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V-C to write to Chancellor about misbehaviour at Syndicate meeting
CHANDIGARH, May 29 — The Panjab University Vice-Chancellor, Dr M.M. Puri is writing to the Chancellor about the threatening and insulting behaviour of certain members of the Syndicate which has resulted in the adjournment of the meeting on May 25. The Vice-President, Mr Krishan Kant is the Chancellor of the university. It is rare that the Vice-Chancellor draws his attention to such matters.

11 cross the 91 pc mark in ICSE exam
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — Scores of city students who appeared for the Class X examinations conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, Delhi, this year have done their schools proud by scoring an overall aggregate of 90 per cent and above.

Class XI admissions centralised
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — Complete centralisation will be introduced in the admission process for Class XI in the streams of science, commerce, humanities and vocational subjects from this session onwards and admissions will be conducted at three government schools in the city, Mr D.S. Mangat, DPI Schools and Colleges, informed here today.

NTPC submits interim report
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — The NTPC has submitted its pre-feasibility report to the Chandigarh Administration suggesting Kishengarh as the most probable site for the captive power generation.

DSP, inspector booked
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — The Chandigarh police authorities ordered the registration of a criminal case against a deputy superintendent of police and an inspector in the case of missing files of murder cases, here today.

S N I P P E T S
Inter-house quiz

India-England tie on big screen today

Sabha demands committee

550 children vaccinated

Pensioners protest

Blood donation camp

Day-long dharna by employees

New scales not issued; teachers sore

Nagar Panchayats demanded

Kiran to attend workshop today

Major burglaries in city
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — Three major burglaries have taken place in different sectors of the city since last night. In all cases the occupants of the houses had gone out of station and the houses were probably being “marked “ by the thieves, sources said.

Power shutdown from today
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — The Grid Corporation of India will take power shutdown from tomorrow to May 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day for undertaking the work of crossing on the 400 KV line on 132 KV Ropar-Pinjore line.

Tewari says rebels weakening Congress
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — Mr Munish Tewari, President of the Indian Youth Congress, has accused the expelled Congress leaders, Mr Sharad Pawar, Mr P.A. Sangma and Mr Tariq Anwar, of being in league with "fascist forces", in and outside the country.

Students put up exhibition
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — The hall in Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15, wore a festive look, here today, on the occasion of an exhibition-cum-sale organised by students attending vocational classes in seven government schools of the city.

Villagers voice grievances
PANCHKULA, May 28 — Officials of the District Administration today listened to the grievances of residents of Majidwala and several other surrounding villages in the Pinjore block near here today.

Seminar on water resources
DERA BASSI, May 28 — A seminar and exhibition on the topic "Keep Our Water Resources Clean" was held at Ram Mandir, near railway crossing, here today.

Recommended for award
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — Conman Mohammed Wahid, who was nabbed by the Chandigarh Police a couple of days ago, was arrested following a tip-off from a video cassette delivery man, who has been recommended for award.

Minority Front formed
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — A National Minority Front with representatives from three minorities — Sikhism, Christianity and Islam — was announced here this morning.Top



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Pre-monsoon hard on soft drinks
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — The soft drinks managers, affected by the pre-monsoon showers, are smiling again with the heatwave back during the past three days.



'Durries' made by artisans of Punjab put up at the make-shift display room of the Institute of Design, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. —A Tribune photograph
Punjab handicrafts in sorry state
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — A state-level Selection Committee, called by the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), met at the Institute of Design, Punjab, Sector 10, here today to recognise master craftspersons of the state. It was also to recommend select entries for the national level.

Indica commands high premium
CHANDIGARH, May 28 — While most customers of the small car are still undecided about which car to buy, the inability of the manufacturers of Indica, particularly its diesel air-conditioned version, to make the committed supplies, has pushed up the car premium in the black market.

Animal-driven carts overloaded
CHANDIGARH, May 28 —'Rehrawallahas' overloading their animal-driven carts in the city are being challaned. A major factor contributing to the problem of overloading is the 'outdated' Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960, wherein a fine of just Rs 50 can be imposed on the first time violators.

Overloading by 'rehrawallahs' is a common feature in Chandigarh. One such 'rehra' in Sector 29 of Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

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