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RAIN EFFECT: Ground carpeted with flowers after a downpour in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune photo Vicky Gharu |
Land-grab Case
Baba’s follower arrested
Chandigarh, August 30
The police has arrested Pardeep Roy, follower of Baba Pritpal Singh who has been booked in a land-grabbing case, for allegedly conspiring with him to dupe an NRI woman.
Piped gas for city in two years
The gas distribution network in Chandigarh region would also cover
Mohali, Panchkula, Baddi-Nalagarh and Parwanoo
Chandigarh, August 30
Come 2011, piped gas would be available to industrial, commercial and household users in Chandigarh,
Mohali, Panchkula, Baddi, Barotiwala, Nalagarh and Parwanoo. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory
(PNGRB) is all set to allot the project next month.
Cycling champion knocked down by car
Chandigarh, August 30
In a classic case of adding insult to injury, after Jashandeep Singh, a cycling champion, was knocked down by a car following an altercation over a trivial issue this morning, the cops at three police stations debated over jurisdiction for several hours instead of proceeding against the driver.
GMCH-32
Admn again moots deemed varsity status
Chandigarh, August 30
The UT administration’s bid to once again get a deemed university status for the GMCH-32 has spread fears among the faculty as well as students that the move, if successful, would result in the privatisation of the institute.
Mayor demands hike in honorarium
Chandigarh, August 30
After UT employees, the city Mayor, her subordinates and councillors of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation also look forward to have a bonanza from UT Administrator Gen (retd) SF Rodrigues.
Draft Rules
Favouritism, not aptitude, matters in CITCO
Chandigarh, August 30
It’s favouritism, not aptitude, that rules the roost in the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) if the recent Draft CITCO Employees Service Regulations are to go by.
2 more test positive for swine flu
Chandigarh, August 30
Two more persons, including a 26-year-old female doctor from Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, tested positive for swine flu today, taking the overall tally to 17.
Update on medical diagnosis begins
Chandigarh, August 30
Two-day “Update on PET-CT: Applications in current medical diagnosis” was inaugurated by PGI Director Prof KK Talwar and Dean of the institute Vinay Sakhuja here yesterday.
Anti-drug campaign ends
Chandigarh, August 30
The anti-drug campaign of the education department concluded yesterday after six weeks of interactive sessions with students of nearly 90 government schools of Chandigarh.
City Scope
Stinking politics
Raveen Thukral
Overkill is defined as "an excess of something (as a quantity or an action) beyond what is required or suitable for a particular purpose". And when an issue gets
'overkilled' it becomes boring and loses purpose.
City Scope Letters
Increase bed strength in existing hospitals
This is in connection with Raveen Thukral’s ‘Take the load off’ (August 24). Setting up another institute like the PGI will not help, but Chandigarh can be an ideal destination for medicity and medical tourism as it has some advantages like location, connectivity, good infrastructure and a large pool of experienced doctors.
Rehab Scheme for Slum Dwellers
Sector 50 residents at receiving end
Chandigarh, August 30
The administration’s move to rehabilitate slum dwellers has become a nightmare for residents of over nine group housing societies in Sector 50 as they have started taking kundi connections from the sector’s transformer.
Residents of Colony No. 5 install kundi connection through the main supply transformer of Sector 50, Chandigarh, on
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Janata Rehri Market
Public toilet in disuse
Chandigarh, August 30
Lakhs of rupees spent by the municipal corporation on the construction of a public toilet in Janata Rehri Market, Sector 8-B, seem to have gone down the drain.
An open area adjoining the public toilet in Janata Rehri Market, Sector 8-B, Chandigarh, that is being used by people as “open urinal”.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Book on Jat Sikh women released
Chandigarh, August 30
Amarinder Sandhu’s book “Jat Sikh Women-Social Transformation: Changing Status and Lifestyle” was released at Chandigarh Press Club, here yesterday.
The book was released by
Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, former Vice- Chancellor, Punjabi
University, Patiala (1975-1977), and chairperson, Staff
Selection Commission (1980-1988). The
book is an important documentation of the changing face of rural
Punjab. Post-green revolution has affected all sections of
society and modernisation has led to significant variations,
resulting in a change of values, patterns of behaviour, social
morals and hence lifestyles.
Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, former Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, releases Amarinder Sandhu’s book in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph |
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Four educationists honoured
Chandigarh, August 30
The Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) oganised a business meet on “Positioning Chandigarh as a world-class city” here yesterday.
Workshop on child health
Chandigarh, August 30
A “Capacity-building workshop for mid-level MCH and RCH managers on child health” is being held at the School of Public Health, PGI, from August 31 to September 4 in association with UNICEF, New Delhi.
Chandel joins race for ticket
Panchkula, August 30
The battle for the Congress ticket from here to contest the coming assembly election is set to
hot up with Amitabh Singh Chandel, a member of erstwhile Ramgarh rulers’ family, staking his claim yesterday.
Consultants seek floor-wise sale of property
Mohali, August 30
The Mohali Property Consultants Association has urged the state government to allow floor-wise sale of property, more covered area on second floor allowing fourth floor for residential property.
’84 Riots
Dera Bassi man seeks action against MP
Mohali, August 30
A day after a Delhi court sentenced three persons for allegedly murdering three members of a Sikh family during 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Harvinder Singh Kohli, a resident of Dera Bassi, who claims to have witnessed the outer Delhi MP Sajjan Kumar while inciting the mob during 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has appealed to the government to act against the MP.
Production warrant for Saji Mohan moved
Chandigarh, August 30
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh, has moved an application in the special NDPS court, seeking production warrant of IPS officer Saji Mohan in pilferage case yesterday.
Clarification
The name of the committee in the report “Housing society seeks Punjab CM’s help” in Chandigarh Tribune dated August 30 is Housefed Flat Sangarsh Committee (Sector 79),
Mohali, and not as mentioned. The error is regretted.
Nonfunctional CCTV cameras at PU cripple security
Chandigarh, August 30
The tall claims of the authorities at Panjab University to conduct violence-free elections this year may fall flat at its face as the basic security gadget, CCTV cameras, are out of order at the sensitive places on the campus.
A random survey revealed that the CCTV cameras at the boys hostel No. 4, Patel Hall, and students’ centre were out of
order.
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Spin doctors for PU netas
Chandigarh, August 30
Slangs, mix of languages, generous quota of promises and sarcastic comments about the opposition, and you have a recipe for an election speech at Panjab University.
NSUI’s poll manifesto released
Chandigarh, August 30
Transparency in funds received from the Central and state government, construction of new hostels for girls and boys and reduction in self-finance courses were the main points of the NSUI’s manifesto that was released today.
SOPU’s manifesto
Chandigarh, August 30
Representation of students in the senate and the household insurance were among the primary issues listed in the SOPU party’s manifesto, which was announced today.
Stress laid on character building
Chandigarh, August 30
The Punjab unit of the Shiksha Sanskriti Uthan Nyas organised a seminar on “Character building and personality development in education in alternate to sex education” at Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 40-D, here today.
Slum kids meet Guv’s wife
Chandigarh, August 30
Over 200 children from three slum colonies of Chandigarh met the lady Governor at the Strawberry Fields World School, Sector 26, here today.
Slum children with Jean Rodrigues after receiving gift hampers at Strawberry Fields World School on Sunday.
A Tribune Photograph
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VC allowed to pay employees salary
Chandigarh, August 30
The Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University has been authorised to pay employees salary according to the notification issued by the Panjab Government as per the fifth pay commission.
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