Divine lights
The Sector-24 temple in Chandigarh decked up on the eve of Mahashivratri. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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MC fails to frame policy
Chandigarh, February 19
Strangely even after a decade, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) has failed to frame a policy on uniform rate to be charged by the contractors from the residents for door-to-door garbage collection.
House rents go through the roof in city
Chandigarh, February 19
Sample 1: The rent for a seven-bedroom villa/bungalow, Sector 15 is Rs 2.5 lakh.
chandigarh club
President’s sudden resignation sparks controversy
Chandigarh, February 19
Chandigarh Club, one of the premier clubs of the UT with a membership of more than 8500, is facing controversy over the sudden and unannounced resignation by its president Mukesh Bassi.
Time to brace for chill again
Chandigarh, February 19
Residents may witness another cold-wave spell as the weather
office has predicted rain or thundershowers, resulting in a decline in day and
night temperatures, after Monday.
A view of the cloudy sky at Sector 35 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Two policemen receive burn injuries
Panchkula, February 19
Two policemen received burn injuries when their tent caught fire in Sector 26, outside the residence of the former
DGP, Punjab, in the wee hours, here today.
The spot where fire broke out in a tent at Sector 26, Panchkula, on Sunday.
Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Brakes fail, bus hits roundabout
Chandigarh, February 19
A major tragedy was averted after a Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU ) bus ran onto a
roundabout at Sector 38 after its brakes failed here this evening.
The bus perched at the roundabout in Sector 38 of Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Proposals and inaction, that’s civic body’s forte
Chandigarh, February 19
Tall claims of the municipal corporation (MC) in adopting effective sanitation have been exposed. For the past decade, none of the proposed projects to streamline the system has seen the light of the day.
Heaps of garbage welcome you
Zirakpur, February 19
The space beneath the flyover at Zirakpur, connecting the Chandigarh-Ambala highway, has turned into a dumping ground with the MC turning eye towards the cleanliness of the area.
Heaps of garbage and filth spread all around greets the visitors moving towards Chandigarh. The garbage accumulating beneath the flyover has virtually converted the entire area into a massive open-air dustbin. Even encroachments can be witnessed under the flyover.
The trench under the flyover filled with garbage at Zirakpur. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Tricity scan
ITBP to get high altitude shelters
Chandigarh, February 19
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is procuring state-of-the-art shelters for high altitude areas. These shelters would offer better protection to the ITBP personnel against the vagaries of nature in extreme conditions and improve the living conditions in remote areas.
Open house response
Renaming Mohali: Name should reflect significance
The name of a place should reflect its background and significance. The name should be short and easy to pronounce. It should be acceptable to a majority of the people, particularly its inhabitants. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar has significance in the context of its background, but is too lengthy.
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The Shiv temple spruced up for Shivratri at Saketri in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
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Rents stagnant in Mohali
Mohali, February 19
Mushrooming of the housing projects and cheap availability of rented accommodation in peripheral areas of Mohali and Kharar has resulted in stagnation of rents in the city for the past one year. “The rents were already higher. So, many families preferred to travel few kilometers extra to get cheap accommodation on the outskirts of the city,” said
Nilesh, who deals in rentals.
Panchkula rents going North
Panchkula, February 19
Due to proximity city beautiful Chandigarh, increased connectivity due to widening of highways and a number of educational institutes coming up in Panchkula district, there has been around 50 per cent hike in the rent as compared to those of three years ago. As the rent in Chandigarh is too high for rented accommodation therefore, people have started shifting to Panchkula, which ultimately resulted in rental hike in Panchkula city.
15,377 booths for polio drops
Mohali, February 19
Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary, Health, launched the Pulse Polio Campaign from an urban slum in Mohai on Sunday. Dr Balwinder Singh, State Immunization Officer was also present.
building society
DC suspends management committee
Mohali, February 19
Management committee of Wembley Cooperative House Building Society has been suspended by the deputy registrar of the cooperative societies, Punjab.
Passengers fume at flight cancellation
Chandigarh, February 19
Passengers at the local airport were left fuming as officials of the Kingfisher airlines announced the cancellation of its morning flight to Delhi this afternoon. This is not the first time that the flight had been cancelled by the said airlines.
Mobile phone dealers directed to pay relief
Chandigarh, February 19
The UT district forum has directed dealers of a mobile phone company to pay compensation to a city resident for harassment after they refused to repair a faulty mobile set. The Sector-22 dealers have also been directed to refund the amount of the set.
71,277 children get polio drops
Chandigarh, February 19
The health department conducted pulse polio immunisation here today. A total of 71,277 children up to five years of age received polio drops at
443 booths. Around 2,000 workers with the health, police and social welfare departments, besides NSS and local volunteers, were deployed for the purpose.
A child is immunised at the Sector-43 ISBT in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
PU students on hunger strike, refuse to budge
Chandigarh, February 19
After failing to deter the students to end the indefinite hunger strike by slapping suicide case against them, the Panjab University officials are now trying other methods. The Dean of Student Welfare, along with some faculty members, today went to the GMSH, Sector 16 to meet the hospitalised students who are on a hunger strike. The PU authorities urged the students to end the agitation.
Prof AS Ahluwalia, DSW, Panjab University, outside the GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
PU, police to teach self-defence to girls
Chandigarh, February 19
In a bid to empower girls against instances of eve-teasing and violence, the department of social works, Panjab University, assisted by the Chandigarh Police, will teach
self-defence to PU girls. The ten-day workshop would be held next month at the university campus.
Stars of tomorrow steal hearts
Chandigarh, February 19
The annual function of Ashmah International School, Sector - 70,
Mohali, was held at Tagore Theatre on Sunday. BK Srivastava, IAS, Director General,
MGSIPA, Punjab, was the chief guest of the event.
Students of Ashmah International School, Sector 70, Mohali, perform at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
New penalty — sit-ups in public
Chandigarh, February 19
Two youths from Haryana were embarrassed following a fight after consuming liquor at a local bar today. They were asked to do sit-ups by Nidhi
Srivastava, SDM (East), at the UT Guest House here.
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The silver Innova belonging to UT Assistant Estate Officer Rahul Gupta hit a motorcycle on late Sunday night at Railway Light point near IT park, leaving three riders seriously injured.
