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Sanction pangs plague CBI
Chandigarh, October 25
Proceedings in cases of corruption and misuse of official position registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against employees of the customs and central excise, BSNL and Chandigarh Police have hit a roadblock as the departments concerned have not given approval for prosecution.
Ayurveda needs a holistic approach: Patil
Mohali, October 25
There is a need to adopt a holistic approach to strengthen and popularise ayurveda, as the ancient system of medicine has its own significance, said Shivraj V Patil, Governor, Punjab, and Administrator, Chandigarh, while addressing participants at a seminar on Bhartiya Swasthya Chintan here today.
Punjab Governor Shivraj V Patil at a seminar in Mohali on Monday.
A Tribune photograph
Karva Chauth
Fasting delicacy
Special thali for PU girls
Chandigarh, October 25
Tagged at Rs 35, a special “sargi” thali, will be served to girls at Panjab University hostels on the eve of Karva
Chauth, the most fervently celebrated festival on the campus!
BBMB celebrates vigilance week
Chandigarh, October 25
Bhakra Beas Management Board today celebrated vigilance week at the Central Vigilance Commission’s instance for the 11th consecutive year. A programme in this regard started with the Bhakra Beas Management Board Chairman, AB Agrawal administering the pledge to the officers and officials of Bhakra Beas Management Board.
Govt bans sale of ketamine
May soon be covered under the NDPS Act
Chandigarh, October 25
In a significant but a belated decision, the Government of India has finally banned the open sale of ketamine drug, a veterinary anesthetic, which had gained notoriety as a ‘date-rape’ drug.
Mother Express arrives in city
Chandigarh, October 25
“Mother Express”, an exhibition train showcasing the life and works of late Mother Teresa, was accorded a rousing welcome on its arrival at the city railway station here today.As the train reached platform No 5, hundreds of people, including students from various schools of the
tricity, waved hands, showered flower petals and sang hymns to welcome the train.
Visitors at a painting exhibition on the train on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Misplaced priorities dog admn, MC working
Basic infrastructure crying for attention, particularly in southern sectors
Chandigarh, October 25
Misplaced priorities continue to dog the working of the Chandigarh administration and the municipal corporation (MC). Even as basic infrastructure, particularly in southern sectors, continues to cry for attention, the authorities concerned seem to be going ahead with projects which may not be beneficial to residents in the immediate future.
Sec 63 Housing Scheme
CHB mulls cut in tender period
Chandigarh, October 25
In an apparent bid to make up for the inordinate delay in allotting tenders for the Sector 63 General Housing Scheme, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) authorities are now mulling to reduce the tendering period from six months to one.
Draft master plan likely by December, HC told
Chandigarh, October 25
The issue of renaming city streets is under the UT administration’s scanner. Chandigarh’s master plan committee, in some 20 meetings held so far, has deliberated upon the feasibility of renaming streets and the problem of parking in commercial areas.
Why the Mayor’s hurry, that’s the question
Chandigarh, October 25
Questions are being raised on the urgency of the Mayor sharing the report of councillors who had gone to Gangtok and Kolkata on a study tour with the media on the day some councillors returned from a study tour to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
Rathore to spend Diwali behind bars
Chandigarh, October 25
Former Haryana Director-General of Police SPS Rathore, behind bars in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, will spend Diwali in the Burail jail as his petition for parole will be taken up on November 8.
Textbook scam report today
Mohali, October 25
The inquiry report into the textbook scam, ordered by the Punjab School Education Board, is expected tomorrow.
Festival season rush
Parking chaos dots P’kula
Panchkula, October 25
Come festival season and there is utter chaos in various markets of the city as the Town and Planning Wing of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) failed to plan for sufficient parking place in most markets and public offices of the township.
Allow mining in 5 hectares, crushers’ body urges state
Panchkula, October 25
Irked over the blanket ban on mining in riverbeds in the state, the Stone Crushers and Screening Plant Owners Association
(SCSPOA) has urged the Haryana government for allowing mining in five hectares, which doesn’t need environment clearance.
CAT orders relief for reverted retiree
Wants recruitment rules for
anti-malaria officer to be amended
Chandigarh, October 25
In an unprecedented order, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has directed the health department to amend the recruitment rules for the post of anti-malaria officer.
CBI observes vigilance week
Chandigarh, October 25
The Central bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chandigarh, is observing a vigilance week from today onwards till November 1 following instructions issued by the Central government.
150 attend national integration camp
Chandigarh, October 25
“Youth are the pride of any nation. Youth empowered with moral and spiritual values can become the light-house for a nation.”
Ways to tackle traffic discussed
Chandigarh, October 25
The Chandigarh Administration today decided to implement certain decisions taken at the two meetings of Adminstrator’s Advisory Council
(AAC) with a view to better governance to residents.
‘Soch’ gets off to flying start
Chandigarh, October 25
At the inaugural ceremony of annual media fest of Panjab University Soch-2010, Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti today urged students to ponder over the deeper meaning of the name of their event.
Students take part in a painting
competition during Soch ’10 at Panjab University on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Snag in server harries UGC aspirants
Chandigarh, October 25
On the last day of submitting bank receipt for the online application of National Eligibility Test (NET), applicants faced a harrowing time due to technical hitch in the server of certain banks in Sectors 17 and 22.
Protest by PU students
Chandigarh, October 25
Almost a month after the student poll, Students Organisation of India (SOI) and Students Organisation of Panjab University
(SOPU) held two separate protests outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office.
Book on librarians out
Chandigarh, October 25
Satinder Kaur Ramdev Memorial Trust for Advancement of Librarianship (SATKAL) organised its annual function at the ICSSR Complex,
PU, today. Late T R Bajaj, deputy librarian, PU, was given Satkal’s lifetime achievement award.
UGC seminar on global environment
Chandigarh, October 25
Considering the global threat to environment, the Science Association of MCM DAV College for Women,
Chandigarh, will organise a UGC-sponsored two-day national seminar on “Global Environmental Issues and Climate Change” on November 9 and 10.
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“I can’t see the candles and ‘diyas’ (earthen lamps) that we make, but I know these will light up many households during
Diwali. The very thought gives me immense satisfaction,” said 13-year-old
Shubham.
Panchkula, October 25
