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Another doctor quits
GMSH has only 5 gynaecologists now
Chandigarh, April 14
Hundreds of patients at the department of gynaecology, Government Multi-Speciality Hospital
(GMSH), Sector 16, are in for hard times.
Contract health staff, watch out!
Chandigarh, April 14
Over 700 contractual workers on sensitive posts with the UT health department, recruited through outsourcing, including doctors and paramedics, are under the scanner, with the department proposing to verify their antecedents for any possible violation in their appointments.
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Festive Spirit |
Devotees throng Nada Sahib Gurdwara on the occasion of Baisakhi in Panchkula on
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‘Who is Preity Zinta?’
Chandigarh, April 14
“Who is Preity Zinta? You cannot go in without proving your identity,” said a CISF cop whom the Bollywood actress refused showing her identity card at the Chandigarh Airport before boarding her flight here today.
No uniformity in firemen’s dressing
Chandigarh, April 14
Ignoring regulations governing uniforms displaying various ranks, it has now become a routine practice for junior officers to wear uniforms of higher ranks and lead parades.This was evident today, celebrated as Fire Services Day, when leading fireman Baljinder Singh, who led the parade contingent, was seen wearing the uniform of a higher rank.
Chandigarh airport gets new terminal
 Chandigarh, April 14
The new terminal building of the Chandigarh airport was informally opened for passengers today. The director of the airport HS Toor said the terminal had been opened on a trial basis for the next fortnight and during this period the process of shifting the official establishment from the old building to the new one would be undertaken.
Passengers coming out from the newly built up terminal at the Chandigarh Airport on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Grand old man of Punjabi theatre honoured
Chandigarh, April 14
More than 200 folk artistes from Virsa Vihar Kender, Amritsar, Malwa Heritage foundation Bhatinda,the
NZCC, Patiala, and amateur folk dancers from other places enthralled the audience at a cultural show here today.
Assurance of insurance again
MC’s fourth lollipop to firemen in four years
Chandigarh, April 14
Once again, the municipal corporation (MC) authorities have given the lollipop of an insurance cover to its 261 firemen on the occasion of the Fire Services
Day.
Layal Baljinder Singh, fire officer, salutes at the Fire Services Day function
at the Fire Service headquarters, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Fire Services Day observed
Chandigarh, April 14
A week-long special fire safety drive was launched by the fire emergency department to check fire safety norms in buildings and markets in the city.Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh disclosed this while addressing firemen on the Fire Services Day here. Smartly dressed fire brigade personnel took out a parade, which was inspected by the Mayor, followed by a flag-hoisting ceremony.
UT admn all set to wear new look
Chandigarh, April 14
A new-look UT administration is in the offing. While the new adviser to the administrator, KK Sharma, an IAS officer of the 1983 batch of the AGMUT cadre, joins office on Friday, the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) and the city’s municipal corporation are to get new heads shortly.
Taking off from city to cost more soon
AAI likely to levy user development fee
Chandigarh, April 14
Flying from smaller cities such as Chandigarh, Srinagar and Dehradun is likely to become costlier, with the state-owned operator, Airports Authority of India (AAI), proposing to levy a user development fee
(UDF). The AAI has sought the Civil Aviation Ministry’s approval to levy the UDF in the range of Rs 200 to Rs 250 on those flying out from these airports, an AAI official said.
Newborn girl’s body found
Chandigarh, April 14
The body of newly born girl was found abandoned under the bridge near the railway station light point here this evening. It was spotted by a passerby and the police was informed. The body was kept at the mortuary of the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital in Sector 16. The police said the body appeared to be a couple of days old. All hospitals in the city were informed.
Consumer commission
SBI told to pay former employee Rs 28,408
Chandigarh, April 14
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has set aside the order passed by the consumer forum, dismissing a complaint filed by a city resident against the State Bank of India (SBI), and directed the bank to redeposit Rs 28,408, along with 12 per cent as interest and litigation costs of Rs 5,000, to the complainant.
Emmar MGF directed to allot plot at Mohali Hills
Chandigarh, April 14
The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed realtor Emmar MGF Land Private Limited to allot a plot to two city residents at Mohali Hills in Sector 105, besides paying a compensation of Rs 50,000 for causing them mental harassment and Rs 1.5 lakh for producing false evidence to defeat the claim of the complainant and dodge the commission.
Encroachment on choes rampant
Mohali, April 14
Instructions of the Mohali district administration and drainage department to free the seasonal rivulets from encroachments and other obstructions have gone unheeded.
Outreach centres in Mohali nearing completion
Mohali, April 14
Five outreach centres being set up by the Mohali police in different parts of the town for the convenience of residents are nearing completion.
Zirakpur to get health centre by April-end
Zirakpur, April 14
Zirakpur to get health centre by April endThe health services in Zirakpur are expected to improve by April end with the commissioning of a 30-bed community health centre at Dhakoli village. The construction of building was to be completed by March 31.
Residents protest road blockade by NHAI
Panchkula, April 14
Hundreds of residents of Sector 20 and Sector 12-A staged a demonstration on the Zirakpur-Kalka national highway (NH-22) after the national highway workers dumped sand on a road in the vicinity, thus blocking the sector’s road opening on the highway this afternoon.
Manouli bridge yet to see light of day
Mohali, April 14
The Punjab government has failed to complete the work on the Manouli-Derri bridge, causing great inconvenience to residents of the area.
9-yr-old killed in mishap
Zirakpur, April 14
Nagma, a 9-year-old girl, was killed after being hit by a speeding truck on the VIP road here this morning. The deceased was playing along the road when the incident occurred. The victim died on the spot. The body was handed over to family. However, no case was registered till the filing of this report.
Rs 45.99 lakh given under shagun yojna
Panchkula, April 14
Financial assistance of Rs 45.99 lakh was provided to 288 beneficiaries by the District Welfare Department under the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojna in the last fiscal ending March 31.
What’s the right choice for you?
Chandigarh, April 14
Even as Class XI admission season has set in, over 14,000 students in the city are still confused. The big question of choosing the right stream stalks both parents and students, who are running from pillar to post. While many claim to have found the answer and have even sort admissions a majority may be wrong.
Admission costs pinch students
Chandigarh, April 14
The “costly” application process at Panjab University has once again left thousands of admission seekers baffled. With the cost of prospectus being Rs 1,800 and the average cost of applying to three courses running up to a minimum of Rs 3,000, both applicants and their parents are up in arms against the university’s indifferent attitude towards poor students.
Bicycles given to needy students
Chandigarh, April 14
People in large numbers participated in the Go Green Cycle Rally organised by the State Bank of India here today.The rally aimed at creating awareness about global warming. It was flagged off by managing director of the bank Diwakar Gupta and UT Home Secretary Ram
Niwas.
Children take out a cycle rally at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Patiala, April 14
All four top seeds — Vishnu Vardhan, Yuki Bhambri (both India), Jullien Dubail (Belgium) and Marc Fornell (Spain) — made it to the semifinal in the singles category of the ongoing Union Bank ITF Men’s Futures US $10,000 Tennis Tournament at Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association courts, Sector 10, here today.