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Young cricketers sign the ''good luck bat'' conveying their best wishes to the Indian cricket team for the World Cup at Chandigarh's Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

2 DSPs, Inspector indicted
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — In the case of the controversial disappearance of two files pertaining to murder cases, the Legal Remembrancer has submitted his inquiry report in which two DSPs, an inspector and two lower rank functionaries of the Chandigarh Police have been indicted, highly placed sources confirmed tonight.

Venod Sharma admitted to PGI
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — A former Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Mr Venod Sharma, was admitted to the PGI here this afternoon after he complained of chest pain.

Couple beaten up by police
SAS NAGAR, May 4 — Mrs Ranjit Kaur and her husband were allegedly beaten up by policemen in front of the local SP’s house last night.

‘Give UT students more seats’
CHANDIGARH, May 4—The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, has urged the UT Administrator and Punjab Governor, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), to remove the discrimination against the students of Chandigarh seeking admission to engineering courses in the Union Territory for 1999-2000.

Cash counter closed before time
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — Many persons, who had come to pay electricity and water bills at the Sector 32 cash collection centre, had to return disappointed today as the counter closed before time.

S N I P P E T S
Circus show for handicapped

VIPs’ children served notices

PU exam dates changed

Powermen protest

Aptitude test

School celebrates annual function
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — The Air Force Regional School, 12 Wing Air Force Station, celebrated its annual function at LECMA at the air force station, here today. A cultural programme was presented by the students.

Project guidelines for ITI approved
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — The pilot project guidelines of Director General, Employment and Training, regarding upgradation of the industrial Training Institute in Sector 28 in terms of courses and infrastructure to meet the requirements of industry, were approved at the first joint meeting of the State Steering and Managing Committee, here today.

SBI explains schemes for NRIs
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — The NRI branch of the State Bank of India organised a meeting of travel agents and immigration consultants here this afternoon to apprise them about various foreign exchange facilities extended by the bank.

Bravery awards for six
CHANDIGARH, May 4—The eighth Red and White Bravery Awards for Punjab and Chandigarh were given away at Tagore Theatre here today.

HUDA gets tough with house owners
PANCHKULA, May 4 — The Haryana Urban Development Authority has decided to get tough with house owners who dump their construction material on roads.

Injury to leopard ruled out
PANCHKULA, May 4 — Wildlife officials today ruled out the possibility of the female leopard, which escaped after being entangled in a locally made trap near Dhandiwala village in Pinjore, having received any injury.

Painting contest for kids held
CHANDIGARH, May 4—An on-the-spot painting competition on "Keep our water resources clean'' under the National Environment Awareness Campaign of the Ministry of Environment and Forests was organised at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, here today.

Campaigning picks up for Chandigarh Club poll
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — Campaigning has picked up for the annual election of Chandigarh Club scheduled to be held on May 8. More than 4,000 members of the club will vote to elect the President, the Vice-President (one) and eight members of the Executive Committee of the club.

Shopkeepers get one month
PANCHKULA, May 4 — Shopkeepers facing eviction from booths taken on lease from the Haryana Urban Development Authority in different sector markets during the late eighties have been given a month's time to represent their case before the State Government.

“Good luck” bat campaign
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — A “good luck” bat campaign for the cricket World Cup was launched by a company manufacturing confectionery items.

Salaries not paid for one year
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — The Officers welfare Association, Punjab Power Packs, SAS Nagar has criticised the management of the organisation that had not paid salaries to the employees for the last one year.Top



Compendium

Crime File
Four thefts in City


Cultural Scene
Innovation in dance needed: Sonal

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Kiran’s plan to reform cops’ families
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — Personal lives of local policemen, their families and wives are not going to be the same again.

‘Money, indiscipline make youth arrogant’
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — The murder of model Jessica Lal and the alleged involvement of sons of VIPs at a social evening in Delhi has once again brought into sharp focus the cult of violence prevalent among the neo-rich class of today.

Public sector banks lag in Y2K compliance
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — While new private sector banks have more or less complied with the Y2K requirements, most of the 27 public sector banks have failed to meet the deadline of March 31 fixed for the adoption of the technology.

Water supply to UT villages grim
CHANDIGARH, May 4 — The summer has started to take its toll on the state of water supply, besides exposing its inadequacies to many villages surrounding the city.
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