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Elusive Tota finally lands in police net
Inter-state gang of contract killers, dacoits busted
Chandigarh, May 26
The police today claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of contract killers, dacoits and robbers headed by Anil Kumar, alias Tota, of Chandigarh who had been committing crimes in the city for one and a half year.

• Cases against Tota gang

• ‘I always wanted to be a criminal’

Notorious criminal Anil Kumar Tota, his gang members and concubine Yogita, in police custody in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Admn, MC lock horns over imposing taxes
Chandigarh, May 26
The Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation have once again locked horns over the issue of imposing taxes on city residents. The Administration has told the MC that Rs 20 crore, which is a part of the grant-in-aid, would not be released till the MC decides to raise its own revenues.

• DC orders closure of KC Theatre

PEC Professor moves HC over retirement age
Chandigarh, May 26
A Professor of the local Punjab Engineering College, has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking direction to the UT Administration and University Grants Commission to increase the retirement age of teachers of PEC to 60 years.

NCC doing away with technical units
Chandigarh, May 26
The National Cadet Corps is doing away with technical units like armoured squadrons, engineer units and artillery batteries. These units, instead are being converted to regular infantry battalions.

COMMUNITY

Villagers perform ‘last rites’ of minister
Mohali, May 26
Villagers protesting against the acquisition of their land by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority today performed the ceremonial ‘‘last rites’’ of the Housing and Urban Development minister Punjab, Mr Raghunath Sahai Puri in protest against the lackadaisical attitude of the government towards their demand.

PUDA stops construction of housing society
Mohali, May 26
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority today stopped construction work at the United Cooperative Housing Society complex in Sector 68 here, leaving hundreds of investors, who had bought flats in society in a lurch.

Mohali City Centre plan yet to become a reality
Mohali, May 26
The Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority’s ambitious project to develop the City Centre here has failed to take off with the tenders submitted for undertaking infrastructural work by private parties being scrapped at the eleventh hour.

Drive to remove kundi connections fizzles out
Mohali, May 26
A planned drive of the Punjab State Electricity Board to remove kundi connections from a jhuggi colony fizzled out due to lack of adequate police force to carry out the operation here today.

Chautala hoardings are back Panchkula, May 26 With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections in Haryana, the hoardings highlighting the achievements of the Chautala government have been put up here again. Hoardings highlighting the achievements of the Chautala government, which have been put up in Panchkula again. — Photo by Malkiat Singh

Search Within
Don’t delay — now is the time to act
You must have by now become familiar with the usage of a term now in common use: the “now generation.” It is meant to point to the instant satisfaction that the youth look forward to and to their impatience with any delay in the path of realising their goal of enjoyment.

CRIME

Pak film artist’s cellphone stolen
Chandigarh, May 26
Pakistan film artist Ashraf Wani’s mobile phone has been stolen from the Akashdeep Hotel in Sector 22. Wani had come to the city for the shooting of a film.

Naib Tehsildar held for taking bribe
Panchkula, May 26
Haryana Vigilance Bureau today arrested Harish Kalra, a Naib Tehsildar posted at Raipur Rani, along with his two subordinates on the charge of accepting bribe from Mr Ishwar Chand.

Owner of video library arrested
Chandigarh, May 26
The local police today arrested owner of a Sector 22-based video library and recovered 6,800 pirated video CDs of Hindi movies and songs from his library.

BUSINESS

New Ford dealership at Mohali
Mohali, May 26
Ford India today inaugurated a new dealership facility, the second branch of Saluja Ford, here. This new Ford facility offers sales and service to Ford customers in Mohali, Ropar and Kharar regions.

Industrial bodies welcome new govt
Mohali, May 26
The Centre for International Trade and Industry here, along with some industrial associations of the region, has welcomed the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

EDUCATION

B. Com (II) results declared
Chandigarh, May 26
Panjab University declared the result of B. Com (II) examination held in April, here today. The result gazette will be available at the new enquiry office of the university for consultation and personal enquiry on all working days between 10 am and 4 pm.

200 B.E. graduates awarded degrees Chandigarh, May 26 As many as 200 graduates were awarded B.E. degrees in eight different disciplines of engineering at the 33rd annual convocation of Punjab Engineering College here today. Jubilant students of Punjab Engineering College at the 33rd annual convocation after receiving their degrees in Sector-12, Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

ICSW felicitates students
Chandigarh, May 26
The first batch of pass-outs of a garment-stitching course and computer course was felicitated by the Indian Council of Social Welfare at a function held at the National Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, here today.

Rajasthan boy wins 4 awards in Japan
Chandigarh, May 26
Winning laurels at the international level consecutively for six years is no mean achievement for a student in his teens. But Tushar Khandelwal from Rajasthan has done this.

Automated guided vehicle project completed
Mohali, May 26
Students of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal, today completed a project on the creation of an “automated guided vehicle”.

• NSUI flays fee hike

• Law students seek grace marks

Usha made member of Lok Adalat
Chandigarh, May 26
Member of the Panjab University (PU) Senate and former Principal of MCM DAV College for Women Usha Gupta has been appointed Member of the Permanent Lok Adalat at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

CULTURE

Contest for Rafi award on June 6
Chandigarh, May 26
The Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society will hold a contest to select the best male and female singer of the region at DAV College here on June 6 at 8 a.m. The male singers will sing Rafi songs and the females Lata numbers.

LIFESTYLE

Home Decor
A royal home
This house retains its royal elegance while showing off modern leanings. Kutlehar House, the city abode of erstwhile rulers of the Kutlehar state in Himachal, is a heady mix of Himachal traditions and modernity.

Indo-Nepal royal alliance uncovered
Last year Timeless Books released the first ever coffee table book on the Ranas of Nepal. Written by three aristocrats who trace their lineage to the royal Rana family which has roots in India, the book broke records as the first 1500 copies were sold within the first year of publication.

Mega model show fails to impress
The locals too want their share of the glam pie. So we had some aspiring glam dolls and poster boys stamping on the ramp, showing off their not-so-impressive vital statistics in typical street fashion. As many as eight female and 14 male contestants vied for the “Mr and Miss Mega Model” titles.

Zee prepares city for big break
In the run up to the much-awaited auditions for ‘Zee Big Break’, Zee TV today organised a road show in the city. Meant to pass on details about the first-of-its-kind talent show in the country, the show featured bikers giving away information on when and how to approach the big day.

HEALTH

Cancer-detection camp at Fortis
Mohali, May 26
The Fortis Heart Institute and Multi-speciality Hospital, Mohali, as a part of its outreach programme, is organising a free cancer check-up camp here. The camp will provide people of Chandigarh, Mohali and nearby towns an opportunity to get free consultation from some of India’s leading oncologists. This camp will be held at the hospital from 27th to 29.

PGI to get advanced radiation therapy equipment
Chandigarh, May 26
Treatment of various types of cancer will get a boost following the installation of a high energy linear accelerator at the PGI. The foundation stone of the building which will house the accelerator was laid today by the Director of the PGI, Prof K.K. Talwar.

SPORTS

Kinshuk beat Arvinder in AITA tennis tournament Chandigarh, May 26 Top seed Kinshuk Sharma in the boys section and Jaanesh Kaur in the girls section surged ahead on the first day of the AITA talent series tennis tournament played here today at the CLTA Tennis Stadium, Sector 10. Arjun Sehgal plays a shot while his partner Harry Singh looks on in the doubles event of the AITA talent series tennis tournament played at the CLTA tennis stadium on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

An activity with difference Chandigarh, May 26 It is an activity with a difference at Tender Heart School, Sector 33 which has thrown open various activities on the school campus since May 24. The school has been laying special emphasis on sports, including roller skating and basketball.
Tiny tots take part in skating classes at Tender Heart School, Sector 33, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Police to deal sternly with underage drivers
Panchkula, May 26
The new SP, Mr A.S. Chawla, said today that the police would deal sternly with the underage drivers particularly the schoolchildren.