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Phones kept ringing at PCR
Chandigarh, October 27
Diwali celebrations kept the Chandigarh police on its toes with 271 calls relating to brawls and bursting of crackers after the stipulated time of 10 pm received at the Police Control Room
(PCR). Only 63 calls could be verified by the police teams on reaching the spot.
Vishwakarma Day
Vishwakarma Day was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in the city on Thursday. A large of mechanics worshipped their tools to mark the occasion. The Vishwakarma Temple at Palsora drew a huge crowd throughout the day. |
3 robberies in past 48 hours
Chandigarh, October 27
The city recorded an incident of stabbing for a mere Rs 2,500 along with two other robbery incidents involving sums of Rs 8,000 and Rs 4,000 and a mobile phone, all in the jurisdiction of a solitary police station over Diwali eve (Tuesday) and Diwali day (Wednesday).
Consumer court raps estate office
Chandigarh, October 27
Showcasing illegality in official proceedings and causing public harassment due to procedural wrangling has been highlighted in a severe reprimand that the estate office of the UT Administration recently received at the hands of a local consumer court.
Financial bungling at RLA?
Chandigarh, October 27
An irregularity, bordering on a possible scam, involving several lakhs of rupees in the local Registration and Licensing Authority
(RLA) office has reportedly been detected during checking of its records recently.
Fewer fireworks witnessed in city this diwali
 Chandigarh, October 27
City residents were relieved, as this Diwali witnessed lesser fireworks last night.
The residents of many areas like Kaimbwala, Sector 38 and certain northern sectors claimed that the duration as well as the intensity of bursting of crackers was comparatively low last night than that of last few years.
Residents celebrate Diwali in Chandigarh on Wednesday night. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
31 incidents of minor fire reported
 Chandigarh, October 27
As many as 31 cases of minor incidents of fire were reported on the occasion of Diwali yesterday. The figure is nearly double of last year. Records of the fire department reveal that against 31 minor cases of fire this year, only 16 incidents were reported last year.
Diwali celebrations in full swing at Phase IX, Mohali. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Firemen remain on toes
 Panchkula, October 27
The fire brigade personnel of the district remain on tenterhooks, as 14 calls of fire incidents, including 12 at
Panchkula, were reported on Diwali night.
Slum children burst crackers to celebrate Diwali in Panckhula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Mohali PCR receives19 complaints against bursting of crackers beyond 10 pm
Mohali, October 27
During Diwali celebrations, the Mohali Police control room (PCR) received as many as 19 calls from frantic residents complaining about their neighbours bursting crackers even after 10 pm.
Health staff observe ‘Black’ Diwali
Mohali, October 27
Agitating employees of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) observed a “Black Diwali” on the office premises here yesterday, with employees from other districts also participating in the protest.
35-year-old succumbs to burn injuries
Chandigarh, October 27
A 35-year-old resident of Dadu Majra died after receiving burn injuries due to a stove blast at his house on Wednesday.
Speeding car claims child’s life
Chandigarh, October 27
A young life was snuffed out, while a pedestrian was injured in two separate accidents on Wednesday.
Garbage, poor sanitation sum up Ward No 3
Ward number 3 comprises centrally located Sectors like 16, 17 and 22 and faces problems such as encroachments and shortage of parking space in markets. The ward depicts a lack of coordination between different departments of the MC. Recently, paver blocks were laid in Sector 22 after a fortnight.
A heap of garbage lying in the service lane of Sector 16, Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan
Residents seek closure of hukka bar
Panchkula, October 27
Finding it a nuisance, residents of Sector 10 have requested the district administration to shut down a newly opened hukka bar in the market. The presence of the hukka bar right in the middle of the market, which has a large number of coaching
centres, is resulting in rowdyism and clashes in the locality, said B B Singhal, a resident and former vice-president of erstwhile Panchkula municipal committee.
The recently laid paver blocks that were dug up by the MC electricity wing in Sector 22,
Chandigarh. (Right)Work under way at the rear of Sector 16,
Chandigarh. |
Sector 70 — Residential area or a dumping site?
Mohali, October 27
Despite being one of the newly developed sectors of Mohali, Sector 70 suffers as it is located next to Matour village. Ever since the sector was conceived, open spaces between historic Matour village and residential parts of the sector are being used to dump garbage. A village pond that has literally dried up is also being used to dump garbage and debris.
Two eye injury cases reported
Mohali, October 27
Residents of Mohali had a safe Diwali this year as only two eye injury cases were reported from the town apart from minor fire incidents.
New MC building likely in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, October 27
The Zirakpur municipal council is all set to have a new building. Come November and the work will begin. In fact, foundation stone of the building is to be laid in the first week of November.
Garbage soars as MC snores
Debris lying in a park at
Sector 30-A reflecting on the state of neglect by the Municipal
Corporation in Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
JEs begin chain hunger strike in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, October 27
Continuing with their pen-down strike, members of the Council of Diploma Engineers from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh today started the chain hunger strike in front of the Hydel Building of Punjab Irrigation Department in Sector 18 here.
Jagleen is MBA topper in PU
Chandigarh, October 27
Pulling off a brilliant show, Jagleen Kaur, an MBA 4th semester student of University Business School (UBS), PU Regional Centre, Ludhiana, has secured first position in the combined Panjab University merit list of MBA fourth semester, the result of which was declared by the PU recently.
German danseuses leave audience awestruck
Chandigarh, October 27
The city art lovers were treated to a rare treat of bharatnatyam Indian classical dance at the second International Dance Festival organised by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Punjab Arts Council at the Randhawa auditorium here today.
Chandigarh Scan
Awarded
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has won the Corporate Greentech Social Responsibility Award-2011 in the hydropower sector. The award has been given in recognition of the BBMB having made positive impact and difference on the lives of people around and to the communities in which they were active through their outstanding and innovative CSR
programmes. The award was presented at Srinagar by Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Jammu and Kashmir government.
Education dept, pvt schools to work on financial modalities
Chandigarh, October 27
The UT education department and private schools may have principally agreed on reserving 25 per cent of seats under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory (RTE) Education Act, but the duo are yet to reach a consensus over financial modalities.
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Chandigarh, October 27
