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MC plans pipeline to divert sewage from N-Choe
Chandigarh, June 25
The municipal corporation has drafted a detailed Rs 5.5 crore plan to check the discharge of sewage and wastewater from all outlets into the city’s
N-choe. Towards this end a sewerage pipeline is proposed to be laid to carry the waste to the existing sewerage treatment plant located at
Diggian.
Salute to social vision of great warrior
Chandigarh, June 25
The Panj Pani Rangmanch staged yet another Punjabi religious spectacle tilted “Banda Singh Bahadur” on the second day of their ongoing festival of Sikh historical plays at the Randhawa Auditorium here today.
Rath Yatra on July 13
Chandigarh, June 25
The Utkal Sanskrutik Sangh is organising the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Sudrsan on July 13 at 12.30 pm.The venue for the commencement of the yatra would be Sri Jagannath Temple, Sector 31 D.
5 more pre-paid taxi booths soon
Chandigarh, June 25
The urban development department of the Chandigarh administration has decided to set up five more pre-paid taxi booths in different parts of the city.This move would help provide better facilities to tourists, especially foreigners, and make travelling hassle-free in the city.
UHBVN forms four-point programme
Panchkula, June 25
In view of frequent power cuts during the last few days, the UHBVN has formed a four-point programme to combat the situation.Stating this in a press conference held here today, executive engineer PK Goel informed that the nigam has decided to covert the open conductor into the aerial bunched cables, which would help in curtailing breakdowns caused by trees which fall on wires during storms.
Satirical play staged
Chandigarh, June 25
The NZCC presented the 350th show of a short play “Khuli Hawa ki Talaash Mein”, a popular production of the CEVA Drama company, at Kalagram here today.
Narrow escape for bus passengers
Panchkula, June 25
The passengers of a Jalandhar-bound Punjab Roadways bus had a narrow escape after its brakes failed today.The bus (PB-08-BD-6042) of the Jalandhar depot, which was coming from Shimla, had about 50 passengers on board. When the driver, Inderjit Singh, tried to apply the brakes to avoid a collision with another vehicle coming from opposite direction near Chuna Bhatian village near Chandimandir, he realized that the brakes had failed.
Section 144 imposed in Panchkula
Panchkula, June 25
In view of the forthcoming zila parishad elections, Panchkula District Magistrate Ashima Garg has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC, banning gathering of five or more persons and carrying of weapons in the district.
Process of sanctioning building plans streamlined
Mohali, June 25
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has streamlined the process of sanctioning the building plans. To reduce harassment to the applicants, GMADA has decided that the building plans would be submitted on every Wednesday between 11 am and 11.30 am.
Potholes galore on national highway
Zirakpur, June 25
Deep potholes on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway leading to the Zirakpur flyover have become a nuisance for commuters.
Bansal, 12 others named non-official visitors
Chandigarh, June 25
The UT administration has appointed 13 prominent city residents, including minister for parliamentary affairs and water resources Pawan Kumar Bansal, as non-official visitors to the Model Jail in Burail village here.
Protest against MEA
Passport body members shave heads
Chandigarh, June 25
Protesting against the alleged unfair treatment at the hands of the ministry of external affairs, five members of All-India Passport Employees’ Association (group B and C personnel) got their heads tonsured here today.
 Fuel
Price Hike
Residents feel the pinch
Chandigarh, June 25
Serpentine queues at filling stations, throughout the day today, was indicative of the nasty pinch that consumers have been inflicted upon by the government, yet again.
Vehicles queue up at a petrol station in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Bank opens new branch
Chandigarh, June 25
Allahabad Bank, currently in its 146th year of operation, has opened its new branch in Sector 17B. The branch was inaugurated by Sumita Mishra, director, Hareda.
CHB’s Sec-49 Self-financing Scheme
After delayed possession, it’s missing amenities
Chandigarh, June 25
Even seven months after handing over the possession of flats, the Chandigarh Housing Board continues to penalise the allottees of self-financing scheme in Sector 49 with civic amenities still remaining a far cry.
Few takers for MA courses at PU
Chandigarh, June 25
The number of applicants for Panjab University’s conventional postgraduate courses in various arts disciplines has been steadily declining in recent years. The estimated number of applications received till now this year by various PU departments are much less than those in 2009.
Over 9,000 forms submitted at government schools
Chandigarh, June 25
Nearly 9,685 applications were submitted on the last day for the centralised admission to Class XI at UT government schools. For admission to nearly 11,000 seats at government schools, the same number of forms were purchased earlier from five authorised centres in the city.
Aspiring candidates for class XI fill the admission forms at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Govt Colleges
1,058 applications for BBA
Chandigarh, June 25
A total of 1,058 applications for the Bachelors of Business Administration
(BBA) course and 1,509 for the Bachelors of Computer Applications (BCA) course have been received for the admission to UT government colleges.
Interview date
Chandigarh, June 25
The date of interview for admission to the first year of two-year integrated course of Masters of Library and Information Science is July 7 at 10 am in the department of library and information science, Arts Block No. IV,
PU. —
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Chandigarh, June 25
Chandigarh, June 25
