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Sec 63 Scheme
Pricing reasonable, says CHB
Chandigarh, July 4
Under fire from a cross-section of society on overpricing of its dwelling units in Sector 63, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) today sought to justify the pricing in spite of an increase in the general price index over the past two years.
Where banks don’t have guards for night
Chandigarh/Panchkula, July 4
Banks on the city’s periphery face a perpetual security risk due to the absence of adequate safety measures there.
A survey of the surrounding areas of the city has revealed that a majority of
these banks neither have a security guard nor are they equipped with
closed-circuit television (CCTV). Most banks are left unguarded during night as
they do not have enough security staff to man them after 5 pm. UCO Bank’s Naya
Gaon branch, which caters to four villages, does not have CCTV surveillance and,
even worse, lacks a security guard to man it after 5 pm.
The branch of UCO Bank at Naya Goan that remains unguarded after 5 pm.
— Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan
Sec 26-Fun Republic stretch most fatal
Chandigarh, July 4
City roads are fast turning into death traps with the number of mishaps claiming innocent lives is steadily rising with every passing year.
Horticulture dept sleeps as termites hollow trees
Chandigarh, July 4
Trees in Sukhna choe reserve forest are losing their beauty due to termite infestation, but the horticulture department is yet to frame any concrete policy to get rid of this menace.
Streetlights a dark reality
Chandigarh, July 4
Belying tall claims of the Chandigarh administration that over 90 per cent of streetlights are functional, certain parts of the city have been reeling under darkness due to dysfunctional streetlights for days.
Motorists drive in the dark on the road separating Sectors 28 and 29 in Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Student bodies’ meet at PU today
Leaders to be educated on campus violence
Chandigarh, July 4
Going by the recent spurt in the number of protests on Panjab University campus by students’ organisations, the authorities have decided to hold a brainstorming session with the students’ bodies on the campus.
Sec 22 shops shut in protest
Chandigarh, July 4
Agitated shopkeepers of the Market Welfare Association, Sector 22, here today protested the manhandling of Arvind
Jain, president, by the VHP supporters yesterday morning. The entire market was
closed for more than two hours with the shopkeepers demanding the suspension of
police officials, who hesitated to take action against the VHP leader.
The agitated shopkeepers of Sector 22, Chandigarh, protest against VHP supporters on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Celebrating ‘excellence among Sikhs’
Chandigarh, July 4
This coming Sunday, Chandigarh will witness a galaxy of eminent Sikh men and women being honoured for their contribution to society in general and the Sikh community in particular. Seven chosen persons of excellence will come together at the Taj to receive their awards that include the “Lifetime Service Award” for Saran Singh for publishing the “Sikh Review”.
Dr Rajwant Singh
Experts dwell on TDS
Chandigarh, July 4
Over100 delegates participated in a one-day seminar on “Tax deduction at source (TDS): Issues, problems and recent developments” organised by the PHD Chamber here today.
Business As Usual: Truckers resume their work after the nationwide strike was called off, in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Adviser inspects road widening work
Chandigarh, July 4
Adviser to UT administrator Pradip Mehra along with MC commissioner Dr Roshan Sunkaria inspected the work on widening of V-5 and V-6 roads in Sector 10.
Amar Nath relieved
Chandigarh, July 4
The Chandigarh Administration has relieved Amar Nath, chief executive officer of
the Chandigarh Housing Board. According to sources, Prithvi Chand, joint
secretary, finance, will holds the additional charge of the CEO of the CHB. —
TNS
Consumer Courts
Two-year jail term for MD
Chandigarh, July 4
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I has sentenced the managing director of MCS Limited to two-year imprisonment for not complying with the orders of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum.
Multiplexes want cut in entertainment tax
Chandigarh, July 4
The Multiplex Association of India has urged the Chandigarh administration to grant rebate in the entertainment tax to multiplexes.
Training programme for sanitation staff
Chandigarh, July 4
The municipal corporation today launched a 230-week training programme for sanitation workers.
Training on STI gets under way
Chandigarh, July 4
The second phase of a north zone training on STI/RTI technical and operational guidelines was inaugurated by the health secretary-cum-chairman, State AIDS Control Society, Dr Roshan Sunkaria here today.
Mohali residents reel under power cuts
Mohali, July 4
Unannounced long power cuts and frequent trippings has made life miserable for the past three days for the residents of Mohali in this sultry weather.
Zirakpur, too, faces crisis
Zirakpur, July 4
With the elections of the municipal council over, reality has begun to sink in. The Punjab State electricity Board (PSEB) has started imposing unscheduled power cuts in Zirakpur. Just three days after the poll results were declared, residents of the town are being subjected to seven to eight hours of power cuts daily.
PUTA calls off relay fast, to sit on dharna
Chandigarh, July 4
In the wake of yesterday’s statement by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, the Joint Action Committee (JAC), in its emergency meeting held today, thanked the CM for his announcement.
Man hangs himself
Chandigarh, July 4
Subhash, a resident of Ram Darbar, in his mid-40s allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his residence here this evening.
Bench handles on thieves’ target
Chandigarh, July 4
Besides stealing cycles from houses, water meters and chain snatching, beggars and drug-addicts have also targeting handles of benches in parks.
These kinds of benches can be found at the Sector 28 parks as the handles of the
benches have been stolen and almost every new day one can encounter one or the
other bench without the handles.
Benches without handles at Sector 28 parks in Chandigarh
Red is black for this biker
Chandigarh, July 4
Purchasing a motorcycle has become a nightmare for Burail resident Raju. While the sale letter and registration certificate of the motor cycle mention its colour as red, the real colour is black.
Tribune
special
Off Natural Course-I
Panchkula, Zirakpur face flood threat
Panchkula, July 4
The inability of the authorities to check unplanned urbanisation by reclaiming land on nullahs and encroachments on the natural course of these seasonal rivulets could lead to flooding of the city.
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| Construction within the nullah in Rajiv Colony; and (right) in Zirakpur the natural course of the nullahs has been changed after the land was reclaimed by builders for shops.
— Tribune photos by Manoj Mahajan |
Natural drains blocked, UT chokes on rainwater
Chandigarh, July 4
A few hours of rain and the planned city of Chandigarh, vying for heritage status, is inundated, its roads damaged and essential services disrupted. Yet the UT engineers continue to believe that the storm water system is flawless.
Down The Drain: Within years of constructing a storm water drain to check flooding in front of Punjab CM’s residence in Sector 2, Chandigarh, the structure gave away during the recent rains.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Roads await repairs despite CM’s directive
Kalka, July 4
The link roads to various villages of the Kalka subdivision, which were laid in 1994-1995 by the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board (HSAMB), are in a state of neglect.
Reporters' Diary
When varsity dons grappled with noodles
It was unusual to watch the otherwise suave and sophisticated academicians struggling with the Chinese cuisine during the first-ever state-level convention of academics held in Chandigarh this week. Attended by the UGC top brass, VCs and principals, the lunch hosted by Panjab University had the academics struggling with hakka noodles.
Letters
Monsoons pour misery
Every year monsoon pours misery for city residents. And every year we hope the woes will be less next year. But every year during the monsoons, city witnesses havoc, courtesy the apathetic attitude of the authorities.
Few takers for aided schools
Chandigarh, July 4
There are few takers for aided schools when it comes to admission to Class XI.
Less than 10 students have opted for two aided schools DAV SSS-8 and IS Dev Samaj School-21, till today, the third day of centralised counselling for admission to Class XI at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, here.
Students during Class XI admission-counselling process at GMSSS-10, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
PU officials in fix over qualification for BPEd teachers
Chandigarh, July 4
Panjab University officials are in a tight spot over the prerequisite qualification for BPEd teachers with NCTE (National Council for Teachers’ Education) and UGC (University Grants Commission) advocating different qualification criterion.
Workshop on parenting
Chandigarh, July 4
The Banyan Tree School, Sector 48-B organised a workshop on ‘Parenting and Quality Education’ on its premises here today.
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