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New road to Panchkula in 3 months
Chandigarh, March 23
There is a good news for daily commuters who are fed up with traffic snarls on the Madhya Marg, especially the section connecting the city with Panchkula. In the next three months, the UT engineering department has decided to open another road (route no.2) between the two cities.

Bashing up at Nayagaon
5 more cops suspended
Case takes new turn as three claimed to have thrashed them, not the SHO
Mohali, March 23
The SAS Nagar SSP today suspended five police officers, who had, along with the SHO Nayagaon Gurjeet Singh, allegedly bashed up three persons, Gurbachan Singh, Amit Kapoor and Deepak Thakur, in Nayagaon on Thursday night.

Uniformity eludes building bylaws
Chandigarh, March 23 
Discrimination seems to be the buzzword in Chandigarh. While the city has created a niche for itself the worldover for its architectural planning, the enforcement of the "outdated and lopsided" bylaws has been brewing resentment among thousands of marla house owners.

COMMUNITY

His disability fails to move education board officials
Chandigarh, March 23
Strange but true. A prisoner is allowed to appear in exams from the jail but a handicapped, who cannot move out of his room due to his disability, is not allowed to take his exams from his home. At least that’s what the rules say.

COLOURS OF JOY: People enjoy the festival of colours, Holi, in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

Hooda to address rally on March 27
Panchkula, March 23
The election scene for Panchkula MC poll is set to hot up further as the Congress has decided to organise a rally on March 27 to be addressed by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Step-motherly treatment to small units
Industrialists seek govt intervention
Mohali, March 23
Members of the Mohali Chamber of Industry and Commerce alleged that the Punjab Government was meting out step-motherly treatment to the small-scale industries in Punjab.

Woman found dead in bathroom
Panchkla, March 23
The body of a 40-year-old woman was found lying at her home under mysterious circumstances here today. The police was suspecting it to be case of death due to over drinking. The deceased has been identified as Leela Giri, a care taker at house No. 248 of Sector 4.

Model act for vendors soon: Selja
Panchkula, March 23
In order to protect the interests of street vendors, a policy has been formed which is expected to be implemented shortly. This was revealed by union minister of state for housing and urban poverty alleviation Selja here today.

Threat of naked wires looms in Sec-44
Chandigarh, March 23
Naked electric wires in Sector 44, damaged recently due to negligence of workers who were involved in a road widening project of the municipal corporation, could cause a major tragedy if corrective action is not taken soon. Although the wires have been temporarily mended, yet the threat still looms large.

Scooterist killed in accident
Chandigarh, March 23
A day after when a young boy was killed in a road accident, another person was killed when his scooter collided with a car at the light point of Sector 45 here last night.

Mayor Pradeep Chhabra and PU vice-chancellor Prof R.C. Sobti plant saplings on the PU campus on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Chamber of commerce polls postponed
Chandigarh, March 23
Elections to the executive body of Chandigarh Chamber of Commerce, which were scheduled to be held tomorrow, have now been postponed by one month.

Private banks asked to meet social obligations
Chandigarh, March 23
Private banks in the city have failed to finance any of the welfare schemes and thus meet their priority sector lending targets. The issue came up for discussion during a state-level committee meeting of banks for Chandigarh.

Joint agreement on water conservation
Chandigarh, March 23
Coca Cola India and CII Northern Region have joined hands to launch a water conservation and management project called Conserve. The project aims at promoting industry engagement in rainwater harvesting and community water conservation programmes through awareness generation and capacity building.

Letters

EDUCATION

Undergraduate students to get 15 min more in exams
Chandigarh, March 23
There is some respite for the students appearing in the forthcoming undergraduate examinations. The Panjab University Syndicate in its meeting held, today, gave its nod to grant 15 minutes extra time to the students. The extra time would be helpful for students in filling OMR (optical mark reader sheet).

PU salutes martyrs
Chandigarh, March 23
The 77th martyrdom day of Saheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev was observed in a befitting manner by All India DSO, Chandigarh unit, by taking out a ‘torch procession’ from Punjab University market to students’ centre at 6 pm today evening. Many students, teachers and youth participated in the march with patriotic zeal.

Students take out torch procession in memory of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev at Panjab University on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Mamta, Gaurav best students
Chandigarh, March 23
Mamta of Class IV and Gaurav Mittal of Class IX was adjudged as the best student of the session 2007-08 during the Appreciation Day organised at Saint Soldier International School, here today. The programme was presided over by the chairman Sardar Gurdev Singh Hayer.

From Schools & Colleges
Holi celebrated with fervour
Mohali, March 23
Dr. I.T. Institute of Management and Technology celebrated ‘Rang De Holi’ with great zeal. Students of the institute sprayed colours along with construction workers and their children who are part of the NGO of the institute Naya Savera. CEO of the institute Deepti Mahajan informed the students about the importance of Holi. Director of the institute prof P.P. Arya and Deepti Mahajan were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the students and participated in the festivities.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

7 injured in clash
Dera Bassi, March 23
Seven persons of two families were injured in a clash here today. The incident took place this afternoon in Mehmadpur village. One of the injured Jaswinder Singh was allegedly beaten up after having been tied in a sack by members of another family in the village.

Villager's Death
Doctors call for complete bandh today
Bassi Pathana, March 23
The row over the death of Nirmal Singh, a resident of Fatehpur Jattan village, allegedly due to the negligence on part of the doctors had ended yesterday and the owners of Bawa Nursing Home and family members of the deceased had reached a compromise. But a threatening call from an unknown person to the hospital management has sparked a new row in the medical fraternity.

One-yr-old falls off roof, dies
Dera Bassi, March 23
Holi turned out to be a black day for a couple living in Khateek Mohalla when their one-year-old son Abhishek died after falling from the roof.

Sohana residents celebrate ‘clean’ Holi after years
Mohali, March 23
Probably for the first time in many years, residents of Sohana village here celebrated a neat and clean Holi. For years, the residents of the village used to wake up to a grotesque sight on Holi day. Animal bones, flesh and skulls were found hanging on every door of the village. Miscreants in the village used to gather parts of dead animals and ash and celebrate Holi in this ugly manner. The young in the village smeared ash on people and at times cow dung also.

SPORTS

Inder Mohan is Mr Chandigarh
Chandigarh, March 23
Inder Mohan was declared as Mr Chandigarh, while Baljeet Singh and Jaggit Singh finished second and third, respectively, during the 19th Mr Chandigarh Body building Championship being organised by the Chandigarh Amateur Body Building Association at DAV College here today.

Participants in action during the 19th Mr Chandigarh championship held at DAV College-10, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

3-member robbers’ gang busted
Chandigarh, March 23
The police today busted a three-member gang involved in numerous incidents of theft and snatchings in the city. Addressing a press conference, Kulwant Singh, SHO of Sector 17 police station said the three accused include Vinay, a resident of Sector 29, Ajay, a resident of Sector 28 and Virender, a resident of Nayagaon.
The accused in custody at Sector 17 police station on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

CULTURE

City gets taste of unique theatre spectacle
Chandigarh, March 23
The week end crowd was treated to a unique theatre spectacle by the world acclaimed Swiss dance ensemble 'DA MOTUS' in collaboration with the Chandigarh Tourism and STEPS, here, at the lake Promenade today. The troupe comprising four accomplished danseurs had already given sterling performances in 30 countries.

Swiss troupe performs at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Koena all set for Hollywood
Chandigarh, March 23
Bollywood actress Koena Mitra will be starring in an action-packed Hollywood movie, for which she has already started taking special training in various forms of martial arts. The actress who performed during the ongoing Indian Cricket League at Tau Devi Lal Stadium here last night revealed, “ The name of the movie is Karna, in which you will get to see a lot of action scenes executed by me.

MAGIC ON: Koena Mitra performs during the ICL Twenty20 match in Panchkula on Sunday. —Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan