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Madanpur Housing Society
Members accuse office-bearers of wrongdoing
Mohali, December 21
Tempers ran high at Chapparchidi village here when a large number of Delhi-based members of the Madanpur Cooperative House Building Society converged there accusing the managing committee of keeping the members in the dark and indulging in wrongdoing.
The centre of dispute was 98.55 acres of prime land owned by the society. |
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Agitated members of the Madanpur Cooperative House Building Society air their grievance during a meeting called at Chapparchidi village on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
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Residents confront Ayyapa temple workers
Stall landscape work alleging encroachment
Chandigarh, December 21
A group of Sector-47 residents allegedly prevented officials of the Ayyapa temple committee from carrying out landscape work behind the temple here today.
The residents reportedly abused them and accused them of encroaching on public land. |
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| Policemen try to pacify two groups outside Ayyapa temple in Sector 47, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Defence Deals
Hike in penalty for foreign vendors sought
Chandigarh, December 21
Expressing concern over the government’s limitations to initiate action against foreign vendors violating the terms of the offset policy governing defence deals, a parliamentary panel wants the government to hike the penalty applicable in such cases.
No rain, no chill for 5 more days
Chandigarh, December 21
The temperature in the city will continue to oscillate for the next couple of days as the mercury is expected to dip at night and increase during daytime.
Students on their way to examination centre on a foggy morning in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Relay hunger strike enters sixth day
Chandigarh, December 21
While the relay hunger strike by the ex-servicemen has entered the 6th day today, two retired soldiers have proceeded on a fast unto death. The ex-servicemen are protesting against the government’s attitude towards their demands.
75,000 children given polio drops
Chandigarh, December 21
The Chandigarh administration's health department through elaborate arrangements for pulse polio immunisation campaign today provided oral polio vaccine to children in the age group of 0-5 years in Chandigarh.
Polio drops being administered to a child in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Hindi Translator’s Case
CAT quashes termination orders
Chandigarh, December 21
An employee of the Income Tax Appellate has got relief by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), as the tribunal has quashed her termination orders from the post of Hindi translator passed by the Appellate.
Ru-ba-ru with Punjabi poet
Chandigarh, December 21
Writers’ Club, a literary society, organised a face-to-face programme with the acclaimed Punjabi litterateur, Amin
Mallik, at the Punjab Kala Bhavan here yesterday. Hailing from Pakistan, Mallik is settled in London for over two decades but his heart beats for the promotion and propagation of Punjabi.
Rights panel for UT, Haryana sought
Chandigarh, December 21
Citizen Forum on Human Rights, an NGO, celebrated its 60th anniversary of universal human rights at Punjab Kala Bhawan
here today. The programme started with two minutes silence for the peace of those people who died in the Mumbai terrorist attack.
Commuters switch on the lights of their vehicles as fog reduced visibility in Chandigarh on Sunday morning.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Two PTL units shut
Mohali, December 21
To maintain a balance between demand and supply of tractors, Mohali and Chappar
Chidi-based units of Punjab Tractors Limited (PTL), a subsidiary of Mahindra and
Mahindra, has decided to close down the production for six day each of the plants.
38 lakh to be given polio drops
Mohali, December 21
Punjab principal secretary, health, A. R. Talwar inaugurated the pulse-polio campaign at Quark Colony here today by administering polio drops to children of the urban slum area.
Councillor stages protest against Mohali MC
Mohali, December 21
A municipal councillor living in Sector 70 staged a protest along with residents of her ward outside the office of the municipal council here on Friday alleging that the civic body had failed to provide proper sanitation in the area and free it from the menace of stray animals.
Village gets Rs 65-lakh aid
Zirkapur, December 21
The Punjab cooperation minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, distributed cheques of grants worth Rs 65 lakh for developments works, here yesterday.
The suvidha camp was organised by the district administration at Pabhat village.
City Scope
We and our law enforcers
I don't want to sound cynical but it seems that human life comes cheap in our country. Or how else can we explain our insensitivity to loss of human lives, be it in road accidents everyday or in horrific and tragic incidents like the recent Mumbai terror attacks.
IT-enabled education in thing, says expert
Chandigarh, December 21
With information technology (IT) making inroads into every sphere of life, the traditional system of education is on its way out paving way for the integrated IT-enabled and innovative system of education.
Regular appointments need of the hour
PU flouts security norms
Chandigarh, December 21
Though the security has become a buzzword in Panjab University, the same has never been reviewed by the authorities, as it seems they are busy passing bucks between private security and their own regular security resources.
NSS camp at city college
Chandigarh, December 21
District education officer, Khushinder Sharma, inaugurated a week-long NSS special camp at
G.M.S.S.S., Sector 23, Chandigarh. Over 100 volunteers from the school participated in various activities like AIDS awareness, cleanliness, personal hygiene, traffic rules and literacy.
Seminar on economic meltdown
Chandigarh, December 21
Indian institute of materials management, Chandigarh, celebrated its 24th annual day by holding a seminar on efficient and effective supply chain in global economic meltdown at Panjab university, here today.
First school to implement one-on-one
learning
Mohali, December 21
Shantanu Prakash, managing director (MD), Educomp Solutions Limited, a player in the global education space, today formally inaugurated The Millennium School (TMS) in Sector 67,
Mohali.
From Schools
Xmas carnival at school
Panchkula, December 21
“X-Mas Carnival-2008” was held on the occasion of the Saupinites’ Panchkula Alumni (SPA) Meet here today.
Various fun games like pull the thread, feeding the joker, hoopla, key to success, learn French in one minute, joy rides and sumptuous food stalls made the event a roaring success.
PU quiz winners set for national youth fest
Chandigarh, December 21
The Panjab university quiz team, which won in the 24 th North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival, will participate in the national youth festival at
Medinipur, West Bengal, in January, 2009.
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Special children put up dance show
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Chandigarh, December 21
“Disability should not be linked with mercy or grief but with uprightness and encouragement,” said Promila Chandra Mohan, principal of Society for Rehabilitation of Mentally challenged
(SOREM), at Comprehensive Centre, here today.
Special kids perform at the SOREM Comprehensive
Centre, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph |
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Event proceeds go to slum kids
Mohali, December 21
More than 100 students from Mohali participated in the 22nd mega event organised by the Rockstar Academy,
Mohali. Students from the British School, Ryan International, Vivek High School, St. Stephen’s, St. Xavier’s, Carmel,
Chitkara, DPS, YPS and Jeevan Mukt, performed in various events.
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