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TRUST BETRAYED
Elderly couple, servant murdered in Kajheri
Chandigarh, May 14
A 76-year-old dairy farmer, Sucha Singh, his wife Balbir Kaur, and their servant Chottu were found battered and strangled to death in Kajheri village, near here, this morning. The crime was purportedly committed by those who had been assisting the victims in running a dairy farm, one of the biggest, in the Union territory.

Servants were not registered They kept waiting for ‘Jeepwala’ Sucha Singh and his wife Balbir Kaur — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Gurdeep was killed by cousin
Mohali, May 14
The Mohali police claims to have solved the murder of Gurdeep Singh with the arrest of one person here today, even as relatives of the arrested person held a protest outside the office of the SSP.

Civil Services: Amit 2nd, Juhi 10th
Chandigarh, May 14
City lad Amit Saini, a medico from Government Medical College and Hospital here has made it to all India second position in the Civil Services Examinations - 2006.

	I studied for over six hours a day. — Amit Saini
SHE CAN’T BELIEVE IT: Juhi with her family — Photo by Vinay Malik

14 from city make it to Civil Services
Chandigarh, May 14
City students have once again made their mark on the national scene with at least 14 students making it to the toughest competition in the country: The All-India Civil Services Examination. The results of the examination held in 2006 was declared today in Delhi.

COMMUNITY

Mend your ways, Congress warns SAD-BJP
Accuses government of harassment
Mohali, May 14
Senior Punjab Congress leaders warned the SAD-BJP government against excesses and harassment of Congress persons in the state and said their party, which was ruling in the Centre, should not be compelled to resort to undemocratic measures.

HC Parking Blues UT to dig deep for solution Chandigarh, May 14 If you are planning to visit the Punjab and Haryana High Court in your car, think again. For, you may find it easy to enter the premises but once you decide in to leave the parking maze it may just prove to be one Herculean task. The parking lot at the Punjab and Haryana High Court complex in Chandigarh is bursting at its seams. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Construction
Admn not to relax time limit
Chandigarh, May 14
The Chandigarh administration will end all relaxations on the time limits for construction of buildings. This will mean an end to "unlimited" extensions and making the time schedule more tight for completion of buildings.

Altruism drew Wilkinson to Rotary Chandigarh, May 14 While his official term at Rotary International (headquartered in Chicago, USA) begins only on July 1 this year, its president-elect Wilfrid J (Wilf) Wilkinson has already tightened his boots to step as far as he can to make a difference. Wilfrid J (Wilf) Wilkinson, president-elect of Rotary International

Misappropriation: Col gets reprimand
Chandigarh, May 14
A general court martial has held the commanding officer of an armoured regiment guilty for allegedly misappropriating diesel and moving an official vehicle to a different station without due authority. He has been awarded a severe reprimand and loss of four years’ seniority for the purpose of pension.

IAF moots retention bonus for pilots, engineers
Chandigarh, May 14
To check manpower shortage and discourage personnel from leaving the service prematurely, the IAF has proposed that a “retention bonus” be introduced for its pilots and engineers. According to a senior officer, the bonus is proposed to be paid on a periodic basis.

Chandigarh Rotary Club celebrates 50 years Chandigarh, May 14 The Rotary Club of Chandigarh, chartered on May 11, 1958, commemorated and celebrated 50 years of service today at a hotel in Sector 17. Talking about the new projects for the city, in-coming president of the club Arvind Mehan said, in collaboration with the PGI, the club would conduct over 250 crucial retina surgeries through the year.

(From right) Rotary district governor of the region Dhian Chand, president-elect of the Rotary International Wilfrid J (Wilf) Wilkinson, former president of the Rotary International R.K. Saboo and president of the Rotary Club, Chandigarh, Manmohan Singh at a function to celebrate golden jubilee of the club at a hotel in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

HSEB employee injured
Panchkula, May 14
An employee of the Haryana State Electricity Board, Shiv Kumar, was injured when he touched a live wire and fell from an electricity pole while trying to rectify a fault. Admitted to the General Hospital, Sector 6, he said JE Parveen had asked him to attend to the shutting down of one of the phases in Raipur Rani.

Congress workers protest against the administration at a rally in Mohali on Monday.— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Booksellers get permanent sites
Chandigarh, May 14
As many as 37 secondhand booksellers today got pucca platforms, with pre-fabricated structure roofing and equipped with the basic facilities of electricity, drinking water, parking lot and public toilets in Sector 15.

Vet camps in slums
Chandigarh, May 14
The People for Animals is organising a series of free mobile veterinary camps in all slums and villages of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali. Thirty camps will be organised in these areas in the next three months.

Employees submit memo
Chandigarh, May 14
The coordination committee of government and MC employees and workers of Chandigarh have met the joint secretary (home) and submitted a memorandum regarding their pending demands.

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CRIME

Two gangs of thieves busted
Panchkula, May 14
The district police claimed to have solved 12 cases of theft and recovered stolen motor cycles with the arrest of two gangs active in the township. Addressing a press conference here today, superintendent of police Balbir Singh said the members of the two gangs had admitted to their involvement in the crimes.

Two held for looting
Mohali, May 14
The police has arrested two persons who had allegedly looted a man near Nadiali village at gunpoint and taken away his Skoda car. SSP Ranbir Singh Khatra said the arrested persons had been identified as Dharminder, alias Bhinda, a resident of Sadipur village in Jalandhar district, and Kulwinder Singh, alias Sonu, a resident of Bajua Khurd village in Jalandhar.

Man held for molesting daughter
Chandigarh, May 14
The local police today arrested a Janata Colony resident in Sector 25 on the allegations of sexually harassing his married daughter. The accused, an autorickshaw driver, is in his mid-forties and lives separately from his wife.

Iron sheets worth Rs 6 lakh recovered
Chandigarh, May 14
The local police yesterday claimed to have recovered the remaining 14 tonnes of iron sheets worth Rs 6 lakh from a truck driver arrested last week. Sources in the Industrial Area police station said Prem Parkash of Ludhiana disclosed that he had hidden the iron sheets in a jungle near Raipur Khurd village.

3 convicted of murder
Chandigarh, May 14
The district and sessions judge today convicted three persons of the murder of a newspaper hawker, Hari Singh, in April 2004. The convicted include Ashok Kumar, Venod and Kaka. The accused had stolen Rs 50,000 from Hari Singh’s house when he woke up and resisted the theft.

Man dies mysteriously
Chandigarh, May 14
A resident of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, died under mysterious circumstances this morning. According to the police, the victim has been identified as Saroop Singh. He was a labourer and was in his mid-forties.

BUSINESS

India, Canada for stronger trade ties
Chandigarh, May 14
Stating that India and Canada enjoy mature bilateral relationships and strong socio-cultural linkages, the Punjab Governor and UT administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), has emphasised the need for further strengthening economic and trade ties through vibrant partnership and joint ventures in different fields.

EDUCATION

PEC students devise petrol gauge Chandigarh, May 14 Under-measuring of petrol and diesel by petrol stations is now a thing of the past with the devising of a personal petrol-diesel gauge by two students of Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12, as a part of their college project. Neha Khurana and Sneha Arora show a petrol-diesel gauge at PEC in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

Participants of doll making and terracotta workshop during the concluding function at Government College, Panchkula, organised by the Haryana Kala Parishad on Monday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

Absentee teacher dismissed
Chandigarh, May 14
A social studies teacher with Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37-D, Manoj, was dismissed from her services by the education department today for being absent for a long period of time without getting her leave sanctioned.

75 selected in campus recruitment
Mohali, May 14
Students from engineering colleges all over Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh took part in a recruitment drive held at Chandigarh Engineering College, Landran. The recruitments were conducted by software giant I-Flex.

Traffic on class VI curricula
Chandigarh, May 14
The Chandigarh administration is introducing traffic education in the curricula of class VI from the current session to inculcate a good traffic sense among students. The vehicular population of the city is 6.05 lakh against the total population of 11 lakh, which is the highest per capita vehicular population in the country.

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COURTS

Bar Poll
Panel meets today to address complaints
Chandigarh, May 14
The election committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide upon the fate of complaints filed before it alleging discrepancies in the bar poll.

Misplaced record: Court yet to act
Chandigarh, May 14
The district courts authorities have failed to take action against those responsible for “misplacing” vital documents from the court record. The documents were part of a case of theft and breaking of locks against a Sector 35 resident.

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CULTURE

Promote literary music: Dolly
Panchkula, May 14
“Popular Punjabi music today is patently sponsor-oriented and inevitably governed by commercial considerations. Without meaningful lyrics, emotional content and aesthetic criteria, music albums hardly relate to any socio-cultural perspective,” opined acclaimed folklore maestro Dolly Guleria.

HEALTH

PGI to have dept of rehabilitation medicine
Chandigarh, May 14
The authorities have decided to establish a department of physical and rehabilitation medicine at PGI, Chandigarh. Occupational therapy, orthotic-prosthetic and physiotherapy sections will be integral parts of this department.

PGI defends boundary wall
Chandigarh, May 14
In the light of the controversy over raising the boundary wall of the PGI campus near Janata Colony, the PGI authorities have come out to explain the need for raising the wall.

Lifetime Achievement Award for neurologist Chandigarh, May 14 Awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award by Madras Neuro Trust in January, Dr J S Chopra was invited to attend the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology last week. It was Dr Chopra, who set up department of neurology and research laboratory at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, in 1968 and headed it till his retirement in 1995.                                                                                         J S Chopra

Expert: Yoga cure for hypertension
Chandigarh, May 14
Hypertension, the root cause of heart problem, is prevailing among every seventh person in the world’s industrially developed countries. This was stated by Aastha Dhawal, a renowned yoga expert, here yesterday.

CT coronary angiography
Admn to reimburse pvt tests
Chandigarh, May 14
The Chandigarh administration has allowed reimbursement of CT coronary angiography test from private hospitals as the test is not available in any government hospital in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.

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SPORTS

Talwar gives bowling tips Mohali, May 14 Former Haryana Ranji off-spinner Sarkar Talwar today gave finer nuances of bowling to budding cricketers at the ongoing one-month under-15 zonal cricket camp at the PCA stadium. Sarkar joined the academy today to sharpen the skills of spinners. Former Haryana player Sarkar Talwar gives bowling tips to budding cricketers at the ongoing zonal cricket camp at the PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Goal glut in hockey matches Chandigarh, May 14 The three matches played in the 5th edition of the Olympian Dharam Singh Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey Tournament, being played at the hockey stadium, Sector 18, saw a goal glut today. A match in progress at the hockey stadium, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Two local lads for IHF coaching camp
Chandigarh, May 14
Two local budding players - Rupinder Pal Singh and Dharamvir Singh - have been selected by the Indian Hockey Federation to attend a coaching camp for junior development team probables.