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Ghost of Mega Projects
HCS officers not willing to join UT administration
Chandigarh, August 10
UT administration officials are, these days, caught in a difficult situation with HCS officers not occupying their new posts despite their recent transfers. With the recent repatriation of certain officials of the UT administration to their parent cadres, important portfolios were transferred to the new entrants. However, only two of the four HCS officers have joined the UT administration.
Abandoned baby found outside orphanage
Chandigarh, August 10
A nine-month-old baby boy was found abandoned outside the local Missionaries of Charity home for orphaned children and the destitute in Sector 23 here today.The staff informed the police about the incident and shifted the infant to the Government Multispecialty Hospital, Sector 16 where doctors have kept him under observation.
PU, UK varsity sign MoU
Chandigarh, August 10
RC Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University, UK, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) involving exchange of students and faculty between two universities.
Appointment of Secretary
Punjab edu board official in soup
Mohali, August 10
After dragging the Punjab government and officials of Punjab School Education Board to the court over appointment of secretary of the board, a joint secretary in the board, Sukhwinder Kaur Saroya, is in trouble.
Failing health no setback for this prof
Chandigarh, August 10
He survived two kidney transplants, yet continued his academic pursuit, wrote research papers, published books and even guided PhD scholars at Panjab University during his troubled times. Deterioration in his health from the past seven years did not deter Dr Narinder Kumar, associate professor in the department of statistics, PU, from performing his duty as a teacher.
Dr Narinder Kumar
Delivery in Auto-rickshaw
General Hospital authorities in damage-control mode
Bring victim to hospital from home; admit her
Panchkula, August 10
Stung by media criticism over turning away a woman in labour pain, the authorities at General Hospital came in the damage-control mode and brought the victim to the hospital in its ambulance from her home.
CBI becoming tool of Congress: BJP
 Chandigarh, August 10
Exhibiting different sets of rules for banning rallies in the city, the UT Administration today allowed the BJP activists to hold a protest outside the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) regional office in Sector 30, here, this morning.
(From right) BJP leaders Harmohan Dhawan, Sanjay Tandon and Satyapal Jain sit on a silent protest in front of the CBI office, Sector 30, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
Artistes Rejoice
Tagore Theatre rent down by 40 pc
Chandigarh, August 10
At the receiving end of the theatre groups for exorbitant rental of the Tagore Theatre, the Chandigarh Administration today announced a major rollback and pegged rentals for the amateur groups at Rs 15,000 per performance.
Rape Case: Minor victim turns hostile
Chandigarh, August 10
In a new twist to the rape case against industrialist Manjit Singh Arora, the minor victim today turned hostile stating that her mother had forced her to give the previous statement.
Mohali resident dies in road mishap
Chandigarh, August 10
A Mohali resident was killed in a road accident today while his wife had a narrow escape after a CTU bus knocked down his motorcycle in
Maloya.The police said the victim had been identified as Shiv Kumar, a resident of Mohali. He was returning home along with his wife when the mishap occurred.
Woman commits suicide
Chandigarh, August 10
Sarada Devi, a 40-year-old housewife, today committed suicide by hanging herself at her Sector 36 residence here.The police said Sarada was under depression and had been undergoing treatment from the PGI.
Book on pulmonary medicine released
Chandigarh, August 10
PGI director Prof KK Talwar released a book on pulmonary medicine authored by PGI Dr D Behera here yesterday.The first edition of the book entitled “Text Book of Pulmonary Medicine- IInd Edition, 2010,” was published by Dr Behera about 15 years ago and the present edition updates the developments that have taken place during this period.
Scholarship for medical students
Chandigarh, August 10
The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, has introduced scholarship scheme for students willing to serve Central Para-Military Forces (CPMFs) this year.
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The group headed by Jaspal Kaur Kang made a clean sweep in the Panjab University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) elections held on the campus today.
Zirakpur, August 10
