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Land Acquisition Bill, rehab policy hang fire
Chandigarh,October 18
Over one-and-a-half years after they were passed by the Lok Sabha, the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007, and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, are still hanging fire even though Chandigarh MP Pawan Bansal holds the portfolio of parliamentary affairs.
PGI staff protest after medico ‘slaps’ attendant
Chandigarh, October 18
High drama was witnessed today at PGI when a MHA (master in hospital administration) student allegedly slapped a ward attendant in the hospital’s Nehru building. Following the incident all ward attendants, numbering about a hundred, as well as some other hospital employees gathered in front of the hospital administration department building and sought action against the medico.
Members of the contractual staff protest outside the medical superintendent office at the PGI seeking strict action against the doctor who allegedly slapped lab attendant Muneesh.
Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari
Despite assurance by CM, residents face hurdles
Mohali, October 18
Patwaris, appointed by the Punjab Government to maintain revenue records in rural areas, are also controlling the fate of hundreds of senior citizens in the city; thanks to archaic rules of the state government.
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LURKING DANGERA:
Damaged electricity poll lies along the Ramgarh-Majri chowk road in Panchkula which may cause an
unforeseen eventuality. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
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Cong chief’s post
Bahl, Bhardwaj frontrunners
Sonia Gandhi likely to finalise name soon
Chandigarh, October 18
The race for the president of the Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee (CTCC) is still wide open with incumbent chief BB Bahl and former mayor of the city’s municipal corporation Lalit Joshi Bhardwaj being the frontrunners.
Post of Finance Secy
VK Singh’s name recommended to Centre
Chandigarh, October 18
The Chandigarh Administration has recommended the name of VK Singh, an IAS officer of the 1990 batch and currently posted as the Managing Director of Punjab
Milkfed, for the post of Finance Secretary to the Central government.
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Fans launch a signature campaign in support of Kings XI Punjab at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday.
A Tribune photohgraph
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UT-Mohali border turns protesting ground
Mohali, October 18
Banning rallies at Chandigarh’s Matka Chowk and shifting the venue to Sector 25 by the Chandigarh administration has proved to be counterproductive not only for the Mohali administration but also for the residents of southern sectors.
Few months after the Chandigarh administration banned the entry of protestors into the heart of the city, the latter have discovered a new venue at the entrance to the city beautiful, defeating the very purpose of the UT’s scheme to check protesters from disturbing the normal life in the city.
Cabins of 2 SCOs gutted in Sector 22
Chandigarh, October 18
Cabins of two shop-cum-offices (SCOs), numbers 1004-05, in Sector 22-B opposite the ISBT-17 were gutted last night due to a short-circuit. As the incident occurred at 1 am, no loss of life was reported.
As per the fire department, the incident took place due to a short-circuit in one of the electricity meters in a shop. An eyewitness informed the fire department about the incident.
The shop that was gutted in the Sector 22 market on Monday. Despite an earlier incident of fire at the same place, the authorities have apparently failed to learn any lesson, as open wires can be seen almost everywhere; and entrance & exit points are missing in shops at basements of the market. Tribune photos:
Pradeep Tewari
Cases against bureaucrats welcomed
Chandigarh, October 18
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) yesterday welcomed the registration of cases against some bureaucrats by the CBI on the charges of irregularities in the allotment of land for mega projects.
MC panel nod to recruiting 1,200 sweepers
Chandigarh, October 18
The Chandigarh municipal corporation will soon recruit 1,200 sweepers in the office of the medical officer of health. This was decided by members of the sanitation committee during a meeting under the chairmanship of Sarita Devi here on Friday.
Declining Fertility
Late marriages to blame: Expert
Mohali, October 18
Delay in marriages is leading to medical complications for couples wanting a baby. It is estimated that in the near future, 1 per cent of the babies in the world would take birth through the “In-virtro fertilisation (IVF), popularly known as test tube babies, said Dr Hrishikesh Pai, one of the leading experts in in-vitro fertilisation in the country.
Tribune staffers bereaved
 Tribune employee bereaved
Installation of CCTV cameras in classrooms
Mixed response from teachers, students
Chandigarh, October 18
A new trend of installing CCTV cameras in classrooms at certain private schools has evoked a mixed response from the teacher community with the former calling it “redundant” and “an unnecessary attempt to bring discipline”.
Youth fest ‘emblem’ epitome of girl power
Chandigarh, October 18
Embellished with vibrant colours, the first-ever “emblem” of the zonal youth festival, being held for the Panjab University affiliated colleges (zone B), has now become a fascination at the Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42 campus, the venue of the fest this year.
A student of GCG, Sector 42, decorates a tree at the entrance of the college ahead of the Panjab University Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival in Chandigarh on Monday.
and (right)A gigantic replica of the youth festival emblem at Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42.
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Course on advanced analytical techniques
Mohali, October 18
A three-week intensive course on “Advanced analytical techniques: Basic principles and application for quality assessment of drugs and pharmaceuticals for export” was inaugurated today at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali.
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In one of the largest-ever haul of spurious sweets, UT administration officials today seized 7,500 kg of sweets prepared in unhygienic conditions from three suppliers, who reportedly supply sweets in bulk to major outlets in the city.
