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Death of YPS Student’s Mother
Police to seek legal opinion
Mohali, June 5
The Mohali Police would seek legal opinion in the inquiry being conducted into the circumstances leading to the death of Dr Gurpreet Kaur, mother of YPS Class VII student Rattanpreet, who was allegedly thrashed by his two teachers during a trip to Manali recently.
World Environment Day
For them, felling is not enough
Chandigarh, June 5
Worst fears of horticulture experts came true, as they spotted an uprooted tree at the rear side of Hotel Shivalik View on the World Environment Day today. Fifteen-year-old Chakrasia tree with a trunk of around 3-ft diameter was one of the 63 trees that were left to fall by digging the soil around them to extend the parking space last month.
A labourer of the horticulture department chops off an uprooted tree at the rear side of Hotel Shivalik View on Saturday. The soil around 63 trees in the area was dug up by the municipal corporation to extend parking space. Tribune photo: Manoj
Mahajan.
PU
PU: Hostel allocation forms in depts
Chandigarh, June 5
Separate forms for hostel allocation in Panjab University will now be available in respective departments at the time of admission in July 2010.In a bid to clear the bottleneck likely to arise this year due to the newly introduced centralised system of hostel allocation on the campus, the office of Dean Student Welfare is gearing up to propose certain curative measures to the Vice-Chancellor in advance.
‘No vehicle day’ marks Environment Day
Chandigarh, June 5
Panjab University’s faculty members, students and Vice-Chancellor RCSobti celebrated the Environment Day by cleaning the campus and planting about 700 saplings on the campus.The saplings were planted at the Children’s Park near the Faculty House, Rose Garden, Palm Garden and Herbal Garden on the PU premises this morning.
Stress on need to save environment
Kharar, June 5
The World Environment Day was celebrated at the Civil Hospital, Kharar, wherein Civil Surgeon, Dr PK Shridhar, Mohali, presided over the function.Members of various NGOs, social organisations, municipal councillors, village sarpanches and other eminent personalities of the area attended the function.
Activists of Global Environment Concern observe the World Environment Day at the Sector 17 Plaza in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Two die of electrocution
Chandigarh, June 5
Two persons died of electrocution here today.In the first incident that occurred in Sector 20, 36-year-old Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Kandla village, was electrocuted while repairing an electric pole. According to the police, JE Lakshveer Singh and assistant lineman Baleshwar Prasad told the victim that the power supply would be disrupted during the repair work.
Body yet to be identified
Chandigarh, June 5
Even a day after an unidentified body was found near Poultry Farm Chowk, Phase 1, Industrial Area, the police is still groping in dark, as the body is yet to be identified.DSP (South) JS Khaira said the body was yet to be identified and reports pertaining to missing persons were being checked at all police stations.
Govt urged to clean polluted rivers
Mohali, June 5
Magsaysay awardee Dr Rajender Singh, who is known for his pioneering work in water management, today urged the Punjab government to take up the task of cleaning at least one of the polluted rivers in the state. He was speaking at a state-level function organised by the Punjab Pollution Control Board at NIPER here today.
Get ready with your bikes, cyclothon on June 27
Chandigarh, June 5
The city is set to embark on bicycle tourism in a big way with the Tourism Department planning Chandigarh Cyclothon, a fun-cum-sports extravaganza,
on June 27.
Summer workshop concludes
Chandigarh, June 5
The five-day “summer workshop 2010” organised by the State Library, Sector 34, under the aegis of Chandigarh Administration concluded today.
NGO observes Environment Day
Chandigarh, June 5
The department of environment and forests in collaboration with an NGO, Yuvsatta, celebrated the World Environment Day at the Botanical Garden near Sarangpur village here today. UT finance-cum-environment and forests secretary Sanjay Kumar was the chief guest.
Stars come down for a fashion show at a hotel in Phase I, Industrial Area,
Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
‘Village uplift project’ launched
Chandigarh, June 5
Panjab University in collaboration with panchayats, community leaders and local bodies launched the “Village upliftment project” for providing vocational training to youth. As a part of the project, the department of life-long learning and extension has started the three-month course in computer education for the youth and school students at Govt Senior Secondary School in Khuda Lahora village.
12,000 cases disposed of
Chandigarh, June 5
A total of 12,700 cases, including civil, rent, labour, motor-accident claim cases and traffic challans, were disposed of at the quarterly lok adalat held here today.Nineteen benches were constituted to dispose of the cases and by evening around 1,765 cases were settled under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
Class XI admissions may go online
Chandigarh, June 5
Going a step ahead of the centralised counselling, the UT education department is planning to make its Class XI admissions online this year.
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