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UT Administration to develop villages
Chandigarh, January 20
In a move aimed at checking unplanned growth in surrounding villages and the periphery of Chandigarh, the UT Administrator, Justice O.P Verma (Retd.), today issued directions to the Finance Secretary to extend the ‘Capital of Punjab Development Regulation Act, 1952’ to all villages of Chandigarh.

Shopping malls fetch Rs 49.66 crore
Panchkula, January 20
The first-ever auction of shopping malls by HUDA today drew an overwhelming response with HUDA netting Rs 49.66 crore through the auction of two sites in Sector 5 here today.

• MC to auction 99 sites today

PU tells affiliated colleges to deduct PF from salary
Chandigarh, January 20
Panjab University has issued a circular to all its non-government affiliated colleges asking them to deduct provident fund (PF) of lecturers and employees from the salary rather than basic pay as has been the practice in the past.

Now fashion studies as elective subject
Chandigarh, January 20
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced fashion studies as an elective subject in Class XI and Class XII. The students can opt for the new subject alongwith other subjects, said the Director (Academics), CBSE, Mr G.Balasubramanian.

Study highlights cyber violence against women
Chandigarh, January 20
The growing phenomenon of cyber violence against women in India, against which the weaker sex has no protection so far, is the subject matter of a new study conducted by a senior research fellow of Panjab University which has called for urgent measures by the government to tackle it.

Online help for CBSE examinees
Chandigarh, January 20
City students who are to sit for the forthcoming Class X and XII examinations have a reason to cheer. Showing concern for such students, the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) had decided to extend the facility of tele-counselling to the city, says the Director (Academics), Mr G. Balasubramanian.

• Govt school timings changed

3 call girls land in police net
Chandigarh, January 20
A call girl racket was busted today by the operations cell of the Chandigarh Police, arresting three girls from near a Sector 19 dispensary.

Fog hits rail, air traffic
Chandigarh, January 20
Foggy and cold conditions prevailed in the city for the second consecutive day affecting normal life. The road, rail and air traffic was affected as trains were running several hours behind schedule.

A blanket of fog brings traffic to a snail’s pace in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Channel focuses on land of the sages
Chandigarh, January 20
Discovery channel is showcasing the historical town of Punjab, Malerkotla, this week in its premiere ‘Discover India’ programme entitled “A Legend of Malerkotla: A Tale from the Punjab”. Discovery focuses on this remarkable town, where every face in the crowd is a picture of faith.

COMMUNITY

Power board staff block traffic
Say privatisation will not do
Mohali, January 20
Employees of Mohali division of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) staged a dharna near the Balongi barrier, disrupting traffic for two hours today in protest against the move of the government to go in for privatisation, apart from turning the board into a corporation.

BJP kicks off poll campaign with ‘havan’
Chandigarh, January 20
The local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party today performed a ‘havan’ to kick-off campaign for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections at ‘Kamlam’ (party office), Sector 33, here today.

Post-surgery, his struggle for survival continues
Chandigarh, January 20
The struggle for survival continues. Even after undergoing a kidney transplant operation at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here, Nepal-based school teacher Kashi Nath is striving for life in a foreign land.

Kashi Nath and his wife, who have come to Chandigarh all the way from Nepal for treatment.

Library sans electricity for a month
Mohali, January 20
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Mohali, today conducted a surprise check of Government Public Library here and found that it had no electricity for the past one month and the staff was absent from duty.

The Government Public Library in Mohali where a raid was conducted on Tuesday.

Cops turn deaf to fire victim’s plea
Chandigarh, January 20
A 22-year-old woman Renu lies in the burns ward of Government Medical College and Hospital with 90 per cent burn injuries waiting to get her statement changed.

EDUCATION

23 teachers to undergo training
Chandigarh, January 20
As many as 23 teachers from schools run by the Army in Kargil will undergo a specialised teachers training programme at the Navodaya Vidyalaya Training Institute, Sector 25, here. The teachers engaged by the Army to teach local population of Kargil, Dras and Batalik at Army Goodwill School reached the city today.

Teachers from remote areas of Kargil arrive in Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sector 25, to attend a four-week training camp in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Nursing institutes overcharging students, says report
Mohali, January 20
An inspection report by the Registrar, Punjab Nurses Registration Council, on violation of the Indian Nursing Council norms by institutes in the state points out while students are being grossly overcharged, a majority lack even basic training facilities for their students.

Tribune in Education
Impact of schooling on intelligence
Several environmental variables influence a child’s intelligence. One of the most important variables which has received considerable research attention is the impact of schooling. Schooling affects intelligence in several ways, including transmition of information, learning systematic problem solving, abstract thinking, sustained attention, concentration and drill of several concepts and basic symbols.

Repoll announcement challenged
Chandigarh, January 20
Senator Pawan Valecha today submitted a representation to the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University, Prof K.N. Pathak, here today, challenging the announcement of repoll for one Law seat of the Syndicate.

DPI lauds academic performance
Chandigarh, January 20
The DPI, Mr D.S. Mangat, today said that the Government Model Senior Secondary School (Sector 16) had maintained the first position in academic performance. He was speaking at the prize distribution function of the school. The function started with a group song by boys and was followed by a Rajasthani dance and ghazal performance by students.

COURTS

HC takes up ‘save the lake’ case
Chandigarh, January 20
Taking up “save the lake” case, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Union of India, along with the states of Punjab and Haryana, besides the Chandigarh Administration, to hold a joint meeting within three weeks regarding expeditious steps required in the matter.

Bar chief denies being removed
Chandigarh, January 20
Within five days of the District Bar Association elections, a major controversy surfaced today when a section of the Bar members claimed that the newly elected president, Mr Sajal Koser, had been removed from his post.

LIFESTYLE

A cup that cheers
Cold hands are warmly clutching steaming cups of tea in the cold month of January. Invigorating tea is cheering so many youngsters all over the city, once again. Of course, they are going in not just for adrak and masala chai, but iced tea or the one with a few drops of lemon without milk.

Fitness Trail
Healthy diet gives way to junk food
Remember the childhood breakfasts of poha, idli, upma, dosa-sambar or stuffed paranthas with curd and chutney. And the delicious lunches and dinners comprising vegetable pulao, raita, dal, veggies, curries and missi rotis, followed by lip-smacking desserts like kheer, phirni, fruit-salads or kulfis full of nuts.

Exploring the mechanism of caste
Rajeev Sharma has long been behind the scenes of hit small screen soaps like Amanat and Koshish...ek aasha. As a man of theatre he has also been actively involved in staging socially relevant plays, first under his own group called Maul-e-Hashmi and then with the grand old man of Punjabi theatre, Gursharan Singh.

It’s my life
Hoping to shine in Bollywood
STARS in his deep-set eyes and a burning ambition, 16-year-old Gurjot Singh hopes to make it big in Bollywood. This lad has not just made forays into Punjabi theatre but has recently been signed by Dharam Panesar for a film.

Have prescription drugs become an addiction?
TWENTYEIGHT year- old Smriti*, a housewife in Sector 9, has frequent migraine attacks. Two years ago, her family physician recommended a mild dosage of a popular analgesic (pain killer), to help in subsiding the pain. However, she began having the drug regularly and in double the dosage than prescribed, as a preventive measure.

HEALTH

Waiting endlessly for X-ray registration
Chandigarh, January 20
Patients wanting to get an X-ray done at PGI’s Oral Health Sciences Department have to face lot of inconvenience. While only half an hour has been kept for getting the registrations done, patients are generally asked to come the next morning even if they make it on time as the registration staff have their tea break during this brief period.

SPORTS

School aims at promoting sports culture
Chandigarh, January 20
Ananda International School, at Togan village is just 2 km from Sector 39, which has technical collaboration with Shri Ram Educare, Delhi, will experiment with innovative means to emphasis developing sport culture among children.

Construction of a tennis court is in progress as part of the new sports facilities at Ananda International School. — A Tribune photograph

Gian Jyoti bags overall trophy
Mohali, January 20
Gian Jyoti Public School bagged the overall trophy at the Fourth Inter-School District Athletic Meet held at Phase VIII, here today. The school bagged 28 prizes in various categories.

Students of Gian Jyoti Public School who bagged the overall trophy at the Fourth Inter-School District Athletic Meet held at Mohali on Tuesday.

City boys secure third place in baseball meet
Chandigarh, January 20
Chandigarh boys secured third place while its eves secured fourth place in the 15th Junior National Baseball Championship, which concluded at the Panjab University grounds here today. Madhya Pradesh boys and Delhi girls emerged new champions. In both finals, the losers were Goa.

Chandigarh boys who secured third place in the 15th Junior National Baseball Championship which concluded at Panjab University grounds on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

ADMINISTRATION

Advisory board constituted
Panchkula, January 20
The Haryana Government has constituted an advisory board to assist the dowry prevention officers for the efficient performance of their duties. The district administration has nominated Mr R.K. Taneja, Ms Sunita Dhaliwal, Mr Randhir Singh Badhran, Ms Indu Bharat and Ms Sudesh as members, who will assist the City Magistrate.

MC to announce committees soon
Chandigarh, January 20
The local Municipal Corporation will announce the committees handling its key affairs in various fields later this week. This was stated by Mrs Kamlesh, the Mayor, here today.