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Official sets up ‘mini-estate office’ at Lake Sports Club
Chandigarh, July 4
A Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officer, Rahul Gupta, currently posted as the UT Assistant Estate Officer, a public dealing post, seems to have devised a unique way to keep away from the public. Post-lunch, he shifts his office to the Sukhna Lake Sports Club as he also holds the charge of Director Sports in addition to six other posts.
UT Assistant Estate Officer Rahul Gupta clears pending files at the Lake Sports Club. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
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Govt colleges losing sheen
Chandigarh, July 4
Are the UT Administration-run government colleges losing their sheen? Unlike in the past when government colleges were the first port of destination for students graduating from school, this year the scene appears to be different.
A large number of students turned up at DAV College, Sector 10, to buy prospectus on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Now, auto dealers to register new vehicles
Mohali/Ropar, July 4
To save vehicle owners from the hassle of queuing up at the office of the Registration and Licensing Authority
(RLA), the Punjab Transport Department has introduced a new arrangement to allow vehicle dealers in Mohali district to register non-commercial vehicles.
On way back from disco, four girls eve-teased, harassed
Chandigarh, July 4
Four girls in their early 20s, who were returning home in a cab from a disco in Sector 9, became a victim of eve-teasing when they were chased and harassed by four youths in an SUV late last night.
Clean chit to PGI doc
Chandigarh, July 4
The PGI inquiry committee formed to look into the death of Ghinder Singh, a 55-year-old resident of Doraha in Ludhiana district, found nothing wrong with equipment as well as the working of the doctor attending the patient.
Park turns into dumping site, parking lot
Chandigarh, July 4
A private contractor engaged by the municipal corporation (MC) to carry out development work at Attawa village is costing the civic body dear.
A park, developed at a cost of lakhs of rupees by the MC for residents of the area, is being used as a store and a site to dump construction material by the contractor.
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Temporary sheds raised by workers in a park located near house numbers 1001/1039; and a green belt near house numbers 1042/1064 being used for drying clothes at Attawa village in Sector 42, Chandigarh. tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan |
Patil for transparency in Public Distribution System
Chandigarh, July 4
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil today asked the officials concerned to ensure transparency in the Public Distribution System. He said each and every consumer should get ration from fair price shops without any inconvenience.
MC tows away 22 vehicles, five three-wheelers
Chandigarh, July 4
In a special anti-encroachment drive, the municipal corporation today lifted 22 cars, five three-wheelers, three Tata trucks, one recovery van and 17 dumped vehicles from the Phirni road of Burail village here today.
The enforcement staff of the MC lift a truck during an anti-encroachment drive at Burail village on Monday. tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
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Online retail industry evolving in India: Study
Chandigarh, July 4
The online retail industry in India is likely to be worth Rs 7,000 crore by 2015 due to easy availability of broadband services and increasing Internet penetration across the country, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said here today.
Electoral rolls draft confuses residents
Mohali, July 4
The haphazard preparation of the draft electoral rolls (special revision) relating to the Phase XI area here has created confusion among residents.
In many cases in the poll rolls, with the date of publication given as January 5, 2011, the numbers of houses and the names of members of the families concerned are scattered.
Newly set up traffic lights causing chaos at Zirakpur
Zirakpur, July 4
Newly erected traffic lights here, which are not working properly, have led to a chaotic situation in the area as commuters are facing confusion and a lot of inconvenience due to these lights.
Authorities gear up to combat vector-borne diseases
Panchkula, July 4
In view of the ensuing monsoon, the health department has geared up to combat the spread of vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and Japanese Encephalitis in the district.
Automation of polyclinics for ex-servicemen underway
Chandigarh, July 4
To streamline the management and facilitation of healthcare facilities to the Armed Forces veterans, polyclinics operating under the Ex-servicemen’s Contributory Heath Scheme (ECHS) are being automated.
Body donation picks up momentum
Chandigarh, July 4
Medical research at the PGI is all set to get a boost with residents pledging to donate their bodies in large numbers. Till now, 1,118 persons have pledged their bodies for research in the PGI.
Janjagran padyatra by BJP activists
Chandigarh, July 4
The BJP today organised a padyatra in Ward No. 17 to make the general public aware of corrupt means adopted and mal-administration of the Congress and its leaders.
‘Support group can help celiac patients’
Panchkula, July 4
“Celiac disease is an auto-immune disorder that damages small intestine and requires children to follow strict, gluten free diet,” stated Dr Raj Setty, director, Childrens Hospital, Panchkula.
Dr Raj Setty addresses a gathering in
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Chemist issued notice for selling Schedule H drug
Chandigarh, July 4
A chemist of RK Medicose, Sector 23, was issued notice under the Drug and Cosmetics Act for selling capsules of spasmo
proxyvon, listed as Schedule H drug. The sale of drug is allowed with prescription of a physician only.
Additional Deputy Commissioner ML Sharma
inspects RK Medicose in Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Monday.
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MC constitutes special teams
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s Medical Officer of
Health has constituted special teams to check the outbreak of
diseases in the city. Two mobile teams have been constituted to
conduct inspections during evening hours.
Students of Ashmah International School head home in
Mohali. Private schools re-opened after summer vacation on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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VC conducts surprise check at enquiry block
Chandigarh, July 4
On the last day of submitting admission forms in various departments at Panjab University, a surprise check was conducted by the Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti at the enquiry block (Aruna Ranjit Chandra Hall) today.
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PU denies admissions to local players
Chandigarh, July 4
Local sportspersons were a harried lot today during the ongoing BCom centralised admissions after they were denied admission against sports quota seats by the Panjab University authorities, instead of being in the merit list.
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Hitches in BCom admission
Chandigarh, July 4
With an unexpected increase in the cut off for BCom in the centralised counselling being conducted by Panjab University this year, several applicants, who had filled in only two or three colleges in their forms are now facing a harrowing time. These students, who could not make it to the top two colleges, had not filled in any other option in forms.
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Protest by BA, BEd students
Chandigarh, July 4
More than 20 girls studying in BA-BEd integrated course at Panjab University today expressed resentment over the long-pending affiliation issue of their course.
The girls demanded that the students, who had completed the course, be permitted enrolment in other courses at PU on the basis of this degree, which was currently being denied.
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Chandigarh, July 4
Acting on the complaint of over 70 applicants, who could not register themselves for counselling and whose parents had been protesting on the premises of PEC University of Technology for the past four days, the Joint Admission Committee
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Applicants of AIEEE joint counselling in a jubilant mood after the Joint Admission Committee
(JAC) gave a verdict in their favour, in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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