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Varsity probe upholds students’ complaint
Favouritism in Dhanwantry College
Chandigarh, August 20
The working of Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, which has been a faithful torch-bearer of ayurveda in the region, is under a cloud. The Principal of the Dhanwantry College, Mr D. K. Baldev, wrote a letter to the Inquiry Officer on April, 15 after his resignation.

Another suicide at Sukhna
Chandigarh, August 20
Despite several cases of suicide, the Chandigarh Police has apparently failed to make the Sukhna Lake secure. Nothing else can explain another “suicide” by an unidentified youngster early this morning.

UT nod to 500-bed “acute care” hospital
Chandigarh, August 20
The UT Administration is all set to introduce the concept of “acute care” to Chandigarh.

This Indian monopolises global immigration
Chandigarh, August 20
Umesh Vaidyamath was no different from any other youngster when he passed out from an engineering college in Hubli 16 years ago. He had dreams, but no money to fulfil them. All this young man had when he left India for the ‘Land of Opportunities’ $ 20 in his pocket along with a lot of determination to succeed.

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COMMUNITY

Waiting for another disaster
Chandigarh, August 20
The authorities are waiting for another disaster, apparently. Even though 100 hours have lapsed since seven-month pregnant constable with Chandigarh Police Jaswinder Kaur fell into a deathtrap, the powers-that-be have done precious little to save valuable lives.

Child beggars create nuisance

Chandigarh, August 20 When traffic lights turn red street children appear from nowhere. Trying to earn a penny or two, and carrying pieces of rough cloth, they rush to the cars to clean the windows of the cars. Children seek alms at different traffic light points endangering their own lives and that of motorists. — Tribune photos by Vinay Malik

Roadways, CTU impasse persists
Mohali, August 20
It was another day of inconvenience for bus passengers here today as no solution was found to the rift between Punjab Roadways and the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) over plying of buses in their jurisdiction.

Contestants at Monsoon Queen Contest held at Shivalik Officers’ Institute, Chandi Mandir, on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

End to serpentine queues,
e-ticketing is here
Chandigarh, August 20
Passengers planning to travel by Shatabdi Express between Chandigarh and Delhi are no more required to stand in serpentine queues or pay extra money to an agent to buy the ticket for them.

Defence officers to be trained as ‘human resource developers’
Chandigarh, August 20
The Punjab Defence Services Welfare Department and Institute of Tourism and the Future Management Trends (ITFT) will train retired as well as serving defence officers as “Human Resource Developers” for the service industry. A seminar is being organised in this regard at Ludhiana on August 22.

Brig S.S. Gill to depose in Tehelka case
Chandigarh, August 20
Brig S.S. Gill, who has been accused of tampering with the record in the Tehelka case, is expected to depose before the general court martial trying Brig Iqbal Singh when it reassembles at Patiala on August 27. The defence has also sought that the call girl shown with him in the video tape be summoned as a witness.

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CRIME

2 killed as jeep rams into truck
Lalru, August 20
Two persons were killed and one was injured seriously when the jeep in which they were traveling rammed into a stationary truck on the Kalka-Ambala highway, near here, early this morning.

EDUCATION

Students spread ‘save energy’ message Chandigarh, August 20 Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40-D, today observed energy conservation day to mark Rajiv Gandi Akshay Urja Divas. A rally was organised by students of Class VIII and IX. They went to Sector 40, holding banners propagating the use renewable sources of energy like solar energy, wind energy, biogas energy. They later formed a human chain. An essay writing competition was also organised. Ekta of Class X bagged the first prize.

Students of MCM DAV College, Sector 36,Chandigarh, participate in a rally on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Contests mark Urja Divas
Panchkula, August 20
The birth anniversary of late Rajiv Gandhi was celebrated ‘as Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas’ by 600 students drawn from various schools, who marched in a rally from the Yavanika Park and later converged on the Parade Grounds Sector 5, here today. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr Parveen Kumar, addressed the students. The students passed through various sectors holding banners with slogans aimed at promoting and creating awareness about the utility of new and renewable sources of energy, systems and devices in day to day life.

College students make human chain
Chandigarh, August 20
To celebrate ‘Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas’, the Science Association of MCM DAV College, Sector 36, organised a human chain and rally in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration, today.

National child Award for Anant
Chandigarh, August 20
Anant Vidur Puri, a Class X student of St. John’s High School, has done the city proud by winning the National Child Award for exceptional achievement in the field of academics, sports and extra curricular activities. He is the only one from the city to figure in the list of 35 students, who have been selected for the national award in different fields.

COURTS

Special Judge effects ‘compromise’
Beant Singh case trial
Chandigarh, August 20
The crisis looming large over the Beant Singh assassination case has ended for the time-being with the CBI Special Judge, Mr MM Sharma, today effecting a “compromise” for the smooth conduct of the trial in the high-security Burail Jail here from August 22.

LEISURE

Play on energy sources staged
THE Theatre Arts in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration, presented a play ‘Oorja Ek Shakti Sarot’ to a large festive crowd at the Plaza today.

Literary minds share stage The Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi organised a kavi darbar, a confluence of some of the best literary minds, who came together for an enriching evening of poetry recitation and commingling of thoughts at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, today. The evening glowed with topical and powerful poems being recited by some of the finest poets of the region.
Santokh Singh Dheer (Second from right) recites a poem at a kavi darbar at Sector 41, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Film Review
Unusual theme but lacks polish
What exactly provokes a man to commit the murder of his wife? Indian viewers may not be very receptive to the idea of a husband dumping away the body of his wife in a borrowed car. More so, in a film which is low on entertainment.

HEALTH

Ocular trauma main cause of single-eye blindness
Chandigarh, August 20
For those who thought cataract and glaucoma were the only reigning concerns in the world of ophthalmology, here is a piece of news.

Medical expert rues falling standards
Chandigarh, August 20
Degeneration of medical education in India was at the heart of the lecture which visiting medical expert Dr K.P. Puthuraya from Karnataka gave while delivering his inaugural address on the occasion of opening of the Chandigarh Chapter of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists (APPI) in GMCH-32 today.

SPORTS

CFA, St Stephen’s final match today

Chandigarh, August 20 The defending champion Chandigarh Football Academy, Sector 42, and the runners-up, St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, will meet each other in the final of the Chandigarh Sub-Junior Soccer meet for Mahatma Hansraj Trophy, with semi-final matches played at the Sector 17 Football Stadium. St Stephen’s School proved too good for DAV Senior Secondary School , Sector 8 whom they routed by 5-0 in the first semi-final match.

Rock Rovers thrash Shivalik school
Chandigarh, August 20
The city-based Rock Rovers Hockey Club thrashed Shivalik School, Chandigarh, by 9-1 in the inaugural match of the 4th S.N. Vohra Memorial Sub-Junior (U-14) Hockey Tournament at Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, here today.

Sukhmeet shines in shot put
Patiala, August 20
Sukhmeet Singh won the first place in the shot put event of the boys (u-18) age category in the Patiala District Athletic Championship, which concluded at the  Polo ground, here  today.

City lad wins Bangalore rally
Chandigarh, August 20
Sunny Sidhu, Chandigarh’s ace rallyist, proved his class at the recently concluded K 1000 Bangalore rally with his first victory in the current season of INRC in the Gypsy Class.

Neetika, Upinder best players
Chandigarh, August 20
Defending champion St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, and Guru Har Krishan Public School, Sector 40, (boys) won the IX th Chandigarh Sub Junior State Ball Badminton Championship. in the girls and boys categories, respectively, played at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, here, today. Neetika Arora and Upinder Sein were declared the ‘best player of the championship’.

Rural sports festival begins
Chandigarh, August 20
A two-day annual Jassa Memorial Rural Sports Festival began here today with great fervour at the Dronacharya stadium, Dadumajra village.

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