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Ban on poultry products from Maharashtra
Steps reviewed to check bird flu
Chandigarh, February 20
The Chandigarh Administration today reviewed the preparations for dealing with any possibility of bird flu in the city. Random sampling of the birds, which is in progress since November 2005, continued unabated.

Students participate in sack race at the annual sports meet in Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

February hottest month in past five years
Chandigarh, February 20
For those beginning to feel the heat earlier than expected this February, no respite seems in sight yet. The month is turning out to be hottest and driest February in the past five years and lack of rain is only worsening the situation.

The Punjab ETT Unempolyed Teachers Union hold a protest at Matka Chowk, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Cop accused of sexual advances
Chandigarh, February 20
A woman police official of the Chandigarh Police today filed a complaint with the UT Inspector-General of Police (IGP), alleging that her senior in the force had made obscene sexual advances at her during a course of an inquiry pending against her.

515 apply for liquor licence on last day
Chandigarh, February 20
Approximately 515 parties have applied for liquor licence on the last day for filing applications here today under the new liquor policy announced by the Chandigarh Administration recently.

13-yr-old girl kills self
Chandigarh, February 20
A 13-year-old girl allegedly hanged herself to death under mysterious circumstances at her Dadumajra residence this evening here. The police said the reason behind the extreme step was not known. No suicide note was found.

SIT on trail of Tyagi brothers
Chandigarh, February 20
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Chandigarh Police today took Pawandeep Singh, the suspect in the sensational Sector 34 triple murder case, to Gurgoan to carry out raids at several places.

COMMUNITY

UN petitioned for grant to Indian World War prisoners
Chandigarh, February 20
The UN has been petitioned for grant of monetary compensation to Indian soldiers who had suffered after being held captive by the Japanese during World War II.

Dug up, forgotten

Chandigarh, February 20 Daily visitors and shopkeepers in Sector19-D are a peeved lot. The Municipal Corporation authorities have not filled up a portion of the land dug up reportedly by a telecommunication company for laying underground cables. The ground was dug more than two months back. A pit dug up by a telecommunication company lies unattended for the past more than two months in the market of Sector 19-D, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph.

Fauji Beat Background to Army’s neglect When Sir Robert lockhart, the first Commander-in-Chief of Independent India, presented to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru a paper on the proposed size and shape of the Army in the light of the perceived threats, Nehru’s response was: “Rubbish, total rubbish. We don’t need a defence plan. Our policy is non-violence. We foresee no military threats. Scrap the Army. The police is good enough to meet our security needs”. It was the invasion of Kashmir a few days later in October 1947 that kept the Army going. But it still did not change Nehru’s mind. So much so that even after the Chinese debacle in 1962, he had not shed his bias towards the Army. A war memorial at Colachal, which commemorates the victory of the Travancore Army over the Dutch forces on July 31, 1741.

National Youth Award for city resident
Chandigarh, February 20
Davesh Moudgil, a Chandigarh resident, has been awarded the National Youth Award for the year 2004-05 in recognition of his public health services to the community at the youth festival held at Patna from February 13 to 17, 2006.

2001 Census publications, CDs released
Chandigarh, February 20
The Directorate of Census Operations, Chandigarh, has released the latest publications and CDs of the 2001 Census.

Villagers in dark for 3 days
Dera Bassi, February 20
Residents of More Thikri village on the Dera Bassi-Ramgarh road are literally groping in the dark for the past three days.

HC puts MC chief poll on hold
Chandigarh, February 20
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today restrained the Haryana Government from holding election for the post of President of the Municipal Council, Panchkula, till further orders.

Pact not binding on Mazdoor Sangh: Tribunal
Mohali, February 20
The Industrial Tribunal, Punjab, has held that the settlement of August 26, 2004, arrived at between the JCT Electronics Employees Union (Hind Mazdoor Sabha) and the management was not binding on the JCT Electronics Mazdoor Sangh (BMS).

CRIME

Hallomajra resident booked for abducting minor
Chandigarh, February 20
The police has booked a Hallomajra resident on the allegations of abducting a minor girl from his neighbourhood.

BUSINESS

BSNL bonanza for subscribers
Chandigarh, February 20
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has come up with more schemes for the CellOne subscribers, besides extending the free Broadband DataOne service for its dial-up users for another month.

Need to reduce confiscatory nature of taxes: Singla

Chandigarh, February 20 The Punjab Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, has called for an urgent need to reduce the “confiscatory nature of taxes”, so as to bring more big ticket tax evaders in the dragnet. Mr Surinder Singla, Punjab Finance Minister, makes a point with the delegates of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

New bank in city
Chandigarh, February 20
Leading investment bankers, Allegro Capital Advisors, today launched their operations in the city, with the opening of a branch in Sector 9 today. This is Allegro’s 21st bank across India and seventh in the northern region.

EDUCATION

Inquiry sought into paper leak
Chandigarh, February 20
An emergency meeting of the executive body of the Joint Action Committee, Government Teachers Union, UT, was today called to discuss its long- pending demands.

Decision on varsity calendars hailed
Chandigarh, February 20
The DAV College Teachers Union today welcomed the decision of the Punjab Government and Vice-Chancellors of the universities in Punjab to implement the rules and regulations of the university calendars and the Security of Service Act wherein the nominees of the universities concerned and the Director Public Instruction will be included in the selection panels.

Farewell party for KV class XII students of 3 BRD
Chandigarh, February 20
A colourful programme marked the function to bid farewell to class XII students of Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2 of 3 BRD Air Force station here yesterday.

To seniors with love Farewell functions in schools Chandigarh, February 20 The Class X students of Air Force School, 3 BRD, A.F. Station, were today given a warm farewell. A number of events were organised as part of the farewell function. These included songs, dances and games. A thumping Bhangra performance was enjoyed by everyone. T.S. Seshadri and Shobita Ahuja, who were selected Master AFS 3 BRD and Miss AFS 3 BRD at the farewell function held in Chandigarh on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Symposium on biotechnology
Chandigarh, February 20
Government College for Girls, Sector 42, in association with the Department of Science and Technology, Chandigarh Administration, today hosted a symposium on “Role of biotechnology in the present scenario”.

Seminar on woman empowerment
Chandigarh, February 20
Canadian Studies Centre, Panjab University, in collaboration with ICSSR North-Western Regional Centre is organising a two-day international seminar on NGOs and Women’s Empowerment: Indian and Canadian Experiences from February  23 to 24.

Students take oath to serve ailing humanity Mohali, February 20 The lighting of the lamp ceremony of the fifth batch of Fortis School of Nursing was held at Fortis Hospital here today. Nursing students during the lamp lighting ceremony at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on Monday. — A Tribune photogarh.

ABVP announces PU unit
Chandigarh, February 20
The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), today announced its new Panjab University campus unit. The new unit, includes Gautam Sharma as the campus president, Ankit Jain, VikramJeet, Gaurav Katoch and Anup Gupta as the campus vice-president, Vikram as the secretary, Pradeep, Tarun Jeet and Chander as the joint secretary and Manoj Kumar as press secretary.

Children at a painting exhibition at Government College, Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph