Bollywood actors Sohail Khan (right) and Kunal Kapoor at Chandigarh Airport on Wednesday. They are in Chandigarh in connection with the shooting of ‘Kissan’ in Punjab.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Remission of Sentences
Impact on society must be considered: SC
Chandigarh, March 5
Even as Punjab government goes about remitting sentences of rape and murder convicts, the Supreme Court recently ruled that the “impact of general amnesty like this on society had to be taken into consideration”.
Women Officers
MoD: No permanent commission except in medical branch
Chandigarh, March 5
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has categorically ruled out grant of permanent commission to women officers posted in arms and services other than the medical branch.
32-year-old man’s body found
Panchkula, March 5
Birthday celebrations turned sour for the Thukrals when their elder son Rajan Thukral (32) did not return home from his morning walk. His body was found under mysterious circumstance in the fountain pond of the roundabout near Shakti Bhawan here today.
 Labourer’s
death in gate arch fall
Family yet to get compensation
Panchkula, March 5
The under-construction gate to mark the entry to the revered Mansa Devi shrine collapsed exactly a month back. Twenty-year-old Jamuna
Prasad, working on the gate, was buried under debris and died before he could be rescued.
Jamuna Prasad’s family outside their hutment in Mansa Devi in Panchkula on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
The Shiv Temple decked up on the eve of Mahashivratri at Sector 24, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
0001 goes for Rs 1.65 lakh
Mohali, March 5
During the auction of ‘fancy’ vehicle registration numbers held at the office of the district transport officer
(DTO) here today, the maximum bid given for number PB 65 G 0001 was Rs 1.65 lakh against the reserve price of Rs 50,000.
Mutual transfer policy for CHB flats notified
Chandigarh, March 5
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) yesterday formally announced that it will not allow fresh transactions through GPA or agreement to sell after the date of publication of its public notice.
Will not brook project delays, says Rodrigues
Chandigarh, March 5
Pleading to build a responsive and accountable system
to redress the grievances of the common man, the UT administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues
(retd), today asked the bureaucracy to restructure administrative procedures to make the system more transparent.
‘It feels good to live up to expectations’
Chandigarh, March 5
Eighteen-year-old Siddharth Kaul could not have imagined a more warm reception. On arrival at the airport here, he was received by people with pooja thalis and garlands.
A member of the cricket World Cup (u-19) winning squad, Kaul, accompanied by the
team’s assistant coach Munish Bali and teammate Perry Goyal, was received by
his family, relatives and well-wishers.
(From left) Siddharth Kaul, Munish Bali and Perry Goyal on their arrival at Chandigarh Airport on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Cong sweeps MC sub-panel poll
Chandigarh, March 5
Congress councillors were elected unopposed as chairpersons of five out of eight sub-committees of the MC.
Nominations invited for child welfare awards
Chandigarh, March 5
The Chandigarh administration has invited recommendations for National Award for Child Welfare.
NCP gen secy resigns
Chandigarh, March 5
The general secretary and media in charge for the NCP has resigned. He submitted the resignation to the local president of the party, Gurbachan Singh, at the NCP office today.
— TNS
Students protest, demand changes in exam pattern
Chandigarh, March 5
Members of the District Institutes of Educational Trainings (DIETs) Students’ Welfare Association, Punjab, today carried out a rally in Sector 17, here, today in support of their demands.
A student leader addresses a rally at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — A Tribune Photograph
15 pc seats for poor children in private schools
Chandigarh, March 5
The Chandigarh education department has directed all private recognised schools of Chandigarh to fill 15 per cent reserved seats for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students. According to S.K. Setia, DPI (S), if any of the schools fail to practice this mandatory condition, stern action would be taken against that school.
Law students form ‘PULSE’
Chandigarh, March 5
To be heard, is all they want and for this, a group of like-minded students of the department of laws, Panjab University, recently created a platform ‘for the students, of the students’. ‘PULSE- Panjab University Law Students
Endeavour.’ Formed by a group of about 25 students of the department, PULSE aims at promoting interaction between students and teachers, organise events such as alumni meet and encourage alumni -students interaction and provide students with a podium to voice their academic needs.
 From
Colleges
684 awarded degrees
Chandigarh, March 5
As many as 684 graduates were awarded degrees at the 22nd Annual Convocation held at Government College for Girls, Sector-42, today.
GLAD GRADS: Girls in a jubilant mood on receiving degrees at their annual convocation function at Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
 Jhankaar-2008
PU first in one-act play
Chandigarh, March 5
Jhankaar-2008 turned out to be a platform for budding actors, today. The day was marked with plays, skits and histrionics competitions where students got a chance to display their acting prowess.
Students enact a play at ‘Jhankaar-2008’ in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph
Schools in soup for misusing funds
Chandigarh, March 5
Charges against eight government schools of the city for misusing PTA funds were framed and the education department ordered an inquiry against these schools.
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In
another incident, newly wed hangs herself
