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Liquor to cost more in city from May 1
Chandigarh, April 4
Getting drunk will cost you more from May 1. The next time you gulp beer to beat the heat, be ready to shell out Rs 5-10 more.Ditto for all major brands of whisky whose prices will shoot up by Rs 15-30 per bottle following a steep hike in various taxes in the Excise Policy 2011-12 announced by the Chandigarh Administration today.
The policy makes a departure from the existing system of allotment of liquor shops by inviting applications by introducing a system of inviting tenders for the allotment of the liquor vends.
PU students to get grades in exams now
Nod to semester system in PG
courses
Chandigarh, April 4
Semester system would be implemented in all post-graduate courses offered by Panjab University
(PU) in its teaching departments and affiliated colleges from the academic session 2011-2012.
Additionally, grades would be allotted to students along with marks in all under-graduate and post-graduate course examinations. A special committee, formed by the university Senate at its meeting on March 29, took these decisions today in a meeting.
Governor invites pvt industry to meet internal security needs
Chandigarh, April 4
Stating that the central paramilitary forces need a wide variety of equipment for modernisation and upgrading their capability to meet emerging security requirements, the Governor of Punjab, Shivraj
Patil, called upon the industry to join hands with the government for fulfilling this requirement indigenously.
Governor Shivraj Patil at an exhibition on internal security in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Awareness Meet
GMCH to start day care centre for thalassaemia patients
Chandigarh, April 4
In an attempt to bring some relief to the patients suffering from
thalassaemia, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, here is to start a separate “thalassaemia day care centre” dedicated solely to the care of such patients. This will facilitate the patients who are already undergoing treatment at the hospital along with catering to the overflow of patients at
PGI.
Absence at Ward Meeting
Mayor recommends disciplinary action against six SDOs
Chandigarh, April 4
Municipal Corporation (MC) Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh (Pali) has recommended disciplinary action against six SDOs for not attending the ward committee meeting of Sector 46 scheduled for today. He has asked MC Commissioner Roshan Sunkaria to take disciplinary action against them.
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A NEW BEGINNING |
Students and their parents flock a book shop in Sector 19, Chandigarh, to get course books as the new session began on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Three children go missing
Chandigarh, April 4
Three children in the 5 to 8 age group went missing from their residence in Maloya last evening. Two of them are brothers.
Sex scandal case
Five seek discharge
Chandigarh, April 4
Five accused in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal case have sought discharge from the case, as witnesses have turned hostile in the past hearings. They included Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Raman Mattoo, former J&K ministers; Iqbal Khandey, IAS official; Anil Sethi, former Additional Advocate General (AAG); and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, former DSP. The five moved an application in court today demanding that they shall be discharged keeping in view that the witnesses turned hostile.
Trees uprooted to widen roads
Mohali, April 4
Lack of vision on the part of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has taken a toll on a number of tress planted about an year ago along the road from Franco light point to Phase IV rotary.
The row of trees that has been cut along the road from Franco light point to Phase IV
rotary in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
60,000 throng Mansa Devi temple
Panchkula, April 4
More than 60,000 devotees paid obeisance at the Sri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine near here on the first day of the ‘Chaitra Navratra’ festival that began with traditional fervour today.
Devotees line up to pay obeisance at the Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula
on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Golden colours of
Summer: Trees in full bloom give the Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh, a rich look. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tiwari |
Authorities’ apathy laid bare
Panchkula, April 4
The “apathy” of the authorities towards Sanskritik Kendra Bhawan library at the Mata Mansa Devi temple complex here is evident from the fact that it has been functioning without a librarian for long. At present, an attendant has been performing the duties of a librarian.
The library at the Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
MC under fire to enhance building map fee
Zirakpur, April 4
The Zirakpur municipal council has come under fire for enhancing the building map fee, yet doing little to provide basic amenities to its residents.
A potholed road in Baltana, Zirakpur. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
New DC takes charge
Mohali, April 4
Varun Roozam today took over as the Mohali Deputy Commissioner (DC) in place of Parveen Kumar, who has been posted as the director, Small Savings and Lotteries. The new incumbent was earlier Muktsar Deputy Commissioner.
How reliable is this 44-yr-old transport system?
Chandigarh, April 4
The system was introduced 44 years ago, but residents of the city still have to wonder whether the bus they have boarded will take them to their respective destination.
With no route map or a timetable, around 517 CTU (Chandigarh Transport Undertaking) buses have caused losses running into crores while plying in the tricity which has a population of almost 16
lakh.
A bus queue shelter without a timetable and a route map at Sector 8, Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
CTU incurs Rs 1.50 cr loss per month
Chandigarh, April 4
The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), already running in losses worth
crores, has been burdened with an additional loss of approximately Rs 1.50 crore per month.
As many as 20 air-conditioned buses, which were added three months ago at a cost of Rs 3.05 crore to ply on long inter-state
routes
A view of new buses, not being used, parked at the local depot of the CTU. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Students protest against non-issuance of roll numbers
Chandigarh, April 4
A day before their final exams, nearly 60 students of the department of evening studies, Panjab University, who were not issued roll numbers due to the attendance shortage created a ruckus on the campus, along with certain student leaders by restricting entry of vehicles at gate number 2 opposite Sector 15.
Students of the department of evening studies and members of the ABVP block gate number 2 of Panjab University during their protest on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
PUSU submits memo to VC
Asks to take action against complaints of eve-teasing on campus
Chandigarh, April 4
The Panjab University Student Union (PUSU) today submitted a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor and Dean Student Welfare asking them to take action against complaints of eve-teasing on the university campus.
PUSU activists protest outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office at Panjab University on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
MoU signed for exchange programme
Chandigarh, April 4
The Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET), Dera Bassi, and Wayne State University (WSU), Detroit, the USA, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for exchange of students and research scholars, scientific materials and publications, development of joint programmes for education and research and recruitment of students for undergraduate and postgraduate studies from either country on a reciprocal basis.
6,000 take AIPMT prelim exam
Chandigarh, April 4
Over 6,000 city students took the All-India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) preliminary exam yesterday. The students who thronged over 120 tricity centres claimed that the paper was relatively easy and completely based on the Central Board of Secondary Education specified pattern and NCERT syllabus.
Affiliation issue evokes heated discussion
Chandigarh, April 4
The issue of granting affiliation and extension for certain courses in Panjab University affiliated colleges evoked a heated discussion at the Senate meeting held on March 29.
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