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Pregnant woman killed, 22 injured in accident
Mohali, August 19
A 25-year-old pregnant woman was killed and 22 persons, including eight women and six children, were injured when the private bus they were travelling in rammed into a tree after one of its tyres burst. The bus driver fled moments after the accident near Sohara village on the Ropar- Kharar highway this afternoon.

The ill-fated bus that smashed into a tree, killing one person and injuring 22 in Sohara village near Kurali on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Lawyers slap contempt case on IG (Prisons) Chandigarh, August 19 The registration of a criminal case against Mr A.S. Chahal, noted criminal lawyer and counsel for Jagtar Singh Hawara, alleged chief of the Babbar Khalsa International and the main accused in the Beant Singh assassination case, has snowballed into a major confrontation between the police and the legal fraternity.
Lawyers protest outside the District Courts in protest against the registration of case against two advocates in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Cops fail to solve manhole case
Chandigarh, August 19
The Chandigarh Police continues to grope in drains and dark alleys. Even after a lapse of over 72 hours, the police has failed to solve the mystery shrouding constable Jaswinder Kaur’s death.

City to have 2,912 flats
Rehabilitation drive for the poor
Chandigarh, August 19
As part of the rehabilitation drive for the poor by the Chandigarh Administration, the city is all set to have as many as 2,912 one room flats in Sectors 38 and 49.

Sub-broker dupes investors
Chandigarh, August 19
The local police today registered a case of cheating against a Mani-Majra based sub-broker for allegedly duping several people to the tune of crores of rupees by selling their shares without consent.

• Passing Thru

COMMUNITY

Passengers suffer as impasse persists
Mohali, August 19
Bus passengers continued to suffer for the third day today as the ongoing row between employees of Punjab Roadways and the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking could not be resolved by the authorities concerned.

Commuters put to hardship
Zirakpur, August 19
Thousands of commuters were put to hardship today for more than six hours on the National Highways No 22 and 21 and on various link roads in Zirakpur by employees of the Punjab Roadways and Chandigarh Transport Undertaking. It was around 12.30 pm when a Punjab Roadways bus blocked the Chandigarh-Ambala road it led to blockade of traffic for nearly four hours.

A traffic jam kept thousands on hold at the entrance of Chandigarh near Zirakpur on Friday evening. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

Postmen to verify addresses
BSNL mobile connections
Chandigarh, August 19
Now it will not be easy for city residents to furnish fake addresses while applying for BSNL mobile connections.

Visually challenged man says his wife has been kidnapped
Police says it is making inquires
Chandigarh, August 19
Visually impaired challenged Kunji Ram, a resident of Khudda Lahora, claims he is a harassed man. Even though 10 days have lapsed since his wife disappeared under mysterious circumstances, the police is dragging feet in the matter.

Akshay Urja Divas celebrations launched
Chandigarh, August 19
Commemorating the birth anniversary of late Rajiv Gandhi, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), Chandigarh Administrator, today launched the celebrations of Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas in Sector 17 to create awareness about renewable energy sources and technology.

Students of Government College of Education and other schools form a human chain to create awareness on “Non-conventional sources of energy” at the Plaza, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Rodrigues plays host to SOS village kids
Chandigarh, August 19
The Punjab Governor and Administrator for the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, and his wife, Mrs Jean Rodrigues, celebrated Raksha Bandhan with children of SOS Children’s Village, Rajpura. The children tied rakhis to General Rodrigues and spent some time with him.

Councillors flay water rate hike
Mohali, August 19
Seven municipal councillors have flayed the decision of the civic body to hike water and sewerage rates in the town.

Expedition to Mount Gaya flagged off
Chandigarh, August 19
An expedition to Mount Gaya being undertaken by the Garhwal Rifles was flagged off by the General Officer Commanding, Golden Key Division, Major-Gen R K Rath, somewhere in the Western Sector today.

• CM flags off trekking expedition
• Union meeting

CRIME

5 kg of high quality heroin seized
Chandigarh, August 19
In a major breakthrough, the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) Chandigarh, claimed to have seized 5 kg of high quality heroin from two Ludhiana based brothers.

Four held in kidnap case
Mohali, August 19
Four persons have been arrested by the police in connection with the case of kidnapping of a youth from Phase VII here yesterday.

Construction firm booked
Chandigarh, August 19
The police today registered a case against a construction company after one of its labourer got electrocuted while working.

Bathroom fittings stolen in Sec 68
Mohali, August 19
Bathroom fittings and household items were stolen from a house in Sector 68 here. According to information available, the owner of the house lives abroad and it is being looked after by his relatives. No one is staying in the house. The thieves damaged the doors to gain entry into the house.

BUSINESS

2 new motor cycles launched
Chandigarh, August 19
Royal Enfield has unveiled two new motor cycles in the region. The launch coincides with 50th anniversary celebrations of the company.

EDUCATION

Mohali schools no match for those in UT

Mohali, August 18 It’s recess time at government Primary School, Phase 3B1, Mohali. A group of poor students clad in once clean new uniforms run about the school building, often coming back to peep into a room where a crate full of hot steaming tea glasses and packs of biscuits and mathis are kept for distribution. Students in the Government Primary School, Phase 3B1, Mohali. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

PU supplementary exam rules may be changed
Chandigarh, August 19
Students of Panjab University have to face problems taking supplementary exam in subjects where question papers are set in accordance with the revised syllabi for the new teaching year and not according to the syllabi of the year in which they were taught.

Supplementary exam results today
Chandigarh, August 19
Result of Class X supplementary examinations, held from July 30 to August 5 will be declared on August 20. The total candidates who took the examination are 11,764 and out of which, 6,327 have been declared as pass.

Seminar on stem cell biology Chandigarh, August 19 The UGC Centre with Potential for Excellence in Bio-Medical Sciences of Panjab University organised a one-day seminar on ‘Stem cell biology and its applications in bio-medical sciences’. Prof K. Kanan, founder Dean, School of Biotechnology, delivers a lecture during a seminar on “Stem cell biology and its application in biomedical sciences” at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Eye society’s conference on Aug 21
Chandigarh, August 19
Ocular trauma will be the point of discussion at the annual conference which Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society is organising on August 21 at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.

Interviews for PU Registrar’s post
Chandigarh, August 19
Interviews for the post of Registrar at Panjab University will be conducted on August 24 at the Vice-Chancellor’s office. Nearly 22 applicants have been called for interview for the said post, according to reliable sources.

• Tiny hands make rakhis
• Tiny tots celebrate rakhi

COURTS

High court
HC directive to UT on houses for Barnala, Bitta
Chandigarh, August 19
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the UT Administration to inform the court as to under what circumstances houses in Sector 7-A had been allotted to Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala and All India Anti-Terrorist Front chief Maninderjit Singh Bitta.

CULTURE

Filming a unique literary commune
Chandigarh, August 19
It was by chance that Indu Bala Singh, a lecturer in English at the Government College for Girls, Sector 11, read the memoirs of Urmila Anand, titled “Remembering Preetnagar”. The book inspired Indu to take up filming and documenting this unique literary commune set up in the ’30s at a village equidistant from Lahore and Amritsar. The outcome is the documentation by camera of the project and Indu is indeed proud of achieving what others had just dreamt of.

LEISURE

Viewing cameras through ages

Suresh Kumar of Indiano Studios, Sector 17, has abridged history of cameras for the casual viewer. In doing so he has not only proved his dexterity in sifting chaff from the essential, but has also created a body of work that can match the most splendid of shows in content and presentation. Suresh Kumar relaxes in the company of his cameras which he displayed in Government Museum on the occasion of World Photography Day today. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Aping Gates not an easy task
Developing world-class software by itself does not ensure wealth and fame of the stature of Bill Gates. This is even more true of entrepreneurs like Mr Ashwani Sharma, a PEC graduate, who quit his top-class computer job to develop educational software for schoolchildren.

Play with a message
The Theatre Arts in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration, presented ‘Oorja Ek Shakti Sarot’ to a large crowd at the Plaza on Friday. Gen S.F. Rodridges, (retd), Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, graced the occasion as chief guest.

SPORTS

10 players of hockey academy selected for camp Chandigarh, August 19 Ten hockey players (under-16), belonging to the Chandigarh Hockey Academy, Sector 42, have been selected for the preparation camp for the final team to participate in the forthcoming Asia Cup Tournament, which is scheduled to be held at Hyderabad in September last.
The hockey players of the Chandigarh Hockey Academy selected for the preparatory camp for the upcoming Asia Cup Hockey Tournament to be held in Hyderabad in September. — A Tribune photograph

Rural sports meet from today
Chandigarh, August 19
All is set for the annual Jassa Memorial Rural Sports Festival which is going to begin here tomorrow at the Dronacharya Stadium, Dadu Majra. This two-day meet will have the events in kabaddi, both national and circle style. The weight categories are below 45 kg, below 55 kg, below 65 kg, all circle style and below 65 kg (national style).

SD College-32 bags yoga title
Chandigarh, August 19
GGDSD College, Sector 32, bagged the winners’ title in the Panjab University Inter-College Yoga (men) Championship held at Panjab University Gymnasium Hall, here today.

Isha, Pooja corner glory
Chandigarh, August 19
Isha Kalia and Pooja Chauhan cornered glory on the final day of the First Administrator’s Cup Swimming competitions which concluded this evening at the Sector 23 swimming pool. Mr Amar Nath, chief executive officer, Chandigarh Housing Board, gave away the prizes.

• DAV-8 to meet St Stephens today

ADMINISTRATION

Adviser consults Secys, Heads
Phase-II of e-governance
Chandigarh, August 19
The Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mr Lalit Sharma, today held a meeting with Secretaries and Heads of Departments of Administration to discuss automation of departments as part of the Jan Sampark Project.