|
‘Fuel price hike a step against common man’
 Mohali, June 5
Punjab cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh yesterday
criticised the hike in the rates of petroleum products by the
Centre and termed it as a step against the common man.
Capt Kanwaljit Singh
Cleanliness drive at Sukhna
Chandigarh, June 5
On the occasion of world environment day number of event were organized to create awareness about environment among the people.
Girls take part in a writing competition on Environment
Day at the British Library in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
Water leaks from a pipe
line for the past two days near Mango Garden in
Mohali on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
New sweeping machines improve cleanliness
Chandigarh, June 5
The recently inducted state-of-the-art Dulevo garbage-sweeping machines are redefining cleanliness in the city besides checking corrupt practices regarding fuel consumption and overtime in the municipal corporation.
Now, CITCO mulls five-star hotel in
Industrial Area
Chandigarh, June 5
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) is set to open a new chapter in
public-private partnership in the hospitality sector in
the city.
Stage set for mega projects in Sarangpur
Chandigarh, June 5
Sarangpur, a sleepy village ahead of the PGI on the Chandigarh-Punjab border, is finally on the fast track to development.
|
Help me
 |
250 jhuggis pulled down
Chandigarh, June 5
The estate office of the municipal corporation pulled down around 250 unauthorised structures in J and K colony in Sector 25 here today.
Transfer order of IES officer quashed
Chandigarh, June 5
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has quashed the transfer order of Vijay Kumar, a junior administrative grade officer with the Indian Economic Service
(IES), as he was preparing a report of “sensitive nature” pertaining to assessment of Centrally sponsored schemes in militancy affected area of Jammu and Kashmir.
6 make it to Hyderabad biz school
Chandigarh, June 5
Six students from Chandigarh have made it to the prestigious Indian School of Business,
Hyderabad.
PROUD VISITORS: Ducks are the centre of attraction for participants at a painting competition held on the occasion of World Environment Day in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Consumer Courts
Builder fined Rs 2 lakh
Chandigarh, June 5
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum today directed OMAXE Limited, New Delhi, to pay a compensation of Rs 2.11 lakh for deficiency in service to a resident of Sector 52 here for not allotting the flat on time.
Raids on to nab travel agent
Chandigarh, June 5
In a bid to locate the travel agent in the passport-theft case, the Chandigarh police has
been conducting raids at various places in Kapurthala and
Pehowa.
MC commissioner visits Dadu Majra
Chandigarh, June 5
Dr Roshan Sunkaria, commissioner, Municipal Corporation (MC), held a meeting with corporation officials and the area councillor of the Dadu Majra to discuss the overall development of the village.
Reflections: Streetlights shine in the rain-soaked streets of City Beautiful
on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
Commercial tenants
Owners to furnish particulars to
SHO: Admn
Chandigarh, June 5
The Chandigarh administration has ordered that no landlord and owner or manager of a commercial establishment will rent out any accommodation to any person unless and until he has furnished the particulars of the said tenants to the SHO concerned.
Promote plantation on agriculture
land, say experts
Chandigarh, June 5
There is a need to inter-relate agriculture and tree plantation in the rural areas due to decrease in availability of land in the region.
Industry must pitch in, say environmentalists
Chandigarh, June 5
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Chandigarh Tourism in association with EonEcon Foundation conducted a conference-cum-interactive session on responsible tourism here today.
(Right to left) G.L. Jogi, general secretary, S.I. Reddy, president, Inderjit Singh, vice-president, and Amarjit Singh, circle secretary, Punjab, of Sanchar Nigam Executive Association at a CWC meeting in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
PU don presents paper in UK
Chandigarh, June 5
Dr Seema Kapoor, reader, department of chemical engineering and technology,
PU, participated in the Seventh International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions including Oil and Chemical Spills held at Southampton, UK recently.
Declaration forms
Chandigarh, June 5
The Chandigarh Administration today extended the last date for furnishing of statutory declaration forms under the CST Act, 1956, for 2006-07 to June 30. Non-submission of these forms by this due date will attract full tax and interest, according to a press note issued here today.
— TNS
Jaspal Bhatti, president of Nonsense Club, launches
"Murli Mobile Tandoor" in protest against the hike in petrol, diesel and LPG prices in Sector 19,
Chandigarh, on Thursday. |
Horticulture employees cut a tree in
Sector 45, Chandigarh, on World
Environment Day on Thursday. — Tribune
photos by Manoj Mahajan |
PU set to go global
Flexibility in courses, credit system on anvil
Chandigarh, June 5
Panjab University is all set to go global. In this era of globalisation, flexibility is the new mantra in higher education and PU is all set to adopt it on the lines of other global universities.
World Environment Day
Vehicles go off varsity roads
Chandigarh, June 5
Long empty roads sans vehicles and their
noisy honking, chirping of the birds, serene environment and rain washed buildings, Panjab University was completely in sync with World Environment Day today.
Panjab University VC Prof R.C. Sobti and senior officials and PU staff participate in a cycle rally on World Environment Day in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
A volunteer painted his back to spread the save earth message on the occasion of World Environment Day on the Panjab University campus on Thursday.
—
Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
Students pay for PU centre’s laxity
Chandigarh, June 5
Laxity and lack of coordination between Panjab University Business School (PUBS), Regional
Centre, Ludhiana, and university administration in Chandigarh has cost the students of PUBS dear.
PU Notes
New course
Chandigarh, June 5
PU is starting a highly specialised two-year course M.Sc. microbial biotechnology from the coming academic session (2008-09).
From Schools & Colleges
200 BEd students awarded degrees
Mohali, June 5
The first annual convocation of Swami Vivekanand College of Education (SVCE) was held on Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology
(SVIET) campus at Ramnagar, near Banur, Patiala.
|
