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Rail Budget disappoints city residents
Chandigarh, February 25
Except for the introduction of a weekly super fast train between Mumbai and Chandigarh, the extension of Chandigarh-Jaipur Garib Rath up to Ajmer and Lucknow-Saharanpur Express to Chandigarh, the Union Railway Budget 2011-12 seems to have completely ignored the city, with no new project in its kitty.
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Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans performs on the opening day of the Chandigarh Rose Festival-2011 at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, on Friday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Re-evaluation Exam
‘No fee hike’ an eyewash?
Chandigarh, February 25
The “unpublicised” decision of Panjab University to first hike the re-evaluation fee by 40 per cent for postgraduate examination and 33 per cent for undergraduate examination and later announcing a roll back due to students’ agitation will affect thousands of students, who apply for re-evaluation in
PU.
Rose Festival Opening
No invite to MC councillors
Chandigarh, February 25
Despite tall claims of having empowered Municipal Corporation (MC) councillors, both elected and nominated councillors continue to be treated non seriously by the Chandigarh Administration.
Minor domestic helps ‘brutally assaulted’
Panchkula, February 25
Two girls, aged six and seven, employed as domestic help in a house here, were brutally assaulted by their employers. The incident came to light when one of the girls, after allegedly being hit by an iron rod, managed to escape to a neighbour’s house and narrated her plight and that of a co-worker.
Atrocities on Scheduled Castes
Complaint against GMCH former principal quashed
Chandigarh, February 25
Nearly three years after former Director-cum-Principal of Sector 32 Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) Dr Hari Mohan Swami and his wife Dr Madhu Swami were summoned by a city court in a Scheduled Caste atrocities case, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the complaint against them. All subsequent proceedings against the two also stand quashed.
Explosive triggers panic in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, February 25
Panic gripped in Zirakpur this afternoon after a suspected explosive was found on a rehri outside a confectionary shop near the flyover on the Zirakpur-Ambala highway. The explosive was discovered by the shopkeeper who later informed the police.
The explosive placed in sand near the Ghaggar at Bhankarpur village on Friday. A Tribune photograph
CCTV cameras to replace ‘controversial’ gates
Mohali, February 25
Closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras will now replace the controversial security gates in Mohali at a cost of Rs 1.60 crore.
I-T dept launches Sevottam scheme
Chandigarh, February 25
In a bid to facilitate taxpayers, the Income Tax Department started the “Aaykar Sewa Kendra”
(Sevottam) scheme in Mohali today.
Result out
CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh administration has declared the result of written test for the post of bus conductor held on October 3, 2010.
Akashvani awards presented
Chandigarh, February 25
“Despite mushrooming of TV channels especially radio, the All-India Radio (AIR) still remains the most powerful medium of news communication, music entertainment, reaching out to listeners in the remote habitations devoid of electricity supply. The AIR, being equipped with latest technologies is still going strong in serving the country,” claimed Ambika Soni, Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
PROUD moment: Winners of the Annual Akashvani Awards during a function at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Friday. Trinune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Class X Evaluation
CBSE schools to submit ‘evidence of assessments’
Chandigarh, February 25
Schools will now have to submit “Evidence of Assessments” to the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) to prove reliability, validity and fairness of the evaluation system adopted by them for Class X students.
Tiny tots at their sporting best
Mohali, February 25
It was a day of hectic sporting activity at Ashmah International School, Mohali, as tiny tots displayed their skills during the annual sports day on the school premises here today. Kids participated in 50-metre race, frog race, catwalk, get your partner and reverse gear, cap race, toffee race, pair race, banana race, hoopla race and book balancing events. Activities like marble race and pack your bags were delight to watch as anxious parents and faculty looked on the tremendous fun all around.
Rose Festival
Sector-26 institute best in dance contest
Chandigarh, February 25
The results of folk dance competition were declared at Zakir Rose Garden here today.
In school category,
the State Institute of Blind, Sector 26, bagged first prize, while Government
Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, and Guru Gobind Senior Secondary School,
Sector 35, got second and third prizes, respectively.
Students rally against pollution
Zirakpur, February 25
To spread awareness about the rise in pollution
more than 200 students of St Joan’s Public School today held a rally here today.
Conference on physical education
Fatehgarh Sahib, February 25
Two-day UGC-sponsored national conference on “Physical education in 21st Century” was organised at Mata Gujri College. Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University Dr Jaspal Singh inaugurated the conference.
Job fest
CHANDIGARH: Prominent companies will be featuring in the “Mega Job Fest” at Government College, Sector 46, on February 28. Some of the companies include HDFC Bank,
Wipro, IFBI, ICICI Group, Dhanlakshmi Bank, Laxmi Vilas Bank, Yes Bank, Deutsche Bank, Kotak
Mahindra, HCL Infosystems, WNS, Genpact, Red Alkemi, SPANCO. IBM, Bajaj Finance, Royal Bank of Scotland,
Metlife, Cogniter Technology, Aspire International, Framebox, ATS Lives.
— TNS
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Burial jailbreak case
Chandigarh, February 25
