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IT Park Mess
Sleepless nights ahead for many
Chandigarh, May 23
Certain senior officers associated with the Rajiv Gandhi Information Technology Park will be losing their sleep because the terms of reference for the special committee constituted by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has sought names and extent of involvement of officers involved in irregularities associated with the project.
Phone lottery scams swamp city
Chandigarh, May 23
On May 19 IP Singh, a computer hardware dealer in Sector 35, responded to a missed call that his cellphone showed had come a day earlier. The caller at the other end of the line said: “You have won Rs 10 lakh in a lucky draw by a leading mobile phone company. Come and collect your money near the PCA stadium in Phase VIII, Mohali”.
Tragedy revisits Chandigarh family
 Santosh
Aggarwal lost her daughter Meenu Gupta in Mangalore crash
Chandigarh, May 23
The Mangalore air crash yesterday has brought tragedy to the Aggarwal family of
Chandigarh, which lost its 47-year-old daughter. Her body is charred beyond recognition and it will require a DNA test to establish the identity of the body.
Santosh Aggarwal (left), mother of Meenu Gupta (inset), who died in the Mangalore air crash.
Finally, city Air Force Station to have surveillance radar
Chandigarh, May 23
After decades of existence, the Chandigarh Air Force Station is finally getting a radar to monitor the surrounding airspace and keep a track of the overhead air traffic.
Open House Response
Effective policing needs public hand
Instead of blaming youth, for any law and order problem, it is prudent to tap raw energy of the young and channelise it into an effective work force for constructive work. The planners and executive, despite their experience, need to understand that closed door meetings of top police officers, without a touch with ground reality and the public, does not mean anything.
NRIs bring life to PU old-age home
Chandigarh, May 23
Panjab University’s cash-starved old-age home project, which could not take off due to lack of funds, seems to have caught the attention of several alumni overseas who are now generously pooling funds for the project.
Spurt in crime incidents
Situation under control, claims police
Chandigarh, May 23
Despite spurt in gruesome incidents in the city, the Chandigarh Police does not seem worried. “Everything is under control. There is no increase in the crime rate,” says the police.
Dadu Majra pays for city’s garbage
Stink, swarm of flies make life hell
for residents
Chandigarh, May 23
Even as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and the JP Associates are busy in the blame game over the processing of city's garbage, residents of the Dadu Majra Colony, located near the garbage dumping ground, are forced to live under unhygienic conditions.
A swarm of flies irritates a child,Tribune photos: Pradeep Tiwari.
Residents living on upper floors worst hit
Mohali, May 23
The government’s tall claims of making Mohali into another Singapore have fallen flat, as residents of the town cry for adequate supply of water in summers with authorities concerned failing to meet even the basic requirement.
Unruly
Lot: Motorists seen jumping the traffic light of Sectors 61 and 70, Mohali, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Man dies in freak accident
Panchkula, May 23
A mistake made by 55-year-old Roshan Lal cost him his life as he accidentally consumed Sulphos tablets instead of his regular medicine late last night.
A treat for circus lovers
Animals forming a part of the Asiad Circus have been a treat for the local population, particularly young children. The children could be seen having fun while watching elephants bathing and enjoying themselves. “It is fun when certain times the elephants throw water on us,” says Jashanpreet Singh, a class IV student.
20-year-old commits suicide
Panchkula, May 23
A 20-year-old boy Navin Rana committed suicide at Haripur village in Sector 4 by hanging himself from a ceiling fan here this morning.
Military Police helpline
Chandigarh, May 23
The Army has established a Military Police
helpline, with a common number, 155200, that can be accessed across the country to provide assistance to military personnel. The number is available at Military Police Control Rooms and is instituted to provide immediate assistance and be instrumental in solving and mitigating crisis being faced by military personnel, according to an official release.
6,000 take PU CET
Chandigarh, May 23
Nearly 6,000 students appeared in Panjab University’s Common Entrance Test
(CET) held for admission in various departments of the university in the session 2010-2011.
30,000 take IAS prelim exam
Chandigarh, May 23
Nearly 30,000 students appeared today for the preliminary round of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) exam at nearly 40 centres in the
tricity.
IAS aspirants come out of the examination centre at Government College, Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Science camp for rural kids at PU
Chandigarh, May 23
For the first time today Mayank Sharma, a class XI student from a rural school near Kakrala village, Patiala, spoke on stage in presence of a jam-packed audience at the mathematics auditorium in Panjab University.
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Mohali, May 23
