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Accused held, close associate of Mayor Pali
Chandigarh, March 18
The UT police today arrested a close associate of the Mayor as an accused in the assault on a former Ranji player in Sector 35 last year.
Good news for Bacchus lovers
Panchkula to have pubs, licensed drinking places
Panchkula, March 18
Following in the footsteps of Chandigarh, Panchkula too is joining the league of big cities, as the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department has decided to issue licences for pubs in the town under the new Excise Policy 2011-12.
Mohali to have 99 liquor vends
Mohali, March 18
The number of liquor vends in Mohali have been decreased to 99 from 102 in the new Excise Policy 2011-2012. The number of groups have also been fixed at 24 compared to 34 last year, meaning that small players would have a tough time in participating in the draw of lots.
City tops country in road fatalities per capita
Chandigarh, March 18
The ‘City Beautiful’ now ranks first in another urban parameter, though dubious this time. Already known for having the highest per capita income and the largest number of vehicles per person, the country’s “richest” city with sprawling roads and ornate rotaries has now added a new distinction - it leads in the fatal road accident rates per capita.
Zirakpur council in HC line of fire
The Zirakpur municipal council has now come in the Punjab & Haryana High Court’s line of fire. Justice Rajive Bhalla ruled: “Despite the absence of any permission or access to the national highway, the town’s municipal council has sanctioned building plans for hotels, shops and other establishments that have no right of access to the highway. Before sanctioning any plans the council should take note of the absence of any permission and direct parties to approach the authority concerned for providing access to the highway.”
Kidnap drama in Sector 26
Panchkula, March 18
High drama was witnessed at Sector 26 as a family alleged that a man tried to kidnap their six-year-old daughter from outside their residence.However, the police refuted the claim, stating that the man was under the influence of liquor and was not involved in kidnapping.
UNITED COLOURS OF HOLI
‘Liveliest’ celebrations on PU campus
Chandigarh, March 18
Panjab University campus was draped in the colours of Holi today as students from different departments splashed colours on each other to celebrate the festival. This year’s Holi celebrations on the campus were the liveliest, said certain faculty members.
The Big
Splash: Holi spirit pervaded Panjab University as students drawn from various departments were at their expressive best, drenching each other with water and applying colours to each other ahead of the festival on Friday. Tribune lensman S Chandan captured some of them in their festive mood on the campus. |
Harmful colours may spoil festivity
Chandigarh, March 18
Though city residents are all set to let their hair down on Holi, there is a word of caution from experts. The bright colours that come in vibrant shades and are available in markets in urban as well as rural areas, besides slums, can be a mix of harmful industrial dyes, chemicals or engine oil.
The Tender
JOY: Kids can’t contain their excitement as they colour one another at Shivalik Public School, Phase VI, Mohali, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
The Mad
Rush:With the festival round the corner, the rush of homeward-bound passengers has increased. Passengers are seen running to catch the Unchahar Express bound for Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, at the Chandigarh railway station on Friday.Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Consumer forum orders set aside
Debarred by the apex court to take up telecom services cases
Chandigarh, March 18
Notwithstanding the apex court’s order debarring consumer courts from entertaining disputes related to telephone connections and billing, the UT district consumer forum has been passing orders in such cases, only to be turned down by the commission.
Mercury rising, get ready for summer splash
Chandigarh, March 18
It’s time for city residents to sing Glenn Frey’s 1985 chartbuster song from the movie Beverly Hills Cop, “The heat is on” and enjoy the festival of colours to the maximum. With the weatherman predicting further rise in the temperature, there can be no better song to hum.
Take strict action against violators: Residents’ body
Chandigarh, March 18
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation will not have to hike water tariff if it takes stringent action against defaulters and impose heavy fine on residents wasting precious water, suggested the Federation of Sector Welfare Associations, Chandigarh, in a communiqué to the MC.
Landlord pays for tenants deeds
Told to shell out Rs 1.51 lakh as water charges
Chandigarh, March 18
Keeping a tenant and then reporting his illegal activities of allegedly stealing Municipal Corporation supplied water for commercial purposes has cost a Phase II Industrial Area resident dear.
Insurance firm told to settle claim
Chandigarh, March 18
The UT Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed United India Insurance Company to pay Rs 10,000 in compensation along with the litigation cost of Rs 7,000, besides settling an accident claim of Rs 75,619 of a city resident, Naushad Khan.
Jet Airways penalised for loss of baggage
Chandigarh, March 18
The UT Consumer District Forum has directed the station manager of Jet Airways, Chandigarh airport, to pay Rs 6,403 in compensation for misplacing the baggage of a local resident.
Power cuts are here
Mohali, March 18
Even as the day temperature has started to rise, residents face inconvenience due to power cuts imposed in Mohali.Though officials of the Punjab State Power Corporation claimed that power cuts were being imposed only for an hour or so daily, residents witnessed power disruptions, in addition to the scheduled timings, over the past three days.
Mohali cops seek Tanishq dacoity suspects’ warrants
Mohali, March 18
The Mohali police have sought the production warrants of the Tanishq dacoity suspects to probe their role in the robbery at a Nokia godown at Badh Majra village in Kharar in 2009.The main suspect in the Tanishq dacoity is Paras Soni, alias Pritpal Singh. In December 2009, mobile handsets worth lakhs were stolen after drugging three security guards.
PU fails to publicise scholarship scheme
Of Rs 12 lakh that was earmarked as scholarship fund for underprivileged students, only
Rs 3.5 lakh was disbursed.
Chandigarh, March 18
An unpublicised campaign by Panjab University to provide scholarships to the underprivileged students has boomeranged this year with very few interested applicants who turned up to avail it.
Mega job fair
Chandigarh, March 18
Gurukul Vidyapeeth in association with Panache Global Consultant held a mega job fair here today. Over 1,200 students from 26 technical and management colleges from various parts of north region participated. According to a press not issued here, HR heads of 20 companies, including 11 MNCs, were present at the fair. The fair was organised to provide a genuine platform to managment and engineering graduates in the corporate sector.—
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Seminar
The Department of political science, Panjab University, is organising a national seminar on the theme “Comparing regions and states: Politics, economy and sustainability” on March 21 and 22, 2011. Sudha Pai, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, will deliver Professor Pradeep Kumar memorial lecture on “Interrogating state politics: Trends and tendencies” on March 21, 2011 at 9.30 am in the ICSSR Complex, PU complex.
518 girls get degrees
Chandigarh, March 18
Postgraduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42, organised its 25th annual convocation function on the college premises today conferring around 518 degrees on this occasion.
WE DID IT: Girls in a jubilant mood after receiving degrees at a convocation
function at the Postgraduate Government College for Girls in Sector 42,
Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
‘Role of media and communication changing’
Chandigarh, March 18
The School of Communication Studies, Panjab University, hosted a lecture by Professor Matthew Hibberd, Head of Department of Film, Media and Journalism, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, to address the students on the topic: ‘Managing Crisis - Communications in difficult times’ here today.
Annual day at EuroKids
Chandigarh: EuroKids, Sector 18, held its annual day celebrations on Friday at Motiram Arya School Auditorium. The teachers of EuroKids, trained the tiny tots to present an array of programmes. Parents, guests, applauded the performances of kids who danced and sang in solos and groups to mark this day.
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The UT administration can now go ahead with its plans on expanding the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology
Park.
Sri Guru Gobind Singh (SGGS) Khalsa College defeated Post-Graduate Government College for Men (PGGC-11) in the ongoing Inter-College Cricket Tournament, being organised by the UT sports department, at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, here today.
Chandigarh, March 18