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Right to Reject
Clueless poll officials turn voters away
Chandigarh, December 17
A sizeable number of voters had come prepared to exercise their right to reject all candidates in their respective wards during the polling for the municipal corporation elections today. However, the polling officers had no clue about the procedure to be followed, leading to complaints and processions.
Siblings' murder
Boy stabbed 13 times, sister 8
Chandigarh, December 17
The mystery surrounding the gruesome murder of teenage siblings — Kavita and Gaurang Sahu — in Sector 41 yesterday has further deepened with the police failing to get any concrete lead in the case even 24 hours after the murder.
MC POLLS 2011
1st time and raring to go
Chandigarh, December 17
Eighteen-year-old Shreya, a BCA final year student of SD College, never misses her tuitions; however, today she changed her daily schedule just to exercise her ‘Right to Vote’. Feeling proud of having an ink mark on her finger for the first time Shreya said it was the responsibility of every youth who turns 18 to cast their vote. |
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Youngsters from
Sector 8 on their way to exercise their franchise at a polling
station in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
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Slum voters put best foot forward
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Chandigarh, December 17
The polling day turned out to be a festive day for the voters residing in various colonies across the city. A majority of voters dressed up in new clothes were seen coming out from the slums and rushing towards the polling stations to cast their ballot.
Residents stand in queues to cast their vote at a polling station in Vikas
Nagar, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan |
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Strong even in twilight zone
Chandigarh, December 17
Setting an unparallel example for those who avoid exercising their ‘right to vote’, 94-year-old Maya Devi who turned up at one of the polling booths at Dhanas showed her enthusiasm towards her right and gave a strong message to those not interested in voting that voting was not just a right but a duty for every citizen.
91-year-old Rameshwar Dass Bhandari came on a wheelchair to cast his ballot at Government Primary School, Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
SMS support for candidates
Chandigarh, December 17
Desperate to register a win in the civic polls, the last minute efforts to attract the voters continued even hours before the polls with mobiles phones of electorates flooded with ‘vote, support and elect’ SMSes.
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Five hurt in poll violence
Chandigarh, December 17
Violence was witnessed at a polling booth at Dev Samaj College in Sector 45 this evening when rival parties clashed with their supporters pelting stones at each other alleging that the Congress supporters were casting fake votes.
First-timers speak
Great expectations
Chandigarh, December 17
With residents of City Beautiful turning out in large numbers to use their right to vote, the candidates standing for the Municipal Election 2011 have finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Residents to witness more chill in coming days
Chandigarh, December 17
With the minimum temperature plummeting by about 6 degrees during the last 10 days, the city’s minimum temperature nearly touches to that of
Shimla. Residents of the tricity are likely to witness more chill in the coming days as the minimum temperature, recorded at 5.2 degrees Celsius today, is likely to cross that of Shimla where the minimum temperature was at 4 degrees Celsius.
Kalka-Shimla Section
Now, luxury chartered train for foreign tourists
Chandigarh, December 17
In order to attract foreign tourists in the region, the Indian Railways Catering Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to introduce a luxury chartered train from Kalka to Shimla.
No letup in heritage auctions
Chandigarh, December 17
A day after a New York-based auction house sold city heritage furniture items, a Chicago-based auction house put heritage items under the hammer yesterday.
Wright, a Chicago-based auction house, sold two sets of stools, designed by Le Corbusier’s cousin Pierre Jeanneret, from the Chandigarh College of Architecture.
apni mandis
Vendors add to chaos
Mohali, December 17
The places earmarked for apni mandis here are turning into general
bazars, with sellers of non-agricultural items creating chaos both for buyers as well as the passing traffic.
Items other than vegetables being sold at an apni mandi at Phase VI,
Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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City-Siswan Road
Stone for Rs 325-cr widening work laid
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Mullanpur (Mohali), December 17
Even as the Punjab government is yet to rechristen Mullanpur-township as “New Chandigarh”, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal yesterday described the upcoming township as the “New Chandigarh Mega City” while laying the foundation stone of Rs 325-crore Chandigarh-Siswan road widening project.
(Left) Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal with mediapersons at Mullanpur village
in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
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Potable water for 395 villages
Mohali, December 17
The potable drinking water is being supplied to 395 villages of Mohali, out of which 129 villages fall in Dera Bassi block, 111 villages in Majri block and 155 villages in Kharar block.
Week-long New Year celebrations
Chandigarh, December 17
The Chandigarh administration along with the Business Promotion Council, Sector 17, is set to celebrate a week-long “The New Year Extravaganza” from December 25 to 31.
Kidney unit gets going at PGI
Chandigarh, December 17
The newly-built Artificial Kidney Unit has been made operational at the PGI. The unit has a separate room for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and a minor operating theatre.
P’kula police ‘ineffective’ in solving murder cases
Panchkula, December 17
Even as the year has come to an end the district police has failed to solve a number of murder cases. These cases have proved to be a blot on the working of the local police.
human
trafficking
Need for
multi-sectoral approach
Chandigarh, December 17
The Chandigarh Police organised a one-day workshop on ‘Anti-Human Trafficking’ at the ICA in Sector 26 in collaboration with the Institute of Correctional Administration, Chandigarh.
Workshop to spread awareness about AIDS
Chandigarh, December 17
For spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS, a workshop was organised at the 3BRD Air Force Station in association with the Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society
(CSACS) and Station Medicare Centre, 3BRD Air Force Station, yesterday.
human
trafficking
Notice to 102 schools
Panchkula, December 17
Ten private schools in the district face de-recognition after these failed to implement RTE norms by filing self-declaration forms. After admonishing by Panchkula court for not taking action against such schools, the District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO), Panchkula, had informed that 102 schools of Panchkula district had been issued a 21-day show-cause notice for de-recognition today.
Convent school
admission
6,000 forms sold for 600 seats
Chandigarh, December 17
The applicant to seat ratio at city’s four convent schools- St John’s, Sector 26, Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, St Anne’s, Sector 32, and Carmel Convent, Sector 9, has hit an all-time high with 6,000 forms being sold for 600 odd seats.
Annual day celebrations
Chandigarh, December 17
Tiny tots of Bachpan celebrated their annual day at Prachin Kala Kendra, Sector 71,
Mohali, with great zeal and fervour. Parents were overjoyed to watch their children perform to a number of songs.
Students of Bachpan perform a dance at the annual day celebrations in Mohali on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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