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As life goes on, nature unfolds its bounty to lend a picture-perfect setting at Zirakpur on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Candidate booked, brother arrested for impersonation
Chandigarh, August 11
An aspirant for the post of constable in the UT Police, Pravin Kumar, was today booked for impersonation along with his brother, Navin, during a medical examination to qualify for the post.
MC squanders public money on non-viable projects
Chandigarh, August 11
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) refuses to learn from its past experience and continues to waste public money on non-viable projects.
NIPER students urged to think out of the box
Mohali, August 11
Dr. V.M. Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Director General,
ICMR, New Delhi, today urged students of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
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Dr
VM Katoch, Secretary, Dept of Health Research, Union Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, addresses the inaugural academic
session at NIPER, Mohali, on Thursday. Tribune photos: Vicky
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Mohali, to think in a fresh manner instead of confining themselves to the traditional approach.
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Infotech
site auction
‘Bending of rules to be taken seriously’
Mohali, August 11
Chairman of the state-owned Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation
(Infotech) HS Grewal has taken a serious note of the bending of rules by officials to benefit a bidder during a recent auction of 1.52-acre freehold commercial site held on July 29 at Sector 67 IT Park.
Attack on Murder Case Witness
Car of assailants recovered
Mohali, August 11
In connection with yesterday’s assault on a witness, who had come to Mohali to depose in a murder case at the local court complex, the Matour Police today recovered the Maruti Alto (PB 65 8277) used to ferry the assailants to the spot.
SGPC elections
 Harjinder, Riar in fray
Chandigarh, August 11
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) sitting member Gurpartap Singh Riar and former MC Mayor Harjinder Kaur are among the 15 candidates in the fray for lone SGPC seat from
Chandigarh. Prominent among those in the fray for the seat are Gurnam Singh
Sidhu, Balwinder Singh and Rajinder Singh.
JP Singh and Pararmjit Kaur (both garlanded) on their way to the SDM office in Phase I, Mohali, to file their nomination papers for the SGPC election on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
mc
round-up
Anti-encroachment drive at Dadu Majra
Chandigarh, August 11
During a special drive, the municipal corporation removed encroachment from four acres of government land at Dadu Majra Colony and village today.
AI flight timing changed
Chandigarh, August 11
In view of the ongoing construction work at the Delhi airport, the Air India flight No. 864 from Delhi will leave for the city at 3.05 pm, instead of 1.05 pm, on August 12.
Delay in electricity connection
UHBVN told to pay penalty of Rs 50,000 to farmer
Panchkula, August 11
The Panchkula District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has slapped a penalty of Rs 50.000 on the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam for delay in providing electricity connection to a farmer.
Reflection of deep concern for social evils
 Chandigarh, August 11
The Punj Pani Rang Manch staged Punjabi version of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s play “Visarjan”, which reflected his deep concern for social evils like human sacrifice (nar bali) and more inhuman rituals practiced and promoted by a section of people in the name of religion and worship of deities.
Artistes stage the play ‘Balidan’ at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Classical recital mesmerises audience
Chandigarh, August 11
A Dehradun-based vocalist, Saroj Suri gave an impressive classical vocal recital at a programme organised by the Pracheen Kala Kendra to mark its 167th Baithak at the Kendra auditorium.
Bid to implicate rivals in attack case
Panchkula, August 11
The Panchkula police has recovered a countrymade pistol from Sukhbir Singh in connection with the attack on Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Guni
Prakash.
Tricity scan
chandigarh scan
‘Give information on PGs’
The UT Administration has directed landlords, owners and managers of paying guest accommodations to inform their respective Station House Officer
(SHO) regarding antecedents of paying guests staying in their accommodations, a press release said here on Thursday. This has been done to minimise the anti-social elements in the guise of paying guests. The order issued under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code made it clear that offenders, who will not follow this order, will be liable to be prosecuted under Section 188 of the
IPC.
PUTA presidential candidate runs into controversy
Chandigarh, August 11
Panjab University Teachers’ Association’s presidential candidate, Dr Tankeshwar Kumar of the computer science department has run into controversy over his application for the post of registrar.
MOVERS AND SHAKERs Tiny tots of The British School perform at the’Monsoon Rocks’ in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Special cards for student representatives draw flak
Chandigarh, August 11
In Panjab University (PU), the right hand does not seem to know what the left is doing. An example to prove this is that while the examination branch has banned the entry of students so that there was no interference with the result-compilation process, the office of the Dean Students Welfare has initiated the process of preparing special cards for allowing the entry of certain student representatives.
DSW asks student leaders to abstain from spats
Chandigarh, August 11
Taking its first step towards ensuring peaceful student elections, Dean Student Welfare AS Ahluwalia held a meeting with student leaders today urging them to abstain from unnecessary spats.
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