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Commerce stream a hot favourite
Cut-off to be as high as 9.6 CGPA in
all preferred government schools
Chandigarh, June 17
Students opting for the commerce stream in city government schools are bound to face a harrowing time, as the number of applicants have massively exceeded the number of available seats.
Retired military officers to fill NCC vacancies
Chandigarh, June 17
Faced with the prospect of manpower shortage throwing a spanner on its expansion plans, the National Cadet Corps
(NCC) is roping in retired armed forces officers on contractual basis to fill vacancies in units as well as higher establishments.
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Remembering a great warrior |
A light and sound show on Banda Singh Bahadur being staged at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Book on environment released
Mohali, June 17
The vice-chairman of the Punjab School Education Board Dr Suresh Tandon, today released a book “Eco guru” written by subject experts of the Board.It’s a reference book on environment education for all teachers of schools affiliated to the Board.
Now, SHGs to deliver driving licences
Panchkula, June 17
Taking a step forward towards women’s empowerment in Haryana, the district social welfare department has decided to hand over the task of distribution of driving licenses and vehicle registration certificates to self-help groups in which the majority of members are women from below poverty line families.
Zirakpur to have slaughterhouse
Zirakpur, June 17
The Zirakpur Municipal Council is planning to set up a slaughterhouse at Gazipur village to maintain hygiene in shops selling meat.The issue of setting up a slaughterhouse is likely to be discussed in MC meeting, scheduled to be held on Friday. The proposal has been mooted after the Zirakpur MC realised that meat was being sold without verification from veterinarians. Moreover, the animals were being slaughtered in shops leading to mess and the possibility of spread of an infection.
BSNL subscribers a harried lot
Zirakpur, June 17
Inconvenience was caused to a large number of BSNL subscribers of Baltana and surrounding areas, as telephone, broadband and mobile connections have been affected due to cutting of a cable during the digging work of a drain on the Choice road. According to a BSNL official, more than 100 connections of Baltana and surrounding areas had been suffered, as MC workers had started the digging work on the Choice road to lay down the drain line.
Burgeoning Traffic
Roads to be widened
Mohali, June 17
Chairman of the District Planning Board Narinder Sharma said roads of the town would be widened and strengthened to cope with the traffic which had increased over the years. Sharma said Rs 15 crore would be spent on widening and strengthening the road leading from the cremation ground to the PCL chowk. The work would start from July 1.
Balongi-Mohali Road
High-tension lines to go underground
Mohali, June 17
The overhead high tension lines running along the Balongi-Mohali bus stand road will be laid underground to enable widening of the road. According to sources, decision will be taken at the executive committee meeting of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority here today.
MC lacks procedure to supervise task
Chandigarh, June 17
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) does not have any proper procedure to supervise the quality of work, which they allot to private contractors in the city.During a surprise visit by nominated
councillors, Pallav Mukherjee and MPS Chawla, to the venue of the construction of water tank in Sector 21, it was found that the contractor was not following the proper norms of the construction.
Play equipment removed from the small park at Sector 21, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
SNARL-UP:
Long queues of vehicles on the Vikas Marg opposite Colony No. 5
following digging of the road for lying of water pipes, in
Chandigarh on Thursday.Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Lawyer, son thrashed
Chandigarh, June 17
High drama was witnessed at the Sector 22 police station when a well-known city-based human rights lawyer Rajwinder Singh Bains alleged that he along with his son Utsav Bains were allegedly thrashed by cops led by police post in charge sub-inspector JS Bhullar.
Road safety pamphlets distributed
Chandigarh, June 17
As a part of the traffic awareness campaign, 50 NCC cadets today distributed road safety pamphlets in the city. Traffic police officials divided the NCC cadets in five groups and deployed them at five different light points, including Government Press light point, Sectors 22 and 23 light point, Aroma light point, Transport light point and Tribune Chowk.
Auto dealer raided
Chandigarh, June 17
The UT excise and taxation department today conducted a raid on one of the prominent automobile dealers in the industrial area.
Excise and taxation dept gets Rs 5.97 cr
Chandigarh, June 17
The department of revenue, Ministry of Finance, has sanctioned Rs 5.97 crore to the department of excise and taxation, Chandigarh administration, as a part of the project under the CT-MMP.
Mangoes ruling the roost in markets
 Chandigarh, June 17
The undisputed king of fruits has edged out all its rivals in city households. A random survey of fruit and vegetable markets, including those in Sector 26, 19 and 22, revealed stalls selling mangoes were drawing the biggest crowds.As expected, the grain market in Sector 26 had the largest range of mangoes. Three perennial favourites -
Safeda, Dashehri and Kalmi - which poured into the city from places like
Warangal, Nagpur, Lucknow and Saharanpur, are available in plenty.
Puducherry MC team visits city
Chandigarh, June 17
A 25-member team of the elected representatives and officials of the Yanam (Puducherry) Municipal Corporation (MC) visited Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) today to study major projects of the city, taxation and finance system, urban planning and sanitation system.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
RTI activists form human chain
Chandigarh, June 17
Around 35 RTI activists today formed a human chain at Sector 17 plaza to express their solidarity with the victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy.The Activists Federation, Punjab, and members of some human rights organisations also carried placards.
RTI activists protest in support of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Forms for Aerocity still in demand
Mohali, June 17
The application forms for Aerocity, a residential project launched by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, are still in demand.Banks have received as many as 1.88 lakh forms so far and have demanded another 50,000 forms.
Letters
PU colleges told to submit fee details
Chandigarh, June 17
Taking first step towards bringing the private college fee on a par with their government counterparts, UT higher education department has asked PU colleges to submit a detailed justification of their fee structure.
Scholarship for students
Panchkula, June 17
The Panchkula Engineering College, Mouli, Barwala, has introduced scholarship schemes for students on the basis of their Class XII marks.Chairman of the college Shrawan Gupta said students securing more than 90 per cent marks would get a scholarship of Rs 25,000, while students with more than 80 per cent marks would be awarded Rs15,000 from the next academic session.
Paper presentation
Chandigarh, June 17
Research paper of Ritu Rathi, a PhD student in the department of biochemistry, PGI, has been selected for presentation at the Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Taking a lead over Chandigarh and Mohali, the Panchkula district today started video conferencing in the court complex here today.On the very first day, cases of 17 undertrials lodged at the Ambala jail were disposed of by three judges, including Chief Judicial Magistrate Rakesh Singh, Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Birbian and Jaiveer Hooda.
Chandigarh,June 17
