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Rodrigues pleads for sustainable development
Chandigarh, June 4
S.F. Rodrigues, UT administrator, today made a forceful plea for a collective and action-oriented endeavour for maintaining the ecological balance and to ensure sustainable development by adopting good living practices.
Industrial plots allotted in ‘violation’ of SC orders
Mohali, June 4
Members of the Residential Welfare Association of Industrial Area, Phases VIII A and B, have alleged that the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) has allotted nine industrial plot sites in Phase VIII A in violation of an order of the Supreme Court.
Passport seekers continue to face delays
Chandigarh, June 4
It’s a passport to inconvenience. Nothing else can explain the long serpentine queues of applicants braving sweltering heat outside the Regional Passport Office (RPO) here from early morning to late in the afternoon.
A long queue of applicants outside the Regional Passport Office in Sector 34, Chandigarh, is a routine during summer vacations.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
Mohali MC fails to remove encroachments
Mohali, June 4
The Mohali municipal council has failed to remove encroachments by fruit sellers and others in different parts of the town much to the annoyance of many residents.
While the fruit sellers have tried to encroach upon the footpaths along many
roads creating traffic hurdles, shopkeepers have encroached upon the verandahs
in market areas which are meant to be used by the public.
Fruit sellers encroach upon a footpath in Mohali.
— A Tribune photograph
Traffic jam at Pinjore as rain washes away road
Panchkula, June 4
Thousands of commuters were put to great hardship through the day following a major traffic jam at Pinjore near here today as the road repaired by the police and municipal committee a fortnight ago was washed away in yesterday’s heavy rains.
Budding filmmaker inspiration for many
Chandigarh, June 4
People do not lack strength but they lack the will power. Themantra is a motivation for 24-year-old Aryan
Kapoor, budding filmmaker, who is suffering from Osetogenesis Imperfecta (rare incurable genetic disease). His paralyzed body did not become a hurdle in converting his dream of making a film into reality.
Being passionate about his work, he did not give in to the disease but set an
example for physically challenged by directing his first movie on issue like
AIDS called Khuda Ke Aansu.
Aryan Kapoor
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World Environment Day
Function at Pinjore Gardens today
Chandigarh, June 4
A state-level function will be held at Pinjore Gardens, near here, tomorrow to celebrate World Environment Day.
Artistes perform a play ‘Paraywarana Ka Vinash’ at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
World No Tobacco Day celebrated
Mohali, June 4
A district-level function on World No Tobacco Day was held at the Mohali Civil Hospital.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr V.K. Harjai, assistant civil surgeon, SAS Nagar,
stressed on abuses of nicotine products (tobacco) and suggested measures to
prevent the use of tobacco.
Haryanvi saang fest concludes
Panchkula, June 4
The weeklong Haryanvi Saang Festival organised by the department of public relations and cultural affairs in association with NZCCC, Allahabad, concluded here today.
Spurt in unnatural deaths in city
41 persons dead within a month
Chandigarh, June 4
Close on the heels of the Arushi murder case, which rocked the national Capital last month, the sensational Anuradha murder case involving her husband as a prime suspect has sent shock waves in the city. The city is witnessing a spurt in unnatural deaths, with reports of bodies being recovered from open places becoming a routine for the local police.
Man found dead in Sec 38
Chandigarh, June 4
A 26-year-old man was found dead on a road in Sector 38, here, this morning.
Website quality scheme developed
Chandigarh, June 4
The department of information technology, ministry of communication and IT, Government of India, has developed "Website Quality Certification Scheme". The scheme will be based on international/national standards for both public and private websites.
Alliance Francaise office-bearers elected
Chandigarh, June 4
The annual general body meeting of Alliance Francaise was held recently at Alliance
Francaise, Sector 36, Chandigarh. The office-bearers were elected for different positions.
At last, GC-46 has a regular principal
Chandigarh, June 4
After a long wait, Government College, Sector 46, has become the first college in the city to get a regular principal in past five to six years. Dr K.S. Saluja who was serving as officiating principal in the same college has been appointed as the regular principal after the UT administration issued him the appointment letter yesterday.
Relay fast enters 59th day
Chandigarh, June 4
While relay fast of the students and teachers of PU demanding central status for PU has entered 59th day, the Punjab Government is yet to awake to the situation.
Teachers and students sit on the relay fast at Panjab University in Chandigarh
on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
PUSU protest against prospectus prices
Chandigarh, June 4
Students of PUSU (Panjab Univeristy Students’ Union) today staged a protest against the soaring prices of the prospectuses for different courses. The Tribune had recently highlighted about the price hike of admission forms and other prospectuses in these columns.
Assn demands single counselling for admissions
Chandigarh June 4
Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions Association (PUTIA) in a special meeting held at SASIIT, Mohali, has demanded that a single counselling should be held for admissions to various courses for the session 2008-09.
Nikhil brings laurels to school
Chandigarh, June 4
Nikhil Gupta, an 18-year old boy from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, enjoys the privilege for being the first student from any government school to be shortlisted for Jenesys
Programme, an Indo-Japanese international exchange programme that was organised in December last year.
Nikhil Gupta
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