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Truck kills another
Chandigarh, July 9
A 53-year-old senior accountant with the Punjab Accountant-General’s office at Sector 17 here was killed and two others injured when a truck rammed into a scooter and a rickshaw near the Centra Mall traffic lights here this morning.
Garbage stink reaches CBI
To probe land allotment for processing plant
Chandigarh, July 9
Like other mega-projects of the city, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is going to look into land allotment for the garbage processing plant to JP Associates by the municipal corporation (MC).
Industrial Area
Plots violating land use norms get notice
Chandigarh, July 9
Continuing with its efforts to make the Industrial Area free of violations, the UT estate office (EO) has served fresh notices on many industrial plots that have been misusing the premises and engaging in encroachment.
HUDA razes illegal structures in Panchkula
 Panchkula, July 9
Cracking its whip on illegal structures in the Budhanpur colony located opposite Sector 16 in the city, the officials of the HUDA today demolished 10 illegal structures.
An illegal structure being razed in the Budhanpur area, opposite Sector 16, in Panchkula on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Day care for elderly women soon
Chandigarh, July 9
If all goes to plan, the city will have its first day care centre especially for senior women citizens of the region by next month. The municipal corporation’s women empowerment committee approved the proposal at a meeting convened today.
Notice to Centre, Punjab on cop’s pay anomaly
Chandigarh, July 9
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has issued notices to Union of India, principal secretary of Punjab and Punjab DGP Paramdeep Singh Gill following an application filed by former
DGP, PSEB Patiala, AP Pandey asking for higher pay scale as per new notification.
MC to instal solar switches on streetlights
Panchkula, July 9
The switching on and off of streetlights manually is soon going to be a thing of the past as the Municipal Corporation is contemplating to instal solar switches on the streetlights in the city.
Zirakpur MC to spend Rs 40 lakh on drainage system
Zirakpur, July 9
The Zirakpur Municipal Council has planned to spend Rs 40 lakh on the drainage system to remove waterlogging problem in
Baltana, Zirakpur and the surrounding areas. The proposal has been mooted after the waterlogging problem faced by residential colonies in the recent rains. The project will be completed in three months.
Teachers updated on new classroom methods
 Mohali, July 9
With an aim to train teachers of Adarsh Schools in latest teaching techniques, the Punjab State Education Board, in collaboration with Lovely Professional University,
Jalandhar, organised a workshop here today.
Teachers at a workshop in Mohali on Friday. A Tribune photograph
‘Power
department harassing consumers’
Chandigarh, July 9
The National Consumer Awareness Group has accused the UT electricity department of harassing consumers.
SI summoned
Chandigarh, July 9
CBI Special Judge Darshan Singh has summoned sub-inspector Ramesh Kumar in a corruption case against Sanjeev Kumar, another cop. The case has been adjourned to July 19.
Dept increases seats in sports wing
Chandigarh, July 9
Increasing the number of seats in the sports wing as compared to the last year, the Chandigarh sports department has allotted 378 seats in schools and 278 seats in the sports coaching centres this year.
PU Sports Quota
Heavy turnout witnessed
Chandigarh, July 9
The last day of the trials for admission in the sports quota at various departments of Panjab University witnessed some heavy turnout of players.
Registration numbers’ auction
‘0001’ fetches Rs 3.25 lakh
Mohali, July 9
Start of the new “L” series saw the VIP number “0001” fetching Rs 3.25 lakh during the auction of “fancy” vehicle registration numbers held at the office of Mohali district transport officer
(DTO) here today.
Woman dies after falling from staircase
Zirakpur, July 9
Baby, a 40-year-old woman, succumbed to her injuries at PGI,
Chandigarh, here, today. She had slipped from the staircase of her house on Thursday.
PU notifies depts on freeship norms
Chandigarh, July 9
Panjab University administration officials today released circulars relating to implementation of the Senate’s decision taken on April 4 to create additional seats as freeships for meritorious and poor students in various departments.
Counselling kicks off at law dept
 Chandigarh, July 9
For admission to 404 seats in Panjab University’s department of laws, the counselling kicked off here today.
Candidates at counselling for admission to the law department at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
PEC counselling from today
Chandigarh, July 9
Counselling for the seat allotment at the PEC University of Technology will begin from tomorrow. The first counselling will be till July 15 and the next counselling session would be held in July end, said officials.
Class XI: Round Two of counselling
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Khant (Fatehgarh Sahib), July 9
