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Sans gazette, I-T knowhow, govt schools fail to collate result
Chandigarh, June 2
More than 36 hours after the declaration of CBSE class X board results, the city is yet to know how students in more than 100 schools have fared this year. Courtesy, non-availability of result gazette and more importantly computer illiteracy amongst teachers and department officials.
Monsoon ain’t around yet Vehicles move through a waterlogged road near Tribune chowk, Chandigarh, a day after showers on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
It’s ‘chhutti’ time for babus
Chandigarh, June 2
It is “chhutti” time for several senior UT Administration officials. With certain top UT babus slated to fly to the cooler environs, apparently for a holiday thus aggravating the current “officer crunch”, routine administrative work is set to become a casualty this month much to the inconvenience of the public.
the buzz
Traffic police on Facebook from today
The Chandigarh traffic police is set to launch its page on Facebook on Friday. Inspector general of police PK Srivastava will formally launch the page at the Chandigarh Traffic Lines in Sector 29 at 11:30 am. The page will invite photographs of traffic violations and feedback on the functioning of traffic cops, including any evidence of bribe taking.
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Out-of-box creations |
Participants with their creations at a grand puppet parade at the Sector 17 Plaza in Chandigarh
on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Now building plans to be cleared soon
Mohali, June 2
With the aim of simplifying the tedious process of getting building plans approved, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is all set to introduce a scheme of self-certification of the plans by empanelled architects in Mohali. Under the new process the building plans would have to be cleared in a week’s time.
Emotional loneliness stalks city youth
Chandigarh, June 2
Even as speculations continue to cloud the reasons behind the alleged suicide by a class XII student of Bhavan
Vidyalya, the incident has once again brought to fore the growing emotional loneliness amongst youth surrounded by IT machines.
Even ‘malba’ not safe at dumping sites
Chandigarh, June 2
With the municipal corporation having no rules on the lifting of “malba” from earmarked dumping sites in the city, it has become a norm for housing contractors to lift the “malba” from the sites and use it in their projects.
caught in the act A JCB machine fills a tractor-trailer belonging to a building contractor with ‘malba’ at a dumping site in Sector 50, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chahaun |
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Girl suicide: Family arrives; postmortem conducted
Chandigarh, June 2
Family members of 18-year-old Anandi Gulati, who committed suicide by jumping from the roof of her school yesterday, reached here early this morning.
in grief Shashi Gulati (left), mother of
Anandi, being consoled by a woman at the cremation ground in Sector 25, Chandigarh, on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
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BJYM marathon turns into chaotic protest
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Panchkula, June 2
A large number of party workers participated in the marathon organised by the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) against the ‘corruption and misrule’ of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government here this evening. |
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| Public inconvenience: An intended marathon was converted into a protest march, which resulted in a major traffic jam near the Sectors 17-18 oundabout in Panchkula causing severe public inconvenience. Tribune photo: Nitin mittal |
Bull falls into trench, dies
Mohali, June 2
Carelessness on part of a telecom company while digging a trench today resulted in death of a stray bull in Phase X market here. The shopkeepers noticed the animal, which apparently died after remaining stuck in the trench for more than 24 hours, only this morning when the carcass started emitting foul smell. |
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| Careless digging: The carcass of a stray bull, which died after getting stuck in a trench dug by a telecom company, being pulled out by the Mohali Municipal Corporation at Phase X park,
Mohali, on Thursday. A six feet deep trench was left open by the telecom company. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
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Break ruined, their turn to raise voice |
whither holidays? UT teachers protest against the training and induction programme being organised by the education department during summer vacations, at Sector 20 in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj
Mahajan |
Shining bright, here, too
Chandigarh, June 2
Life may not be a bed of roses for many of them, but their courage has crossed all hurdles. Seventeen students with the NGO Theatre Age have come out with flying colours in the class X examination.
Kids from EWS families shine
Chandigarh, June 2
The Government Model High School, Police Lines, Sector 26, catering to a majority of students from economically weaker sections, has come out with a good result.
Of the 152 students to have appeared, 106 have got more than 6 CGPA.
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