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Monday, May 17, 1999

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Boys wait their turn to bat at the nets of the Mohali Cricket Association in SAS Nagar on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

MCA academy opens
CHANDIGARH, May 16 — A cricket academy of the Mohali Cricket Association became operational today on a ground adjacent to the PCA Stadium at SAS Nagar. This academy, to be conducted under the supervision of Daljit Singh and D.P. Azad, among others, should prove to be a boon to the youngsters of this township.

PGI eye centre plan finalised
CHANDIGARH, May 16 — The plan for the establishment of an advanced eye centre at the PGI has been finalised and work on the project is likely to start soon, the PGI Director, Prof BK Sharma, informed today.

IAS-IPS acrimony	3 cases of intervention CHANDIGARH, May 16 — “An erroneous impression is sought to be created through statements reported in the press that the functioning of the Police Department had been affected by the ‘excesses and interference’,” said a press release issued by the Chandigarh Administration tonight.
	What rules say	Not desirable, feel retired officers	Curb your gussa, Brij tells Kiran

Police party ransacks Sector 42 house
CHANDIGARH, May 16 — In yet another case of highhandedness, a Punjab police party ransacked a house in Sector 42 after barging into it.

Students given study material
CHANDIGARH, May 16 — Over 500 students drawn from 18 schools of the city were provided books, study material, stationery, tuition fee along with uniform at a function organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad at Guru Gobind Singh Bhavan, Sector 15, here today.

'Teacher-parent thinking must match'
CHANDIGARH, May 16—"Parents are the pillars of the education system since they spend more time with the child. They must take over the extended educational activity at home.

S N I P P E T S

13-year-old boy missing

‘Multani used in Granth Sahib’

Balmikis seek 50 pc reservation

Union to launch agitation

Literacy camp concludes

Kavi darbar held

Bhutan, Manipur state lottery tickets worth Rs 1 crore seized

HUDA told to refund money

‘Hand over plot’

Litchi remains out of reach

"Gift of life" project

Ritesh's ton goes in vain

Crime in high society alarming

Heaps of refuse dumped into Jharmal river by one of the paper-making industries and some of the dried trees standing in a pond of chemically polluted water, discharged by industrial units in Kurranwala village near Dera Bassi subdivision

(Left) Heaps of refuse dumped into Jharmal river by one of the paper-making industries and some of the dried trees standing in a pond of chemically polluted water, discharged by industrial units in Kurranwala village near Dera Bassi subdivision. — Tribune photos by Pankaj Sharma

Polluted river poses problems
DERA BASSI, May 16 — Jharmal river, perhaps the worst chemically polluted river of this region, has posed a threat to the environment and life of the residents of nearly 15 villages situated along its banks.

Garbage dumping continues
DERA BASSI, May 16 — Marred by huge heaps of garbage and other domestic refuse, the backyard of the local bus stand has become an eyesore.

Training them to become self-reliant
BHAGWASI (DERA BASSI), May 16 — Life has taken a major change in Aganpur and Bhagwasi villages as several training programmes are conducted there and tools are distributed free of cost among the local artisans enabling them to earn their livelihood.

Check population growth: Kamla
CHANDIGARH, May 16 — "To retain the special identity of Chandigarh, both the Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation must strictly enforce the existing bylaws," cautions Mrs Kamla Sharma, the first Mayor of the city.