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Liquor vend cashier robbed of Rs 5 lakh, shot
Zirakpur, January 3
Two masked motorcycle-borne youths shot dead a cashier at a liquor vend in Baltana while robbing him of ` 5 lakh in cash today morning. The incident took place near the bank square in Kalgidhar Enclave on the Zirakpur-Kalka highway when the victim, Mahavir Singla, 35, was on his way to a nearby branch of Kotak Mahindra Bank to deposit the vend’s sale proceeds. The bank branch is located only 300 metres from the vend.
The site where the cashier was shot
dead; and (right) a grieving family member. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
This time, a perfect 10 for Ganesh
Chandigarh, January 3
For those with grit and determination, failures cease to exist and it is only temporary setbacks that bolster their fighting spirit. This would hold true for a Sector 44 resident, Ganesh Sharma, a physically challenged boy, who beat all odds and went on to completed his matriculation despite being confined at his home for most of the time.
Leaked CAT result leaves students confused
Chandigarh, January 3
|A link posted on a popular website for MBA aspirants today displayed an alleged “leaked CAT online test result” leading to confusion among city students who appeared for the test last year.Results of the Common Admission Test (CAT) are to be declared on January 12, 2011.
Mid-day Meal
UT to hand over seven kitchens to CITCO, institutes
Chandigarh, January 3
The UT will hand over seven newly constructed Mid-day Meal kitchens to Hotel Mountview (CITCO), CIHM and AIHM for preparing the meal for schoolchildren. The arrangement is bound to reduce the cost of transportation.
Students educated about personal hygiene
 Chandigarh, January 3
The UT education department and Yuvsatta, an NGO, inaugurated a “Total Sanitation” programme today.Supported by WAPCOS India Limited, Government of India, the initiative aims at mobilising schoolchildren and eventually the community, for adopting practices like hand washing, segregation of waste, personal hygiene, use of toilets and conservation of water. Pawan Kumar
Bansal, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, graced the occasion.
Pawan Kumar Bansal, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, inaugurates a sanitation programme at Sector 26, Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph
Skill development training for slum kids
Chandigarh, January 3
In a bid to provide certified skill development training to under-privileged children of the
tricity, the Educational Television Centre of National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research
(NITTTR), Sector 26, today started a special one-month course.
Oppn to file petition against Mayor’s election
Seeks Bansal’s resignation over cell phone issue
 Chandigarh, January 3
Opposition parties in the Chandigarh municipal corporation have demanded the resignation of union minister and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal for interfering in the poll procedure to elect the Mayor.
Leaders of various parties allege irregularities during the mayoral elections at Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Cold wave here to stay
 Chandigarh, January 3
The city remained in the grip of an intense cold wave for the second day today with the day temperature and chilly winds making life difficult for people. The city remained colder than Shimla at 13.2 degrees Celsius, 8 degrees below normal, for the second day. Shimla recorded 14.1 degrees C today.
NO STOPPING THEM: Young cobblers enjoy a light moment at the Sector 17 Piazza, as chilly conditions prevail
in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Centre releases Rs 4.26-cr grant
Chandigarh, January 3
In a major boost to tourism in the city, the union ministry of tourism has released the sanctioned amount of Rs 4.26 crore as central financial assistance for the development of Japanese Garden in Sector 31.
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Hands behind the castles |
A woman makes bricks on the Landra-Fatehgarh road. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Tips on road safety given
Chandigarh, January 3
In order to spread awareness on traffic among drivers of different category of vehicles, the Road Safety Day was observed at Community Centre, Industrial Area, Phase I, here today.
Aerocity Draw of Lots
GMADA to have 2 more urban estates
Mohali, January 3
Here is a good new for those who were unsuccessful in the draw of lots for the Aerocity. After the 1,500 acres IT City near Mohali and an urban estate at Mullanpur, the Greater Mohali Area Authority (GMADA) today decided to bring out two more urban estates, one near Siswan T junction on the Chandigarh-Baddi road and the second along the proposed Chandigarh-Kharar bypass in Sector 134.
Technical institutes to issue clearance certificates
Mohali, January 3
To ensure that the applicants of learners or regular driving licences are well averse with basic traffic rules and safe-learning guidelines, the Punjab Transport department will authorise technical institutes to issue clearance certificates before the department issues their regular
licences.
Punjab Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal gives a sapling to a participant during a traffic safety week in Mohali
on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Accused send to 10-day police remand
Panchkula, January 3
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has ordered for a 10-day police remand for Swami
Aseemanand, an accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case here today. The blast occurred in Hyderabad in 2007. This was the second time when he was sent in police custody for 10 days since he was brought here from Hyderabad on December 22.
A woman braves the chill to reach its destination on a cloudy Monday in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph |
Meeting of Sector Welfare Associations
Increasing thefts, snatchings worry members
Chandigarh, January 3
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) in its executive meeting yesterday expressed concern over the increasing cases of theft, burglary, snatching, robbery, kidnapping, rape, murder, drug trafficking and traffic violation in the city.
Motorists grope in the dark
Chandigarh, January 3
Residents of the southern sectors, especially those commuting on roads in Sectors 32, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, continue to drive in the dark due to non-functional streetlights.This despite the numerous representations and complaints made by the residents to the authorities concerned to get these fixed.
Mayor plans to improve civic amenitiesin villages
Chandigarh, January 3
To improve civic amenities in villages, a plan will be chalked out by the authorities, at the first meeting convened by Municipal Corporation Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh (Pali) with MC officials today.
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Educating Them |
Chandigarh Police holds awareness workshop for auto-rickshaw drivers during the Road Safety Week, Sector 12,
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Education board calendar released
Mohali, January 3
The Punjab School Education Board chairmanDr Dalbir Singh Dhillon today addresseda rally at board headquarters and released board calendar and diary for 2011.He gave a call to the officials and board employers to set up a goal of providing better services to the students and others, who visit the board headquarter regarding jobs.
Girl commits suicide
Chandigarh, January 3
A 13-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at Dadu Majra Colony here today. The victim, Gulab Shah, was a student of class VII in a local school.
Fellowship for PU professor
Chandigarh, January 3
MS Johal of the zoology department, Panjab University, has been awarded professor emeritus fellowship for two years. He has worked on the fish biodiversity of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh and has also suggested strategies for conserving endangered fish species and biology of Indian, European and Egyptian freshwater fish species.
B-school to come up in
Zirakpur
Zirakpur, January 3
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is all set to come up with a world-class management institute “Dashmesh Business School” at Dhakoli village,
Zirakpur.According to the SGPC officials, this upcoming institute will provide all modern facilities to students and classes will begin from 2012.
Teachers training programme ends
Chandigarh, January 3
The 10 day in-service course for science teachers (TGTs) of Jammu, Delhi and Chandigarh concluded here yesterday.During the course, teachers prepared lessons on computer under eCTLT (Comprehensive Teaching Learning Tool), an innovative concept introduced by MS Chauhan, assistant commissioner, KVS, Chandigarh region.
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