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Green cover faces Administration axe
Notices to farmers for IT park; farmers plan dharna
Chandigarh, September 10
A major green cover in the Union Territory, part of the respiratory system of the city as envisaged by Le Corbusier, faces the axe in the name of developing the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park.

Tiny tots of Evergreen Academy celebrate ‘Grandparents Day’ with inmates of Old Age Home, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT: A cadet from the NCC unit , Khanna, tries to row a boat in the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Provision in building bylaws for UT villages draws flak
Chandigarh, September 10
A provision in the draft Building Bylaws for UT villages to allow the construction of six-storeyed flats on a minimum half acre of land in the abadi area of UT villages has drawn flak.

Milk prices set to go up
Chandigarh, September 10
In yet another jolt to the household budget, the milk prices in the region are all set to go up by almost Rs 1 per litre in the tri-city and Ropar and by Rs 2 per litre in Parwanoo, Baddi and Solan.

Class IX student kills self
Chandigarh, September 10
A Class IX student, Harekumar, alias Tinku, committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house in Devinagar village today. Though he left behind no suicide note, family sources said he had a fight with his sister this morning following which his mother reprimanded him.

COMMUNITY

CM wants revival of vanishing art of magic
Chandigarh, September 10
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today urged magicians of the country to come forward to safeguard the vanishing art of magic. The CM was addressing members of the Chandigarh Press Club after inaugurating a special screening of OP Sharma’s magic show at Neelam Theatre today.

Magician O.P. Sharma regales children at the Chandigarh Press Club on Saturday. —  Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Park ‘encroached’ by residents

Panchkula, September 10 A park in Sector 17 has become a bone of contention among residents of the area. Irked by the “control” of a couple of residents over the park, residents are demanding that the park be “opened” to the public. The park in Sector 17 allegedly encroached by some residents in Panchkula. — A Tribune photograph

Sidhu urges youth to build ‘new India’
Chandigarh, September 10
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Chandigarh, organised “Youth Sammelan” under the banner of “Challenges before the youth” at Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15, here today.


Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu, former cricketer and BJP MP from Amritsar, is flanked by senior party members of the BJP at the “Youth Sammelan” at Lajpat Rai Bhavan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Onam celebrated Mohali, September 10 The local Sree Ayyappa Seva Samiti celebrated Onam with enthusiasm at the Sri Sanatan Dharam Mandir in Phase IV here today. A colourful cultural programme, including classical dances, group dances and the traditional Thiruvathira, was the main attraction. Girls at Onam celebrations in Phase 4, Mohali, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Don’t charge public for security: citizens’ body
Mohali, September 10
The Citizens Welfare Council, Phase X, has demanded that the public should not be burdened financially with the introduction of schemes such as the Community Policing Scheme for the security of life and property.

A police officer gives instructions to cops as members of the newly appointed Pharmacist Association , Punjab, march towards the Sector 17 bus stand on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Tribune School employee dead
Chandigarh, September 10
Mr Ved Pal (42), an employee of The Tribune Model School, died here today after a brief illness.

Tribune employee bereaved
Chandigarh, September 10
Ashok Kaushal (53), elder brother of Mr Arun Kaushal, Executive, Circulation Department, The Tribune, was killed in a road accident in the early hours today.

CRIME

Two held for stealing
Chandigarh, September 10
A minor boy of Colony No. 4 was caught red-handed stealing brass equipment from a factory in Industrial Area, here today. According to the police, Mr Arun Aggarwal of Phase I, Industrial Area, manufacturer of gas cylinder regulator valves lodged a complaint alleging that the boy was caught red-handed while he was stealing brass equipment from his factory premises this morning.

Man hangs himself to death
Lalru, September 10
Subhash (35) hanged himself to death here yesterday. According to the police, the body of the deceased was found hanging from a tree. A resident of Pipalshaw village in Saharanpur village, he had been living with his brother-in-law, Dalbir Singh, for the past many years.

BUSINESS

Loan scheme not viable for banks
Panchkula, September 10
Banks in Panchkula district have shown reluctance to process loans under the differential rate of interest scheme because of the “financially unviable” rate of interest for extending loans.

Hotel owners’ plea on bar licence fee
Panchkula, September 10
Stating that injustice was being done to the hotel industry here, the president of the Panchkula Hotels and Restaurants Association, Mr J.S. Shangari, said Rs 6 lakh was being charged as bar licence fee annually while the hotels here were paying VAT and sales tax at 20 per cent on liquor and an additional 12.5 per cent on food items.

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EDUCATION

Most opt to ‘study’ in Australia for immigration purposes: expert
Chandigarh, September 10
According to a survey by the Government of Australia and the IDP, more than 80,000 students are predicted to be stud- ying in Australia in the coming decade. As of today about 30,000 students are pursuing various courses in Australia.

Mr Henry A.S. Ledlie, Director-India, IDP Education Australia Limited, overseeing the educational fair at the Taj in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

A shift in PU poll scene
Chandigarh, September 10
Student politics in Panjab University are set to change, claim members of the nationalist parties, who are slowly making their presence felt on campus. The National Students Union of India (NSUI) created history this year by fielding a girl as a candidate. It also for the first time contested the elections independently, setting the pace for the elections to come.

Free postal service for UGC-NET aspirants
Chandigarh, September 10
A city-based NGO, Aryans Educational and Charitable Trust, today announced the extension of free postal service for UGC-NET aspirants till December 2006.

Yoga camp held at Sec 20 school
Chandigarh, September 10
A yoga camp was organised at Government Model High School, Sector 20-D, here, yesterday in which students and teachers participated. Mr Anil Sharma, School Headmaster, inaugurated the camp.

Inter-school folk dance festival
Chandigarh, September 10
An inter-school folk dance festival was organised at Delhi Public School, Sector 40, today. Ms Shobha Koser, well-known Kathak dancer, was the chief guest.

CULTURE

Partition relived through pictures
Chandigarh, September 10

Tragedies last longer than comedies, somehow. But some tragedies - like the Partition of India - last forever. So when people from a generation wounded by the event come face to face with metaphors that aid its recall, an emotional upheaval is only natural. Harbhajan Kaur Jaura was overwhelmed by the exhibition of Margaret White’s photographs at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

‘Check Mate’ holds audience spell-bound

Chandigarh, September 10 “Check Mate” presented by Bhopal-based ensemble Rangayan on the second day of the National Theatre Festival here held the audience spell-bound. The absorbing play bared the truth regarding the human tendency to acquire wealth by unethical means. A scene from “Check Mate” that was staged at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

HEALTH

PGI to have advanced cancer treatment technology
Chandigarh, September 10
The PGI has planned to introduce highly advanced cancer and tumour detection and treatment technologies. In addition, the institute has also decided to set up a 20-bedded Burns Unit at Rs 6.7 crore with a Plastic Surgery Ward.

Osteoporosis: experts explain techniques

Chandigarh, September 10 The problem of osteoporosis has started effecting persons above the age of 40 years. Scientists and orthopaedicians have been putting in efforts to manage its spread. Delegates at a symposium on osteoporosis organised by the Chandigarh Chapter of Indian Orthopedics Association at Hotel Park View in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph.

Children given polio drops
Panchkula, September 10
As many as 59,903 children below 5 were administered polio drops as part of the pulse polio immunisation campaign here today. On day one, the department achieved a target of 81 per cent immunisation.

Workshop on electron microscopy
Chandigarh, September 10
A three-day workshop in electron microscopy organised by the All-India Medical Laboratory Technologist’s Association (AIMLTA), Chandigarh, and the Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, concluded here today.

Grewal awarded gold medal
Chandigarh, September 10
Dr S.P.S. Grewal, founder member and Chief Executive Officer of the Grewal Eye Institute, Chandigarh, has been awarded a gold medal for his excellence in ophthalmology at the annual conference-2006 of the Intraocular Implant and Refractive Society India in New Delhi.

World Nutrition Day observed
Chandigarh, September 10
The World Nutrition Day was observed by various city-based health institutions nursing homes and hospitals apart from the PGIMER, General Hospital, Sector 16, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, and Dhanwantri Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, here on Friday.