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‘Cash-at-door’ scam
CBI seeks nod to prosecute ex-HC judge
Chandigarh, July 15
The Central Bureau of Investigation today sought sanction to prosecute former Punjab & Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav after conducting an investigation into the so-called cash-at-judge’s door scam. The case has been adjourned to September 4, 2010.
Porn Case
Summons issued to St John’s principal
Chandigarh, July 15
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Anshul Berry issued summons to the principal of St John’s High School, Sector 26, Kavita C
Dass, at District Courts here today.The case was, meanwhile, adjourned to October 8.
Ignorance on iodine use in food high: Study
16 per cent children in city suffer
from deficiency
Chandigarh, July 15
The saying, “common knowledge is not so common”, seems apt when in a modern city like
Chandigarh, which boasts of an educated population, over 16 per cent children suffer from iodine deficiency, which can cause Iodine Deficiency Disorders
(IDD) - the single most cause of preventable mental retardation and brain damage among children.
Myopic view comes in way of eye donation
Chandigarh, July 15
Even as the tricity has responded well to the efforts of the PGI eye department in eye donation, a lot needs to be done as people suffering from corneal blindness is much high.
Come July 21, Verka milk to cost more
Chandigarh, July 15
Prices of full cream, standard and toned milk are all set to go up by Re 1 per litre in Punjab, from next week. With hike in fuel leading to higher transportation costs and highest-ever milk procurement price offered to dairy farmers, the state dairy cooperative has been left with little choice than to pass the input cost to the consumer.
Class XI Admissions
60 pc unsatisfied with allotment of seats
Chandigarh, July 15
Going by the number of applications submitted for the second round of counselling for government schools class XI admissions, around 60 per cent of students seemed to be unsatisfied with the seats allotted to them in the first counselling.
Hosts of PM’s ‘adviser’ in for trouble
Mohali, July 15
The local hosts of Manmohan Singh, the fake political adviser to the Prime Minister, who befooled the Mohali police, could be in trouble.
Bicycle rally against drug abuse
Mohali, July 15
The SAS Nagar Rotary Club organised a bicycle rally against drug abuse in the city here today.Mohali Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand flagged off the rally, in which over 300 students from nine different schools participated.
Participants in a bicycle rally against drug abuse in Mohali on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
350 saplings planted
Chandigarh, July 15
To promote green and clean environment, a tree plantation drive was carried out at the Sukhna Lake area near the Gurusagar Gurdwara here today. A total of 326 NCC cadets from various institutions of Chandigarh planted 350 saplings of various medicinal and fruit plants.
Less marks in basics of mgmt subject
Students of polytechnic colleges stage protest
Mohali, July 15
Hundreds of students of Polytechnic Colleges of Punjab today staged a protest at the office of director technical education, Punjab, to air their grievances against less marks granted in the subject of basics of management.
Boy rescued from drowning
Chandigarh, July 15
Mohamad Juveer, a 10 year-old boy, was saved from drowning in a seasonal rivulet by joint efforts of a villager, police and fire brigade officials in Budhanpur village near Rajiv Colony, Panchkula, here, this afternoon.
Cop gets 2-yr RI for graft
Chandigarh, July 15
CBI Special Judge Darshan Singh today sentenced head constable Baldev Singh to two-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a graft case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,500 on him. The CBI had arrested Baldev Singh while accepting a bribe of Rs 1,200 from a ‘dhaba’ owner in Sector 31 on October 30, 2007. According to the prosecution, Baldev Singh was on the beat box duty in the Sector 31 market on October 30, 2007. He was allegedly taking Rs 500 per month from Amit Aggarwal of Sector 39-B for allowing him to do his business from an unauthorised place. However, in October, he enhanced the “monthly charges” to Rs 2,000, which Aggarwal was unable to pay.
Rain spells chaos on roads
Zirakpur, July 15
Half an hour or rain led to chaos on roads, as traffic jams were reported from various parts of the town today.
Tribune Impact
YC community centre bookings
cancelled
Chandigarh, July 15
The municipal corporation has cancelled the bookings made by the Youth Congress at two community centres in the city for conducting the latter’s ward body elections. The Congress party’s youth wing had booked the centers, one located in Sector 30 and the other in pocket no 7,
Manimajra, ostensibly for organising social functions though the venues were to be used for holding the polls.
Regularisation of Daily-Wage Earners
Centre to seek legal opinion
Chandigarh, July 15
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to seek a legal opinion on the regularisation of the services of over 2,000 daily-wage workers of the Chandigarh administration and the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh
(MCC).
PU dental clinics OPD schedule
Chandigarh, July 15
The OPD timings of dental clinics at Dr HSJ Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital will follow the new schedule from tomorrow, said director-principal, Dr K Gauba, PU. From Monday to Friday, the timings will be from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm. On Saturday, the timings will be from 9 am to 1 pm. —
TNS
Affiliation
CHANDIGARH: Fashionista-- Fashion School of Technology-- has got affiliation from Punjab Technical University (PTU) for its various courses, including BSc /MSc courses in fashion, textile and interiors, according to a press note issued here on Thursday. —
TNS
Students body accuses UIET of denying admission
Officials refuse to accept fee of
deserving candidate for ME course
Chandigarh, July 15
The Students Organisation of India (SOI) today alleged that UIET officials denied admission to a deserving student by refusing to accept her fee for Masters in Electronics (ME) course.
PEC Counselling
Students raise objections to defence quota
Chandigarh, July 15
At the fifth day of the joint admissions counselling for engineering and architectural colleges being held at PEC University of Technology campus today, more than a dozen students today raised an objection to admission in defence quota on the basis of non-gallantry award.
Declaration of result
Ayurvedic college students given assurance
Chandigarh, July 15
NSUI volunteers of Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, today issued a press note stating that following their protest outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office on Wednesday, the Dean Student Welfare
(DSW) assured them of timely declaration of the result.
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Anticipating security threat, the Air Force authorities have sought the intervention of Mohali Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh Mand in removing illegal
structures.
If Chandigarh senior boys team bit the dust in their opening match against Maharashtra in Santosh Trophy today at
Kolkata, the result of local girls’ team in the 9th Junior National Football Championship for Girls (U-19), being held here, was no different.