|
Meat sellers go on strike
Oppose MC’s meat and bird slaughter bylaws; supply in restaurants, hotels hit
Chandigarh, April 20
Around 400 poultry shopkeepers today went on a daylong strike against the implementation of meat and bird slaughter by-laws by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC).
Shops in the Sector 21 meat market remained closed on Wednesday in protest against the implementation of the meat and bird slaughter by-laws by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Police may crash Nagla’s world record dream
Rohtak Police is expected to arrest him for a cheque bounce case
Zirakpur, April 20
Nagla wants his name to be included in the Guinness Book of World Record for staying atop a tree for longest duration. But, the Haryana police may soon play a spoilsport and his dreams may be shattered.
A team of Rohtak Police is expected to be in Nagla village to take him in custody for a cheque bounce case. Already
non-bailable warrants are issued against him. With this, it is apparent that Nagla is getting trapped in the web of publicity he had weaved for
himself.
‘HOME’ ALONE: Less crowd was witnessed on the sixth day of the protest by Avtar Singh at Nagla in Zirakpur
on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Aerocity draw held for riot-affected victims
Mohali, April 20
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) held a draw of lots for 200 plots in the Aerocity housing scheme for riot and terror affected victims here on Wednesday.
All applications were put in a glass container that was rotated frequently. People from among the applicants were asked to take out slips from the container after which the name of the successful applicant was read out by officials on duty.
A man picks a slip during the Aerocity draw of lots at GMADA office in Mohali on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Sanitation
MC directs officials to blacklist contractors
Mohali, April 20
In order to bring some improvement in sanitation work, Municipal Commissioner has directed officials concerned to blacklist contractors, who deployed inadequate number of “safai”
workers.
|
Motorists’ nightmare |
A bumpy ride greets vehicles due to potholes on the road near the rotary of Sectors 33 and 34
in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
|
PGI hopeful to start live donor liver transplant
Chandigarh, April 20
Enthused over the successful cadaveric liver donation transplant on April 15, doctors at the PGI are hopeful of starting live donor liver transplant at the institute.
Prominent citizens pledge to donate organs
Chandigarh, April 20
Organ donation, which was hitherto considered a taboo in our society, seems to have got a positive feedback in the
tricity, with many prominent citizens coming forward to donate their organs after brain death to save other lives.
GMCH introduces new surgery packages for cataract
Chandigarh, April 20
The package system of surgery in the ophthalmology department, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, has proved a big success since it had been introduced two years ago. Nearly 800 patients are availing the facility every year.
DC’s order against illegal constructions
Panchkula, April 20
Concerned over illegal possession of land by religious organisations, the Deputy Commissioner here today directed officials of various departments to not allow construction of religious structures in their areas.
GMADA razes 15 illegal structures
Mohali, April 20
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on Wednesday demolished unauthorized structures that had come up on government land on the road dividing Phase XI and Sector 66 in the town.
Mohali to have convention centre-cum-hotel
Financial bid of London-based company selected
Mohali, April 20
Mohali will soon have an international convention centre-cum-five start hotel here.
The financial bid of the project was formally opened by sub-sectoral committee for the project.
Extension of ‘lal dora’
JDU extends support to villagers
Chandigarh, April 20
The local unit of the Janata Dal United (JDU) today extended support to the protesters at Khuda Ali Sher villages, who are staging dharna to press their demand for the extension of “lal dora” in UT villages.
Property dealers want roll back of collector rate
Panchkula, April 20
More than two-and-a-half fold increase in the collector rates on industrial properties was against the industrial policy, as it would hamper the growth of the industry in the district.
|
Girls’ Day Out |
Girls enjoy at the student centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
|
Audit Report
PEC spent Rs 49.5 lakh on TA against rules
Chandigarh, April 20
In violation of the Punjab government rules, adopted by the UT administration, which bar UT employees from receiving transport allowance (TA), Punjab Engineering College (PEC), a deemed university, has spent Rs 49.49 lakh over a four-year period from 2006-2010 in paying the allowance to its staff ranging from professors to gardeners and even truck drivers.
CBI Raid
Students fear losing money, academic year
Goalpura (Barwala), April 20
Panic gripped students of the Swami Devi Dyal College of Law after the Central Bureau of Investigations raided the college premises at Barwala yesterday.
St Xavier’s School
Human rights body for case against principal
Mohali, April 20
A human rights organisation has demanded registration of a case against St Xavier’s School principal where a Class X student, identified as Jahnvi, had fallen from the third floor of the school building.
108 shortlisted in placement drive
Kharar, April 20
The Rayat Bahra Group of Institutes organised the IT job fest, wherein leading IT companies from Noida, Gurgaon, Delhi and IT Park, Chandigarh, visited the Mohali, Ropar and Patiala campuses to fill their vacancies for BTech, MCA and MBA students of 2010 and 2011 batches.
PU gets Staff Club
Chandigarh, April 20
Panjab University Vice-Chancellor inaugurated the University Staff Club this evening. Housed in one of the newly constructed T-I flats, the club is air-conditioned with a fully equipped kitchen, an LCD TV, music system for parties and ladies’ evenings.
Fire safety week ends
Chandigarh, April 20
The fire safety week organised by the Institute of Disaster Management and Fire Science (IDMFS) in collaboration with Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, concluded here today. A press note here said students were informed about different aspects related to the emergency situation of a disaster particularly with regard to activities, which can be taken up before, during and after a disaster.
|
Lalru/Ambala, April 20
Chandigarh, April 20
The Chandigarh Police became the country’s first police force to induct on a trial basis an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) which will henceforth serve as an ‘eye in the sky’ to assist the police.
Chandigarh, April 20