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Warrants against ex-councillor
Chandigarh, November 29
The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate JS Sidhu today issued bailable warrants against former nominated councillor Dr AP Sanwaria and his wife Sushila Devi for ensuring the presence of both above said accused for 23-01-2012 as they had avoided summons issued by the court in a criminal complaint filed by “PC Sanghi on behalf of federation versus Dr AP Sanwaria and others” under Sections 420, 120-B, 511 of the IPC.
Immigration fraud: Three arrested in Sector
34
Accused are owners of ACME Career World
Chandigarh, November 29
The special investigating team (SIT) of the UT police, formed to crack down on fraudulent immigration firms in the city, today arrested three persons who are the owners of ACME Career World in Sector 34 for allegedly duping many clients to the tune of Rs 2 crore on the promise of sending them abroad.
School admissions
HC tells Admn to form uniform policy
Chandigarh, November 29
Opening a new chapter of consistency in school admissions, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the UT administration to come out with a uniform policy for admissions to city schools. The policy is to be formulated in coordination with the school managements and will come in force from 2013-2014 sessions.
76 nomination papers rejected, 2 kept pending
Chandigarh, November 29
Out of the 232 nomination papers filed for Municipal Corporation (MC) elections, 76 were rejected and decision about two was kept pending for tomorrow.
Chilly winds lash tricity
Chandigarh, November 29
The city today recorded the lowest temperature of the season at 10.2 degrees celsius. Meteorologists cited chilly winds blowing from Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir valley as the reason for this.
HSRPs
Centre nod to tender document
Chandigarh, November 29
Residents of the city will have to wait another two months before they
will be able to get high security registration plates (HSRPs) fitted
on their vehicles. The good news, however, is that the Union
government has approved the UT’s tender document on these plates
which are expected to be advertised soon after the conclusion of MC
elections.
Children pay their tribute to Mother Earth
Mohali, November 29
The annual function of Shemrock Senior Secondary School, comprising the senior wing, was a tribute to Mother Earth, which happened to be the theme this year. The students had prepared a medley of events to pay homage to the effervescent mother.
RPF to rescue of Australian girl
Got separated from friends at Ambala, reached Kalka in evening
Panchkula, November 29
The railway protection force (RPF) came to the rescue of an Australian girl who got separated from her friends at the Ambala railway station and reached Kalka late last evening after some youths tried to chase her.
Automated haematology analyser opened
Chandigarh, November 29
Prof YK Chawla, PGI director, inaugurated an automated haematology
analyser, used for measuring properties of blood and other fluids, at the advanced paediatric centre
(APC) here today.
Poll arena
Post-scrutiny, candidates in canvassing mode
Chandigarh, November 29
Campaigning for the forthcoming municipal corporation elections took off officially today, as candidates got the green signal from the election panel following the scrutiny of their nomination papers.
Congress candidate from ward No. 16 Harmohinder Singh Lucky campaigns in Sector 20; and (right) BJP candidate from ward No. 18 Satinder Singh woos voters in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Lamp-lighting ceremony for nurses
Chandigarh, November 29
The lamp-lighting ceremony for the 46th batch of probationer nursing officers was held at the School of Nursing, Command Hospital, Chandi
Mandir, with the Nurses’ Pledge being administered to them.
Lieut-Gen Baljeet Singh, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Western Command, lights the ceremonial lamp on the initiation of probationers in the profession of nursing at Command Hospital, Chandi Mandir, on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Syndicate nod on Nov 20 likely
CAS promotions, retirement age enhancement
Chandigarh, November 29
It seems that long-pending CAS promotions and retirement age enhancement will get approval of the Syndicate before the upcoming Senate meeting, scheduled for December 20. The code of conduct,
in force due to MC elections, will be over on November 19.
Saving lives: Bus drivers and nursing students attend a workshop on road safety at the Chandigarh Traffic Park on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Bus hits divider, kids unhurt
Panchkula, November
29
Twentynine students of Sacred Heart School in Chandigarh had a
miraculous escape as their bus hit a road divider near the Sudarshan
filling station at Phase I, Industrial Area, here this
morning.
Air pollution
Traffic police to initiate special drive
Chandigarh, November 29
The Chandigarh Traffic Police is set to initiate a special campaign to check pollution caused by automobiles in the city from December 1.
I-T sleuths search Geetanjali outlet
Nation-wide drive against jewellery firm
Chandigarh, November 29
As part of a nationwide search at the offices and residential premises of Geetanjali Gems, the local income tax department also conducted a search at the exclusive sale outlet of the company in Sector 7, here today.
Cancer patient jumps to death
Chandigarh, November 29
A 51-year-old cancer patient admitted to the PGI committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the hospital here this evening. The victim, Ravi Bali, died on the spot.
Awards given
Chandigarh, November 29
The teams of 260 dramas being broadcast on the Internet radio www.radiochandigarh.com assembled as part of the IRJ Radio Masters, fourth season of the Inter-School Radio Drama Competition, at MRA School, Sector 27, today.
DAV-10 in trouble
again
Appoints 83 asst profs on contract who are not qualified
Chandigarh, November 29
Information sought under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) by an activist has revealed that DAV College, Sector 10, appointed a large number of assistant professors on contract who are not qualified as per the University Grants Commission
(UGC) and Panjab University (PU) norms, defeating the legitimate right to employment of qualified ones.
Strike to hit work at colleges today
Chandigarh, November 29
Work in city colleges will come to a standstill tomorrow following a joint strike called by teachers and non-teaching staff of non-government-aided colleges.
Intensifying their protest against the long-pending demands, all colleges will observe a full-day strike. Seven city colleges will observe the strike.
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In boys’ super league matches, Chattisgarh trounced Jammu and Kashmir 11-1 and Kerala blanked Chattisgarh 6-0.
In one-sided boys’ semi-final matchess, Chandigarh defeated Punjab 8-2 and Delhi overcame Madhya Pradesh 8-3.
Ambala, November 29
St Xavier’s in semis
Hosts St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, won the sixth Senior Alberta Memorial Cricket Tournament, overcoming DAV School, Sector 15, in the final here today.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Shivam Sharma of St Anne’s guided the team to victory. Batting first, the team scored 112 runs in the allotted 20
overs.