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Gave tickets, not visas: Sandal Travels
Chandigarh, April 25
Following news reports that 36 persons hailing Punjab and Haryana had been deported from Dubai on Monday night for travelling on fake documents, the Chandigarh Police today made inquiries with a Sector 34-based travel agency.

Nothing model about this Model School
Parents write to DPI against staff

Chandigarh, April 25 Barely four days after a ruckus at the newly opened Government Model High School, Sector 38 (West), over political leaders trying to intervene in admissions, another scuffle took place between parents and the teachers of the school staff today.

The teachers abused us: Parents We’re not able to tackle the rush: Head

POOL PUDDLE
Palatial houses for judges lie vacant
Chandigarh, April 25
Even as Punjab alleges that the Chandigarh administration arbitrarily withdrew houses from the Punjab pool and placed these in the pool of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, palatial houses built for the purpose in Sector 39 have been lying vacant since the last over three years.

Now, technical audit of works
Chandigarh, April 25
Following complaints about the quality of work being executed by the Chandigarh Housing Board and the Municipal Corporation, the Chandigarh administration has decided to hold technical audit of the works executed by the two agencies.

Mushroom prices meatier than chicken
Chandigarh, April 25
Mushrooms are now more expensive than chicken and paneer. With the mushroom season at its fag-end, the price of this cash crop has gone up to Rs 140 per kg.

COMMUNITY

209 jhuggis removed

Mohali, April 25 Land worth crores of rupees was got vacated by the enforcement wing of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) in a demolition drive carried at Phase VI here today. Personnel of the GMADA demolish illegal structures in Lalbahadur Shastri Colony, Phase VI, Mohali, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Ammunition Scam
Boxes were not checked, says officer
Chandigarh, April 25
An officer from 5 Sikh Light Infantry (SLI) serving as the battalion’s quartermaster, Maj Murli T T, today stated before the general court martial (GCM) trying Col Vishal Bhargav for alleged misappropriation of ammunition in the Kargil sector, that he had not personally checked the ammunition and compared the same with vouchers. Hence he could not vouch for the correctness of the documents.

Major-Gen’s website violates service rules Chandigarh, April 25 A personal website has been hosted on the Internet by the Judge Advocate-General (JAG), head of the Army’s legal department, in apparent violation of service regulations as no prior permission for it was obtained. Home page of Maj-Gen Nilendra Kumar’s  personal website.

Journalists seek action against DC
Mohali, April 25
The Mohali Journalists Joint Action Committee has demanded action against deputy commissioner Harjit Inder Singh Garewal for providing wrong information to the media. The information pertains to a case relating to the municipal election from the ward from where former president of the civic body Kulwant Singh had contested.

Club panel meets CM
Panchkula, April 25
Members of the steering committee, Gymkhana Club, Sector 6, led by its convener, Capt R.R. Bhardwaj (retd), met Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here today and submitted a memorandum to him seeking an elected body for the club.

Taken for a ride: A clever monkey decides to hitch a ride on the obliging canine. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Snag hits power supply
Chandigarh, April 25
The southern sectors of the city were plunged into darkness late at night whilst still others experienced power fluctuations owing to a snag in the power line from Mohali. Power was shut down to Sectors 20 to 35, 44 to 52, Burail and others areas for over half an hour around 11 pm due to the problem.

Letters
Provide infrastucture
The government is doing a lot for the uplift of the underprevileged sections. But at the same time it is unable to provide basic infrastructure. I was astonished to see that in one of the anganwaris, a health worker was vaccinating kids as well as pregnant woman on a cot.

CRIME

Two held for forgery
Chandigarh, April 25
The police today arrested two persons on the allegations of duping a private bank of Rs 5 lakh by submitting fake  documents.

Rs 2.20 lakh stolen from motor cycle
Ambala, April 25
Thieves stole Rs 2.20 lakh from the dicky of a motor cycle in Pansari Bazar, Ambala Sadar, this afternoon.

Poultry farm owners booked
Panchkula, April 25
The Barwala police today booked the owners of Amit Poultry Farm and Nitin Poultry Farm for not conforming to cleanliness standards at their respective farms. The case was registered following a surprise visit by deputy commissioner Neerja Shekhar and SDM Virender Dahiya.

BUSINESS

Canada eases norms for skilled labour
Chandigarh, April 25
Canadian immigration authorities have thrown their doors open for one lakh skilled workers from India and other Asia-Pacific countries in 2007.

Grovers’ debut in hospitality Chandigarh, April 25 Hotels are sprouting up a dime a dozen in the city and visitors will soon have a choice with something to suit every budget right from five star hotels to inexpensive accommodation. Father-son duo of Ajay and Akshay Grover outside their newly launched Hotel KLG in Sector 43, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

EDUCATION

Incomplete Forms
PU to hold special exam mela
Chandigarh, April 25
Panjab University will be holding a special ‘examination mela’ on April 28 for candidates whose examination forms were incomplete and their result is going to be withheld by the university.

Teachers want vacations from May 13
Chandigarh, April 25
Expressing resentment over the summer vacation schedule of Panjab University, members of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) have demanded that summer vacation should commence from May 13 instead of May 20.

Remembering Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh, April 25
The Chandigarh School of Drama in collaboration with the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi organised an Awami Natak Mela at the Punjab Kala Bhavan’s open air theatre, here, today to commemorate the birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.

2 school employees dismissed
Chandigarh, April 25
Services of two Class IV employees of government schools were terminated for negligence in performing duties, by the DPI (S) here today.

From Colleges
Campus interviews held
Mohali: Dell, an international computer giant based in the USA, held campus interviews in Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran. B.Tech students of all streams along with MBA and MCA students, who are going to pass outs in July, 2007, were eligible to appear.

PU Notes
Placement brochure
The placement cell of the department of laws, Panjab University, has brought out a placement brochure for the benefit of its students. The brochure carries information about the university, the department, facilities available, syllabi and faculty in addition to brief profiles of students of LLB final and LLM.

COURTS

Kalka-Parwanoo highway
Speed up work, says HC
Chandigarh, April 25
Talking tough on the tardy pace at which the work on the Kalka-Parwanoo highway was going on, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Punjab, Haryana and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite the completion of the highway.

CULTURE

Digital paintings on display

Chandigarh, April 25 ‘Digi Art’, an exhibition of digital paintings, was inaugurated by Vivek Attray, director, tourism and public relations, at Government Museum and Art Gallery today. Inaugurating the exhibition, Attray said, “The paintings are vivid and technically sound.” Artist Satish Verma with one of his works on display at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

SPORTS

Jaanesh, Shilpa enter semis

Chandigarh, April 25 Top seed Jaanesh Kaur of Chandigarh continued her winning streak as she defeated seventh seed Prabhamrit Kaur of Chandigarh 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the girls under-16 singles in the AITA Championship Series being conducted by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association at the CLTA Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, here today. Harry S. Amor and Garry S. Amor of Chandigarh in action during the AITA Championship Series at the CLTA stadium on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

Chandigarh book berth in final
Mohali, April 25
The Chandigarh team secured its berth in the final of the Punjab State Inter-District Under-15 Tournament for the Sushil Bali Trophy beating Mohali district on the basis of first innings lead in the semifinal match at the Punjab Cricket Association grounds here today.