|
Centre
yet to decide on new PGI Director
NEW DELHI,
Nov 24 — A decision on the appointment of the next
Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research, Chandigarh, is awaited even as
the term of the present Director, Dr B.K.Sharma, expires
on November 27.
Candidates who were not allowed to appear in the
test for recruitment of constables protest in
front of the police lines in Chandigarh on
Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph |
Seized
property rotting in police stations
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 24 — An apparent apathy on part of
officials and cumbersome procedures have ensured
that property worth lakhs seized or recovered by
the police has been rotting in various police
stations of the city. Most of the household goods
are locked up in storerooms, while the vehicles
are parked in the open to face the brunt of
weather. |
| Average
response to cops' recruitment drive |
Rail link project hits another
snag
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 24 — The much awaited Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail
link has hit another hurdle. This time it’s a
problem of land acquisition in Punjab that is proving to
be a stumbling block for the project.
Expedition marks 25th year of
regiment
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 24 — A multi-dimensional and multi-purpose
expedition is being organised by the 65 Engineer Bridge
Regiment to mark its silver jubilee celebrations.
Case
registered against PUNWIRE
SAS
NAGAR, Nov 24 — The local police has
registered a case against the management of the
Punjab Wireless Systems for not depositing the
provident fund of the employees with the
Provident Fund Commissioner from October, 1998,
till date. |
"FIR
registered by hiding facts"
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 24 — Reacting to the registration of an
FIR, Brig G.S Gosal (retd) said that investments
were accepted in companies under his directorship
and Mr R.K Gupta, the complainant in the FIR, was
one of the investors. |
Clouds bring down temperature
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 24 — Daytime temperature today was the lowest
for this winter so far. Following a cloud cover, daytime
temperature dropped to 23.4°C.
Dowry victim
alleges police laxity
PANCHKULA,
Nov 24 — A dowry victim, Baby alias Kiran of
Sector 9, alleged here today that the police was
showing laxity in arresting the persons named in
the FIR which was registered at the Sector 5
police station on November 13 and that they were
not entertaining pictures of the items that had
to be recovered from her in-laws. |
Husband,
in-law in custody |
Trouble brewing in CTCC
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 24 — Trouble is brewing in the Chandigarh
Territorial Congress Committee over the appointment of Mr
Surinder Bhatia as Chairman of the State Election
Authority.
Dharna by HUDA employees
PANCHKULA,
Nov 24 —The Joint Action Committee of the employees
of six unions of the Haryana Urban Development Authority
staged a dharna outside the HUDA office in Sector 6 here
today.
Allow voting only by I-card: SAD
SAS NAGAR,
Nov 24 — In the wake of the elections to the local
municipal council due in January next year, the local
unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal has urged the Chief
Election Commissioner to allow voting strictly on the
basis of voters identity cards.
Inter-sector
meet opens
RAMGARH,
Nov 24 — The 100-bed hospital catering to
personnel of central police organisations of this
region will soon be functional near Behlana
village near Chandigarh airport and the sanction
in this context has been accorded by the Home
Ministry. |
|
|
spotlight
