Autorickshaw driver stones wife to death
Panchkula, July 24
An autorickshaw driver allegedly stoned his wife to death near Mansa Devi temple here this afternoon.
Notice to DLF for leasing out space
to non-IT firms
Chandigarh, July 24
Leasing out built-up space to non-IT companies by the DLF in the IT park has come under the scanner.
The department of information technology has issued a notice to DLF developers, seeking a status report on non-IT activity in the IT park.
The DLF complex in the IT park where certain non-IT companies have been leased out space.
— A Tribune photograph
GREF driver found
dead
Chandigarh, July 24
The body of M. Ravi (40), a driver with GREF, was found under mysterious circumstances near the Faidan barrier here this afternoon.
FINE TUNING: An artist gives final touches to an idol of Lord Ganesha at a workshop in Chandigarh on Thursday.
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Mega Housing Project
CHB announces date of draw even as layout plan awaits nod
Chandigarh, July 24
In a classic case of putting the cart before the horse, the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) today announced July 30 as the date of draw for its mega housing project in Sector 63 even as it is yet to remove objections to the layout plan of the scheme by the UT's department of urban planning.
MC seeks Rs 9.75 cr grant from govt
Mohali, July 24
The MC has demanded a grant of Rs 9.75 crore from the government for carrying out development works in the town and has urged the authorities concerned to direct the GMADA to give 75 per cent of the fee collected by clearing building plans to the civic body to increase its revenue.
Conversion Policy Industrialists seek uniform relaxations
Chandigarh, July 24
The Chamber of Chandigarh Industries Association and Chandigarh Industrial Association, in a representation to the UT administrator, has sought uniform parameters while allowing floor area ratio (FAR) to industrial plots under the conversion policy.
Insanitary conditions put P’kula DC, HUDA chief in the dock
Chandigarh, July 24
Panchkula deputy commissioner, HUDA chief administrator, municipal council executive officer and public health chief engineer are in the dock for persisting insanitary conditions and potholed roads in
Panchkula.
Navigation device launched
Chandigarh, July 24
Finding your way in a new city or neighourhood will now become easier.
MapmyIndia, a leading GPS navigation and digital mapping company, has now launched its GPS navigation device in the city.
Rajesh Mehta
Road work damages BSNL cables
Chandigarh, July 24
The widening of a road in Sector 27 has disrupted water supply and the telecommunication system.
A resident said a JCB machine damaged the water pipe and BSNL cables, affecting the telephone system and water supply in the area.
A damaged water pipeline in Sector 27, Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Man electrocuted
Chandigarh, July 24
Mirza Iqbal, a contractor, died after being electrocuted in Industrial Area, here, this evening.
Helmetless youth hit by cop
Chandigarh, July 24
A motorcyclist, Ravi Kumar, received an eye injury after allegedly being hit by a policeman near a naka set up between Sectors 47 and 48 here this evening. The injured was admitted to the GMCH-32. According to information, the youth was riding without helmet when he was hit by the policeman.
DSOI to organise monsoon ball
Chandigarh, July 24
Defence Services Officers Institute (DSOI) will organise monsoon ball on July 26 for defence personnel.
Letters
City property being stolen
Thieves are making easy money by stealing wrought-iron covers of drains and large manhole covers in the streets. These stolen things are valuable on the scrap market.
11 PU students suspended for ragging
Chandigarh, July 24
Keeping their words, Panjab University authorities today cracked the whip against the students who were found involved in ragging in boys’ hostel number 7 on the campus on Tuesday night.
Students demand more seats in hostels
Chandigarh, July 24
SOPU activists of Panjab University today protested in front of dean, students welfare, office regarding the problem faced by the students for hostel accommodations.
SOPU activists stage a protest against the denial of hostel accommodation to students
at PU on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph
Education institute to have radio station
Chandigarh, July 24
The city is all set to have a community radio station within few months for the government schools as the ministry of information and broadcasting, New Delhi, directed the UT education department to send a letter of intent for setting up of a community radio station at State Institute of Education (SIE), Sector 32.
Special film screening for visually challenged
Chandigarh, July 24
Even though they can’t see, still they can very well comprehend movies through emotions and voices. They were clapping, laughing loud, jumping on their seats and enjoying every bit of the movie. These were the visually challenged children of the Institute for Blind, Sector 26, who were shown a movie, ‘Janne Tu Ya Janne Na’, by a local computer manufacturer firm here today at DT Cinema at IT park in
Chandigarh.
Visually challenged children have a great time to the screening of a film ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ at a multiplex in IT Park, Chandigarh on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
College penalises students ‘illegally’
Panchkula, July 24
Barely a week after income tax raids were conducted on them, the management of Swamy Devi Dayal College of Engineering and Technology education group is once again in the eye of the storm. However, this time the issue is of illegally charging “penalty” from students for completing their short attendances and allowing them to appear in their exams.
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