excise policy for the next fiscal year is round the corner, its major feature, renewal of licences to existing licensees, is being questioned. By adopting the renewal mode for most already existing licensees by the authorities, the exchequer has reportedly been incurring a loss of crores every year, local resident Sanjay Aggarwal has alleged in a representation to the UT administration.

Lighting up hopes

Students take out a candle march to express solidarity with earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Three years on, no uniform for postmen
Chandigarh, March 13
Call it the apathy of the postal department authorities or official red tape, the 200-odd postmen in the city have lost their inimitable identity - the khaki - with no uniforms being issued to them for the past three years.

37.4 pc children suffering from goitre: Study
Chandigarh, March 13
In a first of its kind study in the world carried out by the Endocrinology and Community Medicine departments of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, in co-ordination with department of biophysics, Panjab University, has revealed that deficiency of iron also leads to goitre, a disease which leads to the enlargement of thyroid gland, leaving the patient with a swollen neck.

Emphasis on laparoscopic surgery
Chandigarh, March 13
The department of obstetrics and gynaecology, PGI, organised a one-day workshop on various types of hysterectomies. Removal of uterus, which is the second most common gyane surgery, can be performed abdominally, vaginally or with laparoscopic assistance. Vaginal route is now the most preferred approach both by surgeons and patients.

Best foot forward

Artistes perform a cultural programme of the Garhwal community at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

Urban complex to come up in Barwala block
Panchkula, March 13
The face of Panchkula district is set to change with a new urban complex set to come up at Jalauli and Mouli villages in the Barwala block. Spread over 8,000 acres, the Barwala Urban Complex will include residential, commercial, industrial and institutional plots.

Arterial Road
3.5-km stretch to be widened
Mohali, March 13
One of the busiest 3.5-km-long sections of the arterial road passing through Phases IV, V, III-B1, III-B2 and VII of Mohali will be widened. After conducting a survey of the underground services, the engineering department and the town planning department of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) have given their go-ahead to carving out of a dual carriageway.

Open House Response
Booth allotment scam the tip of the iceberg
With reference to your Open House Question: “News concerning the booth allotment the scam which has come to light through inquiry report of PS Shergill, a former ADC,” there are different questions that have arisen largely due to different voice of the Congress and the BJP.

Reporters' Diary
Gossip preoccupies city cops
Traffic in the city is regulated by a sizable number of cops. Quite often they are seen gossiping in a corner while vehicles are stuck in traffic jams at roundabouts. On Friday, their apathy was laid bare when some youths entered into an altercation with the CTU staff resulting in a traffic jam on the road in front of the PGI. The jam left commuters stranded for an hour.

How relevant are cultural events?
Chandigarh, March 13
Despite an increasing popularity of cultural events being hosted by departments of Panjab University, a few students feel that such events hold no significance. According to a random survey conducted on the PU campus, such events are termed as a “brand building process” by students.

EDUCATION

New vocational course
CBSE gets schools’ thumbs up
Chandigarh, March 13
With the CBSE getting a thumbs up from a large number of city schools for “Beverage Services”, the board’s latest vocational subject, things seem to be falling in place for those aspiring to be beverage managers, cocktail churners and bartenders.

Destination Chandigarh
City a favourite among Afghan students
Chandigarh, March 13
Chandigarh is fast emerging as a favourite destination to pursue higher education among students from Afghanistan. Statistics indicate that Panjab University (PU) and colleges in and around Chandigarh have attracted a large more number of Afghan students in the current academic session, 2010-2011, in comparison to the past few years.

Seminar on higher education
Chandigarh, March 13
The Association of British Scholars (ABS), Chandigarh, and department of public administration, Panjab University, organised a seminar on “Higher Education in India: Privatisation, Globalisation and Regulation” on PU campus yesterday.

Fairy tales take centrestage
Chandigarh, March 13
Little Hearts, the pre-primary wing of Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector 38, presented its annual show - “Wonderland” with fervour here today. The programme commenced with lighting of the lamp by the Principal, Harpreet Kaur followed by a welcome song by students.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD

Stadium at Paploha village
Construction cost mounts as work gets delayed
Kalka, March 13
The delay in the construction of a multipurpose sports stadium at Paploha village, near here, has not only left sports enthusiasts high and dry but also doubled the project cost. The Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board, Panchkula, had undertaken the construction of the stadium at the village five years ago.

Logjam

Vehicles caught in a traffic jam on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway at Zirakpur on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

300 students given degrees
Patiala, March 13
The annual convocation of Sri Guru Harkrishan Group of Colleges was held at the Central State Library Hall here today. As many as 300 students from different streams, including MBA, MCA, BBA and BCA, were awarded degrees by Lieut-Governor of Puducherry Dr Iqbal Singh.

Road Accidents
NGO offers to assist police
Zirakpur, March 13
The Sadak Suraksha Mission, an NGO, has offered its services to the Zirakpur police for providing assistance to road accident victims. A meeting of the mission was held recently at Dhakoli in which the members decided to meet police officials to provide help in regulating traffic and ensuring prompt medical help to road accident victims.

Accident victim dies
Lalru, March 13
A woman who was injured in a road accident, near Lalru, two days ago, died at the GMCH, Chandigarh, today. The victim has been identified as Shanti Devi, a resident of Jandli, near here. The woman was injured after a car knocked her down while she was crossing the national highway.

Four hurt as cars collide
Dera Bassi, March 13
Four persons, including two children, were injured in a road accident near here today. The accident occurred when two cars, a Zen and a Santro, collided near the railway bridge on the national highway.

Girl commits suicide
Ambala, March 13
Seema Rani (18), a student of BCom I of MPN College, Mullana, was found dead on the railway tracks at Saharanpur yesterday. She is believed to have committed suicide as the police has recovered a suicide note from her purse.

Cyclist killed in mishap
Bassi Pathana, March 13
A cyclist was killed in an accident on the Bassi Pathana-Chandigarh road here. The victim was knocked down by a speeding private bus. According to Rajwant Singh, police post in-charge, Jupinder Singh, a resident of local Singhpura Mohalla, was going to his house when a private bus sideswiped his bicycle.

COURTS

Immigration co told to refund Rs 1.5 lakh
Chandigarh, March 13
The UT District Consumer Forum has directed an Immigration Company Rimwea Carrier Forum to refund Rs 1.5 lakh to a Ludhiana resident and also pay her a compensation of Rs  20,000 for causing her mental agony, pain, harassment and financial loss, besides cost of litigation of Rs 5,000.

CRIME

PGI MURDER CASE
Prime accused, 4 others held
Chandigarh, March 13
A day after the brazen attack on an 18-year-old youth in the PGI, the police has booked nine persons for the murder and arrested five of them. Enmity over the issue of a girl was the reason behind the murder, the police said. Kanhaiya Lal, son of a safai karamchari, was battered to death by the accused on the PGI premises yesterday.

Eight nabbed in cases of snatching
Chandigarh, March 13
The UT police have arrested eight persons, including a minor, who allegedly snatched mobile phones and cash from city residents in separate incidents over the past few days.

Man robbed of car
Panchkula, March 13
In a daring incident, two unidentified persons robbed Tarun, a resident of Sector 11, of his Swift Dzire car and a mobile phone at gunpoint at the Sector 4-11 roundabout around 8.45 pm today.

One held for illegal mining
Panchkula, March 13
The police has arrested a person for carrying out illegal mining of sand at a river here. The accused has been identified as Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Batoud village, near Barwala block. He was produced before the duty magistrate today, which remanded him in judicial custody.

Woman sets herself afire
Mohali, March 13
A 35-year-old woman, Lalita, allegedly attempted suicide by setting herself afire at her Sector-66 residence late last night. Victim’s husband Bhupinder Singh and her 12-year-old daughter were asleep when she doused herself with kerosene and set herself afire.

SPORTS

1st Shooting World Cup
38 shooters to compete
Chandigarh, March 13
A total of 38 ace national-level shooters will compete to book a berth for Indian shooting team in the London Olympics to be held in 2012 at the first Shooting World Cup in Sydney from March 21 to 30. The winners of these games will decide the number of participants representing the country in the London Olympics.