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Tension at GMSH-16 after baby’s death
 Parents, relatives allege negligence on part of the hospital
Chandigarh, February 8
Tension prevailed at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, here this evening when the parents and relatives of a one-and-a-half-month-old baby boy, who reportedly died after being brought to the hospital, protested and blamed the doctors for death due to negligence.
The parents of the baby boy who died at the GMSH-16, Chandigarh, on Wednesday evening. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Girl killed after fall from auto-rickshaw
Chandigarh, February 8
In a tragic incident, a nine-year-old girl died after falling from an autorickshaw on the sector18/21 dividing road here this afternoon. The child fell on the road after the driver suddenly applied brakes. There were five children seated in the vehicle and the vehicle was being driven recklessly, eyewitnesses said.
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Training in animation
Picasso Animation College (PAC), a leader in animation training in India, has joined hands with The British School to bring to the region state-of-the-art training in the field of animation. Picasso has been awarded as one of the best animation training companies of the year at IIT Delhi recently.
To mark the entry of Picasso into the region, a seminar was also organised at the school that detailed benefits of a career in animation. The seminar analysed prospects of animation and visual effects in the industry. The participants were informed about the collaboration and how they can take advantage of the latest animation techniques.
‘Safai abhiyans’ fail to keep town clean
Mohali, February 8
Lack of proper supervision by the Mohali Municipal Council and inadequate number of safai sewaks deployed by the concerned contractors resulted in poor sanitation in the town.
A number of “safai abhiyans” conducted by the civic body authorities from time to time have failed to satisfy the residents who often allege that the sanitation contractors are hand in glove with council concerned employees and fail to work according to the terms of the agreement.
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The mangled remains of the cars that were involved in an accident at Mubarikpur village, Dera Bassi on Wednesday. Six persons were injured in the mishap. A Tribune Photograph
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MC for turning open spaces into parking lots
Chandigarh, February 8
To resolve the long-pending problem of parking in residential areas of the city, the municipal corporation (MC) is again going to draft a proposal for converting the open space in each sector into a community parking lot. Mayor Raj Bala Malik has asked officials to shortlist sites for community parking in the city and submit it as soon as possible. Sources in the corporation said past year, dozens of community parking proposals had been submitted to the UT Chief Architect’s department, but a majority of those have been rejected as the required land was not available for setting up the project. An official said incumbent Mayor had asked them to draft a list of fresh sites for community parking.
Proposal for CCTV turned down
Zirakpur, February 8
Now, third eye will not maintain a vigil in Zirakpur. For, the local government, Punjab, has turned down a proposal for the installing the CCTV in the town.
The matter has been pending for a year now. It was in January 2011, that the Zirakpur Municipal Council had mooted a proposal to install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras all across the town. The purpose of installing the cameras is primarily for security point of view and to effectively regulate traffic flow at the congested sections on the highway.
Dust off, at last
Six AC buses parked at workshop
Chandigarh, February 8
A day after The Tribune published a news report on six AC buses parked at a workshop for the past eight months due to non-functional
ACs, the transport department today moved the case for bus repairs and held a meeting on the issue.
Seizures common among minors, says study
Chandigarh, February 8
A study conducted by the paediatrics department of the PGI here has revealed the prevalence
of seizures, including epileptic ones, at least 12 per thousand minors, under the age of 18.
Talking to mediapersons here today, Dr Pratibha Singhi, chief of child neurology and neuro-development at the PGI, said the study was conducted on 3,684 children.
Dr Pratibha Singhi, child neurology and neuro-development head at the PGI, speaks to mediapersons in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune Photograph
Perfect picture of poor upkeep
Chandigarh, February 8
Tall claims of the municipal corporation (MC) on sprucing up all parks in the city do not hold ground, going by a random visit to parts of the city today. Dug-up areas, unkempt hedges, broken swings and heaps of garbage were common.
Garbage lies near a park at Sector 32 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Mercy Demand
Students promise to score 5.5 CGPA, maintain SGPA
Chandigarh, February 8
Failing to get a chance to continue with their mechanical engineering (ME), three students of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) today gave an undertaking to the college for scoring 5.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in the second semester and maintain a score of 5.5
sessional grade point average (SGPA) at the end of both semesters.
Cattle menace
No more space in cattle pound
Panchkula, February 8
Despite action, taken by the Panchkula Municipal Corporation, to solve the stray cattle menace, there is lot more to be done as a number of stray cattle still pose threat on the city roads. In a recent reply submitted before the district court, the corporation had submitted that 487 stray cattle were captured between November 2 last year and January 21 and only nine have been released after a fine was paid.
Residents protest after GMADA demolishes ‘mazar’
Mohali, February 8
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) demolished a ‘mazar’ near Shahimajra village, here today. The demolition drive led to protests by some residents.
Council advises, MC stays inactive
Chandigarh, February 8
Sounds strange, but it is a fact that major issues recommended by the Advisory Council past year had been hanging fire. Past year, in February, the council had approved a number of suggestions made by the subcommittee on the maintenance of heritage, but no suggestion had been executed.
Crime file
2 booked for immigration fraud
Mohali, February 8
The police has booked two persons running an immigration company on the charges of duping people of Rs 29.88 lakh on the pretext of sending them abroad.
In a complaint to the police, Mukesh Kumar, resident of Nawanshahr, and others said that they had allegedly been cheated by Deepak Arora and Karandeep who were running a company by the name of Jet Immigration in Phase VI here.
Best JCO, NCO awarded
Chandigarh, February 8
Subedar Sovan Singh of Garhwal Rifles has been adjudged as the best junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Western Command, while Hav Mehar Singh of the artillery has been adjudged as the best non-commissioned officer (NCO) for 2011.
N-choe stink far from over
Chandigarh, February 8
The work of making the N-choe sludge-free is still not over. More than two years after The Tribune raised a storm over sanitation concerns going down the drain, the municipal corporation (MC) today claimed that the work of laying a sewer parallel to the N-choe was in progress.
Safety through SMS
Chandigarh, February 8
In order to create awareness among the general public not to cross the railway line if a train is approaching, the northern railway has started a campaign by sending SMSes to the people to care for their lives.
Cold wave to stay
Chandigarh, February 8
Cold-wave conditions persisted in the tricity as the day temperature plummeted by about two degree Celsius after fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Documents seized from sealed immigration firm
Chandigarh, February 8
Four days after the UT police sealed as many as 17 immigration firms, the SIT, accompanied by the Protector of Emigrants, Chandigarh, yesterday carried out a search at the office of WWICS, Sector-22, which had been sealed.
Student missing after father’s rebuke
Chandigarh, February 8
A student of class VI of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 31, Rohit (12) has been missing since Monday afternoon.
Stress to follow traffic rules
Chandigarh, February 8
The Chandigarh Traffic Police today organised a road safety exhibition and workshop at the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University, during the inauguration of Traffic Rules Awareness Week being celebrated by the legal studies department.
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Conviction rate of UMC
dips
Aspersions cast on inclusion of Senators in unfair means committee
Chandigarh, February 8
With conviction rate of Panjab University’s unfair means committee (UMC) having dipped drastically from 84 per cent in 2009 to 74 per cent in 2010 and 61 per cent in 2011, though the average number of
cases remains same, aspersions are being cast on inclusion of Senators in this committee.
PU teachers at warring ends
Chandigarh, February 8
In what is bound to brew into a major controversy, Panjab University teachers are at warring ends over the Vice-Chancellor’s (VC) alleged public
“vilification”. A day after PUTA asking the Chancellor to institute an inquiry into press reports questioning VC RC Sobti’s research credentials, PU director public relations, Mohanmeet
Khosla, issued an official press note bashing the body for acting on teachers’ behalf, who supported
Sobti.
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