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Things still grim at Snehalaya
Chandigarh, January 20
Even three months after the submission of the “detailed report” on the disappearance of children from the UT-run shelter for homeless children, Snehalaya, the social welfare department has failed to implement even a single recommendation made by SDM South Kavle V Parshuram for making the place more children friendly.
inter-university handball championship
Lewd remarks make women players wince
 Chandigarh, January 20
Some rowdy elements in the crowd watching the handball teams fight it out during the North Zone Inter-University Handball Championship for Women at Postgraduate Government College, Sector 11, here today, passed lewd remarks, making the players uncomfortable. The boys had surrounded the
court while the match was in progress.
Boys stand close to the touchline during a handball match for women at Postgraduate Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Friday. The match was disrupted for a few minutes after some boys passed lewd remarks against the players and even entered the court. Photo by writer
Hotel guard ‘misbehaves’ with US women
Chandigarh, January 20
In a huge embarrassment for the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited
(CITCO), a security guard of Hotel Mountview, reportedly, misbehaved with two women from the US who were staying there. Scared after the incident, the women called up their friends and left the hotel. The hotel has dismissed the guard from the service and has even stopped his salary. The guard was on a contractual basis and was working with the hotel for past two years.
It’s promise time again
Mohali, January 20
Balbir Singh Sidhu, the Congress candidate from the Mohali constituency, today released his election manifesto for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha poll on
January 30.
ASI recruitment scam
Role of senior police officials under scanner
Chandigarh, January 20
With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing anomalies in the physical examination tests of the ASI recruitment scam of 2007, the role of senior police officials to the rank of DSPs has come under scanner.
Advocates’ strike hits work
Chandigarh, January 20
With advocates going on a strike, hundreds of litigants had to face a harrowing time today.
Lekh Raj Sharma, chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, said, “With the Centre’s Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011, the Union government wants to take away the power of Bar Council of India to regulate the legal education sector of the country. Therefore, on the call of the
BCI, we have suspended the work,” he added.
Advocates sit around a bonfire at the District Courts in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Road Safety Week organised
Chandigarh, January 20
As part of the 23rd Road Safety Week-2012 being held in the city from January 17-23, the police today organised a cycle-rickshaw puller workshop at the Chandigarh Traffic Park in Sector 23 to make rickshaw pullers aware about road rules and regulations. About 200 cycle rickshaw pullers took part in the workshop. A total of 100 blankets and 200 reflectors were distributed to them.
| Gearing up for D-day |
Republic Day arrangements are on at the parade ground in Sector 17,
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: S chandan |
Power corporation told to compensate complainant
Mohali, January 20
The Mohali District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) to recover the compensation amount and litigation charges from the salary of officials who failed to transfer for three years the electricity connection in the name of a Zirakpur resident.
Man found hanging from tree
Panchkula, January 20
A 28-year-old man was found hanging from a tree near his house in Sector 12-A here today.
tricity scan
Chandigarh scan
Half-day declared
Due to the Panchayat Samiti And Zila Parishad elections on January 21, 2012, all offices, boards, corporations, and institutions, under the Chandigarh Administration will observe the second half of the day as public holiday.
| Bright sparks |
Students participate in a health education programme at GMCH auditorium in Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
CGC Tech fest starts off
Chandigarh, January 20
A tech fests began at the Chandigarh Group Of Colleges, Gharuan campus, today where budding engineers from several renowned institutes, like the IIT and PEC, got a chance to show their prowess in areas such as technical innovation.
Principals, police officials meet on traffic issues
Panchkula, January 20
A day after the strike by school bus operators, the Panchkula Public Schools Association (PPSA) organised a meeting of the school principals and the police at Satluj Public School, Sector 4, here today. Several complaints against high handed behaviour of police officials were received during an open house session.
Good response to ‘MBA Kaleidoscope’
Chandigarh, January 20
Students from the tricity made a beeline to participate in group discussions, interviews and attend workshops at GGDSD College. Students with over 90 percentile MAT score also participated in the event.
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