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6 of family, taxi driver die in Kalka mishap
Kalka, June 2
In a tragic accident, six members of a family from Mandi Gobindgarh and the driver of their taxi died on the spot while four other persons sustained serious injuries, here today. The accident took place when the brakes of a truck coming from the same side failed and hit the car of the victims.

The mangled remains of the ill-fated Indica which was crushed by a truck in Kalka, near Panchkula, killing all seven occupants of the car on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

World heritage city status?
First save heritage pieces
Manhole covers stolen, sold as scrap

Chandigarh, June 2 Considered to be part of the city’s precious heritage, unique manhole covers designed by one of the key architects of City Beautiful, Pierre Jeanneret, are finding their way to the scrap market, courtesy petty thieves.

Rickshawpuller Gyan Bahadur nabbed by the police while taking the heritage manhole cover on road dividing Sectors 15 and 24 on Saturday morning. — Tribune photo by Vinay Malik

COMMUNITY

Pollution due to four-laning of highway
Notice to NHAI, GMR Expressways
Zirakpur, June 2
Fed up with the environmental pollution due to the four-laning of the Zirakpur-Ambala highway and construction of a flyover here, the citizens’ forum has sent a legal notice to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and GMR Expressways, the agency executing the project.

Beware! Snatchers on the prowl

Chandigarh, June 2 Residents beware! Snatchers are on the prowl in the city. During the past 24 hours, five incidents of miscreants decamping with valuables of gullible targets have been reported from various parts of the city. The fear of police seems to be the last thing on their minds. People gather around a victim after a purse-snatching incident in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograh

GMCH paediatrics dept data shocking
Parents less keen on daughters’ immunisation
Chandigarh, June 2
Parents living in the city and surrounding villages of Punjab are not treating their daughters well. Data collected from the paediatrics department of Government Medical Hospital, Sector 32, indicates preferential treatment given to boys in all aspects of health care.

Mishap cuts short youth’s life
Panchkula, June 2
Twenty-year-old Manish Saini today died after his two-wheeler was hit by a truck on the road dividing Sectors 12 and 12-A here while he was on his way to attend a coaching class.

Close all deras in Punjab: Samra
Chandigarh, June 2
All deras indulging in nefarious activities should be closed in Punjab. This was stated by Gurvinder Singh Samra, president of the Sikh Sangharsh Committee, here today.

WELL PREPARED: Girls on a two-wheeler cover their faces to protect themselves from extreme heat in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Janata market traders in dire straits
Seek pucca booths from GMADA
Mohali, June 2
Even as some smoke could still be seen rising from the destroyed Janata Rehri Market in Phase III B 1, here, life has come to a standstill for the fire-hit khokha owners who gathered at the scene today.

Mohali fire brigade lacks fire
Acute staff shortage; ill-equipped
Mohali, June 2
The Mohali fire brigade which caters to fire calls from areas falling under two districts is plagued by acute staff shortage and is ill-equipped to handle major fires.

City Fire Dept all geared up for any crisis
Chandigarh, June 2
The fire incident in Mohali has raised concerns among many people who are perturbed whether the city is ready to handle any situation arising from a fire incident.

Rehabilitation plan lauded
Chandigarh, June 2
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has lauded the UT administration's rehabilitation programme for slum dwellers at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park.

Scheme for ex-servicemen
Chandigarh, June 2
Exservicemen have been advised to become members of the Exservicemen Contributory Health Scheme, the last date for which has been fixed as March 31 next year.

ISBT ground reality defies CTU claims
Chandigarh, June 2
All is not well with the Sector 17 bus stand. Even though the CTU authorities have been making tall claims about developing the ISBT into a model bus terminal, lack of basic amenities here has put a question mark on the assertions made by them.

Dera Bassi Gujjars form manch
Dera Bassi, June 2
To express solidarity with their community in Rajasthan, Gujjars of Dera Bassi sub-division today formed the "ekta sangarsh manch" and decided to organise a protest march from Mukandpur village to the SDM office here on June 4.

43 degree Hottest day of the season

HOTTEST DAY OF SEASON Max temp 43°C

Chandigarh, June 2 The Met Department recorded the hottest day of the season today, as the mercury rose to 43 degree Celsius. The jump in the day temperature was 1.8 degrees more than yesterday and it marked extreme summer, as hot winds blew throughout the day, pausing for a while towards the evening when some sectors reported a minor drizzle. The unsparing sun parches the earth on the road connecting Chandigarh to Hallomajra. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

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CRIME

Youth jailed for poaching wild boar
Chandigarh, June 2
Wildlife officials of Mohali and Ropar today arrested a 26-year-old youth on charges of poaching a wild boar. Darshan Singh, who has a history of poaching in this forest area, was arrested from his house at Kakot Majre village.

Two brothers booked on kidnap charge
Chandigarh, June 2
Two brothers of Kansal village have been booked by the Chandigarh police on a charge of kidnapping two girls from Sector 24.

BUSINESS

‘Laugh and Win’ contest
Chandigarh, June 2
Airtel announced a 'Laugh and Win' contest for its prepaid and postpaid customers in Punjab wherein the highest scorer will drive home a Maruti Swift. To participate, an Airtel customer has to call 646 and say 'summer' or simply dial 64640 and answer the questions. — TNS

Traders hail decision on floors
Chandigarh, June 2
The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM) today hailed the announcement of the Chandigarh Administration regarding the regularisation of the SCOs with five storeys in Sector 17.

Taxi operators hail MC move
Chandigarh, June 2
The Chandigarh Taxi Operators Union has hailed the decision of the Municipal Council to defer the issue of auction of taxi stand sites in the city.

EDUCATION

385 city students honoured

Chandigarh, June 2 As many as 385 students of the city’s government schools, who have made a mark in the CBSE (Classes X and XII) examination for the academic session 2006-2007, were honoured at a function held at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, here, today. Students of the city’s government schools in a jubilant mood after being honoured for their achievements in the CBSE examination (Classes X and XII) in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

14,000 take PTU CET

Chandigarh, June 2 Nearly 14,000 students took the common entrance test for admission to various government and non-government engineering colleges of Punjab at various examination centres located in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi today. Students come out of a centre after taking the PTU CET at Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Students add colour to PGI walls
Chandigarh, June 2
As many as 34 students of Vivek High School-38 volunteered to work at the Advanced Paediatric Centre (APC) of the PGI for the International Award for Young People (IAYP) programme from May 25 to June 2 from 9 am to 11 am. They adorned walls of the centre’s first-floor corridors with colourful paintings.

Board revises JET result
Chandigarh, June 2
The Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training today issued a clarification regarding some discrepancy in the joint entrance test -2007 result.

Appointed
Chandigarh, June 2
The DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi, has appointed Dr Puneet Bedi, principal, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, as the regional director (HP zone-V).

Theatre workshop: Fun and frolic marks concluding day

Panchkula, June 2 It was a return to the carefree days of being a child, of being free and unfettered, at the week-long summer workshop at Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, here. But this one was different. For, it were the teachers and not the children this time round, who came away enriched by the experience. Teachers of Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, Panchkula, dance with gay abandon at the conclusion of a week-long theatre workshop in the school on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh

HEALTH

Workshop for radiographers begins tomorrow
Chandigarh, June 2
In order to impart interactive training to radiographers and X-ray technologists from district hospitals or general hospitals in remote locations, or areas that have little access to service facilities and to update them on the current trends in the quality assurance of the X-ray equipments, a four-day workshop will start at the PGI here on Monday.

Blood camp today
Chandigarh, June 2
To meet the shortage of blood during summer months and help serious patients and thalassaemics, the Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association, Chandigarh, will hold a blood donation camp tomorrow.