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EC puts PU promotions on hold
Chandigarh, March 10
While the model code of conduct bans ad-hoc appointments till the general elections are over, the Election Commission of India has gone a step ahead and suspended routine promotions on the campus as well till the general elections are over.

MC works hit too
Chandigarh, March 10
The work of the municipal corporation has been severely affected following the declaration of the parliamentary elections. The affect can be seen especially in the road and the health wings. The horticulture and the electricity wings have also been hit to an extent, particularly in the execution of new works.

Cop held in disproportionate assets case
Mohali, March 10
The Vigilance Bureau here has arrested a Punjab police Inspector posted at Khanna on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his source of income. Policeman Harbans Singh was booked and arrested today by a flying squad of the Vigilance Bureau at its Mohali police station.

Accused of theft, student commits suicide
Chandigarh, March 10
A Class XII student facing allegations of theft of money from fellow students committed suicide today.

286 students awarded certificates

Chandigarh, March 10 As many as 286 meritorious students were awarded certificates for their achievements in academics, co-curricular activities and sports at the 22nd annual prize distribution function of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, here today. Students of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, during the annual prize distribution function of the college in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Pawan Bansal gets Congress ticket
Chandigarh, March 10
As expected, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal has been given the ticket by the All India Congress Committee to contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections from the lone seat in the city. Mr Bansal has been a member of Parliament on three occasions earlier. During 1984-1990 he was a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Wait for affidavit may prove fatal for kidney patient
Chandigarh, March 10
If allegations in an application filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court are to be believed, then the husband of a kidney patient had to run from “pillar to post” for getting an affidavit attested in connection with a transplant operation.

30 notifications to accommodate Quark
Mohali, March 10
With the proverbial carrot worth Rs 3500 crore dangling before the Punjab Government, every major department in the government has been asked to ‘bend over backwards’ and facilitate IT company Quark to set up its mega project in the state.

Court upholds plea of firm director
Chandigarh, March 10
If a summoned accused files an application for discharge claiming that prima facie offence had not been committed by him on the basis of averments made in the complaint and the documents annexed with it, the court at that stage can recall the summoning order and discharge the accused — the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled.

COMMUNITY

Firebirds completes 50 years
Chandigarh, March 10
Firebirds, the first helicopter unit to be formed by the Air Force, completed 50 years today. Presently operating attack helicopters in Western Sector, a number of events, including a display of the IAF’s Surya Kiran aerobatic team, para-jumping by the Akash Ganga team and a motorcycle rally are among events organised to commemorate the event.

Tibetans observe uprising day Chandigarh, March 10 Members of the Regional Tibet Youth Congress and the Tibetan Freedom Movement observed their 45th national uprising day in the city today. Students of the Tibetan Youth Congress hold a rally on the 45th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Baba Thakur Singh recovering Mohali, March 10 Sant Baba Thakur Singh Ji of Nav Nagar, Baddi, who was operated upon for a heart problem by Dr Achintya Moulick, Chairman of the Cardio Vascular Sciences at Fortis Heart Institute and Multi-Speciality Hospital, is recovering. Sant Baba Thakur Singh of Nav Nagar, Baddi, recoups at Fortis Heart Institute, Mohali, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Publication on pollution released
Chandigarh, March 10
Punjab Governor-cum-UT Administrator Justice O.P. Verma today released a publication, “Capturing Progress in Implementing Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Indian Environmental Structure in Pollution Control”, at UT Secretariat today.

Chandigarh Club functioning questioned
Chandigarh, March 10
Ten members of the Chandigarh Club have in a joint letter asked the president and executive members of the club to come clean on a number of alleged irregularities and undue favours shown to interested persons in recent times.

• Sant Prabhudass coming

• Liquor trader’s plea to Sonia

CRIME

Six underweight cylinders seized
Chandigarh, March 10
A team of the local Food and Civil Supplies Department raided a place in Colony No 5 here today in connection with the sale of underweight LPG cylinders. The team seized 11 cylinders of Indane, including six underweight cylinders. However, two persons indulging in the activity managed to escape.

BUSINESS

Deposit advance tax sincerely, industry asked
Chandigarh, March 10
The Chamber of Chandigarh Industries (CCI) has appealed to the industrial units in the UT to “sincerely and faithfully” deposit the enhanced amount of advance income tax with the income tax authorities by March 15.

Pratapgarh samiti has best stall
Chandigarh, March 10
The Pushpanjali Gramodyog Sewa Samiti of Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, was adjudged the best stall in the village industries category as the 10-day North and North-East Khadi Gramodyog Expo 2004 concluded here this evening.

EDUCATION

CAMPUS BEAT
Blood donation camp in Kalpana’s memory

Chandigarh, March 10 Two hundred units of blood were donated at a blood donation camp organised in memory of astronaut Kalpana Chawla at the Administrative Block of Panjab University here today. Students donate blood at a blood donation camp organised at the Administration Block of Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Teachers learn innovative methods
Chandigarh, March 10
Learning a language is a skill and the more it is used, the faster it is learnt. With this idea in mind, teachers from various schools learnt the art of teaching English using literature as a tool at a seminar-cum-workshop held at DAV Public School, Sector 8, here today.

HAMARA SCHOOL Mountview School aims at ‘victory with determination’ AWAY from the noise, dust and pollution of a thickly crowded existence, located in a calm, pleasant and lush green environment lies Mountview Public School, Baltana, exclusively English medium and co-educational, spread over a sprawling 4000 square yard campus. A view of Mountview Public School, Baltana.

• ‘I am against the trend of tuitions’

HIGH COURT
Orders reserved
Chandigarh, March 10
A Division Bench of the high court, headed by Chief Justice Mr Justice B.K. Roy, on Wednesday reserved orders in a contempt of court case against a Hindustan Times correspondent.

Police plea on poppy field rejected
Chandigarh, March 10
Acting on an application filed by the Chandigarh police asking for a Judicial Magistrate to visit a poppy field adjacent to a gurdwara in Sector 39, a local court today ruled that there was no provision in the law for a Judicial Magistrate to go to the spot.

LIFESTYLE

Lucky five chat with Big B

THE drama was palpable, hearts beat fast, and, they had butterflies in their stomach. After all, it was once in a lifetime opportunity for the die-hard fans of Big B, and subscribers of Reliance India Mobile, to chat with the super star himself. The five lucky ones — Navdisha, Angad, Kamal, Navneet and Rajvir — who had a dream chat with Amitabh Bachchan and Tushar Kapoor through video conferencing at Reliance Web World in Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

EATING OUT
Chicken back with a bang
CHICKEN is back with a bang. The bird flu scare seems to have disappeared as fast as it set in. And city restaurateurs are smiling again. A case in point Chawla’s Chicken, Sector 22, one of the most popular joints for the meat delicacies. Go there for dinner at 9 and most likely you will have to join the queue waiting for a table.

Professor Sahni’s obsession with dinosaurs HIS obsession with dinosaurs began much before Steven Speilberg possibly even thought about dinosaurs as a theme for his mega blockbuster “Jurassic Park”. Artist R P Verma giving the finishing touches to one of the dioramas in the “Evolution of Man” wing at Natural History Museum which is going to be inaugurated along with dinosaur wing in April.

HOME DECOR
A villa with French grandeur and Punjabi warmth
A French summer villa for a home, and, that too, in the City Beautiful? Sounds unbelievable. But the Thapar home in Sector 36 promises the grandeur of a French villa with the warmth of a Punjabi home.

MORNING CHATTER Congrats Ekta ... you deserve an award An open letter to Ekta Kapoor on the occasion of International Woman’s day, which fell on March 8

HEALTH

Fighting discrimination in healthcare
Chandigarh, March 10
US-based laser surgeon Dr Sawraj Singh has been actively involved in bringing the issue of human rights violations into the realm of medicine. For years he has been fighting to secure the rights of minorities, who have negligible access to healthcare facilities in the USA.

Experts link disease spread to globalisation
Chandigarh, March 10
Medical experts debated the impact of globalisation on health at a panel discussion organised by the Voluntary Health Association of Punjab (VHAP) today.

• Ayurvedic docs hold sammelan

SPORTS

Polytechnic athletics meet begins

Chandigarh, March 10 The two-day annual athletics meet of the Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector 10, Chandigarh, began this morning on the college premises. The meet was inaugurated by Mr Vivek Attray, Director, Information Technology. A match past was also held on the occasion. A 100-metre race in progress at the annual athletics meet at Government Polytechnic for Women, Sector-10, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Sidhu wins gold at veteran meet
Chandigarh, March 10
Capt Gurjeewan Singh Sidhu won the gold medal in the shot put event in the 25th National Masters Athletic Championship held from March 4 to 7 at Hyderabad, according to information received today.

ADMINISTRATION

DC inspects MC account books

Mohali, March 10 The Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, Ms Seema Jain, today visited the Municipal Council office here as part of her annual inspection of the council. The visit lasted for over an hour during which she went to each department of the council and randomly checked various files and registers being maintained by the council. The Deputy Commissioner, Ropar (extreme right), Mrs Seema Jain at the MC office during her annual visit to Mohali on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Tax survey at book shop
Chandigarh, March 10
The Income Tax Department (Range II) today conducted a survey of English Book Depot, Sector 17, here and another outlet of the same establishment in Sector 22, according to sources.

TRIBUNE IMPACT Probe into road cave-in ordered Mohali, March 10 The Chief Administrator, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) had ordered an inquiry into the untimely caving in of the road built by PUDA’s engineering wing for the President of India’s visit to Mohali. The action follows a report on the matter published in the Chandigarh Tribune on March 7. Repair of part of the broken road dividing Sectors 68 and 69 in Mohali was undertaken by PUDA following a report published in Chandigarh Tribune.

Election Dept launches website
Chandigarh, March 10
The Election Department of Chandigarh has created a website which is linked to the main website of the Chandigarh Administration on the address “www.chandigarh.nic.in.