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Panchkula reels under 10-hour power cuts
Panchkula, April 7
The entire township of Panchkula is reeling under power cuts of about 10 to 12 hours daily. Officials have blamed the frequent power cuts on urgent maintenance work for the Navratra festival.
CITCO officials in the dock as crucial records go missing
Chandigarh, April 7
At least four officials, including a senior manager, of the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Corporation
(CITCO) are in the dock over the missing of crucial records pertaining to gifts received under promotional schemes against the purchase of liquor.
GMADA water project work on in full swing
 Mohali, April 7
To meet the substantially growing water needs of Mohali town and its periphery areas, including
Zirakpur, Lalru and Dera Bassi, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is all set to complete its pilot project of laying down 23.5-km-long pipeline (Phase V and VI) and construction of treatment plant at Jandpur village before August next year.
Work on laying a pipeline at the Phase V and Phase VI of Kajauli Waterworks in full swing at Gharuan village. A Tribune photos
monkey menace
Plant fruit trees in forest areas
We will witness a time when monkeys will dominate the residents. They used to enter the houses and lock themselves inside. Our area was the worst affected with the monkeys. We were the first to hire langurs to keep monkeys at a bay. The problem is somewhat under control since past few months as we have hired two langurs who regular rounds of the area.
—Surinder Sharma,
President, RWA, Sector 15, Chandigarh
Country’s 2nd all-women post office opens in city
 Chandigarh, April 7
The country’s second all-women post office has been opened in Sector 8,
Chandigarh, by the Punjab postal circle. Recently, the Union Ministry had sent a communication to 20 circles of the Postal Department that at least one all-women post office should be opened in each circle.
Women staff at work in the first all-women post office at Sector 8, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Vital documents missing from chargesheet: Defence counsel
Panchkula, April 7
The 1,500-page chargesheet filed by the Panchkula police in court against Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary has incomplete documents attached with it. The defense counsel pointed out that various documents such as the complete abortion reports were missing. He said even the hair sample report had not been submitted by the police.
Thousands of litres of potable water being wasted at PGIMER
 Chandigarh, April 7
Thousands of litres of drinking water is being wasted at PGIMER for the past one month, due to a leakage in an underground water pipeline near the Oral Health
Centre.
Waterlogging in the parking area near the Oral Health Centre at the PGI in Chandigarh. Tribune Photo Pradeep Tewari
232 challans issued in two hours
Chandigarh, April 7
The Chandigarh Traffic Police conducted a special drive against over-speeding and black filming of windows on vehicles and issued a total of 232 challans in a span of two hours today.
Water shortage ails Sector 41 residents
Chandigarh, April 7
Residents of Buterla village, Sector-41, are a harassed lot since there is no water supply in a majority of households for the past 15 days.
GLAM ON THE GREENS: Models walk the ramp during a fashion show at the Golf Club in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Now, DC-cum-Estate Officer to hear cases of building violations
Chandigarh, April 7
Keeping in mind the backlog of court cases in the Estate Office, the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Estate Officer would also be hearing cases pertaining to misuse and building violations.
health notes
Workshop on cadaver head and temporal bone
Chandigarh: A two-day hand on cadaver head, neck and temporal bone workshop organised by the Department of ENT at the PGI concluded on Sunday. The two-day workshop was aimed to train the young trainee surgeons to perform hands on surgical procedures on the
cadavers.
Students in a fix over NEET
Chandigarh, April 7
The move of the Central Government to organise a single medical entrance exam for both the MBBS and BDS courses through the National Eligibility Entrance Test
(NEET) has led to confusion among the undergraduate medical aspirants in the region.
World Health Day Employees of the PGI take part in a walkathon in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep tewari |
NSUI leader pastes posters all over PU campus; other parties cry foul
Chandigarh, April 7
As the new academic session is approaching, various student parties have started making efforts to make their presence felt on the Panjab University campus. In one such bid, a National Students Union of India (NSUI) leader got his posters pasted on all notice boards allotted to different student parties on the campus.
UICET students promote organic food
Chandigarh, April 7
In a bid to promote the use of organic products on World Health Day,
Enactus, a students’ organisation of the University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
(UICET), Panjab University, organised an awareness drive in Sector 34.
City gets second govt smart school
 Chandigarh, April 7
In further fillip to the smart school education in government schools, the UT administration is all set to open five more smart schools in the current academic session. The announcement was made today during the opening ceremony of the second government smart school in Sector 50.
Students perform bhangra during the inaugural function of the new government smart
school. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan
Complimentary copies
of textbooks on sale at bookstore
Chandigarh, April 7
As if the sale of academic books worth crores of rupees was not enough,
a bookseller in the city was found selling complimentary copies of
textbooks to a parent.
Educative, fun activities bring CCET fest Lexicon to an end
 Chandigarh, April 7
Lexicon, a three-day fest organised by the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26, came to an end with prizes worth over Rs 2 lakh distributed among winners of various events.
Students perform on the concluding day of the fest at the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26, on Sunday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
No need for borders, we are global citizens: Sunita Williams
Chandigarh, April 7
“There are no borders on Earth; it’s just water that is visible from the space. I believe there should not be any [manmade] borders as well, as we all are global citizens,” said Sunita Williams during an interview to
Jyotirgamaya, the community radio of Panjab University.
from schools
Graduation ceremony
Chandigarh: The first graduation ceremony was celebrated at Government High School, Dadu
Majra. Director Public Instructions (Schools) Mr Upkar Singh was the chief guest on the occasion.
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Chandigarh, April 7
Chandigarh, April 7
