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Mayor chides councillors for indiscipline
Suspends 11 opposition members
Chandigarh, March 29
All eleven opposition councillors of the municipal corporation were suspended from the house for a fortnight by Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh for unruly behaviour and misbehaving with the marshals.
Former Mayor Harjinder Kaur being manhandled after she demanded a CBI inquiry into the booth scam during the MC’s house meeting in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Mayor recommends termination of two councillors
Chandigarh, March 29
Municipal Corporation (MC) Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh (Pali) is going to recommend to the UT Administrator Shiv Raj Patil to terminate two nominated councillors Dr A P Sanwaria and Pallav Mukherjee from the House for their involvement in the local politics. Pali stated this while interacting with mediapersons after the General House meeting
today.
‘Mayor biased against opposition councillors’
Chandigarh, March 29
“Congress Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh is a dictator and has a biased attitude towards the opposition councillors during the general house meetings,” opposition councillors stated this while talking to mediapersons today.
B-school to be named after Capt Kanwaljit Singh
Zirakpur, March 29
Finally meeting the long-pending demand of Zirakpur residents to name an
official building or institution after former Cabinet minister Capt Kanwaljit
Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today announced that an
upcoming business school in the area will be named after him. This was stated by the Chief Minister on the second death anniversary function of late Capt Kanwaljit Singh at Gurdwara Nabha Sahib on the Zirakpur-Patiala highway.
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Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal pays tributes to the late Kanwaljit Singh at Zirakpur on Tuesday. Also seen in the picture is Banur MLA Jasjit Singh Bunny. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Ways to get leave today!
Chandigarh, March 29
If you fear your boss will not bait for usual aches or sudden viral attack, try these
tips.
On the eve of Indo-Pak clash
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Ban on use of flying objects
Mohali, March 29
The Mohali Deputy Commissioner has invoked Section 144 of the CrPC to ban use of any flying object like paraglide, parasail, para-motor, remote-operated light aircraft, aero model, micro-light aircraft, hand glider, hot air balloon, etc, in and around the territory of the PCA Stadium and its corresponding airspace immediately for
tomorrow.
Policemen make own arrangement for food
Mohali, March 29
Hundreds of policemen brought in from different districts of Punjab to provide full-proof security cover in and around the PCA Stadium have been left in the
lurch.
Policemen have food at an eating joint in Phase X, Mohali, on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Special flights for cricket fans
56 aircraft to land in city today
Chandigarh, March 29
With at least six special flights operated by commercial airlines and another about 50 private aircraft expected to arrive here tomorrow, the Chandigarh airport would be witnessing an unprecedented flight
activity.
5,000 cops to maintain vigil
Teams will travel 5 km extra to avoid traffic snarls
Chandigarh, March 29
Heavily burdened with VVIPs descending in droves on the city to watch the semifinal match between India and Pakistan, the Chandigarh Police has, besides exhausting its own limit of deploying 75 per cent of the force for security cover, requsitioned the service of over 2,000 commandos of the paramilitary forces for security cover tomorrow. With prime ministers, high-profile politicians and corporate honchos arriving for the Wednesday's match, the police is not taking any chances on the security
front.
ALL IN PLACE: Members of the Punjab Police Crack Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) deputed for security duty at the PCA Stadium.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Heavy presence of cops affects business
Mohali, March 29
Heavy presence of policemen around the stadium is not only affecting residents living around the PCA stadium, a number of business establishments are losing on business for the past two days.
RELAXING ON JOB: Punjab Police personnel take over a market in Phase X around the PCA Stadium, badly affecting business activity. A Tribune photograph
Security beefed up in Panchkula
Panchkula, March 29
The Haryana police has finally woken up to security in the town in view of the high profile semifinal cricket match between India and Pakistan to be played in Mohali
tomorrow.
A commando keep vigil on the roundabout of Sectors 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar, former Pakistan players Wasim Akram and Rameez Raja, BCCI national selection committee chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth and former West Indies captain and ICC match referee Clive Lloyd arrive in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan and Nitin Mittal
Bigwigs in city just for a day!Pradeep Sharma
Chandigarh, March
29
The VVIPs movement in the run-up for tomorrow’s high-voltage Cricket World Cup semifinal clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan has left the UT Administration officials at their wits’
end.
Stars in favour of Team India: Astrologers
Chandigarh, March 29
Good wishes of a billion people, a cheering crowd of about 30,000 people at the PCA Stadium, led by the Prime Minister and who’s who of the country, and a confident team India. So what can possibly prevent MS Dhoni and his men from crushing Shahid Afridi’s
eleven?
Last-minute rush for tickets
Chandigarh, March 29
The flourishing black-marketing business in the city has caught the fancy of migrant labourers. A majority of daily wagers hailing from UP and Bihar have shifted to last minute “managing”
tickets.
Brisk business for traders
Chandigarh, March 29
The high-octane Indo-Pak semifinal match is turning out to be a big boon for the city’s economy. With the city expected to host about 15,000 visitors, the city’s business community is expecting to register a 40 per cent increase in
sales.
PU Senate okays 2 seats under single girl child quota
Chandigarh, March 29
The Panjab University (PU) Senate today passed a resolution to reserve two seats for a single girl child in every course.
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Panchkula, March 29
