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Supply from Kajauli likely to resume by tomorrow
Mohali, August 28
The supply of water from Kajauli to Mohali is likely to be resumed by Friday morning, a senior GMADA official said this evening.
Rain had delayed work at Kajauli. There was rainwater in trenches, which had to be removed.
He said work on the phase III pipeline was almost complete and the final touches would be given tomorrow. Work was also in progress on phase IV.
Repair work under way on pipelines at Gharuan near Kharar on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Residents cash in on stronger $
Chandigarh, August 28
While the fall of the rupee against the US dollar and the pound is emerging as a major challenge for the economy, city residents, who had invested in these foreign currencies, are making the most of the situation.
Pu polls
Parties contacting students’ families, friends for support
Chandigarh, August 28
Desperate to win the Panjab University Campus Student Council elections, various student parties are contacting friends and family members of students, asking them to support their party.
Party supporters have prepared a list of students hailing from various parts of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, who are being contacted through their family and friends.
SOPU workers during a door-to-door canvassing at a student's residence in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
Unsafe spots
No lessons learnt by Panchkula police
Panchkula, August 28
Locations like Shakti Mills Compound, Mumbai, where the gruesome gang rape of a 22-year-old took place are in Panchkula also which wear a deserted look and are unsafe even during the day time. However, not even a single PCR is seen at these places. It seems that the police has not learnt a lesson yet.
A deserted piece of land behind Shalimar Mall, Sector 5, Panchkula; and (right) the Suraj Theatre Complex. Tribune Photos: Nitin Mittal
Janmashtami rain no damper
Chandigarh, August 28
Janmashtami was celebrated with a lot of religious fervour across the tricity. The devotees thronged the ISKCON temple in Sector 36 and other temples in the city to pay their obeisance to Lord Krishna. At the ISKCON temple, a golden darbar was specially prepared at a cost of Rs 2 lakh to mark the festival.
Divine
ritual: ISKCON devotees take part in the "abhishek" ceremony on
the occasion of Janmashtami at Hare Krishna Dham in Sector 36, Chandigarh, on
Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Restaurant fined for deficiency in service
Chandigarh, August 28
A Sector 26-based restaurant has been penalised by the UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum for serving Diet Coke while the complainant had ordered Diet Pepsi. The forum found that the restaurant charged money for Diet Pepsi but the complainant had ordered Diet Coke.
Substandard ration being used for mid-day meal at Ramgarh govt school
Panchkula, August 28
Substandard ration is being served to students at a government school in Ramgarh. Despite several incidents of unhygienic mid-day meals, no efforts are being made to check the same. In about 10 government schools, mid-day meal lapses were found. Still the 44-member panel that was recently constituted by the Panchkula Deputy Commissioner has failed to take any action.
Insect-infested rice, which was meant for students of a government school in
Ramgarh. A Tribune photograph
Fitness programme for expectant mothers launched
Chandigarh, August 28
For expectant mothers in city, a pre-natal fitness
programme, Natal Wise, was launched today that would offer counseling as well as fitness regimen during and after the pregnancy.
Patients at PGI devoid of free life-saving drugs
Chandigarh, August 28
The PGIMER stocks over 300 life-saving drugs and surgical items to be provided free of cost and quickly to patients in the first 24 hours of admission. But, the hospital has miserably failed to utilise these items, forcing patients to buy even these items from chemists.
Kishangarh roads in poor shape
Chandigarh, August 28
Roads in Kishangarh village here have been crying for attention for the past one year. The UT Administration and the village Panchayat have failed to recarpet the roads with bitumen. Today’s rain aggravated the villagers' problems, as they find it difficult to move on the potholed roads.
MOHALI WATER CRISIS
MLA leads residents’ protest
Mohali, August 28
A protest led by MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu was staged today over the water crisis being faced by the residents in various parts of the town.
The protesters first gathered at the Phase VIII ground and later moved onto the Phase VII chowk where they staged a dharna. Slogans were raised against the government. Some of them were attired in black gowns.
Residents, led by MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, protest against the water crisis at the Phase VII light point in Mohali on Wednesday.
Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Chandigarh SCAN
Honoured
Chandigarh: Dr SPS Grewal, Director, Grewal Eye Institute, was awarded 'Indian Achiever's Award' and 'Bharat Vibhushan Samman Puraskar' for patient care. This award was presented during the 'Indian Achiever's Summit' held recently in New Delhi. The 'Bharat Vibhushan Samman Puraskar' was presented by the Economic and Human Resource Development Association (EHRDA), a non-governmental society.
Kin suspect foul play in man’s death
Chandigarh, August 28
Traffic was disrupted at the Sector 49-50 light point when the members of a Sector 49 resident's family, reportedly died after consuming poison, staged a protest, alleging that his paramour poisoned the man at her house in Sector 49.
Deepak (28), a resident of the same sector, had allegedly consumed poison at her paramour's house on Tuesday.
A police official pacifies agitating relatives of Deepak
(inset) in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: parvesh chauhan
Nature’s marvel: A splendid view of the sun shining through the clouds in Chandigarh. A
Tribune photograph
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Woman drowned in rivulet;
2 rescued
Panchkula, August 28
A woman drowned while two men were rescued after the water level rose suddenly in a rivulet, which they were crossing near Pinjore late this evening. The incessant rain in the evening triggered flooding in the rivulet.
After a search operation was carried out by the local villagers and a rescue team, the body of the victim, identified as Manorma, was found near Maddhawala village in
Pinjore. The three were returning to their native village of Kona after work. The two men were rescued at a distance while Manorma was swept by the current.
— TNS
Panchkula Mayor hears people’s grievances
Panchkula, August 28
Panchkula Mayor Upinder Kaur Ahluwalia today visited and conducted a survey of Sector 19 this morning. She addressed the problems of the residents there.
She was  welcomed by the local councillor Ravi Kant Swami at the community center of Sector 19. The main problem that came forth was that of water entering the houses. Some of the women also started crying in front of Ahluwalia stating that most of their belongings have been spoilt after water entered their houses due to the 'nallah' there.
Over 100 people today submitted their grievances to
Ahluwalia. — TNS
Panchkula Mayor Upinder Kaur listens to the problems of local residents at a community centre on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Pu polls: Post of president
NSUI, HIMSU announce joint nominee
Chandigarh, August 28
With the declaration of the election date, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and HIMSU today announced a PhD student as their joint presidential candidate for the
Panjab University student elections. A research scholar in Biophysics
Department, the candidate, Chandan Rana, claims to have a deep knowledge of
student problems in PU and aims at addressing them.
NSUI workers carry presidential nominee Chandan Rana at Panjab University on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan
Student parties go door to door to garner support
Chandigarh, August 28
The campaigning for the Panjab University elections is not only restricted to the university campus, but also the student parties are visiting the houses of PU students in a bid to seek their support for the upcoming elections.
With hardly six days left for the elections, the student parties are going from door-to-door to seek votes.
Poll pitch: SOPU workers gear up for canvassing at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan
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Panjab varsity declares August 31 teaching day
Chandigarh, August 28
Panjab University has declared August 31 as the teaching day in the departments as the withdrawal and the final list of candidates has to be declared on that day.
Navdeep Goyal, Dean Students Welfare (DSW), said Saturday was earlier a holiday. However, the final list of candidates had to be declared on that day, following which classes would be held on that day and teachers would have to remain present in the departments.
Malpractices in Education Dept: Panel
Chandigarh, August 28
Members of the Joint Action Committee highlighted alleged malpractices in the Education Department at a press conference today. One of the members, Swarn Singh Kamboj, raised malpractice in buying school uniform.
3-member committee to look into fee structure of private minority
schools
Chandigarh, August 28
Decks have been cleared for the three-member committee to look into the fee hike issue of city-based private minority schools following the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which clarified in its judgment dated August 26 that the fee charged by private minority schools could be regulated.
from schools
 Religious
fervour marks Janmashtami
Gurukul Global School: Chandigarh: The little ones of Gurukul Global School,
Mani Majra, celebrated Janmashtami with fervour. The celebrations began with a
diya-lighting ceremony, followed by prayers of Lord Krishna. Students of
kindergarten sang and danced in the god’s glory.
Students of Ashmah International School,
Mohali, have fun while celebrating Janmashtami. A Tribune photograph
Fee hike issue
Panel proposes strong mechanism
Chandigarh, August 28
The internal committee of the UT Education Department has proposed a strong mechanism to look into the issue of fee hike in private schools on a permanent basis in the UT.
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Private water tanker suppliers have cashed in on the ongoing water crisis in Chandigarh and Mohali.
With officials of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the Punjab Government miserably failing to restore the full water supply to Chandigarh and Mohali, both towns are facing one of their worst-ever water crises.
