Home secy to be repatriated
Chandigarh, March 29
The Chandigarh administration has finally decided to repatriate the present home secretary, Krishna Mohan, a Haryana-cadre IAS officer, to his parent state on March 31.
Road maintenance leaves commuters a harried lot
Chandigarh, March 29
Even as there is no technical obstruction in re-carpeting roads during the night, the UT engineering wing continues to re-carpet roads, paint road markings and carry out other maintenance works during the day, much to the chagrin of commuters.
A day before poll, blame game rife
Panchkula, March 29
The town wore a quite look as aggressive campaigning for the Panchkula MC poll came to an end here yesterday. Tomorrow around 1,16,500 voters will decide the fate of 185 candidates contesting from 31 wards.
UT aims to promote ‘responsible tourism’
Chandigarh, March 29
The Chandigarh tourism department, in association with EonEcon Foundation would popularise the concept of ‘responsible tourism’ in the region. To launch the concept, a conference was organised at the UT guest house here today. Speakers from the hotel industry were also called in to express their views.
Art is a major social force: Khanna
Chandigarh, March 29
“In the best of the times and the worst, people have always turned to the arts, a dynamic social force which is capable of bonding, forging links to express emotions with an urge to know what is beyond comprehension. Art, however, is a personal creation in which the artist creates new symbols with a view to express a particular thought or perceived idea”, opined the world acclaimed painting maestro Padamashri Krishan Khanna here today.
BSF-Rangers talks conclude
 Chandigarh, March 29
The 14-member delegation of Pakistan Rangers left for their country today on the conclusion of the three-day biannual meeting with the Border Security Force
(BSF). The delegation had arrived here on March 26.
BSF’s additional director-general (West), G.S. Gill, with members of Pakistan Rangers’ delegation on the concluding day of their biannual conference in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Liqour vends in vicinity make hay
Panchkula, March 29
Liquor vends in the vicinity of Panchkula - falling in Punjab and Chandigarh - made hay as the town observed dry day today ahead of the municipal election to be held tomorrow. Long queues of vehicles could be seen outside the vends situated along the Zirakpur barrier and near Rajiv Colony and created traffic hurdles.
Yearly tax for vehicles with capacity of 9 or more
Mohali, March 29
All vehicles having a seating capacity of nine or more persons will now have to pay taxes on a yearly basis and not in lumpsum as was being done earlier.
Tension brews as ‘Shivling’ removed
Chandigarh, March 29
Tension prevailed in Sector 29 today when the UT enforcement wing removed a ‘Shivling’ and a statue installed at a site here. However, SDM (east) reached the spot and placated the people by offering to install the statues in a nearby temple.
Notice issued to Tihar Jail superintendant
Chandigarh, March 29
Considering the application moved by an undertrial Sanjeev Nayyar today, judicial magistrate first class Atul
Marya issued a notice to the superintendent of Tihar Jail, New Delhi, and asked him to explain as to why the accused was handcuffed in violation of law.
Letters
Have mercy on cricket lovers
NRIs to pay more at Panjab University
Chandigarh, March 29
The Panjab University senate at its meeting held today decided not to hike tuition fees for students this year but there will be a fee increase of 10 per cent for the NRI seats. All members welcomed the decision in the light of the fact that as a practice the university was hiking 10 per cent fee every year.
New textbooks for Classes I to X
Chandigarh, March 29
The Chandigarh education department has prescribed some new textbooks for Classes 1 to X, in government schools of Chandigarh, from the new session 2008-09. According to S.K. Setia DPI (S) the list of text books prescribed for different classes have been sent to all the heads of the schools.
IIT Roorkee bags first prize in TECHNIQUE-08
Chandigarh, March 29
The IIT Roorkee bagged the first prize carrying a cash prize of Rs 40,000 while BITS-Pilani bagged the runners-up prize of Rs 25,000 on the second day of PEC’s annual tech fest, TECHNIQUE-08, held on Punjab Engineering College premises, here today.
PU Notes
Research methodology in social sciences discussed
Chandigarh, March 29
A one-day seminar on research methodology in social sciences was conducted by the department of geography,
PU, today as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations of the university. Prof
S.K. Kulkarni, DUI, PU, delivered the inaugural address. He stressed the need to adopt best practices in research by developing standard operating procedures.
PU violence: Two held
Chandigarh, March 29
The police today arrested Gurtej Singh Pannu and Hardev Singh, students of Tangori College, who were involved in yesterday’s violence outside the English auditorium in Panjab University.
—
TNS
|
Chandigarh, March 29
A mining site located in Chadiala village falling under SAS Nagar district attracted the maximum bid of Rs 1 crore against the reserve price of Rs 10 lakh while another site at Jhajj village under Patiala district was sold for Rs 1.60 crore against the reserve price of Rs 15 lakh at an auction of mining sites held at the District Industries Centre here today.