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Cash Scam
Members of probe committee arrive
Chandigarh, September 28
The probe by the three-Judge committee into the cash-at-judge's doorstep case started off with the arrival of the penal members at the UT guest house this afternoon.
(Left to right) A 3-Judge panel comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur of the Delhi High Court, Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Hemant Laxman Gokhale and J&K High Court Chief Justice K.S Radhakrishnan arrive at the UT guest house in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Gunners celebrate 181st anniversary
Chandigarh, September 28
The Regiment of Artillery celebrated its 181st anniversary at the Western Command headquarters at Chandimandir today. The Gunners' Day commemorates the birth of the first Artillery unit, the Bombay Battery, on this day in 1827.
Southern sectors getting raw deal
MC spending meagre amount on development of wards having colonies
Chandigarh, September 28
The North-South divide in the city which is clearly visible in the difference of infrastructure available these areas, perhaps has its genesis in the account books of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
Another feather in PGI director’s cap
Chandigarh, September 28
On the occasion of the World Heart Day, the Kurnool Heart Foundation honoured the “Outstanding person of the year” award to PGI director, Prof K.K. Talwar in Kurnool today.
Prof K.K. Talwar
Hundreds walk for healthy heart
Chandigarh, September 28
Hundreds of enthusiastic health-conscious city residents participated in a walkathon here today to mark the World Heart Day.
The walkathon, organised by cardiologist Dr H.K. Bali and flagged off by UT home secretary Ram
Niwas, started from Sukhna Lake and culminated at the Bougainvillea Garden in Sector 3.
Chandigarh home secretary Ram Niwas and others participating in a walk on Sunday.
A Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
UK firm plans $60 m investment
Chandigarh, September 28
Pavers England is planning to invest $60 million for its India operations that will spread across footwear research and development, manufacture, retail and real estate sectors.
‘People losing faith in courts’
Chandigarh, September 28
A seminar on the ‘Role of judiciary in society: modern perspective’ was held at St Stephens School, Sector 45 here today. The seminar was attended by around 500 professionals pertaining to judiciary and academia and was organised by the Intellectual’s Society of India. Justice G.S. Singhvi was the chief guest on the occasion.
Cyber crimes on the rise
Chandigarh, September 28
A national-level seminar on ‘Law and Technology’ is being organised by the University Institute of Legal Studies
(UILS) and the University Law Students Association, PU, in association with the Asia Pacific Jurist Association and the department of technology. The chief guest, Justice Surya Kant, Punjab and Haryana High Court, inaugurated the function at the university auditorium.
Dumping ground in front of church
Chandigarh, September 28
The unchecked disposal of toxic oils and dumping of regular waste in front of the IP Xion Church and Mardoma Church,
Hallomajra, has raised serious concerns not only among the local residents but also the devotees.
If residents are to be believed, the land pieces have been encroached and transformed into dumping grounds, where in addition to regular waste intoxicating industrial waste is also being dumped and burnt.
Garbage dumped outside a church. Photo: Vinay Malik
‘Faulty policies responsible for inflation’
Chandigarh, September 28
The BJP Traders’ Cell has flayed the “complex” tax and legal structure of the Central government at the state-level traders' conference held at Makhanshah Lobana Bhawan, Sector 30, here today. They added that the “faulty” policies of the Centre were responsible for inflation.
Cong, BJP flex muscles
Chandigarh, September 28
It was a show of strength by the Congress and the BJP in the city today. With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, top leaders of the two mainstream political parties today took potshots at each other in a bid to activate their cadre for the electoral battle ahead.
Suman refuses to eat, insists on meeting DGP
Panchkula, September 28
Suman, who attempted to end her life yesterday at Haryana DGP office, refused to take food before she meets director general of police Ranjiv Dalal. Suman was admitted to General Hospital, Sector 6, after she reached DGP office after consuming some poisonous substance. She could not meet the DGP yesterday as Saturday is a holiday in the police headquarters.
City Scope
Fear alone can ensure sanity
Raveen Thukral
Chandigarh roads, where traffic is getting chaotic by the day, witnessed its first case of road rage death on Sept 20. The senseless killing of 21 year old youth, Nitin
Bansal, of Talwandi Bhaike, by a 28 year old resident of Mohali, Vishal Sharma, is a chilling wake up call of how dangerous the city roads are becoming for all of us.
Tinu, Ajay win acting contest
Chandigarh, September 28
The final of North India Acting Contest was held on the campus of the Institute of Technology and Future Management Trends at Hoshiarpur village, near here, last night.
Rinipa lights up ‘Avnand’ music concert
Chandigarh, September 28
City audience was treated with a spectacular event of a solo tabla recital, a rarity in the region, in "Avnand" concert held at the Randhawa auditorium here today. The programme organised by the Haryana Institute of Fine Arts (HIFA) in association with NZCC and Punjab Art Council featured Rinipa Siva, tabla maestro of international eminence.
Letters
Cleansing students’ politics
This refers to S.K. Khosla’s letter, “Curb indiscipline,” published in Chandigarh Tribune. There is no denying that there had been violations of Lyngdoh committee recommendations, but taking these as a “better late than never” effort to set things right for student union elections, we must not expect miracles overnight.
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