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Endless wait for mother
Chandigarh, April 29
Still waiting for their mother to return home, Manpreet Kaur’s five-year-old son, Pratham, and two-and-a-half year-old daughter, Mannat, appeared oblivious of the fact she no longer existed in their lives. The family sent both children to their respective schools in the morning. On returning home in the afternoon they found several grieving relatives and family friends arriving at their residence in Sector 56.
5-year-old Pratham and two-and-a half-year-old Mannat wait for their mother in their Sector 56 house on Friday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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‘Leak’ forced PU to change BA-II economics paper
Chandigarh, April 29
In what has come as a serious blow to Panjab University’s claim to having a “near perfect” examination system in place, the BA (second year) economics paper that was held on April 26 is now learnt to have been “leaked”, which forced varsity officials to change the question paper two days prior to the exam.
Unkempt cops get a dressing down again
Chandigarh, April 29
Right from constables to inspectors, Chandigarh police personnel continue to project a slovenly image before their seniors. For the second time in a month, cops were severely reprimanded by UT SP (traffic & security) HS Doon for being shabbily dressed during a routine weekly parade. Moreover, a constable who tried to fool his seniors into believing
he had reformed was transferred to the Police Lines in Sector 26 for disobedience.
CJ shifted to Delhi hospital
Chandigarh, April 29
Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was shifted
from the PGI to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, here today.
Super Bazaar auction fetches Rs 15.48 cr
Hope floats for 200 terminated employees
Chandigarh, April 29
Nine properties of Super Bazaar, the city’s first chain of retail stores, were auctioned for Rs 15.48 crore here today, reviving hopes of 200 terminated employees to get their dues.
Applicants argue with a police official during the auction of Super Bazaar booths in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan |
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Punjab Infotech fails again
Bidders show no interest in commercial site; auction called off
Mohali, April 29
The state-owned Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation
(Infotech) again failed to sell its 1.52 acre commercial site in Sector 67 that was put under the hammer here today. After waiting for over an hour, Infotech officials called off the auction when none of the bidders evinced interest in the site that has a reserve price of Rs 45
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| Empty chairs at the Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation auction in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Damage MC property in parks, get fined
Civic body to frame horticulture bylaws
Chandigarh, April 29
Think twice before you damage any Municipal Corporation (MC) property in greenbelts and parks of the city as the civic body is coming up with stringent horticulture bylaws.
MISUSE OF MC PROPERTY: A portion of the park in Sector 20-C,
Chandigarh, has been occupied by generator sets. |
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Residents complain of ill-maintained parks
Chandigarh, April 29
A delegation of the Resident Welfare Association of Sector 23 today met Municipal Corporation chief engineer SS Bidda to apprise him about the pathetic condition of Bulbous Garden in their area.
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| WITHER PARK: A park turned into a dumping ground near the RBI Colony in
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PARKING AT WILL: Vehicles parked along a park at Sector 20-D.
Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan |
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Selective adoption of rules deprives firemen of perks
Chandigarh, April 29
The fire and emergency department of the Municipal Corporation is not implementing the Punjab Fire Brigade Rules, 1977, in toto. While ignoring the perks and allowances mentioned in the rules adopted by the department, the authorities have implemented only the recruitment and promotion norms for its 245 employees in the last 14 years.
MC budget awaits local bodies dept nod
Panchkula, April 29
Even though the municipal council had passed the Rs 66-crore budget for carrying out various development works in the town and its periphery on March 21, the budget was yet to get the final nod from the department of local bodies,
Haryana.
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Artistes stage the play ‘Rocket Ho Ya Bomb, Pehno Condom’ at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
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Dumping of garbage in IT hub opposed
Mohali, April 29
The Mohali Industry and Commerce Association has drawn the attention of the Deputy Commissioner towards the dumping of garbage near the Information Technology (IT) hub in Industrial Area, Phase VIII, here.
Sakhuja is officiating PGI Director
Chandigarh, April 29
Dr Vinay Sakhuja has taken over as the officiating director of the PGI today. Dr
Sakhuja, a former dean of the PGI and head, department of nephrology, is number two in the faculty seniority. A farewell party was organised for the outgoing PGI director KK
Talwar, who is going to retire tomorrow.
Bataud village impasse
14-member panel to resolve issue
Panchkula, April 29
The district administration today formed a 14-member committee after the two warring groups of Bataud village agreed to sort out their differences during a meeting chaired by the SDM at the mini secretariat here.
Mass marriage today
Mohali, April 29
The District Congress Committee, led by Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, will organise a mass marriage ceremony at Industrial Area, Phase VIII, here on Sunday.
Car snatched at gunpoint
Mohali, April 29
Two unidentified miscreants snatched an i20 car (HP-07-C-0916) from Manisha
Kataria, wife of former Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation PK Kataria and a resident of 3B2,
Mohali, at gunpoint in the Phase V market late this evening.
Shifting of primary classes to middle schools
JBT teachers voice anger
Panchkula, April 29
Hundreds of JBT teachers from various districts of Haryana today took out a protest rally at Sector 5 parade ground here. They were protesting against the three-tier system introduced by the state government.
JBT teachers protest against the three-tier system introduced by the state government, at parade ground in Sector 5,
Panchkula, on Friday. A Tribune photograph |
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‘Unemployment plaguing Punjab’
Chandigarh, April 29
“Once considered as a nucleus of the youth power, Punjab has over the last few years failed to nurture or harness its youth potential because of an ailing education system and rampant unemployment,” said Capt Amarinder Singh, president, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, while addressing a gathering during a seminar on ‘role of youth in today’s Punjab’ at Panjab University today.
PU Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti (left) and PPCC president Amarinder Singh during a seminar on the campus
on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
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Training programme for gardeners
Chandigarh, April 29
The department of forests, UT administration, has embarked upon a project of imparting training to gardeners (Training to
Malis) in schools and colleges, including public/private schools, who have registered their eco-clubs with the department. Training to Malis is to be provided in Botanical Garden, where forest staff/experts are going to impart training to gardeners in raising different varieties of medicinal plants.
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