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Vivek High School put on notice
Chandigarh, March 22
Acting tough, the Education Department today issued a notice to Vivek High School, Sector 38, for failing to provide details regarding vacant seats under the RTE Act.
Fake certificate racket busted; two arrested
Mohali, March 22
The police has busted a gang allegedly making fake certificates of the Punjab School Education Board, driving licences and voter identity cards with the arrest of two persons.
Man gets life term for killing 3-year-old daughter
Panchkula, March 22
A local court today awarded life imprisonment to a man for murdering his three-year-old daughter. The convict, Dhanna Ram (42), was convicted of the murder charge yesterday but was acquitted of the rape charge after no circumstantial evidence was found against him.
Maintenance of patients' records
PGI encounters teething troubles
 Chandigarh, March 22
Finally, the PGIMER has taken its long-pending computerisation project forward, but it is facing teething troubles.
For the nursing and paramedical staff, making online log entries of patients' movement is a tedious task.
Patients, along with their attendants, at the new OPD of the PGIMER. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Only 0.4% labs accredited
Chandigarh, March 22
The next time you undergo a laboratory test following your doctor's recommendation, do ask for a National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
(NABL) stamp on the report.
 Allotment of liquor vends
Excise Dept nets Rs 91.23 cr
Mohali, March 22
The Excise and Taxation Department netted Rs 91.23 crore as licence fee during the draw of lots for the allotment of liquor vends in Mohali district here today.
An applicant takes part in a draw of lots at the Bassi Theatre, Phase II, in Mohali on Friday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
purchase of 49 buses
Bidding companies seek advance payment
Chandigarh, March 22
The purchase of 49 buses by the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) is likely to be delayed as two of the bidding companies have sought 30 per cent of advance payment for the supply of the buses.
25 dumper trucks flagged off
Chandigarh, March 22
City Mayor Subhash Chawla today flagged off 25 new dumper trucks from the MC office in Sector 17.
The new dumper trucks at Sector 17 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Youngsters in City Beautiful draw a blank on freedom fighters
Chandigarh, March 22
On this day way back in 1931, three freedoms fighters, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Hari Rajguru, sacrificed their lives for the nation.
Encroachers challaned
Chandigarh, March 22
The enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation today removed encroachments from various markets and issued challans to 135 violators.
No bidder turns up for Navaratra fair auction
Panchkula, March 22
The Mansa Devi Shrine board suffered a big jolt when no bidders turned up for the auction of fast approaching Navaratra fair after the authorities kept a reserve price of Rs 16.50 lakh and it turned out to be a ‘flop show’.
Employees hold protest
Chandigarh, March 22
A massive protest was held by the employees of the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) here today. The agitators demanded the non-implication of the long pending demands by the UT Social Welfare Department.
Southern sectors to face less power cuts
Chandigarh, March 22
Those residing in southern sectors can heave a sigh of relief as the UT electricity department today installed an additional transformer of 30 MVA at the power sub-station of Sector 52. UT Finance Secretary VK Singh inaugurated the additional transformer.
Girl does village proud, commissioned in Army
Chandigarh, March 22
Parul Sharma of Manauli village in Mohali has made her village proud by being commissioned in the Army on March 16.
Parul Sharma
Soon, get weather updates on your mobile
Chandigarh, March 22
Soon the weather update of Indian Metrological Department (IMD) of any city could be just a click away on your smart mobile phone as the department is coming up with an android application.
Correspondence courses at PU
Relief for students
Chandigarh, March 22
Students enrolled under correspondence courses offered by Panjab University will no more have to shuttle between various departments at the PU’s Administrative Block to get their roll numbers. Now, the name of the concerned official and the branch from where the student will be issued the roll number will be uploaded on the PU’s website, along with the reason for not dispatching the
roll number.
School uniform
Dept’s hasty move makes little sense
Chandigarh, March 22
Haste has led to waste for the UT Education Department. First it kept sitting over its decision to allocate funds to government schools for buying free uniforms for the pupils. And then, when the session is about to be over, it has hastily dispatched bank drafts to the schools. Result: Over 1 lakh students from class I to class VIII of UT have not benefited from the free uniform policy.
Play on Bhagat Singh staged
Chandigarh, March 22
A play on the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh was staged today at the Student Centre of Panjab University. It was organised by the ABVP in collaboration with Alankar Theatre.
Students of Alankar Theatre enact a play on Shaheed Bhagat Singh at the Student Centre of Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan
Youth festival
Panjab University wins overall trophy
Mohali, March 22
Panjab University, Chandigarh, won the overall trophy at the Inter-University Youth Festival organised by the Youth Services Department of Punjab at Shivalik Public School here.
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Chandigarh, March 22
