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college elections
Royal Stag is passe, voters more demanding now
Chandigarh, August 31
Gone are the days when the liquor brands like Royal Stag were sufficient to woo voters. The scenario has changed, with voters demanding costlier liquor brands like Blenders Pride, Antiquity and Signature for their votes. The liquor brand is supplied by student organisations in colleges to groups, depending on the number of votes they have.
Power breather for 2.5 lakh users
Chandigarh, August 31
About 2.5 lakh domestic and commercial electricity consumers in Chandigarh will not have to pay arrears of hiked power tariff for three months-and-a-half, from April 1 to July 15.
Finance Secy DoPT defaulter
Chandigarh, August 31
UT Finance Secretary VK Singh has not filed his property return, if the government’s Department of Personnel and Training
(DoPT) is to be believed.
200 ‘dead’ trees to be laid to rest
Chandigarh, August 31
About 200 “dead” trees in Chandigarh, which have been posing a serious threat to residents, are set to face the axe. The municipal corporation (MC), in consultation with the UT forest department, has sent a report to the UT Administration, recommending that the 200 trees be cut immediately as a majority of thsee were posing a threat to residences.
The branch of a tree that fell on the roof of a car in front of a house in Sector 29, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
| End of fasting, beginning of feasting |
Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Sector-20 Jama Masjid in Chandigarh on Wednesday to mark the end of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan |
CTU runs out of spare parts
Chandigarh, August 31
All is not well in the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU). Already facing staff shortage, six mini air-conditioned buses have gone off road due to non-functional ACs. Moreover, 13 low-floor buses are also not being plied due to non-availability of spare parts.
Duronto occupancy picks up
Chandigarh, August 31
The Amritsar-Chandigarh Duronto Express train that started on August 24 seems to be catching
the fancy of passengers gradually. Within first four days of its operation, the occupancy of the train has increased over two times compared to the number of passengers on the first day.
Slum Rehabilitation Project
Dream house a reality soon
Chandigarh, August 31
The dream of 8,448 slum dwellers in Dhanas village to have one room tenement of their own under the ambitious slum rehabilitation project of the Chandigarh Administration is set be realised with the Central government giving its nod to the installation of the sewage treatment plant (STP).
Apple @ Rs 120 per kilogram
Chandigarh, August 31
Apple has become a precious commodity this season. As more than half of the crop in Himachal Pradesh has been damaged due to inclement weather this year, the price of good-quality apple in the retail market has gone as high as Rs 120 per kilogram.
Haphazard parking, poor sanitation dot Phases IIIB1, IIIB2
Mohali, August 31
Improper sanitation, water entering houses of residents during heavy rains, heaps of mud and wild growth lying on roads which demand repair and stray animals moving about describe Phases IIIB1 and IIIB2 (Sector 60) of the town.
(Clockwise from top) Cars parked on both sides of the road outside the district court complex causes inconvenience to commuters; visitors park cars haphazardly at a market; and a cyclist walks along a garbage-strewn road at Phase IIIB2 in Mohali.
42-yr-old killed in mishap
Panchkula, August 31
A 42-year-old Ambala resident died in a road accident near Barwala last night. The deceased was identified as Ashok Kumar.
Involvement of ‘Zen gang’ in Rs 4.39-lakh robbery suspected
Panchkula, August 31
The UT and the Panchkula Police are suspecting the involvement of ‘Zen gang’ behind the Rs 4.39-lakh robbery from a cyclist in Mani Majra at gunpoint on Monday. UT police officials said that as the robbers had used a Maruti Zen car in the crime, therefore, they were working on this angle as well. The UT Police is also taking the help of the Panchkula Police where this ‘Zen gang’ had committed number of robberies in the past.
tricity scan
Chandigarh Scan
Awarded
Prof Ram Samujh, department of paediatric surgery, PGIMER, was awarded best Oral Presentation award in the 40th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka jointly held with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh & the Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons of SAARC countries. Prof Samujh has presented a paper: “To study the correlation and assessment of the level of aganglionosis by contrast enema and histopathological examination in patients undergoing trans-anal endorectal pull through for Hirschsprung’s disease.” This study correlated histology with radiology in 100 per cent cases.
 battle of ballot
Over to students
Chandigarh, August 31
More than 13,000 students, in case everyone votes, will decide the fate of efforts put in by candidates of different student bodies for the Panjab University Campus Students Council.
As usual, PUSU, along with allies, and SOPU, along with its partners, are the two main groups in fray.
PUSU ‘organised’ booze party, movie trip
 Chandigarh, August 31
Leaders of Student Organisation of India (SOI) on Wednesday levelled allegations against the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) that it had organised a booze party a movie trip for students in a bid to garner their support for student poll to be held on September 2. SOI campus president Manpreet Sekhon alleged that PUSU leaders after offering liquor to students took them for a movie show.
A cop stops a vehicle for checking at Panjab University on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
At your doorstep
Chandigarh, August 31
As city colleges were closed on account of Eid, student leaders visited houses of local students in a bid to woo them. Student organisations had already procured the names and addresses of local students from the colleges. Paramvir Singh, Chandigarh elections in charge for the Student Organisation of India (SOI), said all college units of the party and its alliances did door-to-door canvassing.
Changing preferences of student bodies
Chandigarh, August 31
It seems that the ideologies and preferences of student organisations in city colleges differ from their superiors at Panjab University, as the college units of prominent student organisations, active in the PU, have entered into alliances which are different from those made on the university campus.
Ishwardeep Singh Dhanova (third from right), presidential candidate from GCM, Sector 11, with friends in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Elections a low-key affair in colleges
 Chandigarh, August 31
This year, the elections have remained a low-key affair in colleges; with the UT administration announcing the poll date a week ago. Meanwhile, a majority of city colleges will not be conducting elections, as most of the candidates in colleges have been elected unanimously. Nominations on various seats were cancelled following which principles will be
appointing student representatives.
As it is a holiday on Wednesday on account of Eid, DAV College in Sector 10 wears a deserted look. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Chandigarh, August 31
