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Nature Unplugged |
A pigeon quenches thirst from a running tap in Bougainvillaea Garden, Phase IV,
Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
UT suddenly looks more attractive to HCS officers
Chandigarh, April 30
The ‘officer crunch’ plaguing the Chandigarh administration is set to be a thing of the past with more Haryana Civil Service officers expected to join the UT following an amendment to the HCS (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008 by the Haryana government.
First Citizen
Census officials in three-way split
Mohali, April 30
The Population Census 2011 has caught officials of the Mohali district administration on the wrong foot.
‘Indians facing gallows in UAE were tortured’
Chandigarh, April 30
Seventeen Indians facing the gallows for killing a Pakistani were tortured in police custody. To make the matter worse, nobody from the Indian Consulate ever visited them.
IGP holds inter-state meeting on crime
Chandigarh, April 30
UT inspector-general of police PK Srivastva held an interstate coordination meeting with police officers of adjoining states here on Thursday to discuss crime trends and intelligence sharing. During the meeting, held at the police headquarters in Sector 9, lists of criminals and proclaimed offenders were exchanged.
Tribune Impact
Land Scam: Mohali stays operation of ‘girdawari’
Mohali, April 30
In an alleged land scam involving 600 acres of common village land in Chandigarh’s periphery, the Mohali district administration has stayed the operation of the girdawari (possession papers of the cultivable land) of the land. A handful of persons, including some shareholders in the land, have got the girdawaris changed in their names in connivance with the revenue officials.
Panchkula administration gears up for Census
Panchkula, April 30
More than 1,000 enumerators have been pressed into the house-listing procedure starting from May 1 and the district administration hopes to complete the first phase of Census-2011 without any hiccups.
Water samples fail test
Panchkula, April 30
In a shocking revelation by the health department, water samples collected from various parts of the city have failed
quality test.
‘Night of January 16’ keeps suspense alive
Chandigarh, April 30
Absolute silence pervaded the Tagore Theatre for two hours, as the receptive audience watched an action-packed courtroom drama in an English play “Night of January 16” enacted to perfection by student artistes of Yadavindra Public School here today.
Students of YPS School, Mohali, stage a play ‘Night of January 16’ at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
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Industrial Area Murder
Another accused held
Chandigarh, April 30
The police today arrested Rajesh Kumar alias Goldy, a resident of Daria village, for his alleged involvement in murder of a 19-year-old Bihari migrant
labourer, Pintu, who was stabbed to death in Daria village on April 24.
 Tribune employee retires
Chandigarh, April 30
Subhash Sharma, Executive in Circulation Department, retired today after putting in over 42 years of service. He joined The Tribune in October 1967 at Ambala, and worked in various departments. At a farewell party organised by the staff, Rajeshwar Chopra, AGM, Circulation, lauded his services.
— TNS
Fraud
Kurali resident approaches DGP
Mohali, April 30
A Kurali resident, Swaran Singh, has questioned the approach of the Mohali police in investigating a case of fraud and cheating against a Chandigarh-based family.
Theft cases on the rise in Zirakpur
Zirakpur, April 30
Despite the claims of round-the-clock patrolling by the police, theft cases are on the rise in Zirakpur. In the past week, more than five cases of theft have been reported. In Dayalpura village, thieves decamped with cash and mobile phone sets from a shop on Thursday night. The owner of the shop, Anil Kumar, said he got a call from his neighbour on Friday morning and he informed that the locks of his shop were broken.
Goods worth lakhs reduced to ashes
Chandigarh, April 30
Goods worth lakhs were gutted in a fire that broke out on the second floor of a SCO in Sector 7 here today.
Education dept wants colleges to enlist plans, budget
Chandigarh, April 30
In a bid to render uniformity and transparency in development endeavours being undertaken by various city government colleges, the UT’s higher education department has asked all city government colleges to not only enlist their academic and infrastructural achievement in the last academic session but also to put forth needs, plans and proposed budget for the coming year.
Self-financed Courses
Students’ council submits memos to VC
Chandigarh, April 30
Raising a concern over the alleged neglect and indifferent attitude of Panjab University towards the recently introduced self-financed courses, the Panjab University Student Council in collaboration with the Student Organisation of Panjab University
(SOPU) has submitted a series of memorandums to the Vice-Chancellor enlisting the needs of these courses.
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