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I-T Surveys
2 jewellers surrender Rs 4.3 cr
Chandigarh, September 10
Following surveys conducted by the Income Tax (I-T) Department on business premises of two
Patiala-based jewellers, Jamuna Jewellers and Prem Jewellers, the latter made a voluntary surrender of undisclosed income to the tune of Rs 4.3
crore.
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Water Woes |
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| Chandigarh Municipal Corporation workers try to fix a leak in a pipe that burst on the road separating Sectors 33 and 34 in Chandigarh ; and (below) The MC seems to have forgotten to make ‘post-rain arrangements’ of cleaning road gullies
as shown by trenches blocked with mud near Sectors 18/22 roundabout and at the light point of Sectors 15/16
in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photos: Parvesh Chauhan and S Chandan |
sector 2
Amenities missing from mc’s dictionary
 Panchkula, September 10
Potholed roads, non-functional streetlights, ill-maintained parks, encroachments in corridors of markets and thefts, especially in houses situated along the Zirakpur- Kalka highway, irk the residents of Sector 2. Residents have taken up their problems with the authorities concerned time and again, but nothing has been done so far, said Major (retd) KC Verma, general secretary, Residents Welfare and Environment Society, Sector 2.
 Authorities yet to wake up
A potholed road at the entrance to Sector 2 in Panchkula. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
PU alumnus arrested for bike thefts
Chandigarh, September 10
The crime branch of the Chandigarh Police has arrested Jaswinder Singh (25), alias Pinda, a former MSc student of Panjab University, for his involvement in at least eight cases of bike thefts in the city.
 garbage mess
HS seeks explanation after stench complaints
Chandigarh, September 10
The tall claims of controlling the spread of foul smell from the dumping ground and garbage plant by the municipal corporation fell flat again when the UT Home Secretary directed MC officials to verify the cause of
the smell that was felt across the city late this evening.
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Tapping feet |
Students of Home Science College perform during the freshers’ party in Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Abandoned bag triggers panic
Chandigarh, September 10
Panic gripped the Shastri Market in Sector 22 here this afternoon when a bag was found abandoned near a shop. An alert passerby called the police control room and a bomb disposal squad was pressed into service. However, the bag owner returned soon after and identified the bag as his.
SGPC Poll: Mudslinging keeps candidates preoccupied
Mohali, September 10
The fight between Akali Dal candidate JP Singh and independent candidate Hardeep Singh, a former SGPC member, today took a new turn with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) writing to the Gurdwara Election Commission seeking directions to newspapers not to publish any doctored photograph of JP Singh, allegedly created by rival candidate Hardeep Singh.
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Chaos prevailed as vehicles remained caught in a snarl-up following a rally organised by the Youth Against Corruption in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Mining being controlled by Akalis: Capt Amarinder
Mohali, September 10
“The entire trade of mining was being controlled by the Akalis and the Congress would probe the matter,” said President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Capt Amarinder Singh.
TRICITY SCAN
Chandigarh scan
100 examined at eye camp
As a part of celebrations of Senior Citizens’ month, Sai Tara Ummat Foundation and Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association, Chandigarh, organised a free eye check-up camp in collaboration with Grewal Eye Institute, Sector 9, Chandigarh, today at Old Age Home in Sector 15. Around 100 patients were examined during the camp.
RTE Act
Education dept ties up with research centre
Chandigarh, September 10
Following two months of deliberation, the UT education department has finally joined hands with the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) to identify eligible candidates for free education ensured under the Right Of Children To Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.
College principal should be made Dean: Association
Chandigarh, September 10
After the Controller of Examination and Registrar, it is now the post of Panjab University Dean Colleges Development Council which has hit troubled waters. Close to the heels of geology department’s chairperson urging acting DCDC Naval Kishore to withdraw his application for the post, the Affiliated Colleges Association has asked PU Vice-Chancellor RC Sobti to appoint a college principal as Dean (colleges) rather than any university official or professor.
Admission to Class XI
Last round of counselling on September 13
Chandigarh, September 10
The UT education department will be conducting the last round of counselling for Class XI admission from September 13.
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Chandigarh, September 10
