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No room for 9.6 CGPA scorers
Chandigarh, June 27
Always an average student, Ramanjot Kaur (16) disappeared behind books the day she stepped into class X. Studying for 10 hours a day, she gave up television and outings with friends.
Mayhem follows monsoon to tricity
The road stretch that caved in beside the roundabout separating Sectors 20 and 30 in Chandigarh on Monday morning. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Slap on face of higher education
Chandigarh, June 27
From MBA graduates to BTech degree-holders, highly qualified applicants with professional degrees from private universities in Punjab and Haryana turned up for walk-in-interviews at Panjab University for positions ranging from peon and cleaner to clerk-cum-data entry operator, with salaries ranging from a meagre Rs 4,900 to a modest Rs 20,000.
9 postgraduates among ASIs
Chandigarh, June 27
Nine postgraduates, one with three MA degrees, at least two PhD scholars and 13 constables are among the 20 candidates who have been selected for posts of assistant sub-inspector (ASI), for which the required qualification is a simple BA.
After LPG, vegetables get dearer, too
Chandigarh, June 27
It is a double whammy for the homemakers. After a substantial hike of nearly Rs 50 in the rate of an LPG cylinder, skyrocketing prices of commonly used vegetables have hit kitchen budgets.
Dadu Majra dump stinks again
 Chandigarh, June 27
Perturbed over the dumping of unprocessed garbage at the Dadu Majra dumping ground, area residents staged a protest today against the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and didn’t allow the MC vehicles to enter the dumping ground.
MC vehicles loaded with garbage parked on a road outside the Dadu Majra dumping ground.
Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan
Another woman fined for drunk driving
Chandigarh, June 27
A 26-year-old MBA student on Sunday became the second woman to be fined for driving under the influence in the last two months. Saru
Mahajan, a resident of Sector 10, (Chandigarh) was issued a ‘challan’ (traffic fine) at a special barrier set up to check drunk driving at the Sector 18-19 traffic light intersection on Sunday night, the police said. Last month the traffic cops had issued a similar fine to another woman.
MC’s faulty planning to blame for the mess
Chandigarh, June 27
Despite the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) having two garbage disposal plants, faulty planning and failure in the implementation of norms have added to the miseries of residents.
Admn mulls action against errant plot holders
Chandigarh, June 27
The UT administration is contemplating to take punitive action against residential plot holders who have not completed construction work even after the extension granted to them for this purpose expired.
Sinking amenities
Gaping trouble A portion of a road that caved in following rain in Phase IX, Mohali, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
City-Lucknow train to chug off from July 1
Chandigarh, June 27
With new train timings being implemented from July 1, the daily Saharanpur-Lucknow train will be extended to Chandigarh. A day later on July 2, the Chandigarh-Jaipur train will be extended to Ajmer.
Caste census from July 18
Chandigarh, June 27
The socio-economic and caste census in Chandigarh, which has been selected as the pilot union territory for the purpose, will begin on July 18.
Panchkula admn bans parking on NH-73
Panchkula, June 27
Concerned over the increasing number of fatal road accidents on NH-73, the district administration on Monday imposed a ban on parking of vehicles on the highway. An order issued under section 144 of the CrPC by deputy commissioner Ashima Brar also prohibited feeding of monkeys and cattle on the road that connects Roorkee in Uttarakhand to Panchkula.
Fund crunch ails work on community centre
Panchkula, June 27
The construction of a community centre in Sector 28 across the Ghaggar has been in limbo for the couple of years due to paucity of funds.
Residents seek traffic lights near K-Area
Zirakpur, June 27
Residents of Baltana, Dhakoli and surrounding areas have demanded the setting up of traffic lights near K-Area, as the stretch had become accident-prone especially with the opening of the railway overbridge on the Zirakpur-Panchkula Highway. In the absence of trafficlights, minor accidents have become commonplace and the traffic police has failed to handle the situation.
Signature campaign by BJP rights wing
Panchkula, June 27
The human rights wing of the BJP today launched a signature campaign at the Sector 11-15 roundabout in protest against the murder of a Mumbai journalist, J Dey.
Tricity Scan
Perfect time for student bodies to mark presenceTribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 27
At the onset of admissions to various courses offered in arts departments at Panjab University, the university was today beaming with fresh applicants inquiring about the admission process and taking assistance from student leaders.
Online BEd admissions from July
Chandigarh, June 27
The centralised online BEd admissions for the session 2011-2012 will be held by Panjab University for its affiliated colleges; Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Punjabi University, Patiala, and Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.
Lecture on lost Buddhist texts
Chandigarh, June 27
The department of Chinese and Tibetan languages organised a special lecture on “Lost Buddhist Texts and Their Relevance in Modern Research” on Panjab University campus here today. Dr Pramod Kumar, renowned philosopher and scholar from
Patna, delivered the lecture.
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Chandigarh, June 27
