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2 theft accused flee jail, 1 held
Chandigarh, June 25

The Crime Branch this evening arrested Nanveet Kumar, who along with Raju Kumar had escaped from its custody during the day. The former was arrested from Sector 42, the police said.
A file photo of the two accused, Navneet Kumar and Raju Kumar, held in a theft case.

Emotional card did the trick
Chandigarh, June 25
The Crime Branch today played an emotional card to re-arrest Navneet within hours after he escaped from the lockup. As soon as Navneet escaped, he rang up his sister Ashu, who works in a finance company in Sector 35, on her mobile phone.

LPG-run car catches fire, owner booked Chandigarh, June 25 An LPG-run Maruti 800 car (DL 2CK 3630) was charred when its engine caught fire near the official residence of the Haryana Chief Minister in Sector 3. The police inspects the car that caught fire near the Haryana Chief Minister’s residence in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Marshals show the door to BJP, SAD councillors
Chandigarh, June 25
Pandemonium prevailed at the beginning of the meeting of the local Municipal Corporation here today over bribery charges against a Congress councillor, Mr Balraj Singh. BJP and SAD members were thrown out of the House for allegedly disrupting the proceedings.

25 IT officials face axe
Chandigarh, June 25
Stage is set for the dismissal of 25 officials of the Income Tax Department of the north western region, who were booked by the CBI for allegedly forging documents to get jobs in the department.

COMMUNITY

Writer Deepak undergoes angioplasty
Mohali, June 25
Prominent Hindi writer Swadesh Deepak (62) underwent angioplasty at Fortis Heart Institute in Phase VIII, here today. Mr Om Prakash Chautala, Haryana Chief Minister, who was recuperating at Silver Oaks hospital here after an operation, today called on Deepak at Fortis to inquire about his health.

• Chautala wishes Deepak quick recovery

Snake enters hostel room
Chandigarh, June 25
Gagandeep Singh, an occupant of Aggarwal Hostel in Sector 15 here, had a narrow escape when a snake sneaked into his room yesterday night. It was killed with the help of other occupants of the hostel.

Justice Nirmal Singh bereaved
Chandigarh, June 25
Ms Basant Kaur, mother of, Mr Justice Nirmal Singh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, died yesterday.

Tributes paid to Major Sagar
Panchkula, June 25
Tributes were paid to Major Sandeep Sagar of 1 JAKLI Battalion, on his martyrdom day at the Sandeep Sagar Memorial near the Sector 7 and 8 roundabout today.

• Fire in booth

• New passport application form

CRIME

Immigration racket busted
Chandigarh, June 25
The CBI today busted an immigration racket through which 341 persons were sent abroad on fake documents in alleged connivance with a former Protector of Immigrants based in the city. The development follows raids conducted as part of a nationwide and anti-corruption drive.

Doctor held for harassing wife
Panchkula, June 25
The police has arrested a doctor working in a private hospital here, after his wife had accused him of harassing her for bringing inadequate dowry at the time of marriage.

Governor’s driver beaten up
Chandigarh , June 25
The Haryana Governor’s driver Palaki Ram was today allegedly dragged out of his car and beaten up by a drunken driver on the Sector 23 and 24 round-about.

BUSINESS

Reliance broadband service from July
Chandigarh, June 25
Reliance Infocomm, the telecom and information technology arm of India’s biggest private sector business conglomerate Reliance India Limited (RIL), is all set to roll out its latest initiative — Enterprise Broadband.

EDUCATION

CBSE to allow change of subjects
Chandigarh, June 25
The CBSE will now allow students pursuing subjects involving practicals to switch over to subjects that do not involve practicals. A Class XI student of science stream will be able to take up arts subjects, but the reverse will not be allowed.

Job-oriented courses for IT students launched
Chandigarh, June 25
Job-oriented study courses for college-going students were launched by the Chandigarh Administration this afternoon to train students in Information Technology. The courses would be started in six colleges of the city from August 1.

COURTS

City lawyer saved Dhananjay in 1994
Chandigarh, June 25
Yesterday, when the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Dhananjay Chatterjee, who is facing death sentence for rape-cum-murder of a Kolkata girl, it was not the first time that he escaped the hangman’s noose by the proverbial whisker.

2 ex-Generals fail to appear in GCM
Chandigarh, June 25
Two former General Officers Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command, who were summoned as witnesses by the General Court Martial trying Major-Gen P. S.K Choudhary on charges of impropriety in the Tehelka episode failed to appear before the court today.

Unwilling bride sent to Bal Bhavan
Chandigarh, June 25
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sent a girl who was being forcibly married off by her parents to Bal Bhavan, Chandigarh, for stay till further orders.

CULTURE

Film director Chitrarth Singh seems to be discovering the city afresh. After getting his lead pair, Gracy Singh and Arya Babbar, to shoot in the lush green lawns of Panjab University and again in the serene ambience of Sukhna Lake, he today directed them to Hot Millions in Sector 17. Gracy Singh and Arya Babbar enjoy cold coffee as part of their scene which was shot at Hot Millions-2 in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Sahitya Bhushan for Sansar Chandra
Chandigarh, June 25
Hindi Sansthan, a literary forum sponsored by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, has selected Dr Sansar Chandra, a Hindi scholar for the Sahitya Bhushan award for the year 2002. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000, a citation and a roll of honour.

HEALTH

• Woman tests positive for HIV