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Audit exposes fake bills on PU poll expenditure
Chandigarh, September 3
The ongoing poll expenditure audit being conducted by the Chandigarh Police has revealed that a majority of student organisations have presented fake bills to sum up their elections expenditure within the
Lyngdoh-specified limit of Rs 5,000 and there are violations galore during campaigning.
Major realtors surrender Rs 51 crore
Chandigarh, September 3
The search-and-seizure operations conducted by the income tax department yesterday on the premises of two builders, Bajwa Developers and Gillco Developers and Builders yielded rich dividends.
One hurt in accidental firing
Chandigarh, September 3
A person was injured in accidental firing outside the Sector-17 State Bank of India
(SBI) office this afternoon.
Wasting money is no big deal for civic body
Chandigarh, September 3
Wasting public money has become a routine practice in the municipal corporation (MC). As on the one hand, to adopt the double entry system in maintaining accounts of the civic body, the authorities have trained their 120 employees in a special camp, on the other hand, they have decided to hire a chartered accountant (CA) for the same. The camp was organised on the directions of MC Commissioner Prerna Puri.
Teenage cancer patient dies at PGI, kin allege negligence
 Chandigarh, September 3
High drama was witnessed at the city’s Nehru Hospital on Saturday morning when tempers flared up after a 15-year-old male cancer patient, Harmanpreet Singh, died while undergoing chemotherapy treatment and those attending him accusing the doctors of negligence.
Harmanpreet Singh’s kin in a state of shock at the PGI in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik
In his retirement speech, Justice HS Bedi speaks about ‘nasty’ High Court judges
 Chandigarh, September 3
Justice Harjit Singh Bedi has aired what has all along was felt by many, but never articulated -- the need for giving a better deal to the subordinate judiciary; the presence of nasty judges in the High Court who throw the file across the dais in anger; and the persistent sniping.
Insurer penalised for denying claim
Chandigarh, September 3
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on state-owned insurance firm Oriental Insurance Co for denying a vehicle accident claim to a city resident.
Experts dwell on surgical skills
Chandigarh, September 3
A two-day annual conference of the Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society commenced today at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, here. A surgery was performed on the first day.
After weeks of poll-related heat generated by the student body elections, normalcy returned to the Panjab University campus on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
Traffic congestion plagues residents of Phase IV
Mohali, September 3
Unauthorised use of houses for commercial purposes, traffic congestion near the rehri market, stray animals, ill-maintained parks and lack of adequate facilities for visitors to Bougainvillea Garden are among the problems that plague Phase IV here.
Suspects likely to be arrested soon: Police
Mohali, September 3
In the two-day-old incident of two girls, Swatika and Shefali, suffering from serious injuries when two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths threw acid on them at the busy Daun petrol filling station near Kharar, the police has zeroed in on the suspects and is likely to arrest them soon.
Army specialists discuss concepts of nuclear warfare management
Chandigarh, September 3
A continuing medical education (CME) programme on the “Current Concepts in the Management of Nuclear Biological Chemical (NBC) Warfare” was organised by the Military Hospital,
Ambala, today.
Experts dwell on relevance of satire
Chandigarh, September 3
The Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi organised a “Vyanga Goshthi” at the academy hall here today.
Well-known authors, Prem Janmejai from Delhi, Jasvinder Sharma, Rajinder Nishesh and Prem Vij participated in the
goshthi.
Gulfam Ahmed mesmerises audience
Chandigarh, September 3
The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) organised an instrumental classical music recital by Ustad Gulfam Ahmad of Senia Lucknow Gharana at the Pracheen Kala Kendra auditorium here today.
Tricity Scan
Photo exhibition The first exhibition of paintings by a renowned French painter
and poetess, Martine Le Cam was inaugurated by Nek Chand at the exhibition
gallery of Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, Chandigarh. A total of 73 frames of
five different series were on display. A number of eminent academics and artists
were present on the occasion.
PUSU, SOPU lose grip in college poll
Chandigarh, September 3
In the last few years, two major student organisations, Panjab University Students Organisation (PUSU) and Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU), active in Panjab University campus have lost their grip in city colleges.
Sajandeep is Mr Fresher
Panchkula, September 3
Sajandeep Singh of BSc was declared Mr Fresher while Gaurav won the title of best comedian at the fresher’s party of The Fort Ramgarh Institute of Hotel Management.
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Chandigarh, September 3
Chandigarh, September 3
Chandigarh, September 3
