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CBSE steps to check paper leak
Chandigarh, January 13
To prevent the leak of question papers at the examination centres, the CBSE has asked the centre superintendents to open the packets containing examination papers in the presence of witnesses, other than the examination staff.

Mayor promises 3 more hours of water supply daily
Chandigarh, January 13
City residents will get drinking water for a longer period everyday, promises the newly elected Mayor, Mrs Kamlesh. The Municipal Corporation will ensure water supply for three more hours daily by increasing it by one hour each in the morning, afternoon and evening session.

Water supply to be affected




EARLIER STORIES
 

PEDA builds first solar
building in city
Chandigarh, January 13
North India’s first building with in-built solar lighting and cooling systems will soon become functional in the city. Designed following the trajectory of the sun, it has a central wind tower and a solar power plant of 25 kw to run the lighting, heating and ventilation systems.

The Punjab Energy Development Agency has constructed North India’s first building with in-built solar lighting and cooling systems in Sector 33, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Environmental health of Punjab, UT under scanner
Chandigarh, January 13
The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) has constituted steering committees in Punjab and Chandigarh to lend concrete shape to the Ministry of Environment’s national-level project, which requires all states in India to prepare status of environment reports.

Multi-crore marketing scam unearthed
Chandigarh, January 13
The Chandigarh police today unearthed the biggest-ever multi-level marketing scam(MLM) in the city. It is suspected to be of Rs 30 crore against an initial estimate of Rs 3.5 crore.

10,000 lecturers sans increment
Chandigarh, January 13
Nearly 10,000 senior teachers in universities and colleges in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are not getting their annual increments, as they have exhausted their selection grade, Rs 12,000-420-18,300, despite having put in 25 years to 37 years of service.

Students celebrate Lohri on the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Tuesday.Lohri celebrated at PU
Chandigarh, January 13
Reverberating with music and pulsating with life, the Student Centre at Panjab University wore a festive look as students from the various departments of the university got together to celebrate Lohri here today.

Students celebrate Lohri on the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

 
COMMUNITY

The police conducts a search in the Sector 20 market on Tuesday to ward off any threat from Kashmiri militants during the Republic Day celebrations in Chandigarh.Police steps up searches ahead of R-Day
Chandigarh, January 13
The Chandigarh police today intensified efforts to prevent any attempt by militants to disrupt Republic Day celebrations in the city.

The police conducts a search in the Sector 20 market on Tuesday to ward off any threat from Kashmiri militants during the Republic Day celebrations in Chandigarh.

Helpline for the stressed lot soon
Chandigarh, January 13
The UT Administration’s much-awaited helpline that will counsel those in stress is likely to take off soon with the authorities in charge completing the formalities. The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, which had been declared the nodal agency to lend shape to the helpline, is already half way through with the modalities and will make the free helpline service operational from February this year.

MIA seeks more concessions
Mohali, January 13
The Mohali Industries Association (MIA), while welcoming the grant of various concessions to trade and industry by the Punjab Government, said here today that the government should also release payments in long-pending subsidy cases immediately.

‘Pratibimb’ of one-time liquor trader
Chandigarh, January 13
SatyapalFrom selling liquor to reading the ancient Indian religious texts and spreading awareness about them. It has been a long journey for Mr Satyapal. For years he has been the leading wine trader of Chandigarh and Punjab. Not only has he opted out of the trade but he has turned his mind towards other pursuits. He now runs a organisation by the name of “Pratibimb”, the reflection.

Deluge of applications for allotment of flats
Chandigarh, January 13
More than 3,500 applications for allotment of flats have been sent by those whose lands had been acquired about 35 years ago to build the second phase of Chandigarh.

Meaningless parking slips
Chandigarh, January 13
The parking slips issued at Piccadily cinema, Sector 34, offer no security in case of any unfortunate incident like a theft. This is because the slips do not bear the name of the parking lot and the theatre, anywhere. Instead, it bears the name of the parking site at Sector 8-C.

Panic in Food Craft Institute
Chandigarh, January 13
The Sector 42 Food Craft Institute was gripped in panic when those present heard a “shot being fired” creating a hole in one of the windowpanes of the institute towards Beant Singh Memorial.

 

CRIME

5 stolen scooters recovered
Chandigarh, January 13
The Sector 17 police today claimed to have recovered five stolen two-wheelers from a drug addict who kept them in the parking lot of the Sector 17 Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT).

BUSINESS

Prabhakar launches herbal products
Panchkula, January 13
Naturence School of Beauty, a Delhi-based company owned by former cricketer Manoj Prabhakar, today launched a series of herbal products, including glycolic acid kit, to remove pigmentation and wrinkles on the face.

Air fare to Delhi, Mumbai slashed
Chandigarh, January 13
The air fares for the Chandigarh-Delhi and Chandigarh-Mumbai route have been slashed by 15 per cent. On the Chandigarh-Delhi route, the apex fare of Jet Airways has been reduced from Rs 1,555 to Rs 1,376 and that of Indian Airlines from Rs 1,555 to Rs 1,378.

 

EDUCATION

Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala having a ''laddoo'' after laying the foundation stone of the Government College for Women in Sector 14, Panchkula, on Tuesday. Foundation stone of women college laid
 Panchkula, January 13
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, today urged the electorate to vote for the INLD in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections so as to ensure a stable government at the Centre.

Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala having a ''laddoo'' after laying the foundation stone of the Government College for Women in Sector 14, Panchkula, on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Dr Aruna GoelUGC owes its new motto to her
Chandigarh, January 13
The University Grants Commission (UGC) owes its new motto, “Gyan-Vigyan Vimukte” (Knowledge liberates), to Dr Aruna Goel, a Professor at the Department of Correspondence Studies, Panjab University. No wonder she is on cloud nine.

COURTS

Jan 30 fixed for hearing in cop suicide case
 Chandigarh, January 13
In less than six months after Panchkula police Head Constable Jaiveer Singh allegedly killed himself, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today fixed January 30 as the next date of hearing on a petition seeking a CBI probe into the incident.

Property of Shakti Bhavan attached
Panchkula, January 13
A local court today attached the property of Shakti Bhavan in Sector 6 here for withholding the payment of a Ghaziabad-based transformer manufacturing unit.

 

LIFESTYLE

A salsa dance class in progress at Planet Fitness in Chandigarh.Fitness Trail
Dance your way to good health
 Prateek is a fitness freak. He likes to keep his body in good shape. So he jogs three times a week and goes to a gym twice a week. But like most Gen X youngsters he finds it difficult to stay interested in a definite routine over a longer period.

A salsa dance class in progress at Planet Fitness in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma

Nitin KapurIt’s my life
Fashion is his passion
 Since childhood I have been very conscious about my dress. I want to always look smart. This encouraged me to step into the glamorous world of modelling. I was adjudged Mr Aurangabad, out of 400 contestants.
Nitin Kapur, Fashion designer

New line of clothing
Amartex has launched its all new line of clothing called the “Vivaha” range. This exclusive range comprising of sarees, suits and lehangas for women, and designer kurtas and formal suits for men, are made to order and suit each pocket.

Diet supplements for building muscles are a rage among city’s young men. Diet supplements latest fashion fad
Bulging biceps and sinewy muscles are in... just as the style gurus of these biceps — desi Salman Khan with his pierced torso, or the hunk forever and Governor of California, Arnold Schwarznegger — are.

Diet supplements for building muscles are a rage among city’s young men. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Lohri a dull affair this time
Fire was lacking in Lohri celebrations. Being Tuesday, several residents had to dance around bonfires without drinks in their hands, making Lohri a “dull affair” in several parts of the city.

Rajesh TurkhiaOn the lookout for animators
The 24th fps Visual Effects Awards, being organised by the Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), brought in a plethora of entertainment industry, on the lookout for animators.

City team wins gold award in one-minute
animation films
 THE home team ‘Origin 5’ won the 24fps 2003 Visual Effects Gold Award followed by Kyasis of Kamla Nagar, New Delhi, and ‘Digital Nuclei’ from Mumbai winning the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

HEALTH

Effecting cure through naturo-food therapy
Mohali, January 13
Good food makes good blood and bad food makes bad blood which is the root cause of all diseases suffered by an ever-increasing number of human beings worldwide.

 

SPORTS

Medal winners at the 49th National School Games.Medallists honoured
Chandigarh, January 13
UT school sportspersons bagged a rich haul of medals in the 49th National School Games in lawn tennis (under-17), softball (under-14, under-17, under-19 boys and under-14, and under-19 girls) and throwball (under19 boys and girls) at Surat and Dewas.

Medal winners at the 49th National School Games.

ADMINISTRATION

MC creates 4 zones for sanitation work
Mohali, January 13
The Municipal Council has divided the town into four zones for giving sanitation work on contract to different private parties. Tenders for the work will be called on January 19.
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