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Food court to come up at PGI
Chandigarh, January 6
Perhaps taking a cue from the swank “five-star” private hospitals in various metros, the region’s premier tertiary care hospital, the PGI is all set to establish a food court to provide an array of quality eatables.
kidney scam
Lucknow police seizes hospital records
Mohali, January 6
Investigations in the human organ trafficking case busted by the Lucknow police has revealed that members of the gang were active at renal transplant centres of different government hospitals in the north, including the PGI, while looking for gullible patients suffering from renal failure. At the same time, addicts and those in need for
money were lured to donate their kidneys.
Timings changed
The education department has decided to change the timings of double-shift government schools. The morning shift will open at 8 am instead of 7:30 am. The evening shift will close at 5 pm instead of 5:30 pm. The morning assembly has been discontinued till further orders.
—TNS
Higher senior grade for 16 PGI profs
Chandigarh, January 6
After a gap of four years, 16 professors with the PGI will be promoted to the higher senior grade. Approval is likely to be accorded at the standing selection committee
meeting, scheduled for January 24.
Hailstorm hits Panchkula
Chandigarh, January 6
While fog started subsiding in the tricity by this evening, chilly winds sweeping the region forced many residents to stay indoors.
Strong winds, accompanied by hail, was reported from parts of Panchkula in the evening. Weathermen predicted the conditions to continue till tomorrow.
Students sip coffee to beat the chill at Student Centre in Punjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Kidnapper did it alone
Panchkula, January 6
Ravinder Singh Gill of Kansal village, the alleged kidnapper of three children Jiya, Arnav and Mehak is believed to have planned and committed all three crimes on his own.
Suspension of three policemen revoked
Chandigarh, January 6
The suspension of three UT police’s sub-inspectors, in charge of police posts was revoked today after they tendered a written apology to UT SSP Naunihal Singh. The three were then let off with a warning.
Louis Braille day
‘Physically challenged must be made self-reliant’
Panchkula, January 6
The Haryana government will spare no efforts in providing an honourable place in the society to all physically challenged persons. This was stated by Jaivir, Singh Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, here today. He was addressing the 203rd birth anniversary celebrations of Louise Braille organised by the National Handicapped Welfare Council, Haryana.
Going nuts
A shopkeeper stocks peanuts ahead of Lohri at the Sector 26 market in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
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Posters of SAD candidates seized
Mohali, January 6
A flying squad team of Mohali today seized hundreds of posters of SAD candidates from Mohali, Balwant Singh Ramoowlai and SAD candidate from Kharar, Ujagar Singh Wadali being published at Jagdeep Publishing House in the Industrial Area here.
Drug Menace
No govt-run rehabilitation centre for drug addicts
Mohali, January 6
How serious the state government is about tackling the rising drug menace is evident from the fact that there is not a single government-run rehabilitation centre for patients in the district leading to a large number of relapse cases.
Suffering for no fault of theirs
Chandigarh, January 6
Of the nine government colleges in the city, only the Postgraduate Government College, Sector 11, has a regular principal.
The other eight are being run by the seniormost professors there, officiating as principals, since 2002.
Stray cattle menace
Plan of MC to shift dairies hits roadblock
Panchkula, January 6
The stray cattle menace in the city is likely to continue for some more time as the plan of the Muncipal Corporation to shift dairies from the town has hit a roadblock.
non-rte seats
Schools free to carve own admission criteria, says UT Admn
Chandigarh, January 6
Following an year-long insistence on a draw of lots for random selection of students for 75 per cent non-RTE-reserved seats in schools, the UT Administration has finally woken up to schools’ autonomy in deciding admission criteria. Ending the confusion over nursery admissions, UT Education Secretary VK Singh has given the green signal to transparent and justified categorisation of seats.
graft case
CBI files chargesheet against two PU officials
Chandigarh, January 6
After obtaining the prosecution sanction from Panjab University, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed a detailed chargesheet against two Panjab University officials in a corruption case, which dates back to July 2010.
New academic session begins at PGI today
Chandigarh, January 6
Dr N Sathyamurthy, director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
(IISER), Mohali (Punjab), will inaugurate the new academic session at Bhargava Auditorium,
PGI, tomorrow.
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