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MC order on removal of building material
Chandigarh, June 13
Concerned over the possibility of construction material blocking the drainage system in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has asked residents to remove sand and gravel lying in front of their residences immediately — at least before the onset of the monsoons.

Girl moves court for harassment by father
Chandigarh, June 13
In a daughter versus father case, 21-year-old Arti Aggarwal today accused her Panchkula-based Deputy Superintendent of Police father, Ram Kumar Aggarwal, of harassing her by not allowing to marry the groom of his choice.

Admn compounding rules muddle?
Use of basements for commercial purposes
Chandigarh, June 13
No one seems to know clearly about the actual status of rules with regard to the use of basements for commercial purposes. The case of use of SCFs for commercial purpose highlighted by The Tribune is not an isolated case.

Promotion after resignation
PGI to reconsider Muralidharan’s case
Chandigarh, June 13
In a unique move, PGI will reconsider promoting a PGI Associate Professor, Dr R. Muralidharan as Professor even after he has left the services of the PGI and joined one of the private hospitals in Chandigarh. PGI will reconsider Dr Muralidharan's case during the coming interviews to the posts of Professor and Assistant Professor from June 17.

Relief sought for Kaluchak victims’ kin

Chandigarh, June 13 Parents of the kids killed by terrorists in Kaluchak recently, and the Anti-Terrorist Front Haryana here today demanded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each from Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand. Subedar Attar Singh and his wife along with the president of the Anti-Terrorist Front, Haryana, Dr Virish Shandilya, with photographs of Amandeep Kaur and Jatendra Singh, who were killed in Kaluchak. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

SP inaugurates police post
Panchkula, June 13
A police post was inaugurated in Sector 25 by the Superintendent of Police, Ms Charu Bali, here today, who said another post in Sector 12 was in the offing though resources for the same were yet to be worked out.

Commotion over woman’s death
Chandigarh, June 13
Commotion swept the General Hospital in Sector 16 here today afternoon following the death of a young newly married girl, Vandana, when her parents in a fit of anger and desperation hurled allegations at the girl’s in-laws of having poisoned her to death.

Artistes’ body flays BJYM
Chandigarh, June 13

Members of the TV and Film Artists Association of Northern Region and many other prominent city-based residents today gathered at Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, to condemn the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha for its attack on the freedom of expression of artists. Members of the TV and Film Artists Association of Northern Region express solidarity in favour of their freedom of expression at Punjab Kala Bhavan in Sector 16 of Chandigarh on Thursday.

Jacob serves sweetened milk at ‘chhabeel’
Chandigarh, June 13

The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen JFR Jacob, today served sweetened water and “parshad” to passers-by at a “chhabeel” organised outside Punjab Raj Bhavan on the eve of martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev. Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd) offers sweetened milk and water at a “chhabeel” on the eve of martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

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CRIME

Mohali resident dies in mishap
Nahan, June 13
A person was killed and three injured when a Mohali-based family returning from Hem Kund Sahib met with an accident near Bohlio village, 11 km from here, on the Nahan-Paonta road today.

ASI booked in abduction case
Chandigarh, June 13
The police today registered a case of rioting, abduction, threat and assault causing minor injury against an Assistant Sub Inspector of the Punjab Police, Ravinder Singh and others.

Undertrial assaults cop
Chandigarh, June 13
An undertrial, Randhir Singh, allegedly assaulted a constable with the UT police, Randeep Singh, today while he was being taken to a temporary jail on the court premises after his appearance before the UT Additional and Sessions Judge in an appeal petition moved by him.

BUSINESS

Motor mechanics rue MC decision Chandigarh, June 13 The Municipal Corporation seems to have forgotten that there is an authorised motor mechanic market in Sector 28 allotted a few months back to mechanics by the Chandigarh Administration. Mechanics in Sector 28-C market, Chandigarh, face the scorching sun due to the absence of any shelter for them. — A Tribune photograph

Drive to popularise milk products
Chandigarh, June 13

The Punjab Minister for Cooperation, Mr G.S. Atwal, today visited the Sector 17-18 crossroads scratch and win campaign launched by the Punjab Milkfed to popularise its Verka brand of milk and milk products. Mr G.S. Atwal, (extreme left), Minister of State for Cooperation, Punjab along with Mr A.R. Talwar, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, and Dr Brij M. Mahajan, Managing Director, Milkfed and general manager, Mohali plant, Mr Lachhman D. Sharma at the scratch and win campaign launched by Verka at Chandigarh on Thursday.

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EDUCATION

Attempt to trace history of PU
Chandigarh, June 13
Panjab University is drawing up a documented record to capture the history of the institution, which is perhaps the first of its kind among the universities of the country.

Mrs World for NIFD function
Chandigarh, June 13
A lot of celebrity influx in this city happens, courtesy National Institute of Fashion Design. Tomorrow yet another representative from the world of glamour will be present on the NIFD’s Sector 8 campus to formally launch the three-year BSc degree course by admitting the first student to the stream.

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DISTRICT COURTS
5-day police remand for murder accused
Chandigarh, June 13
An accused, Balwinder Singh Brar, who had allegedly killed a property dealer, Baljinder Singh, in 1998 was today further remanded in five-day police custody by a local court.

CULTURE

A jazzy offering from jazz girl
Chandigarh, June 13
She exudes confidence in plenty. And perhaps she has all the reasons to, at least till the time her debut music album ‘Yeh Wadiyaan’ fetches good sales records for her. Released on May 2 by Musiccurry, the album is fetching a world of public attention for Jeanne Michael, a Mumbai girl, who is trained in jazz. The first lot of fame came home to Jeanne when she became MTV’s Ubharta Sitara for the month of May.

NEW RELEASE Giving love a new dimension Mukta Arts Limited with Kapoor and Kaushik Entertainment, presents its first project, ‘Badhai Ho Badhai’ that will hit the silver screen here at Jagat in Chandigarh and Suraj in Panchkula. “Let’s celebrate.... ”, is the baseline of the film. It stars Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Keerti Reddy, Vinay Jain, Kader Khan, Amrish Puri,Govind Namdeo, Anang Desai and Farida Jalal. The film as the director Satish Kaushik puts, is a warm, tender, funny and enthralling family entertainer. It is also a love story that gives love a whole new dimension.

HEALTH

Ambulance service launched

Panchkula, June 13 A round-the-clock free ambulance service, run by the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Sewa Society, was launched here today. The service would be available to the residents of Panchkula . For availing the service, the residents can contact at Phone no 98140-00110. The executive director of the Bank of Punjab, Mr Tejbir Singh, launches a 24-hour free ambulance service for Panchkula residents, on Thursday.

CBI checks GMCH records
Chandigarh, June 13
The CBI sleuths carried out investigations at the site office of UT Engineering Department at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 this morning. Today's investigations are said to part of the ongoing raids of the CBI.

SPORTS

YPS cricketer returns from UK with laurels
Chandigarh, June 13
Sunny Singh Clark, a lanky and tall batsman from Yadavindra Public School, SAS Nagar, has just returned from England after playing in West Midlands. Sunny, who remained school cricket team captain for continuously four years from 1998 to 2002, has just passed his class XII commerce examinations with 65 per cent marks.

Taskeen enters final
Chandigarh, June 13
Local eve Taskeen Bains entered finals in the girls’ under-14 and under-16 sections on the penultimate day of the AITA North Zone Ranking Tennis Tournament played at the tennis stadium, Sector 10, today. Taskeen created a flutter when she beat AITA champion Isha Toor in a three set thriller.

ADMINISTRATION

Taxi stand operators served notice
Chandigarh, June 13
The councillors’ committee to fix rent for taxi stands here today issued notice to tax stand operators to come before the committee on Wednesday to clear their Rs 25 lakh dues accruing from January, 2000.

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