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Practise what you preach!
Malaria office showcases lack of cleanliness
Chandigarh, August 1
The office of Assistant Director (Malaria) needs to take care of itself before giving sermons to residents of Chandigarh to observe cleanliness in their surroundings. The office is itself a breeding ground for mosquitoes, flies and other germ carriers.
Aerocity Infrastructure
Govt found wanting
Mohali, August 1
In this gateway to Punjab, urbanisation precedes infrastructure. While the Punjab government has been ‘selling’ Mohali by announcing a succession of housing projects, it has been found wanting in putting basic infrastructure in place.
Heavy machinery being used to lay a 200-ft-wide road to link Aerocity with
Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
It’s tempting, but risky
Illegal ice-cream carts dot roundabouts at night
Chandigarh, August 1
Hundreds of illegal ice-cream carts dotting roundabouts of the city at night continue to pose a serious threat to traffic.
Ice-cream carts around the Sector 34-35-43-44 roundabout in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Girl’s Murder
Cops round up drug addicts
Chandigarh, August 1
Drug addicts of Dadu Majra area, where the body of 22-year-old Neha
Ahlawat, was found around 11.55 pm on Friday, are under the scanner of the police for their suspected involvement in the murder.
Open House
Bulbul case bares slumped healthcare
The tragic death of the newborn while her mother ‘Bulbul’ was caught in the rigmarole of getting a bed at the hands of the callous hospital staff at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, recently, is a telling comment on a crippled healthcare system as a whole.
The blame game in “nailing” the guilty has already commenced. Ram Niwas, the Home Secretary, has rubbished the initial inquiry reports holding a maid responsible in not guiding the patient.
Functional Police Complaints Authority
UT admn, cops drag feet
Chandigarh, August 1
About a month and-a-half after its constitution by the Chandigarh administration, the Police Complaints Authority(PCA) is yet to start functioning, virtually dening any grievance redressal system against police high-handedness to the general public.
Rain cools city further
 Chandigarh, August 1
The city and its nearby areas in Punjab and Haryana received moderate to heavy rain this morning and the negligible rise of 0.1 degrees Celsius in the day temperature brought relief to city residents for the second consecutive day.
Rainwater accumulated on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Removing, putting up posters an annual ritual now
Come student council elections at Panjab University and defacement of walls and university property is most visible. In a recent meeting held between the representatives of student organisations and PU officials, the former were directed to remove their posters within a day.
Encroachments galore on govt land at Naya Gaon
Residents seek HC intervention
Chandigarh, August 1
If the allegations in a writ petition are to be believed, influential people have trespassed on large chunks of government land reserved for a panchayat
ghar, a veterinary hospital and even a cremation ground.
English reaches out to village girls
Chandigarh, August 1
The UT Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan unit has launched a unique programme to make rural girls proficient in English speaking.
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Set to take off? |
Artistes perform in the play ‘Ek Anek’ at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Sec-23 residents protest dumping of garbage
Panchkula, August 1
High drama was witnessed in Sector 23 today, as residents prevented dump trucks of the municipal corporation from dumping garbage in their area.
Mohali resident accused of abandoning wife, daughter
Mohali, August 1
A married woman belonging to Phase 1 today accused her husband of abandoning her and their eight-month-old daughter and secretly flying away to Australia.
A first: GMCH treats osteosarcoma patient
Chandigarh, August 1
Claiming to be the first in the country, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, here has treated a patient suffering from osteosarcoma, a common bone cancer, in her left hemipelvis.
Students’ Election
PU to approach UT police
Chandigarh, August 1
Panjab University is all set to approach the UT police to send dates for students’ election on campus. According to the Lyndoh committee’s report, four to six weeks’ notice is required for the authorities to declare elections.
PUTA’s election agenda announced
Chandigarh, August 1
Filing of nominations for the Panjab University Teacher’s Association (PUTA) election is over. One of the lobbies headed by Akshaya Kumar of the department of English and cultural studies and Mohammed Khalid have released the poll agenda.
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Parks in disarray |
There is no place for children to play or residents to walk due to the poor maintenance of parks in Sector 40-C,
Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik |
No quality stickers, these
Chandigarh, August 1
When imported fruits like apple, pear and apricot arrived in the local markets, these were marked with special stickers and it was presumed that these fruits were of high quality since these were also costlier.
BJP executive meeting
Chandigarh, August 1
Saroj Pandey, in charge of the city affairs of the BJP, addressing the first executive meeting of the party today, urged workers to work unitedly for the victory of the party in the forthcoming MC elections.
700 saplings planted at PGI
Chandigarh, August 1
The PGI Campus Residents Welfare Society, Sector 12, organised a tree plantation programme at the PGI here today. The plantation drive was inaugurated by Prof KK Talwar, director, PGIMER. Campus residents planted 700 saplings. Ornamental and herbal trees like gulmohar, kachnar, bahera, neem, amla, jamun, koelreuteria, harar, imli, karipatta, tun and bael were planted.
Sector body moots e-samadhan
Chandigarh, August 1
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) today demanded the launch of centralised public grievance and monitoring system “e-samadhan” to provide multi-utility services under one roof.
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Chandigarh, August 1
