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Accused in graft case, ETO commits suicide
Mohali, April 23
An excise and taxation officer (ETO) with the department’s mobile wing in Chandigarh allegedly committed suicide by consuming celphos tablets at his Phase II residence late last evening. He died at the PGI.The deceased, identified as 50-year-old Ranjit Singh, who was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau for allegedly accepting bribe from a trader to release his goods at Mohali on March 29, had been released on bail just three days ago.
Ranjit Singh
MC committees only on paper
Chandigarh, April 23
What can the city residents expect from their elected representatives when they have no time or are not willing to meet even once in a month to discuss about their welfare.
Race for PGI Director’s post
CVC’s warnings to Dr Bahadur go unnoticed
New Delhi, April 23
Questions are being raised on the validity of the panel of finalists drawn up for the appointment of the new PGI Director, with one of the three top contenders having twice received warnings from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
Youth poses as SP, lands in police net
Panchkula, April 23
An endeavour by the son of a local hotelier to impress his girlfriend with a lavish dinner in an expensive hotel landed him in the police net today as he tricked the hotel staff to book a table posing himself as the Panchkula Superintendent of Police (SP).
UT dispensaries not in the pink of health
Chandigarh, April 23
On Friday at 9 am, Poonam is standing along with her two school going daughters in the dispensary of Dadu Majra village.
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A stray cattle can be seen grazing, (centre) a non-functional tap and its basin being used as storage for used medicine bottles and water pipe and (right) an empty uncovered water pitcher lying at the entrance of the Dhanas dispensary in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Vinay Malik
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Sub-inspector threatened by vendors
Chandigarh, April 23
In yet another incident, some vendors in Sadar Bazar, Sector 19 here, allegedly threatened a sub-inspector of enforcement wing of the Municipal Corporation
today.
BSNL services affected in southern sectors
Chandigarh, April 23
Thousands of BSNL subscribers in the southern sector were inconvenienced today as landline, mobile and broadband services were severely affected due to the damage caused to telephone cables following a fire at Sector 46 telephone exchange building yesterday
RMS staff submit demands to Chief postmaster
Chandigarh, April 23
As a prelude to the proposed nationwide strike of the Postal and Railway Mail Service (RMS) employees from July 5, the National Federation of Postal Employees, the Federation of National Postal Organisations and the Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) unions submitted a charter of demand to the Chief Postmaster General (Punjab).
Villagers shoo away contractor, labourers
Zirakpur, April 23
Unhappy with the construction of a gym at Dhakola village, village residents today shooed away a contractor and his labourers from the site.The municipal council, Zirakpur, is constructing the gym on a common land of the village.
Standoff between farmers, committee continues
Panchkula, April 23
The standoff between farmers and the market committee continued over the shifting of apni mandi to the Sector 20 grain market, as farmers and vegetable vendors did not hold the mandi in protest against the market committee, which asked them to hold the same for another few days in different sectors.
Draw of lots for remaining plots sought
Mohali, April 23
Members of the Plot Allotment Sangharsh Committee, Sectors 76 to 80, have demanded a draw of lots for the remaining plots failing which protests would continue. Welcoming the decision of the Punjab and Haryana
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Operation cleanup |
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Brazilian weed being taken out manually from the Sukhna Lake on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Wheat gutted
Zirakpur, April 23
Wheat spread over more than half acres was gutted at Nabha Sahib village near the Zirakpur-Patiala highway here today.According to a fire official, the fire started around 12.20 pm in the fields near Nabha Sahib Gurdwara and spread rapidly.
No end to family’s 27-year agony
Mohali, April 23
For the past 27 years, the legal heirs, including the 88-year-old widow of the owner, to a one-kanal plot in Phase 3B2 have been at the receiving end of the officials of GMADA (erstwhile PUDA). All that they have wanted all along is the transfer of property
to their name.
Making hay while the sun
shines: Workers prepare hay pads used in air coolers at Sector 22, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
10 illegal entry points closed
Zirakpur, April 23
A team from the GMR, the company undertaking maintenance of the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, today closed 10 illegal entry points to prevent direct access to the national highway between Zirakpur and Ambala.
Youth drives away test vehicle at gunpoint
Panchkula. April 23
Berkeley showroom in Industrial Area, Phase I, once again became the target of looters, as an unidentified youth took away the Maruti SX4 test drive vehicle of the company at gunpoint here this evening.
Wrong addresses on voter cards irk residents
Zirakpur, April 23
Voter identity cards, which are used as a vital identity proof, are ironically full of mistakes-at least this is what Baltana residents say.They claimed that addresses written on these were wrong.Some of them even complained about the inordinate delay in the issuance of cards.
Realities of life come to fore
 Chandigarh, April 23
Four stories by eminent writers of the region were enacted on the second day of the ongoing TFT Baisakhi Theatre Festival at the Randhawa Auditorium here today.It was virtually the City Beautiful’s affair, as all four story writers, Dr Virender Mehendi Ratta, Dr Kailash Ahluwalia, Madan Rakesh and Manmohan Gupta Moni, belong to the city.
Artistes stage the play ‘Kahaniyon ka rangmanch’ in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Book on terrorism released
Chandigarh, April 23
Justice Permod Kohli released Dr Shruti Bedi’s book on “Terrorism: Our World and Our Laws” at Panjab University today. The book deals with the forms and extent of terrorism in various countries and their respective experience in dealing with terrorism.
Dr Kiran Bedi during the release function of Dr Swati Bedi’s book ‘Terrorism: Our World and Our Laws’ at Panjab University on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Stress on importance of books
Mohali, April 23
The department of library and information science celebrated World Book and Copyright Day at Government College here today. Posters citing the importance of books in the world of computers were displayed.
Non-availability of NCERT books
Parents, students a hassled lot
Chandigarh, April 23
In what has become an annual ritual now, even after 20 days of the commencent of the academic session, NCERT books, especially those of social science, science and mathematics for Classes X to XII continue to be unavailable, leaving parents, students and even schools hassled.
From Schools
Red Day
MOHALI
: Red Day was celebrated by tiny tots and teachers of Sant Isher Singh Public School. Students were dressed in red attires to commemorate the Red Day celebrations.
Six girls get scholarship
Chandigarh, April 23
DAV-15 celebrated its annual day “The Vistas 2011” with a great zeal and fervour today.Pivoted around the theme of “Peeping in the past through present”, the school honoured its alumni, who have excelled in various walks of life. Keshni Anand, Financial Commissioner, Haryana, was the guest of honour and inaugurated “Project Beti”, a scholarship programme for needy and deserving girls.
Students of DAV School, Sector 15, perform during the annual day celebrations in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
Placement fortnight from tomorrow
Kharar, April 23
The Rayat-Bahra Institute is holding a fortnight placement drive for students of BBA and MBA from April 25 onwards.In a press statement issued here yesterday, Gurvinder Singh Bahra, chairman Rayat-Bahra Group, said the drive had been planned considering students’ interest of joining FMCG, retail, banking, education sector and to meet with the objective of placements for all.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for over 2,100 allottees of the Sector 63 housing scheme of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) in Sector 63.
An excellent batting performance by Jagmeet Singh (66 not out) enabled Vampire XI to beat APJ XI by eight wickets during the U-16 APJ league match at GMSSS-19 here today.After winning the toss, APJ XI failed to face the tight line and length bowling of of Vampire bowlers and were bundled out for 141 runs in 36.1
overs. Sidhhart 30 and Sarthak 24 were the main scorers for the APJ team.