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Wednesday, April 16, 2003, Chandigarh, India

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Goodbye Punjab! Haryana is our home
Masol (Kharar), April 15
A little village located just north of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh has had enough of Punjab. Frustrated by sustained apathy of the Punjab Government, Masol village now wants to try its luck with Haryana.

This is no Rajasthan. In fact, the place is just a few miles away from Chandigarh. This is no Rajasthan. In fact, the place is just a few miles away from Chandigarh. The river bed doubles up as a road for Masol village in Kharar subdivision. The villagers, unhappy with Punjab, want to join Haryana. — Photo Parvesh Chauhan

Mayor ‘under pressure’ on encroachment issue
Chandigarh, April 15
Mayor Subhash Chawla seems to have buckled under "pressure from the party and a powerful business lobby" in removing violations in the backlane of hotels in Sector 35, giving the seven-year long struggle of the residents a setback.

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	Holidays delay ban on watering of lawns April 15, 2003
	Debt-ridden cop shoots himself April 14, 2003
	Dalit woman beaten up over land dispute April 13, 2003
	Devotees throng temples on Ram Navami April 12, 2003
	10-day holiday bonanza for govt staff April 11, 2003
	Changes in building bylaws shelved April 10, 2003
	16-yr-old stabbed to death April 9, 2003
	Drop boxes for paying traffic challan fine April 8, 2003
	Main suspect in Sec 44 murder case held April 7, 2003
	118 jhuggis removed in Sector 57 April 6, 2003

32 hurt as truck overturns
Panchkula, April 15
Thirtytwo persons were injured when the truck they were travelling in overturned on the road dividing Sector 6 and Command Hospital, Chandimandir, around 8 am today.

Relief for PU research students
Chandigarh, April 15
Panjab University has succumbed to student pressure to accommodate students who could not qualify for seats in the doctoral research streams on the basis of an entrance examination introduced from the current session.

Oil companies disappoint city residents
Chandigarh, April 15
The people who were expecting a cut of Rs 2 to Rs 3 per litre in the prices of petrol and diesel felt deceived today when the oil companies announced a price reduction of just Re 1 to Rs 1.18 per litre.

Truckers' stir affects vegetable supply
Chandigarh, April 15
Truck operators’ indefinite strike, which entered second day today, has started affecting the supply of fruits and vegetables to the city. A large number of traders in the Sector 26 vegetable market have already stocked fruits and vegetables in large quantity to meet the crisis.

60 kg of unstamped meat seized
Chandigarh, April 15
The Municipal Corporation here this evening seized around 60 kg of unstamped meat and five heads of sheep from Punjab Meat Shop at Attawa village.

2 more power meters seized
Chandigarh, April 15
Police and Electricity Department officials seized two more electricity meters from two restaurants here today.

COMMUNITY

Air Force flats in bad shape
Chandigarh, April 15
Flats of Air Force personnel in Sector 47-A and B here are in a deplorable state. Beams have fallen in some flats while in other places the cement has peeled from the beams exposing the iron. Roots of trees are embedded in walls resulting in cracks. These flats can easily be classified as ‘unsafe’ buildings.

The beams of these flats in Sector 47 are about to give way. More than 800 flats of the Air Force require urgent maintenance. — A Tribune photograph

Viral infection hits poultry belt
Barwala (Panchkula), April 15
Over one lakh hens have died during the past three weeks in this biggest poultry belt of North India due to a viral infection. Identified as a mutation of the Ranikhet Disease (RD), the infection has now spread to neighbouring areas of Punjab.

Over one lakh egg-laying hens have been affected by the Ranikhet disease in Barwala,
Panchkula, and the surrounding areas of Punjab.
— Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Hi-tech cameras installed in Burail Jail
Chandigarh, April 15
Following the recommendations of the Central Government to step up surveillance in Model Burail Jail, the authorities have installed 11 hi-tech cameras at various sensitive points in the jail and 22 wireless sets have also been provided to the security staff.

MC move on boundary walls irks residents
Chandigarh, April 15
The move of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to construct boundary walls around green patches between the residential plots has irked 4,000 residents of the city.

Sanitary conditions in a mess at Palsora
Chandigarh, April 15
A bumpy ride on a dirt track cutting from the left side of the main road leading to Sectors-55 and 56 takes you to the Palsora colony, inhabited by at least 10,000 residents in around 4,000 unplanned houses.

Heaps of garbage, including polythene, dumped in an open area with boundary wall between Palsora village and Colony. — Photo Pawan Sharma

Mahavir Jayanti celebrated
Chandigarh, April 15
Mahavir Jayanti was celebrated with religious fervour across the city today. Devotees in large numbers participated in a “rath yatra”.

Devotees hold a procession on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan

BJP, VHP decry conversions
Chandigarh, April 15
The local unit of the BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad today warned of “turbulence” in the city, if stern action was not taken against those who allegedly allured Hindus to convert to Christianity and Buddhism.

Plea evokes sharp criticism
Panchkula, April 15
The Punjabi Welfare Sabha’s plea to both the Congress and the INLD for electing a Punjabi councillor as President of the Municipal Council here has drawn sharp reaction from various quarters.

Samajwadi Party flays cases against Mulayam
Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh unit of the Samajwadi Party today accused the BJP of bringing back the Emergency in Uttar Pradesh by getting cases registered against party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, general secretary Amar Singh and Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Azam Khan.

SAVE SUKHNA
Annual desilting of lake needed
Annual desilting of the lake before the monsoon is the only way out and this is justified in view of the benefits of lake such as providing a picnic spot, water sports facilities protection from floods and recharging of subsoil water table.

CRIME

Rs 22000 stolen from scooter tool box
Chandigarh, April 15
A Sector 41 resident, Ms Kanchan Chhabra, reported to the police that Rs 21,000 were stolen from the tool box of her scooter.

Car stolen
One injured
Case registered
Molestation bid

Man hangs himself
Chandigarh, April 15
A 45-year-old resident of Indira Colony in Mani Majra, Babli, allegedly hanged himself in his house sometime after midnight here. The body was noticed by his son Vinod (18) this afternoon.

BUSINESS

Industry ignores fire safety norms
Dera Bassi, April 15
A major tragedy is waiting to happen in this subdivision since fire-fighting equipment has not been installed by a majority of entrepreneurs even after the issuing of notices by the Fire Department to 100 odd industrialists, besides owners of big buildings.

EDUCATION

Allotment of school sites discriminatory: association
Chandigarh, April 15
Members of the Recognised Schools Management Association at a meeting held here today took a strong exception to the “discriminatory” and “defective” procedure proposed to be adopted by the Chandigarh Administration for the allotment of school sites.

More students will munch ‘matthis’
Chandigarh, April 15
Crunchy ‘matthis’ may not be your idea of a nice healthy meal, but that’s exactly what your kids will savour if they are learning their alphabets in government-aided school also.

SCHOOL WORLD
Pulleys

COURTS

DISTRICT COURTS
Transit remand for four gang members
Chandigarh, April 15
Four members of an inter-state gang, involved in stealing money from glove boxes of two-wheelers and cars, who were arrested by the crime branch of the Chandigarh police were taken on transit remand by the Panchkula Police from a local court.

Bar poll: no senior advocate to contest
Chandigarh, April 15
It is now confirmed. None of the senior advocates is contesting for the post of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association president, paving the way for “youngsters”.

CULTURE

Child prodigy in town
Panchkula, April 15
The arclights had beckoned her since she was a child. Though she wanted to dance her way to people’s heart, destiny had plans to make her a shining TV star.

Shweta Tiwari of “Kasauti Zindagi Ki” fame along with local model Krishma at a shooting for a commercial in Sector-4, Panchkula, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

8-track album on cultural melodies
Chandigarh, April 15
Sunny Thind, a singer from Mumbai, has come up with an eight-track music album “Dil De Ja”, which was released by Catrack in Memorable Moments at a local hotel today.

Cassette on gurdwara released
Panchkula, April 15
An audio-cassette on the history of Nadha Sahib Gurdwara , “Daata Teri Shaan” was released today by the SGPC member from Dabwali, Mr Hardial Singh Brar.

SGPC member Hardial Singh Brar (centre) releases a music album, “Daata Teri Shaan”, at Gurdwara Nadha Sahib, Panchkula, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

LIFE & STYLE
Glitz & glamour
Don’t let emotions run you down during exams
SHE wouldn't have flunked in history had she fared well in love. Bored of Babar and Himayun, the under-grad had last year slammed shut a dog-eared book before paddling down to a fast food joint for savoring fresh air, along with Arabian Heights — coffee blended with crushed ice.

Venus Speaks
Music keeps her going
SHE listens to music whenever she is feeling tense. Even during the examination days. Or else, she sings. “I think music is the best refuge. You listen to it for five minutes and you are as refresh as ever,” Shalini Sharma asserts. “If you do not believe me, try it out just for once and you will agree with me”.

Chic Pick
Forget heels, take out your platforms
HEY girls, living in a world of ostentation divorced from reality. It's time for you to forget all about high heels. Yes, we know they give you that super-sleek elegant look. But there is something else also. High heels can hurt your hoofs the day after you trot down the market corridors, or go to the discotheque for cutting foot loose.

Tip Top
Mould your answers, please
LEAVE the worse for the last. Attempt easy questions first, the difficult ones later. That's exactly what we told you in our previous issue. Now, our experts will tell you how to answer the questions.

Apply lipstick with caution
APPLY lipsticks, but with caution. That's the warning beauticians are issuing. Don't rush through the job, they are insisting.

RADIO BUZZ
Songs for you to relax
YOU too can relax after listening to music. Examinations or no examinations. Just make yourself comfortable on the sofa-set before switching on the stereo and listening to the songs Radio Buzz has complied just for you. Go ahead folks.

HEALTH

From deformities’ removal to better looks
Chandigarh, April 15
Even as the Plastic Surgery Department of the PGI conducts over 350 cleft lip and palate surgeries every year, with a large number of patients from all over the northern region coming here, patients have to wait for almost six months for their turn.