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Crime Watch
Basic policing requires stimulus
Chandigarh, February 5
Discrepancies in basic policing ail the Chandigarh Police. Almost half of the cases registered in the past year pertain to thefts, a majority of which are motor vehicle thefts and burglaries, which indicate the deterioration in basic policing and vigilance.
Chandigarh-Ludhiana Rail Link
Land acquisition delays work
Chandigarh, February 5
Even a decade after its commencement, the completion of the Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link appears to be a distant dream.
Railway authorities attribute the delay to problems in land acquisition for the Morinda section. “The major hurdle is land acquisition,” said an official of the construction wing.
New sanitation system raises stink
Panchkula, February 5
Four days after the sanitation system in the town was handed over to the municipal councillors, the arrangement has led to the controversy over the unjustified ration of manpower in different wards.
Cops question bodyguards of Ranjit Bajaj
Panchkula, February 5
While investigating the role of Ranjit Bajaj in the brawl at hotel North Park, the district police has questioned two persons allegedly found involved with him in a similar case at a discotheque in Chandigarh on August 28 last year. However, both of them were let free after Gurmohan Singh Bedi, the complainant,
said they were not the ones who attacked him.
MC senior vice-president, vice-president
posts
Election likely to be delayed
Mohali, February 5
Even though the Mohali SDM has been made convener for the elections to the posts of senior vice-president and vice-president of the municipal council, the poll is likely to get delayed once again due to pressure from SAD leaders who will like it at a time which suits their political interests thus depriving councillors of their democratic right.
Garbage plant a waste
Chandigarh, February 5
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation may have set an example in the country by installing a garbage-processing plant at Dadu
Majra, but the authorities have failed to frame a policy for the segregation of garbage even after more than a year.
Muslims take part in Chelam in connection with Tazzia at Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Threat calls to Mayor
Police identifies accused
Chandigarh, February 5
The UT Police claimed to have identified the caller who had threatened the Mayor and her two predecessors over phone yesterday.
The police had received informal complaints saying that a man, claiming to be Om Parkash Saini, who is involved in several criminal cases, threatened Mayor Anu Chatrath and former mayors Kamlesh and Pardeep Chhabra over phone.
GMADA forms mechanism for PIO
Mohali, February 5
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) has evolved a new mechanism to make the public information officer
(PIO) and assistant public information officers (APIOs) more accountable. The action came after GMADA was pulled up the Punjab Information Commission for delaying supply of information sought under the RTI Act.
126 TA Battalion turns 50
Chandigarh, February 5
Territorial Army’s 126th Infantry Battalion (Jammu and Kashmir Rifles) celebrated its golden jubilee with fervour at Madhopur in Punjab today. A special address was given to the troops by Lt Gen BS Jaswal, Colonel of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
New IG vows to make police people-friendly
Chandigarh, February 5
Soon after taking up office as the new inspector general of the Chandigarh police, Pradeep Kumar Srivastva underlined the need for inculcating a “people-friendly” attitude in the force.
MC to propose Rs 550-cr budget
Chandigarh, February 5
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is expected to have a budget of Rs 550 crore, including plan and non-plan, for the next fiscal, which would be tabled in the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) meeting scheduled for February 10.
Cloudy sky in next 24 hrs
Chandigarh, February 5
Weathermen have predicted cloudy sky or thunder development for residents of the city in the next
24 hours.
Inspection at 2 fair price shops
Chandigarh, February 5
As part of the drive to check the distribution of essential commodities, a surprise inspection was conducted by officials of the department of food and supplies, UT administration, here today.
 Candlelit vigil in memory of road mishap victims
Chandigarh, February 5
A candlelit vigil was organised in memory of road accident victims at a rotary in Sector 3 here.
Family members of the accident victims and members of a road safety NGO,
Arrivesafe, organised the vigil in memory of a three-year-old accident victims.
Relatives and sympathisers pay homage to the accident victims who died at the
Sector 3-4-9 and 10 roundabout three years ago, at Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Devanagar MC team visits city
Chandigarh, February 5
A 35-member team of elected representatives and officials of the Devanagar Municipal Corporation visited the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today to study taxation and finance system, auditing system, planning and management.
Mayor Anu Chatrath greets members of the Devanagar Municipal Corporation in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
Pulse polio drive from tomorrow
Chandigarh, February 5
The UT health department will organise a three-day pulse polio immunisation campaign from February 7.
Sufi singers regale audience
Chandigarh, February 5
Sufi singers from Rajasthan led by Jaisalmer-based Ustad Sahkur Khan regaled the audience at the Randhawa auditorium here today.
Justice Nirmaljit Kaur bereaved
Chandigarh, February 5
Iqbal Kaur, 84, the mother of Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Justice Nirmaljit Kaur, breathed here last this morning. She was admitted to the PGI on January 31, after suffering from an asthmatic attack.
Teachers
Accountability in selection proposed
Mohali, February 5
On teachers’ selection pattern in private colleges, the Punjab School Education Board has proposed an accountable selection process for teachers.
Education Reforms
CBSE question bank
for schools
Chandigarh, February 5
The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) will be providing a CD of question papers for Class IX to all its affiliated schools by February 20.
Show-cause notice to Sacred
Heart
Mum’s the word
Chandigarh, February 5
While CBSE claims to have already issued a show-cause notice to Sacred Heart School in Ruchika Girhotra’s case, the school authorities still express ignorance.
Building bridges across barriers
Chandigarh, February 5
The sociology department of Government College for Girls, Sector 11, in collaboration with the Foreign Students’ Association of the college organised a function “Building Bridges Across Barriers” here today.
The event was a cultural bonanza to showcase the culture and tradition of Afghanistan.
Dr Nirupama Luthra, head of sociology department highlighted the significance of such activities in bridging the cultures.
Students during an Afghan cultural function at GCG, Sector 11, in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Chandigarh cling on to handball title
