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Tribune Impact
Animal house opening put off
Chandigarh, July 31
The authorities at the PGI have postponed the inauguration of its animal house indefinitely. Though the PGI did not assign any reason, sources said the function was postponed after a communiqué was received from the Governor House.
Ex-mayors among 28 acquitted
Chandigarh, July 31
After a trial lasting 13 years, a local court today acquitted 28 persons, including two former Mayors of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC), on charges of disrupting the MC General House meeting.
 The judgment day
Sidelights
MC House: Where rowdyism is all-pervasive
Chandigarh, July 31
Respecting the conduct and rules of the Municipal Act on the floor of the general house appears to be the last word in the dictionary of municipal councillors of the city, otherwise known for having one of the highest literacy rates in the country.
Friendship Day
Schools bar students from exchanging gifts
Chandigarh, July 31
While students seem to be all excited about the Friendship Day, it has failed to strike a chord with a few schools that have not only barred them from exchanging gifts, but even went in for a search exercise to find defiant students.
According to instructions issued by several government and private schools,
students were asked to abstain from getting any gifts or organising parties in
classroom or canteens.
GMCH gynae dept labours under staff shortage
Chandigarh, July 31
While the death of Bulbul’s baby has put a spotlight on the GMSH-16 and exposed its shoddy working, things are no better in the gynaecology ward of the GMCH-32, which faces an acute shortage of doctors.
Newborn’s Death
Top officials visit GMSH-16
Chandigarh, July 31
UT Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) PS Shergill and Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, director-principal, Dr Raj Bahadur while conducting a fresh inquiry into the death of a newborn following delivery in open, visited the scene of incident at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, here today.
Rain brings respite from sultry weather
Chandigarh, July 31
Providing much-needed respite from the sultry weather, moderate showers in the second phase of the monsoon today cheered the residents and eased pressure on the electricity and water supply.
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Rain brings relief, but chaos on roads |
Even as showers provided much-needed relief from humid conditions, waterlogging and long traffic snarls were the order of the day in many parts of Chandigarh. (Right) A car stuck on a flooded road in Industrial Area, Phase I, and (above) long queues of vehicles on road separating Sector 22 and 35. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan and S Chandan |
Over 1.35 lakh file i-t returns on last day
Chandigarh, July 31
Like always, the last day of filing income tax returns witnessed a huge rush at the special counters set up by the department across the city and the day ended with over 1.35 lakh persons filing their returns.
Taxpayers queue up at a special counter set up by the income tax department at Rajasthan Bhavan in Sector 33 on the last day of filing returns. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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PU prof to dwell on e-learning
Says it can revolutionise distance education
Chandigarh, July 31
Dr Ravi K Mahajan of the University School of Open Learning (USOL) has been invited as a key speaker at the 6th eINDIA digital learning 2010 Conference to be held from August 4 to 6 in
Hyderabad. The conference, being organised by the Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies and Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd, will focus on current trends, perspectives, researches, discussions and initiatives of various countries in the field of information and communication technology
(ICT) and education.
BSNL 3G services yet to pick up speed
Chandigarh, July 31
The slick BSNL advertising campaign for it’s 3G (third generation) mobile services starring Deepika Padukone may be promising to “change the lives” of the subscribers with “lighting fast speed”, but the glitches in the services, which has been implemented only partially in the city, has left users high and dry.
Four get Beant Singh Memorial Award
Chandigarh, July 31
The larger than life image of former Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Beant Singh permeated the Tagore Theatre as the memorial awards, instituted in his memory, were presented at a function organised by Sardar Beant Singh Memorial Sports, Youth Welfare and Cultural Club.
15-yr-old boy drowned
Panchkula, July 31
A 15-year-old boy drowned in a ditch near a deserted brick-kiln at Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 6, here this afternoon. The boy, who along with his two friends had gone there to play, slipped and fell in the ditch filled with rainwater.
High voltage damages electronic gadgets
Zirakpur, July 31
Residents of Guru Nanak Dev Colony, Dhakoli, today claimed that high voltage after an electricity wire breakdown near the transformer had damaged their electronic gadgets, including a refrigerator, TV sets, cooler and other electronic goods.
Anguished residents of Gurnanak Dev Colony gathered at a street after their electrical devices got damaged at Zirakpur on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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ATM card cloning
Role of NRI comes under scanner
Mohali, July 31
In the case of “cloning” of ATM cards in the tricity leading to fraudulent withdrawal of card holder’s money, role of
Ukarine-based NRI Shinderpal Singh has come under the scanner. The police yesterday arrested Kamajeet Singh, an accomplice of the
NRI.
Rs 2-lakh fine slapped on HDFC bank
Chandigarh, July 31
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed HDFC bank to pay a compensation of
Rs 2,12,258, as the
bank had sold the complainant’s truck without informing him.
Lawyers’ Strike
Litigants continue to suffer
Panchkula, July 31
Leaving the litigants in lurch lawyers continue to protest against arbitrary style of functioning of one of the judicial officers in the district court complex here today.
Installation of Towers
GMADA to act tough with violators
Mohali, July 31
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is all set to take a strict action against those violating norms in connection with the installation of communication towers even as a committee has been formed to help violators to get their structures
regularised.
Plantation drive by youth club
 Zirakpur, July 31
The Youth Welfare Club, Baltana, organised a plantation drive at a public park near cremation ground on Choice road here today.
Club president Harpal Singh Pali planted more than 100 saplings. Zirakpur MC
vice-president Kulwinder Sohi was the chief guest. A large number of saplings
were also distributed among area residents.
 PU evening studies dept
Students idle as teachers remain absent
Told to submit list of absentees to authorities
Chandigarh, July 31
With teachers absenting themselves from classrooms, students of Panjab University’s department of evening studies are left with no alternative but to prepare a list of such teachers.
SMS 9041940523 to rein in ragging
Chandigarh, July 31
Opening a new chapter against ragging, a city-based NGO, run by an advocate, has launched a short message service
(SMS) for freshers facing harassment from their seniors in educational institutes.
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