PU students’ turn to evaluate teachers
Chandigarh, April 3
The department of laws, Panjab University, is set to turn a new leaf. It is now the turn of students to evaluate their teachers, courtesy a students’ overall evaluation of programme and teaching.
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No model bus stand, this
Chandigarh, April 3
The ISBT-43, which the Chandigarh administration intends to make a model bus stand, lacks even basic facilities.
Though it caters to thousands of Punjab and Himachal-bound commuters daily, it has no canteen, no cloakroom and no adequate seating and board and lodging arrangements.
In the absence of a canteen, passengers and transport staff of long route buses cannot get meals here. Those who have to catch buses for other stations also face a lot of problems.
A locked eating joint at the ISBT-43, Chandigarh.
— A Tribune photograph
Rain brings cheer
Chandigarh, April 3
A western disturbance in Pakistan brought a change in the weather in the
northern areas today. The plains of Punjab and Haryana had rain overnight,
bringing cheer as temperature fell in the region. Chandigarh and its adjoining
areas experienced intermittent rain and received 3.2 mm of rainfall.
Immigration rules to ease out
Chandigarh, April 3
Immigration rules for certain professionals would soon be easier, with the governments of Canada, Australia and the UK all set to bring in a fresh legislation upon classifying prospective immigrants in terms of their requirements.
Election reforms a continuous process: Chawla
Chandigarh, April 3
It was an unusual experience for the university fraternity to interact with Navin B. Chawla, election commissioner, who delivered a special lecture on “Election Reforms” at Panjab University here today. Chawla talked about the micro-management of the Election Commission and its gradual improvement with every election. He informed that the commission was planning to initiate steps in vulnerability mapping and of having mobile booths where people did not have to travel distances to cast their vote.
.jpg) Anganwadi workers hold protest
Chandigarh, April 3
Anganwadi workers and helpers from across Punjab held a massive protest in front of the office of director Social Security, Women and Child Development, Punjab, Sector 34, here today.
The irate protestors were demanding immediate release of the pay of 1,500
workers, which has been withheld for the past over three months.
Anganwadi workers protest in front of the office of director social security
in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
MC Development Projects
Info hard to find, rue Hallo Majra residents
Chandigarh, April 3
Residents of Hallo Majra village rue that the municipal corporation is providing no information regarding development projects to be carried out in the village.
Hoax calls keep cops guessing
Chandigarh, April 3
Hoax calls are keeping the Chandigarh Police on its toes. At least four such calls have been received in less than a week and the police has failed to trace even a single caller so far. The Mani Majra police was yesterday made to check every guesthouse in the area after a hoax call. The control room received a call in the morning saying that a girl from Himachal had been tied up in a guesthouse by some group.
Tribune Impact
GMSH-16 to replace fire extinguishers
Chandigarh, April 3
After The Tribune reported about the slack approach of the Government Multi Speciality Hospital-16 authorities regarding refilling the fire extinguishers on its premises, all expired fire extinguishers have been removed from the hospital. Around 80 fire extinguishers have been sent for refilling.
BJP to redress public grievances
Mohali, April 3
Punjab chief parliamentary secretary Jagdish Sawhney yesterday stated
that the BJP had started a special project as part of which BJP MLAs would be available at the doorstep of the public to redress grievances.
Letters
Anomalies galore in pay commission
The defence chiefs met the defence minister to show their anguish and discontentment about the 6th pay commission. There are anomalies galore which need to be corrected. There is extreme shortage of officers in the three services yet enough capable youngsters are not opting for defence as a career.
UBS keeps MBA aspirants on tenterhooks
Chandigarh, April 3
MBA aspirants seeking admission to the UBS, Panjab University, do not know when their wait for admission to one of the top business schools of the region will be over. While the Panjab University authorities continue to sit over the file pertaining to the division of seats in the general category and the NRI category, the students are getting panicky and are thinking of applying for alternative B-schools.
From Schools & Colleges
Meritorious students honoured
Mohali, April 3
Students of Vidya Niketan High School, Phase I, who had brought laurels to the school, were honoured in a special function here. Social activist Anita Sharma was the chief guest. Principal Jyoti Sharma read out the annual report. The school has achieved 100 per cent pass percentage with all first divisions in Class V board examinations.
Administrator inaugurates school
Chandigarh, April 3
To upgrade and modernise the educational infrastructure, the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Chandigarh, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) today inaugurated a three-storeyed building of Government Model High School at Mauli Jagran.
Tiny tots get warm welcome
Chandigarh, April 3
The new entrants were in for a unique rather traditional welcome at Kundan International School here today with a special Shala Pravesh Sanskar ceremony.
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Four teachers were killed while 11 others were seriously injured when the maxi cab they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on the Panchkula-Barwala road near Nada Sahib village here today.
Ropar, April 3
Kharar, April 3
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