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Land Acquisitions
More by whim than reason
Chandigarh, April 12
It seems the Chandigarh administration has not adopted a uniform policy while deciding on which land is to be exempted from acquisition and which is not. Ditto for relocation of encroachers on public land.

Tribune Special
Ex-servicemen’s plea rebuffed
No respite, says General
Chandigarh, April 12
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator General SF Rodrigues (Retd) has categorically refused respite to those expecting exemption from acquisition of land in the city’s periphery.

NOT FAIR
Why single out Yadav, ask officers
Chandigarh, April 12
In the offices of the Chandigarh administration and the police headquarters the sole issue of discussion today was the official comment of adviser to the UT Administrator Lalit Sharma on the file seeking another extension for Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Yadav.

Quarrel leads to death
Chandigarh, April 12
A quarrel between two shopkeepers in Sector 34 took a deadly turn this morning, when one of the shopkeepers, 58-year-old Lal Chand Gupta, collapsed. He was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead.

Son of the victim Pankaj Gupta (extreme right) at the General Hospital, Sector 16, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Sports Bond Home, away from home Chandigarh, April 12 Bonding beyond boundaries through sports, perhaps, best describes the team of seven foreign tennis players selected under the Commonwealth Youth Programme project. They will stay together for five years and share their cultures and customs. Tennis players, selected under the CYP project, at the CLTA hostel, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Scholars speak of returning to teachings of great Gurus Chandigarh, April 12 It was an august gathering that came together for the release of the Hindi translation of Roopinder Singh’s ‘Guru Nanak: His Life and Teachings’ by UT Administrator Gen S F Rodrigues (retd) today at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10.
UT Administrator Gen S F Rodrigues (retd) releases the Hindi translation of ‘Guru Nanak: His Life and Teachings’ by Roopinder Singh (extreme right) along with Mr H K Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune (extreme left) and eminent historian Dr B N Goswami. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Admn asked to lay down fresh guidelines
Mayor blames it on vague norms
Chandigarh, April 12
Chandigarh municipal corporation mayor Harjinder Kaur today blamed vague guidelines for the controversy that had arisen out of the refusal by the UT administration to include the names of people recommended for the ward committees.

Cosmopolitan Chandigarh
Away from roots, yet at home
Chandigarh, April 12
The Himachalis settled here have blended perfectly with the people, culture and ethos of Chandigarh. They have made the city their abode for getting work or seeking higher education.

PANIC PURCHASE: The Chandigarh Petroleum Dealers Association has announced a one-day strike on April 13. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh An illuminated gurdwara of Sector 34, Chandigarh, on the eve of Baisakhi on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

X-ray machine makers flout AERB specifications
Chandigarh, April 12
Throwing safety norms formulated by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to winds, certain x-ray machine manufacturers are virtually playing with human lives in supplying "non-specified" x-rays machines to hospitals.

Childline India planning special helpline for Baddi child labour
Chandigarh, April 12
Alarmed by the rising incidence of trafficking of children for labour and sex, Childline India Foundation is planning special interventions for Himachal Pradesh.

Woman sets herself ablaze, rescued
Chandigarh, April 12
A divorced woman in her mid-20s allegedly set herself ablaze at her mother’s residence in Palsora this morning. She suffered 70 per cent burns. Her mother told the police that her daughter had been suffering from depression.

Admn complex a distant dream
Mohali, April 12
There is no sign of the district administrative complex even after a year the foundation stone of which was laid by former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. The stone has been vandalised by miscreants.

Works worth Rs 2 cr stayed
Mohali, April 12
Development in the town comes to a grinding halt for maintenance works worth over Rs 2 crore have been stayed by the department of local government. The proposed estimates for maintenance works in various areas of the town were cleared by the House at a meeting of the Municipal Council on March 22.

Estate office director penalised
Chandigarh, April 12
Holding the director estates, UT estate office, responsible for not supplying information to a Sector 22 resident under the Right to Information Act (RTI), chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has directed the deputy commissioner, Chandigarh.

Workshop organised
Chandigarh, April 12
A Hindi workshop was organised yesterday by the Bhakra Beas Management Board for the purpose of simplifying the use of official language in government working here.

Art of Living camp from May 2
Chandigarh, April 12
The Art of Living Foundation is hosting a three-day ‘Pranayam Dhyan Shivir’ to be conducted by its founder guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, at the Dusshera grounds in Kullu from May 2-6 this year.

• Sushma is district public relation officer

CRIME

Couple booked for cheating
Chandigarh, April 12
The local police booked a Sector 29 resident and his wife for duping a man of Rs 2 lakh on the pretext of selling a house which did not belong to them. The police said the house owned by the UT administration was given to Kashmiri families under the rehabilitation scheme and it could not be transferred or sold by the residents.

Mohali man held for harassing French woman
Chandigarh, April 12
The local police arrested Mohali resident Rajinder Chauhan for harassing a French woman on the road dividing Sectors 43 and 44 on late Wednesday night. He was reportedly caught by the traffic police.

EDUCATION

BCom IT Paper
Students cry foul
Chandigarh, April 12
BCom final-year students of Panjab University have alleged anomaly in the income tax question paper. The students alleged that the evening session paper of the direct tax laws was set as per assessment year 2005-2006 whereas it should have been set in accordance with the assessment year 2006-2007.

Book publishers told to offer discounts
Chandigarh, April 12
A meeting on recommendation of text books for government model and non-model schools of UT Chandigarh was held under the chairmanship of director public instruction (S), Chandigarh administration, here today. It was attended by conveners of all subjects.

12 animators vie for national award
Chandigarh, April 12 Two teams of 12 animators from across the city have entered their short animation films for one of the country’s biggest animation competitions called ‘The 24fps Animation Awards 2007’ to be held at Mumbai on April 27. Students of teams Byteus and Animact with their works showcased at their institute in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

PU NOTES
UN invite for professor
Chandigarh, April 12
Dr Vijay Rattan, professor of public administration, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and a renowned expert in the fields of development policy and administration, e-governance and Information Technology, has received an invitation from the United Nations to participate in the 7th Global Forum to be held in Vienna, Austria, according to an official communication received here today.

From Schools Silver jubilee celebrations As a part of its silver jubilee celebrations, St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, had its presentation ceremony in the school auditorium, here, on Wednesday. Lt Gen Daljit Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM, GOC in C, Western Command, was the chief guest on the occasion. Students of Shishu Niketan Public School, Sector 43, Chandigarh, at the Baisakhi celebrations on Wednesday.

From Colleges
Students bring laurels
Chandigarh: Students of electronics and communication engineering (ECE) and information technology (IT) of the Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology (SVIET), Ramnagar, Banur, have brought laurels to the institute as some of its students secured the third, and ninth positions in the B.Tech examinations conducted by Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar, held in December 2006.

CULTURE

Parachinari artistes entertain Chandigarh, April 12 As a part of the Baisakhi celebrations, the department of Chandigarh tourism in association with the Environment Society of India organised a programme of folk dances by the Chamba-based Parachinar cultural troupe at Sukhna lake, here, today. Artistes from Pakistan perform bhangra on the eve of Baisakhi at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Jagjit Singh concert tomorrow
Chandigarh, April 12
A Jagjit Singh concert will be held at Nehru Bhavan, Sector 24, on April 14 to celebrate Baisakhi. To be organised jointly by the Durga Das Foundation and The Tribune, the ghazal concert was postponed earlier due to rains.

HEALTH

Health sector needs public-private boost: Rodrigues
Chandigarh, April 12 Punjab Governor and the UT administrator Gen (retd) S.F. Rodrigues during his visit to the Developing Indigenous Resources India, a charitable trust in Janta Colony, Naya Gaon, here, today emphasised the need for broadening and deepening the scope of public-private partnership in improving the health status and quality of life of rural people.
Punjab Governor and UT administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) interacts with primary health workers at the Developing Indigenous Resources India in Naya Gaon on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Study on asthma at other centres too
Chandigarh, April 12
A study on asthma and other allergies among people over the age of 15 has been extended to other centers, including Shimla, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bikaner, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, and Mysore with coordinating centre at Chandigarh.

Rare bone surgery performed
Mohali, April 12
Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib (C) Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sohana, has claimed to have performed a rare bone tumour surgery. A press release stated here today that 24- year-old Kuldeep Kumar, a resident of Sarkaghat in Himachal Pradesh, was diagnosed with a malignant bone tumour in his left leg.

SPORTS

Local cricketer makes strides
Chandigarh, April 12
City boy and budding cricketer Veer Karan Goyal has been selected in the Chandigarh under-15 team for the Sushil Bali Trophy being organised by the PCA from April 15 to 30. Karan, a student of St John's High School, Sector 26, had earlier represented Chandigarh at the school nationals in 2005 and 2006 in the under-14 category.

AITA MEET Suraj upsets top seed Chandigarh, April 12 Top seed Gurinder Singh lost to Suraj Beniwal 6-3, 6(3)-7, 2-6 in a well-contested semifinal match in the boys’ under-14 singles category of the ongoing AITA Talent Tennis Championship at the CLTA, Sector 10, here today. Haryana’s Suraj Beniwal in action during a semifinal match of the AITA meet at the CLTA, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Cricket trials today
Mohali, April 12
Trials to select the u-17 Mohali district cricket team will be held tomorrow at 3 pm at PCA cricket stadium, C-Ground, here. Only players born after August 31, 1990 can participate. The selected team will participate in the Punjab inter-district tournament, from which the Punjab state team will be selected for the inter-state championship.