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Khoya khoya..."
No sweetness for sellers
Bassi Pathana, October 18
The anti-adulteration drive initiated by the health department on the eve of Diwali against the sale of spurious
khoya-based sweets has yielded good results, with a majority of people avoiding the purchase and distribution of sweets. Sweetmeat sellers were the worst affected as the sale of
khoya-based sweets was much below expectation.
victims
of circumstances: The joy of childhood has no meaning
for these innocent little ones, who are lending a helping hand
to their poor families for subsistence. Tribune photos: Vinay
Malik |
Woman falls prey to swine flu
Mohali, October 18
A 48-year-old woman from
Solan, who was admitted to Silver Oak Hospital, Phase IX, here two days ago, died of swine flu today. Though the woman died in the morning, her samples, sent for testing to Delhi, were confirmed to be positive only late in the evening.
Schools to open late today
Chandigarh, October 18
All government and aided schools will open one hour late on the occasion of Bhai Dooj on Monday.—TNS
Muddy drinking water
Residents up in arms against admn
Chandigarh, October 18
Residents of Sector 21-D are up in arms against the administration, as they were getting muddy drinking water almost daily for the last couple of months.
Rajeev Gupta, a resident of Sector 21-D, said hardly a day passed when they did not get muddy drinking water for the last seven to eight months.
Minor injuries reported on Diwali
 Mohali, October 18
Mocking at rules and regulations, a number of Mohali residents burnt firecrackers with deafening noise beyond the specified time limit of 10 pm.Luckily, only five minor incidents of fire were reported from the town. At least 14 persons with minor injuries in
Diwali-related incidents reached various hospitals here. All were discharged after the first-aid.
Residents celebrate Diwali in Mohali. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Govardhan puja at Iskcon
 Chandigarh, October 18
The local unit of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) celebrated govardhan puja
(Annkut) in a vedic tradition with great religious fervour and enthusiasm at Hare Krishna
Dham, Sector 36-B, here today.
Lord Giriraj made of cow dung on the occasion of Govardhan puja at Hare Krishna Dham in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Illegal Taxis
Transport dept imposes fine on operators
Chandigarh, October 18
Operators of illegal taxis are in for a trouble, as the state transport department has started imposing heavy penalties on the operators of the illegal taxis.
Auto mechanics take part in Vishwakarma puja at the Motor Market in Sector 48, Chandigarh, on Sunday. A Tribune photograph |
Beopar mandal hails admn
Chandigarh, October 18
The Chandigarh Beopar Mandal has hailed the Chandigarh administration’s notification announcing the implementation of the deemed assessment of all pending sales tax assessment cases prior to the implementation of VAT.
‘Black’ Diwali for Baddi firm employees
Management asks 80 workers to resign
Chandigarh, October 18
The festival of lights turned out to be a “black” Diwali for around 80 employees of RMS Ltd, a Baddi-based firm, who are being “forced” to resign.
Requesting anonymity, the employees alleged that the management had not paid salaries to them for the last about six-eight months.
A beggar seeks alms at a traffic-light junction in Chandigarh on Sunday. The Chandigarh Administration has put
a ban on begging but the practice goes on unabated. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Visitors have a look at the contemporary paintings by a Kolkata-based group Pentagon, at the Museum
and Art Gallery in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
Greening venture gets a boost
GMADA increases maintenance charges of parks
Mohali, October 18
To promote participation of resident welfare associations in the maintenance of parks, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) has increased the monthly charges from Re 1 per sq metre to Rs 1.5 per sq
metre.
More ex-servicemen to return medals
Chandigarh, October 18
More ex-servicemen would be returning their medals to the President on October 25 over what they perceive as “grave injustice” and the government’s apathy towards their welfare.
This would be the fifth lot of veterans to return their medals, vice-chairman of the Indian Ex-servicemen’s Movement, Major Gen Satbir Singh
(retd) said.
Time to walk the talk
Ireally don't know whether my statement that the apex court seems to have done grave injustice to the mentally challenged Nari Niketan rape victim and more so to her to-be-born child by reversing the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to abort the foetus will amount to contempt of court or not but I can't help saying so, whatever the consequences maybe.
PU scientists ready for ‘Big Bang’ experiment
Chandigarh, October 18
Panjab University’s physics department, which has been involved in the world's biggest and most complex scientific project to date, is all set to conduct a path-breaking experiment in two months’ time.
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Chandigarh, October 18
