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Last-minute agenda miffs PEC Senate
Chandigarh, February 3
When it comes to handing down the agenda of the Senate meeting, the Senate members of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) are not as privileged as their counterparts in Panjab University. As a result, they are literally forced to pass the items on the voluminous agenda tabled during the Senate meetings.
‘malkhana’ case
Accused was rewarded 24 times
Panchkula, February 3
While the former in charge of a “malkhana”, Sukhwinder Singh, was selling case properties of as many as 631 cases right under the nose of his seniors, the Haryana Police was continuously awarding him with commendation certificates, unaware of the reality. During his more than 10-year tenure with the Haryana Police, he got 24 rewards and awards from senior officials of
Panchkula, Ambala and Rohtak police.
PU students clash
Chandigarh, February 3
A blood donation camp organised by PUSU at Panjab University turned into a bloody clash with PUSU and SOPU supporters thrashing one another even as the PU authorities continued to be mute spectators.
At it again:
Supporters of SOPU and PUSU clash during a blood donation camp at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday.
A Tribune photograph
Part of Sector-33 house demolished
Chandigarh, February 3
The UT estate office carried out demolition at a kanal house in Sector 33 here today for carrying out violations of building bylaws in kitchen and the extended building line.
The enforcement staff with the estate office clear encroachments at a house in Sector 33 of Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
work visa fraud case
Offices of two firms raided
Chandigarh, February 3
A day after the police sealed 20 immigration companies in a case of work visa fraud, it conducted raids today at the offices of the two companies whose owners were arrested.
Toll plaza issued notice for violating periphery Act
Panchkula, February 3
Not accepting the replies submitted by the National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI) and Himalayan Expressway Limited (HEL) on the issue of constructing HEL’s office near Chandimandir toll plaza, the district town planning department today maintained that the construction of building is in complete violation of the Punjab New Capital (Periphery) Control Act 1952.
A view of offices at the toll plaza on the Panchkula-Kalka highway. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
p’kula kidnapping
Accomplice girlfriend held
Panchkula, February 3
The Panchkula police today arrested the remaining two accused in the Nishant kidnapping case. The police arrested main accused Kashmir Singh’s girlfriend
Aarti, a resident of Patiala, and Jaspal Singh, a rickshaw-puller of Gurdaspur, who had bought the child for Rs 75,000. Earlier, the police had arrested Kashmir Singh and his father Pratap Singh.
The Haryana police with the four accused at the Civil Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, on Friday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Mercury to fall
Chandigarh, February 3
Day temperatures are likely to fall as the sky will remain cloudy during the next couple of days, with Western disturbances resurfacing.
RLA suspends 2 driver’s licences
Chandigarh, February 3
Following the recommendation of the traffic police, the Registering and Licensing Authority
(RLA) has cancelled the driver’s licences of two persons, who were habitual offenders and had been challaned a number of times.
Row over property turns murky again
Chandigarh, February 3
The row over a house at Sector 8 here turned murky once again as two parties entered into a verbal scuffle and called the police control room. This was the fourth time the police had been called owing to a dispute at the same house.
Maestro’s mastery
Chandigarh, February 3
A captivating classical music soiree at the PU auditorium here to mark ‘Basant Utsav’ was a pleasing rendezvous of master maestros and learned music aficionados today.
Education Department reshuffle
Controversy continues to grow
Chandigarh, February 3
The controversy surrounding the creation of two posts of Deputy Director Schools in the education department brewed further today over the alleged lopsided distribution of power ‘favouring’ former DEO Chanchal Singh.
DEO office shifted to Sector 19
Chandigarh, February 3
Much to the dismay and shock of the DEO office employees, the office has been detached from the Education Directorate in Sector 9 and shifted to Sector 19.
PEC students boycott classes
Chandigarh, February 3
Intensifying their agitation demanding a mercy chance for three first semester students of Masters of Engineering (ME), the first, second and third semester ME students of the Punjab Engineering College
(PEC) today boycotted their classes. The students met the PEC Director in the evening and demanded that an emergency Senate meeting be called to discuss the case.
Engineering students outside PEC Director’s office demanding an emergency Senate meeting
on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Workshop to check school dropouts
Chandigarh, February 3
Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, in collaboration with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(SSA) Society, organised a one-day workshop on the theme ‘School Dropout Prevention, Considerations and Challenges’.
20 colleges take part in IT Fiesta
Chandigarh, February 3
An IT Fiesta was organised at Shri Guru Gobind Singh College for Women here in association with the Department of Computer Science and Applications today.
After clash, hostel shut
Panchkula, February 3
A day after the clash during the district-level Panchayati Raj sports meet at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector 3, the district sports authority today closed the hostel after directing the players staying there to move out.
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The Chandigarh Police seems to be “out of reach” of the common man as telephone numbers at some police stations are lying non-functional. For the last several days, the landline number (0172-2747066) at the Sector 11 police station has
been “temporarily out of service”.
