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Fire spreads panic in P’kula Sec 11
Panchkula, March 20
Ill-preparedness of firefighting system came to the fore as local fire tenders failed to douse a fire for about an hour that gutted showroom No. 44 in Sector 11 here this afternoon.
It was only after a skylift fire tender and two water boosters and one fire tender were brought from Chandigarh that the fire was brought under control. It took more than two hours for 11 fire tenders from the town and Chandigarh to extinguish the fire.
A skylift firetender from Chandigarh douses flames at a showroom in Sector 11, Panchkula, on Tuesday. Tribune photo:
Manoj Mahajan
3-yr RI for injuring policeman
Chandigarh, March 20
The Court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Nagpal today sentenced a Mohali resident to three years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for injuring a traffic head constable on duty.
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A teenage patient walks past live wires in an open area of the PGI market near the College of Nursing in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Parking rates may double
Chandigarh, March 20
The paid parking rates in the city are likely to be doubled. The issue will be tabled in the finance and contract committee meeting scheduled on March 22. As per the proposal,
the parking rates for all kinds of vehicles will be doubled by the Municipal Corporation.
Youth killed in collision of motorcycles
Chandigarh, March 20
A youth was killed and another injured in a head-on collision between two bikes at Mauli Jagran late this evening. The mishap occurred near a temple in the area and both were rushed to the PGI where the doctors declared one of them brought dead. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Shubh Kishan, a resident of Manimajra. The other injured has been identified as Sushil Kumar. The police said both the bikes clashed near a turn. A girl who was riding pillion on one of the bikes escaped with minor injuries.
Strong winds lash city
Chandigarh, March 20
Strong winds will continue to lash the tricity region on Wednesday in view of the re-emergence of the Western disturbances, an upper-air-cyclonic formation, over Jammu and Kashmir.
Girls cover their faces to protect themselves from dusty winds in Chandigarh on
Tuesday
Civic body forgets old sanitation projects
Chandigarh, March 20
Old garbage-segregation projects of the Municipal Corporation are lying in the cold storage awaiting implementation while the fresh ones are ready to be undertaken with zest by the authorities. A classic example is the pilot project aimed at segregation of garbage in the markets which was mooted by the UT Administration two years ago.
Acquittal of four accused in double-murder case
Police made no efforts to prove case: Family
Chandigarh, March 20
It’s been two years when two families lost their breadwinners. The sensational murder of two security guards, Gurdial Singh and Sucha Singh, in Industrial Area in 2010 had wrecked two families for life. The families derived solace from the fact that the guilty had been sent behind the bars. With a local court acquitting all the four accused of the murder yesterday, both the families have been left aghast.
No accelerated promotions to UT Inspectors, says CAT
Chandigarh, March 20
In a significant order, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has
pronounced that no accelerated promotion can be granted to inspectors of the UT Police under reserved category.
Fire at dist courts
Chandigarh, March 20
A minor fire broke out at the mediation centre in the UT district courts here this morning.
Unloading of coal racks near Mauli Jagran
Colony residents try to block railway track
Chandigarh, March 20
Hundreds of residents of the Mauli Jagran residential colony today tried to block the railway track demanding the removal of the coal rakes stationed near the colony.
periphery act
33 structures razed at Maloya
Chandigarh, March 20
The enforcement wing of the Estate Office and Land Acquisition Collector today demolished 33 illegal structures that had been raised in violation of the Periphery Act in Maloya village here. The personnel of the enforcement wing, accompanied by the duty magistrate, DS Baloria, and a strong posse of police personnel, carried out the drive throughout the day.
Traders hail HC order on booth allotment cancellation
Chandigarh, March 20
Traders across the city have hailed the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to quash the order cancelling the allotment of a booth in Chandigarh by the estate office on the grounds that the shopkeeper was selling stuff other than the one specified in the allotment letter.
Minister’s security staff manhandle driver
Chandigarh, March 20
The security staff with Culture and Tourism Minister Swaran Singh Phillaur allegedly manhandled the official driver of the Minister's car in Sector 39 today.
Centennial Celebration of Gadar Movement
Global organisation plans series of events
Chandigarh, March 20
Neither the Union Government nor the Punjab Government has chalked out any programme for the centennial celebrations of the Gadar Movement that paved the way for the freedom of the country. The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has decided to dedicate 2013 for paying befitting tributes to the patriots and the heroes of the movement.
DC wants traffic flow to be eased
Mohali, March 20
Having woken up to the problems in the town, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Varun Roojam today gave directions to officials concerned to take steps to regulate traffic flow. During a meeting with the district-level Road Safety Committee, he issued instructions to identify all accident-prone points and take the steps required to check the hazard.
Office-bearers elected
Panchkula, March 20
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Kashmiri Pandit Sabha Panchkula: president: Inder Krishan Koul; senior vice-president: KN Koul; general secretary: Vinay Ganjoo; joint secretary: SK Bhat; finance secretary: RL Bhat; social secretary: Om Jee Tickoo.
UT Admn, pvt schools
cross swords
Chandigarh, March 20
In one of its last desperate attempts to get the Right Of Children To Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act implemented, the UT Administration has advertised 470 vacant seats in various city private schools. Claiming that they had to step in as a major chunk of the 25 percent seats reserved under the Act were still lying vacant, the department has invited applications from parents of eligible children latest by March 27.
Next Syndicate meeting likely to be stormy
Chandigarh, March 20
In what is bound to snowball into a major controversy during the forthcoming Panjab University Syndicate on March 24, the university has sought applications from fellows seeking change of their faculty.
314 students awarded degrees at convocation
Chandigarh, March 20
Postgraduate Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, organised its 34th annual convocation today. 314 students were awarded degrees during the ceremony.
Students of Postgraduate Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh, in a jubilant mood after receiving their degrees at the convocation ceremony. Tribune photo: S Chandan
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The special investigation team (SIT) of the UT police today arrested nine members of a gang operating from tricity.
