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Star converges on city
Ranbir Kapoor at the Chandigarh Airport on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
UT gets Rs 5 crore from Centre for underpass project
Chandigarh, March 17
The construction of the much-awaited project for eight underpass of the UT Administration is expected to take off soon as it has received Rs 5 crore for the project from the Union Government. The Administration has already designated Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) as the nodal agency for the construction of the underpasses to tackle traffic chaos on city roads.
ICSE does away with environment examination
Chandigarh, March 17
Inviting criticism from several quarters, the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
(ICSE), will now do away with its compulsory environment education examination.
MC has no criteria for commendation certificate
Chandigarh, March 17
Strange, but it is a fact that employees of the Municipal Corporation (MC) who are in the “good books” of their seniors can only get commendation awards on Republic Day and Independence Day as the authorities have no eligibility criteria to go about it. The reply of the MC authorities was “nil” on an RTI query regarding the yardstick or criteria adopted for the selection of employee for the awards.
Sofat fails to file reply in court
Panchkula, March 17
A Ludhiana-based doctor, Sumit Sofat, who was accused of framing another Ludhiana based Pashan family in a criminal case, did not file any reply on the local police’s argument that his driver had never received any gunshot and the bullet was planted inside the body.
High drama at Panchkula hospital
Panchkula, March 17
A high drama witnessed at the General Hospital, Sector 6, today, over the possession of the dead body of a 75-year-old woman as her brother in-law suspected a foul play in her death and demanded the post mortem of the deceased.
Centre’s largesse to MC — Rs 171.60 cr
Chandigarh, March 17
The Union government has given a bonanza to the Chandigarh municipal corporation by allocating around Rs 15 crore more than the proposed budget by the UT Administration for various developmental projects for the next fiscal year. For the next fiscal year, Rs 171.60 crore has been approved in the Budget as against the proposed Budget of Rs 156. 60
crore, submitted by the UT Administration.
Strike by Jewellers
Chandigarh, March 17
Over 3,500 jewellers across the tricity today went on a three-day strike to protest against the imposition of excise duty on the purchase of gold.
“We have closed our market for three days as all gold shops in the country will remain closed. All jewellers in the country will keep their shops closed for three days.
Jewellery shops remained closed in the tricity on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Good news for Mohali residents
Mohali, March 17
Residents can heave a sigh of relief as the Water Supply and Sanitation Wing is not likely to go in for water rationing this summer in Mohali.
Notice to shopkeepers
Chandigarh, March 17
Continuing with its drive against the shopkeepers, who have covered the corridors of upper floors in Sector 17, the estate office today issued more notices. In the past three months, around 70 shopkeepers have been issued notices.
In the last three months, around 70 shopkeepers have been issued notices.
To maintain the heritage status of Sector 17, the UT Administration has directed the estate office to issue notices to shopkeepers asking them to remove illegal constructions.
Corridors of upper floors have been covered with glazing at Sector 17 in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph
Sohi is officiating president of MC
Zirakpur, March 17
The newly elected MLA Dera Bassi Narinder Kumar Sharma yesterday resigned from the post of Zirakpur municipal council president and Ward No. 6
councillor. He submitted papers to the Zirakpur Executive Officer. MC vice-president Kulwinder Sohi will now officiate as the MC president. NK Sharma stated that the election to the post of president would be held later. Sohi will work as the officiating president.
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Dangerously perched
Workers work on an electricity pole at Sector 20 in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Raid at custom officer’s house
Chandigarh, March 17
A team of the CBI today conducted a raid at the house of superintendent with the Central Board of Excise and Customs BP Singh in Sector 38 and recovered 50 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Rs 8 lakh in cash.
46 donate blood
Mohali, March 17
A blood donation camp was organised at Punjabi University Regional Centre of Information Technology and Management here today. A total of 46 units of blood were collected at the camp. Dr Upasna Joshi, head of the department said that the camp was organised in the memory of late Setul Verma, an assistant professor in the department of computer science.
Man dies of electrocution
Panchkula, March 17
A 35-year-old man was electrocuted while working in his field Mattawala village at Morni block district, here today.
Tricity scan
CBSE EXAM
Accounts paper a nightmare
Chandigarh, March 17
CBSE class XII accountancy exam held this Thursday has left thousands of city students complaining. Going by the reports filed by centre superintendents and principals of various schools, students found the paper to be exceptionally lengthy, ambiguous and beyond the level of comprehension.
Govt college teachers submit memo to UT Adviser
Chandigarh, March 17
A delegation of associate professors working with the Government Colleges in Chandigarh met UT Adviser KK Sharma on Friday and submitted a representation demanding that as per the orders of Punjab and Haryana High Court, the charge of officiating principal should only be given according to the recruitment rules notified on April 3, 2010. The rules state that the senior most teacher, possessing a PhD degree, should be appointed as principal.
PU to host seminar on supply chain management
Chandigarh, March 17
University Business School, Panjab University, is going to hold a national seminar on ‘Global Supply Chain Management: Challenges and Prospects’. Focusing on the supply chain management innovation and practices, the event will offer an opportunity to academicians and industry leaders to discuss supply chain management in the global context.
Prabhjot secures second rank in GATE
Chandigarh, March 17
Making the city proud, Prabhjot Singh, a student of Punjab Engineering College, stood second in the country in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) under the mechanical stream. Over 1.12 lakh students had appeared for GATE under this stream. 22-year-old Prabhjot, a resident of Kurukshetra hostel of PEC, hailing from the Sangrur district of Punjab, scored 91.33 marks out of 100.
Children win hearts with dance performance
Chandigarh, March 17
Little cherubs of Euro Kids school presented their annual show today in the presence of cheering audiences comprising of parents and children. The annual day was celebrated by all the branches of the school, including the branches at Sector 18 and 37 in Chandigarh, and
Panchkula.
Pre-school children of Euro Kids school perform during the annual day function in Chandigarh on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Punjab Governor gives students a clarion call
Mohali, March 17
The Punjab Governor, Shivraj V
Patil, exhorted the students, faculty members and professors to embark on a goal-oriented research and teaching, which would enable the Punjabi youth to take up the challenges of the state leading to national development.
Educationists pay tribute
to Major Tewari
Chandigarh, March 17
It was a day of remembering the legacy of Major Jiwan Tewari, a doyen of distance education. To mark the occasion, a lecture was organised by the University School of Open Learning
(USOL) - the brainchild of Major Tewari - which opened to the public in the year 1972. The event began with a documentary showcasing the life of the true philanthropist.
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Justice RK Garg of the Punjab and Haryana High Court visited the district court complex on an annual inspection, here today.
