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Acquisitions
Oustees to get residential sites
Chandigarh, May 10
After facing criticism from different quarters for not rehabilitating displaced land owners and offering low land compensation rates, the Chandigarh administration has decided to frame a policy for allotment of residential sites for persons whose land is acquired in future.

State emblem on judges' cars
UT: Centre alone can decide
Chandigarh, May 10
The Chandigarh administration today submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Centre alone was the constitutionally and legally competent authority to take a decision regarding the use of the state emblem of India on official vehicles of the Chief Justice and other judges.

Sting operation: Judge unmoved
Chandigarh, May 10
A sting operation by a private channel, showing footage of a witness and a defence lawyer allegedly coercing another witness to retract his statement in a case of seizure of 5 kg of narcotics by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), today did not find favour with a local court.

Petro Scam
One more lands in police net
Chandigarh, May 10
The operation cell of the Chandigarh Police investigating the Rs 1,000 crore inter-state petro scam arrested a Delhi resident, one of the accused in the scam.

Speaking out
IHF solely to blame
The decision of the ministry of youth affairs and sports to demote hockey and remove it from the ‘priority’ to the ‘general’ category has come in for severe criticism from former Olympians as well as hockey players in the city.

Decision on monorail in 3 months
Chandigarh, May 10
The Chandigarh administration has constituted a 10-member committee for reviewing the report by RITES on the mass rapid transport system (MRTS) project in the city. The committee under the chairmanship of K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi , will submit its report within 90 days.

Telegram that alerted the British on the War
Chandigarh, May 10
It was a telegraphic message that sounded the British officers and forces about the uprising on May 10, 1857.Sent to Umballa (Ambala) office by the then Major-Gen, Delhi, H. W. Barnard, the message alerted the government of Punjab about the breaking out of the War and ordered swift action before the news of Meerut and Delhi actually became common knowledge.

COMMUNITY

Sarangpur projects will spell chaos
Don’t overcrowd periphery: Bansal
Chandigarh, May 10
Pawan Kumar Bansal, minister of state for finance and member of Parliament, has once again cautioned the administration to tread carefully on its development plans in the city, which may spell chaos on roads near Sarangpur, overcrowding the periphery.

Despite ban, cut fruit sale on
Chandigarh, May 10
Exposed to flies and dust, cut fruits are being sold in most public places in the city with impunity. What comes as a rude shock is that these are being sold even on the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court despite a ban on these food items under the Epidemic Diseases Act.

A man sells cucumbers on the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court under unhygienic conditions. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Ensure pure eatables, food inspectors told
Chandigarh, May 10
Laxmi Kanta Chawla, health and family welfare minister, Punjab, today called a meeting of food inspectors of the state and public analysts belonging to food laboratories of Chandigarh, Jalandhar and Bathinda here to review the food sampling process and discuss the provisions of the Food Adulteration Act.

Come summers, getting rail tickets a Herculean task
Chandigarh, May 10
Here comes the summers and the rush for railway tickets is at its peak. With the fast-approaching holiday season, securing a berth in the railway has become a Herculean task for many in the city.

GMADA to check misuse of water
Mohali, May 10
Officials of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) are gearing up to check misuse of water in Sectors 66 to 69. The drive will begin from May 14.

Close liquor vend: Residents
Mohali, May 10
The Residents Welfare Association, Sector 53, has demanded the closure of liquor vend opened near the residential area in violation of the norms.

New fines in place
Chandigarh, May 10
The Chandigarh traffic police has started charging fines as per the recent enhancement in penalties following a notification of the Chandigarh administration.

Photo ID card
Parties urged to facilitate campaign
Chandigarh, May 10
The Chandigarh administration has urged various political parties, resident welfare associations and mohalla chiefs to encourage the remaining voters to get themselves photographed for the issuance of photo identity cards in the Union Territory.

Randeep wins photo contest
Chandigarh, May 10
Randeep Singh of International Boys Hostel has won the first prize in the amateur category of a photography contest, organised by the department of tourism, an official press release said here today.

SBI clarifies on PU land
Chandigarh, May 10
In a response to a news story published in these columns on May 4 titled “PU gets back prime land from SBI”, the bank authorities have clarified that there was neither any tussle between Panjab University and the bank nor was there any effort on the part of the SBI to hold onto the university premises.

Letters

CRIME

19 water meters stolen
Chandigarh, May 10
In a spate of thefts, thieves struck at 11 houses in Mani Majra last night and decamped with 19 water meters.

Burglar held, spare parts recovered
Chandigarh, May 10
The local police has arrested a Chandigarh resident accused of breaking into shops and claimed to have recovered stolen spare parts worth Rs 1.94 lakh from him. He used to send the stolen articles to Delhi through courier to avoid being caught.

Gang of vehicle thieves busted
Panchkula, May 10
With the arrest of four persons, the local police has busted a gang of auto thieves.

Infant killed in mishap
Lalru, May 10
A two-month-old baby was killed in an accident on the Lalru-Handesra road here today. The accident occurred when the car in which Isha and her brother Gaurav were travelling was hit by a tipper from behind.

EDUCATION

From Colleges...
Chandigarh
FUNCTION: National Asthma Week was celebrated at Swami Vivekanand College of Pharmacy Ramnagar, Banur. Ashwani Garg, chairman of the Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes, was the chief guest and Manmohan Garg, CEO, presided over the function.

From Schools...
Chandigarh
PEACE CLUB: As part of an ongoing campaign on “Peace City Chandigarh,” a Peace Club was inaugurated at Government Model School, Sector 36, by Hushang Garmroud, an international peace educator.

Students of Government Model High School, Sector 36, Chandigarh, present a colourful programme at the inauguration of Peace Club in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Honing communication skills
Chandigarh, May 10
Words are important. If spoken correctly and aptly, these make a lasting impact on all concerned. In the modern job market, where good communication skills are a prerequisite, good command of the English language gives one an added advantage in securing a job.

Girl students hone their communication skills at a centre being run by the Mehar Baba Charitable Trust at Bassi Pathana. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Placement drive at CEC on May 13
Mohali, May 10
Wipro Infotech will be holding joint campus placements at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran (CEC) on May 13.

Power failure halts online exam
Chandigarh, May 10
An online examination for admission to engineering branches of BITS (Pilani), being held at Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Sector 26, here, was suspended for over an hour following a power shutdown, this evening. About 40 students taking the test waited for an hour after a technical snag led to the power cut. The three-hour long examination that began at 4.30 pm resumed again at around 8 pm.

Teams selected for national meet
Chandigarh, May 10
Rushabh Sralech of St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44 D, and Baljinder Kaur of Rayan International-49 will lead Chandigarh boys and girls teams, respectively, in the 26th Sub-Junior National Ball Badminton Championship to be held at Bikaner, Rajasthan, from May 12 to 15.

PEC employees protest
Chandigarh, May 10
Members of the Punjab Engineering College Employees Union held a protest rally in Sector 25 on Wednesday. The rally was organised in association with the coordination committee of government and MC employees.

COURTS

District Courts
Beggar sent to reformation home
Chandigarh, May 10
Shankar Maheto, a 45-year-old luxury-loving beggar who was arrested by Chandigarh police for begging in public place, was today sent to a reformation home in Sector 25. He will remain in the home for a year.

HEALTH

PGI takes up fight against drugs
Chandigarh, May 10
A nodal committee constituted by the PGI, Chandigarh, has decided to adopt a two-pronged strategy to tackle the drug menace in the city.

SPORTS

Mohit fashions Patiala win
Mohali, May 10
Five-wicket haul by Mohit Mohindra enabled Patiala beat hosts Mohali on the basis of the first innings lead in a two-day match of the Punjab State Inter-District (under-17) Tournament for the M.L. Markan Trophy 2007-08 at PCA Stadium here today.

A Patiala batsman plays a shot during the Punjab State Inter-District (under-17) Tournament for M.L. Markan Trophy 2007-08 at PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Snooker
Rishabh in final
Chandigarh, May 10
Rishabh Arora moved to the final after beating Lakshay Arora 2-1 in the semifinal of the best-of-three frame in junior category of the sixth Saurabh Khattar Memorial Billiards and Snooker Championship at Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, here today.

City sports council to award players
Chandigarh, May 10
The Chandigarh Sports Council (CSC) has decided to give cash awards for 2006-07 to deserving sports persons of the city on the eve of the National Sports Day on June 29.

60 budding hockey players shortlisted
Chandigarh, May 10
As many as 143 hockey players from different states of north zone turned up for the selection of north zone probables for the IHF’s youth development programme.