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Humiliation of Physically Challenged Youth
Principal, teacher in the dock
Chandigarh, August 12
The belated decision of the Chandigarh Administration to initiate action against the principal and a teacher of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 44-B, for the humiliation meted out by them to 19-year-old Ganesh in March this year, may not be enough to wipe away the scars from the physically challenged youth’s psyche. |
Ganesh in his room
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Sunrise at Sukhna Lake on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Ragging’s worst form rings alarm bells
Chandigarh, August 12
Increasing incidents of ragging on the Panjab University campus has rung many alarm bells. This year, the academic session has started barely a month ago and there have been four incidents of ragging reported so far.
17-yr-old boy commits suicide
Chandigarh, August 12
Raju (17), a resident of Sector 25, allegedly ended his life by hanging himself from a tree outside the government school in Sector 25 this morning. The police has, so far, ruled out any foul play behind the death. However, the reason behind the incident is yet to ascertained.
Power Shortage
Govt to promote energy efficient devices
Chandigarh, August 12
As the country reels under severe power crisis, the Ministry of Power is now going in for demand side management. Not only will the government grant incentives to those manufacturing energy efficient devices, but is also promoting the use of CFLs and IT enabled services to check power losses.
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Punjab sends panel for UT post
Chandigarh, August 12
The ‘officer crunch’ in the Chandigarh administration continues unabated even as the Punjab government today sent a panel of four IAS officers for the post of special secretary, finance, to replace present incumbent Raji P.
Srivastava.
Sharma is MC addl joint commissioner
Chandigarh, August 12
The Chandigarh administration has posted P.K. Sharma, secretary of the municipal corporation, as the additional joint commissioner. The decision has been taken after the appointment of Samvarthak Singh as MCC secretary.
Aditya Prakash dead
Chandigarh, August 12
“Bichhra kuchh iss tarah se ke rut hi badl
gayi, Ik shakhs saare shehar ko veeran kar gya...” The couplet reflects the feelings of the city’s art lovers, who plunged into grief when they came to know about the sudden demise of Aditya
Prakash, an eminent architect, artiste, scholar and, above all, a fine human being. |
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Aditya Prakash performs in his play, “Zindagi kabhi retire nahin hoti”.
— A file photo
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Cow rescued from collapsed sewer line
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Mohali, August 12
A stray cow was rescued after it fell into a sewer line which collapsed here today.
Schoolchildren who were waiting for their bus this morning were shocked to see the cow disappear into a deep pit which developed all of a sudden near a house on the road dividing Phase VII and Phase 3B1.
The sewer line that collapsed due to rain on the road dividing Phase 3B-1 and Phase 7 in Mohali on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
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PU staff go on mass leave
Chandigarh, August 12
More than 600 faculty members of Panjab University today went on mass casual leave to protest against the inordinate delay in the communication of the decision of the Punjab Government to the Centre regarding Central University status for Panjab University.
PU fines two hostels for ignoring cleanliness
Chandigarh, August 12
Panjab University authorities seem to have gone on a cleanliness overdrive after the recent sanitation campaign on the campus. Nevertheless the campus turned out to be an eye-opener for the university authorities.
PUTA Poll
Unanimity on all posts except president
Chandigarh, August 12
The last date of withdrawal of the nominations for PUTA elections sprung surprises for all. After the withdrawal of four contestants, Madhukar Arya (Urdu) for president and vice-president, Surbhi Goel (English) for secretary,
V.T. Sebastian (philosophy) for executive group I.
Old Dental College staff yet to get revised scales
Chandigarh, August 12
Resentment prevails in Dental College, Sector 25, here, against the disparity in the pay scales of old and new teaching staff here.
Even after one-and-a-half year, the revision of pay scale of 31 faculty members is yet to be implemented.
Jail-break Case
Challan submitted against
S.P. Singh
Chandigarh, August 12
The UT police submitted a challan against businessman S.P. Singh in the sensational jail-break case in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Kanchan Mahi here today. The case was adjourned till September 8.
Man gets 10-yr RI for selling charas
Panchkula, August 12
Additional district and sessions judge Sanjiv Jindal sentenced a resident of Azad colony for 10 years of rigourous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh for possessing charas here today.
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