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In this school, pay back to teach
Chandigarh, March 28
The morning of March 27 brought surprise for the principal of Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15-C, Kiran Kuljeet
Kaur, and other teachers when they saw advertisement in the newspaper asking applications for appointing the new principal and teachers. The interview for the posts has been scheduled for March 29 and 30.
The temporary electricity connection at Guru Teg Bahadur Public School, Sector 15, Chandigarh.
— A Tribune photograph
Panchkula MC Election
Hectic campaigning on last day
Panchkula, March 28
The entire city saw hectic activity today, as festoons and flags of all three major political parties - Congress, BJP and Indian National Lok Dal
(INLD) - lent colour to the last day of campaigning.
ALL SMILES: Girls from the Government College are a happy lot during their convocation function in Panchkula
on Friday. — A Tribune photograph |
Sector 63 housing plan unveiled
Chandigarh, March 28
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) today set the process of cashing in on the real estate boom in motion. In a bid to provide affordable housing to the residents, the CHB unveiled its much-awaited general housing scheme in Sector 63 comprising
1976 flats.
Tribune Impact
MC seeks vigilance probe into parking scam
Chandigarh, March 28
The municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) today decided to seek a vigilance inquiry into the alleged "parking scam" in the city.
MC House Meeting
Councillors take officials to task on corruption
Chandigarh, March 28
Officials of the municipal corporation (MC) were at the receiving end at the hands of the councillors during the MC house meeting today for various issues pertaining to corruption and malpractices.
Brig KS Chandpuri shows a prospectus of a private school, mentioning hefty sums to be charged from parents, during the municipal corporation house meeting in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph
PU authorities defend felling of trees
Chandigarh, March 28
Finally, after days of silence, the Panjab University authorities today came out with their side of the story regarding the felling of trees on the campus. In a press conference organised today, jointly addressed by the registrar S.S. Bari, Prof Kehar Singh, PU fellow and former chief conservator of forest, former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice S.K. Jain, it was clarified that no breach of law under the Indian Forest Act has taken place in felling of 149 trees on the campus.
Treasury to be open today
Chandigarh, March 28
The central treasury will remain open on March 29 and 30 and till 12 midnight on March 31.
Disabled by birth, deserted by system
Chandigarh, March 28
Suresh Kumar’s case is representative of a deeper rot that defines the disability scenario in India. Born into a poor family and ridden with polio, he grew up to face a life full of hardship and isolation. But somewhere in his heart rested the zeal to make things work.
“In my judgement, I did well. Perhaps my efforts were not good enough…,”
he says his eyes wandering around in search of one opportunity that would lend
meaning to his life.
Suresh Kumar |
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Harveen prefers exam to tournament
Chandigarh, March 28
She found herself in catch-22 situation with the clashing of dates of her college exams and international shooting events.
This time international shooter Harveen Sarao preferred studies to her first
love shooting and decided to miss the forthcoming Asian Air Gun Championship and
ISSF World Cup, the events scheduled to be held in China next month.
Harveen Sarao |
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Mega lok adalat at Ropar, Mohali today
Mohali, March 28
A mega lok adalat for traffic challans will be organised tomorrow at Ropar and Mohali and its sub-divisions under the chairmanship of Ropar district and sessions judge-cum-chairman district-legal services authority Rekha Mittal.
200 buses for Punjab Roadways
Mohali, March 28
Transport minister of Punjab Master Mohan Lal has announced that over 200 new buses would be added to the Punjab Roadways fleet.
DAC at Sanetta
Lawyers demand DC’s transfer for ‘misguiding’ govt
Mohali, March 28
Members of the District Bar Association here demanded immediate transfer of SAS Nagar deputy commissioner H.I.S. Grewal for “misguiding” the Punjab government and the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the availability of land in Sanetta village for the establishment of the district administrative and judicial complex.
Automobile firm to pay Rs 1 lakh
Delivery of defective car
Chandigarh, March 28
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Hind Motors to pay a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to a resident of Manimajra for deficiency in service. The automobile firm has also been asked to pay Rs 5,000 as cost of litigation.
Admn to adopt e-tendering
Chandigarh, March 28
The Chandigarh administration has initiated the process of adoption of e-tendering in key departments in a phased manner.
Film show for orphanage inmates
Chandigarh, March 28
The Association for Social Kause (ASK), a voluntary organisation working with destitute children, will organise a special film show for the inmates of Bal Niketan, Bal Sadan and Aashiana, the three orphanages located in Panchkula.
PHRC member gets threat
Chandigarh, March 28
The police today went into a tizzy after Jyoti Trehan, member of the Punjab Human Rights Commission, reported that he received a phone call threatening that his house would be blown off this afternoon.
Chandigarh police personnel try to stop RSS activists after they broke the barricade during their protest against the killing of RSS activists in Kannur, Kerala, in Sector 22, Chandigarh on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph |
Rare distinction for police
Chandigarh, March 28
The Chandigarh police today became the first in the country to achieve ISO-9001: 2000 International Certification for all its police stations.
Unkept promises send staff in a tizzy
Revised pay scale approved but not implemented
Chandigarh, March 28
Homoeopathic Medical College, Sector 26, seems to be nobody’s baby with Panjab University (PU) and the management committee not fulfiling the long-pending demands of the faculty brewing resentment among the staff.
Clubs, bodies can use school grounds
Chandigarh, March 28
The Chandigarh Administration has permitted the Resident Welfare Associations of different sectors, other organisations, body, club or even individuals to use the playgrounds of government schools in the UT occasionally or on
regular basis.
Students of the UILS department at their 4th annual function at Law Auditorium,
Panjab University, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph |
Seminar on research methodology today
Chandigarh, March 28
A one-day seminar is being organised by the department of geography, PU, on research methodology in social sciences on March 29 under the XI plan-UGC-merged scheme for faculty improvement program. The major purpose of the seminar is to acquaint the participants with recent developments/improvements in the field of research methodology. Prof G.S. Gosal, Professor Emeritus, department of geography, PU, shall preside over the function and Prof S.L. Sharma, former dean, faculty of Arts, PU, will deliver the keynote address. The participants shall have the benefit of gaining knowledge from eminent scholars.
From Schools & Colleges
DAV students win laurels
Mohali, March 28
Students of DAV Public Senior Secondary School, Mohali, excelled in the Class VIII examination conducted by the DAV Education Board by securing cent per cent result. Subhijit Kaur of the school topped the chart by scoring 95 per cent marks whereas, 31 out of the total 44 who appeared in the examinations, secured first division.
Students of Spring Valley School on their graduation day in Mohali
on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
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