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Thousands attend Mohali function
Mohali, April 14
It was a red-letter day for the town as thousands gathered to witness the formal inauguration of Mohali as the 18th district of the state by the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, in Sector 62 here today.

More senior officials posted in Mohali

GMSSS-19 Principal takes Education Dept for ride?
Claims 100 pc results, honoured by Guv, but results not 100 pc
Chandigarh, April 14
Taking the UT Education Department for a ride, the Principal of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 19, Ms Saroj Gupta, allegedly misrepresented the middle class results of her school as being 100 per cent.

Devotees pray in a church on the occasion of Good Friday in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Marry inter-caste and get Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, April 14
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to give Rs 25,000 to the couple which goes in for an inter-caste marriage in the Union Territory.

Doctor slain in Mubarakpur
Dera Bassi, April 14 A doctor was done to death at Trivedi Camp in Mubarakpur village, near here, by an unidentified person in the wee hours of today.

6 new centres to tackle sexual abuse of children
Chandigarh, April 14
Childline India Foundation — the Government of India’s telecounselling service for children in distress — has opened centres in six new cities in the north.

Teesta Setalvad for more accountable justice system
Chandigarh, April 14
The fiery human rights activist , Teesta Setalvad, tore through the fabric of the criminal justice system of the country, emphasising it must be made more accountable to the people. "Our system needs to know it is being watched," she said.

Flaws in maintenance ceiling
Chandigarh, April 14
The law is heavily loaded against the suffering wife and children of a man, who is guilty of neglecting them and not taking proper care of them. For under the CrPC, 1973, different states have fixed different amounts as the maximum that a man can be ordered by a magistrate to pay as maintenance to his wife and children.

COMMUNITY

Residents demand shifting of liquor shop
Panchkula, April 14
Up in arms against the opening of liquor shops, residents of Sector 18 here staged a protest against the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department and blocked the Panchkula-Chandigarh link road for over one-and-a-half hours, today.

Gold Wing rider couple zooms into city Chandigarh, April 14 Robin D. Diallo, First Secretary, Cultural Affairs, US Embassy in Delhi and her husband Khalil created several traffic jams driving from Delhi to Chandigarh on their 1800-cc Honda Gold Wing. It is a “moving couch”, they call their ‘monster’ bike. Khalil and Robin Diallo pose on their 1800-cc Honda Gold Wing on their visit to Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

UT asks residents to cut power consumption
Chandigarh, April 14
The Chandigarh Administration in a press statement issued here today has asked the general public to curtail the power consumption so as to help overcome the ongoing power crisis without letting to impose power cuts in the city.

Langar organised on Baisakhi at Sector 40-C Gurdwara on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Power cuts to continue: Ratra
Mohali, April 14
Power worth Rs 3,300 crore is being purchased from outside sources to meet the shortage in Punjab, said Mr Y.S. Ratra, Chairman, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), while talking to newspersons here today.

Fake shootout a publicity stunt: INSO
Chandigarh, April 14
Members of the Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) have accused PUSU and SOPU of bringing a bad name to Panjab University and the students community by adopting cheap tactics to gain publicity, disregarding the welfare and interests of the students.

Post-mortem of custodial death victim conducted
Panchkula, April 14
After much controversy, the post-mortem of Irfan, who had allegedly died in police custody, was conducted at the PGI, Chandigarh, late last night. The post-mortem could be conducted after the PGI authorities constituted a panel of three doctors comprising Prof R.K. Vashisht, Dr Ashish Bhalla and Dr Yogendra Bansal. Earlier, the police recorded the statements of Usman, another under-trail in the case, in the presence of Capt Vinod Sharma, Tehsildar of Ambala.

Fire safety week begins Chandigarh, April 14 Tributes were paid to firemen who lost their lives in action during fire fighting operations on Martyrs’ Day at the fire station, Sector 17, today. The fire department of Municipal Corporation also started a fire safety week from today. Station fire officer M.L. Sharma lays a wreath to commemorate Martyrs’ Day at the Sector 17 fire station in Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Cong councillors are into liquor trade: BJP

Chandigarh, April 14 Just when the elections to the local Municipal Corporation are due this year some councillors have taken fancy to the lucrative liquor trade in the city. At least three leaders of a main political party, including two councillors, are having stakes in the liquor business, said Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former MP from Chandigarh. A window of a liquor shop illegally opens towards the main road in the Sector 20 D rehri market. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

SI found guilty of dereliction of duty
Golf range ruckus case
Chandigarh, April 14
The fact finding inquiry marked to probe into the role of Police Control Room (PCR) officials in the incident of ruckus created at the Chandigarh Golf Association on April 9 held a Sub-Inspector guilty of failing to control the situation. The inquiry also pointed out lack of alacrity on the part of the official, who even failed to call in reinforcement, to control the situation.

Newly-wed woman ends life
Chandigarh, April 14
A 22-year-old newly-wed woman allegedly committed suicide at her Mauli Jagran residence here this morning. The victim in her suicide note held no one responsible for this extreme step.

BUSINESS

3 more global firms come to SPIC centre
Chandigarh, April 14
The Department of Information Technology through the Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC) has allocated place to three more international companies in its incubation facility located at the SPIC IT Centre at Punjab Engineering College, an official press not said here today.

Mobiletech showcases telecom revolution
Chandigarh, April 14
The three-day “Mobiletech 2006”, a unique technology event showcasing the telecom revolution, got under way at the CII in Sector 31, here, today.

Connect’s lucky draw winners
Chandigarh, April 14
Connect on Wednesday announced the winners for its ‘Connect to Malaysia’, lucky draw contest, organised for its subscribers. The winner of the first prize, Ms Anu Sharma from Ludhiana, won free tickets for two to Malaysia.

EDUCATION

Students hold protest against UGC

Chandigarh, April 14 UGC-NET aspirants organised a candle light protest at the Gandhi Samarak Bhavan, Sector-16, here today. They raised slogans against the UGC policies for NET exam. Those who had qualified the test with junior research fellowship (JRF) but were not getting scholarship because of the delay on the part of the UGC also participated in the protest. UGC-NET aspirants hold a candle light protest at the Gandhi Samarak Bhavan, Sector-16, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Kanchan Monga is PEC Registrar
Chandigarh, April 14
Dr Kanchan Monga has joined as Registrar of Punjab Engineering College (Deemed University).

DAV school gets CBSE affiliation
Mohali, April 14
Coinciding with the day Mohali becomes a district, the DAV Public School here has been upgraded to the senior secondary level.

Students get prizes
Banur, April 14
The Swami Vivekanand College of Education, Ramnagar, near here, organised the prize distribution function yesterday. Mr Ashwani Garg, chairman of the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology, was the chief guest on the occasion. A cultural show by the outgoing students was the highlight of the function.

200 clear PMT prelims
Chandigarh, April 14
The much-awaited CBSE PMT preliminary results were declared today. As many as 3,000 students from the city and 18,000 from the region had taken the examination on April 2. About 200 students from the city have made it to the main examination scheduled to be held on May 14. The cut-off this time was 306 marks.

CULTURE

Cultural extravaganza at utsav
Panchkula, April 14
Saraswati Kala Sangam, a Panchkula-based cultural organisation dedicated to the promotion of classical and folk arts, organised a musical evening ‘Basant Sangeet Utsav’ to celebrate Baisakhi at the open air theatre of Satluj Public School here.

HEALTH

City doctor gets Hahnemann Award
Chandigarh, April 14
Dr Randeep Nanda, faculty member of the Homoeopathic Medical College, Sector 26, Chandigarh was awarded the International Hahnemann Award 2006 by the International Homoeopathic Medical Foundation at a function held at Calcutta on Sunday.

SPORTS

Rajasthan team wins table soccer title
Chandigarh, April 14
The three-day All-India Open Table Soccer Championship started at Saffron City School, Fatehgarh Sahib, today. It is being organised by the Table Soccer Federation of India.

ADMINISTRATION

MC to auction hotel site in Sec 35
Chandigarh, April 14
The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh (MCC), has proposed to auction a hotel site measuring 2.62 acre in Sector 35. The authorities will finalise the reserve price tomorrow and after that the matter will be discussed at the next MCC meeting. Disclosing this here today a spokesman for the MCC said earlier the hotel site falling in the sector could not be auctioned due to unviable terms and conditions.