unsafe road: Schoolgirls attempt to cross a road in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Misuse of MC staff car by low-rung employees
Chandigarh, July 18
A recent report prepared by the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) has revealed that officials in the offices of the Mayor, the MC Commissioner and in the caretaker branch misused an official car (an Ambassador CH 01 G 0900) for private use on six occasions between April and May.
Ferrying Students
High Court wants rules
on safety
Chandigarh, July 18
Taking cognisance of the stuffing of schoolchildren in transport vehicles like sardines in a can, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has opened a new chapter in safety by directing the Chandigarh administration to set down rules for regulating the number of students that can be ferried in cycle-rickshaws and three-wheelers. Similar directions have been issued to the states of Punjab and
Haryana.
| Caught unawares by nature |
Students walk in the rain at Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, on
Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Pure sciences new flavour this season
Chandigarh, July 18
In a complete reversal of the prevailing trend in college admissions, the demand for the BSc (bachelor of science) course has shot up this year at government and privately run colleges alike, which has led to a higher cutoff that now varies between 70 to 80 percent.
Nascent GMCH journal indisposed
Chandigarh, July 18
Just one edition old, the much-touted Journal of Medical College Chandigarh, brought out by the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, is heading for a closure, at least in its present form.
Axe falls on 3 poultry farms in Raipur Rani area
Panchkula, July 18
Getting tough with poultry farms with insanitary conditions, the district administration today decided to shut down three poultry farms, besides registering cases against four other poultry farm owners in the Barwala-Raipur Rani area of this district, which incidentally is one of the largest poultry farm belts in Asia.
MC poll in December
Chandigarh, July 18
The elections to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) will be held either on December 17 or 18. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting between Adviser to the UT Administrator KK Sharma and State Election Commissioner for Delhi and Chandigarh Rakesh Mehta. A final date will be decided depending on the availability of schools, official sources said.
Home buyers left in the lurch
Chandigarh, July 18
Rising cost of construction material, sky rocketing interest rates on realtors and for home loans and a cautious approach by banks to finance these projects is keeping hundreds of prospective buyers from getting possession of their ‘dream homes’.
Construction work put on hold at a project site in Zirakpur
PU’s constituent colleges to open next month
Chandigarh, July 18
Come August and the Panjab University will open doors of its first set of constituent colleges set up recently in Balachaur, Nihal Singh Mula, Guru Harsahai, and Singhwala.
Wards of court employees eligible for quota, feels HC
Chandigarh, July 18
The wards of the Punjab and Haryana HC employees are eligible for reservation meant for the children of the Punjab and Haryana state employees, the HC believes.
Fire breaks out in PGI flat, room gutted
 Chandigarh, July 18
A fire, apparently caused by a short-circuit, broke out in the residence of a doctor-couple, Dr Rohit Manoj (cardiologist) and his wife Dr Anju
(paediatrician), at the PGI’s teachers’ flats this morning. Though no one was injured in the incident, one of the two bedrooms in the flat was gutted and household goods, including a laptop and a desktop computer, were destroyed in the fire.
all that remains
The room that was gutted after a fire broke out apparently due to a
short-circuit in a flat at the PGI, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Consumer courts
Pandhi Hospital penalised Rs 5 lakh
Chandigarh, July 18
In a case of wrong medication, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Sector 36-based Pandhi Hospital to pay Rs 5 lakh in compensation to the complainant besides Rs 10,000 as cost of litigation.
Arunachal Pradesh on her mind
Mohali, July 18
“Since childhood I have always dreamt about India and felt being in Arunachal
Pradesh,” said a French poetess and painter Martine Le Cam while interacting with prominent persons at Sarang
Lok, Sector 65, here last evening.
French poetess and painter Martine Le Cam during an interaction at Sarang Lok in
Mohali. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Abandoned bag causes a flutter
Chandigarh, July 18
A bag was found abandoned near the Passport Office in Sector 34, causing panic among people this afternoon.
‘Plot’ for 500 sq yards at Aerocity thickens
Mohali, July 18
The allotment of 500-sq-yd plot in Aerocity under the reserved category for the physically handicapped by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has raked up a controversy, with a prospective allottee alleging that the eligibility criteria have not been adhered to while deciding on the claim of the plot under the reserved category.
Ban on construction near Sukhna choe
Zirakpur, July 18
The Punjab drainage department has banned all construction activity on uncultivable land in Sukhna choe at Baltana. The department had issued notification regarding this and asked the Zirakpur Municipal Council not to give permission for constructing any building on various khasra numbers issued by the department. The department had declared the under constructed structures and a Baltana police chowki illegal.
6 structures razed at Lambian village
Mohali, July 18
The demolition staff of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) razed six illegal structures in Lambian village here today.
A GMADA team undertakes a demolition drive at Lambian village in Mohali on Monday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Protest by residents
Chandigarh, July 18
Dadu Majra residents gheraoed MC Chief Engineer SS Bidda during his visit to monitor the status of works in the area today.
Tricity scan
CHANDIGARH SCAN
Plantation drive
Herbal Plantation Day was observed in a number of schools on Monday as part of ‘vanamahotsava’, being organised by the Department of Forests and Wildlife. Ceremonial plantation was organised at the Institute of Blind, Sector 26, in collaboration with ‘Deeksha’, an NGO. ‘Dhanwantri’, the eco-club of Government High School, Sector 32, also organised a plantation drive. The drive was also organised at Government High School in
Sarangpur, with principal Raj Krishan and sarpanch Dharam Kaur planting saplings of herbal plants.
| Freshers get a new feel |
Newly admitted students stroll at MCM College, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo:
Vinay Malik |
Exam cheating cases at PU hit 3-year high
Chandigarh, July 18
The number of cases involving use of “unfair means” in examinations at Panjab University this year has been the highest recorded in the past three years, with over 300 cases being registered during the recently concluded exam session. What has left varsity officials perturbed is the nature of such cases, most of which are “serious” and “backed by evidence”.
Josan case
PU to take legal opinion
Chandigarh, July 18
With the Punjab and Haryana High Court having left it to Panjab University
(PU) to pass orders on BC Josan’s suspension as principal of DAV College, Sector 10, the PU has decided to seek legal opinion in this regard.
Health Promoting School kicks off
Chandigarh, July 18
The Health Promoting School (HPS) project finally took off, with the accreditation process starting today.
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In an incident of inter-gang rivalry, 35-year-old Rajesh Kala was shot dead by unknown assailants at Mauli Jagran here this evening.
Kala had himself been accused of two murders, including that of his wife.
He had more than a dozen other criminal cases pending against him in Punjab, Haryana and
Chandigarh.
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