Jasbir and Gurcharan in happy times

Suicide follows husband's killing CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — Life has come full circle for two star-crossed lovers who dared to defy norms of society and ultimately paid the price for not treading the beaten track. For Gurcharan and Jasbir, marital bliss was only a year and a half long sojourn, shattered by two shots and a can of kerosene. While Gurcharan was shot dead, his wife Jasbir committed suicide after dousing herself with kerosene.

Cops involved in nabbing the culprit rewarded

Earlier story: One shot dead in Sector 7

Director chargesheeted on retirement
SAS NAGAR, Nov 30 — In a string of events, the Director (academic) of the Punjab School Education Board, Prof Harlal Singh, who retired today, was served charge sheet by the board authorities for allegedly committing certain irregularities in the implementation of the academic rules, resulting in financial loss to the board.

PGIMER abuzz with activity
Prof N.K. Ganguli is about to occupy the chair of the Director of the PGI in Kairon Block of the instituite in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Flanking him is the outgoing Director, Prof B.K. Sharma.— A Tribune photograph		Warm send-off for PGI Director CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — Prof B.K. Sharma was given a warm send-off by the faculty and staff of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research as he relinquished charge as Director of PGIMER here today. Prof Sharma retired today after putting in more than 32 years of service.
Ganguli takes over as acting Director		PGI panels to meet on December 8
HC stays order on PGI acting chief (Main page story)

Scheme to redress grievances
CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — To speed up the redressing of grievances and ease the harassment of the public at the police stations, the duty officer of the day would be present there to listen to the complaints in the absence of the respective SHOs.

Jacob lists focus areas
CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — The new Administrator of Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), today listed out focus areas for various departments of the Chandigarh Administration during his first visit to the UT Secretariat here today.

MC imposes 5 per cent service tax
CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — The general house of the Municipal Corporation, at a meeting today, decided several pending issues. The house that met after a gap of three months passed a set of rules to be followed by cable TV operators.

Train youth in vocational field: Chhibber
CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — Virasat '99, a two-day career-cum-cultural festival, concluded at the GGDSD College, Sector 32, here today.

Probe sought into constructions
SAS NAGAR, Nov 30 — Shopkeepers in an undeveloped part of Phase 3B2 market here have sought a probe in the construction of a parking lot and a footpath being undertaken by the engineering wing of the Punjab Urban Development Authority.

Music nite plan draws flak
CHANDIGARH, Nov 30 — The decision of the Chandigarh Administration to go ahead with the proposed Music Nite on December 4 at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, has both from players and coaches.

Meat sellers face unhygienic conditions
DERA BASSI, Nov 30 — Meat sellers here are conducting their business from wooden shacks in unhygienic environment. Shacks have been serving as meat shops for the past seven years for want of a proper site for a meat market.

Plan to shift cremation ground
ZIRAKPUR, Nov 30 — The Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat proposes to shift the cremation ground from the populated area to the banks of the Sukhna choe soon.