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Fake documentation gang busted, seven arrested
Chandigarh, March 26
After busting two gangs involved in making fake degrees last week, the special investigating team (SIT) of the UT police today unearthed another gang for their involvement in fake documentation for visa processing.
The accused in police custody. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Dept heads ignore Adviser’s circulars
Chandigarh, March 26
It seems that heads of various departments in the UT Administration are not taking the directions of the Administration seriously.
Despite a number of circulars having been issued by UT Adviser KK Sharma, who is also holding charge as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), not a single department has submitted a list of its employees facing a departmental or any other inquiry.
Applicants refuse to Join
Chandigarh, March 26
Apart from private schools, even the RTE applicants are proving to be a huge headache for the education department. While the deaprtment is trying its best to get the maximum number of children admitted to schools this year, a majority of applicants have refused to take admission being offered in government schools in their neighbourhood. They insist that their wards be admitted to private schools far away from the RTE prescribed area limit of 1 km.
Fourth floor of 3 houses razed
Chandigarh, March 26
The municipal corporation staff demolished fourth floor of three pucca houses in Burail village today. Following the directions of MC Commissioner VP Singh, the MC Staff demolished the fourth floor of these houses.
MC workers raze an illegal construction during a demolition drive at Burail in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Ramneek Singh Bedi group sweeps IMA elections
Chandigarh, March 26
The new executive led by Dr Ramneek Singh Bedi had a virtual clean sweep at the elections of the Indian Medical Association, Chandigarh, here on Sunday. While Bedi was polled 296 votes, his rival Dr Gurjit Singh could get only half the votes against his number. He received 148 votes.
MC revenue declines by Rs 26 crore
Chandigarh, March 26
The revenue of the otherwise ‘financially rich’ Municipal Corporation (MC) has declined by Rs 26 crore during the financial year 2011-12, as all the departments have failed to collect the targeted receipts, which they had estimated in the budget report.
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City jammed |
A traffic jam near the roundabout separating Sectors 17 and 22 in Chandigarh on Monday.
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Mohali MC plans Rs 51-cr budget
Mohali, March 26
The Mohali Municipal Council has proposed a budget of Rs 5,184.70 lakh for the year 2012-2013. The proposed budget, which is about 16 per cent higher than last year, has been sent to the Director of Department of Local Government for approval. There is no elected House of the Council at present and an administrator is running the affairs of the civic body.
Shrine’s wall stands incomplete
Panchkula, March 26
The construction of a boundary wall around the Mata Mansa Devi shrine has been hanging in fire as the shrine board has failed to provide a complete design of the wall, which resulting in escalation in the cost of the project.
A view of the underconstructed wall of Mansa Devi shrine in Panchkula. photo: nitin mittal
Protesters seek mercy for Rajoana
Mohali, March 26
A march was held here today to seek clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, assassin of former Chief Minister Beant Singh. The marchers, who started from the Phase VIII gurdwara, blocked traffic at the chowk in the phase where a memorandum addressing to the President of India was given to the SDM. The memorandum opposed the death sentence awarded to Rojoana.
Mastermind’s property to be auctioned
Chandigarh, March 26
In the month-old case of inter-state scam involving the use of bogus ‘C’ Forms to evade the central sales tax (CST) to the tune of over Rs 1 crore from the sales tax departments of Punjab and Chandigarh, the UT excise and taxation department has decided to auction the property of the mastermind behind the scam.
Endless wait for seekers at RLA
Chandigarh, March 26
Delay in supply of specific printing ribbon for printing of vehicle registration cards (RC) and driving licence (DLs) at the Registration And Licensing Authority (RLA) has put hundreds of documents seekers to endless wait.
Father sent to one-day police custody, daughter still critical
Chandigarh, March 26
A day after a father shot at his daughter in an
inebriated state, the accused Ram Phal, was remanded to a day’s police
custody. Ramphal, a senior audit officer with AG office, Haryana, was arrested some hours after the
incident.
Experts dwell on prevention of cervical cancer
Chandigarh, March 26
Over 200 doctors from Chandigarh and nearby states shared their knowledge on diseases of common interest during the two-day Annual Conference of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society of North India concluded here on Sunday.
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Punjab University students prepare for examinations on the university campus on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
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CBSE bars students from taking projects home
Chandigarh, March 26
In order to curtail the menace of ‘projects on sale’, the CBSE, from the next academic session, has barred students of all affiliated schools from taking home their project works. They will now have to work on their project in the school premises and essentially during school hours.
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The state of affairs in at least 25 civil dispensaries in the city is pitiable, with machines worth lakhs lying unused because of the unavailability of technicians.
