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Police
not yet informed about ragging incident
Chandigarh, September 15
Even as the university has already suspended Sahil Gupta of UICET for allegedly ‘harassing’ a first year, which ‘may be ragging’, it is yet to inform the police as mandated by the UGC ant-ragging norms.
Roads, houses inundated in Mohali
Mohali, September 15
High-velocity winds preceded heavy rain, throwing normal life out of gear for a major part of the day today.
The part of a road where sewerage caved in following rain at Industrial Area, Phase VIII, in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
P’kula residents grapple with waterlogging
Panchkula, September 15
Incessant rain in the town and its adjoining areas threw normal life out of gear today. Ill-preparedness of the municipal corporation and the Haryana Urban Development Authority in tackling the situation compounded the problems of residents.
Catchment area in UT map? Not yet
Chandigarh, September 15
The UT administration’s efforts to include the Sukhna catchment area in the UT map has apparently suffered a jolt, with some senior officials from Haryana recently saying the Sukhna wildlife sanctuary belongs to the state.
A view of the Sukhna reserve forest. tribune photo: manoj mahajan
Wild growth, blocked road gullies dot Phase X
Mohali, September 15
Roads full of potholes, improper sanitation, blocked road gullies, unkempt parks and stray animals welcome visitors to Phase X of the town. Residents say that going by the amenities available in the area one cannot believe that they were living in one of the important towns of Punjab.
Hospitality industry faces inhospitable terrain
Chandigarh, September 15
The UT estate office’s decision to seal the basement of Sector 26-based restaurant-cum-discotheque Voodoo the previous Friday for misuse of premises has triggered panic within the local hospitality industry.
As the news about the petrol price hike spread, a rush of commuters can be seen at a petrol pump in Sector 21, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Patil snubs BJP councillors over misconduct
Chandigarh, September 15
A four-member delegation of opposition councillors of the municipal corporation, led by SAD councillor Jagjit Singh Kang, were in for a rude shock today when UT Administrator-cum-Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil told them to behave with officers during general house meetings of the corporation.
Mullanpur eco city
Buyers wary of taking loans from banks
Mohali, September 15
With the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) gearing itself to launch the Mullanpur eco city, unfair trade practice adopted by certain banks by retaining the earnest money of the applications financed in the Aerocity project is back to haunt the prospective applicants for plots in
Mullanpur.
Naat Utsav
‘Khetan da Putt’ brings alive the misery of farmers
Chandigarh, September 15
The eighth three-day Gursharan Singh Naat Utsav, organised by the North Zone Cultural centre Patiala in collaboration with the Suchetak Rangmanch commenced with the staging of a Punjabi play “ Khetan da Putt” at the Randhawa auditorium here today.
The play ‘Khetan da Putt’ being staged at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Tricity scan
PUTA out to ‘revamp’ structure
Chandigarh, September 15
All out to revamp its own structure, the Panjab University Teachers Association has now decided to amend its existing constitution.
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Chandigarh, September 15
