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PG accommodations: From dingy rooms to lavish interiors
Chandigarh, June 3
The PG accommodations have gone in for a complete transformation in recent years.From dingy small rooms they have got transformed to plush big rooms with swanky interiors. If you are ready to shell out money, you can enjoy all comforts of your home right here living as a paying guest.
An air-conditioned room with comfortable beds, internet connection, cuisines of one’s own choice and laundry service at the doorstep can be experienced in a range of Rs 6,000 to 8,000.
AWASH WITH JOY: Splashing their way through the Plaza in Sector 17, Chandigarh, these girls enjoy the showers
on Tuesday afternoon. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
CJ seeks separate laws for domestic, global issues
Chandigarh, June 3
While addressing a gathering on international arbitration at Mauritius, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice (CJ) Vijender Jain called for separate laws for domestic and international matters in order to make India the global hub for arbitration. In a copy of the speech released here today, the CJ has asserted: “An intrinsic mistake in the 1996 law is that there is a common law for both domestic and international matters. There should be different laws for both, as in
Singapore.”
Few takers for Railways toll-free number
Chandigarh, June 3
The Indian Railways toll-free number 139 has not yet caught the fancy of the public using railway
services.
Transfer of ownership under GPA
Housing board extends deadline
Chandigarh, June 3
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) today extended the deadline for applying for the transfer of ownership of the dwelling units under GPA at normal rates by three months. The deadline was to expire tomorrow.
FAITH BOUND: Devotees offer prayers on the occassion of Shani Jyanti at Sector-20 temple in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
Building bylaws
Rodrigues sets deadline
Asks estate officer to identify vacant plots
Chandigarh, June 3
Delay in approving the design of a multiplex at the site where KC theatre once stood and finalisation of the building bylaws marked the high-level meeting of senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration here today. The meeting was chaired by UT administrator Gen S.F.Rodrigues (retd.).
Formulate new scheme for type 13 houses: Mayor
Chandigarh, June 3
Mayor Pardeep Chhabra today sought the formulation of a special housing scheme for those residing in type 13 houses during the coordination committee meeting of the UT administration and the municipal corporation.
For old, it’s home away from home
Chandigarh, June 3
Silent wrinkled faces, longing eyes, a mellowed look and a quivering voice is what greets you when one steps in this old age home located in Sector 15 here.
PU to construct old-age home
Chandigarh, June 3
Panjab University is going the corporate way in doing its bit for society. After taking up social causes like reserving a seat each for cancer patient and single girl child, the university is now all set to construct an old age home on the campus.
Anti-encroachment drives fail to remove vendors
Panchkula, June 3
Despite tall claims by HUDA authorities of removal of encroachments, footpaths, markets corridors, outskirts of the town and now even roads are dotted by unauthorised vendors.
Slip road near the roundabout of Sectors 7, 8, 17 and 18 in a dilapidated condition while the road is encroached upon by chic weavers. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Top Mohali offices lack fire equipment
Mohali, June 3
The administrative complex in which the offices of top officers of the Mohali district are housed here does not have even the minimum fixed fire-fighting equipment. The offices of the deputy commissioner, two additional deputy commissioners, assistant commissioner,
SSP, four SPs, DTO, DDPO, DPRO, SDM, tehsildar are functioning from this building located in Phase I.
PUFFING AWAY LIFE: Least concerned about their health, these senior citizens enjoy their chat over a hukka in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Karam Singh |
Rowdy youngsters rule city roads
Chandigarh, June 3
Throwing all norms to the wind, city youngsters are not only violating the traffic rules but are also making endangering the lives of the people with the local police turning a blind eye to such violations.
Cops seek
residents’ help
Chandigarh, June 3
With lack of coordination among members of the residents’ welfare associations, police is finding hard to curb the increasing crime rate in the city.
DD chief Ashraf dead
Chandigarh, June 3
Ashraf Sahil, director, DoorDarshan, Chandigarh, died in his native town city Srinagar last evening. He was to retire on June 30.
Sahil was awarded by the J&K Govement and literary and cultural organisations several times for his services to broadcast journalism.
He played a key role in launching DD Kashmir to counter Pak propaganda when militancy in the state was at its peak.
Letters
Install traffic lights
Man caught with 30 B.Tech prospectuses
Chandigarh, June 3
While students seeking admission to B.Tech courses at Panjab University are being denied more than two to three prospectuses each by the staff of the SBI’s campus branch, no such restrictions seem to exist for those who are ready to go out of the way to “please” the counter attendants, even if the forms are to be resold in the open market at a higher price.
| From left to right: Satish Kumar with the bagful of prospectuses talks on the phone in front of the SBI cash counter; PU security personnel open his bag and find prospectuses inside while registrar Prof S S Bari looks on;
Officials inside the SBI cash counter check the serial numbers
of the prospectuses. Photos: Pradeep Tiwari |
Now, students will learn how to manage time
Chandigarh, June 3
Now managing work schedule sand time will not be a problem anymore, as Panjab University is set to impart lessons to the students, secretarial staff, administrators and even teachers in different disciplines such as time management, conflict management, anger management and even managing relationships through a Human Capital Resource Development
Centre.
MoU signed
Chandigarh, June 3
IIG (India International Group) Education Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Sector 34, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vitebsk State Medical University, Belarus, for sending Indian students for medical education to the university and with Inter College, Larnaka, Cyprus, for management courses.
Army schools perform well
Chandigarh, June 3
The performance of Army Schools, as a group, in the board results for the academic year 2006-07 has been commendable this year also, with pass percentages for class X and XII being 98.61 and 94.42 respectively.
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Chandigarh, June 3
