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Unauthorised structure invites show-cause notice
Tangori (SAS Nagar), June 15
Authorities of Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Tangori, have been served a show-cause notice to explain how a new structure was being raised, adjacent to the old building, without taking requisite permission for change of land-use under the Periphery Act, a fact denied by the management of the college.

The new structure of Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology being raised in violation of the Periphery Act. The old structure of the college is seen in the background. — Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari.

Aspiring netizens lured, duped
Chandigarh, June 15
The flybynight computer training institutes are the new cause of concern for the city police. With at least two computer education centres having closed shop in the past two months after duping hundreds of city students of lakhs of rupees, the police claims that a new trend in economic offences in the city has emerged.

MC to buy new water meters
Chandigarh, June 15
The local government department of the Chandigarh Administration today notified that the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh shall purchase water meters itself and replace defective water meters of the consumers.

Site allotment amid acrimony, walkout Chandigarh, June 15 The allotment of alternative sites to auto mechanics and spare parts dealers was carried out today among acrimonious scenes at the Estate Office here as a section of the spare parts dealers protested against being left out on the draw while auto mechanics also protested and walked out.

Motor mechanics raised a ruckus at the site for draw of lots and later walked out in protest while the Estate Office went ahead with the draw of lots in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photos Manoj Mahajan

Police refuses to file FIR in murder case
Chandigarh, June 15
The Panchkula Police has failed to register a case of murder in connection with the death of 21-year-old Sandeep Kumar, whose body was found lying along the Chandigarh-Ambala railway track in Sector 19 of Panchkula on May 20.

Dhawan supporters return party flags
Chandigarh, June 15
High drama was witnessed outside the Congress Bhavan in Sector 35 here this afternoon, when four expelled Congressmen, owing allegiance to Mr Harmohan Dhawan, along with their supporters, returned the party flags to Mr Moti Lal Vora, AICC General Secretary, in protest against the management of local unit affairs.

Power cuts to go, assures admn
Chandigarh, June 15
The system of having hour-long rotational power cuts in residential areas of the city for the past 45 days ended today as the Chandigarh Administration has started getting an additional 21 mega watt of power from the Eastern Power Grid this morning.

Madhan trial: final phase from June 19
Chandigarh, June 15
With the defence closing its case after the deposition of the last witness concluded here today, the final phase of the General Court Martial trying Maj V K Madhan will commence on June 19.

COMMUNITY

Government encouraging FDI for urban development, says Jagmohan
Panchkula, June 15
Stating that a financial crunch was a reality in every state, the Union Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Mr Jagmohan, said that the Central Government was encouraging foreign direct investment in the urban development sector.

Models more than just pretty faces
Chandigarh, June 15
Aspiring models may find this hard to digest, but the scars on your face could actually add glamour to your style, feels the Indian beauty Maheshwari Thiagrajan, who will represent the country at Manila at the Miss Asia Pacific 2001 contest in November this year.
Maheshwari Thiagrajan, Femina Miss India Asia Pacific, (left) and fashion choreographer Priyanka Singh at a conference on career at the CII, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph

Acute shortage of trained manpower
Chandigarh, June 15
For all those out there who have missed the bus to being a doctor or an engineer, there is hope round the corner. The CII, Northern Region, sponsored exposition and conference on alternative career opportunities being held in Chandigarh is focussing on those industries which are growing at a phenomenal rate in the country, but are facing an acute shortage of trained manpower.

Lagaan v/s Gadar, is there room for two at the top?
Chandigarh, June 15
Among the two big-budget film releases this week, Sunny Deol-starrer ‘Gadar’ has a definite edge over ‘Lagaan’, an Aamir Khan production. If the crowds on the first day are any indication, ‘Gadar’ seems an initial crowd puller to be sure.

The film Gadar which was released in Chandigarh on Friday, had crowds vying for tickets outside the cinema hall. — A Tribune photograph

FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK
Coolest week in six years
THE weather took a pleasant turn two days ago, much to the relief of the city’s residents who had been facing searing heat so far. In fact, the hot spell did not last long this month, with the rain coming to our rescue early in June. In fact June this year has been the coolest in the past six years.

Enriching the art of silent communication
Chandigarh, June 15
For mime artiste Kamal Naskar, the most versatile medium of communication is the medium of body and soul, which does not oblige one person to talk and another to listen. After picking up the nuances of the art which traces its origin in France, Naskar has never had to depend on language to put his thoughts across. Following the line of his guru, Jogesh Dutta, Naskar has gone ahead to further enrich the art with his own set of experiments and applications.

EATING OUT
Ice cream with new flavours
Chandigarh
When it’s a holiday and the kids scream for ice-cream, where’s the place to take them? Like every year, Hotel Aroma, Sector 22, has organised the fortnight-long Ice-Cream Festival. The hotel offers special token gifts to every child who has the cold creamy stuff till June 30.

People enjoy new flavours at the ice-cream and desert festival at a hotel in Chandigarh on Friday. 
— A Tribune photograph

HFCL officials deny raid
Chandigarh, June 15
Officials of the HFCL Infotel Limited today said that their premises were “visited” by the officials of the Central Excise department yesterday, but emphasised that it was not a “raid”.

Drive by traffic police
Chandigarh, June 15
Following the May 24 notification of the administration regarding the plying of trucks and tractor trolleys in various sectors of the city, the Traffic police today launched a special drive to ensure compliance.

“Barhte Kadam” flagged off
Chandigarh, June 15
A trekking expedition, “Barhte Kadam”, organised by 4 Mechanised Infantry (1 Sikh), was flagged off by Brig D S Grewal from Kalka today. 

Brig D.S. Grewal flags off a trekking expedition organised by 4 Mechanised Infantry (1 Sikh) from Kalka on Friday.

FENG SHUI TIPS
Bungalows and cottages
IN Feng Shui bungalows and cottage-homes often have fever problems because of their size. These homes are far more manageable than apartments. If bungalows have to have good Feng Shui, it is very important for the house to have more depth than breadth.

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CRIME

Bureaucrat files complaint for trespassing
Nayagaon (SAS Nagar) June 15
Acting on a complaint by a senior Punjab bureaucrat, the Ropar Police has registered a case of criminal trespassing against the manager of Dasmesh Educational Society, Mr Rajiv Bajaj. The society was being run by the proprietor of Worldwide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS), Col B.S. Sandhu. 

2 youths arrested in chain-snatching case
Chandigarh, June 15
The police has arrested two youths from Chajju Majra village in connection with a chain-snatching incident in Sector 33 last night.

Smuggler held with 4 kg of opium
Dera Bassi, June 15
The police claims to have arrested an inter-state smuggler for possessing 4 kg of opium worth Rs 60,000 while he was roaming around the office of the local autorickshaw union on the Dera Bassi-Barwala road here today.

EDUCATION

Some BE students give in to pressure tactics
Chandigarh, June 15
While first-year students of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) continued the boycott of their compulsory workshop training for the third day today, the college authorities did their best in trying to force the students to attend the workshops.

5 city students for AIIMS MBBS course
Chandigarh , June 15
Five students from the city have qualified for admission to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) MBBS course for the year 2001 on the basis of their performance in the entrance exam held on June 1, this year. The result was declared today on the internet and Nikhil Chawla with 66.833 and Preet Pal Singh with 65.667 per cent marks have bagged the 7th and the 8th positions on the merit list respectively.

14 companies for IT courses in schools
Chandigarh, June 15
Fourteen companies have shown interest in the UT Administration’s prestigious project for starting information technology and computer courses in city schools. Computer courses will be offered in 65 government schools for students from Class VI to XII.

IIPA to hold annual essay prize competition
Chandigarh, June 15
The Indian Institution of Public Administration, New Delhi has invited entries for the annual essay competition. These will be three prizes worth Rs 5000, Rs 3000, and Rs 2000.

Varsity steps to check impersonation
Chandigarh, June 15
Dr P.S. Sandhu, Registrar, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, today clarified that the university had devised an effective method of avoiding impersonation and the use of unfair means by studying and evaluating procedures being followed by other examining bodies, including the Union Public Service Commission.

CULTURE

A thespian effort to build bridges by amateurs
Chandigarh, June 15
Border- Border, the play which marked the culmination of a three- week long joint workshop by Ajoka theatre, Lahore and Besten Foundation, SAS Nagar, evoked mixed emotions among the audience at Tagore Theatre here today.

Folk theatre workshop
Chandigarh, June 15
In an era when holding of summer workshops has turned into a profitable business, noted theatre personality Charan Singh Sindhra has taken upon himself the task of reviving the traditional folk theatre form — “raas”.

HEALTH

Permanent registration counters at new OPD block
Chandigarh , June 15
To streamline services in the new OPD block of the PGI, permanent registration counters have now been set up. There are registration counters on all the floors that house different OPDs. Whereas some OPDs are run daily, others have fixed days.

SPORTS

Raw beginners turn into swinging golfers
Chandigarh, June 15
The month long summer golf coaching camp concluded at the CGA Golf Range today. Twenty school children attended the camp under the watchful eyes of Col (Retd) Nirmal Singh, Director of the Golf Academy. These children were absolute raw beginners, virtually unexposed to physical rigour.

Yoga training camp
Panchkula, June 15
A training camp to treat common ailments would commence from June 16 at the Yog Divya Mandir Sector 12. Organised by the Haryana Yoga Sabha, Prof M. Lal would conduct the workshop on yoga therapy on the first two days.

Coaching Centre in final
Chandigarh, June 15
The Coaching Centre-16 cricket team qualified from pool ‘B’ for the final of the first St Joseph Cricket Tournament being organised by the Association of Chandigarh Cricket. The rain washed out the whole day’s play today ousting DAV Coaching Centre-8 from the tournament without playing any match. Yesterday the team’s first match with Lawerance Public School SAS Nagar, was also washed out. So one point was awarded to each team.

ADMINISTRATION

MC to employ cops
SAS Nagar, June 15
To carry out encroachment removal drives in the town, the SAS Nagar Municipal Council will seek help in the form of force from the Punjab Police. The cops would also carry out various jobs which often attract violent protests from local residents.

Computerised birth and death certificates 
Chandigarh, June 15
City residents will now be able to get computerised copies of birth and death certificates with the computerisation of the office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths in process. According to officials, the process of procuring a birth or death certificate will initially take a week and will later be reduced to one day.

F & CC meeting on June 18
Chandigarh, June 15
Privatisation of street lights in the city, construction of a new fire station at Sector 26, estimates for undertaking external electrification at various waterworks and boring and installing tubewells are some of the agenda items, which will be taken up by the Finance and Contract Committee ( F and CC) meeting of the Municipal Corporation on June 18.