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Coming up, 2,000 plots in Mullanpur
Mohali, June 10
After floating the Aerocity urban estate in the vicinity of the upcoming international airport here, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) is all set make available 2,000 residential plots in another new urban estate in
Mullanpur.
Grooving moves |
Participants of the Shiamak Davar’s dance workshop perform during the Summer Funk at Tagore Theatre on
Thursday. Tribune photographs
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200 Aerocity plots set aside for riot victims
Mohali, June 10
In a significant development related to the Aerocity housing project, the Punjab government has directed the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority to reserve at least 5 per cent of the total number of plots for riot victims. This share comes to around 200 plots of different sizes.
PU lacks transparency, accountability: Task force
Chandigarh, June 10
Panjab University’s tall claims of having utmost transparency and accountability in its functioning seem to have fallen flat with the Special Task Force constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) raising concern over the day to day functioning of the varsity.
N-choe clean-up drive begins in Mohali
Mohali, June 10
In a delayed action, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today began the exercise of cleaning up the
N-choe passing through the town.
The contractor who has been assigned the task of cleaning up the choe faced problems in using heavy machinery as recent rains have made the embankment slippery. Left with no alternative, labourers had to be engaged to cut the wild growth.
Labourers clear the wild growth on the embankments of N-choe in Phase IX, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Conjunctivitis cases on the rise in city
Chandigarh, June 10
With cases of conjunctivitis on the rise in city, the arrival of rainy season would only spread the infection more, giving ‘itchy’ and ‘painful’ eyes to people.
Preparing people to perform on life’s stage
Chandigarh, June 10
When Shakespeare 500 years ago said that the world is a stage and we are all actors, he might have said so symbolically. But theatre actor and director Manjul Bhardwaj is translating the Bard of Avon’s thought into reality.
Manjul Bhardwaj in action at Sarang Lok, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
UT’s health programme benefits 57,000 students
Chandigarh, June 10
The UT School Health Programme, which was launched in March, 2009, has benefited around 57,968 students till date.
While releasing the project’s progress report today, the administration celebrated the success of the programme covering around 106 government schools, five Kendriya Vidyalayas, 88 Alternate Innovative Education (AIE) centres and one Jawahar Nivoday Vidayalaya.
Report on electronic parking lots to be tabled
Chandigarh, June 10
The report on electronically managed parking with minimum human involvement will be tabled at the finance and contracts committee (F&CC) meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
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Presidential Retreat |
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa stop over at the Chandigarh airport en route to Shimla on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
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11 children working in shops rescued
Mohali, June 10
As many as nine children under the age of 14 years, working in various shops and other establishments, were rescued by officials of the labour and other departments after a surprise check was carried out in various markets of the town here today. Two children were rescued yesterday.
MoU signed for UID Project
Chandigarh , June 10
For the implementation of the UID Project in the city, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed today between the Chandigarh Administration and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
BSNL phones on the blink
Chandigarh, June 10
The introduction of advanced technology to provide better services to its clients by the BSNL has proved to be a nightmare for some consumers, as many of them have been left with faulty telephones for the past few weeks.
Building Violations
House, disco sealed
Chandigarh, June 10
Continuing with its crackdown against violations and misuse of premises, the UT estate office’s enforcement wing has started an offensive against those offenders who have been misusing their premises in the residential areas as well.
A clarification
Chandigarh, June 10
The news item “Jeweller accused of selling impure gold” that appeared in these columns on June 10 inadvertently mentioned that Sector 22-based jeweller, Nikka Mal Babu Ram, had been accused of selling impure gold. It should instead have read “Sector 35-based Nikka Mal Babu Ram, Ludhianawale”.
Project on ‘Space Transport Vehicle’
Dikshant students bag first prize
Chandigarh, June 10
The project on “Space Transport Vehicle” submitted by a team of eight students of Dikshant International School-Aditya Aggrawal, Yaveesh Kashyap, Ashminder Pal Singh, Rasika Chiman, Ruhani Mittal, Ramandeep Kaur, Ayushi Sharma, Abhilasha Shrivastava bagged the first prize at the National Space Settlement- 29th Annual International Space Development Conference organised by NASA in Chicago from May 28 to May 31.
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In the backdrop of accusing fingers being pointed at the land use in the city by the UT administration, the city is set to get a revised master plan with the administration zeroing in on a Pune-based American architect-planner, Christopher Charles Benninger.
