Cops help examinees cheat

DERA BASSI, Sept 12 — The supplementary examinations of matric and plus two classes being conducted by the Punjab School Education Board started on Saturday with parents and well-wishers supplying helping material to examinees at at Government High School, here. Groups of "helpers" started gathering at the centre early in the morning as the examination for matric is held in the first half of the day.

A group of "helpers"pass cheating material to their wards and friends through police personnel during the supplementary exams at Government High School, Dera Bassi, on Saturday. — Photo by writer

17 trees to go for traffic lights
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — The Engineering Department of the Chandigarh Administration has modified its design to convert the Housing Board roundabout on the Chandigarh-Panchkula road into traffic lights intersection so as to minimise green cover loss.

'Umeed' faces closure
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — Children of 'Umeed', an institution for the mentally retarded run by the Air Force Wives Welfare Association, faces uncertainty with indications of its closure in the near future.

Equal representation for girls in PUSU
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — The Panjab University Students Union has decided to give equal representation to girl students while contesting the forthcoming university elections.

Sanitation to be privatised in certain sectors
SAS NAGAR, Sept 12 — Sanitation in certain sectors here will be handed over to private hands by the local municipal council in the coming days following a decision taken in this regard. Tenders for the job have already been invited by the council.

Need to disclose HIV status stressed
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — The blood donor needs to be told of his/her HIV status by the doctor. This seemed to be the consensus in a panel discussion on the second and final day of the Continuous Medical Education on Blood Transfusion at the PGI here today.

Mangu Ram Gupta dead
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — Mr Mangu Ram Gupta (85), father of Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta, a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, died in the wee hours of this morning.

Participants in the Miss India North '99 beauty competition have a look at the results at Chandigarh on Sunday.

S N I P P E T S Schoolteachers honoured Residents form committee Streetlights not functioning Memorial gate Beauty contest events held

Anti-Dowry Manch protest today
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — Members of the Anti-Dowry Joint Action Manch will organise a protest at the Sector 17 Bridge Market here tomorrow to protest against the police inaction in not arresting the remaining two main suspects in the alleged Meenakshi dowry death case.

Gesture towards grandparents
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — In a novel gesture towards their grand and great grandparents, tiny tots of the Sector 34-C Ever Green Garden Academy not only presented an impressive cultural programme but also presented some gifts to all 22 inmates of the Sector 15 Lions Club Old-Age Home.

Nepalese royal family flayed
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — Criticism of the Nepalese royal family was central to a three-day All-India Conference of Nepalese Leftists Youth Front, which started at Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, here today.

HUDA told to give plot possession

Fall in fruit prices

Speculations rife in Chandigarh

Monika wins road race

Poor voting in city disturbing

Problems for Sector 61 residents
CHANDIGARH, Sept 12 — The peculiar geographical location of the MIG housing complex developed by the Chandigarh Housing Board in Sector 61 here seems to have proved a bane for residents.