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KV Fiasco
Principal transferred
Chandigarh, September 19
The expulsion of two students of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Sector 29, has led the KV authorities to immediately transfer the principal, Samarjeet Kaur, to Bhatinda. She joined the new station yesterday itself.
Medical report nails cop
Mowing down of 2 girls
Mohali, September 19
In what points towards the sloppy investigation by the Mohali police who was apparently shielding its own man, a medical report of the Chemical Examiner, Punjab, has revealed that the head constable, who had mowed down two children while recklessly driving a car, was heavily drunk at the time of the accident.
Victims’ parents seek strict action
Mohali, September 19
“An inebriated cop driving his car on the busy Mohali roads is shocking. Strict action should be taken against him to discourage incidents of public servants behaving irresponsibly and endangering lives on the roads,” these were the remarks of Dalbir Singh, a father who lost his two daughters, Simarpreet and Ishpreet, in a road accident on December 6 last year.
CHB Rehab Project
192 needy families get new home
 Chandigarh, September 19
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) handed over keys to 192 dwelling units in Sector 38 (West) to families living in prefabricated shelters here today.
Addressing a gathering, Gen SF Rodrigues, Governor Punjab and UT Administrator, said the ambitious project, costing Rs 1,200 crore and partly funded by the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM), was being implemented by the CHB with an aim to make the city “slum-free”.
Beneficiaries with keys to their flats in Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Navratras — Day 1
50,000 throng Mansa Devi Temple
Panchkula, September 19
More than 50,000 devotees paid obeisance on the first day of Navratras at Mata Mansa Devi shrine here today.
Swine Flu
Another Bhawan Vidyalaya student tests positive
Chandigarh, September 19
A class VIII student of Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, and a resident of Sector 32 tested positive for H1N1 influenza today.
Just another ‘slum’
Chandigarh, September 19
“It seems like we have been shifted from one slum to another,” feels Manjesha, living with her family of seven members in one-room flats allotted in Sector 38 (West), after being relocated from Bapu Dham just a month ago.
Gauri, who lives in a ground floor flat in the complex, says: “Earlier where five to 10 families used water together in the slum, each family in the housing complex fights for water every single day.”
Altercation among residents of the housing board complex, Sector 38 (West), Chandigarh, is commonplace. Tribune photo: Pravesh Chauhan
Sadbhavna Express gets 3 more coaches
Chandigarh, September 19
Owing to increased passenger traffic for third day in a row, three more coaches were added to the Chandigarh-Lucknow Sadbhavna Express.
18,500 cases disposed of at lok adalat
 Chandigarh, September 19
At least 18,500 cases in various categories were disposed of during the quarterly lok adalat held at the district courts today.
This was part of the effort to dispose of as many cases under “Samadhan 2009” initiated by the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Litigants wait for their turn during a lok adalat at the district courts in Chandigarh
on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Conference of anaesthesiologists begins
Chandigarh, September 19
The national conference of obstetric anaesthesiologists was inaugurated by Prof KK Talwar, director, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, at Bhargava Auditorium here today.
‘Star’ worry no more
Pressing ‘star’ key not enough to seek consent: TRAI
Chandigarh, September 19
Have you felt victimised after being charged for a value-added service (VAS) when you accidentally pressed the star button on your handset? Coming to the rescue of thousands of such harried mobile subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(TRAI) has now made it mandatory for all telecom operators not to rely on such methods to seek consent.
NSO to revamp party structure
Chandigarh, September 19
In a bid to strengthen its position in the city, the National Student Organisation has decided to revamp the party structure with a series of changes.
PU, tax dept at loggerheads
Chandigarh, September 19
Even as the Panjab University authorities are claiming that there is nothing “amiss” with their TDS deduction accounts, the IT authorities today claimed that they have enough to prove that violations were being done for the past two to three years.
Divinity comes alive on stage
Chandigarh, September 19
The vitality and grandeur of pristine Indian classical mohiniattam dance came alive during an enchanting recital at the Pracheen Kala Kendra here today.
Admn to keep visitors under electronic surveillance
Panchkula, September 19
Taking into account the threat perceptions to the religious places, the local administration has decided to keep the visitors at Mata Mansa Devi Shrine under electronic surveillance through close circuit television (CCTV) camera during the Navratra fair.
Justice Hemant Gupta bereaved
Chandigarh, September 19
Bimla Gupta (77), mother of Justice Hemant Gupta and wife of former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court JV Gupta, today breathed her last after brief illness. She is survived by two daughters and a son.
Her elder son-in-law ML Tayal is principal secretary to Haryana Chief Minister.
From PU
Convention on change in libraries from Sept 22
Chandigarh, September 19
Joshi Library, Panjab Univeristy, in collaboration with DELNET (Developing Library Network), New Delhi, is organising 12th National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN-2009) on “Managing Knowledge, Technology and Change in Libraries” from September 22-25.
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The decision of the INLD to field former cricketer Yograj Singh, an outsider, has sparked a controversy among local party workers who have decided to revolt against his candidature.
