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When UT education dept sprinted through marathon
n 248 employees screened 3,134 applicants in just 13 hrs
n Rs 5,30,110 spent in a single day
Chandigarh, April 16
In a shocking revelation, it has now come to light that the UT education department had last year deployed 248 of its employees to interview 3,134 applicants for 387 advertised posts of school guest faculty in a span of just 13 hours at an absurd rate of 241 applicants per hour or four per minute or, still, one every 15 seconds.

Treetop Protest: Day II
Nagla hangs in there amid frenzy
Nagla (Zirakpur), April 16
It was a retake of Bollywood flick “Peepli Live” on day two of the protest by Avtar Singh Nagla, a politician-turned-protester.

in his zone: Avtar Singh Nagla’s act of perching atop a tree for over 34 hours drew media’s attention at Nagla village, Zirakpur, on Saturday. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

First liver transplant at PGI
Chandigarh, April 16
The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) today achieved a major breakthrough with its doctors successfully transplanting a donated liver of a teenage girl into a 44-year-old Vijay Khurana, a resident of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The donor, a resident of Jind (Haryana), had been brought to the neurosurgery department of the PGI after she met with an accident and was declared brain dead. Her family decided to donate her liver.

COMMUNITY

Bomb Hoax: Caller held
Chandigarh, April 16
A day after a hoax call claiming a bomb in the Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat sent the police in a tizzy, the crime branch arrested 29-year-old Surjit Mann, a resident of Sector 39, for the crime today.

Mock drill at Shastri Market
60 pc shops found lacking fire extinguisher
Chandigarh, April 16
Around 60 per cent of shops in the old Shastri Market in Sector 22 were found without a fire extinguisher by members of the municipal corporation’s fire committee during a mock drill conducted in the market here today.

A fireman douses a flame during a mock drill at Shastri Market in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

High voltage damages electric appliances
Zirakpur, April 16
Residents of GMS Apartment and Green City, Dhakoli, claimed that high voltage current from the newly set up joint electric meters box had damaged their electric appliances.
A damaged voltage stabiliser; and (right) residents show low height electric wires outside their houses at Green City, Dhakoli, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

Railways
Waiting list grows ahead of summer rush
Chandigarh, April 16
If you are planning to go on a vacation this summer, make sure you rush to the booking counter and get your train ticket well in advance.

Golden Forest seeks nod to sell property
Tells SC panel that the move will allow it to settle investors’ claims
Chandigarh, April 16
The management of Golden Forests Ltd (GFIL) has urged the panel set up by the Supreme Court, to allow the company to sell its prime property to settle the claims of about 25 lakh investors of the company. The property owned by the company is located near Lalru, Punjab, on the National Highway 22.

Head constable suspended
Chandigarh, April 16
Two days after two PCR personnel were suspended after being found drunk on duty, another head constable with the PCR was suspended today for a similar offence.

Dramatic narration of ‘Amber Habshi’ wins accolades
Chandigarh, April 16
Dramatic narration of Delhi-based acclaimed poet playwright Dr Narender Mohan’s latest Hindi play “Amber Habshi” and a “Ru-ba-Ru” session on critical appreciation of the play was organised by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi at their auditorium here today.

Absence of inter-sector bus service
P’kula residents at mercy of auto-rickshaw operators
Panchkula, April 15
Population: 2.10 lakh. Number of buses: 20 low-floor. Number of routes: three. This sums up the transport system in Panchkula, which boasts of being the state’s unofficial capital and the “first planned city”.
An official of the Haryana Roadways sits in a relaxed mood at the enquiry counter; and (right) passengers wait for their bus at the interstate bus terminus at Sector 5 in Panchkula. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal

GMADA to maintain parks for 2 more years
Mohali, April 16
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has decided to keep the work of maintaining parks with itself for at least two years instead of handing it over to the Municipal Corporation even as the city has been divided into three zones for maintenance of parks.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

2 kids among four hurt in blast
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 16
Four people, including two children, received serious injuries after a blast in a godown on the Rajwaha road near Ajnali-Tirlokpuri village.



One of the injured of the blast in a godown at the Civil Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, on Saturday. A Tribune photograph

Officials told to begin wheat procurement
Fatehgarh Sahib, April 16
Additional principal secretary to Punjab Chief Minister Gagandeep Singh Brar yesterday paid a visit to grain markets of the town.

Bio-diesel plants axed
Dera Bassi, April 16
Taking a note of The Tribune report, the bio-diesel plants (rattanjot), whose fruits made three children fall seriously ill on April 12, were today axed from the farmhouse. However, plants were still intact on the other side of the link road.

1,200 awarded degrees
Kharar, April 16
Around 1,200 students were awarded degrees during the seventh annual convocation function of the Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, here today.

‘Values lack among the educated’
Ropar, April 16
A two-day national seminar on moral and ethical values for professionals started at IET, Bhaddal, here yesterday. Chief guest Bibi Dr Inderjit Kaur, chairperson, Pingalwara Society, said deficiency of human values was found more among the educated. “People lay emphasis on having education, but fail to imbibe principles of education in their persona,” she added.

No promotion if vigilance probe pending: HC
Chandigarh, April 16
Just about a month after the Supreme Court quashed the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, the Punjab and Haryana High Court quoted his case to rule that a candidate’s name cannot be recommended for appointment to a higher post once a vigilance inquiry has been initiated against him.

Samjhauta blasts case deferred till April 30
Panchkula, April 16
The special court here today deferred the hearing in connection with the Samjhauta blasts case till April 30 as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) once again failed to produce Swami Aseemanand, accused in a number of terror incidents involving right-wing Hindu outfits.

4 snatchers produced in court
Panchkula, April 16
The police arrested two snatchers who were involved in a purse snatching case at Sector 14 here late last night. The two accused, who have been identified as Shahil, a resident of Kurhari village, Hardoi district (UP) and Mahesh, a resident of Dev Ramau village, Unav district (UP), were in the local court today, which remanded them in police custody.

60-yr-old man killed in mishap
Chandigarh, April 16
A 60-year-old man was killed after being hit by a speeding Zen car near the Sectors 37, 38, 40 and 41 roundabout here today.

NRI booked for cheating
Panchkula, April 16
The police has registered an FIR against an NRI and four middlemen for cheating on the complaint of a girl and her parents.

Sarang propels Airtel XI to semifinal
Panchkula, April 16
A fine bowling spell by Sarang (four for 18 runs) enabled Airtel XI to defeat ICICI Bank XI in a league match of the IXth Bharat Kesho Gupta Memorial Cricket Tournament being held at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 3, here today.

Vishnu pips Yuki for ITF title
Chandigarh, April 16
Top seed Vishnu Vardhan emerged victorious in the Union Bank ITF Men’s Futures US$-10,000 Tennis Tournament defeating second seed Yuki Bhambri in three sets 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the final held at CLTA here today.


Vishnu Vardhan makes a forehand return during the final of the Union Bank ITF Men's Futures Tennis Tournament in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Porush scripts CCA-XI victory
Chandigarh, April 16
Fine bowling spell by Porush Aggarwal (four for 27) helped the Chandigarh Cricket Association (CCA) XI got the better of APJ Kharar XI by three wickets in a close encounter of the APJ League Cricket Tournament on GMSSS-19 grounds here today.

A batsman attempts a cut during a match at GMSSS 19, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan

City lad tied second in Nepal Masters
Chandigarh, April 16
City golfer Harendra P Gupta fired the best card of the day to occupy the tied second slot on the penultimate day of the Nepalese Rs 4 million Surya Nepal Masters on the par-72 greens of the Gokama Resort Golf Club, Kathmandu, today.