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City-Baddi rail
link hits a bump
Chandigarh, November 10
The proposed Chandigarh-Baddi rail link has run into rough weather. In a development that may derail the project, the Chandigarh administration has taken objection to the project in the current shape and asked the railway authorities to work on an alternative alignment.
UT
Budget
Bansal writes
letter to Rodrigues
Wants UT officials restrained from
making statements
Chandigarh, November 10
Taking exception to the premature “unofficial briefings” by UT officials on alleged cuts in UT’s plan and non-plan budgets, minister of state for finance Pawan Bansal has written a letter to the UT administrator to “restrain” the officials.
 Fire dept
exhibits preparedness
Chandigarh, November 10
The fire and emergency services department of municipal corporation, Chandigarh, conducted a fire drill-cum-exhibition of fire fighting equipment at the fire station of Ram
Darbar, Industrial Area-II, this morning. The aim was to see the reaction and preparedness of the fire and emergency services.
The drill was conducted in the memory of Amarjit Singh Mavi, the fireman who lost his life during recent a fire accident at Sector 22.
A drill in progress at the fire station in Ram Darbar, Industrial Area-II, Chandigarh, on Monday.
A Tribune photograph
GPA transfer in coop societies
Admn to review
‘hefty’ transfer fee
Chandigarh, November 10
Relief seems to be in sight for over 15,000 general power of attorney (GPA) holders in group housing societies in the city, as the Chandigarh administration is having a re-look at the imposition of hefty charges for the transfer of flats in their names.
 CHB Sec 63 Scheme
Allottees have nothing
to cheer about
Chandigarh, November 10
The usual euphoria of getting a chance to own a flat in the city was missing among successful allottees of the Sector 63 self-financing scheme during the draw conducted by the Chandigarh Housing Board today.
A draw of lots for the CHB’s Sector 63 scheme being held in Chandigarh on Monday.
A Tribune photograph
 ISBT
Public conveniences
hardly convenient
Chandigarh, November 10
The UT administration seems to have not only sacrificed its major chunk of income but has also been investing to keep the ISBTs in Sectors 17 and 43 clean.
Commuters being charged for using public toilets at the ISBT, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
UT seeks
Srivastava’s extension
Chandigarh, November 10
The UT administration has sought an extension for special secretary finance Raji P. Srivastava for overstaying in the Chandigarh administration.
Book on
healthcare released
Chandigarh, November 10
UT home secretary-cum-secretary health Ram Niwas today released a book, “Challenges of Healthcare in India - Administration and Economics”, based on the research and studies of Dr R. Kumar, an eye specialist and health columnist, at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32.
PGI starts
dental trauma helpline
Chandigarh, November 10
In what may come as a relief to thousands of persons who lose their teeth in accidents, the PGI dental department has has established a dental trauma helpline (9914208717). An on-call 24-hr emergency team, in response to call on the
helpline, will provide necessary guidance and management of the traumatised teeth.
2 hurt in
mishap
Panchkula, November 10
Two persons were injured seriously when three vehicles, two cars and one tipper, collided with each other on the Panchkula-Barwala road here today. The injured identified as Sanjiv and
Brijmohan, both residents of Panjlasa village near Naraingarh, have been referred to the
PGI.
Shivam theatre
found encroaching on highway
Zirakpur, November 10
A demarcation of land undertaken by the SAS Nagar administration has found that Shivam theatre here has encroached upon almost 30 feet of the Zirkapur-Panchkula highway.
82 objections
to Mullanpur master plan
Mohali, November 10
Landowners of Togan, Mastgarh and certain other villages have objected to the classification of their agricultural land as green zone in the master plan of the Mullanpur local planning area.
PU retirees won’t
give up
Chandigarh, November 10
It seems that the imbroglio between the recently retired teachers and the Panjab University authorities refuses to settle down. After the issue of low remuneration for guest teachers, including those who have recently retired after the Punjab and Haryana High Court, dismissed the petition for enhancement of retirement age from 60 to 62 years, the focus has now shifted to those who want to pursue the case with the Supreme Court.
 Punjabi play
marks theatre fest celebrations
Chandigarh, November 10
The city beautiful has its own vibrant soul pulsating with the aesthetic and cultural ethos and the administration is committed to augment the level of cultural activities here, UT home secretary, Ram
Niwas, said today.
Punjabi pastoral play ‘Chhaleda’ staged to perfection on the Third Annual Chandigarh Theatre Fest-2008 at Tagore Theatre on Monday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Letters
Begging menace
As per the news item reported in the Chandigarh Tribune dated 3rd Nov 2008, I believe that previous to this there were many reported cases regarding the crimes by small children. There is no field left where children are not involved or controlled by mafia. There are daily cases of pick pocketing by small children especially from the signals or from the paddlers in tricky ways.
Finally, PU
implements security norms
No vehicles in
students’ centre
Chandigarh, November 10
Finally, PU authorities are getting serious about campus security, after the recent spat among students, the university authorities, have implemented their decision to make students’ centre a vehicle free zone.
A board displays the orders of the PU registrar for no vehicles in students centre at the PU on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Hindi seminar
at PU concludes
Chandigarh, November 10
On the concluding day of the national seminar today, ‘Samay Samaj Aur Hindi’, panelists from the field of Journalism, creative writing and academia dwelt upon the topic of ‘ Hindi Ki Janta Aur Janta Ki Hindi’. Uday Sinha, editor Sahara Times, advocated a flexible approach towards Hindi. “A new scenario in Hind Media is emerging which is rejecting the classical Hindi. There are many expressions given by the common man of a particular area like Punjab and Haryana, which are not found in dictionaries. Contemporary journalism is using them and making them acceptable”, he stated.
AIEEE on April
26
Chandigarh, November 10
The 8th All India Engineering Entrance Examination for admissions in BE/ B.Tech and
B.Arch/ B.planning in various national level institutes like NITs, IITs, deemed universities and government funded institutions and states like Haryana and Uttaranchal will be on 26th April, 2009 all over India and Abroad.
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Basketball Tournament
