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Nari Niketan Rape Case
No proof of victim’s mental age: Counsel
Chandigarh, June 12
There is no mention of the mental age of the mentally challenged rape victim in the Nari Niketan rape case. This was stated by the counsel for one of the advocate’s of the accused AS
Chahal.
Chickens tortured to death!
CIA lodges case against abattoir owner
Mohali, June 12
In an unusual decision, the Crime Investigating Agency (CIA), which is otherwise known for its unconventional method of conducting interrogations, has registered a case under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 against a Chandigarh resident.
Hot, humid days ahead
Chandigarh, June 12
After heavy rain early this week that provided a much-needed relief from the heatwave conditions, the city residents have once again started reeling under sultry conditions.
The humidity levels which oscillated between 47-19 per cent after the recent heavy rains, rose sharply to 63-28 per cent, said a Met official. Mercury was on the rise ending a brief spell of pleasant weather following rains, he added.
Come December, city airport to go international
 Chandigarh, June 12
The Chandigarh airport will soon have a look that will meet international parameters as the ongoing construction activity for its upgradation is likely to be finished by
December-end. Confirming this, Suneel Dutt, director, Chandigarh airport, said that expansion work was in full swing and it would be completed by the year-end.
Work in progress on the terminal building of the Chandigarh airport. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Punjabi edition of ‘Bandhan’ released
Chandigarh, June 12
Eminent litterateurs, scholars, scribes of the city participated in the release ceremony of the Punjabi edition of author Manoj Singh’s three editions old Hindi novel “Bandhan” at the Chandigarh Press Club here today.
People distribute sweetened water at the district courts complex in Patiala on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar
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Man crushed to death
Panchkula, June 12
An unidentified person was crushed to death after he came under the Paschim Express near the Sector-19 rail level crossing point this afternoon.
89 staff nurses given appointment letters
Mohali, June 12
As many as 89 staff nurses appointed recently were given appointment letters by Punjab health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla at a function held on the premises of Punjab Health Systems Corporation.
Garbage plant bags 2nd position
Chandigarh, June 12
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s garbage processing plant at Dadu
Majra, set up in collaboration with Jaypee company, bagged the second position in the award of excellence for the best solid waste management plant in the country.
Students queue up during a placement drive at Kharar on Saturday. Tribune photo: Megha Mann
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IT dept serves another notice on CHB
Chandigarh, June 12
The income tax department has slapped another notice on the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) to cough up over Rs 300 crore as the income tax on the amount it received from the deal with realtor
Parsavnath.
Back to light
Maintenance of streetlights to go on contract
Panchkula, June 12
Residents have heaved a sigh of relief as the district administration has decided to go ahead with the allotment on maintenance of streetlights to contractors from next week.
Woman hanged herself to death: Report
Mohali, June 12
Twentyone-year-old woman, Sarita, who was found hanging under mysterious circumstances at the Punjab water supply and sewerage complex’s quarter in the Industrial Area, Phase I, here on June 8 died of hanging.
Two more child workers freed
Mohali, June 12
Officials of the labour department today rescued two more children under the age of 14, taking the total number of children rescued so far to 16.
They were working at a tavern near Phase XI here. They were handed over to their parents. The owner of the tavern managed to escape.
Northern Railway eyes 20 pc rise in income
Chandigarh, June 12
The Ambala division of Northern Railway is eyeing a 20 per cent jump in its total income to Rs 1,800 crore this fiscal by transporting food grain, following bumper output of wheat and expected good yield of rice from Punjab.
“We anticipate a 20 per cent jump in our total income in the current fiscal, which will mainly be coming from freight collection, for transporting food grain, including wheat and rice, from Punjab to other states,” GM Singh, senior divisional commercial manager, Northern Railway, Ambala division, said here on Thursday.
Soft skill mgmt integrated into curriculum
Chandigarh, June 12
To make regular college courses more job oriented, the UT higher education department has decided to make soft skill management an integral part of the curriculum from this academic year.
Class XI admission in govt schools
Last year’s cut-off to be posted on web
Chandigarh, June 12
To assist students on deciding a preference list for online counselling for class XI admissions in government schools, the UT education department will provide them with the last year’s cut-offs of each school.
Implement quota policy for
OBCs: Forum
Chandigarh, June 12
The Chandigarh chapter of Other Backward Classes (OBC) Forum submitted a representation to PU Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti on Thursday demanding implementation of reservation for OBCs in the recruitment of teaching/non-teaching posts in
PU.
PU Honours school losing sheen
Chandigarh, June 12
An emerging trend of students dropping out of Panjab University’s five-year integrated Honours programme (integrated BSc and MSc degree), offered by most science departments, calls for serious introspection by the university.
5,200 students attend placement drive
Kharar, June 12
Around 5,200 students attended a joint placement drive by the IBM Technologies at Rayat-Bahra Institute of Bio-technology here today.
Gurvinder Singh Bahra, group chairman, said students of 2009-10 batches of BE, BTech
(CSE, IT, ECE, EE, EIE), MCA and MTech from all over the region participated in the drive.
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Chandigarh, June 12
Chandigarh, June 12
Panchkula, June 12
