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Civic body spent Rs 13 lakh on welcoming ‘VVIPs’
This fact emerged in a report tabled at the last meeting of the MC general house on a question raised by nominated councillor AP Sanwaria, who had sought detailed information on ward wise expenditure on inaugural functions since 2007 and particulars of the chief guests. However, the civic authorities failed to provide details of five years and only those of 2009-10 were given to the councillor. Instead of spending taxpayers’ money on providing and improving basic civic amenities, MC officials incurred a huge expenditure on organising 28 inaugural functions of green belts, fountains and community centres as well as two foundation stone laying ceremonies. At one such function the civic body spent Rs 80,000 on laying the foundation stone of Mahila Bhavan in Sector 38 by union information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni and Pawan Bansal. Interestingly, the partial details provided by the MC also reveals more funds were spent on “appeasing” politicians than on UT administration officials. At the inaugural function of a green belt in Sector 48 C and D, where the advisor to the UT administrator was the chief guest, the expenditure came to about Rs 68,500. In yet another striking contrast, the MC spent Rs 70,000 on inauguration of a green belt in Sector 15 where a central minister was the chief guest, whereas the civic body incurred an expenditure of only Rs 22,000 on the inauguration of a park in Hallomajra by area councillor Ram Lal. “The MC has failed to provide details of the source of funds spent on these functions”, averred Sanwaria.
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Appointment of 23 guest lecturers withheld
Chandigarh, August 2 The department of around 1,100 students is at present struggling with a shortage of 18 teachers and had recently hogged headlines in the print media when faculty members objected to the increasing ratio of guest faculty. They alleged that some professors and Senators were being “appeased” by including their kin in the guest faculty. Putting an end to the controversy, Sobti in a meeting with department officials has asked the Chairperson to submit a list of vacant positions. Rejecting the list of candidates comprising the names of wives of certain professors, Sobti declared that the university would be following UGC norms and there would not be more than 10 per cent guest lecturers in any department. “The evening department has more or less been an academic slum which has for long been used to adjust the kin of professors and Senators. This time we got two Senators as VC nominees for the selection of the guest faculty which made the entire process farcical. We need
regular faculty for improving the department and the VC’s decision today has come as a big reprieve,” said a senior faculty member. When contacted, Sobti refused to comment, saying “Speak to the Director”. Indu Tiwari, Chairperson of the department of evening studies, said: “I cannot say about regular or guest faculty as it is the university’s decision, but I want regular faculty to run my department which is ailing from acute staff crunch.”
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UT’s civil defence not ready for any emergency
Chandigarh, August 2 There exists no equipment, instruments and machinery with the CDO since its inception in 1966. A mere Rs 8.62 lakh has been received by the UT Administration from the Union Government over the last five years and the money is still lying unused, the office of the Deputy Commissioner has officially conceded this in a reply to an RTI application. Not only that, but also there is only one senior civil defence instructor and a civil defence instructor in the UT for training and coordination. Even then, the post of civil defence instructor has been lying vacant. In addition, no land has been allotted for the construction of a civil defence training institute on the
plea that the staff does not need to be trained. The information says that the training institute is not a feasible option for the city. The existing institutes in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana could be used for the training of the CDO staff, it suggested. Surprisingly, the UT Administration has never requested the Central Government to provide funds for the training institute. In the absence of the institute, no training has been provided to the CDO staff in the last five years in even the neighbouring states. While virtually washing its hands off making arrangements for exigencies, the DC’s office has said it was a joint venture of the departments concerned, including the municipal corporation, the engineering department and the police. Meanwhile, Dr Jasdeepak Singh Kambala, who procured information under the RTI, expressed surprise at the reply, saying that it reflected poorly on the functioning of the Administration of a planned city like Chandigarh.
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Same house burgled twice in two nights
Panchkula, August 2 The owner of the house, Ashok Kumar, who is into the business of catering, said construction was going on in his house. Ashok Kumar said some of his relatives had stayed at his house on Sunday. He claimed that the burglars entered his house that night and decamped with two mobile phones. Ashok Kumar added that they had lodged a complaint to the police in
this regard. Unfortunately, on Monday night, some burglars targeted his house again and this time, decamped with 10 water taps from the top floor of the house. When contacted, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Maneesh Chaudhary, said he was not aware of having received any such complaint. But he said he would check with the
in charge of the police post concerned.
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PU engg colleges losing out to top institutes
Chandigarh, August 2 In the third round of joint counselling, 498 of 1,600 seats in engineering and architecture colleges, including PEC, University Institute of Engineering & Technology (UIET), University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (UICET), Chandigarh College of Architecture and Swami Sarvanand Giri Panjab University are lying vacant. The merit list underlines the fact that despite being top-ranked placement centres themselves, the PU and PEC University lose toppers to other places. The attempt by students to grab a seat in the country’s topmost institutes, has resulted in a large number of seats remaining vacant here. Joint admissions to engineering and architecture colleges are done through ranks in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education. “Students who have scored a high rank prefer to block seats in the colleges till they secure admission at IITs and other top institutes. These students later do not report at the time of admission and hence the next ranked students are called during the second or third round of counseling,” said Sanjeev Kumar, coordinator of the joint admission committee. Nearly 60 seats are yet to be filled at PEC University across all disciplines and categories. As many as 40 seats in BE (information technology) and 20 seats in BE (mechanical engineering) at UIET have also to be filled in the third round of counselling. 20 seats in BE (chemical engineering) and 19 seats in BE (food technology) at UICET, 27 seats in BE (biotechnology), 26 seats in BE (electronics and communications engineering) at UIET and 14 seats in BE (electronics and electrical communications engineering) at PEC University of Technology are still vacant. Forty seats in BE (computer science & engineering), 38 seats in BE (IT) and 31 seats BE (mechanical engineering) at Swami Sarvanand Giri PU Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur, are yet to be filled.
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New shelters, old questions
Chandigarh, August 2 The modern bus shelters constructed in the past few years are in a state of neglect and desperately need a makeover. Ignoring the existing bus shelters, the administration has planned 60 bus shelters with new design, the work on which has already started. Official sources said most of the new bus shelters would come up in Southern Sectors from Sector 41 onwards. “Each bus shelter will cost around Rs 15
lakh. Initially every sector will have two bus shelters,” said an official. However, city residents feel that maintaining the already existing bus shelters was the need of the hour. Shikha
Nijhawan, president of the Residents’ Welfare Committee, Sector 27, said the UT should first plan to renovate the already existing bus shelters before coming up with the new ones. “I feel a few years down the line, new bus shelters will meet the same fate of the existing shelters,” she said. A few years ago, bus shelters with new design were constructed with a provision of a shop in the shelter. However, the bus shelters have turned into an eyesore. Lajwant Singh
Virk, a Sector 37 resident, said the new shelters made sense when the previous ones were being maintained properly. “The authorities should first see whether the already existing bus shelters are maintained properly or not,” Virk said. The bus shelters constructed a few years ago don’t have even seats for commuters to relax. These bus shelters stand testimony to the fact that these have not been maintained since long. A majority of them are in a desperate need of care. Officials of the UT Administration and the MC’s engineering refused to comment on the issue.
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HSRP slips issued to 148 vehicles
Chandigarh, August 2 The RLA had yesterday issued the authorisation slips to 125 vehicles. Besides new vehicles, owners of old vehicles have also started pouring in to switch over to the new number plates. Within two days of starting their business, the two vendors supplying the HSRPs have received around 65 orders each and have assured the customers of supplying these plates within four to five days. Celex Technologies is located at shop number 53, ISBT bus stand in Sector 17, and Utsav Safety System on plot number 182/65 in Industrial Area, Phase I.
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HUDA approves Rs 62 cr for laying pipeline
Rajinder Nagarkoti Tribune News Service
Panchkula, August 2 However, it may be too early for the residents of the town to cheer considering that there is still a long process before the file is forwarded and approved by the Haryana government. Confirming that that money has been approved, HUDA administrator Rajender Kataria said the project would take at least a year to fructify. HUDA officials said the MC would lay a 14.5-km pipeline from Sector 39 to Mani Majra (Panchkula-Chandigarh boundary) and thereafter HUDA would lay two pipelines - one to the Mansa Devi Complex and the other to the water tank in Sector 1 near the Panchkula Deputy Commissioner’s residence. The budget for laying the pipeline in Panchkula is Rs 7.2 crore which will be borne by HUDA. As per the UT's proposal for getting an additional 40 MGD from the Phase V and VI of the Kajauli project, five MGD will be provided to Mohali and three each to Panchkula and the Chandimandir cantonment area. Presently, 170 tubewells are the only source of water supply to Panchkula. The town’s present requirement is 24 MGD whereas it is receiving only 19.03 MGD from tubewells. HUDA officials had estimated that in order to meet the demand of Panchkula residents, the city needs 3.24 MGD from the Kajauli water works and 5.4 MGD from the Kaushlya dam, which is currently under construction in Pinjore.
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Emaar MGF told to refund Rs 56.89 lakh
Chandigarh, August 2 The district forum comprising its president PD Goel and members Rajinder Singh Gill and Madanjit Kaur Sahota, observed that the respondents had miserably failed to produce and prove any such circumstances or reasons beyond their control, which averted them from completing the project within the stipulated time frame. The respondent’s sole contention that since the complainants defaulted in paying instalments, possession was not handed over to them. The respondent had no right to demand the due instalments from the complainant when there was no development on the project site.” The forum also directed Emaar MGF to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation and Rs 10,000 each to the couple for causing mental harassment and adopting unfair trade practice. The complainants, Rakesh Bajaj and Sarita Bajaj, submitted that they had booked two plots in Mohali Hills and had deposited Rs 28,44,522 towards due instalments against each plot till September 16, 2008. The complainants averred that the respondents had to develop the project within a timeframe, which expired on June 17, 2009, but the same had not been done till date. The counsel said the complainant came into the contact of respondents only on September 6, 2006, and signed application form towards registration of expression of interest in a residential plot. Towards the application for registration of expression of interest, the complainants deposited an amount of Rs 10,35,000 each. He pleaded that the complainants were defaulter in payments as per the payment plan and vehemently denied that development work was not going on. The respondents had rather offered the possession of 800 plots on completion of all infrastructure work, he added.
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Journey from Chandigarh to Jalandhar, HP to get dearer
Mohali, August 2 The rate list for the new toll tax barrier has been installed. Cars, jeeps and vans will have to pay Rs 32 for a single trip and Rs 48 for double; light commercial vehicles (LCVs) Rs 56 for a single trip and Rs 84 for double; multi-axle vehicles Rs 180 for a single trip and Rs 270 for double. Those travelling from Chandigarh to Jalandhar will have to pay toll tax at four places. The officials said the toll collection would begin as four-laning project has been completed. The company executing the project will collect toll for the next 20 years. A total of Rs 450 crore has been spent on the project.
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Mullanpur urban estate project
Mullanpur Garibdass (Mohali), August 2 In the coming days, around Rs 700 crore would be disbursed as the compensation, varying between Rs 1.27 crore an acre and Rs 1.30 crore an acre. The Land Acquisition Collector, GMADA, Hargunjit Kaur, said the awards were announced under Section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act. The possession of the land has been taken over by the Estate Officer. The process to announce the awards was set in motion after the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the petitions filed by landowners against the land acquisition. The landowners had contested that for acquiring land for the international airport, the government had awarded Rs 1.50 crore an acre. The awards were announced for land in five villages - Devinagar, Bharaujian, Mullanpur, Ratwara Sahib and Ferozepore villages being acquired for the proposed urban estate. “The urban estate would be floated by August-end after the process of announcing the awards and tie-up with financial institutions is over. GMADA officials hope that if the landowners opt for land pooling scheme, they have to pay little land compensation. In the urban estate located to the north of Chandigarh along the Chandigarh-Baddi road, around 2,000 residential plots have been planned. The proposed urban estate is the first urban settlement being developed by GMADA in the north of Chandigarh. Nestled in the foothills of the Shivaliks, the urban estate will offer plots ranging between 125 sq yards (5 marla) and 500 sq yards (1 kanal). As per norms, around 100 persons will be allowed per acre. GMADA proposes to accept application online
GMADA has decided to adopt the system of inviting applications online for the upcoming Mullanpur urban estate to facilitate applicants. On the basis of computer-generated application forms, applicants will be able to deposit earnest money with banks. All those who have plots at Sectors 76 to 80 and Aerocity will be barred from applying in the Mullanpur urban estate. Certain other eligibility conditions like bona fide resident of Punjab are likely to be incorporated this time.
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20 years on, constables yet to get promotion
Chandigarh, August 2 Under the Rule 13.7, which has been holding up promotions, constables are expected to undergo rigorous B-1 tests, difficult for persons in the age group of 45-50 years. This is despite the fact that the Centre and the Punjab and Haryana governments have not made these tests mandatory for promotion of the police personnel. According to a communication from the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Adviser to the UT Administrator on April 8, “The UT administration has, in the past, exercising powers conferred by sub-section(3) of Section 46 of the Police Act, 1861, and sub-section(1) of Section 80 of the Punjab Police Act, 2007, issued amendments to the Punjab Police Rules, 1934. Accordingly, the Chandigarh Administration may take appropriate action at their end under relevant rules/Acts.” “The denial of promotion for more than two decades is taking a heavy toll on our morale. What is there to look forward if there is no promotion or incentive even after putting in 20 years of service,” a constable said on the condition of anonymity. “At the fag-end of our career, we are expected to undergo rigorous tests, which we may have cleared with flying colours at the beginning of our careers. Insistence on clearing B-1 tests may lead to a number of malpractices,” some constables alleged. Meanwhile, the Global Human Rights Council came to the rescue of the aggrieved cops and moved the National Human Rights Commission. In its application under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and Articles 20 and 21 of the Constitution, it demanded intervention so that deserving constables could be promoted without undergoing promotion tests, under Rule 13.7 of the Punjab Police Rules, 1934. GHRC chairperson Arvind Thakur alleged that denial of promotion to the policemen for such a long time amounted to violating their human rights. The GHRC would take the case to its logical conclusion with a view to provide justice to the aggrieved police personnel, he added.
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SI Bhullar case
Chandigarh, August 2 The UT Police had failed to register an FIR against the SI in the case following an inquiry following which the complainant had moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Sources said the crime branch has decided to contact the victim’s father Balwinder Singh. A team of the state crime branch collected a copy of the FIR, medical reports and summary report of investigation from the Sector 17 police station. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had issued strictures against the Chandigarh Police and had ordered the reinvestigation of the case to DGP (Haryana), Ranjiv Dalal, on July 21. Balwinder Singh, father of deceased, Gagandeep, had cried foul and accused the police of inaction all these years. Sources said statements of SI Bhullar, all previous investigating officers, pillion rider Mandeep Singh, who was also made an accused along with the deceased, would also be recorded. The reinvestigation of the case was assigned to two IPS officers, including DIG (crime) Rajpal Singh and SP (Crime) Rajinder Singh. Twenty-year-old Gagandeep died after being hit by a car being driven by SI Bhullar in Sector 22 on June 27, 2009. Bhullar was then the in charge of the Sector 22 police post when the mishap took place.
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Ram Darbar area councillor Ram Lal, along with residents of the area, organised Teej celebrations at the community centre on Tuesday. Municipal corporation Commissioner Prerna Puri was the chief guest. Cultural events were organised and stalls displayed.
Sanitation drive
Municipal corporation sanitation committee chairman Manjit Singh Chauhan flagged off a sanitation drive at Mani Majra on Tuesday. An additional 17 ‘safai karamcharis’ were deployed to clean public places and open spaces. Dumper-placers, tractor-trolleys and cycle-rickshaw-carts were deployed for lifting roadside waste, garbage containers and horticulture waste.
New Airtel pack
Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of the VAS pack LiveWell Ramzan for its mobile phone customers in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. Powered by PurpleTeal Technologies, this pack is available at a subscription charge of Re 2 per day and is offered in both English and Hindi.
Chemists’ website
The Chandigarh Chemists Association organised a function at a hotel in Sector 42 on Tuesday. It launched the website ccachd.com and its news bulletin.
Canteen workers
Workers at UT Red Cross canteens at the PGI expressed apprehensions over the canteens being handed over to outside parties. In a memorandum signed by more than 10 workers, they said the Red Cross had been running three canteens on the campus for the past more than two decades.
Office-bearers
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Punjab Self-Financed Medical and Dental Colleges Association: president: Dr HS Gill; vice-presidents: Kamal Bagi and Dr AP Singh; general secretary: Zora Singh.
SP (Operations)
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Headquarters) Alok Kumar will also hold charge of Superintendent of Police (Operations). The incumbent, RS Ghuman, will be away for training.
The local chapter of the Nehru Yuva Kendra conducted a five-day career entrepreneurship training camp. A total of 36 youths from various youth clubs and vocational training centres were imparted training in different vocations during the camp.
1,800 to lose citizenship
Around 1,800 fraudulent cases of citizenship in Canada are going to be revoked. Following an investigation by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the police, letters have been issued to such beneficiaries, informing them of the citizenship revocation decision. This was stated by Lt-Col BS Sandhu (retd) of the World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services.
Secretariat staff
Various associations of the Punjab Civil Secretariat staged a demonstration at the entry to the Secretariat on Tuesday. They were protesting against the implementation of the recent 4-9-14 assured career progression rules by the Punjab government. Raising slogans, they went to the office of the Chief Secretary to hand him over a memorandum.
Digi-classes
Sant Isher Singh Public School has started five digi-classes to help students learn and grasp knowledge quickly and retain it for long. Teachers will prepare lesson plans on digi-smart board and deliver those to students.
New engg batch
To acquaint the new batch of engineering students with various departments, guidelines and processes, the Quest Group of Institutions organised an induction programme. Various heads of department spoke on the nature and scope of their respective disciplines.
The department of commerce at Government College organised a lecture on entrepreneurship under the orientation programme for commerce students. College principal Kum Kum Kohli underlined the importance of regularity, discipline and a target-oriented approach to achieve the desired goals in a world of competence, regulation and globalisation.
Scouts and guides
MS Chauhan, Assistant Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan (Chandigarh region), inaugurated a five-day Rajya Puraskar testing camp for scouts and guides at Raina Stadium, Chandi Mandir, on Tuesday. The regions of Delhi, Jammu, Lucknow, Dehradun and Chandigarh were participating in the camp.
The Residents Welfare Association of Sector 4 celebrated Teej with enthusiasm on Tuesday. The main attractions of the function were joy swings, a cultural programme and ‘mehndi’ competition. tribune reporters
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Chandigarh, August 2 “This will mean throwing out 100 students, including around 20 girls, staying in hostels the previous year,” said SOI president Sekhon. — TNS
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Fest off to majestic start
Chandigarh, August 2 As a befitting tribute to the genius of Gurudev Tagore, one of his masterpieces, the dance-drama ‘Chitrangada’, was staged today, giving a majestic start to the festival. As many as 35 artistes from Sangeet Bhavana at Santiniketan displayed their versatility and mastery of classical dances, music and vocal rendition under the able direction of Indrani Mukhopadhyaya. Based on a story from the Mahabharata, ‘Chitrangada’ was an eclectic mix of mythology, poetry, dance, music and drama. The artistes enacted the story through such immaculate expressions and dance ‘mudras’ that the narrative and songs in Bangla were within the grasp of the audience. Arjuna’s meeting with princess Chitrangada of Manipur, the refusal and acceptance of love, and Chitrangda’s bravery were ably choreographed.
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Mohali Solid Waste Management
Mohali, August 2 Out of the five companies which have responded to the invitation for qualification bids for the Rs 70-crore project, two are from Mumbai -- Ess Ell Infra Projects Ltd and Pratibha Industries. The other three are Subhash Projects Ltd, Delhi, A to Z infrastructure Ltd, Gurgaon, and Jindal Group, Delhi. Company sources said the bids had been opened at the office of the Municipal Corporation here and would be evaluated by a committee comprising officials of the local civic body and representatives of IL&FS Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd, the consultants to the local government department. The Gurgaon-based firm which put in its bid had earlier been awarded work for the Ludhiana cluster while the two Delhi companies had been declared qualified for other clusters in Punjab. The Mumbai firms were the new bidders and detailed evaluation of their bids would take some time, company sources said. GMADA was heading one cluster of 19 urban local bodies and would be managing garbage collection, disposal and other related activities on behalf of these local bodies. Commissioner of the Mohali Municipal Corporation Varun Roojam indicated that the Sangauli site was the most preferred one for the solid waste management facility and the bids were specifically for that site. A topographical survey of the area was on and the ‘khasra’ numbers of the land in question would be identified. Roojam said the Punjab Pollution Control Board had given clearance for the facility and environment impact assessment study was in progress. Under the new project there would be door-to-door collection of garbage and proper transportation. The facility would also be used for power generation, brick making and fuel, he added. A six-member Site Selection Committee, constituted by the state government for the setting up of a common municipal solid waste management facility, had recommended three sites for the purpose. The committee, which was constituted by the Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab, on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was of the view that the sites suggested by the Mohali district administration falling in Samgauli, Nimbuaan and Khairpur villages could be explored, in order of preference, for the purpose of setting up the solid waste management facility. It is learnt that 60 to 70 acres falling in Samgauli village in Dera Bassi tehsil was shown by the Mohali ADC in October last year to members of the Site Selection Committee, which observed that the proposed site was away from inhabited areas and also did not appear to be flood prone. No part of the land fell under the forest area, no river passed near the site and the highways were also at a distance. The committee was of the view that this site might meet the criteria fixed for the purpose and might be suitable for the solid waste management facility. Sixty acres of barren land was available in Nimbuaan village, but a choe passed through the proposed site. About 100 acres in Khairpur village in Kharar tehsil was also shown to the site committee, which was described as a “gair mumkin choe” in the revenue records. Earlier, sites in Swara, Rasanheri and Jhanjeri villages were identified for dumping garbage, but none of these could be finalised due to a protest by residents of nearby areas.
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25 escape unhurt as bus catches fire
Mohali, August 2 Sources said the fire was extinguished by the fire brigade and some bank employees also assisted it. There was no fire extinguisher in the bus. However, the exact cause of fire in the AC chamber is yet to be ascertained. The DSP, Kharar, along with the SHO, Kharar, reached the spot and took stock of the situation. Sources said the incident took place around 3 pm when the bus carrying around 25 passengers was on its way from Chandigarh to Pathankot. While the bus reached near Desu Majra, a motorcyclist informed the bus driver that smoke was emitting from the rear the bus, but the driver ignored him. After moving a few metres, a car driver noticed the smoke coming from the AC chamber and stopped his car in front of the bus and informed the driver about the fire. The bus driver asked the passengers to evacuate from the bus. Acting swiftly, some bank employees rushed to the spot and tried to douse the fire. Meanwhile, the fire brigade also reached the spot and controlled the fire within half-an-hour. One of passengers stated that the incident could have taken an ugly face as the bus did not have any fire fighting equipment. Later, the passengers were boarded on another bus.
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9-year-old succumbs to injuries
Mohali, August 2 Area residents said one of the cables fell on the child. His father Gulshan Singh and others first took him to the Civil Hospital and he was further referred to the PGI, Chandigarh, where succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The body of the deceased has been handed over to the family after the postmortem examination and inquest proceedings had been initiated.
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Education notes Exhibition
CHANDIGARH: Road cleaner, a model prepared by Noor Fatima, a student of Class VIII of Government Middle School, Sector 26, Bapu Dham Colony, Chandigarh, is selected at the state-level exhibition, out of 56 schools of the UT, Chandigarh. She will represent Chandigarh along with four other candidates in the national-level exhibition to be held in August at New Delhi. Play staged The parents-teachers’ association (PTA) function was held at Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary Model School, Sector 27-A. It began with a welcome song by nursery students. In the welcome speech, principal Saroj Savan emphasised on values like discipline. Folk dances like Gujarati dance enthralled audience. A play urging people to donate blood was applauded by one and all. Prizes were given to students who excelled in different activities. Fresher’s party PML SD Public School, Sector 32, welcomed newcomers by organising a fresher’s party for students of Class XI of various streams with the culture and tradition of the school. A colourful cultural programme was organised to mark the occasion. Students dressed in their best attires participated in exciting games and won various prizes. Dinesh
Kinger, Karan Verma and Smriti bagged “Life of the party” titles. School principal Manju Bhardwaj advised freshers to work with diligence and perseverance to succeed. Rakhi-making contest Students of Saint Soldier International School, Sector 28-B, participated enthusiastically in rakhi-making competition. It was an activity to keep the spirit of brotherhood alive in children. Colourful rakhis made by students depicted their love and affection apart from their creativity. Investiture ceremony The investiture ceremony of Bhavan Vidyalaya Junior was conducted in the school. The programme started with the invocation to the supreme power. Badges were pinned to the head boy, head girl and discipline in charge. School principal Taruna Vashisht presented the flag to the school captain. Thereafter, house wardens and assistant wardens inducted the cabinet of their respective houses. --Tribune reporters
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Chandigarh, August 2
New toll barrier on the Kurali-Kiratpur Sahib National Highway set to become functional
Teej celebrated
Training camp
Lecture on entrepreneurship
Teej function
