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Defacement of city
154 violators to face music
Chandigarh, December 27
Mulling action against the people defacing the city, the municipal corporation (MC) has written to the Chandigarh Police to provide them with details of violators identified by the MC who have pasted advertisements along with mobile numbers at public places. The MC has asked the police to provide them with the addresses of the defaulters against whom action can be taken.
Money can buy you ‘likes’ on FB
Chandigarh, December 27
Now, anybody can easily buy “likes” for his/her Facebook profile and for that one doesn’t need a lot of money. Former Union Railways Minister and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal and former city MP and senior BJP leader Satya Pal Jain had also complained to the UT police to inquire into the large number of “likes” on their Facebook pages.
District courts complex
Illegal chambers come up overnight, later demolished
Chandigarh, December 27
High drama was witnessed in the district courts complex in Sector 43 today when advocates created a hue and cry over the alleged illegal construction of some chambers overnight by members of the Construction Committee. The chambers blocking the entrance and occupying the vacant space in the building were then demolished by the protesting group of advocates after a ruckus was created.
A demolished chamber at the District Courts Complex in Sector 43. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Nature walk
Environmentalist makes people aware of unique trees at Rose Garden
Chandigarh, December 27
Chandigarh’s pride Rose Garden is not only famous for its priceless roses but also it houses many exotic and rare spices of trees, which many are not aware of.
Delhi-based environmentalist Kavita Prakash tells residents about a tree during the nature walk at the Rose Garden in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
City without no-horn site
Chandigarh, December 27
An RTI application has revealed that the Chandigarh police have not designated any site in the city as a ‘no horn’ site. This is despite various rules that are applicable to Chandigarh and mentioned on the Chandigarh Traffic Police website as well.
BJP-SAD alliance announces candidates for Mayoral poll
Chandigarh, December 27
The BJP-SAD alliance today announced its candidates for the upcoming Mayoral polls at the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
Power cut hits Kharar residents
Mohali, December 27
Kharar and the surrounding areas remained without power for most of
the day today, putting residents to a lot of inconvenience. The disruption in the power also hit the supply of water. The residents were caught unawares as water had not been stored by most of them because of the winter months.
Cars or chaos in parking lots?
Chandigarh, December 27
Soon after the inauguration of the automatic paid parking lots in Sector 17, chaos became the order of the day.
The contractor concerned should make it a point to have a list of the number of vehicles parked inside the parking lot. He should also assess overcrowding.
Most difficult challenge was to discipline House: Mayor
As the one-year term of city Mayor Subhash Chawla ends on December 31, Tribune Reporter
Amit Sharma speaks to the first citizen on his achievements, failures and the challenges that he faced during his tenure.
hit-and-run case
Residents, NGO demand strict action against driver
Chandigarh, December 27
Residents and chairman of ArriveSafe, an NGO, Harman Sidhu today held a silent protest on the road separating Sectors 2 and 11 where 14-year-old
Jyoti, a promising student, was hit by a speeding car.
New Year’s Eve: Security up
Chandigarh, December 27
With New Year’s Eve around the corner, around 2,000 police officials from various units of Chandigarh Police will be deputed for the forthcoming celebrations, including 15 DSPs and 34 inspectors.
3-day Alankar Theatre Fest ends on a high note
Chandigarh, December 27
The three-day Alankar Theatre Fest concluded today with the staging of two plays, namely ‘Ji Aaya Sahib’, written by Saadat Hasan Manto, and ‘Sukhiya’, written by Munshi Prem Chand, here at the Tagore Theatre in Sector 18.
Artistes stage a play during the Alankar Theatre Fest at Tagore Theatre in Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Now, BJP leader lodges complaint against surging ‘likes’ on Facebook
Chandigarh, December 27
Joining the bandwagon, senior BJP leader Satya Pal Jain has lodged a complaint with the police alleging a sudden surge in ‘likes’ on Facebook.
After the local Congress MP, Pawan Kumar Bansal, former MP and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Satya Pal Jain, has lodged a complaint with the police over sudden surge of ‘likes’ on his Facebook pages.
Consumer law guide released for students
Panchkula, December 27
Chaman Lal DAV School, Sector 11, Panchkula, released a Consumer Law Guide, to increase consumer awareness amongst students and their families on the occasion of its annual function.
biz news
Offices for tax collection to remain open on weekend
Under Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme’s Section 107 (1) of the Finance Act, 2013, the last date for filing
declaration service tax is on or before December 31, 2013.
DC seeks flexible pricing of entry tickets in multiplexes
Chandigarh, December 27
The UT Deputy Commissioner, Mohammed Shayin, has written a letter to the UT finance department, requesting it to switch over to flexible pricing of entry tickets in city multiplexes.
feedback
Chandigarh MC should upgrade its website
It seems that the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has no time to upgrade its website. The outdated information on the website is misguiding residents of Chandigarh. Interestingly, the tenure of Mayor Subhash Chawla is to be completed in five days, but his message for the residents is yet to be uploaded. There is no information about the ongoing projects and recently passed projects in the MC meetings. The corporation should ask the IT Department of the corporation to redesign the website with timely
updates the information with its new Mayor’s message on the website.
Computer teachers hold protest
Chandigarh, December 27
More than 150 computer teachers protested at Sector 9 in front of Citco Petrol Pump today. The teachers planned to march towards the Governor Shivraj Patil’s house. However, the police stopped them. Later on, with the consensus of the police authorities, five teachers went in a police vehicle to Governor’s house where they met with under secretary to the Governor Madan Lal Garg.
Students of Dikshant School perform a cultural dance at Inderdhanush Auditorium, Sector 5, Panchkula, on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Signature campaign for women’s safety in city
Chandigarh, December 27
The ABVP and DAV School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, today organised a signature campaign on the school premises for women safety.
SGGS-26 holds science camp
Chandigarh, December 27
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sec 26, Chandigarh, organised “INSPIRE” (Information in Science Pursuit For Inspired Research), a science internship camp, for class XI students, sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Desh Bhagat University celebrates green Christmas
Chandigarh, December 27
Desh Bhagat University in collaboration with Hara Punjab Khara Samaj celebrated green Christmas in which the foreign students as well as members of teaching and non-teaching staff participated with full zeal and fervour.
Students start training programme for poor women
Chandigarh, December 27
With the aim to transform lives and provide sustainable business solution to underprivileged communities, Dr SS Bhatnagar, UICET, a team of 55 students has come up with a project called ‘Phulkari’. Under this project the ladies of the colony and slum areas will be trained in ‘Phulkari’ by the experts to earn their livelihood. The project will start on January 1, 2014.
Students visit Nature Interpretation Centre
Panchkula, December 27
Students of The Gurukul School, Sector 20, Panchkula today visited the newly inaugurated Nature Interpretation Centre at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh.
panjab university
PUCSU demands reading hall for girls
Chandigarh, December 27
Panjab University Campus Students' Union (PUCSU) today submitted a memorandum to Member of Parliament Pawan Kumar Bansal to sanction fund for construction of a reading hall from MPLADS.
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NSS Camp
Chandigarh: NSS Camp was concluded today at MRA School, Sector 27. In a week-long sequence programme Bikram
Rana, state liaison officer, NSS, Chandigarh, interacted with students discussing about National Social Service Scheme and motivated them for social service. All volunteers participated actively in the session and promised to implement it in their lives.
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The Chandigarh Baptist School, Sector 47, and Government Model Senior Secondary School
(GMSSS), Sector 26, won their respective league matches in the ongoing SS Bawa Memorial Under-16 Inter-School Cricket Tournament organised by the UT Cricket Association, at the LIC ground in Sector 26 here.
