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Railways to outsource e-tickets
Chandigarh, May 12
Train tickets will soon be available at your doorstep. The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) are in the process of outsourcing the work of e-ticketing in a major way.
Group Housing
Admn, Housefed lock horns over transfer fee
Chandigarh, May 12
The Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh State Federation of Coop House Building Societies Limited
(Chandigarh Housefed) have again locked horns over former’s decision to impose hefty transfer fee for the regularisation of the general power of attorneys (GPAs) in cooperative group housing societies.
BSNL staff stage dharna
Chandigarh, May 12
BSNL employees staged a dharna in front of the office of the chief general manager (telecom), Punjab circle, here today.
BSNL employees stage a dharna in Sector 34 in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Sector 34
Unauthorised parking a headache for police
Chandigarh, May 12
Even two months after the joint commissioner of the municipal corporation wrote to the traffic police to check unauthorised parking of the vehicles on roads Sector 34, the police has so far failed to much in this regard.
The traffic police has failed to control unauthorised parking on roads in Sector 34, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Motorists caught in a traffic jam at the Sector 35, 34, 22 and 21 rotary in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Technology Day celebrated
Panchkula. May 12
Technology Day was celebrated at TBRL range, Ramgarh, here today. Trainee students from Tettra School, AF,
Betul, army officers from the Western Command and science students from DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 15,
Chandigarh, were shown technical facilities at TBRL range.
Gridlock leaves motorists puffing
Chandigarh, May 12
Traffic was held up for over half an hour following a repair work on the road dividing Sectors 34 and 35 here this morning. Motorists went through a harrowing time as they were caught in long queues due to poor management by the traffic police at the rotary of Sector 35, 34, 22 and 21.
Man falls off tree, dies
Chandigarh, May 12
Deepak Sharma of Haryana was killed after suffering a fall from a tree at Darua village, here this morning.
Editors Guild mourns photographer’s death
Chandigarh, May 12
The Editors Guild of India has mourned the killing of Ashok Sodhi, photographer, Daily Excelsior, on Sunday. He was covering an encounter between the Army and militants at Samba, Jammu and Kashmir.
Letters
Review house allotment norms
PU moots uniform fee system
Chandigarh, May 12
Panjab University has finally decided to crack the whip against its affiliated colleges that are overcharging students.
Campus Violence
ABVP stages dharna
Chandigarh, May 12
The ABVP unit of Panjab University today staged a dharna to protest against the increasing incidents of violence on the campus. The agitating students demanded that the university should take strict action against those involved in the incidents of violence that rocked the campus recently.
Another vehicle caught with weapons
Police fails to book driver
Chandigarh, May 12
A week after the police nabbed 19 youngsters from Panjab University for carrying sharp-edged weapons in their vehicles, another vehicle carrying weapons was caught by the university security here this afternoon.
Varsity getting unfair
treatment: Prof
Chandigarh, May 12
The relay fast being observed by the teachers and students of Panjab University for demanding the central university status for PU entered the 36th day today. The entire faculty of the department of ancient history today sat on the fast. Teachers who joined the fast included Prof N.K. Ojha, Prof Asvini Agarwal, Prof R.P. Bharadwaj, Dr Renu Thakur, Dr Suchi Dayal and Dr Paru Bal Sidhu. A scholar from the department of fine arts, Jagtej Grewal, also joined them.
Selection criteria to be revised
Recruitment of readers at dental institute
Chandigarh, May 12
Panjab University has decided to revise the minimum basic qualification and teaching experience for the post of a reader at Dr H.S. Judge Dental Institute as prescribed by the Dental Council of India (DCI). Taking cognisance of a report published in The Tribune on May 1, which highlighted the issue, the syndicate members will decide upon the matter at its forthcoming meeting on May 18.
Course on automative engineering announced
Chandigarh, May 12
The students, who are keen on taking automation engineering as a career, have a reason to smile. For, Connect Overseas has announced the introduction of the Advanced Certificate III course in automotive mechanical technology through Automotive Management Institute,
Australia.
IN A WRONG LANE: Students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, Chandigarh, show scant respect to traffic rules as they ride their bikes.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
From Schools & Colleges
Students guided to make career choices
Chandigarh, May 12
Aryans Business School (ABS) today organised a career counselling camp on its campus on the Chandigarh-Rajpura road. The camp was organised with the objective of guiding students of Class XII as well as graduates in choosing their career. More than 360 students from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and J&K attended the camp. Students were guided on various job-oriented courses like BBA, BCA, BSc (IT), MBA, MCA, PGDM etc. ABS chairman Anshu Kataria said: “The students should not only know the details of a course to be joined, but also the scope of that course after 3-5 years when they complete it.” Experts made an audio-visual presentation on the challenges and opportunities available in various streams.
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