Air pollution in city rises alarmingly due to vehicles
Today is World Environment Day
Chandigarh, June 4
The highest vehicular density in the country appears to have taken its toll on India’s first planned city, which continues to lag behind national ambient air quality standards. This coupled with a comparatively high standard of living share the blame for environmental degradation in the city, which could have an adverse impact on residents’ health, data compiled by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) indicated.

Computer glitch hits rail booking at ISBT-17
Chandigarh, June 4
It turned out to be an endless wait for hundreds of prospective travellers who had lined up at the railway reservation counters at the Sector 17 Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) today.

Uniform fees in all PU-affiliated colleges soon
Chandigarh, June 4
Panjab University is all set to implement a uniform fee structure for courses in all its affiliated colleges in Chandigarh and Punjab in the academic session beginning July-August 2010. The exact fee structure is likely to be announced within this week, varsity officials said today. A proposal for a uniform fee structure was first floated nine months ago at a PU syndicate meeting held on September 27 last year. It aimed at striking a balance between the exorbitant fees charged by some private colleges and the relatively nominal fees of government-run colleges for the same course.

Whistle-blower Lt Col knocks AFT door
Chandigarh, June 4
A lieutenant colonel, who had alleged victimisation for blowing the whistle on his commanding officer, today filed a contempt petition with the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) against the Army on grounds that it had not followed the Tribunal’s order that he be considered for the promotion.

Entries for communal harmony awards invited
Chandigarh, June 4
The Chandigarh Administration has invited recommendations for the National Communal Harmony Awards. The National Foundation for Communal Harmony has instituted two awards - each for an individual and an organisation.

COMMUNITY

Promotion to IAS Cadre
CAT dismisses applications of 2 Haryana HCS officers
Chandigarh, June 4
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed the applications of two Haryana civil services officers who claiming promotion to IAS cadre had challenged the promotion of 13 other state civil officers. Applicants BB Kaushik and Ashok Bishnoi both serving at present as the ADC, Kaithal, and the ADC, Panipat, respectively had claimed that the Department Promotion Committee promoted four officers junior to them.

Dispute over parking time resolved, for now
STA to issue new time table
Chandigarh, June 4
The dispute over the bus parking time in front of ticket counters seems to have been resolved for now as the State Transport Authority (STA), Chandigarh, has decided to issue new timetable providing the level playing field to every bus operator here today.

Panel to save architectural heritage
Chandigarh, June 4
With an aim to preserve the architectural heritage of the City Beautiful, as it was originally envisaged, the Government of India has set up an expert committee under the chairmanship of Punjab Governor and UT administrator Shivraj V Patil.

Parched Dadu Majra has no option but to buy water

Residents arrange three water tankers for  Rs 450 each Chandigarh, June 4 Residents of two hundred houses at Dadu Majra village are left with no option but to buy drinking water as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has failed to meet the basic requirement of the area. Residents today arranged three water tankers by paying Rs 450 each. n Shortage affects life n Low pressure in Mohali Women line up to fill water from a private water tanker at Dadu Majra village on Friday. Tribune photo: Pardeep Tewari

EO Notices
Industrialists seek relief
Chandigarh, June 4
Owing to the ongoing exercise of the UT Estate Office to serve notices on those industrial units that have illegal occupancy, encroachments or are misusing premises, industrialists are seeking temporary relief from the UT administration.

Film on Indian forts screened
Chandigarh, June 4 India is a land of diverse multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-religious traditions where the monarchs and common man identify themselves and relate to the same Indian cultural heritage signifying unity in diversity. From the times immortal, monarchs belonging to different religions had influenced the life of common man and their cultural ethos find representation in the heritage forts, temples and other monuments.

Fame comes to nought
Hockey international in police red tape
Chandigarh, June 4
Out of the frying pan, into the fire. The adage perfectly fits the case of former national coach and international hockey player Sukhbir Grewal, who is caught in the red tape of the Chandigarh police to recover his Maruti Gypsy, found over a year-and-a-half after it was stolen.

Probe begins into death of YPS student’s mother
Mohali, June 4 The police has initiated an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the death of Dr Gurpreet Kaur, mother of Rattanpreet, a Class VII student of YPS, who was beaten up by two teachers of the school. On receiving the distress call from Rattanpreet, she had suffered a cardiac attack.

Consumer Forum
Mobile co. told to replace handset
Chandigarh, June 4
Following the application of a Sector 42 resident, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Sony Ericsson to replace the handset purchased by the complainant with a new handset of the same model and make with one-year warranty.

Completion of bridges jumps deadline

Mohali, June 4 An information sought under the Right to Information Act has revealed that a bridge linking Manauali-Dheri villages and the other linking Aramgarh-Kambali villages are still under construction from the last more than nine months. Both the bridges were scheduled to be completed by May 25. One of the incomplete bridges scheduled to link Manauali and Dheri villages near Mohali. A Tribune photograph

Paramedic protester evacuated
Mohali, June 4

A team of officials of the Mohali district administration, led by SP (City) SS Gill, today swooped at the office of the director, rural development and panchayats, and forcibly evacuated a protesting member of the Para-medical Karamchari Union, Karamjit Kaur, to the civil hospital, Phase VI. Karamjit Kaur, a member of the Paramedical Karamchari Union, being evacuated from the office of the director, rural development and panchayats, in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu

Drains overflow on Dyalpura roads
Zirakpur, June 4
In the absence of proper cleaning facilities for drains, the residents of Dyalpura village are facing inconvenience as the water kept overflowing on the roads. Cesspools of stinking water and potholes on the road have become hazards for residents to walk in the village.

Panther found dead
Panchkula, June 4
A one-and-a-half-year-old panther was found dead in Badisher village, situated in Morni block, this morning.

EDUCATION

Tribune Impact
Compartment students to get golden chance
Mohali, June 4
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has decided to give a golden chance to students who got compartment in the 2009 middle standard exams, despite availing two chances.

Summer camp for special kids
Panchkula, June 4
The Saksham Rehabilitation Society would organise a 16-day summer camp for children with special needs from Saturday at Government Primary School, Sector 4, Mansa Devi Complex.

PU
Tree plantation drive to mark Environment Day
Chandigarh, June 4
Panjab University’s Ecological Club is gearing up to celebrate the Environment Day by creating awareness among students and teachers on the campus through a tree plantation drive.

Paid training casts spell on students
Chandigarh, June 4
With a significant increase in the number of companies offering training to sixth semester students of PEC University of Technology, there is an emerging trend of “sizeably paid trainings” in professional courses.