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Cramped living conditions bane of daily wagers
Chandigarh, December 12
Jahangir (35) from Calcutta has no option but to live with his family of five in an 8’x 8’ unhygienic rented accommodation in Burail village.
The members of his family include his wife, two children, both pre-teenagers, and his mother, who live in one cramped room, where they cook, wash clothes, get entertainment and sleep.
Squeezed existence: An 8’x8’ room, where five to six persons live in Sector 45,
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Hospital faces plethora of problems
Chandigarh, December 11
Working conditions at gynaecology departments in city hospitals reflect little change even five months after Bulbul, a migrant labourer, lost her newborn allegedly due to medical negligence at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, (GMSH) in Sector 16 on July 21.
BJP bats for workers of unorganised sector
Chandigarh, December 12
A meeting of morcha presidents and conveners of cells of the local unit of the BJP was held here today under the presidentship of state president Sanjay Tandon.
Theft At Wedding Function
Police fails to make headway
Chandigarh, December 12
The police has failed to make a headway in a theft case at CITCO run Shivalikview Hotel on December 10, when a bag containing Rs 8 lakh and jewellery was stolen from a wedding function.
No let up in snatching cases
PCR vehicle meets with accident, 3 cops hurt
Chandigarh, December 12
Despite increased vigilance, snatchers kept police on its toes on Sunday, too.
Tej Kishan, a resident of Sector 66, Mohali, reported to the police that while he was crossing the traffic junction of Sectors 31 and 32 in Chandigarh, three motorcycle-born youths snatched his bag containing Rs 300 and some valuables.
Two cops suspended
Chandigarh, December 12
Three policemen - Parveen Kumar, Malwinder and Gurmeet Singh - were suspended and a Home Guard volunteer, Anil, was dismissed from duty when DSP South and DSP
PCR, in separate checking, found them sleeping while on duty.
Vegetables go dearer again
Chandigarh, December 12
There has been increase in the prices of vegetable due to the onset of the winter. Prices of most of the vegetables have seen a rise of Rs 5 to Rs 10 as compared to the last week.
Woman receives 70 pc burns
Admitted to PGI in critical condition
Chandigarh, December 12
A 21-year-old woman suffered burn injuries when her clothes caught fire while cooking food at her jhuggi in Sector 12 here today.
The victim, identified as Khushbu, stays in a jhuggi near the laundry plant of the PGI with her husband and one-and-half-year-old daughter,
Nirmal.
One-and-a-half-year-old Nirmal with a neighbour after her mother was admitted to the PGI with 70 per cent burn injuries. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
PGI doc awarded
Chandigarh, December 12
Dr Gaurav Sanghi, senior resident, Advanced Eye Centre at PGI, has won the “Best Paper Award” in the recently held Vitreo Retina Society of India conference at
Mysore, Karnataka.
Hunger a boon, too
Hunger can prove a boon under some circumstances. This was the experience of one of the employees of the PGI who had been put in lock up by the police on December 4 under preventive measures. Seventy-four contractual employees were arrested when they had gathered at the Sector 11 police station when eight of their colleagues were detained after a clash with security staff at the PGI. After their release the next day, while many of them had been complaining that police did not provided blanket to them, one of them said he did not feel any cold throughout the night.
Kathakali performance a rare treat for art lovers
Chandigarh, December 12
The city art lovers were treated to a rare but delightful experience of watching the kathakali classical dance form by Bangalore-based acclaimed dance maestro Probal Gupta at the Baithak programme of the Pracheen Kala Kendra yesterday evening.
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Ragpickers brace themselves for another tough day on a foggy Sunday morning in Chandigarh. — Reuters
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P’kula police to shift nakas every day
Panchkula, December 12
In order to give relief to residents from series of police nakas, the Panchkula superintendent of the police has asked SHOs in the respective police stations of Panchkula, Kalka, Pinjore and Raipur Rani to keep on shifting the place of nakas every day.
Haryana again urged to share airport road link cost
Mohali, December 12
With the Airports Authority of India (AAI) finalizing the architectural designs and building maps of the proposed international terminal to be set up at Chandigarh airport, Punjab has again asked Haryana to share the cost of constructing a road that will eventually link the airport with Panchkula
Energy conservation rally
Panchkula, December 12
In order to create awareness on energy conservation, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has decided to take out a rally here tomorrow. The employees of the department, along with schoolchildren, would participate in the rally to be taken out in all parts of the town after starting from Vidyut Sadan in Sector 5 in the morning.
Open House
UT security: From bad to worse
Sunday morning papers were replete with reports of locks of 12 shops in different parts of the city broken by burglars and money stolen and goods lifted. There were six cases of snatchings. The catch of the situation was that all the incidents did not occur at a single place. Burglars “literally” had a free run in Sectors 19, 24 and 27. On the same day, snatchings, in the city, were reported in Sectors 16, 19, 41 and 42.
Rosy days ahead for Rose Garden
Over 8,000 plants to be planted; kids play area made attractive
Chandigarh, December 12
The largest rose garden in Asia - Zakir Rose Garden - which fell on bad days due to administrative apathy in recent years, is set to don a new look.
Rosy days seem to be ahead for one of the major tourist attractions in the city with the Chandigarh administration initiating a comprehensive pan for the revamping of the garden. However, the administration’s effort may not bear fruit during the forthcoming Festival of Gardens in February/March next year, as it would take a few more months to put the garden in its splendour again.
CHB scheme in city’s vicinity boon for builders
Chandigarh, December 12
The Rs 50-lakh two-bedroom flat scheme floated by the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) in Sector 51 here today is set prove a blessing in disguise for the recession-hit builders in Chandigarh’s periphery.
Chilly winds continue to sweep city
Air traffic hit for the third day
Chandigarh, December 12
Chilly winds continued to sweep the city and its adjoining areas for the third day today.
Weather office sources said the chilly winds were a direct offshoot of the western disturbances, which had picked up following snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The maximum temperature in the city today was 20.8 °C, while the minimum was 8.5 °C.
Labourers try to warm themselves on a chilly Sunday evening at Sector 34 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Minus railings, causeway turns into death trap
Chandigarh, December 12
The failure of civic officials to replace the stolen railings installed on the causeway leading to Makhan Majra village on the city’s outskirts has led to the road becoming a virtual death trap for commuters and passersby. Only a few days ago a migrant labourer had a providential escape after he lost control of his bicycle and fell into the drain flowing alongside, suffering multiple fractures in his limbs.
Missing railings along the causeway near Makhan Majra village. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Audit of CSD records by CAG sought
Chandigarh, December 12
Members of the All-India Defence Civilian Canteen Employees Union have sought an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General into the utilisation of income from the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) that runs canteens for defence personnel. In a representation to the President and the PM, the employees said based upon certain inputs, the CAG wanted to audit the records of CSD outlets in units concerning turnover, profitability, utilisation of profits and accounting procedure, but was denied access to documents by the Army.
Ropar teacher addresses US conference
Chandigarh, December 12
Radha Saini, Vice-Principal, Rayat-Bahra College of Nursing, who was one of the 12 foreign delegates given fellowship to speak at the 2010 Advancing Ethics Research Conference, highlighted unethical conduct of research in developing countries, with a focus on clinical trials in neonates and children. Saini attended several plenary and workshop sessions, and participated in workshops that addressed investigator responsibilities in the ethical conduct of research.
Radha Saini with a delegates at the conference.
A Tribune photograph
Fun, frolic mark kids’ carnival
Chandigarh, December 12
Fun and frolic was the hallmark of the kids’ carnival at DAV Public School, Sector 39-D, here today. Children in the age group of 3 to 11 years showed their dance talent by tapping on popular Bollywood beats.
Sameer, head of Rock Star Academy, judged the participants.
Ashima, Amanat shine in painting contest
Chandigarh, December 12
A painting on Sukhna Lake by Aashima Shandalaya from Sector 20, Panchkula, bagged the first prize in The Tribune painting competition held at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, here today.
While a painting on Rock Garden by Amanat Singh, a resident of Sector 21-D, bagged the second prize, the third prize went to Bhavika Manchanda from Phase IX,
Mohali.
Budding painters participate in The Tribune painting contest at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Cultural extravaganza concludes
Chandigarh, December 12
A spectacular two-day cultural extravaganza organised by students of Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40-D, concluded here today.
The function coincided with the competition of 25 years of the school. The school was decorated with silver festoons and scarves and even the notice boards echoed the theme of silver.
Trends in cardiac nursing discussed
Chandigarh, December 12
Good communication skills and human touch are of great therapeutic importance and it’s not only while giving medications but also while giving care that one has to be compassionate. This was stated by Professor KK Talwar, director, PGI, here yesterday.
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Haphazard parking of vehicles by visitors to the weekly Apni Mandi in Sector 62 (Phase VIII) today resulted in the death of a 24-year-old BTech student Rajan Vinayak here this evening.
Dera Bassi, December 12
Chandigarh, December 12
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