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PU advertises posts, but unsure of qualification
Chandigarh, November 23
In a classic case of lack of coordination at PU, the university has advertised 200 teaching posts, but the Dean University Instructions, the technical in charge of recruitment, is not even clear about the qualification.
rte act
102 schools get de-recognition notice
Panchkula, November 23
The education department authorities have issued a show-cause notice to de-recognise 102 private schools in the district for not complying with the Right to Education Act (RTE). The action followed the admonition by the court of the Civil Judge during the last hearing in a case filed by a local resident Pankaj Chandgothia on November 17.
City heritage items go under the hammer
 Chandigarh, November 23
In a yet another jolt to the UT Administration’s efforts to preserve the heritage of the city, a Paris-based auction house, Artcurial, auctioned city heritage items yesterday. The auction house sold a cane and teakwood dining table and a pair of easy armchairs designed by Le Corbusier’s second cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, for Rs 22 lakh.
Congress announces list of candidates, sparks revolt
Chandigarh, November 23
After the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC) formally announced the candidates’ list for the municipal corporation (MC) elections today, a few party members revolted and decided to contest as Independents.
Lonely at the top:
Sitting alone after a press conference in which the names of Congress candidates were announced for the forthcoming Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, outgoing Mayor Ravinder Singh Pali gulps down water. His name was missing from the list.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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| Manish Bansal, son of local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal (sitting, left), and Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee president BB Behl (to his right) with others during the formal announcement of the list of candidates for MC elections in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Failure to reconstruct wall annoys residents
 Mohali, November 23
Failure of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to reconstruct a damaged boundary wall separating the HIG complex and Madanpura village in Phase II has created resentment among residents of the area because of security reasons.
A broken wall at Phase II in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Fog delays trains, people suffer
Chandigarh, November 23
The late running of major trains in the region due to the intense fog and speed restriction has caused inconvenience to passengers, stranded for hours at the railway station here.
Dip in mercury brings ailments
Chandigarh, November 23
With the onset of winter, common cold and flu, skin cracks, joint pains and respiratory ailments may take a toll on the physical health of many. “The dip in the mercury brings in many ailments. However, taking a few precautionary measures can make a big difference,” say physicians.
Canada to give super visas to Indians
Chandigarh, November 23
Going by the claims of Parm Gill, member of parliament, Brampton, Springdale and Canada, the Canadian government in a bid to facilitate Indian immigrations will provide 25,000 super visas this year as compared to an average of 17,000 last year.
Civic body to carry out work
Zirakpur, November 23
Widening of the stretch between Zirakpur-Patiala traffic light point and Zirakpur-Kalka traffic light point will now be carried out by the Zirakpur municipal council. Earlier, the work was being carried out by
GMR, the company undertaking maintenance of the Ambala-Chandigarh highway.
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam under the Zirakpur flyover.
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phase vi revisited
Nothing in the name of development
Mohali, November 23
Residents of Phase VI are a harried lot as the municipal corporation and Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) have failed to provide proper civic amenities in the area.
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| Garbage lying scattered in a residential area in Phase VI of
Mohali; (right) A road in a bad shape. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu |
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| Vehicles parked in a park in Phase VI of
Mohali; (right) A road divider that needs to be re-laid. |
Protesting health workers lathicharged
Mohali, November 23
Multi-purpose health workers and health supervisors were allegedly lathicharged by the Chandigarh police this evening when the protesting employees
made an attempt to enter Chandigarh.
The police had to resort to lathicharge to stop health workers from entering Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Closure notice to two meat plants
Mohali (Kharar), November 23
Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board KS Pannu has issued directions for the closure of two meat plants at Chanalon village in Kharar tehsil and Behra village in Dera Bassi tehsil.
Bitter pill for Nectar society
Chandigarh, November 23
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I has directed Nectar Cooperative House Building Society Limited to refund Rs 1,11,010 to a Sector-32 resident for failing to construct the flat as it did not have the requisite permission for it. The forum, comprising PD
Goel, Rajinder Singh Gill and Madanjeet Kaur Sahota, also directed the society to pay 12 per cent interest per annum from the date of depositing the amount till realisation and Rs 5,000 as costs of litigation.
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The practice of burning garbage along roadsides forces persons driving to switch on the lights of their vehicles on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway at Dera Bassi around 5 pm on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal |
Friends, staff questioned
Chandigarh, November 23
A day after the body of Abhishek Kapoor, son of a senior IAS officer, was found in room 501 of the Himachal Bhavan, the police questioned friends of the deceased who visited his room on the day of the incident.
Youth killed in accident, friend hurt
Chandigarh, November 23
A young life was snuffed out and his friend injured in a road accident past night. The motorcycle they were riding slipped on the road separating Sectors 39 and 40 here.
27-year-old ends life
Chandigarh, November 23
A 27-year-old youth committed suicide after hanging with the ceiling at his home. The deceased has been identified as
Sandeep, a resident of Sector 41.
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Chandigarh Scan
100 units of blood donated
More than 100 units of blood were donated in a camp organised by the NSS of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Sector 26, on Wednesday. Organised in collaboration with the Rotary Blood Bank Society, the visitors were also given the benefit of free sugar testing.At least 65 volunteers donated blood in a camp organised by Desh Bhagat Group of Institutes in collaboration with the local Rotary International Foundation and Blood Bank Society, Resource
Centre, here, on Wednesday. The donors included students and staff members.
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| Residents of Sector 44-B pull out a car stuck in a puddle, resulting from a leaking pipeline which had been dug up to supply water to an adjoining
park; (right) More than a fortnight later, movement is almost impossible in the area, left uncared for by the authorities concerned. Tribune Photos: Manoj Mahajan |
EWS reservation
UT misquotes schools during hearing in HC
Chandigarh, November 23
In what may act as yet another twist to controversial EWS reservation mandated by the UT administration in several private schools as per their allotment letters, the schools have accused the UT education department of misquoting them in the high court during a hearing on the same issue.
| Thoughts in sync |
Students of PGGC-11 spread awareness on AIDS during campaign ‘Junoon’ on the college premises in Chandigarh
on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
PUTA demands scheduling of Syndicate
Chandigarh, November 23
While Panjab University has decided to hold a senate meeting on December 20, the syndicate members and PUTA have demanded scheduling the Syndicate before it to deal with over 10 issues deferred in last Syndicate because of the MC code of conduct.
DAV, West Virginia college tie up for global project
Chandigarh, November 23
The DAV College, Chandigarh, and the West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC), USA, today entered into a collaborative project, “The Student Enrichment through Global Collaboration Project”.
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Panchkula, November 23
Chandigarh, November 23
