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Mother of three strangled to death
Panchkula, April 6
Mamta Verma (28), a resident of Haripur village falling in Sector 4 of Panchkula, was found dead under mysterious circumstances this morning. Her three children — Sonia (7), Muskaan (6) and Harsh (3) — are struggling to come out of shock.
Mamta Verma

Man held for getting tenant kidnapped

Chandigarh, April 6 The Chandigarh Police today arrested a shop owner on the charges of getting his tenant kidnapped by criminals. The tenant, a Sector 38 West resident, alleged that the accused picked him up from Sector 38 late last night, took him to a secluded place and beat him up there.

Mr Ashok Kumar Arora nursing his injuries in the Sector 16 General Hospital in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Artistes inact “Sita Swayamvar” in Ram Lila, being staged on the occasion of Ram Navmi at Nehru Park in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

No extension to schools in residential areas
Chandigarh, April 6
The Chandigarh Administration has decided not to give any extension to the schools being run in the residential areas in the city, except in Manimajra.

Free education to girls scheme has few takers in city
Chandigarh, April 6
While the writ petition over the full waiver of fees to each girl student, who is also the single child of her parents, still remains pending in the High Court of Delhi, principals, parents and students in the city feel that it was much ado about nothing.

COMMUNITY

Housing board to redesign Matka Chowk

Chandigarh, April 6 The Chandigarh Housing Board would be redesigning the City’s most happening roundabout- the Matka Chowk. The Chairman of the board has short-listed designs created by students of the Chandigarh College of Architecture here as part of a special project. Prof K.D.S. Mankotia with a group of students from Chandigarh College of Architecture in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photo

Pan Am hijacking: Libya faces $10 billion suit
Chandigarh, April 6
In a significant development, over 175 individuals have filed a suit in a US court, seeking a whopping compensation of $ 10 billion from Libya for its role in the September 5 1986-hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi.

Admn focus on sellers of govt land outside lal dora
Chandigarh, April 6
After stepping up its drive against unscrupulous elements who have “rented out” government land to slum dwellers in different slum clusters in the city, the district administration has focused its attention on those persons who have rented out land or sold government land in the similar manner outside the lal dora of UT villages.

Power dept to pay Rs 12,000 to consumer
Chandigarh, April 6
The District Consumer Court has directed the UT Electricity Department to pay Rs 12,000 as compensation for the gadgets damaged due to erratic power supply and for harassment to a resident of Sector 15, Brig Surinder Singh Nakai (retd).

Accept demands of SBI employees, says Jain
Chandigarh, April 6
The national convener of the Legal and Legislative Business Cell of the BJP and former MP of Chandigarh, Mr Satya Pal Jain, has asked the Central Government to accept the demands of the striking State Bank of India employees.

Sikh body to launch TV channel
Mohali, April6
The image of Sikhs has suffered a lot over the past few years and efforts should be made to restore their earlier image.

Illegal constructions in Sector 39 flat Chandigarh, April 6 Less than a month after the Chandigarh Housing Board demolished the illegal constructions — two rooms and a toilet — on the roof of house no: 1107, Sector 39, violators have once again encircled the demolished area with barbed wires and set up the toilet. Ms S. Khara shows a damp wall inside her house.

Jagdev Singh first PU employee to get pension
Chandigarh, April 6
Mr Jagdev Singh’s name will go down in the history of Panjab University as its first employee to have got pension after the scheme was launched this year.

Youngsters celebrate World Walkouts Day
Chandigarh, April 6
It was an unusual gathering of youngsters, keen to walk out on systems that shackle their sensibilities.

Zirakpur master plan better late than never, say residents Zirakpur, April 6 Better late than never, this is how residents today reacted to the approval of the master plan for Zirakpur. The plan aimed at checking the haphazard and unregulated urban growth. Haphazard growth could be a thing of the past with the Punjab Government approving the master plan for Zirakpur. — A Tribune photograph

Ram Navmi celebrated with fervour

Chandigarh, April 6 The festival of Ram Navmi was celebrated today with great religious fervour. The temple bells rang early in the morning, as a large number of people seeked blessings from the deity and made offerings. Also, many people after observing fast during the Navratras, organised `Kanjken' at their homes and temples. A shobha yatra being taken out on Ram Navmi in Mohali on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Child found abandoned
Mohali, April 6
A small child was found abandoned outside Fortis hospital here last evening.

Snake-like creature found in tap water
Mohali, April 6
A resident of Phase IV here complained today that a snake-like creature was found in the tap water he got at his house.

CRIME

Car, motor cycle stolen
Chandigarh, April 6
A car and a motor cycle were stolen from the city.

IG orders probe into forgery case
Chandigarh, April 6
The UT Inspector-General of Police, Mr Satish Chandra, has directed the SSP to inquire into the matter in which a former chairman of the Market Committee was booked for cheating.

BUSINESS

Strike likely to hit SBI business
Chandigarh, April 6
As the State Bank of India strike entered its fourth day today, the bank could well lose business from various government departments.

Panic among industrialists over conversion policy
Chandigarh, April 6
There is panic among the industrialists of the city regarding the attitude of the Chandigarh Administration to make its conversion policy a success by resuming the industrialists’ plots, a press note of the Chandigarh Industrial Association said here today.

Price hike opposed

EDUCATION

City boy invited for global conference
Chandigarh, April 6
City boy Gaurav Sharma has been invited by the International Islamic University, Malaysia, to attend the International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE-06) to be held in Kuala Lumpur from May 9 to 11.

YPS students enjoy trip to LoC
Mohali, April 6
A group of students and teachers from Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, went on a trip to the LoC under Operation Sadhbhavna launched by the Indian Army to expose local children of the border area in Jammu to modern India.

PU to start free bus service for girl students
Chandigarh, April 6
Panjab University would start free bus service for girl students. The buses would ply from the PU library to the girls’ hostel in the evening. The bus would start from the library at 8.30 pm and drop the students at their respective hostels.

“Emotional Quotient must for managers”

Chandigarh, April 6 "A management expert has to be talented, strategic, innovative and creative. With the advent of global revolution in IT, the corporates have to deal with 'knowledge workers'. In order to sustain and survive in the global market, we have to update ourselves regularly," said Lt Col Dhaliwal, HR Manager, Groz Beckett, at a seminar on 'Human Resources in the 21st century -Challenges Ahead' held at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran.

Ms Amar Deeepika, GM HR, Punjab Tractors Ltd, Mohali, at a seminar at CEC, Landran on Thursday.

COURTS

90-yr-old fights for justice Chandigarh, April 6 Hoping to get speedy justice, a 90-year-old widow was yesterday brought on a strecher to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (Junior Division), Mr A.S. Shergill. The widow has moved the court seeking the eviction of her tenant and recovery of dues from him. Ms Ved Kumari Mehta, while being wheeled in to the court, said she needed the house as her sons wanted to move in there. One of her sons, Ramesh Mehta is suffering from down syndrome. Ms Ved Kumari Mehta, 90-year-old bedridden widow, who came to the court in connection with tenant eviction case filed by her. — A Tribune photograph

Court notice to police on Bheora’s interrogation
Chandigarh, April 6
A local court today issued notice to the Chandigarh Police on the basis of an application moved by the defence counsels of BKI Operations Chief, Paramjit Singh Bheora.

Bar assn for make-shift housing for lawyers
Mohali, April 6
One of the district Bar Associations formed here has demanded suitable accommodation for lawyers till the construction of the judicial complex in town.

CULTURE

Unconventional themes her style
Chandigarh, April 6
Anjali Agarwal's artworks are unique in conception and execution. While treading the traditional route, she has managed to create her own little space for innovation. And in no time literally, her effort has paid off….

HEALTH

Dr Swami to attend conference in Atlanta
Chandigarh, April 6
Prof H.M Swami, Director-Principal, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, has been invited to attend an international conference on ‘‘Infectious Diseases in Women’’ to be held in Atlanta from March 16 to 18. He has been invited by the office of the Minority and Women’s Health, Atlanta, USA.