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Girl kills mother with lover’s help
Kharar, March 1
A woman was murdered by her young daughter and her alleged lover here late last night. The cold-blooded crime, which sent shock waves in the small town, was committed with the two killers first giving the middle-aged widow sedatives, then attempting to strangle her and ultimately slashing her wrists.

NOC to Quark: fire officer suspended
Mohali, March 1
The tussle between the local Fire Brigade and the management of Quark City over the issue of a no-objection certificate to the multi-crore project took a new turn when the Fire Station Officer, Mr Lakhwinder Singh, was suspended by the Department of Local Government today.

70 structures demolished
Mani Majra, March 1
Continuing with its anti-encroachment drive, the UT, Estate Office demolished 70 structures, that had come up illegally along a road in pocket no 8 near Indira Colony, here today.

Illegal structures being demolished by the enforcement staff of UT Estate Office at Mani-Majra, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Confusion at tehsil office following hike in stamp duty
Mohali, March 1
Confusion prevailed at the tehsil office today following the hike in stamp duty by the Punjab Government from the current 6 per cent to 9 per cent for all property sale and conveyance deeds that are registered in the cities and towns.

Mohali Test acid test for security agencies
Chandigarh, March 1
The prospect of terrorists and enemy agents trying to slip into the country along with several thousand Pakistani nationals crossing into India to view the Indo-Pak cricket match is keeping intelligence and security agencies on their toes.

• Police to verify credentials of hosts
• PCA tie-up with major eateries for Mohali Test

Haryana CM issue keeps city police on toes
Chandigarh, March 1
The caste divide in the Haryana Congress for the chief ministership today kept the Chandigarh Police on its toes.

Concern over poor upkeep of Le Corbusier's creations
Chandigarh, March 1
Mr Jean-Pierre Duport, President, Foundation Le Corbusier, today said efforts were on to get the works created by Le Corbusier, the architect of Chandigarh, declared as protected monuments under the world heritage list by UNESCO.

Another kidnapping suspected in city
Chandigarh, March 1
An unidentified 20-year-old youth is reported to have been kidnapped in a white Skoda car. The police, however, has not got complaint of disappearance of anybody from the city.

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COMMUNITY

Freak weather keeps residents guessing
Chandigarh, March 1
The weather gods seem to have retracted from their sunny demeanour in the city, Mohali and Panchkula over the past few days. With a resurgent nippiness in the air due to the rain, the mercurial change in the weather means a rethink on packing the woollens, just yet.


“GOD’S OWN CANVAS”: Like colours that revive dead, life chalks its own path against the backdrop of wetness, due to the rain in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Karam Singh

Allocations for handling sewerage hiked
Chandigarh, March 1
The city now plans to take better care of its garbage and sewerage. Budgetary allocations for handling sewerage flowing into Punjab have been hiked and the same is true for the management of garbage.

Pak Evacuee Board proposes heritage status for Katas Raj
Chandigarh, March 1
For some years now, the Evacuee Trust Property Board of Pakistan has been hugely concerned about the conservation of Hindu and Sikh shrines on its soil.

Fire victims seek allotment of booths in Sector 18
Chandigarh, March 1
Owners of booths in the rehri market of Sector 18 here are seeking immediate allotment of the newly constructed booths in the market adjoining the present site. The reason for this is the major fire that broke out yesterday in which nearly 40 shops were destroyed.

The Sector 18 rehri market in Chandigarh after it was destroyed in a fire on Monday night. — A Tribune photograph

Army Postal Corps anniversary
Chandigarh, March 1
The Army Postal Corps celebrated its 33rd anniversary at Chandi Mandir cantonment by organising a barakhana for all locally based serving and retired APS personnel.

Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lieut-Gen P.K. Grover (right) interacts with Brig Sanjeev Thapar, head of the command’s Army Postal Service branch, at the APS anniversary function in Chandi Mandir on Tuesday.

Withdrawal tax: experts unsure of implementation
Chandigarh, March 1
The proposed new tax of 0.1 per cent on cash withdrawals of Rs 10,000 or more daily from banks, which has been described by the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, as a move to check black money is the talking point of Budget 2005.

Postal staff hold rally
Chandigarh, March 1
In a prelude to the nation-wide indefinite strike by postal employees, the employees of the Chandigarh and Punjab circle of the Postal Department organised a rally at the General Post Office, Sector 17 today.

UT employee facing harassment
Chandigarh, March 1
An employee of the Chandigarh Administration is at his wits end due to harassment by his colleagues.

Suspension of HUDA staff revoked
Panchkula, March 1
The suspension of the Accounts Assistant of HUDA, Mr Rakesh Kashyap, has been revoked. He joined the duty today. He was placed under suspension two weeks ago.

MC launches cleanliness drive
Chandigarh, March 1
A month-long sanitation drive was launched by the Municipal Corporation from Sector 47 today. Hundreds of MC employees could be seen working at different places in the sector. The roads were being swept clean.

PVGV Group seeks removal of MC chief
Panchkula, March 1
The People’s Voice God’s Voice Group- a welfare group — has demanded the removal of Ms Seema Chaudhary as President of the Municipal Council and from its membership.

Search Within
How a leprosy patient changed Amte’s life
Sophia Society's Dr Paulos Mar Gregarios Award for 2005, presented to Baba Amte, mentions that it was being given in recognition of his work of "creative compassion."

Body found
Panchkula, March 1
Body of a beggar was found near a police post in Nada village yesterday. According the police, the beggar had been putting up in a bus queue shelter in the village for the last a couple of years.

CRIME

Ex-serviceman arrested
Mohali, March 1
An ex-serviceman who allegedly fired at his brother-in-law and his family in Sector 67 was arrested yesterday.

Shopkeeper duped
Zirakpur, March 1
A Bartana-based shopkeeper was allegedly cheated by a conman on late Sunday evening. Mr S.D. Sharma, the shopkeeper, said that a scooter-borne youth reached his shop at about 8.30 p.m. and purchased five packets of refined oil and a toothpaste.

EDUCATION

Trust provides aid to 214 students
Chandigarh, March 1
The India International Education Trust, promoted by Indians and NRIs in the United Kingdom, extended financial assistance to 214 students of 50 government schools of the city yesterday.

Students of government schools who received scholarships at a function held in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune Photograph

Class XII CBSE exams begin
Chandigarh, March 1
After a month-long preparatory leave, the Central Board of Secondary Education for Class XII took off with the physics paper here today. As many as 70,000 students took the first examination from the region.

DON’T WORRY YOU WILL PASS : A student of Class XII tries to console her friend after taking their first examination at DAV School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by  Pradeep Tewari

NAAC grade for DAV College
Chandigarh, March 1
DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, has been granted A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. The council selects only the most outstanding college or university with an average score of 90 to 95 per cent for this honour.

PU Reader presents paper at workshop
Chandigarh, March 1
A workshop on “Development of curriculum in physical education for schools” was held from February 24 to 26 at the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior, where Mr G.S. Brar, Reader, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, presented his paper.

Seminar on Punjabi culture concludes
Chandigarh, March 1
A two-day seminar on “Creative Forms of Punjabi Culture” jointly organised by the Department of Correspondence Studies, Panjab University and the Punjabi Academy, New Delhi concluded at Panjab University here today.

Sarvat Mohinuddin from Pakistan addresses an international seminar at Panjab University on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

COURTS

HC order on encroachments along NH-22
Chandigarh, March 1
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court headed by Mr Justice H.S. Bedi today directed the Haryana Government, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and other respondents to properly demarcate land falling in Panchkula along the National Highway and remove the encroachments, if any, as per the provisions of the law.

Burail jailbreak case adjourned
Chandigarh, March 1
The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr Balbir Singh, today adjourned the infamous Burail jailbreak case to March 3.

Wait for new judicial complex continues
Chandigarh, March 1
Almost a decade after the proposal for the new judicial complex in Sector 43 was first mooted, the wait of the legal fraternity and the litigants still continues.

CAT stays proceedings against ex-SP
Chandigarh, March 1
The Central Administrative Tribunal has stayed the departmental proceedings initiated against a retired Superintendent of Police of the Central Bureau of Investigation.

CULTURE

Arresting time in blocks
Chandigarh, March 1
Alliance Francaise gallery in Sector 36 is hosting the unique show by Francoise Catalaa from France who works on the concept of time.

Visitors having a look at an exhibition at Alliance Francaise, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph

Leisure

Hues and faces all in the game
Renu Agarwal may not have hit the exhibition circuit with a vengeance yet but she has all it takes to be there. Starting out peacefully with only hues and faces for company, she may well end up in popular leagues, who knows? For now, some of her art works are serving as sure indicators to her promising future, at least in the genre of portraits which Renu deeply admires.

One of the oil paintings by Renu Agarwal on display at IndusInd Art Gallery, Sector 8 in Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph

Pak poetess Bushra Ezaz’s books released
“Nazar ko justju-e- shauqe mein patwaar kar, Mujhe kaghaz ki nau pr samundar paar karna hai.., ..Hamari aur unki aarzoo mein farq ye hai, hamein paspaii unhe saara zamana chahiye...” The couplets from the prolific writer, Bushra Ezaz , portrayed her insight into the profound depth of poetry.

Video conference of Indian Idol stars
The two final contestants of the Indian Idol show on Sony Television, Abhijeet Sawant and Amit Sana, today interacted with media through a video conference held at Reliance Web World here. Both expressed confidence and they would try their best to win the contest.

ADMINISTRATION

MC, PUDA lock horns on takeover of maintenance work
Mohali, March 1
The Municipal Council and the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority have locked horns on takeover of the maintenance of parks and other civic amenities in certain parts of the town.