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Jaspal Bhatti and Savita Bhatti rehearse for their next act in ‘Nach Baliye’ at Joke Factory, Mohali, on
Saturday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Sodomy case
Fresh notice served on school
Chandigarh, November 8
Following the failure of DAV, Sector 8, authorities to furnish the inquiry report on the incident of alleged sodomy of a Class VI student, the UT education department has served a fresh notice to school, asking it to provide the same at the earliest.
Insurance co comes out with ‘Unisurge’
Chandigarh, November 8
The United India Insurance Company has come out with a project christened “Unisurge”. Initiated in consultation with the Boston Consultancy group, the project envisages a change in the method of operation, organisational structure and strengthening of finances.
No network, patients suffer
GH-16 computers out of order for the past 15 days
Chandigarh, November 8
Patients and the staff of Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, had a harrowing time as the computer network has been out of order for the past 15 days. Ironically, this is happening at the time when the authorities are spending crores of rupees on the hospital.
Illegal structures coming up, GMADA sleeps
Mohali, November 8
Increasing land prices around Mohali have spurred illegal construction activity.
Right under the nose of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, unscrupulous elements have raised unauthorised structures in
Balongi, Kharar, Zirakpur and Derabassi. Around 350 such colonies exist on the city’s periphery. |
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| Illegal structures that have come up under high-tension lines in Balongi village,
Mohali. A Tribune photograph |
Markets or bus stands
Mohali, November 8
Market areas of Phases-II and III-A have virtually been turned into bus stands by operators of long-distance private buses, much to the annoyance of shopkeepers.
Repeated requests over the years to the authorities concerned have failed to yield any results.
Water tanks being cleaned after 20 years
Mohali, November 8
The Punjab Public Health Department fails to learn lesson. After the recent outbreak of diarrhoea due to contaminated potable water in the Majri block, public health officials seem to be compromising with the quality of cleaning the sludge and dirt while cleaning the the underground water storage tanks in Phase X here. |
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| Labourers scrub the floor of an underground water tank in Phase X,
Mohali, on Saturday. A Tribune photo |
Acute staff crunch in IT dept
Chandigarh, November 8
The existing staff crunch in the income tax (IT) department of the Chandigarh region has further accentuated with six more middle-rank officials resigning in the recent past. The crunch is already showing its effect on the functioning of the department as follow-ups of raids are piling along with the cases of recoveries.
17 mediation centres inaugurated
Chandigarh, November 8
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today created history of sorts by becoming the first in the country to inaugurate as many as 17 district mediation and conciliation centres across Punjab and Haryana almost simultaneously.
Law terms made easy
Chandigarh, November 8
If you have been referring to women high court judges as “my lords”, instead of “your ladyship”, or do not know the difference between “notice of motion” and “notice”, its time for you to pick up the “Lawyer’s Guide — Indian Laws, Courts, Tribunals and ADR”.
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Global meltdown momentary, says Pawan Bansal
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Chandigarh, November 8
The Indian banking system is very strong and immune to the global financial meltdown. Because of the stringent measures adopted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the asset-liability basket of banks, India’s economy is on the
safe track.
Pawan Kumar Bansal, minister of state for finance and parliamentary affairs, addresses a seminar on “Global Meltdown and India: Causes and Effects” organised by the Aryans Business School here today. Tribune
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Dhonchak takes over as UT Legal Remembrancer
Chandigarh, November 8
Haryana judicial officer M.M. Dhonchak is soon expected to take over as UT Legal
Remembrancer. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has already cleared his name for appointment to the post.
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Visually impaired children visit Air Force station
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Chandigarh, November 8
As many as 50 visually impaired children and 10 staff members from the Institute of blind, Sector 26, Chandigarh, visited the local Air Force station here today. They were taken inside various aircraft to give them an exposure to feel the flying machines in close
proximity.
Visually impaired children get the feel of an aircraft’s cockpit during a visit to the Air Force station in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
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Poetry mother of all arts, says Muzaffar Ali
Chandigarh, November 8
"Blessed by Almighty, Sufi sages and visionaries are the omniscient whose cultivated ideals have influenced the life of the people of different sects and faiths across the centuries", observed Muzaffar Ali, the acclaimed film maker, painter, scholar poet and proponent of Sufi mysticism.
Expert stresses to plant high-yielding rice varieties
Chandigarh, November 8
The second day of the national symposium on “New Biology in Agriculture” started with an informative talk by Prof. D.S. Brar from
IRRI, Manila, Philippines. He talked about application of genomes in the production of designer crops.
‘Ray Ban’ sunglasses for Rs 150!
Chandigarh, November 8
“Sir, get this original sunglasses of “Ray Ban” for just Rs 150-200, which are worth over Rs 3,000 in any showroom.” This line was uttered by Raju (name changed), a youth in his mid-20s, to this correspondent in front of Neelam police post at Piazza, Sector 17, here.
Get-together by veteran Rajputs
Chandigarh, November 8
Veterans of the Rajput Regiment, one of the oldest regiments of the Army, held their annual get-together here today, with a large number of senior serving as well as retired officers joining the occasion.
Vice-Chief of the Army Staff Lt-Gen M.L. Naidu along with members of the Rajput
Officer’s Association during its annual get-together in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph |
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Patients to get relief, discount increased
Chandigarh, November 8
The patients will get more relief as the PGI administration has decided to increase the 10-25 per cent discount on medicines and surgical items at chemist shops in the institute.
60 vehicles challaned in 2 days
Zirakpur, November 8
As many as 60 vehicles were challaned in two days for violating the Motor Vehicle Act during a special drive launched by the DSP (traffic) Raka
Ghirra, Mohali, and the traffic police, Zirakpur.
Zirakpur traffic in-charge Sanjeev Kumar challans a vehicle on Friday evening at
Zirakpur. A Tribune photograph
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Garbage Burning
Defaulters to face action
Panchkula, November 8
Going tough with the persons found indulged in burning the garbage and leaves in the town, the district administration has decided to penalise them. The administration is flooded with the complaints of air pollution in the town due to burning of the garbage in the localities by sweepers recently.
Job letters to 99 Ayurvedic docs
Mohali, November 8
Health and family welfare minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla handed over the appointment letters to 99 Ayurvedic medical officers under the NRHM whose selection was duly verified by representatives of different departments.
‘Increase BPL cards time limit’
Chandigarh, November 8
A delegation of the BJP, Chandigarh, led by Kewal Krishan Addiwal, state vice-president, today met Prerna
Puri, additional director of the food and supplies department.
CME on radiography
Chandigarh, November 8
The Indian Association of Radiological Technologists, in collaboration with the department of
radiodiagnosis, Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, celebrated the World Radiography day today at district family welfare office, Sector 22, by organising a continuous medical education programme.
Clashes in PU
Way to tackle security
Need to evolve mechanism for conflict resolution
Chandigarh, November 8
As Panjab University continues to be in the headlines because of repeated incidents of student clashes, questions are now being raised not only on the security mechanism that the university authorities have evolved to prevent such incidents, but also on the absence of an internal conflict management system to resolve vindictive attitudes of the warring factions.
Lecture on ‘perceptions of earth physics’ held
Chandigarh, November 8
A special lecture on “New perceptions in earth physics” by Prof J. N.
Nanda, former director, DRDO, was organised today as part of a seven-day motivational contact programme for talented school students, being held at the department of physics, Panjab University.
From Schools & Colleges
PTU youth fest concludes
Mohali, November 8
The two-day PTU Zonal Youth Festival concluded at Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dera
Bassi. Around 10 colleges affiliated to PTU participated in this event, which saw participation in events like
bhangra, malwai giddha, one-act play, quiz, debate, clay modelling, classical vocal, light vocal, group song, mime, mimicry and semi-classical.
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