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Women rule the roost in Panchkula
Panchkula, August 29
In a male dominated state like Haryana where women are still fighting to be treated equally and fairly, Panchkula district has emerged as the glaring exception where females occupy almost all the key administrative and judicial positions.
Canadian PM joins centenary celebrations
Chandigarh, August 29
Minister Stepher Harper took his day off yesterday to be with the Sikh community of Canada in general and the Abbotsford in British Columbia in particular, to join the centenary celebrations of the oldest Sikh Temple of Canada.
Councillors take officials to task
Chandigarh, August 29
Councillors of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today took the civic body officials to task for submitting incomplete and unsatisfactory replies to questions filed by them in the General House meeting.
Councillors protest outside the room of Commissioner Prerna Puri in the MC office on Monday.
Tribune photo: vinay malik
Revenue generators cry for care
 Chandigarh, August 29
The Industrial Area here, the business hub of the city, which is expected to be upgraded, with the addition of world-class facilities, has been lying in a state of neglect.
Water accumulated on an internal road (top); and garbage strewn along another at Phase I of Industrial Area in
Chandigarh.Tribune photos: s chandan
Victim’s friend, another witness also turn hostile
Chandigarh, August 29
In another setback for the local police, two more key witnesses in the “rape on wheels” case including the alleged rape victim’s friend, Sameena
Shaikh, turned hostile in the district courts on Monday. The case had been filed against former UT home secretary and top
Haryana-cadre IAS officer NK Jain and others.
Appointment not needed
Chandigarh, August 29
Citizens applying for the re-issue of passports under the jurisdiction of the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Chandigarh, need not take appointment for submitting their applications at the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Ambala, Chandigarh and Ludhiana.
Noble gesture across borders
Chandigarh, August 29
Philanthropy knows no barriers. In a rare gesture, wherein colour, language, nationality and religion are no bar, four children from Malawi, a landlocked country bordering Zambia and Tanzania in south-east Africa, will be operated upon free of cost for congenital heart disease at Fortis Hospital, thanks to the Rotary Club,
Chandigarh.
Children from Malawi with congenital heart disease, who are in India for surgery, and their parents at a hotel in Sector 22 of Chandigarh on Monday.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
Advances in diagnosis of malaria discussed
Chandigarh, August 29
The parasitology department of the PGI organised a workshop on “Advances in diagnosis of malaria” here today.
Prof ML Dubey, department of parasitology, PGI, spoke about recent advances in the diagnosis of the fatal disease, malaria. He said the diagnosis of malaria was generally done by examination of blood sample, but accurate diagnosis required expertise and experience.
Air far from clean in city
Chandigarh, August 29
Though Chandigarh is considered as one of the cleanest cities in the country, the analysis of its air quality states otherwise.
The Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) concentration in the city is higher than the permissible limit. This shows the city residents are not inhaling quality air.
P’kula Sec 17 offers filthy welcome to visitors
Panchkula, August 29
The residents of Sector 17 here are virtually surrounded by stray cattle, heaps of garbage, potholed roads and streets without any lights during night.
Even as the sector is a face of the town for passengers coming from the railway station here, heaps of garbage emanating unbearable stink on both sides of the road here welcome the visitors.
Garbage strewn near a nullah at Sector 17 on the entrance of Panchkula from the railway station. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
New course of N-choe worries Mohali residents
Mohali, August 29
As the work to beautify the Leisure Valley at a cost of Rs 2 crore has gained pace, residents are apprehensive of a move by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to change the course of the N-choe passing through the green belt of Sector 62.
The re-aligned portion of the N-choe that has been dug up by GMADA at Sector 62 in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
CME on orthopaedics
Patiala, August 29
Computer assisted surgery for replacement of different body joints required for correction of a variety of deformities was safer and accurate in 100 per cent patients. The technique guided the surgeon for accurate position of the joint without leaving any chance of error during surgery.
Advocate’s office raided
Chandigarh, August 29
The vigilance cell of the UT Police today raided an advocate’s office in Sector 34 following complaints of illegal activities. Inspector Dulip Rattan said they received a complaint that the advocate was indulging in fraud and thus conducted the raid.
Chandigarh scan
Mohali scan
Poll time
Day of nominations, rejections in city colleges
Chandigarh, August 29
Failing to meet the stipulated criterion of attendance, academic record and relevant documents attached, nominations of over a dozen candidates across city colleges were today rejected by election committees for various posts comprising of the college student council.
Supporters of a student organisation campaign at Government College for Men, Sector 11.
.Tribune photos: Vinay Malik
15 nominations for president
Chandigarh, August 29
The nominations for the forthcoming Panjab University student elections were filed this morning where over 15 candidates filed their nomination for the post of president, while 22 nominations were received for the post of vice-president.
PUSU ties up with ABVP, INSO
Chandigarh, August 29
The Panjab University Student Union (PUSU) today entered into an alliance with the ABVP and INSO to give a tough competition to the SOPU-SOI alliance.
The alliance, which according to party leaders, is based on ideological compatibility, claims to be struggling for the aim of optimum and comfortable accommodation, especially for girls. Incidentally, the same glue which joins SOPU and SOI.
Flag march by UT Police today
Chandigarh, August 29
In an unprecedented move, the UT Police for the very first time in the last decade will conduct a flag march in the campus tomorrow.
Claiming it to be the key highlight of the revamped security plan, police officials has decided on this show of strength to deter student parties and leaders from nuisance.
PU Syndics spit fire, Vice-Chancellor offers to quit
Chandigarh, August 29
Following fireworks in the Syndicate over the recent appointment of the Controller of Examination, Panjab University Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti threatened to resign today.
He complained of chest congestion following an attack of hypertension and eventually adjourned the meeting of the House.
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In a tragic accident, four friends in their mid-20s, including an Army Captain, were killed, while two others sustained injuries after their speeding Tata Safari vehicle rammed into a tree near the cricket stadium
roundabout.
In an unprecedented incident, all Municipal Corporation (MC) officials today staged a “walkout” from the General House meeting to protest against being termed “nikameh officers” (useless officers).
