SPECIAL STORY
PU pools go
dry this summer
Chandigarh, June 19
Except for a little time, the
swimming pools at Panjab University have seen a dry summer this year.
Serious efforts have been made to find the leakages but all attempts
have failed so far. The water tank, filled up in the morning, is found
empty within hours. A hole, detected as the possible cause, is currently
being filled up.
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Repair work in progress at one of the PU swimming pools.
— Photo Pradeep Tewari
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Two
assault, 45 rescue a cop
Panchkula, June 19
Two youths forcibly dragged Mr
Rajinder Prasad, a head constable of the Haryana police, inside their
Sector 9 house and thrashed him here yesterday.
A
complete guide to admissions in city colleges
Chandigarh, June 19
While the art and science colleges
in Chandigarh are all set to admit students to their various post-senior
secondary courses, most of these colleges have something or the other to
offer postgraduate courses. In addition to the traditional MA and M.Com
courses, there is a brand new M.Sc. course in information technology
being offered by many colleges.
Mayor
calls special meeting on June 21
Chandigarh, June 19
In line with the UT
Administration’s directive, the Mayor, Mr Raj Kumar Goyal, today
decided to convene a special meeting of the House of the Municipal
Corporation on June 21 to discuss vital agenda items. The Administration
had yesterday issued orders directing the MC to hold a meeting within
the next 10 days to take decision on the time-bound agenda items, which
have financial and legal implications.
GMCH
facing shortage of doctors
Chandigarh, June 19
The Government Medical College and
Hospital, Sector 32, is facing an acute shortage of doctors in the
Medicine Department. It is learnt that many senior residents have quit
the hospital for better prospects and uncertainty over the job security
as the GMCH follows contract system for recruitment.
Concessions
for over 100-cr IT projects likely
SAS Nagar, June 19
Information Technology projects,
whish will bring an investment of over Rs 100 crore to the state, can
now avail of a special package. The special concessions, focussing on
the utilisation of land are likely to be adopted as a policy by the
state government. The issue would be taken up in the next cabinet
meeting, scheduled for June 23.
TRIBUNE VIGIL
Kundi
connections are here again
Chandigarh, June 19
Stealing power is the way of life
for residents of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh jhuggi colony located just
south of Sector 49 here. About 2,000 families continue to steal power
from a transformer in Sector 48. This is despite the fact that illegal
connections (kundis) have been removed in the area in two major drives
in the past six months.
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Power is stolen blatantly in Sector 48 as hundreds of
jhuggi-dwellers of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony have set up kundi connections from the transformer, and (right) power cables on bamboo poles from the transformer to the colony.
— Photos Parvesh Chauhan |
FAUJI BEAT
Administering
military justice
Chandigarh
In a sombre, spartan room in a
military area, six grim-faced officers sit behind a long desk set on a
raised platform. They comprise a military court — usually a general
court martial — specially convened to try an officer for some alleged
wrong-doing.
Power sector depends on weather: Vasant
Chandigarh, June 19
The Indian power sector is vulnerable to weather conditions, says Mr
N.S. Vasant, former Chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Board.
BJP
shifts stand on nominees
Chandigarh, June 19
Prof Brij Lal Rinwa, president of
the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, today sprang a surprise
by saying that the party would go by the advice of its workers at the
grassroots level before finalising party candidates for the coming
assembly elections.
CVM
protests Mayor’s programme
Chandigarh, June 19
The Mayor, Mr Raj Kumar Goyal,
today launched Mahapaur aapke dwaar programme in Sector 23. He had to
face the activists of the Chandigarh Vikas Manch, who while lodging
protest against the programme, shouted slogans and protested carrying
black flags on his arrival.
Ground
water staff hold convention
Chandigarh, June 19
Members of the All-India Central
Ground Water Board Employees Association are organising their 17th
biannual convention at Satsang Bhawan here.
'Allot'
booths to remaining mechanics
Chandigarh, June 19
Members of the Auto Mechanics
Federation today held a meeting and appreciated the efforts of the
Chandigarh Administration for allotting booths and shops to the auto
mechanics in the city.
FENG SHUI TIPS
Time to
cleanse your home
BUILDINGS and homes, just
like cars, clothes and dirty dishes, need to be cleansed from time to
time. Cleaning your home means getting rid of negative vibrations and
stagnant energy that inevitably accumulates and influences the life of
people living in it. There are many ways in which one can clean one’s
home. There are simple procedures and there are some complicated ones.
Employees’
rally
Chandigarh, June 19
On the call of the Coordination
Committee of Government and Municipal Corporation Employees and Workers,
a rally was held at different departments here today.
Welfare
council contest results
Panchkula, June 19
Over 100 children participated in
various competitions organised by the District Child Welfare Council for
children in the age groups of 4 to 8 years and 8 to 12 years at the
Community Centre, Sector 7, here today.
2
members refuse to move no-trust motion
Panchkula, June 19
Two members of the Panchayat Samiti,
Pinjore, backed out of the move to pass a no-confidence motion seeking
removal of the Vice-Chairman of the samiti here today.
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