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11 more suspected of H1N1
Chandigarh, August 14
Eleven fresh suspected swine flu patients reported in different city hospitals today, taking the total number of persons with symptoms of the disease to 97.
Tribune Impact
Illegal driving school cars challaned
Chandigarh, August 14
The State Transport Authority (STA) swung into action and issued challans today following the news in Chandigarh Tribune yesterday that illegal driving schools are flourishing in the city.
The two vehicles belong to “The New Gagan Driving School” were intercepted by the Motor Vehicle Inspector on the dividing road of Sector 27 and 30.
The vehicle of New Gagan Driving School being inspected by a motor vehicle inspection team on the dividing road of Sectors 27 and 30. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
I-Day: Police on the toes
Chandigarh, August 14
The Chandigarh Police has launched a special drive to check anti-social elements in lieu of the Independence Day celebrations.
A senior police official said slums and colonies were being checked early this morning. The police was also carrying out a verification and surveillance drive in all hotels and guesthouses, including restaurants in the city.
The Armymen inspect Sector 17 parade ground. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahjan
Colourful programmes mark Janmashtami
Chandigarh, August 14
Sri Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated at the city’s ISKCON temple with various colourful programmes in a tastefully bedecked temple hall at Hare Krishna Dham in Sector 36-B here today.
Devotees in huge numbers thronged the temple. Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia also visited the temple on the auspicious occasion. Many other dignitaries, including
IAS, IPS and judges, also visited the temple.
ISKCON devotees perform the “kalash abhishek” ceremony during Janmashtami at
Hare Krishna Dham in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
500 on Deputation in UT
Teachers’ crunch in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, August 14
While Haryana and Punjab may have been facing a teachers’ crunch, about 500 “deputationists” from the two states are serving in the UT schools, with some being in the city for close to two decades.
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A devotee tries to break the matki on the occasion of Janmashtami in Chandigarh
on Friday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan |
Lack of service rules a boon for SDOs
Chandigarh, August 14
In the absence of service draft rules for UT-cadre engineers, as many as nine Sub-Divisional Officers (SDOs) are reaping the benefits of promotion unofficially in the UT engineering department at the cost of the state exchequer.
Cultural bonaza at Tagore theatre
Chandigarh, August 14
The overpowering passion of love for motherland and gaiety marked the annual cultural bonanza presented by city school students on the eve of Independence Day celebrations at Tagore theatre here today. The captivating programme, jointly organised by the departments of education and cultural affairs, depicted the multi-tudinous panorama of diverse regional cultures through songs and dances.
Fire offices await staff
Chandigarh, August 14
Chandigarh fire and emergency department may boast of having state-of-the-art equipment at its seven fire stations in the city, but the Municipal Corporation authorities have not taken much pain to deploy qualified station fire officer at these units in the last eight years.
City receives 9mm rain
Chandigarh, August 14
After a brief dry spell, heavy rains lashed the city today, bringing much-needed respite to the residents from hot and humid conditions.
The city today got cooler by almost five degrees Celsius with cloudy skies and downpour for four-five hours. According to Met office, the city today recorded 9 mm of rainfall. The maximum temperature recorded during the day was 33.2 °C and the minimum 27.6 °C.
Young girls wade through a waterlogged road in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan
Medical team to leave for Congo
Chandigarh, August 14
In one of its kind effort, a team of 21 medicos and non-medical volunteers will leave on a 10-day mission to provide specialised medical services to the residents of Congo.
Waterlogged street at Phase VI in Mohali
on Friday. A Tribune photograph |
Facilitation counter at estate office
Chandigarh, August 14
In order to provide more efficient and convenient system to public, the UT estate office has created a public facilitation counter at the ground floor of its office in Sector 17.
Sector 35 Robbery
Police still clueless
Chandigarh, August 14
The Chandigarh Police is still groping in the dark in the absence of any clues about the description of the three robbers who looted a woman of Rs 5 lakh and gold ornaments on a gunpoint at her Sector-35 residence on Thursday.
Residents of Badmajra village protest after stopping a JCB of the GMADA from levelling of ground earmarked for dumping of garbage near Phase VI in Mohali. A Tribune photograph |
e wild wild web
Targeting Advertising on the Internet
Targeted audience in the media for advertisers or customised advertising has been one of the main reasons for the phenomenal growth of the New Media or Web Journalism. Notwithstanding, all concern and uproar over online privacy, marketers and data companies have always known much more about consumers’ offline lives, like income, credit score, home ownership, even what car they drive and whether they have a hunting
licence. Recently, some of these companies have started connecting this mountain of information to consumers’ browsers.
Monkey menace hits Panchkula
Panchkula, August 14
Residents of Sector 7 here had a tough time today when a group of monkeys on its visit to the locality climbed up to the roofs of the houses and attacked people who tried to shoo them away.
Auto-rickshaw owners protest against non-supply of gas due to technical fault in machinery at an LPG station,
Sector 34, in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph |
Free animal check-up camp
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 14
The Punjab National Bank’s farmer training centre held free animal check-up camp at Channo village in collaboration with the animal husbandry department here.
Residents to protest erratic water, power supply
Mohali, August 14
The Citizen Welfare Federation has planned to launch an agitation along with residents of Mohali if the government failed to provide adequate water and power in the town.
Ladakhis strive to sustain cultural habits
Regional Identities in PU
Chandigarh, August 14
Among various regional identities in Panjab University, the Ladakhi community is one, which strives hard to sustain their cultural habits among the heterogeneous lot here.
Through the All-Ladakh Students Association, Ladakhi students work actively with a motivated cultural goal.
Ladakhi students in Panjab University. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Police medal for PU alumnus
New Delhi, August 14
DCP (south district) HGS Dhaliwal is a proud recipient of Police Medal for Gallantry on this Independence Day. Alumnus of Panjab University, Chandigarh, and resident of
Patiala, this 1997 batch IPS officer has the unique distinction of being the first police officer in the country to be selected as “Young Achiever” by the Confederation of Indian Industries for personal interaction with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
PU prof’s leave plea under scanner
Chandigarh, August 14
The request of Dr Belu Jain Maheshwari, wife of late SK Maheshwari, a senior Haryana-cadre IAS officer, of granting her medical leave just after the expiry of her controversial study leave, has come under scanner with Panjab University forming a medical board to verify her claims of being ill.
From Schools
Jainendra school celebrates I-Day
Chandigarh, August 14
Jainendra Public School, Panchkula, celebrated the Independence Day with enthusiasm and fervour today. Students participated with remarkable zeal in the competitions, like slogan writing, based on the theme “Conserve Water/Save Energy”, “Shloka Recitation from Bhagvada Gita”, a painting competition on “harmony”, poetry recitation on “My Dream Country-India” and speech on “Haryana’s Freedom Fighters” was given by students.
PU releases
Rs 9 cr for boys hostel
Chandigarh, August 14
In a bid to revamp its campus and upgrade the existing facilities Panjab University has released Rs 9 crore for constructing
a well-equipped boy’s hostel.
Student denied admission in BEd
Chandigarh, August 14
Suman Saaurabh, an applicant of BEd in Panjab University, has accused the authorities of illegally denying her the admission.
Sorry State of Schools
Education dept pulled up
Chandigarh, August 14
If the claims of the UT education department officials are anything to go by, the Ministry of Human Resources and Development has a serious cognizance of the department’s ignorance about the number and condition of
nursery and pre-nursery schools being run in the city.
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resulted in flooding of roads throughout the city.
The Mohali MC and the Public Health authorities were caught napping as the rainwater entered many houses, damaging their property.
Pajneet Singh, B.Tech third year student of Thapar University, Patiala , committed suicide in the university hostel no. H here today. Pajneet belonged to Amritsar and was the only son in the family. His father Upinder Singh is a chartered accountant at Amritsar.
Mohali, August 14
Dera Bassi, August 14
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