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Rape case
Two accused get bail
Panchkula, November 2
Even before the police could identify all the accused in the rape of a 17-year-old girl, one of the two accused arrested in the case has managed to get bail.
Cricketer’s Accident
Compromise between Ishaan
and local youths?
Chandigarh, November 2
Even after a lapse of 24 hours, the police failed
to take cognizance of yesterday’s late-night
accident involving ICL cricketer Ishaan Malhotra
and two local youths.
The damaged bike of Ishaan at the police station, Sector 3, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph
Victims of ’84 riots await relief
Chandigarh, November 2
Even after 24 years of 1984 riots in Punjab, the victims have not been provided relief or any compensation by the UT administration.
Victims of 1984 riots outside the gurdwara in Sector 40, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Qualifications of govt staff can be ‘disclosed’
Chandigarh, November 2
The educational qualification of a government employee, especially if it is acquired while in service, cannot be a purely personal matter and can be disclosed under the Right to Information Act (RTI), the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has ruled.
More youths going in for breast surgery
Chandigarh, November 2
Seventeen-year-old Arvind (name changed) is
obese and he loves to swim. But he doesn’t do
so as he hates to take off his shirt in public.
It’s not the flab on his tummy that bothers
him but the glandular overgrowth on his breast
is the real reason for his embarrassment.
City has highest vehicular density
UT moots strict parking norms
Chandigarh, November 2
With the city having the highest vehicular density in the country, the Chandigarh administration has proposed strict parking norms for different categories of buildings with a view to use the existing parking space in an optimum manner.
Hired beggars a common scene in city
These children earn from Rs 75 to 100
per day, but get just 30 per cent of their
earning and the rest 70 per cent is
pocketed by their gang
leaders
Chandigarh, November 2
Mind it, begging has taken the shape of
“full-time profession” in the city.
So, next
time you come across a child asking for
alms, shed away all sympathy.
A child asks for alms at Sector 17, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Illegal sale of LPG cylinders
Chandigarh, November 2
In the absence of a home delivery of LPG cylinders in the UT villages, a Sector 8-based distributor has been illegally carrying his operation from a park in a residential locality in the sector.
A person takes away an LPG cylinder purchased from the park of Sector 8 residential area in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
CITCO has miles to go and promises to keep
Chandigarh, November 2
“Promises are made to be broken” might be a cliché but it fits the working of the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (CITCO), if the semi-completed upgradation work at Hotel Parkview is any indication.
The partially finished building of Parkview Hotel, Sector 24. Also seen in picture is the third floor which was left to be completed later; and
(right) the fragmentary work on the second floor of Parkview Hotel. Tribune photos: S. Chandan |
Cooler nights and nippy air mark onset of winters
Chandigarh, November 2
With monsoon having prolonged its stay in city, the winter season has not only knocked city doors at the right time but the increasing difference in day and night temperatures confirms normality of ‘season’s cycle’.
WEATHER CHANGE: The fog in Chandigarh on Saturday night. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Kannada Rajyostava celebrated
Mohali, November 2
The Kannada Sangha celebrated the
foundation day of Karnataka, Kannada
Rajyostava, at a function here today.
A girl performs during the celebration of the 52nd Kannada Rajyotsava at Pracheen Kala Kendra in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Hry Roadways staff harsh with Ambala couple
Chandigarh, November 2
The much-hyped claim of Haryana Roadways of a ‘happy and safe journey’ fell flat with an elderly couple approaching city police against the staff of the roadways bus for their rude
behaviour.
Minister promises old age home at Mohali
Mohali, November 2
The decline in moral values has become a challenge for society and hence, it is everyone’s responsibility to make efforts to restore traditional values, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Punjab cooperation minister, said here today.
Resolve pay issue of soldiers, minister urges PM
Mohali, November 2
Punjab Defence Services Welfare Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh today demanded intervention by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in resolving the pay issue of defence personnel as faulty recommendations of the 6th pay commission had generated much anguish in the armed forces.
Common problems in clinical practice discussed
Chandigarh, November 2
The Chandigarh state branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) organised a one-day annual continuous medical education programme (CME) on “Common Problems in Clinical Practice” at Dr P.N. Chhuttani Memorial IMA complex, today.
Engg institute celebrates foundation day
Chandigarh, November 2
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
(IETE) celebrated its foundation day at its centre here today.
4,000 take part in library competitions
Chandigarh, November 2
The civilisations which do not take care of books, cannot survive for long. The libraries should take up the preservation and care of rare and valuable
documents.
Award for Hemant Goswami
Chandigarh, November 2
Hemant Goswami, a local social activist, recently received the Extraordinary Award for exceptional and outstanding commitment as
dedicated tobacco control activist.
Doc to present research papers in US
Chandigarh, November 2
Dr Ashok Sharma, director, Chandigarh Cornea Centre, has been selected to present two research papers at the American Academy of Ophthalmology conference, to be held on Nov 7-11 in Atlanta, USA.
Office-bearers elected
Chanidgarh, November 2
Madhu
Bahl, principal KB DAV SSS, Sector 7-B, and Dr. G. P. Pal, director of physical education, Sector 19,
GMSSS, have been elected unanimously as president and general secretary, respectively, of the Chandigarh North District Netball Association.
But, why take this risk?
When it comes to following rules, we Indians certainly can't claim to be the best at it. At every given opportunity we (exceptions are always there) try to circumvent or break rules and our city streets are perhaps the best places to witness our scant respect for the law of the land and our lack of concern for not only the lives of the others but
our own too.
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Mystery shrouds the death of Bal Mohammad, a constable in India Reserve Battalion (Punjab Police), who was found shot dead in a park behind the Punjab Circuit House in Sector 39, here, in the wee hours today. He was in his
With dengue and malaria cases being reported from the town as well as other parts of the state, the local municipal and health authorities have failed to either sensitise or penalise people generating the conditions leading to breeding of mosquitoes.
