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Sour taste for sellers
A police team along with officials launch an anti-encroachment drive against roadside kinnow vendors on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph |
2 hrs into meeting, Mayor realises its futility
Reason: MC chief on leave
Chandigarh, December 21
Showing lack of application of mind, more than two-and-a-half hours into a review meeting of an action taken report on projects pending for the last four years in the Municipal Corporation general house today, members suddenly realised that the entire exercise had been meaningless. The reason: The MC Commissioner was on leave and in his absence the meeting had no sanctity since no amendments could be made to the existing policy.
Cong largesse
Laptops for nominated councillors
Chandigarh, December 21
It certainly pays to be a nominated councillor in the Municipal Corporation, particularly during elections for the post of Mayor. Nine nominated councillors, who have been nominated on the basis of being both non-partisan and achievers in their respective fields, were today gifted the high-end Sony Vaio laptops costing Rs 46,500 each by the Congress Mayor, Anu
Chatrath.
Army refuses to give land for 4-laning
Panchkula, December 21
The four-laning of the Manimajra-Kalka-Zirakpur stretch of the National Highway-22 has hit a roadblock with the defence authorities refusing to provide land for the same.
Unchahar Express cancelled
Chandigarh, December 21
With most of the trains running behind schedule in the region due to fog for the past some days, the Northern Railway has decided to temporarily cancel Unchahar Express 4517-4518 running between Chandigarh and Allahabad from December 23. According to railway sources, the train will remain cancelled till January 31. — TNS
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yearender 2010
Another year full of civic disappointments
The municipal corporation has no reason to “feel good” this year as it has neither launched any major new project nor has any old one that was hanging fire for a long time seen the light of the day.
The site of a multi-level parking in Sector 34. This is one of the projects of the MC that has
failed to take off. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Industry in city on revival track
Chandigarh, December 21
With the worldwide recession a thing of the past, the Chandigarh industry is on the revival track. After registering a marginal increase in the number of units and production from 2006 to 2008, the local industry has registered a substantial increase in the number of units and production, a development which may bring cheer to entrepreneurs and the Chandigarh administration.
Removal of unauthorised settlements
GMADA holds draw of lots for 66 evacuees
Mohali, December 21
After years of dialogue, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today set the pace for removal of unauthorised settlements from erstwhile Lambina village falling in Sector 69. The occupants are now being settled at a new site near Matour village. To rehabilitate the evacuees, a draw of lots for 66 evacuees was held at PUDA Bhavan in Sector 62 here. Estate Officer GMADA Balbir Singh said alternative sites had already been kept for the evacuees.
22 BPL families to get flats
Panchkula, December 21
The state government will hold a draw of lots for the allotment of 22 flats to the BPL families from the quota reserved for them in the licensed colonies in community centre at Swastik Vihar in Mansa Devi Complex on December 22.Vijay Sharma, district town planner, said about 183 families had applied for flats and draw of lots would be held at 11 am. The actual cost of the flat was around Rs 1.5 lakh, he added.
Employees to wear black badges
Chandigarh, December 21
Members of the Chandigrah Housing Board Employees Coordination Committee have decided to launch peaceful agitation in a phased manner seeking implementation of the employees’ pension scheme.
Annual function at Saupin’s ends
 Chandigarh, December 21
Annual function of Saupin’s School, Sector 32, concluded here today. The show was inaugurated by chief guest Pawan K Sharma, HCS, DPI (Schools), Chandigarh.
Students of Saupin’s School perform during their annual function at Sector 32 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Students from rural areas visit city
Chandigarh, December 21
A group of 20 students hailing from remote areas of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir arrived in Chandigarh today as part of an Army-sponsored educational and motivational tour under operation Sadbhavna.
SRM Global inks pact with NIIT
Panchkula, December 21
In order to create a complete academic framework for skilled manpower in Information Technology in the region, SRM Global has collaborated with Asia’s largest IT trainer, NIIT, for “Global partnership in education and skill building for enhanced employability.”
Leadership training for students
Patiala, December 21
To inculcate the quality of leadership, confidence and for their exposure to represent themselves in United Nation Assembly, Patiala, Sahodaya Schools Complex organised a two-day training programme at DAV Public School, Bhupindra road, Patiala.
7-day NSS camp begins'
Patiala, December 21
A seven-day NSS camp was inaugurated at Jasdev Singh Sandhu College of Education, Kauli, under the supervision of Charanjit Singh and Dr Harjeet Kaur.
From Schools
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High drama was witnessed in the UT district courts when a ‘sting operation’ by an advocate, exposing the ‘lackadaisical’ security measures at the courts raised a storm amongst lawyers who subsequently expelled the advocate from the District Bar Association by passing a unanimous resolution.
