|
CBI DSPs in soup
Dera followers allege torture
Chandigarh, March 19
Torturing the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda during interrogation has landed two DSPs of the Central Bureau of Investigation in soup (CBI). The follower Bhim Singh had filed criminal complaint on September 23, 2005, against DSP Dr Armandeep Singh and DSP (CBI) Satish Dagar for torturing him during interrogation in the Sirsa murder case.
IT raids on scan centre, sweet shops
Chandigarh/Mohali, March 19
Officials of the income tax department carried out raids on the properties of a doctor, a property dealer and a businessman in the city and Mohali today.
Chief commissioner P.K. Chopra and commissioners of ranges 1 and 2 carried out raids on the business premises of several groups.
Income tax officials check documents during a raid on a shop in Phase V, Mohali, on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
Stars descend on airport
Chandigarh, March 19
The visitors at the local airport were thrilled to see themselves among Bollywood stars Rishi Kapoor and Rekha and master blaster Sachin Tendulkar here this
afternoon. Rishi and Rekha arrived in the city for the shooting of a movie while Sachin, along with his wife Anjali, son Arjun, daughter Sara and two other families, was here to take a flight to
Mumbai. “I was holidaying along with my family and close associates at
Mussoorie. Today we are going back home,” said Sachin, who played a key role in India’s first ever triumph in the triangular Commonwealth Bank one-day series in Australia. “It was a refreshing trip and now, I am ready for the next challenges,” said Sachin after reaching the airport at around 12 pm.
The
Diva: Rekha had people at the Chandigarh Airport spellbound on her arrival in the city on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Haryana budget growth oriented, feel traders
Chandigarh, March 19
Various bodies of traders and industrialists have hailed the Haryana budget as growth oriented. They have hailed the Haryana finance minister for creating a favourable enabling environment for attracting private investment to supplement government resources.
Protest by FCI staff
Chandigarh, March 19
Employees of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Punjab region, held a demonstration against the alleged victimisation of employees by regional management at the regional office in Sector 31 today.
Employees of the Food Corporation of India, Punjab region, shout slogans against authorities during a demonstration at the regional office in Sector 31, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Panel formed for health insurance scheme
Chandigarh, March 19
The UT administration has constituted a committee for implementation of health insurance scheme “Swasthya Bima Yojana”.
The scheme seeks to facilitate the launching of health insurance projects in all districts of the states in a phased manner for below poverty line workers.
Financial aid for SC women doubled
Chandigarh, March 19
The Chandigarh administration has doubled the financial assistance for the Scheduled Castes women under the “Postnatal Financial Assistance to Scheduled Castes Women for Nutrition Scheme” from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000. The scheme is being implemented by the social welfare department with the objective of providing financial assistance to pregnant women so they can afford a nutritious diet.
Empowerment project for women
The UT administration has decided to
start a project in the field of production of garments for women and
children. The centre would be set up by the social welfare department
in the newly transferred building of the Chandigarh Child and Women
Development Corporation.
1,000 participate in Pratishtha Day
Chandigarh, March 19
More than 1,000 people participated in the celebrations of the 17th
Pratishtha Day (consecration) at “Sree Ayyappa Temple, here today.
The foundation stone of temple Gopuram to be built as per Kerala
temple architecture was also laid on the occasion while Dr John V.
George, IPS, DGP (Prisons), Haryana, inaugurated an ambulance service.
Devotees take part in ‘Murti Sthapana’ ceremony during the 17th Pratishtha Day at
Sree Ayyappa temple in Sector 47, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by
Parvesh Chauhan
Training programme on SEZs
Chandigarh, March 19
SEZs will play a vital role in bridging the gap between competing economies and provide competitive and comparative advantage to the industries. These zones serve to address three critical issues — the reduction of taxation, reduction of transaction cost and improvement of infrastructure.
Fatal Fall
Victim’s body handed over to family
Chandigarh, March 19
The police today handed over the body of Mani, who fell to death from a three-storeyed building in a bid to escape being caught stealing in Industrial Area, Phase II, last night, to his family.
Letters
CHB’s housing scheme partial
Chandigarh Housing Board has launched a special housing scheme for UT employees on the plea of shortage of accommodation and high rent rate. There will be about 3,000 dwelling units for allotment.
Renaming of Degree
PU syndics put through test of rationality
After completing MBA 23 years ago, alumnus seeks renamed degree
Chandigarh, March 19
In what could put the members of the Panjab University’s syndicate through a test of rationality, a director in the Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi, has sent a request on December 18, 2007, to the university authorities for issuing him a degree of MBA (personnel) in retrospective.
PU sleeps over
Rs 20 crore unadjusted advances
Chandigarh, March 19
For Panjab University, Rs 20 crore is no big issue. Talks doing the rounds that the university is facing a financial crunch seem hollow going by reports of the audit for the year 2006-07 and 2007-08 as there are unadjusted advances in the university to the tune of crores of rupees.
Qualifying AIE students will now
take regular education
Chandigarh, March 19
Nine-years-old Sunil is happy that from April onwards he too would be able to attend the morning assembly of the school.
His mother Shakuntala, a bangle-seller, could not ask for more because her son who studied through AIE (Alternate Innovative Education) centre in the evening has qualified class IV and would now study with the regular students in next class.
From Schools & Colleges
IET students launch website
Mohali, March 19
As part of their industrial training programme, Anshu Rabra, Arunesh Bathla and
Brijraj, three final-year students of IET, Bhaddal, with the help of their training incharge Valjeet Patial have launched a website named
www.tricityGuru.com. This is a step towards online advertising in tricity.
Students misbehave with vice-chancellor
INSO activists barge into restricted area
Chandigarh, March 19
It seems the vice-chancellor of Panjab University is not safe on his own premises. After, the incident of stone pelting at the VC’s house in the recent past, the same group of students today barged into the restricted area of the VC’s office and misbehaved with him.
From Schools & Colleges
56 students get hired
Chandigarh, March 19
Fifty-six engineering students of Rayat Institute of Engineering and Information Technology have been appointed as software engineers with the IT giant, Infosys, at a recently concluded placement camp.
 
Kids of Euro Kids School perform at their annual function, ‘Starlight 2008,’ and (right) special kids of Vatika High School celebrate Holi in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photographs
Central Varsity Status
PUTA stages dharna in front of VC office
Chandigarh, March 19
The teachers and students of the PU staged a dharna in front of the vice- chancellor’s office to press for the demand of central university status to Panjab University. Addressing the dharna, Prof Manjit Singh, secretary
PUTA, said if the flow of funds from the Union government amounts to the dilution of the claim of Punjab over Chandigarh, what is apprehended by the Punjab government, then how come the entire Union Territory, including PGI and PEC are allowed to be funded by the Union government.
GMSSS-19 gets new principal
Chandigarh, March 19
Jatinder
Singh Sidhu, who was working as a physics lecturer in GMSSS-19, has joined as the officiating principal of the same school, today afternoon, relieving Saroj
Gupta, who had dual charge.
|
Architect-activist Charles Correa is at unease with the mindless urbanisation of Indian cities in the name of real estate development.
For a man famous for harmonising the traditional with the contemporary and the aesthetic with the functional, this unease is only natural, more so because it is not to end any time soon, with politicians ensuring that developers stay and thrive.
