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Monday, May 3, 1999

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Delhi cops conduct raids
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — A party of the Delhi police today conducted raids at about 15 places in and around Chandigarh in an attempt to locate Siddharth, alias Manu Sharma, a suspect in the Jessica Lal murder case.

Investors may lose money
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — People who have invested several lakhs of rupees in an agro-forestry concern of Sector 36 here are facing the threat of losing their money as several post-dated cheques issues by the company have bounced during the past one month.

Protesting employees held
CHANDIGARH, May 2—As many as 137 employees of Punjab Government and Chandigarh Administration were arrested by the police following an attempt by them to hold a dharna in the VIP area of Sector 39 here today.

Professor visits Lohgarh for ADC
ZIRAKPUR, May 2 — Prof K. Gopal Iyer, Chairman of the Department of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, visited Lohgarh village on behalf of the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), Patiala, on Saturday to hear the grievances of villagers.

Veteran actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt shakes hand with a girl at Kajheri village in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Youth must come to fore: Sunil Dutt
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — “We are not touching any controversial areas. The purpose of our expedition is to interact with youth and understand problems of the common man. Dissatisfaction or disenchantment of the common man must go.

Put off May 4 paper: PUSU
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — The Panjab University Students Union today sent a representation of the MA (I) students of the History Department to the head of the department in connection with a demand of postponement of an examination to be conducted on May 4 as another examination is being held on May 3.

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198 examined at eye camp

Curbs on watering of lawns

Rs 6,000 stolen

'Murals outlive civilisations'

Relief for HVPN consumer

Dear apricot in city

Search on for Sharma's successor

Tenements should be built for jhuggi-dwellers

Beating heat in their own way
CHANDIGARH, May 2 —The heat is on and the soaring mercury is forcing city, residents to try every rule in the book to beat the heat due to the early onset of summer though frequent powercuts and reduced water supply are adding to their woes, many people are preferring to stay indoors to save themselves from the piercing rays of the sun.

'Vehicles and speculation bane of city'
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — "The major cause for the deterioration and destruction of the urban fabric is the automobile," opines Mr Aditya Prakash, an architect and educationist, and says that the "automobile has turned Chandigarh, a pedestrian's paradise, into a pedestrian's nightmare".

Deepti is game for short dresses
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — "No sensible films are being made today. What the viewer is getting is an entertainment package, where the songs are thrown in as advertisements for the film", said model-turned-actress Deepti Bhatnagar today in an interview with TNS.

‘Education will be weapon for future’
CHANDIGARH, May 2 — Education and skills of today's students would be the dominant competitive weapon of the 21st century, said Mrs Madhu Bahl, Principal of Kailash Bahl DAV Centenary Public School, Sector 7-B.

Upset over burning of PGI waste
MULLANPUR- GARIBDASS, May 2 — The burning of waste material, including used and dirty linen and other “contaminated” articles, by the PGI authorities in an open space adjacent to this village has posed a threat to not only the residents here but is also affecting the ecological balance.