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Pupils pray evaluators for grace
Chandigarh, April 16
“Paper aise check karna jaise apne bache ka ho” (check my paper as if it is your own child’s) ... “Main dusri baar paper de raha hun aur agar fail ho gaya to meri shaadi nahi hogi. Muj par reham khhao. Bhagwan tumhe khush rakhe” (I am appearing in this exam for the second time and if I fail I won’t get married. Please help me. God will bless you).”
Cricket dreams come true for have-nots
UT starts cricket academy in DAV College, ropes in Mongia
Chandigarh, April 16
Youngsters with humble background and little resources will soon be able to hone their cricketing skills, thanks to the Chandigarh education department initiative of starting a cricket academy, especially for poor students of government schools at DAV College, Sector 10.
Dinesh Mongia trains a boy on the DAV College ground in
Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph |
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T20 World Cup
P’kula cheerleaders for Windies bash
Chandigarh, April 16
Undoubtedly, dance is a passion for them but they did not have any inkling even in their wildest dreams that one day it would enable them to fly high in their lives.
Punjab Police Act may not suit UT
Chandigarh, April 16
Though done with good intentions, the extension of the Punjab Police Act to Chandigarh by the Central Government may prove to be a damp squib.
At 41.6º C, city records season’s hottest day
Chandigarh, April 16
The mercury today soared to a scorching 41.6 degrees Celsius - six degrees above normal - in the city as against the maximum temperature of 41º C recorded yesterday, making it the hottest day of the season so far. The minimum temperature was 23º, four degrees above normal.
City sizzles at 41.6° C:
Sweltering heat forces these girls to cover themselves in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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6 shanties gutted in Colony No. 5
Chandigarh, April 16
Six shanties were gutted after a fire broke out in Colony No. 5 here today.
The incident occurred around 12.30 pm when a majority of the families were out
for work.
Labourers and firemen at work after the fire destroyed six shanties at Colony No. 5 in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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Slum dwellers sit on powder keg
Chandigarh, April 16
Slum dwellers of Colony No 5 are sitting on power keg as ‘kundi’ connections over the jhuggis continue unabated, leaving ample scope for another disaster. Even today’s fire reportedly broke out due to spark in electricity wires. During a random survey conducted by The Tribune team in the area, it was found that there was rampant use of ‘kundi’ connections. It was also found that majority of the ‘jhuggis’ (almost 80 per cent) have television and other modern electrical appliances.
PSEB employees’ stir
Residents face hardship in paying bill
Mohali, April 16
In the last two days, since the electricity employees union went on strike, depositing electricity bills became a harrowing experience for the hundreds of consumers across the city. The extra barricading done by the police at electricity substations only added to the woes of the consumers. |
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| Schoolchildren pass through a barricade as employees of the PSEB protest in Mohali on Friday. Power consumers, who had to deposit their bills, were particularly harassed due to heavy barricading along with other factors. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Councillors’ trip cancelled again, courtesy admn
Chandigarh, April 16
The UT bureaucracy has again allegedly played its part in cancelling the visit of two Municipal Commission councillors to Srinagar for a five-day training programme beginning April 15.
Are hotels charging arbitrarily in name of service tax?
Chandigarh, April 16
The next time you eat out with your family, spare two minutes looking at the total bill. Chances are that the bill will include a service charge - anything between 5 to 10 per cent of the total bill besides the government approved 12. 5 per cent VAT (Value Added Tax). Restaurants levying this service charge claim that this goes into the common account for the “tip” of all staff members, including those in the kitchen to the front office.
Acquisition for Airport City
GMADA to spend Rs 1,157 crore
Mohali, April 16
In what is being billed as one of the biggest acquisitions in Chandigarh periphery, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today set the ball rolling to spend a whopping Rs 1,157 crore on acquisition of around 800 acre for a new Airport City, planned to the South of Mohali city.
Amrik acting chief of Mohali MC
Mohali, April 16
Amrik Singh has taken over as acting president of the Mohali Municipal Council. The seat was lying vacant since April 9 after Rajinder Singh Rana was removed from the post by the principal secretary, department of local government, Punjab, on a charge of misuse of power.
Budget of GMADA approved
Mohali, April 16
The state government today approved a proposal for upgradation and widening of roads in Mohali. In a meeting chaired the Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, the budget estimates of GMADA for the year 2010-11 was also approved.
Stolen bath fittings worth Rs 2.5 lakh recovered
Chandigarh, April 16
The Chandigarh Police on Friday claimed to have recovered luxury bath fittings worth over Rs 2.5 lakh, a motorcycle, and other articles from three Bihar youths, who were arrested on April 12.
Thieves strike at gurdwara
Chandigarh, April 16
Thieves struck at the Sector 19 Gurdwara last night and decamped with Rs 50,000 after breaking open the cash box.
Encroachments removed
Chandigarh, April 16
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today removed encroachments from the Sector 22 Shastri Market.
No relaxation in duty for teachers, says education department
Chandigarh, April 16
In what comes across as a jolt to hundreds of government teachers employed in the national census, the UT Education Department has refused to give them any relaxation in school duty hours, demanded by them as an aid to carry out the designated census operations.
Government school teachers protest in Sector 19, Chandigarh, on Friday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Law Entrance Exam
Don’t be taken in by fake assurances, PU tells students
Chandigarh, April 16
Panjab University authorities today cautioned students against fake assurances given by coaching institutes, who guarantee admission in its law entrance exam. The university today released photocopies of advertisements of coaching institutes, which frequently appear in newspapers and that assure admission in its PU’s law course.
First Public Appearance After Acquittal
Nitin demands release of roll number
Seeks retraction of suspension
Chandigarh, April 16
In his first public appearance today after acquittal, Nitin Jindal, the final year law student of University of Institute of Legal Studies
(UILS), Panjab University, demanded immediate release of his roll number and retraction of an earlier suspension order passed by authorities at a press conference held at the Student
Centre, here. |
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| Nitin Jindal addresses mediapersons during a press conference at Student Centre
in Panjab University. A Tribune photograph |
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