Voters await their turn to cast their ballot at ward No. 8 polling booth in Sector 16, Panchkula, on Sunday.
—Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
Karanjit Case
Revolver goes missing; found
Chandigarh, March 30
Even after 24 hours, the police has failed to unveil the mystery behind the disappearance and subsequent recovery of the revolver used by Karanjit Singh, the owner of a Sector 22-based chicken corner, with which he allegedly shot at his daughter and later killed himself.
The in charge of the Sector 22 police post, sub-inspector Jaspal Singh Bullar, said the weapon would be sent for examination to the central forensic sciences laboratory tomorrow.
Four Laning
Parwanoo project now on fast track
Panchkula, March 30
After being mired in red tape for several months, the four-laning project of the Zirakpur-Parwanoo stretch of the National Highway-22 is finally on the fast track.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently stepped in to resolve the stand-off between the NHAI and HUDA over the construction of underpasses near Sector 20 of
Panchkula.
Badal terms central status for PU as ‘political matter’
 Chandigarh, March 30
Panjab University’s central status appears to be a distant dream. All hopes of the PUTA
(Panjab University Teachers’ Association) members, students and other faculty members of the Panjab University as regards the central status of the university today fizzled out when Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal, on being asked about the issue, called it a ‘political matter’.
Kuldip Nayar being welcomed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Panjab University vice-chancellor Prof R.C. Sobti and H.S. Hanspal during the first World Punjabi Conference on PU Campus on Sunday.
—Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
Nayagaon Notified Area
UT irked by Punjab’s colonisation plan
Mohali, March 30
Chandigarh Administration and Punjab government are on a collision course over Punjab allowing colonisation in the Nayagaon Notified Area Committee. In a letter to the Punjab government, the UT finance secretary Sanjay Kumar has objected to the state encouraging colonisation activity in Kansal village which is North of Chandigarh behind the Capital Complex.
Chandigarh-Morinda Rail Link
Deadline set for electrification
Rajmeet Singh
Chandigarh, March 30
The Railway Board has set March 2009, as the deadline for the electrification of the 45-km railway track between Chandigarh and Morinda. Work on electrification is in progress.
Bansal inaugurates bridge
Chandigarh, March 30
Union minister of state for finance Pawan Kumar Bansal today inaugurated the extension of bridge over nullah in Sector 23-D here.
Pandher elected Press Club president
 Chandigarh, March 30
Sarabjit S. Pandher of The Hindu and Naveen S. Garewal of The Tribune were elected president and secretary-general, respectively, of the Chandigarh Press Club, elections to which were held here today.
While Balwinder Jammu (Punjabi Tribune) was elected senior vice-president, Charanjit Ahuja (Financial Express) and Rajesh Deol
(Deccan Herald) were elected vice-presidents.
The winning team of the Chandigarh Press Club’s governing council.
— A Tribune photograph
New transport policy unveiled
Patiala, March 30
Transport minister Master Mohan Lal unveiled a new transport policy recently in which he directed officials of the District Transport Office to ensure that transporters who had valid documentation verification certificates (DVC), properly stuck on their windscreens, were not harassed.
2 students hurt in attack
Chandigarh, March 30
Two students of Khalsa College, Sector 26, were thrashed by a group of students in Sector 8 here this evening.
Driver escapes unhurt in car crash
Mohali, March 30
Mohali roads are proving to be a speeding driver’s delight. Drivers who tend to follow most of the traffic rules in Chandigarh change their driving behaviour once within Mohali’s borders.
Letters
Class VIII Exams
Shivangi makes it to the top
 Chandigarh, March 30
Consistency and dedication is my success mantra, says Shivangi, who topped in the city in Class VIII (middle standard) examination 2007-08 conducted by the Chandigarh education department.
A student of Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School-27, Shivangi scored 681 marks out of 700. “I did not expect it, but I knew my hardship would be rewarded. I study six to seven hours a day and play badminton to refresh myself,” said
Shivangi.
Shivangi, who topped the Class VIII examination, with her parents at her house
in Panchkula on Sunday. —A Tribune photograph
World Punjabi Conference
Students present slice of culture
Chandigarh, March 30
After a day-long hectic literary sessions and brainstorming deliberations on Punjabi cultural issues, the delegates from over 20 countries were treated to a musical bonanza of pristine Punjabi folklore by student artistes from various colleges of Punjab. Designed and directed by Dr S.M. Kant, director, youth welfare, PU, the cultural spectacle virtually translated the soul of rich Punjabi heritage of India and Pakistan.
1,800 students take part in alumni meets
Chandigarh, March 30
To boost close interaction between teachers and old students undergoing vocational courses, the education department organised an alumni meet at around 21 government schools of the city.
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Chandigarh, March 30
Chandigarh, March 30
