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Law & order @ PU = 0
Chandigarh, July 22
Law and order seems to have no relevance on the Panjab University (PU) campus because not even a single offender has been convicted in any of the 56 criminal cases registered against student leaders for indulging in violence on the campus over the past 10 years.
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Dance in the rain |
Children enjoy a splash at Sector 10 in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S chandan |
Whose turn is it — that’s the question
Chandigarh, July 22
Utter confusion prevailed at an otherwise scheduled weekly morning parade, comprising 300 cops, at the police lines today, with neither UT SSP Naunihal Singh nor UT SSP (Traffic and Security) HS Doon turning up to take the salute.
Rajpal gets Arjuna Award
Chandigarh, July 22
It was a joyous moment for the family of local hockey star Rajpal Singh, as he was bestowed with the Arjuna Award here today.
“It was a proud moment for us,” said the mother of ace hockey player after she heard the news of his son getting the highest award in the world of Indian sports.
47 structures razed
 Mohali, July 22
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today demolished 47 illegal structures at Lambian village amid protest by shopkeepers.
The enforcement staff led by estate officer Balbir Singh prevailed over the protestors and the drive continued for two hours.
A demolition drive by GMADA under way at Lambian village in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
CPS finds hospital staff off-guard
Panchkula July 22
Old and torn bedsheets as well as dirty curtains welcomed the Haryana Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS), Health, Ram Kishan Fuaji, who made a surprise visit at the Genreal Hospital, Sector 6, here, today.
Panchkula MC raps contractor
 Panchkula, July 22
Failure of a contractor to start work of repairing and recarpeting roads has cost him dear as the Panchkula Municipal Council has terminated his contract.
The MC had allotted the work to the contractor in December 2010, but roads in the town were still in poor condition.
A potholed stretch of the road separating Sectors 4 and 5 in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Corruption vs development in MC polls
Chandigarh, July 22
It’s corruption versus development in the forthcoming Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections.
While BJP’s “jan jagran” campaign against corruption in the Congress-led UPA government at the national level and the booth scam at the local level is on, the Congress top brass today hit back at the saffron party terming its campaign against corruption a “damp squib”.
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Budding captivators |
Young artistes perform during the Children International Festival at the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
City gets uneven rain
Chandigarh, July 22
Even as the city’s northern sectors received heavy rainfall on Friday evening residents of other areas continued to face hot and humid conditions with the lean monsoon season prevailing in the region.
PIL filed against cattle menace
Chandigarh, July 22
Seeking directions to the UT Administration, the Municipal Corporation and also to the UT police, to take all necessary steps to effectively deal with stray cattle menace, a Panchkula-based couple filed public interest litigation in the Chandigarh district court here today. Similar kind of application was also filed in the Panchkula court by the same couple in which they sought directions to the Panchkula administration, MC and the police department.
No space to play, admn has the answer
Chandigarh, July 22
Children who have no place to play and are utilising roads and parks for the same have a ray of hope as the UT Administration is planning to offer the playgrounds and coaches in government schools after schools hours.
JOY OF CHILDHOOD: Children from terrorist-affected areas of J&K and cloudburst victims of Leh in a celebratory mood after visiting the High Court (in the background). The children were on a visit to Chandigarh Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Enrolment camp for smart cards
Chandigarh, July 22
The UT Food and Supplies Department would organise an enrolment camp for the above poverty line (APL), below poverty line
(BPL) and Antoyada Ann Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries of some colonies to provide them smart cards at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 52, on July 23 onwards here.
Mohali NIPER most-preferred
Mohali, July 22
In the two-day joint counselling session for admission to various postgraduate pharmaceutical courses in seven National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) that concluded at Mohali NIPER, 547 seats in M.S.(Pharmaceutical), M.Pharma and M.Tech (Pharma) were filled.
No uniformity in readmission of failed candidates
Chandigarh, July 22
An odd case of a student who failed to clear all five subjects in the first-year BCA (bachelor of computer applications) examination and later sought readmission at DAV College, Sector 10 on the basis of his class 12 merit list results has brought to the surface the customary practice of private colleges denying admission to failed candidates despite RTE norms being in place.
Learning from others’ mistakes Students have a look during an exhibition on ill-effects of junk food, driving without helmet, alcoholism and smoking at the PGI in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
PU dishes out code of ethics for teachers
Chandigarh, July 22
In an unprecedented move, Panjab University has dished out code of ethics for all new teachers being recruited for campus and affiliated colleges.
52 exhibit science models
Chandigarh, July 22
The state-level exhibition under Inspire Award scheme was inaugurated by UT finance-cum-education secretary VK Singh at GMSSS, Sector 10, today.
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The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Chandigarh is faced with a piquant situation. Despite initiating impound proceedings as far as three years ago against a liquor contractor
for having a criminal case pending against him and not disclosing the same while
obtaining a ‘tatkal’ passport, the liquor contractor continues to not only
possess the passport, but has even travelled abroad several times.
Zirakpur, July 22
Chandigarh, July 22
Chandigarh, July 22
