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Gang of highway robbers busted
Chandigarh, April 27
A stolen truck given to a Mani Majra-based painter for a repaint job today led to the arrest of two members of a gang of highway robbers. 

Two members of a gang of highway robbers who were arrested on Sunday.
— A Tribune photograph

Assault on couple: cop suspended
Panchkula, April 27
The Superintendent of Police, Mr Ranbir Singh Sharma, today placed constable Bhagwan Dass under suspension and sent him to the Police Lines. 

High drama at house of industrialist
Panchkula, April 27
A high drama was enacted at the residence of a prominent industrialist in Sector 16 here this morning, when a team of Allahabad bank swooped down here to serve a notice under the Securitisation and Records of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002.

Officials of Allahabad Bank argue with Mr Harbilas Jindal’s son when they went to serve a notice under SAROFA in Panchkula on Sunday.  — A Tribune photograph

Cable operators slash tariff
CAS gives subscribers the edge
Panchkula, April 27
The cable syndicate here has been forced to reduce tariff and improve services with the conditional access system (CAS) and direct-to-home (DTH) services set to hit the cable business.

Rain keeps heat wave away for now
Chandigarh, April 27
Mercury today fell to 32 °C from a high of 39.8 °C on April 24 after rains here. However, the temperature on April 22 had fallen even further to 26.2 °C.

Refer Electricity Bill to SC
Power engineers’ federation pleads with President
Chandigarh, April 27
The All-India Power Engineers Federation which represents 70,000 engineers of state electricity boards, has submitted a representation to President A.P.J . Abdul Kalam, requesting him to refer the Electricity Bill, 2003, to the Supreme Court as it violates the core principles of the Constitution.

CHANDIGARH CALLING Until some time back, one had no idea of the kind of awe Balwant Gargi used to inspire among people. One had always heard of his bold narrative and had attempted to sketch his portrait with the help of what he wrote of himself and of people who happened to him. Helping hands Woodlands “Goose step” “Survival research” Computerised cops Fruit vendors Cactii House Beauty & agility

COMMUNITY

Ranbaxy refutes charges on vaccine
Panchkula, April 24
Ranbaxy Laboratories has refuted the allegations made by the Chairperson of National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) regarding the premier pharmaceutical company selling imported vaccines to poultry farmers in this region , without government approval.

Defence land mismanaged: CAG
Chandigarh, April 27
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had suffered losses of over Rs 12 crore due to poor management of defence land at Bathinda, Delhi and Ambala cantonments.

Husband, father in-law framed, alleges woman
Chandigarh, April 26
Asha, mother of an 18-month-old girl, is waiting for her husband and father-in-law, who she says have been framed by the police, to be released from the Burail jail. She says: “A policeman called Prem Chand came to our house early yesterday and asked my husband, Musafir, and father-in-law, Chander Dev, to go with him to the Sector-31 police station.

Asha and her daughter, Sangita, wait for the family’s breadwinners to be released from the Burail jail in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Photo Pawan Sharma

NCP workers back sweepers’ stir
Chandigarh, April 27
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers here today extended their support to the Sweepers Union chain hunger strike by burning an effigy of the contract system.

Protest rally on April 29
Chandigarh, April 27
The Federation of the UT Employees and Workers has decided to hold a rally on April 29 in protest against privatisation of various government institutions.

Religious discourse at CII
Chandigarh, April 27
As many as 250 persons attended a religious discourse delivered by Yogiraj Sat Gurunath at a satsang held at the CII here today.

Bus facility for employees sought
Chandigarh, April 27
A deputation of the Punjab State Ministerial Services Union, Chandigarh, on Saturday met the Deputy Director, Transport, Punjab and demanded that bus facility provided to employees of the state posted in various directorates be restored immediately.

READERS WRITE
Town planning and environment
Today the polluted environment is the major cause of worry for human kind. Not much attention is given towards environment. As the population is increasing day by day, demand for more urbanisation is also increasing, resulting in cutting down of forest cover and reducing of green belts on our earth.

No regard for passengers Open more job avenues Don’t be cruel to animals

Words of wisdom Experience is the best teacher

SAVE SUKHNA Increase height of fish-belly gate The proposal to raise the sill or crest level of the Sukhna lake to store more water will involve dismantling and subsequent re-construction of the existing crest and other civil works. No afternoon water supply

EDUCATION

Ambedkar’s vision unfulfilled: Parmanand
Chandigarh, April 27
Even after 50 years of independence, we find that India has failed to achieve social justice, economic equality and political freedom which are essential ingredients for creating a ‘modern’ society.

Babu Parmanand, Governor of Haryana, presides over a seminar on “Dr Ambedkar’s Vision of Modern India” organised by the Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademy at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

PU to introduce B.Ed through correspondence
Open-air theatre to be named after Gargi
Chandigarh, April 27
Panjab University has decided to introduce the B.Ed course in the Department of Correspondence Studies from the coming academic session. The decision has been approved by the university Syndicate.

12,000 candidates appear in CBSE PMT
Chandigarh, April 27
As many as 12,000 candidates appeared in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Pre-Medical Test ( PMT) held at 24 centres in the city today.

Dental college sought
Chandigarh, April 27
Member of the BJP national executive and former MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, has urged the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj, to grant a dental college for the city and increase the number of MBBS seats from 50 to 100.

NSS camp concludes
Chandigarh, April 27
‘Youth for jal samadhan’, a 10-day camp by the NSS unit of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32, at Jhumru village concluded today.

SCHOOL WORLD
Changing educational scene: from blackboard to colourful screens
Education means systematic instructions for the development of character or mental powers. Today, the changing scenario of education from blackboard to computer room has justified the meaning of the word "education" in the true sense.

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HAMARA SCHOOL
NARAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL PATIALA
Education here a balance between academics and activities
Spread over an area of three acres Narain Public School can not only boast about good facilities and infrastructure but also about the niche that the school has been able to carve for itself in the educational scene of the city in a short span of one and a half years since inception.

Teachers must play the role of ‘pater familia’ to impart quality education
Principal of Narain Public School Dr R U Tiwari strongly feels that education should enable one to meet life head on and not just ensure livelihood. Foremost according to him is the creation of a good human being, procuring various degrees comes later.

Poems by students

CULTURE

No takers for music gallery
Chandigarh, April 27
As many as 100 rare traditional folk musical instruments belonging to artistes of Punjab have been reduced to mere strings and wood with no visitors to admire them.

Malaika continues to don the starry mantle
Chandigarh, April 27
Making her own rules and redefining all old ones, Malaika Arora Khan has come a long way in Bollywood. Not only did she write history on the small screen by conceiving and then writing the success story of Love Line, the first show of its kind on MTV, she also set the trend of the so-called item numbers in the film industry.

“Glamour personified”: Model-turned VJ-turned actress Malaika Arora Khan wears her attitude as she poses for a picture at Hotel Mountview in Chandigarh on Sunday. 
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Tabla wizard mesmerises audience
Chandigarh, April 27
A special concert was organised by the Pracheen Kala Kendra at its Bhaskar Rao Indoor Auditorium where UK-based tabla wizard Shib Shankar Ray and Delhi-based sitarist Subrata De gave a brilliant performance.

SPORTS

500 join ‘run-for-peace’
Chandigarh, April 27
More than 500 enthusiasts today took part in AirTel’s “run-for-peace” marathon, held this morning in association with The Tribune Group of Newspapers. The marathon was flagged off from Rock Garden by Mr Vinod Sawhny, CEO of Bharti Mobile (North).

Children from different schools participate in a ‘run-for-peace’ organised by The Tribune Group at the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

City to host netball championship
Chandigarh, April 27
The decision of the Netball Federation of India to host the IXth National Sub-Junior Netball Championship in Chandigarh for the session 2003-2004 will give a boost this sport.

• Cricket meet

• Kho Kho championship