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MCC approves privatisation of sanitation
Councillors to issue satisfaction certificates to contractors
Chandigarh, June 13
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh today approved the privatisation of sanitation after months of differences in the ruling Congress, virtual collapse of cleaning in parts of the city and continuing protests for 52 days from members of the Sweepers Union.

Commissioner M.P. Singh and Mayor Subhash Chawla listen to a debate on privatisation of sanitation at a Municipal Corporation meeting held in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

COMMUNITY

Educated also practise female foeticide: expert Chandigarh June, 13
“We need to provide protection to the female child not just when she grows up but in the mother’s womb itself, especially in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh,” said Mrs Mridula Sinha, Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board, while expressing concern over the declining sex ratio. Mrs Maridula Sinha, Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board, inaugurates a seminar on “Healthy woman, happy family” in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

IN FOCUS
Garbage, carcasses being dumped into Sukhna choe
Kalka, June 13

Sukhna, one of the main tributaries of the Ghaggar river, is facing the brunt of modernisation and over-population as it flows through this town. Unauthorised human settlements on the riverbed and dumping tonnes of garbage in this river tributary by the municipal committee is choking it. Heaps of garbage dumped by the municipal committee and open sewers in Kalka flow into the Sukhna choe.

Villagers block national highway
Panchkula, June 13
Irate residents of four villages in Raipur Rani today blocked National Highway No. 73 (Panchkula-Naraingarh highway) for over one hour in protest against erratic power supply to the villages.

JD (U) workers burn Verma's effigy Chandigarh, June 13 Taking an aggressive posture against the UT Administrator, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), local workers of the Janata Dal (United) today burnt his effigy to mark their protest against the recent anti-encroachment drive of the Administration carried out at the behest of the Administrator.
Workers of the local unit of the Janata Dal (United) burn the effigy of the UT Administrator, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), against the demolition drive in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Water pressure to be low today Chandigarh, June 13 The water pressure will be low in Chandigarh tomorrow and in SAS Nagar tomorrow and the day after due to urgent repair work of the pipeline of Kajauli waterworks (Phase-III) at RD No. 25000. A water pool that emerged due to leakages in the main pipeline of the Kajauli waterworks near Maloya village. Photo: Pankaj Sharma

Platform: Save water
Collective effort must
When a science teacher asks her students: “Children, why is earth called a blue planet?” You will find more than half of the students in the class raise their hands!! And if she ask them: Why is it so? They will surely answer, “Ma’am because nearly 71 per cent of earth’s surface is covered with water.”

• 400 take part in shramdaan
• Poverty made her abandon child

CRIME

Booked for demanding dowry
Chandigarh, June 13
The Chandigarh police has booked a resident of Ropar for harassing his wife to bring dowry. According to the information, Jagdish Kaur, a resident of Sector 30, complained that she was married to Nirmal Singh on December 15, 1995 and was being harassed to bring dowry. The police has begun investigations after registering a case at the Women and Child Support unit.

Poppy husk seized Liquor seized Scooter stolen	Booked One booked Car stolen
Car used in snatching incident was stolen Chandigarh, June 13 In the yesterday’s snatching incident investigations by the police today revealed that the Maruti Alto car, used by two youths to snatch a bag containing Rs 75,000 from a motorcyclist in Sector 8 on the Madhya Marg here, had been stolen from Rohini, Delhi, on March 3 last.

BUSINESS

Say it with solitaires
Chandigarh, June 13
Research has shown that diamond ownership and diamond acquisition is the highest in India. With a clear view to create a brand for targeting this segment of society, Tanishq today launched Solo, the small solitaire diamond collection at its Sector 17 outlet. Interestingly, the all-India launch of Solo happened in Chandigarh, which Tanishq treats as a prime and a potential market for jewellery.

Personality development programmes launched
Chandigarh, June 13
Global Voice, a leading multi-faceted training and development organisation, has launched personality development programmes for individuals and corporates. According to Ms Archana Nagrath, Director, Global Voice, personality development is a highly scientific process and involves development of one’s social, mental, psychological, emotional, aesthetic and moral faculties.

MARKET PULSE
Fruit juices fortified with calcium, vitamins
TROPICANA has two offerings in the Indian market, “Premium Gold” juice in orange, apple and grape, and “Season’s Best” juice fortified with calcium and multi-vitamins in sweet orange, pineapple and mixed fruit.

• Kinetic launches Zing-Rockin
• Jewellery on display
• Cremica’s expansion plans

EDUCATION

Green school project launched
Chandigarh, June 13
Over 65 public and private city schools are participating in a project for sensitising young people towards environmental issues. The ‘‘green school project’’ will aim not only at sensitising, but educating students and teachers on ecology management. The CII Chandigarh Council, jointly with the Chandigarh Administration, has launched the project.

Personality development camp
Chandigarh, June 13
A lecture on time management was delivered to about 125 students participating in the three-day personality development camp which started today at I.S. Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School in Sector 21. A quiz contest, “Bharat ko jano”, was also organised.

Summer camp activities
Chandigarh, June 13
A quiz competition, the art of house keeping, no-fire cooking, speaking, singing and dancing, along with brain storming sessions and aerobics are the activities being conducted by Smartkids summer camp at the Food Craft Institute in Sector 42. Yoga is an added attraction at the camp.

• DAV college boys excel in AIEEE

• UGC-NET cards dispatched

• MA II (Hindi) results out

Murder charge framed against two
Chandigarh, June 13
A local court has framed charge of murder against two city residents who had allegedly killed Mr Allah Singh’s 24-year-old son, Inderjit Singh, on July 7, 1985, in Sector 34-D. The UT Additional and Sessions Judge has framed the charge against — Hardev Singh and Harpreet Singh.

DFO gets 3-day police remand
Kharar, June 13
A local court today remanded an Indian Forests Services officer Parveen Kumar, posted as Divisional Forests Officer at Ropar, in police remand till June 16 in connection with a corruption, forgery and criminal conspiracy case registered against him and several other officers of the Forests Department by the Vigilance Bureau on June 11.

Habeas corpus petition dismissed
Chandigarh, June 13
A petition of habeas corpus accusing the Station House Officer of Phase VIII Police Station of illegally detaining a 10-year-old was rendered infructuous after the boy was not found in the police custody.

CULTURE

NEW RELEASE
Will ‘Chalte Chalte’ run?
AFTER the success of “Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman” and “Yes Boss”, the Aziz Mirza-Shah Rukh Khan combine returns with a love story, “Chalte Chalte”. Aided by Rani Mukherjee, Aziz Mirza is hoping to repeat the success of his earlier hits. “Chalte Chalte” is produced by Dreamz Unlimited in association with UTV Motion Pictures. It opens at Piccadly, Chandigarh.

• Singing contest for Rafi awards tomorrow

NGOs stress upon family health
Chandigarh, June 13
Over 38 volunteers from various NGOs like Yuvasatta, All-India Women’s Conference, Indian Council of Social Welfare, Anganwari and Servants of the People Society participated in a sensitisation meeting of outreach workers and anganwari workers organised at Lala Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15, yesterday.

Healthcare talk for SBI staff
Chandigarh, June 13
After successfully initiating its second round of outreach programme on health awareness covering Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, Fortis today organised a public lecture on heart care management for employees of the State Bank of India.

SPORTS

Stadium A win cricket title
Chandigarh, June 13
Stadium ‘A’ outscored MES, Patiala, by 38 runs to bag the title in the final of the First Cool Cotton (under-13) Cricket Tournament played here today at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium. Batting first, after winning the toss, Stadium ‘A’ scored a 145 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 30 overs.

• Karate training camp

A budding cricketer
Chandigarh, June 13
Gaurav Chopra, a budding cricketer, has established himself as one of the brightest cricketer of the region. Gaurav who has just passed Class X examinations by scoring 86.7 per cent marks, has set his aim to don national colours one day.

Civil Servants’ golf today
Chandigarh, June 13
Forty golfers have confirmed their participation in the third Chandigarh Civil Servants Golf Tournament being organised by the Chandigarh Golf Association at Chandigarh Golf Club tomorrow.

ADMINISTRATION

Admn launches campaign against malaria
Chandigarh, June 13
Gearing up to prevent outbreak of vector and water-borne diseases, especially in the slums and migrant colonies in the city, the UT Health Department has decided to make mohallah committees for better coordination and control of disease.