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Charas seized, 2 held
Chandigarh, August 14
Sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested two persons from Sector 39 this afternoon and claimed to have recovered 110 gm of cocaine and 5 kg of charas from their possession.
Ferrying school kids
Autorickshaws banned
Chandigarh, August 14
The Chandigarh Administration has banned the use of autorickshaws to ferry students to schools in the city. The decision would be effective from January 1, 2009.
SPIRITS UNDAMPENED: Vegetable vendors wait on a rainy day for customers to turn up at Sabzi Mandi, Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Cop-Peddler Nexus
Residents doubt fair police probe
Chandigarh, August 14
With the veil of secrecy over the cop-peddler nexus probe, a cross-section of citizens have doubted the credibility of the police to conduct a fair investigation into the sensational disclosures.
Society restrained from handing over flat to owner
Chandigarh, August 14
There are more than 100 cases pending in the district courts wherein flats owners first sell these off on general power of attorney (GPA) and subsequently cancel the GPA after the buyer deposits the instalments.
Sheds, kiosks removed in anti-encroachment drive
Chandigarh, August 14
Over three dozen sheds and kiosks, which had illegally come up around the prefabricated shelters built to rehabilitate dwellers from various slums in the city, were removed in an anti-encroachment drive jointly organised by the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) and the municipal corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) in Sector 52 today.
Students of GCG-11 enjoy the rain in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
UT to honour Abhinav Bindra in absentia
Chandigarh, August 14
Though ‘Golden Boy’ Abhinav Bindra would be busy at the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi, the Chandigarh administration has decided to go ahead with disbursement of Rs 5 lakh during the Independence Day function at Parade Ground here tomorrow.
Court employee in soup for graft, misconduct
Chandigarh, August 14
Regular complaints against a court employee have landed him in soup.
Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) B.K. Mehta came to the district
courts today to get his statement recorded in a graft case against his staff
during his tenure as the ADSJ here.
An awareness rally on the eve of Independence Day by the students of Manav Mangal School at Phase 10,
Mohali, on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
Traffic diversions for I-Day function
Chandigarh, August 14
In the wake of the Independence Day function tomorrow, the traffic wing of the Chandigarh police has imposed restrictions on the traffic flow and has planned diversions from certain roads near the Parade Ground, Sector 17, and near Punjab Raj
Bhawan. The UT police sounded high alert besides beefing up security across the city.
MCC takes up IEC agenda
Chandigarh, August 14
The sanitation committee of the municipal corporation of Chandigarh has taken up the agenda of information, education and communication
(IEC) activities with the motive to create awareness amongst residents with special emphasis on urban slums, colonies and villages.
Rally on social evils on eve of I-Day
Chandigarh, August 14
The Indian Red Cross, Punjab state branch, Chandigarh, organised a rally on social evils today to mark the Independence Day. The rally was organised to disseminate awareness among people about social evils like drug abuse, female foeticide, HIV/AIDS, dowry etc.
OPDs to remain closed today
Chandigarh, August 14
All OPDs of the PGI, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, and Government Multispeciality Hospital, Sector 16 shall remain closed tomorrow on account of Independence Day.
Tree falls on car in Sector 15
Chandigarh, August 14
A car was damaged when a tree fell on it in Sector 15 this morning.
The woman, who had just come out of the car, escaped unhurt. Many incidents of
tress falling have been reported this monsoon. Such incidents cause traffic jams
and are a danger to the lives of people.
The tree that fell on a Santro car in Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
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Students of Punjab Studies visit The Tribune
Chandigarh, August 14
Participants of the summer programme in Punjab Studies visited The Tribune today. The group toured the building, saw the production and printing facilities and met Editor-in-Chief Mr
H.K. Dua.
Participants of the summer programme in Punjab Studies who visited The Tribune on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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City travel agents to join nationwide strike
Protest commission abolition by airlines
Chandigarh, August 14
Travel agents across the city will participate in the nationwide strike call given by the Travel India Association of India, Travel Agents Federation of India, and IATA Accredited Agents of India to protest against the abolition of their commission by all the major airlines from November 1, this year.
Punjab Govt to honour PU vice-chancellor
Chandigarh, August 14
The Punjab Government has decided to confer Punjab Sarkar Parman Patra 2008 on Dr
R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, Panjab University, at the state-level function of Independence Day on August 15 at Ludhiana.
Preparations on for Independence Day function at Government College Mohali, Phase-6 on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
19 persons to be honoured on I-Day
Mohali, August 14
As many as 19 persons are being honoured in recognition of their outstanding services in various fields at the district-level Independence Day function being held at Government College here
tomorrow.
6-year-old crushed to death
Panchkula, August 14
A 6-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding truck at Barwala near here today. The deceased has been identified as Arun, a resident of HMC colony.
Poets regale audience on I-Day eve
Chandigarh, August 14
The Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, in association with the Government College -11, organized a “Multi-lingual Kavi Sammelan” on the eve of Independence Day here at the college auditorium here today.
Over 20 well-known poets from the tricity read out their verses on the diverse
themes of socio-cultural relevance.
A poetess recites verses at the Multi-Lingual Kavi Sammelan held at GCM 11 organised by Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi.
Lax security at Parade Ground
Chandigarh, August 14
Though the UT police claims to have made adequate security arrangements in the wake of the Independence Day function being held at Parade Ground tomorrow, on a visit to the venue one did not spot any security personnel guarding the entry gates.
A view of gate number 3 at the Sector 17 Parade Ground, Chandigarh, venue for the Independence Day function, where no security guard was posted on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Ex-Tribune DNE dead
Chandigarh, August 14
K. Sarangarajan, who retired as deputy news editor of The Tribune, died of heart attack in early hours in Mumbai today.
He was 68.
Bakery owner cremated
Panchkula, August 14
The body of Sunil Arora (42), a resident of Sector 10 here, was fished out by the police from the Kaushalaya river, near
Mallah, Pinjore, today. Sunil had been washed away in the river along with his friend Naresh Kumar, the owner of Polka bakery at
Panchkula.
PU Syndicate Meeting
Syndics to decide on erring colleges
Chandigarh, August 14
To tighten the noose against the erring affiliated colleges, Panjab University has decided to initiate action under clause 11.1 of the PU calendar against those colleges that do not provide requisite information to the university within the stipulated time frame.
Law dept students end stir
Chandigarh, August 14
The controversy that erupted yesterday in the department of laws finally ended with students calling off the strike in the afternoon.
Cultural bonanza on eve of I-Day
Chandigarh, August 14
UT education department, on the eve of the Independence Day organised a cultural bonanza at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, Chandigarh. The cultural evening was organised in remembrance of the heroes who laid their lives for the
independence.
Students perform dance on the eve of Independence Day at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10 on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tiwari
From Schools
AKSIPS celebrates 25th founder’s day
Mohali, August 14
On the occasion of 25th founder’s day, AKSIPS-65 organised an inter-branch competitions titled ‘Pinnacle’. It was an amalgamation of four varied art forms of group singing, folk dance, stand up comedy and thematic drama. The silver jubilee celebrations kick started with the lighting of auspicious lamp by trustee Damanjit Singh.
From Colleges
Orientation programme by Doaba colleges
Mohali, August 14
The Doaba Group of Colleges started its new session with a brief welcome-cum-orientation function on the college campus near
Kharar. The management of the group interacted with parents and students.
NRI Case
Custody of infant given to mother
Chandigarh, August 14
Canadian NRI woman, Depinder Kaur Hundal, who was single-handedly fighting for the custody of her ten-month-old child from her in-laws, won her battle today.
Her month-long fight to get her son Aviraj back saw many ups and downs. “The
struggle was marked by sleepless nights, tears and anxiety,” said Depinder.
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Chandigarh, August 14
