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No termination notices to doctors: PGI
Chandigarh, May 28
The PGIMER today clarified that resident doctors had not been issued any termination notices for boycotting work. Maintaining that the news of issuing of termination notices to 40 doctors was baseless, the authorities clarified that no disciplinary action had been initiated against the protesting doctors.

Kids too join quota protests Children protest against the quota system at Sector 17 plaza in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Protest in favour of quota
Panchkula, May 28
Coming in support of the reservation Bill, members of the National Backward Welfare Council protested at the Sector 16 Labour Chowk and blocked the road for over an hour here today.

Prepare list of eligible oustees, HC tells Admn
Chandigarh, May 28
In a major relief to oustees of UT villages, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to prepare a list of the eligible oustees. Directing all such eligible persons to apply to the Estate Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, within two months, a Division Bench, comprising Mr Justice Vinay Mittal and Mr Justice Vinod.K.Sharma, has stated that when any scheme was floated by the Chandigarh Housing Board(CHB) for the allotment of dwelling units, all such eligible persons would be eligible to apply.

Govt teachers protest near DPI’s house

Chandigarh, May 28 The Government Teachers Union Punjab today staged a protest near the residence of the DPI (secondary), Punjab, Dr Sadhu Singh Randhwa, in Sector 27 here this afternoon. Members of the Government Teachers Union, Punjab, try to break the barricade near the residence of DPI (S) in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Lok Adalat pulls up MC in site resumption case
Chandigarh, May 28
The permanent Lok Adalat for public utility services, Chandigarh, while quashing the resumption order of a Sector 9 booth, has held that the deciding authority should first make use of the alternative of imposing monetary penalty upon a defaulting allottee before taking the extreme step of resuming a site.

COMMUNITY

‘Claim game’ on in Dera Bassi ahead of Assembly poll
Dera Bassi, May 28
The claim game is on in the Dera Bassi sub-division ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections with both Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal claiming credit for the development works in the important towns of Dera Bassi and Zirakpur.

A bridge of jubilation Mohali, May 28 The Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, today formally inaugurated the Manoli-Premgarh bridge on the Chandigarh choe this evening. The bridge will help residents of various villages, including Kambala, Chilla and Manouli. Residents of Manoli village celebrate the opening of the Manoli-Premgarh bridge on Sunday.  — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Relief not released, says ’84 victims’ body
Chandigarh, May 28
Families of more than 90 families of the city who were victims of anti-Sikh riots of 1984 are a peeved lot because the Chandigarh Administration has not released their share of compensation as announced by Dr Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister.

Colonel fights for disability pension
Chandigarh, May 28
After serving in the Army for over 30 years, a retired colonel is now battling to get his disability pension. A medical board had awarded him 70 per cent disability for life at the time of his retirement, but the authorities are yet to sanction his pension.

Certification scheme for food supply chains
Chandigarh, May 28
Food safety standards are no longer restricted to food production. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has now come up with a Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) Certification Scheme (IS/ISO 22000), with specified safety standards for the forward and backward linkages in the food industry.

Mohali residents okay community policing

Mohali, May 28 Residents of Mohali today unanimously okayed the implementation of the community policing scheme in the district. The scheme would involve the deployment of a force of men selected from the local population and trained by the police, who would be responsible for providing security cover to the area allocated to them. Mohali residents at a special meeting organised by the police to launch the Community Policing Scheme in Mohali on Sunday. — Photo by Vicky Gharu

Chander Mohan lays stress on yoga
Panchkula, May 28
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, failed to keep his date with yoga lovers of the city and its neighbouring areas. Mr Hooda was supposed to attend the Yoga Seminar and Treatment Camp organised by the Haryana Yog Sabha at Yoga Training Centre in Sector 12. The Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, was present at the camp.

Former Tribune employee dead Chandigarh, May 28 Mr Chaman Lal Bhardwaj, 69, a former press supervisor of The Tribune, died today in Canada. He was suffering from cancer. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Maharana Pratap's birth anniversary celebrated
Chandigarh, May 28
Paying rich tributes to Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Union Minister of State for Finance, recalled the sacrifices he made to the struggle against imperialistic policies of the Mughal emperors.

Lions Club celebrates charter night
Chandigarh, May 28
The Lions Club Chandigarh (Host) celebrated its charter night at Lions Bhavan, Sector 18, here yesterday. Lion D.K. Sood, past district governor from Samana, was the chief guest. Twenty members were inducted into the club, according to a press note of the club.

Seminar on Punjabi journalism
Panchkula, May 28
Prominent litterateurs and journalists participated in deliberations on “Punjabi literature and journalism” at a seminar organised by the Haryana Punjabi Sahit Akademy at the Red Bishop complex here yesterday.

Green belt inaugurated

CRIME

Six injured in clash
Mohali, May 28
At least six persons were injured, two of them grievously, in a clash at Ramgarh village, near Daun, late last night. Four armed persons, including a woman, of the same family allegedly attacked a group of villagers when they tried to stop them from dismantling the gurdwara boundary wall. Three persons were admitted to the Kharar Civil Hospital. However, one person was later shifted to the PGI.

Three held for murder of Nadah village resident
Mohali, May 28
The police has arrested the three persons accused in the murder of a 37-year-old resident of Nadah village here yesterday. The accused include the victim’s nephew, who reportedly committed the crime following a spat over the ownership of a piece of land.

Boy held for sexual abuse of child
Chandigarh, May 28
A 12-year-old boy allegedly sexually abused a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nehru Colony here, on Saturday night. The accused was arrested after he was caught red-handed.

Boy dead
Chandigarh, May 28
The 18 year-old boy, who tried to commit suicide by jumping in to Sukhna Lake, here, on Saturday, died in the PGI today. Sources at the Sukhna Lake police post said, the victim had been identified as Munish Kumar of Bapu Dham Colony.

Man held with ganja
Chandigarh, May 28
The local police held one person on the charge of carrying 4 kg of ganja from Sector 38. In another incident, a Sector 17 resident was caught red-handed while stealing a cycle from Sector 17. Besides this, a music system and other articles were stolen from a car in Sector 42.

EDUCATION

Yoga camp begins Chandigarh, May 28 A yoga camp under the auspices of Maharishi Patanjali Yog Foundation Trust is being held at DAV College, Sector 10, here. The camp which commenced today would be continue till June 3. The organiser Acharya Karamveerji, a pioneer of Yog Sadhna movement, has initiated the job of organising camps throughout the country to get people aware about the virtues of yoga exercises. Acharya Shri Karamveer, yoga expert, addresses a press conference at the Chandigarh Press Club in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Schools organise treks for students
Mohali, May 28
Every year in the months of May and June, students of YPS, Mohali, venture out into the hills for annual treks. A week-long trekking is a compulsory activity for students of Classes six and above.

Lecture on astrology
Chandigarh, May 28
The Indo-Global College of Astrological Sciences organised an introductory lecture on astrology here today. Mr Umesh Kumar, a “Lal Kitab” expert from New Delhi, spoke on the topic of learning the vedic astrology in scientific manner.

Teachers’ association
Chandigarh, May 28
Teachers of Diploma Institute in Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET), Sector 26, here, have constituted a registered body under the name of the Chandigarh Polytechnic Teachers’ Association (CPTA).

DPS Principal honoured
Chandigarh, May 28
Ms Sunita Tanwar, Principal, Delhi Public School, Chandigarh, has bagged the best Principal award. The award was given away by Mr Y.S. Rajan, Principal Adviser, CII, and was sponsored by the Science Olympiad Foundation.

COURTS

HC promotes 6 officers
Chandigarh, May 28
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Acting Chief Justice Mr Justice H.S. Bedi has ordered the promotion of Mr G.K. Khanna, Mr H.S. Madaan, and Mr A.S. Narang as Additional Registrar.

HC stays operation of PU circular
Chandigarh, May 28
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the operation of the circular dated April 19 issued by the Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh. The circular relates the policy framed by the PU regarding regularisation of temporary, daily-wage and contractual employees of the university.

High Court clerks’ body

CULTURE

Poetry enlivens ‘kavita bazm’
Chandigarh, May 28
The Chandigarh Sahitya Akademy organised a “Trilingual Kavita Bazm,” featuring fifteen poets from the region, at the akademy hall yesterday. Welcoming the poets, akademy chairman. Naresh solicited their contribution in harnessing the growing evils of regionalism, sectarianism and religious bigotry in society.

Artiste compiles his play in book form
Chandigarh, May 28
A former graduate from DAV College, Chandigarh and an active theatre artiste, Navpreet Rangi, released his ninth book yesterday. As in the past, this one is also based on a play which Rangi wrote recently to satisfy his urge as a script writer. The young artiste has been delving into issues concerning the aspirations of the youth.

HEALTH

High drama follows as children find dumped foetus 
Chandigarh, May 28
In an unsuccessful bid to conceal her unwanted pregnancy, an unmarried woman got her seven months pregnancy terminated and dumped the foetus near the Institute for the Mentally Retarded Children in Sector 32 on Friday.