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AFTER SIZZLING, COOLING OFF
A couple enjoys an evening passing by the windy fountains at the Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: S Chandan |
GETTING FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT
Accompanied by MC officials, nominated councillor and road committee chairman Resham Chand Jhaku inspects the quality of roads at Sector 25, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph |
Dutiful(l) bodies!
Encroachers gain from division of powers
Chandigarh, June 21
Encroachers in rehri markets of the city have been ‘befooling’ the authorities in the absence of clear powers with the UT estate office and the municipal corporation (MC) to remove encroachments in these markets.
Adding insult to injury
Livestock stolen, police unmoved
Chandigarh, June 21
Dairy farmers in the city are a harried lot. With the rising incidents of livestock theft in the city and ‘inaction’ on the part of the police, they are losing their animals to cattle thieves.
Brain-artery angioplasty gives new lease of life
Chandigarh, June 21
If you thought angioplasty was only for treating heart blockage, ask 67-year-old Darshan Kaur of
Jalandhar. With major blockages in the arteries supplying blood to her brain, she had been suffering from constant dizziness and other problems, besides having problems in walking.
GMADA razes 20 illegal structures
Mohali, June 21
Tension prevailed in Phase I when enforcement staff of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) demolished around 20 illegal structures here today. The police had to canecharge when the encroachers allegedly pelted the demolition squad with stones.
Cops canecharge a woman who was protesting against the demolition drive at Phase I
in Mohali on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Mining goes unchecked in Ghaggar: Residents
Panchkula, June 21
Concerned over the illegal mining activity going on in the Ghaggar, residents of Burjkotian and Fatehfurdianwala today visited the office of the Deputy Commissioner to submit a memorandum for stopping the mining.
Fire at junk shop in Mohali
Mohali, June 21
Fire broke out in the shop of a junk dealer in the Industrial Area here this morning, destroying large quantities of stored items.
A firefighter douses a blaze at a junk shop in the Industrial Area, Mohali, on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Visually impaired, now cops don’t hear him
Chandigarh, June 21
Visually impaired Kunji Ram of Sector 27 has accused the Chandigarh police of not paying any heed to his complaint against his ground-floor neighbour, whom he has charged with harassing him and members of his family by disrupting water supply to his government apartment.
7 injured as maxi cab overturns
Panchkula, June 21
Seven persons, including two women, were injured when a maxi cab overturned near Narayangarh here today.
Class XI
Only 4 of 120 seats in Govt College filled so far
Mohali, June 21
Only four students have so far taken admission in Class XI in Government College here, as against 120 seats even when the institution is starting four diploma courses in hotel management and a postgraduate course in IT from the coming session.
KVs reopen after summer break
Chandigarh, June 21
It was a harrowing time for students of 12 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in the tricity, who had to join the school after their summer break on a sweltering day today.
IT’S HOT, AND HUMID: Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, sweat it out on Monday afternoon in
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Experts dwell on changing educational scenario
Chandigarh, June 21
The University School of Open Learning organised a DEC-sponsored two-day national conference on “Educational technology and its applications in distance education” at the ICSSR Complex, PU campus, here today. UIET director Renu Vij, Panjab University, inaugurated the conference. She dwelt on the changing educational scenario in the light of technological advancement.
PU receives 9,500 online applications
Chandigarh, June 21
Nearly 9,500 online applications have been received by Panjab University for its centralised online admission process to BCom in its affiliated colleges.
Deteriorating food quality in PU hostels
SOPU submits memo to DSW
Chandigarh, June 21
The Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) today submitted a memorandum to Panjab University’s Dean Student Welfare (DSW) expressing concern over degradation in the quality of food and hygiene in mess and canteens of PU hostels.
Help desks from today
Chandigarh, June 21
Allocation of help desks was done through the draw of lots in an all-party meeting of student leaders at PU campus today. The help desks would be set up by the student organisations from tomorrow to guide the students seeking admission.
Cultural bonanza at Press Club
Chandigarh, June 21
As many as 98 child prodigies participated in a cultural bonanza presented at the Chandigarh Press Club on the World Music Day.
Tiny tots perform on the concluding day of a summer camp at the Press Club in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Members of a dreaded gang of highway robbers today clashed with murder suspects in Burail jail here this morning following a dispute between both groups. The police said seven of the prison inmates belonging to both factions were injured in the fight.
The Chandigarh Press Club bagged the table tennis singles trophy in the Inter-Press Club Tournament organised by the Shimla Press Club as part of its silver jubilee celebrations at Shimla on June 19 and 20.
