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Cold Comfort: Children leave for school in dense fog at Sector 56, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Faux pas leaves CBI red in the face
Pulled up for applying wrong Section in corruption case
Chandigarh, January 5
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was left red-faced today when special CBI Judge Ritu Tagore pulled up its officials for arresting an accused when the specific charges did not even apply to him.
Former councillor Arshad Khan dead
Chandigarh, January 5
Thirtyseven-year-old Arshad Khan, former nominated councillor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, died of a cardiac arrest here today. He was the first nominated councillor in the history of the corporation and was given ticket by the Congress to contest from Ward No. 26 in the elections held recently.
2 watchmen found murdered
 Panchkula, January 5
Two watchmen of a company involved in installing high-tension electricity wire towers were found murdered in the fields of Khatauli village, near here, today. The deceased have been identified as Mujib-ur-Rehman (19) and his brother-in-law Ansur Ali (55), both from West Bengal.
A dog squad inspects the spot where the bodies of two watchmen were found at Khatauli village in Barwala, Panchkula, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
UT Adviser marks inquiry into fuel scam
 16,000-lt fuel worth Rs 8.91 lakh ‘went missing’ from CITCO
station
Chandigarh, January 5
UT Adviser KK Sharma today marked an inquiry into the siphoning off more than 16,000 litre of fuel, worth Rs 8.91
lakh, from the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO)-run petrol station in Sector 9, here today.
Sharma said he had ordered a time-bound vigilance inquiry into the case.
CITCO petrol station at Sector 9 in Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
20 HVAC buses plying on short routes
Ordinary CTU buses for long distances, courtesy UT Admn
Chandigarh, January 5
The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), despite having 20 heating-ventilation and air-conditioned (HVAC) buses purchased a year ago especially for long routes, is using ordinary non-AC buses to ferry passengers on long routes.
Interestingly, HVAC buses are run on short distances, including Ambala, Baddi and Kalka, incurring losses worth
lakhs.
Road Safety Week, but rules not enforced: A zebra crossing blocked by vehicles near the traffic lights on the road separating Sectors 22 and 23, causing problems to pedestrians, in Chandigarh
on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Time for a break
2 top officials on leave, 2 to follow suit
Chandigarh, January 5
It is ‘chhutti’ time for UT ‘babus’. While CITCO Managing Director DK Tiwari and UT Deputy Commissioner Brijendra Singh have already gone on leave, UT Social Welfare Director Varsha Khangwal and UT Information Technology Director Yogesh Kumar will go on leave shortly.
Tiwari, who has been holding seven departments, went to Dubai for eight days on holiday from today. He would rejoin on January 12.
UT villages go to the polls on Jan 21
Elections to zila parishad and panchayat
samiti
Chandigarh, January 5
Elections for nine zila parishad constituencies and 15 panchayat samiti constituencies in the city will be held on January 21.
With this announcement, the model code of conduct has come into effect. This time, both elections will be held simultaneously, with approximately 32,941 voters casting their vote.
Chandigarh scan
Medical camp
Girls were provided free medical check-up and free medicines at a medical check-up camp organised by the Fortis Hospital at Dhanas on Thursday. The camp, which was only for girls in the age group of 5 to 14 years, was organised in association with the Salaam Zindagi Charitable Trust to celebrate ‘Nanhi Chhaan Day’. The camp was conducted by a team of doctors and nurses led by Dr Pooja Gupta and Dr. Shilpa
Priyadarshini.
PU to carry out physico-chemical analysis of Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, January 5
To tide over problems such as silting, depleting water table and water contamination at Sukhna Lake, the UT administration has given the project to Panjab University
(PU) to carry out a ‘physico-chemical analysis’ (water tests) of the lake. Earlier, the project was given to the National Botanical Research Institute
(NBRI), Lucknow, but recently the institute pulled back from the project.
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Remains of activity an eyesore |
Plastic cups and plates thrown in the pond near the student centre at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Looking for an opening: Youths gather around a vendor selling employment news outside the post office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Stray dog menace
Mohali MC to go for dog sterlisation in a big way
Mohali, January 5
The Municipal Council is planning to check the menace of stray dogs by going in for sterlisation in a big way and also asking higher authorities to provide additional staff and a cattle-catcher van.
Punjab polls
No candidate files nomination papers on day 1
Mohali, January 5
On the first day of filing nomination papers in connection with the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections scheduled to be held on January 30, no candidate filed any document in the SAS Nagar, Kharar and Dera Bassi Assembly constituencies here today.
MC raring to go
Rose Festival from Feb 24
Chandigarh, January 5
The municipal corporation (MC) is all set to organise the Rose Festival for
the first time after its transfer from the UT Administration. In a meeting chaired by MC Commissioner Prerna
Puri, it was suggested that Mr and Ms Rose be introduced in the fest. The festival would be held from February 24 to 26.
New e-sampark centres in city hanging fire
Chandigarh, January 5
The project of 10 new e-sampark centres across the city has got delayed, thanks to the lackadaisical attitude of officials concerned.
Under the project, envisaged in August past year, the administration has to construct e-sampark centres at Sectors 7, 21, 27, 32, 34, 38 (West), 45, 48 and 51 and Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra.
CTU to start service to Rajasthan towns
Chandigarh, January 5
In a bid to have better connectivity and to promote tourism, the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) will start service to Alwar, Jaipur and Ajmer soon.
The CTU is all set to enter into an agreement with the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC), which will start service from tourist towns in Rajasthan to Chandigarh. In a recent meeting between the CTU and the Rajasthan corporation, both have decided to enter into an agreement and run inter-state buses.
MC elections
Candidates yet to submit poll expenditure
Chandigarh, January 5
Out of the 152 contesting candidates, only a few have submitted their election expenditure so far.
Though the contesting candidates have to file the election expenditure within 15 days after the announcement of the poll results, a number of them have not bothered to submit the details to returning officer.
Making residents aware of traffic rules
Zirakpur, January 5
The Zirakpur traffic police today organised an awareness camp during the traffic awareness week. Giving information about the traffic, Surinderjit Kaur, DSP(traffic), Mohali, stated that to spread awareness among people, the department had started the road safety week.
21 cobblers get lucky
Zirakpur, January 5
Mesmerised by Gurdas Mann’s hit album “Boot
Polishan”, a dhabha owner on the Chandigarh-Ambala National Highway in Zirakpur yesterday, honoured 21 cobblers. He not only gave them a dafli (drum) but also honoured them with some cash.
Nursery admissions on
Education dept has parents, schools confused
Chandigarh, January 5
Unable to devise a convincing middle path between draw of lots and the point system, the UT education department has resumed nursery admissions on a note that has left both parents and schools confused.
Protest for PU mess workers
Chandigarh, January 5
The All-India Central Council of Trade Unions organised a protest at Panjab University
(PU) here today, demanding extension of labour laws to PU mess workers. They claimed that the workers were being forced to work for 16 hours rather than the prescribed eight hours and were not being given DC rates.
Council president Kanwaljeet Singh said, “We just want justified wages and working conditions for mess workers, who do not even appear on the university’s priority list.”
Panjab University mess workers protest for minimum wages on the campus in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
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The teams of Saupin’s School, Sector 32, and Millennium School, Mohali, registered wins in their respective matches during the first Saupin's League Cricket Competition being held here today.
