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An electrician risks his life as he repairs wire atop an electricity pole by tying himself with the rope in
Sector 16, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Banks penalised for freezing accounts
Chandigarh, July 23
The district consumer disputes redressal forum has directed HDFC Bank in Mumbai, the manager of the bank’s branch in Sector 35, Chandigarh, and a manager of ICICI Bank to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000
for debarring a customer from accessing his accounts against which a complaint of fraud was pending. The forum, headed by Jagroop Singh Mahal, held: “It is high handedness on the part of the banks if they have taken ten months to dispose of such a simple complaint and keep a hold on the funds deposited in the complainant’s accounts with the banks”.
No takers for rural schools
Chandigarh, July 23
With the UT education department declaring its second merit list for class XI admissions, the dismal state of affairs in rural schools has yet again come to the fore. Despite the department conducting a second counselling session to fill up the large number of vacant seats in these schools, the latter have failed to find any candidates with many of them ending up with just one candidate each.
5 new HCS officers on the way
Chandigarh, July 23
The Chandigarh administration is set to don a new look with five new HCS officers posted on deputation to the UT while three other officers have been repatriated to their parent state of Haryana.
UT empowers MC in a major way
Civic body gets roads, Rose Garden and Leisure Valley
Chandigarh, July 23
Over 15 years after the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) came into being, the Chandigarh Administration has empowered the civic body in a major way. The administration has decided transfer of all roads and gardens, including the Rose Garden, the Bougainvillea Garden and the Leisure Valley, to the MCC - meeting a long-standing demand of the elected
representatives.
CHB allows transfer of discretionary quota flats
Decision to affect 3,000 allottees
Chandigarh, July 23
In a significant decision, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) in its board meeting held today, allowed the transfer of discretionary quota flats. The decision will affect around 3000 such
allottees.
13 booths sealed, 14 held
Chandigarh, July 23
Officials of the UT Administration today sealed 13 booths in Sector 41, which were illegally occupied, and 14 persons have been arrested in this connection.
The officials, including Additional Deputy Commissioner PS Shergill, Assistant Estate Officer Hargunjit Kaur and SDM (south) Prerna
Puri, accompanied by more than 100 policemen reached the spot in the morning. |
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| An official seals a shop; (right) and a shopkeeper is arrested after his illeaglly occupied shop was sealed in Krishna Market, Sector 41,
Chandigarh, on Friday.
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MC not getting rent from milk booths for 3 decades
Chandigarh, July 23
After about three decades the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has woken up from its slumber and has realised that the milk booths located on their land were not paying any rent to them. A report in this regard is going to be tabled at the Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) meeting scheduled for Monday in which the authorities have accepted that no rent is being collected by the department from the milk booths.
Encroachment Drive in Sector 34
Challaned shopkeepers resume business within hour
Chandigarh, July 23
The municipal corporation enforcement department today challaned 13 shopkeepers at the Sector 34 furniture market.
On the complaint of one of the shopkeepers of Sector 34, the MC’s enforcement department carried out an encroachment drive at 4 pm.
As soon as the MC’s anti-encroachment drive was over at the Sector-34 market, 13 shopkeepers who were challaned resumed business without paying any fine in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
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Residents rue poor water supply
Chandigarh, July 23
Residents of Raipur Khurd and Makhan Majra villages are reeling under acute water shortage. Though the problem prevails in other villages also, the situation at the above-mentioned villages has turned from bad to worse.
PGI panel approves hike in allowances of faculty
Chandigarh, July 23
The Standing Finance Committee of PGI fulfilling the long-pending demand of the faculty has approved the increase in allowances. The faculty had been resenting over the delay since the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, which was implemented at PGI in March only.
150 years of IT Dept
Haryana Guv to release Citizens’ Charter today
Chandigarh, July 23
In order to mark the completion of 150 years of its existence, the Income Tax Department, is to organise a function at Bhargava Auditorium, PGI, here tomorrow.
Put up no-smoking boards at public places: SDM
Mohali, July 23
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate has directed officials concerned to put up no-smoking boards in hotels, government offices, banks, post offices, schools and colleges in order to make Mohali district smoke free.
Maestros felicitated with ‘Kala Vibhuti’ award
Chandigarh, July 23
The Chandigarh chapter of national-level leading socio-cultural organisation, “Sanskar Bharti”, engaged in preservation and promotion of Indian performing and visual arts with 1,200 chapters in India organised a special programme to mark the Natraj Poojan Mahotsva and felicitated maestros from respective realms at the Randhawa auditorium here today.
Artistes perform during a function organised by Sanskar Bharti at the Punjab Kala Bhawan in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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Gunshot was fired in ‘self-defence’
Chandigarh, July 23
The police is probing the reason leading to firing of gunshots by a Sector 34 resident on Thursday night.
Mansa Devi board takes over Nepali Baba Dera
Panchkula, July 23
In an interesting turn of events, Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board took over Nepali Baba Dera located near Mansa Devi Temple here today.
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A motorcyclist had a narrow escape when an electricity wire fell on him on the road separating Sectors 36 and 37. Though he escaped unhurt, the bike caught fire. Traffic was halted for almost half an hour. Officials of the electricity department reached the spot and started the repair work. The power supply to both sectors remained suspended on account of work for a few hours. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Woman dies mysteriously
Mohali, July 23
Two persons, including a migrant labourer and a newly wed woman, died in separate incidents at Dera Bassi here today.
MC to outsource water, sewerage billing
Zirakpur, July 23
The Zirakpur MC has decided to outsource the work of monthly billing of water supply and sewage connection to private players.
Rs 17 crore to be spent on waterworks
Mohali, July 23
A sum of Rs 17 crore would be spent on waterworks at villages in the current financial year so that clean drinking water could be provided to people living in rural areas, said NK Sharma, chairman, District Planning Board.
Class XI Admissions
Second counselling over, 2,000 seats still vacant
Chandigarh, July 23
The UT education department declared Class XI admissions second merit list today, wherein over 2,000 seats are still lying vacant in various schools.
Talk on strategic planning and leadership
Chandigarh, July 23
University Business School, Panjab University, held an interactive session today. The session was organised as part of the school’s initiative to make students interact with top CEOs.
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Chandigarh, July 23
Chandigarh, July 23
Zirakpur, July 23
