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Day of balloon sellers and cops
Chandigarh, February 14
Where has all the love gone? All that could be seen on St. Valentine’s Day in Chandigarh today were khaki-clad policemen outside colleges and forlorn heart-shaped balloon vendors on roadsides.

Students of Lawrence School, Mohali, offer flowers to visually impaired children on the occasion of Valentine’s Day at the Institute for the Blind in Sector 26, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan	Waiting for their ‘Valentine’: Students of Panjab University hold flowers in the hope to find somebody to whom they can express their feelings on Valentine’s Day.  — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Very much in love even after six decades of marriage
More balloons than couples on “geri route”
Washerman gets taste of Valentine fever
Taan-Trikz pull heart strings on Valentine’s Day
Euphoria 2006 ends on a euphoric note

Kari Knapp and Pierre-Alain Hubert perform at a function organised by Alliance Francaise de Chandigarh and the French Embassy at Bal Bhavan in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Mohali to be hub of Edusat programme
Mohali, February 14
Mohali will be the hub of the new Edusat programme for giving a boost to higher education in Punjab. A sum of Rs 10.33 crore has been released by the Chief Minister for providing Edusat facilities in the state. Kerala is the only state in the country so far to take advantage of Edusat.

Grid system not on course
Chandigarh, February 14
A large number of nearly empty buses running on local routes indicate that the grid system of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), introduced more than a fortnight ago, needs a major relook for making the service more people-friendly and for its acceptance as an effective mode of mass transport.

No lab test to diagnose Kawasaki Disease
Chandigarh, February 14
There’s no laboratory test to diagnose the disease. There’s not even a known cause for it. While there is treatment available to tackle it, why it works is also an enigma that’s foxed doctors the world over. But that’s not all as far as Kawasaki Disease (KD) goes. KD is fast emerging as the commonest cause of acquired heart disease in children across the world

COMMUNITY

MCC budget on all-time high
Chandigarh, February 14
The budget of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) seems to be on all time high. The estimates prepared by the MCC for 2006 has a proposed budget of Rs 165 crore.

30 J&K kids see world beyond valley
Chandigarh, February 14
For 30-odd students from the remote confines of Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, traversing the national highways to Chandigarh and beyond was an altogether new experience.

The Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lieut-Gen Paramjit Singh, interacts with students from Kupwara in Chandimandir on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

They tie the knot under High Court order
Chandigarh, February 14
After months of struggle, her perseverance has paid off. On Valentine’s Day, Sammanna, the Chennai girl, finally married her elusive lover, Dildar Singh, at a Sector 38 gurdwara here today.

Happy ending: Dildar ties the nuptial knot with Chennai girl Sammanna at the Sector 38 gurdwara in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

A ‘KIRAN’ for HIV positive
Chandigarh, February 14
A self help group— KIRAN (Knowledge for Information, Rights, Advocacy and Network) was set up today during a workshop on the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.

KIRAN's coordinator Narayan Das, advocate Samreena Toor and Dr Avnish Jolly counsel HIV positive patients during a workshop at Indira Holiday Home in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Raising Day of Corps of Signals
Chandigarh, February 14
The Corps of Signals celebrated its 96th Raising Day at Chandimandir cantonment near here. A social get-together, which was attended by serving as well as retired Signals officers was organised to mark the occasion.

Pawandeep on way to city
Chandigarh, February 14
Pawandeep, the main suspect of the triple murder case, who was arrested by the Special Investigation Team of the Chandigarh Police from Nagaland on Monday, is yet to arrive in the city. According to the police, he had reached Delhi in the evening on his way to the city and was expected to reach here late at night.

Accident victim succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, February 14 Parbhash, who had sustained injuries in an accident on Monday, succumbed to his injuries in the General Hospital late last night. He was admitted in a critical condition after the auto-rickshaw in which he was travelling rammed into the Tribune chowk and turned turtle.

CRIME

Two held for killing old man in 2004
Chandigarh, February 14
The special crime investigation cell of the Chandigarh police today claimed to have solved a blind murder case, in which 65-year-old newspaper hawker Hari Singh was strangulated to death at his Sector 30 house in April 2004.

Man sets self afire
Mohali, February 14
One person tried to commit suicide by setting his clothes on fire in Phase I here today.

Cop drowns to death
Chandigarh, February 14
A constable of the Punjab Armed police allegedly committed suicide by drowning in the Sukhna Lake here this evening. The police was yet to find out the reason behind the death as no suicide note was recovered.

COURTS

Hearing on MC chief’s plea today
Panchkula, February 14
The hearing on the petition filed by the Municipal Council President, Mr Tarun Bhandari, against the taking up of a no-confidence motion against him, has been postponed till tomorrow. Mr Justice H. S. Bedi, who heads the Division Bench, before which the case was filed, was on leave today.

CULTURE

Protection of cultural property discussed
Chandigarh, February 14
The sixth conference of the International Council of Biodeterioration of Cultural Property (ICBCP) was inaugurated today at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, by Nek Chand Saini, director, Rock Garden.

SPORTS

Deepika, D’souza enter badminton finals
Chandigarh, February 14
Deepika of the Punjab and Haryana team will take on A D’souza of Mumbai -A in the finals of badminton Individual Event beating Aswini Kale of Maharashtra in the semifinals held at the Sector 42 Badminton hall , here, today.