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Glitch in SBI server hits transactions worth crores
Chandigarh, October 1
Hundreds of customers of the State Bank of India (SBI) in the tricity were inconvenienced as they were unable to operate their accounts following a breakdown in the main server of the bank. Transactions worth crores were affected.
MC faux pas
Sec 50 residents get faulty bills
Chandigarh, October 1
In what appears to be a goof, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has been charging a stock Rs 31 extra on many combined water and electricity bills that have been served to thousands of city
residents.
Semester exam near, but PU in a blur
Chandigarh, October 1
The Panjab University examination system appears to be in a limbo with no knowledge about who will be handling the semester examination scheduled to be held in a little more than a month from now.
Prof YK Chawla likely to head PGI
Chandigarh, October 1
Prof YK Chawla, head of the hepatology department of the PGI, is likely to be the next director of the
PGI. According to highly placed sources, Chawla’s name has been finalised for the director’s post, which incidentally has been lying vacant for the past five months since Dr KK Talwar relinquished charge on April 30.
Better methods to redress telecom disputes discussed
 Chandigarh, October 1
Stakeholders in the telecom and broadcasting sectors discussed regulatory measures and modalities pertaining to dispute redressal as well as protecting the interests of service providers and consumers at a seminar organised by the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal here today.
Former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice SS Sodhi (left), Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal Member PK Rastogi (centre) and Supreme Court Judge Justice TS Thakur at a seminar on the regulatory framework and disputes resolution in telecom, broadcasting and cable services sectors, in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
More trouble for Central Club
Estate Office asks Collector to recover
Rs 1.84 crore from club
Chandigarh, October 1
The UT Estate Office has issued a reminder to the Collector, UT, asking it to recover outstanding dues of almost Rs 1.85 crores from the club president.
United colours of India
Guru Nanak Dev’s prayer held on Ramlila stage
Chandigarh, October 1
Come to the Sector 28 Ramlila ground and you will witness a specimen of Indian secularism. Setting an example, the Sector 28-based Garhwal Ramlila Mandal Bijli Board today held a prayer of Guru Nanak Dev on the Ramlila stage.
‘Cannot meddle with maintenance fee by
developers’
Haryana Town and Country Planning Department asserts on plea by Amravati Enclave residents
Chandigarh, October 1
The Haryana Town and Country Planning Department has made it abundantly clear that it cannot interfere with colonizers charging maintenance fee from buyers.
Tao ruckus
Police fails to nab other accused
Chandigarh, October 1
The UT Police has failed to arrest the other accused in an attempt to murder case at Tao in Sector 26 eight days ago.
Sec 62 to have ultra-modern theatre
To cost Rs 16.2 crore; Will house music academy
Mohali, October 1
After changing the site twice for the construction of an ultra-modern theatre, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) has finally decided to construct the facility close to the Leisure Valley, which will become part of the upcoming City Centre at Sector 62 here.
Sector Scan
Where development is a far cry
Vehicles of visitors to IT towers, rivulet containing sewage bane of
residents
Mohali, October 1
In a classic case of development affecting lives the wrong way, residents living in Sector-67 GMADA houses opposite IT towers rue the day they moved into the area.
125 take part in jungle walk
Chandigarh, October 1
Around 125 trekkers participated in a jungle walk from Nepli to Kansal to celebrate the Wildlife Week here today.
Campaign to save girl child at Peace Fest
Chandigarh, October 1
On the second and last day of the Peace Fest, Dr Daizy Zarabi from the Regional Resource
Centre, Panjab University, started the dialogue with talks on “promoting a girl child friendly society”.
Delegates of Peace Fest take out a rally “Save the girl child” at Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
100 violators issued challan
Chandigarh, October 1
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has challaned 100 violators in a special anti-encroachment drive and seized 12 cars, seven auto-rickshaws, removed tandoors and junk dumped by scrap dealers at Burail village today.
MC staff tow away an old car dumped at Burail village on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manoj
Mahajan
MC poll
Number of wards to remain same
Chandigarh, October 1
There will be no increase in the number of wards for the elections to the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) to be held in December this year. The Chandigarh MC has 26 wards.
Sharry sets stage afire
Chandigarh, October 1
Enrapturing the young the and old alike, Punjabi singer Sharry Maan lived up to his reputation with a sterling performance at the Sector-17 Plaza here yesterday.
SDM to probe food poisoning case
Mohali, October 1
Mohali Deputy Commissioner Varun Roozam has directed the Kharar SDM to submit a report on the case of food poisoning at a school in Jayanti Majri here yesterday.
From Schools and colleges
Blood donation camp
Chandigarh:
A blood donation camp to commemorate of the birth anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh was organised at Doaba Group of Colleges, at Ghataur
(Kharar). The camp was organised by the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Social Club, Campus-I, in collaboration with Rotary, Chandigarh Central, and a team of doctors led by Dr Usha Rao from the Post Graduate Institute of Research, Chandigarh.
Conference of Linguists begins
at Panjab varsity
Chandigarh, October 1
The 33rd All-India Conference of Linguists began at the Panjab University here today.
The Department of English, Regional Institute of English and the Central Institute of Indian Languages are jointly hosting the conference. Over a hundred delegates from across the world are participating
in this conference.
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Furniture, air-conditioners, computers and other articles worth lakhs were gutted in a fire which broke out on the top floor of a shop-cum-office in Sector 8 last night.
Dhruv Pandove trophy