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Constable beaten up at night food street, four held
 Chandigarh, April 6
A brawl was reported at the night food street in Sector 11 here last night. Four youths, who were in an inebriated state, bashed up a constable on duty and tore his uniform.
Students who allegedly beat up police
personnel outside the night food street near the PGI being taken to the district
courts at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Duped by maids, four more families approach police
Chandigarh, April 6
A day after the UT police arrested four persons for running a door-to-door domestic help agency and then decamping with the jewellery of employers, four more families approached the police that they had been duped in a similar fashion.
PGI may conduct heart transplant by next year
Chandigarh, April 6
After successful liver transplant, the PGI is gearing up for heart transplant. If everything goes well, the region will have the
super-speciality at this premier health institute by next year.
Kalka shopkeepers happy
 Panchkula, April 6
Even though the opening of the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass has brought cheers to the shopkeepers in the Kalka town, there is no relief for the traders in Pinjore as there is no decline in the vehicular traffic passing through the area.
Vehicles ply on the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass on
Friday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
Ray of hope for fibroid patients
Chandigarh, April 6
The women suffering from fibroids have a ray of hope to get rid of this health complication as the PGI is in the process of installing High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
(HIFU). This was revealed during the Interventional Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Continuing Medical Education programme organised at the PGI yesterday.
UT Admn to ask for revised budget
 Chandigarh, April 6
To tide over the diesel crisis that has affected the plying of buses of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking
(CTU), the Chandigarh Administration will now be asking for a revised budget to bridge the gap between the demand and supply.
CTU buses parked at the ISBT, Sec 43, Chandigarh. A file photograph
No phone towers in green belts
Chandigarh, April 6
In the new policy on mobile phone towers, the UT Administration is going to ban the installation of such towers in the open spaces and green belts of the city.
Bureaucrats biased, allege Congress leaders
Chandigarh, April 6
There is resentment among leaders of the Congress that the bureaucrats in the city are not entertaining their issues whereas the Opposition leaders’ problems were solved speedily by them. The issue was raised by leaders at a party-level meeting today. It was held under the chairmanship of the Congress president, BB
Bhel. Senior party leaders also alleged that a majority of the officials did not even take note of the issues which they took up with them.
Son of the Wind
Devotees celebrate Hanuman Jayanti at Mohali on Friday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
World Health Day today
Chandigarh, April 6
Renowned medical experts will address the gathering at the World Health Day celebrations being organised by the Indian Public Health Association
(IPHA), local branch, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), here tomorrow.
IMA has plans for elderly
Chandigarh, April 6
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Chandigarh, will celebrate World Health Day by saluting the senior citizens of the city tomorrow. The IMA is organising talks and camps for the senior citizens in Chandigarh on April 7, 8 and 15.
Book on Indo-European legal system to be released
Chandigarh, April 6
Punjab-based lawyer and former Additional Advocate General Harpreet Sandhu has authored a book titled “Indo-European Legal System- A Comparative Study” based on his past three years research study on European legal sytem and courts, during his constant visits to the various courts in the Europe. The book is scheduled to be released in India this month.
Kerosene quota reduced
 Mohali, April 6
Following the move by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to substantially slashed the quota of the PDS Kerosene by 63 per cent in Punjab, the depot holders in Mohali district have proceed on indefinite
strike.
Members of depot holder joint action committee protest at Phase IIIB-1 in Mohali on Friday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Manu gets company to shoo away monkeys
Chandigarh, April 4
To help out langoor ‘Manu’, who has been posted at the UT Secretariat building for the safety of the
VVIPs, his friend ‘Mangal’ joined him today in dealing with the monkey menace.
Special kids mesmerise audience
Chandigarh, April 6
“Shakhon se tuut jayen voh paate nahin hain ham, aandhi se koi keh de ke aukaat mein
rahe.” The Urdu couplet by Rahat Indori is the veritable summation of the courage and conviction, which over 150 special underprivileged children displayed at the stage of the Tagore Theatre here today.
Patriotic fervour comes to fore
 Chandigarh, April 6
Two Punjabi plays titled “Inquilab Zindabad” and “Nawan Janam” were staged during the second edition of Gursharan Singh Naat Utsav at the Punjab Kala Bhavan here today.
Artistes stage the play ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ at the Punjab Kala Bhawan in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Cramming to be history
Chandigarh, April 6
Just like other aspects, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is out to revolutionise its question paper, which currently seemed to be just aimed at aiding students to score in tons by vomiting what they mug.
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Mohali, April 6
Chandigarh, April 6
