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Firemen Recruitment Scam
More skeletons tumble out
Chandigarh, October 14
The team of the special crime branch of the CBI today seized some more records pertaining to the recent recruitment in the fire and emergency department of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.
Aerocity
GMADA may refund money before Diwali
Mohali, October 14
After conducting a mammoth exercise for the Aerocity draw of lots, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) is in a mood to win over the goodwill of over three lakh unsuccessful applicants by refunding their earnest money by
Diwali.
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Durga Puja celebrations under way at the Kali Bari temple in Sector 47 of
Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Bulbul Case
Home Secy gives nod for action
Chandigarh, October 14
Home Secretary Ram Niwas today ordered the health and police department to initiate proceedings against the accused, including the head of the gynaecology department of the GMSH-16, Dr Veena Sarna, a Diplomate of National Board student (DNB), Dr Deepak Thakur, a security guard and an OPD attendant, in the Bulbul case for medical negligence and destruction of evidence.
Rape Case
Councillor’s husband surrenders
Chandigarh, October 14
Harmail Singh alias Bubby, husband of councillor Sunita Chaudhary, who was booked by the police in a rape case surrendered at the court of additional district & sessions judge GC Garg today. He was sent to judicial remand soon after his arrest.
PEC Scam
I did it elsewhere, too: Co-accused
Chandigarh, October 14
Investigations in the admission scam involving the PEC University of Technology has revealed that Mahinder Bajaj, a co-accused, was also instrumental in fraudulently getting 19 students admitted to a deemed university — Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur — under the direct admission of students abroad (DASA) scheme during the current academic session. Sources in the CBI said Bajaj disclosed this during interrogation.
Motorcyclist killed, 3 hurt in mishaps
Chandigarh, October 14
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, Prabhdeep Singh, was killed while the pillion rider was injured after a car rammed into their motorcycle near the Sector 8 gurdwara here late last night.
City airport gets facelift
International flights from January
Chandigarh, October 14
The new terminal building of the Chandigarh airport is likely to be completed by December this year. The building will cater to around 500 passengers at a time and will be fully air-conditioned with modern passenger facilities, two aerobridges, a visual docking guidance system, escalators, elevators, baggage conveyor belts and CCTV cameras.
Labourers at work at the new terminal building of Chandigarh airport. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Finish road work on time: MC chief
Chandigarh, October 14
Dr Roshan Sunkaria, MC Commissioner, has directed the Chief Engineer’s department to complete all ongoing road works in the stipulated time frame.
CAT sets aside probe against cop
Chandigarh, October 14
Observing that there was no evidence against constable Krishan Kumar, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) today set aside the departmental inquiry against him, on the basis of which two increments were withdrawn.
Cop’s son intimidates student
Rushes to friend’s aid after altercation
Chandigarh, October 14
A senior Punjab police officer’s son was allegedly involved in a verbal duel with a couple at the Sector 3 police station here after his friends had an altercation with the couple in an incident of road rage near the museum roundabout here this afternoon. The matter was later resolved amicably, with the parties reaching a compromise.
Mauli Colony kids being trained in TV production
 Chandigarh, October 14
As a part of a countrywide project of the Union Human Resource and Development Ministry, the less privileged students from Mauli Colony are being trained in television production at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training
and Research (NITTTR), Sector 26.
Students from Mauli Colony being trained in television production techniques at the NITTTR in Sector 26 of Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Ramlila still retains interest among public
Was on the wane in the nineties
Chandigarh, October 14
The Ramlila, the epic tale of the victory of good over evil, is being told and retold for thousands of years and still continues to generate a lot of interest among the people.
Dasehra panel plants saplings
To burn pollution’s effigy to create awareness
Mohali, October 14
The Dasehra Committee, Mohali, planted 200 saplings in association with the combine division of Swaraj in order to check
pollution.
New CT scan, MRI machines at PGI soon
Chandigarh, October 14
The PGI will install a new CT scanner and an MRI machine to cut down the long waiting period for patients.
17 cops honoured
Chandigarh, October 14
The UT IGP on Tuesday awarded 17 police officials, including two inspectors, with first class commendation certificates and cash reward for their outstanding performances.
Exhibition depicts rotting food grain
Panchkula, October 14
The local BJP organised an exhibition of posters depicting thousands of tonnes of food grains rotting in different official godowns and stores, here today. State BJP senior general secretary Veer Kumar Yadav and former Ambala BJP MP Rattan Lal Kataria were present on the occasion.
Kalanga culture has feet tapping
Chandigarh, October 14
Audience enjoyed the folk dances of Botswana presented by Chelenche Che Ngwao group at Baba Makhan Shah Lobana Bhavan auditorium here today.
Artistes perform Botswana folk dance in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Mohali industries delegates to meet today
Mohali, October 14
A 37-member delegation of the Mohali Industries Association (MIA) is attending the Canton Fair 2010, Phase I, which is being held from October 15 to 19.
Burglars decamp with mobiles
Zirakpur, October 14
Burglars struck at a mobile shop in Saini Vihar, Phase V, Baltana, and decamped with mobile phones and accessories worth lakhs of rupees along with Rs 4,000 cash late last night.
They don’t practise what they preach
GMSSS-23 teachers enter into verbal spat over stolen mobile
Chandigarh, October 14
While the UT education department is busy organising seminars to induce discipline among school students, it has failed to teach a similar lesson to its
teachers.
Teachers’ feedback system takes a backseat in schools
Chandigarh, October 14
It seems that the UT education department has failed to fulfil its seven months old promise of reviving the teacher feedback system in schools, which was introduced in 2008 by former DPI (S) SK Setia.
From Colleges
Workshop
chandigarh: Kala Srijan, Creative Hands Society, department of fine arts, Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, Chandigarh, organised a workshop on “Innovative Ways of Gift-Wrapping” today.
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