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Murder convict escapes from PGI
Chandigarh, May 7
A convict in a murder case escaped from the police custody in the PGI here today. The convict, 40-year-old, Raju, was brought to the hospital for treatment by the Haryana Police late last night.
IT park beckons youngsters with ‘bright feasible ideas’
Chandigarh, May 7
Young entrepreneurs with “bright feasible ideas”can begin their ventures in the entrepreneur development cell (EDC) of the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP) from June. The project was stuck up in government files ever since its inauguration in 2009.
Kicking his way to glory
Chandigarh, May 7
He was fond of watching Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies. The interest led him to take on martial arts and today he has an international gold and a bronze medal in his kitty.
Ramandeep Singh (second from left), a student of DAV Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 15, Chandigarh, with the Tricolour after winning the gold medal in
Pune.
City to have science museum soon
Chandigarh, May 7
Pawan Kumar Bansal, Union Minister for Science and Technology, Parliamentary Affairs and Earth Sciences, today announced that Chandigarh would soon have a “Science Museum and City”.
Experts dwell on nuances of motherhood
Mohali, May 7
To enrich the experience of motherhood, Fortis Hospital held a special workshop for mothers of students of Yadavindra Public School (YPS) here yesterday.
Discussion on challenges affecting internal security
Chandigarh, May 7
Discussing the challenges that are affecting the internal security of India, GK
Pillai, Union Home Secretary of India, today said fake currency, cyber crime, etc, were all potential threats to the country’s internal security.
GK Pillai, Union Home Secretary, addresses delegates during an inaugural session at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
FCI told to compensate employee
Chandigarh, May 7
The UT Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Employees Provident Fund Organisation to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a former employee of FCI, Vinod Kumar Chandra, for delaying settlement of his pension for 14 months.
Legal Services Authority set for revamp
Chandigarh, May 7
The UT State Legal Services Authority is all set for a major revamp as a proposal has been mooted to organise legal aid clinics in the city to create awareness amongst the masses about their legal rights.
‘BJP committed to maintaining basic status of villages’
Chandigarh, May 7
BJP local unit president Sanjay Tandon yesterday blamed the Congress for misguiding residents of Khuda Ali Sher and other villages, who were protesting in support of their demands. He said on the one hand, Congress leaders, by taking active part in the protests, were falsely assuring them, on the other hand, the Chandigarh Administration had proposed Khuda Ali Sher and other villages to be included in the municipal limits.
Victims not given proper treatment: Expert
Chandigarh, May 7
Victims of animal bite are not being treated properly in the country and instead of getting serum (rabies immunoglobulin), along with anit-rabies vaccine, the victims are being treated with anti-rabies vaccine only. This was stated by Dr Anurag Aggarwal, secretary, Consortium Against Rabies (CAR), at the first national conference on rabies control CARCON-2011 here today.
Ghazal king Jagjit Singh performs during a function at the PGI in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Parking vehicles at will
Even parks not spared
Mohali, May 7
A large number of parks in the town are being misused by residents, especially for parking vehicles, with the authorities concerned turning a blind eye to the violations.Although the problem is prevalent in several sectors, it is particularly acute in thickly populated areas like Sectors 55, 64 and 65.
Modalities being worked out
Mohali, May 7
Even as the work of putting up 69 security gates in various parts of the town is nearing completion, modalities are being worked out in connection with the deployment of security guards to man these gates at night.
Polythene: Ban imposed, but who cares?
Zirakpur, May 7
Despite a ban on the use of polythene all across the state, shopkeepers and vendors in Zirakpur continue to violate it with impunity.In the absence of any arrangement for checking the violations, the district administration is finding it difficult to implement this new eco-friendly rule in true spirits in this part of Mohali district.
No work has yet begun on the portion of the underbridge near the
CTU depot in Industrial Area, Phase I, which was closed for repair work
in Chandigarh, recently. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Car dealer told to refund Rs 5,50,000
Mohali, May 7
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed a dealer of Nissan Motors to take the car of the complainant and refund the deposited amount of Rs 5,50,000 to a Mohali resident, along with interest for improper service.
Residents get contaminated water
Zirakpur, May 7
Residents of Shanti Enclave today complained that contaminated water being supplied to the locality for the past 10 days. They said water provided by the water supply department was impure and emitted foul smell.
Sarus crane breeding begins at Chhatbir zoo
Chhat (Banur), May 7
The breeding programme of one of the world’s tallest flying birds, sarus crane, took off successfully in Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park last week. The number of this endangered species has now increased to 12 from 10. The Chhatbir zoo recently managed to identify gender of five male and five females through the DNA testing from a
Bangalore-based laboratory to form pairs.
PGI prof wins award at European congress
Chandigarh, May 7
Dr SK Singh, Professor of Urology, got the best poster presentation award in the poster session on “Diagnostic techniques in functional Urology” during the Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress at Vienna. Over 14,000 delegates from all over the world attended the conference where 1,110 papers were presented.
Peace training programme
Chandigarh, May 7
A two-day “Gandhi Darshan Peace Training Programme” for over 150 kids from 50 prominent schools of the city concluded at New Public School,
Chandigarh. Students resolved to visit Anna Hazare’s village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra in their coming summer vacations. The programme was jointly organised by Yuvsatta and Peace Club of New Public School,
Chandigarh.
Engg students display projects
Mohali, May 7
Students of the electronics and communication engineering of the Quest Group of Institutions demonstrated an impressive variety of projects on the campus here today. The projects were judged by a panel of engineers on the basis of three criteria: technological innovation and realisation, presentation ability and effective team collaboration. Ideas for projects were given by students.
From Schools
Declamation contest
Chandigarh: Saupin’s School won the BS Saggu Memorial Trophy for the inter-school declamation contest held at the PEC University of Technology. The event was jointly organised by the Rotary Club of Chandigarh Central, along with Rotaract Club of
PEC. Nearly 15 schools had participated in the event. The first prize was bagged by Pragya Singh of
DPS, Sector 41, second prize by Aayushee of Bhawan Vidyalaya and third prize by Jayant of New Public School.
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Chandigarh, May 7
