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One more held in jailbreak case
Chandigarh, February 5
The Chandigarh Police today claimed to have arrested one Gurnam Singh from Patiala for allegedly providing a mobile phone to Baljit Kaur and his car to facilitate Jagtar Singh Hawara's escape from Burail Jail on January 13.

Setia replaced Gurnam Singh, who was arrested from Patiala in connection with the Burail jailbreak case, was remanded in police custody till February 10 by a court in Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Patients suffer as ministry fails to pay chemist
Chandigarh, February 5
Non-payment of over Rs 1 crore to a local chemist by the Union Health Ministry for supply of medicines under the Central Government Health Scheme for the retired employees has left patients suffering from chronic renal failure and cardiac problems, high and dry.

Mi-25 to fly for five years more
Chandigarh, February 5
With the life-extension programme for the IAF’s older generation helicopter gunships, the Mi-25, coming through, these will continue to serve for at least another five years.

COMMUNITY

MC’s hunt for octroi contractor on
Mohali, February 5
The Municipal Council is once again looking for a contractor to take over the work of octroi collection in the town despite three unsuccessful attempts earlier. The auction now has been fixed for February 12, which will be held at the council office in Phase VII here. Earlier, auctions were held at Ludhiana.

Dump ‘malba’ and pay fine
Chandigarh, February 5
The Municipal Corporation is all set to challan city residents who have stored construction material at construction sites without the permission of the Municipal Corporation. Action against illegal dumping of ‘malba’ is on the anvil. A week’s notice given to the defaulters elapsed on January 16.

‘Need to change feudal mindset in corporate world’
Chandigarh, February 5
Human resource is an asset beyond the balance-sheet and the need for changing the feudal mindset in organisations the biggest challenge before the corporate world. This formed the gist of the 23rd annual national conference of the National Institute of Personnel Management on “People—the cutting edge for corporate excellence”, which began at Panjab University here today.

Ex-servicemen postpone stir
Mohali, February 5 The All-India Defence Brotherhood and other like-minded organisations of ex-servicemen have postponed the agitation which was to start from February 14. Speaking to mediapersons at a press conference here today, representatives of the organisations said they had planned to delay air flights and ‘presitigious’ trains for a special period of time to focus the attention of the “high and mighty” to the long-standing demands of ex-servicemen.
A torchlight procession being taken out in Chandigarh on Thursday on the eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Congress panel hails verdict
Chandigarh, February 5
The Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee at a meeting here today “celebrated” the exoneration of the former Prime Minister, Mr Rajiv Gandhi, in the Bofors kick-back case.

Teams inspect  poultry farms
Panchkula, February 5
Though no case of bird flu has been reported from the district, the district administration has taken precautionary measures to prevent its occurrence and deployed several teams for the inspection of poultry farms.

Tenders for road recarpeting okayed
Panchkula, February 5
The Municipal Council today okayed tenders amounting to Rs 1.28 crore for recarpeting of internal roads and maintenance of parks in different sectors. According to sources, tenders for internal roads in the Haryana Housing Board colonies in Sectors 15 and 19, amounting to about Rs 60 lakh, had been cleared, paving the way for recarpeting of the roads.

Kehar Singh to continue as board chief
Mohali, February 5
The Chairman of the Punjab School Education Board, Dr Kehar Singh, whose term ends on February 7, has been asked to continue as Chairman till further orders from the Chief Minister's Office.

Low water  pressure today
Chandigarh, February 5
Water pressure in certain areas of the city may be affected tomorrow because pumping of water from the Kajauli Head Works to the Sector 39 storage units will remain suspended till 5 p.m. tomorrow, an official press note said.

BJP poll panel formed
Chandigarh, February 5
The state unit of the BJP has formed the state election committee under the chairmanship of its president, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, according to an official spokesman.

CRIME

Businessman held under Section 420
Chandigarh, February 5
During the past 24-hours, the police arrested six persons, including a local businessman, in different cases. The police arrested two persons in Baltana village, Patiala, for allegedly stealing tyres valued at Rs 3 lakh from a shop in Burail here. The tyres were stolen after pulling down a wall of the shop.

Murdered boy’s clothes found
Mohali, February 5
The clothes of seven-year-old Amit of Shahi Majra village, who was killed on the night of January 26, were removed from a nullah by the police here today. Mr Achhe Lal, father of the deceased, said here today that the vest and the shirt of the child were found at a little distance, while the sweater was traced easily as it had got stuck to something in the nullah.

Thieves loot Vita booth
Panchkula, February 5
Contrary to the claims of the police, the high-security mini secretariat area, housing the police headquarters and the district courts complex, seems to be unsafe. A case in point is the ransacking of a Vita milk booth in the area by unidentified persons late last night.

EDUCATION

Seminar on consciousness
Chandigarh, February 5
If questions like ‘Who am I’; ‘Is the world real or just a dream’; ‘What does it mean to be conscious’ worry you, then you might find the Seminar on Consciousness in the Indian Tradition being held at ICSSR Complex, Panjab University stimulating.

College prepares for NAAC visit
Mohali, February 5
All is set, almost to perfection, at Government College, Mohali, for the visit of the National Accreditation and Assessment Council team tomorrow morning. The college has left no stone unturned to attain that elusive A++ from the NAAC.

Design expert visits Landran college
Mohali, February 5
Emphasising on ‘survivability and redundancy’, Dr S. K. Salwan, Senior Adviser, Punjab Technical University, explained the philosophy of ‘design of large systems’ during his visit to Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran, here today.

Develop speciality polymer, says Dean
Chandigarh, February 5
A three-day, seminar on polymers and applications began at Technical Teachers Training Institute, Sector 26, here today. The event is being organised by the Indian Plastics Institute and the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Longowal.

Tiny tots narrate poems Chandigarh, February 5 Tiny hands clapped enthusiastically as little ones recite poems in English and Hindi during “Jhankaar” — a cultural programme organised by Nursery Teacher Training students of Sector 15 DAV Model School. Tiny tots participate in a cultural programme, “Jhankar”, organised by NTT students of DAV Model School, Sector 15, at Government Model Senior Secondary Girls School, Sector 18, in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

High Court
Jailbreak case: status report sought
Chandigarh, February 5
Taking up the Burail jailbreak case, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the investigating agency to submit a status report in a sealed cover.

Bhalla challenges High Court order
Chandigarh, February 5
In less than a week after the Punjab and Haryana High Court impleaded UT District and Sessions Judge as a party in the Burail jailbreak case, he has moved the Supreme Court of India against the orders asserting that “the whole process was vitiated and unsustainable in law”.

Bail for two in triple murder case
Panchkula, February 5
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr HS Bhangoo, today granted bail to two persons arrested in connection with the infamous Arora triple murder case, which rocked the town in December last year.

CULTURE

Romancing the stone Chandigarh, February 5 Even as Ratna Bhavsar lives another spell of creativity in the Leisure Valley, where national sculptors’ camp is on, some of her best works are travelling to New York to feature along side creations of the best western contemporary artists. Called “Jugalbandi”, the show in New York will exhibit art works of American and South Asian Indian artists, who have chosen to break boundaries, deriving inspiration from each other’s land.   Sculptor Ratna Bhavsar in a reflective mood by the side of an image she is creating during the ongoing National Sculptors’ Workshop at the Leisure Valley, Sector 10, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

An offering of bhajans from foreigners
Chandigarh, February 5
The pamphlets had simply mentioned an evening of devotional music dedicated to “Sanatan Sadguru Prabhu Yeshu” with Chris Hale on sitar and Peter Hicks on acoustic guitar, from the USA. But still residents were not expecting foreigners to “capture the beauty and dignity of Indian bhajans”.

New Release Movie with a stark message Manoj Bajpai’s benchmark performance as Bhiku Mhatre in ‘Satya’ made him a cult figure overnight and won him many best Supporting Actor awards, including a National award. In his forthcoming film ‘Jaago’ he plays another powerful role of an honest police officer whose honesty in the biggest obstruction for the corruption-ridden system.

Hansika Motwani in “Jaago”

LIFESTYLE

Fashion Fundas
Working women opt for chic office wear
DRESSING dilemma put frown lines on petite Anu’s brow after she secured a plum job in an MNC in Bangalore straight after getting her degree in computers. She had a tough time fitting her washed-look denims, short skirts, spaghetti tops in the new serious corporate environment. Almost every working person faces such dilemma at one time or the other. To stock up your wardrobe while shifting from formal to business casual to ‘casual Friday’ is indeed a tall order.

This spring, fashion trends face complete transformation
It’s spring time — the time of the year to let go of the old and ring in the new fashion trends. The spring summer season, 2004, say the city’s fashion pundits, will bring a complete transformation in the colours, fabrics and silhouettes of garments, besides bringing a sea-change in the fashion accessories.	Babi Grewal           Simpie Bansal       Saleem Ahmed

Babi Grewal, Fashion Designer Gaurav Dhir, model and Mr India finalist Candy Brar, mode

Simpie Bansal, faculty member at NIFD Saleem Ahmed, Chief Hair Stylist, Tress Lounge

Gearing up for Valentine’s AS the countdown to Valentine’s Day begins, everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon by offering to provide a special Valentine offer. Spice Telecom has today launched an innovative contest “Be My Valentine”. A team of celebrity Valentine dates will be lined up and the subscribers will have to choose a Valentine date from the choice available.   Models Candy Brar and Gaurav Dhir at the launch of ‘Be My Valentine contest’ by Spice Telecom at Chandigarh on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

HEALTH

Panel to select PGI chief on Feb 9
Chandigarh, February 5
The Select Selection Committee, constituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, will meet on February 9 to decide on the new PGI Director, as Prof S.K. Sharma, the incumbent, is due to retire on March 31. Sources in the Ministry said the eight-member committee would decide on the next director of the institute.

SPORTS

22 players listed for main draw
Chandigarh, February 5
With barely two days to go for the ITF Junior Tennis Tournament at Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, the stadium is abuzz with activity. On the first day of the tournament, Ramesh Krishnan, the former non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team, will be in the city.

Combined XI humble Uganda lads
Chandigarh, February 5
Combined XI team comprising players from DAV School Coaching Centre and BCCI Academy, Sector 16 cricket stadium, beat Uganda lads by four wickets in the second practice match at the Sector 16 cricket stadium here yesterday.