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Rain throws life out of gear in Mohali
 Mohali, July 4
Residents in a block of about 40 marla houses in Phase 3 B 2 here today spent the day flushing out rainwater after a heavy downpour flooded their premises.
A car owner takes the help of another person to push his car through water in a flooded street in Phase 3B1 of Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Open House
PU's hurried decision on Senate needs a re-look
Faculty and Senate members are aghast over the manner in which Panjab University has altered the system for recording the meeting of the Senate and the Syndicate, the highest academic bodies consisting of elected members. The decisions inside the house affect more than 70 teaching departments and centres on the campus and more than 175 affiliated colleges.
Foundation Day
PGI faculty to review boycott threat
Chandigarh, July 4
The top management of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is working overtime to convince the Faculty Association to withdraw its unprecedented threat to boycott the foundation day celebrations of the institute on July 7 in view of the non-implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report.
Workers of the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad burn a Pakistan flag in the wake of repeated attacks on Amarnath pilgrims, at Sector 22, Chandigarh, on
Sunday.A Tribune photograph |
Free yoga sessions for city residents
Chandigarh, July 4
To promote yoga like other ayurvedic systems of medicine, the UT administration has started free yoga sessions for city residents.
City girl scales Rudugaira peak
Chandigarh, July 4
Twenty-year-old Divya Gurnay, a student of MCM DAV College, Sector 36, scaled Rudugaira peak, 5,819 m(19090 ft ), in the region of Gangotri glacier on June 17, 2010.
Begging or no begging?
‘Shani’ kids thrive on city streets
Chandigarh, July 4
Can those, especially children, who collect money from people on Saturdays, particularly at traffic crossings, in the name of “Shani devta” be termed beggars?
No compensation in sight for victims
Chandigarh, July 4
Even 26 years after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, many victims have not been provided with relief or compensation by the UT administration.Though 143 victims who were able to file FIRs at the respective stations regarding their loss were compensated according to the directions issued by the Center, at least 67 were still running from pillar to post in the absence of any FIR registered at the place from where they were displaced.
Centralised grievance redress system sought
Chandigarh, July 4
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) today demanded the setting up of a centralised public grievance redress and monitoring system by the Chandigarh administration on the Haryana pattern.
Bus runs over elderly at ISBT-17
Chandigarh, July 4
Bachna Ram, a 60-year-old resident of Ambala, was killed after he was run over by a Punjab Roadways bus at the ISBT, Sector 17, here this morning.The police said the accident took place around 11.30 am when the driver of the bus was reserving the vehicle.
Artistes perform at the Saang Festival at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Rotary president installed
Chandigarh, July 4
The installation ceremony of Rotary Club, Chandigarh central, was organised at the PHD house here today. Justice TPS Mann of Punjab and Haryana High Court was the chief guest.
Queen’s Baton Relay fails to enthuse
With the lukewarm response to Queen’s Baton relay, the much-hyped event turned out to be a damp squib. The Chandigarh Administration had worked hard to ensure mass participation
Illegal tree felling
Three months on, probe yields no result
Mohali, July 4
Punjab’s forest department has been adopting a double standard in probing cases of illicit tree felling. While the forest officials took less than 15 days to probe the case of illicit felling of tress in Perch forest, it has taken over three months to probe a case of illicit felling of Khair tree in Bardar village.
Multi-art theatre fest ends
Chandigarh, July 4
The two-day Multi-Art Theatre Festival jointly organised by the Sandli Pairan Kala Kender and Natya Toli concluded with the staging of a Punjabi play “Va-Varolle” at the Randhawa Auditorium here today.
Merit list for admission to BBA, BCA out
Chandigarh, July 4
Government colleges in city have declared the merit list for admission to BBA (I) and BCA (I) courses today.The merit list, with names of students under different categories, has been uploaded on the website www.gc11.com.
Computer training
Chandigarh, July 4
A 25-day intense in-service training programme on computer aided learning was organised for 300 teachers at six venues under Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan.
PU website needs revision
Details of affiliated colleges
outdated
Chandigarh, July 4
Panjab University is yet to update the details of its affiliated colleges posted at its official website. The nomenclature as well as contact numbers of these colleges are outdated and need revision.
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The southwest monsoon is likely to hit the city as well as neighbouring Punjab and Haryana in a day or two as premonsoon showers drenched the city
today
What was once the City Beautiful’s window to the industrial world has now lost its identity. Thanks to the lopsided vision of those at the helm in the
past.
