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Mamta Sodha, the first female mountaineer of India, and a resident of
Kaithal, who scaled Mount Everest on May 22, with DGP, Haryana, Ranjiv
Dalal, at police headquarters, Sector 6, in Panchkula, on Wednesday. Atul
Karwal, IGP, Gujarat, who also made the history by fluttering the Indian flag on Mount Everest in 2008, was a special invitee during the meeting. A Tribune photograph
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8 persons have died on ‘killer stretch’
Chandigarh, August 18
With no traffic lights and roundabouts, the road from the Sukhna Lake to the roundabout near the Punjab Civil Secretariat is a killer stretch. This is confirmed by the accident figures. The death of two cousins from Kansal village — 21-year-old Sukhwinder Singh and seven-year-old Harpreet Singh — last night is a grim reminder of other fatal accidents.
Admn told to keep off St John’s principal
Chandigarh, August 18
In a hard hitting directive, the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions has asked the UT administrator to “issue appropriate directions restraining the home secretary, Ram Niwas, and the district Education Officer from harassing Kavita C Dass, principal of St John’s High School, till the disposal of the case by the commission”.
Bulbul Case
HS sends probe report for legal opinion
Chandigarh, August 18
UT Additional Deputy Commissioner PS Shergill and Dr Raj Bahadur, director-principal of the GMCH-32, submitted an inquiry report pertaining to the death of a newborn at the Government Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, to the Home Secretary (HS) here today.
Slum rehab project way behind schedule
Chandigarh, August 18
The UT Administration has finally conceded that its Rs 1,187-crore ambitious slum resettlement project to rehabilitate around 25,000 families is running behind schedule, giving a jolt to the dream of becoming the first slum-free city in the country.
NO END IN SIGHT: The mushrooming slums at Colony No. 5 of
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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CHB has to battle it out alone
Admn washes hands off board’s legal affairs
Chandigarh, August 18
Facing a severe financial crisis after the recent swoop by the income tax department, the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) today also lost the support of the UT administration, which cleared in strong words its stand that it would not be a party to its legal affairs.
1,250 blankets dispatched for Leh victims
Chandigarh, August 18
Expressing solidarity with the victims of the flash floods in the Leh subdivision of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, along with fellow judges, dispatched the first consignment of 1,250 blankets.
Narrow escape for two schoolgirls
An overloaded bus overtook a tractor and applied brakes in the middle of the road. The girls who were standing on the front side of the trailer lost balance and fell down
Panchkula, August 18
Two schoolgirls had a miraculous escape as they fell down from a tractor trailer after an overloaded Haryana Roadways bus applied brakes in front of the tractor near Azad Colony in Sector 21 here today.
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An overloaded Haryana Roadways bus near the roundabout of Sectors 16 and 17; and (right) the spot of the accident at Azad Colony in Sector 21 in Panchkula
on Wednesday. Tribune photos:
Nitin Mittal |
Slapgate at Karsan school
Teachers voice anger
Chandigarh, August 18
With two incidents of outsiders slapping teachers of Government High School, Karsan, having been reported in the past 15 days, schoolteachers today protested against the lack of security.
Overburdened PGI sounds SOS
Hospitals urged to limit referrals
Chandigarh, August 18
Finding it hard to cope with increasing workload, especially in the emergency ward, the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER) has made an appeal to health institutions in the city and its neighbouring states to strengthen their infrastructure and try to minimise the number of referrals to the hospital.
Sellers of second-hand books at Sector 15
27 shed owners get notices over rent
Chandigarh, August 18
The Municipal Corporation has served show-cause notices on 27 owners of second-hand bookseller sheds, who have not been paying their monthly rent to the authorities.
Encroachments by shopkeepers at the second-hand book market in Sector 15,
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
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Sale of unhygienic food unabated
Chandigarh, August 18
As if the viral infections in the rainy season were not enough to play havoc with the health of people, the local administration here seems to be compounding the problem with its criminal negligence and failure to check the sale of unhygienic food.
“Kulcha-chana” being sold unhygienically at Sector 9,
Chandigarh. Tribune photo:
Parvesh Chauhan |
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Hallo Majra’s cremation ground needs resurrection
Chandigarh, August 18
Residents of Hallo Majra village are finding it hard to cremate their dead these days. For, the village cremation ground is shrouded in bushes and wild grass, making it difficult for them to access the place and carry out the rituals.
Wild growth encompasses the cremation ground at Hallo
Majra, Chandigarh. Tribune photio: Manoj Mahajan |
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Minor fire at PGI parking
Chandigarh, August 18
A minor fire broke out at the basement of the multi-level parking of the PGI in front of the new OPD building here today. No loss was reported. Labourers spotted the fire in the basement around 3:30 pm, while construction work was in progress for the expansion of the parking. The fire was extinguished before it could spread.
The parking at the PGI where fire broke out on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
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Emotion in motion
Chandigarh, August 18
After a two-decade hiatus, the Daya Drishti Rang Manch made a majestic comeback with the staging of emotional drama “Fandi ” at the Randhawa auditorium here today. The play written by Dr Shanker Sesh and directed by veteran actor director Charan Dass debated the issue of mercy killing with conviction.
Artistes stage a play ‘Fandi’ at Randhawa auditorium in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
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250 examined at medical camp
Panchkula, August 18
In view of the rapid increase in viral skin diseases a special camp was organised at National Skin Hospital
(NSH) in Mansa Devi Complex here today.
Women front does a vanishing act
Chandigarh, August 18
Exactly one year after the launch of Panjab University Women Front (PUWF), the panel does not have even a single major activity to its credit.
PhD entrance exam goof-up
PEC officials admit loopholes
Chandigarh, August 18
Senior officials of the PEC University of Technology today stated that they did not inform candidates about the syllabi of PhD entrance test, in which five out of nine candidates in the civil engineering department boycotted the exam two days ago.
Outsiders create ruckus at college
Chandigarh, August 18
Four outsiders today entered the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26, and misbehaved with a student of the college.
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