ROOTED IN TRADITION: Students of the Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, present an item during the Dev Samaj Mahotsava, Sector 36, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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1.68 crore heist
Role of cop’s kin under the scanner
Panchkula, December 17
In a major breakthrough in the case pertaining to the Rs 1.68-crore heist on the Chandigarh-Baddi highway, the police today revealed that the kin of a police official may be involved in the crime.
Panchkula youth concocted kidnap story for ransom
Panchkula, December 17
In a major revelation in the "kidnapping" case of a youth, the police today found that the "victim" had concocted a story and demanded ransom from his mother to clear his debts and fulfil his desires.
 Panchayat poll
They made it despite odds
Chandigarh, December 17
In the Gram Panchayat elections, the winners include a labourer, 30-year-old first timer and a woman who has been helping in a gurdwara for the last 10 years.
Gurvinder Kaur, who has won the election to the post of Sarpanch of Kishangarh village, with her family and supporters.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
MC to auction impounded vehicles as scrap
Chandigarh, December 17
For the first time, the Municipal Corporation (MC) would be auctioning the vehicles impounded by the enforcement wing during various anti-encroachment drives conducted in the city. The vehicles, which have been with the MC for the last around 15 years, would be auctioned as scrap.
Property tax: MC may extend last date
Chandigarh, December 17
Residents, who had failed to deposit property tax by December 14, now have a ray of hope as the Municipal Corporation (MC), in its forthcoming House meeting, will table the agenda to extend the last date for depositing the tax to March 31. With the extension of the date, these residents will be saved from paying late charges, i.e. 25% penalty on the entire property tax and an interest of 12% on the entire amount.
2 MC House meetings in Dec
Chandigarh, December 17
The MC will be holding two House meetings this month. While a meeting will be held on December 19, another will take place in the last week of the month.
City railway station best in energy conservation
Chandigarh, December 17
The Chandigarh Railway Station has been adjudged the best station in national energy conservation for 2013.
An appeal
Chandigarh, December 17
A 26-year-old patient, Harkesh Kumar, is suffering from liver cirrhosis and requires a liver transplant immediately. The struggle for Harkesh seems endless as he underwent a renal transplant three years ago but later developed infection that extended to the liver. Having lost his two elder brothers who died of similar ailments, Harkesh has nobody to help him financially. While all arrangements have been made to conduct his liver transplant, his inability to gather the estimated amount of Rs 7 or 10 lakh has kept the treatment awaited.
Firms penalised for delaying possession of design studio
Chandigarh, December 17
Chandigarh Overseas Private Limited and Greenfield Sites Management Private Limited have been penalised for delaying the possession of design studio to the complainant. Both opposite parties have been directed to jointly pay Rs 50,000 as compensation for mental agony to the complainant.
15,000 ‘Thank U’ cards handed over to Army officer
Chandigarh, December 17
Volunteers of Yuvsatta, an NGO, along with students of several schools, handed over 15,000 “Thank U” cards to Colonel Rav Roop Singh at the HQ Western Command,
Chandimandir, today.
Payment of arrears sought
Chandigarh, December 17
Former employees of wholly-owned subsidiaries of different public sector undertaking (PSUs) have urged their recently appointed chairmen of different corporations to release the arrears on account of parity in
their pay, allowance and perquisites with the employees of PSUs.
Fire in shop at Motor Market
Chandigarh, December 17
A fire broke out on the first floor of a tyre shop at the Motor Market in Sector 48 today evening.
Firefighters battle flames on the first floor of a shop at the Motor Market in Sector 48, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Acclaimed play strikes a chord with audience
Chandigarh, December 17
The internationally acclaimed adaptation of "9 Parts of Desire", which was written and performed by American-Iraqi Heather
Raffo, inspired by a trip to a modern art museum in Baghdad in August 1993, was staged at the Tagore Theatre here this evening.
Ira Dubey performs in the play "9 Parts of Desire" at the Tagore Theatre in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. The Tribune was its media sponsor. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
A happening year for Panjab varsity
 
Chandigarh, December 17
The year remained providential for Panjab University as it figured among top 400 institutions in the world. The university outshone all other institutes of the country.
The car that met with an accident on the Panjab University campus. A File photo
Students submit memo to PU VC
Chandigarh, December 17
The Panjab University Campus Students Union (PUCSU) today submitted a memorandum to Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover with regards to increasing the number of rooms in the faculty house for students.
PGI to start 4 courses from Jan
Chandigarh, December 17
The PGIMER is going to start four new courses in different departments from January 2014. These will include two courses in the Department of Psychiatry: DM (Doctor of Medicine) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, De-addiction in Adolescent Psychiatry; one in the Department of Pediatrics: DM in Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology and DM in the Histopathology Department.
Tajinder Kaur nominated to Legal Services Authority
Chandigarh, December 17
Tajinder Kaur, Pro-Chancellor of Desh Bhagat University, has been nominated as the member of the Punjab Legal Services Authority, stated the press brief issued by the corporate office of the university in Chandigarh.
From Schools
Industrial visit
Gurukul Global School, Mani Majra, in association with Yi Chandigarh, organised an industrial visit for the students of Class X. As many as 30 students were part of the contingent. The students gained exposure to the practical functioning of the company, which helped them in acquiring first-hand knowledge about stock market, buying/selling of shares, etc.
PGI doctor Baljinder Singh is Dean of Indian College of Nuclear Medicine
Chandigarh, December 17
Professor Dr Baljinder Singh, department of nuclear medicine, PGIMER, has been elected the dean of the Indian College of Nuclear Medicine
(ICNM) for a term of two years. The charge was handed over to him by Prof PS
Soni, (formerly a part of RMC, BARC, Mumbai) who held this position for six years.
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The results of the UT gram panchayat elections were declared today. In the 12 gram panchayats, which had gone to the polls, six Congress-backed candidates and five BJP-backed candidates won the post of sarpanch, while one seat went in favour of an Independent candidate.
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