|
Boy beats up doctor
Chandigarh, November 21
Unable to bear the shock of his mother’s death, a class X student of Naya Gaon thrashed a doctor at the GMSH, Sector 16, here today.
The boy started beating up the doctor when he declared his mother was brought
dead. Dr Ashok Kumar posted at the emergency unit was taken aback as the boy
charged at him soon after he declared that his mother Karam Jeet Kaur, who had
been rushed to the emergency, was already dead.
One-kanal plot fetches GMADA whopping Rs 4.6 crore
Mohali, November 21
Contrary to the trend of the sluggish real estate sector, the auction of freehold residential sites here sprung up many surprises with a number of 500 sq yard (one kanal) plots fetching over Rs 4 crore each for the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), indicating that speculators and major players in the real estate sector played a decisive role in the auction to create a ripple effect.
GMCH doctor personates as HoD
Chandigarh, November 21
Misrepresentation of facts and impersonation is an offence under the law of the land, but not so at the Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH), Sector 32. A doctor of the community medicine department, Dr NK Goel, who had been misrepresenting facts by personating himself as the head of the department
(HoD) for the past several years, has been allowed to go scot free by the hospital authorities.
mc Elections
Khushpreet’s mother steps into politics
Chandigarh, November 21
“I do not want any parent to undergo the agony that we went through after the kidnapping of our son Khushpreet,” said Kulwinder Kaur, mother of Khushpreet who was kidnapped and later killed. She has announced her candidature for the coming municipal corporation (MC) elections scheduled for December 17.
|
 |
MC Ward Woes
Ward No: 25
Nothing beautiful to welcome visitors to
city
Public utility services
Primary schools
In a decade, the UT education department has not been able to renovate the primary school building, which is a shambles for long. Surprisingly, the infrastructure of two of the schools is also in such a bad condition that most part of the classroom ceiling has cracks.
Garbage lying near Rajiv Vihar. Tribune photos: S Chandan |
A view of the dumping ground in front of Modern Housing Complex. |
Nothing in place at Ward No. 12
Zirakpur, November 21
Road to ward number 12 passes through a cloud
of dust. With debris dumped along the link road, it becomes impossible to commute on it. The area is known as a hub for the sale of construction material, but in the process it’s the residents who suffer.
Construction material lying along a road in
Baltana, Zirakpur.
|
 |
mc poll
Candidates can file papers till Nov 28
Chandigarh, November 21
The UT State Election Commission today announced the election schedule for municipal corporation (MC) elections, scheduled for December 17.
Briefing mediapersons, UT State Election Commissioner Rakesh Mehta said candidates could file their nomination papers from November 21 to 28.
Poor kids have no place to play
Chandigarh, November 21
The idea of converting parks into greenbelts in all sectors here may have been appreciated by the elderly and other nature lovers, but it has left children, particularly above 10 years of age, irked.
|
The grounds of government schools at Sectors 19 and 20 in Chandigarh, which have been developed into greenbelts.
The grounds of government schools at Sectors 18 and 23, which are in a bad shape.
Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan
|
Vigilance for action against senior assistant
Chandigarh, November 21
The vigilance cell has sent its report on the case of missing petrol, worth Rs 12 lakh, from the Sector-56 filling station, being run by the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation (CITCO), to it, recommending action against a senior assistant of CITCO.
Theatre workshop
‘It’s a platform for girls to discover themselves’
Chandigarh, November 21
A ‘theater of relevance workshop’ was organised at the Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42, today.
Manjul Bhardwaj, the initiator of the theatre of Relevance philosophy, who is based in Mumbai conducted the workshop.
LPG dealers call off stir
Panchkula, November 21
LPG dealers in Panchkula have decided to call off their strike. They held a meeting with Panchkula Deputy Commissioner Ashima Brar who assured them of doing the needful. “ The DC said she would take up the issue with the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA),” said Manoj Nangia, secretary, All-India LPG Distributor Federation, North West region.
Police tightens noose around drunk drivers
Panchkula, November 21
In order to tighten noose around tipsy drivers, the district police will send a request to the local court authorities to keep the offenders under arrest till sunrise. Panchkula Superintendent of Police Maneesh Chaudhary said the practice was being followed in Chandigarh and in Panchkula and it would definitely yield good results.
Workshop by health officials
Mohali, November 21
A workshop was organised by the department of health and family welfare in association with the Generation Saviour Association to make Mohali the first smoke-free district in Punjab.
|
All for the grand event |
Students make preparations for the Chandigarh Carnival at Art College, Sector 10,
on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Datesheet courts new controversy
Chandigarh, November 21
After, the Panjab University Examination branch had finally managed to put together an examination schedule it’s now the datesheet, which has spelled a new controversy.
With the examination clashing with the winter break, the university may have a tough task at hand to get invigilators or evaluators as teachers are in no mood to compromise their break.
“A majority of the teachers have already informed us about their pre-planned engagements and requesthave begun pouring in for exemption from duties.
GAY ABANDON: Students of Aurobindo Public School, Sector 27, perform at Tagore Theatre in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Gurukul goes online with school admissions
Panchkula, November 21
The Gurukul, a Sector-20 based school, has become the first school in tricity to admit students online. From today parents seeking admission in the school, instead of visiting the school and bank to complete the formalities can now just sit on their computer at home and complete the formalities.
Students excel in literary events
Chandigarh, November 21
Drishti Katock, a student of St Kabir, won the story telling contest organised by the TS Central State Library, Sector 17, a press release said here today. Students from more than 20 schools participated in different literary events organised between November 14 and November 19.
|
Poetry lovers enjoy a mushaira evening
|
Chandigarh, November 21
As many as 12 poets of merit from the region regaled the city art lovers in a captivating trilingual mushaira organised by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi and the Department of Culture, at Bal Bhawan here today.
A ‘kavi sammelan’ in progress as a part of Communal Harmony Week at Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Monday. A Tribune photograph
|
|
|
