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Wednesday, June 18, 2003, Chandigarh, India

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Over 3000 unauthorised structures face hammer
Panchkula, June 17
The district administration has decided to act tough with thousands of violators of the Punjab New Capital Periphery Control (Regulation) Act, in the periphery areas around Kalka and Pinjore. Over 3000 unauthorised constructions in this periphery area are likely to be demolished in a phased manner.

PU finalises admission interview dates
Chandigarh, June 17
Following fixing of June 27 as the last date for receipt for application forms to fresh admissions in the teaching departments of Panjab University, the authorities have commenced the process of drawing up the dates for interviews.

Soaring in the sky with ‘Khwahish’ under their wings, Mallika Sherawat and Himanshu Malik in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Soaring in the sky with ‘Khwahish’ under their wings, Mallika Sherawat and Himanshu Malik in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

REGIONAL BRIEFS

EARLIER STORIES

	PNB cashier in police net June 17, 2003
	Illegal routing of calls: raids held to nab Sharma’s wife June 16, 2003
	Lawyers raise slogans against CBI June 15, 2003
	MCC approves privatisation of sanitation June 14, 2003
	Utter confusion followed blasts June 13, 2003
	Cong men take to streets over demolition June 12, 2003
	Slum-dwellers attack Admn team June 11, 2003
	’96 voters’ list to decide fate of slum-dwellers June 10, 2003
	NCC forced to de-enrol cadets June 9, 2003
	Mayor attacks Verma on demolitions June 8, 2003

TRIBUNE IMPACT
Legal notice to Admn on creche issue
Chandigarh, June 17
In less than 48 hours after the plight of children in government-run creches was highlighted by Chandigarh Tribune, the Chandigarh Parents’ Association has issued legal notices to the UT Administration, the Director of Social Welfare Department, besides other authorities.

CJI’s car meets with freak accident near Ropar
Chandigarh, June 17
The Chief Justice of India, Mr Justice V. N. Khare, today escaped unhurt near Ropar after a freak accident, when the car carrying him and the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice B. K. Roy, came to a sudden halt.

Action against erring car owners from July 1
Chandigarh, June 17
Hundreds of files pertaining to investigations in cases of road accidents in the city, involving secondhand vehicles, are gathering dust in record rooms of the Chandigarh Police. Reason — the particulars of the owners of the vehicles are not available with the police.

Bhardwaj’s kin clarifies
Chandigarh, June 17
Of the four lockers of suspended judicial officer S.S. Bhardwaj, which have been opened by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), only one locker has yielded 13 tolas of gold jewellery.

COMMUNITY

Trust to get land at lower rate
SAS Nagar, June 17
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) has reduced the price of land allotted to Shaheed Udham Singh Educational and Charitable Trust in Sector 53 here.

‘Send troops to Iraq under UN supervision’
Chandigarh, June 17
“Indian troops should under no circumstances be sent under the US command to Iraq. If India does so, it should only be under the UN requisition, command and control,” said the President’s Gallantry Awardees Association of India.

Civic body’s ultimatum to PUDA
SAS Nagar, June 17
The local Municipal Council has given an ultimatum to the PUDA authorities to hand it over charge of two tubewells in Sector 70 here by July 15 failing which the civic body may be compelled to return the work of maintenance of the other tubewells in that area.

Applications invited for Haj
Chandigarh, June 17
Chandigarh-based pilgrims interested in going on Haj can send their applications along with a bank draft for Rs 10,550 drawn in favour of the State Haj Committee, Chandigarh, to Mr I.S. Sandhu, Sub-divisional Magistrate-cum-Coordinator State Haj Committee, room No. 18, first floor, Estate Office Building, Sector 17, Chandigarh. The last date for receipt of applications is July 15.

UT’s gesture to senior citizens
Chandigarh, June 17
Keeping in view the difficulty being faced by senior citizens and the disabled when visiting the office of Director Social Welfare which is situated at third floor in Additional Town Hall Extension Building, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh, the Chandigarh Administration, has allocated a room at ground floor of the same building.

PLATFORM: Save water
Afforestation needed
Water is the elixir of life. Life on earth cannot survive without it. Despite water being such an important gift of God, its conservation has not gained importance.

Pension adalat

CRIME

Nine hurt as cars collide
Chandigarh, June 17
At least nine persons received injuries when two cars collided near the Airport Chowk here this morning. A Maruti car was coming from the Chandigarh side when it collided with a Ceilo coming from the Zirakpur side.

The badly damaged left side of a car which collided with another car near the Airport Chowk in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Two hurt in group clash
Dera Bassi, June 17
Two residents of Devi Nagar village, including an ex-serviceman, were injured in a clash between two groups of the villagers over the Panchayat election issue today.

BUSINESS

AirTel denies allegations
Chandigarh, June 17
Certain subscribers of AirTel at SAS Nagar have alleged that they were being ‘harassed and threatened’ by company officials for ‘non-payment’ of bills though they had made the payments, which were not adjusted.

EDUCATION

Donations to PU exempt from IT
Chandigarh, June 17
Persons making donations to Panjab University will be entitled to claim 100 per cent deduction of donations made to the university in computing their total taxable income, an official press note said here today.

Lively show by kids at workshop
Chandigarh, June 17
A summer camp for kids organised by the Trainers Den in Sector 17 concluded with a spectacular performance by the participants today.

Children perform during the concluding function of the kids summer camp-2003 at Trainers Den in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Workshop organisers meet parents
SAS Nagar, June 17
The organisers of “Pithu Garam” — a 22-day summer workshop running at Saranglok, Phase XI — yesterday held a meeting with parents of the children taking part in the workshop.

SCHOOL WORLD
WORK

How & Why
Work Done Against Gravity

COURTS

Rakesh’s bail plea rejected
Chandigarh, June 17
A bail application moved by Rakesh Sharma, arrested by the UT police for his alleged involvement in the routing of international telephone calls to customers in the country through Internet lease lines and landline telephones, was dismissed by a local court today. He was also remanded in judicial custody.

CULTURE

YOUTH LIFE & STYLE
Celebrating Summers
Forget geris, find yourself a job in summers
All you guys and gals tossing in the bed during the summer vacations enjoying your favourite soap operas on the television or flipping through the yellowing pages of dog-eared magazines, throw away the sheet of lethargy, now.

You too can take up the job of a salesman in the summers of 2003.

New trends
Mediaplex raises City Beautiful's profile
Looking for a home theatre system? Or projectors, plasma TV or the latest, state-of-the-art presentation tools? Visit Mediaplex which has opened its aesthetically done showroom in Sector 8-C, Chandigarh.

A view of Mediaplex showroom in Sector 8-C, Chandigarh

Top 10 back-stage demands

He has dressed up Tabu, Nicole Kidman
Chandigarh, June 17
Ashley Rebello does not believe in giving simplicity the slip. “That just does not work. Fashion is more about simplicity than complication. You have to follow the basics and the costume design flows,” says the high-profile fashion designer, who is busy courting success these days.

City photo-artist’s work gets recognition
Chandigarh, June 17
City-based photo-artist B.S.N Reddy’s work has won an award at the second all-India photography contest held in Hyderabad recently.

“Winter Walk”, photo-artist B.S.N. Reddy’s work, which won an award at the all-India photography contest held in Hyderabad recently.

Things looking up for arts council
Chandigarh, June 17
After a prolonged period of stagnation, things are looking up for the Punjab Arts Council once again, with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assuring to give a grant of Rs 40 lakh to the council for the completion of its auditorium at the Punjab Kala Bhavan in Sector 16.

HEALTH

Before taking animal insulin consult doctor
Chandigarh, June 17
There is a word of caution from doctors for millions of diabetics in the country who, following a heavy reduction in the price of human insulin, plan to switch over to animal insulin.

Pay cheques elude health staff
Chandigarh, June 17
More than 5000 employees of the Directorate of Family Welfare, Punjab, in the Department of Health Services and Family Welfare are up in arms against the state government as they have not been paid salary for the past couple of months.

‘Spread of malaria under check’
Chandigarh, June 17
Inconceivable, but true. In Chandigarh just eight cases of malaria have come to fore since the beginning of 2003. Shivering patients coming to the Sector 16 General Hospital and the government dispensaries are from Sector 31, Mani Majra and the colonies.

SPORTS

Newspapers must play positive role: Kapil
Chandigarh, June 17
“The whole approach towards sports has now undergone a sea change with parents now coming forward by encouraging their wards to take to sports”.

Former cricket player Kapil Dev plays with budding cricketers at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma

Kapil plays cricket with customers

Eight qualify for main draw
Chandigarh, June 17
Eight players qualified for the main draw in the under 14-section of the Fort Saint Soldiers’ Total Tennis AITA Championship at St Soldiers’ Total Tennis Academy, Sector 16, Panchkula, on Tuesday.

ADMINISTRATION

IGP’s directive to DSPs, SHOs
Chandigarh, June 17
The Inspector-General of Police, Chandigarh, Mr Rajesh Kumar, has instructed area DSPs and SHOs to interact with members of residents welfare associations at least once a month.

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
Panel for inviting foreign company
Chandigarh, June 17
A 10-member committee of experts, officials and councillors yesterday revived hopes of an early solution to the problem of disposal of municipal solid waste, which has been hanging fire for more than a year.

Centre ‘considering’ proposal to amend MC Act
Chandigarh, June 17
The Central Government is considering granting deemed deputation status to employees of the Municipal Corporation who were transferred from the Chandigarh Administration.