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First day for freshers at DAV-10 kicks off with brawl
 Chandigarh, July 25
The first day of the new academic session began with a fight between members of the Students Organisation of Panjab University
(SOPU) at DAV College in Sector 10 here today, which resulted in the police registering a case against a student who came to seek admission to the college.
The first day at the Sector-10 DAV College began with a brawl, leading to checking of cars outside the college gate, in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
For UT babus, cobbler, gardener, special educator on equal footing
Chandigarh, July 25
Do tea-making skills equal the job of a pharmacist dispensing medicines or can a washerman (dhobi) be placed equal to the demanding job of a special educator? The answer is in the affirmative if babus of the UT Administration, some of them belonging to the elite IAS, are to
be believed.
Martyr’s Pillar stands ignored
Chandigarh, July 25
The city's Martyr's Pillar, dedicated to 27 war heroes from the city killed in different wars, is still waiting for a VIP for its “formally" opening.
It has been over a month since the Municipal Corporation (MC) authorities have been trying to rope in a VIP to inaugurate the memorial raised at Terrace Garden in Sector 33 here.
Martyr’s Pillar, located at Terrace Garden, Sector 33, awaits inauguration.
UT police made our life hell to save SI: mother of accident victim
Chandigarh, July 25
Tears swell up her eyes as she recalls the tragic day when she was told that her 21-year-old son had been killed in a road mishap in
Chandigarh. “It was one year after I lost my son in the mishap that I got to know of the bitter fact that the Chandigarh police had failed to act against my son’s killer and had in fact made my son an accused in the FIR. My husband chose not to tell me the reality and the tough time he faced with the police hushing up the case as the death of my son had already left me shattered,” said Gurvinder
Kaur, mother of deceased Gagandeep Singh, who was killed in an accident at Aroma Light point in Sector 22 two years ago in June, 2009.
Collector rates go up by 25 pc in urban areas
Chandigarh, July 25
The UT administration issued a notification to increase the collector rates for calculating stamp duty in the sale transactions of property by 25 per cent and 15 per cent for properties in urban and rural areas, respectively, here today.
Teej Function
After marathon fiasco, MC outsources work
Chandigarh, July 25
Learning its lesson from the recent mismanagement of a cultural event by the municipal corporation employees, the arts, culture and sports committee has decided to outsource, for the first time, the arrangements to be made for its upcoming Teej function.
Railways yet to wake up to threat perception
Chandigarh, July 25
Nearly two weeks after the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, the Railways are yet to come out of their deep slumber to instal metal detectors at the Chandigarh railway station.
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From left: An unmanned assistance booth of the Railway Protection Force at the Chandigarh railway station; Commuters enter the platform area unchecked in the absence of a metal detector at the entry point; Non-functional LED screens at platform No 1 as passengers wait for their trains; and A cyclist pedals his way across the tracks towards the platform at the railway station. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan |
City had maximum malaria cases in June
Chandigarh, July 25
If figures are any indication, the UT health department seems to have made a mockery of the “Anti-malaria month” observed in June. While one would have expected the health authorities to be hyperactive at least while observing this month, figures, ironically, reveal that maximum cases of malaria were reported in June only.
Living in utopia? Wake up!
Chandigarh, July 25
Chandigarh is often dubbed a laid-back city in comparison to the fast-paced life of metros like Mumbai and Delhi. Short distances, open roads, clean air — this city has everything to make life peaceful and stress-free. However, this seems far from reality.
consumer courts
IndiGo directed pay Rs 10,000 for lost baggage
Chandigarh, July 25
Upholding the district forum order, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Interglobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000 to Vipin Malhotra, a Mani Majra-based businessman, on account of negligence.
Ahmedabad firm penalised Rs 25,000
Chandigarh, July 22
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered an Ahmedabad-based firm, Kohima Machine Tools, to pay Rs 25,000 in compensation for causing harassment to a Chandigarh-based industrialist, Vijay Kumar Sharma.
Rs 30,000 fine slapped on Bajaj Allianz for harassment
Panchkula, July 25
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company to pay Rs 30,000 in compensation for deficiency in service and causing mental agony to a Sector-37 resident.
60-yr-old woman murdered
Panchkula, July 25
A 60-year-old woman was found murdered in a flat at Swastik Vihar late last night. The victim, Gayatri Devi, was unmarried and had been living alone for the past five years in the flat owned by her.
A year on, P’kula cops fail to crack email accounts of slain NRI
Panchkula, July 25
It’s been over a year and yet the self-proclaimed high-tech Panchkula police has failed to even crack the three email accounts of a slain non-resident Indian
(NRI) residing in Australia, which could have led to crucial clues in his murder case.
20 vehicles challaned for traffic violations
Zirakpur, July 25
The Zirakpur traffic police today issued as many as 20 challans to traffic-rule violators, including a vehicle, for illegally using a red beacon atop the car.
A traffic cop stops a person for using mobile while driving at Zirakpur. Tribune photo:
Nitin Mittal
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Chandigarh-Ambala highway or chaos-unlimited road — take your pick |
Trucks parked on the highway despite service roads, near the sales tax barrier; and (right) passengers catch a bus on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway at Zirakpur. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal |
Pugmarks of panther spotted
Panchkula, July 25
Panic gripped the area after pugmarks of a panther and its cub were spotted at the Central Soil and Water Research Farm near Mata Mansa Devi Temple here today.
Youth dies as car rams into truck
Zirakpur, July 25
A student of Landran-based private college was killed in a road accident that took place near Sales Tax Barrier here last late night. The deceased was identified as Pankaj (24) hailing from Himachal Pardesh.
Three snatching incidents in Panchkula in a day
Panchkula, July 25
Monday was a day of snatchings and car lifting in Panchkula, as there were three snatching cases and one car-lifting incident reported here. These incidents have exposed the police patrolling in
Panchkula.
Tricity Scan
Chandigarh SCAN
Hepatitis camp
Rotary Club organised a hepatitis screening camp on Monday. Besides screening, visitors were counselled on different aspects of the disease, particularly treatment.
Day one is fun for freshers
Chandigarh, July 25
From tasting delicacies in college canteens to exploring bookshops, classrooms and recreational activities, besides adorning trendy dresses, the first day at college for most freshers was filled with fun and relief from 12 years of school.
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| (Left) First-year students enjoy on the Sector-10 DAV College campus in Chandigarh on
Monday; (Right) First-year students with their parents inside the canteen of the Postgraduate Government College for Girls at Sector 11 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune
photos: Pradeep Tewari |
CISCE hiccup for law dept, admission of 5 stalled
Chandigarh, July 25
Confusion over calculating the class-XII percentage of passouts from the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination
(CISCE) seeking admission to the five-year integrated course in law affected admissions at the Panjab University’s law department and stalled it at the regional centre in Ludhiana today.
Josan issue may rock Syndicate on July 31
Chandigarh, July 25
Though it did not figure on the agenda received by Panjab University syndicate members today, BC Josan’s request asking university to revoke his suspension is expected to storm the syndicate meeting scheduled on July 31.
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