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Centre gives more financial powers to UT Administration
Chandigarh, April 9
The UT Administration has finally got more financial powers as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has enhanced the financial powers of the UT Administrator to Rs 50 crore from the existing Rs 10 crore. With this development, the Administration will not be at the mercy of the MHA for spending money on development projects.
Son acquitted of murder as kin turn hostile
Chandigarh, April 9
After three key witnesses turned hostile, the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge SS Sahni today acquitted a 32-year-old man in a case pertaining to the murder of his father. The court acquitted Ajay who was accused of strangling his father Chinta Ram after a dispute over the sale of their house at Pulsora last year.
Woman stabbed, robbed at house
Chandigarh, April 9
In a daring daylight robbery, two unidentified assailants wearing masks stabbed a 38-year-old woman at her residence in Ram Darbar, Sector 31, and fled with gold ornaments worth Rs 1.5 lakh here today.
37 CCTV cameras installed at PGI
 Chandigarh, April 9
The PGI authorities today installed 37 close-circuit cameras covering the outer gates at all the entry and exit points of the buildings situated on the complex in order to check anti-social elements.
The IGP, PK Srivastava, with PGI Director Yogesh Chawla after inaugurating the CCTV camera facility at the PGI on
Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
No end to burning of dry leaves in city
Chandigarh, April 9
As the municipal corporation (MC) has failed to devise any foolproof mechanism for the collection of dry leaves in the city, residents and sweepers have been dumping those in every nook and corner at streets and markets to burn those.
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| Heaps of dry leaves piled up along the road separating Sectors 17 and 18. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Dry leaves lying scattered beside a road at Sector 43 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
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Allotment prices of CHB flats at Sector 63 being revised
 Chandigarh, April 9
The allotment prices of different categories of flats being constructed by the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) under the self-financing housing scheme at Sector 63 here are being revised following changes in the area allotted for the construction of economically weaker section
(EWS), one-room, two-room and three-room flats.
A view of flats under the self-financing housing scheme, which are being constructed at Sector 63 in
Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Giving info on servants a must
Chandigarh, April 9
To put a check on landlords, tenants and owners and users of commercial establishments, UT District Magistrate Brijendra Singh has directed them to furnish information about servants, helpers and maids employed by them.
MC does little to tackle water scarcity problem
Mohali, April 9
With the town heading for water scarcity during the summer months, the fund-starved Municipal Council (MC) has allocated a mere Rs 50 lakh for sinking new tubewells against the need of about Rs 3 crore to tackle the impending crisis.
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Plot owners want their money back
Chandigarh, April 9
The ghost of the conversion policy has returned to haunt the Administration as the converted plot owners’ association has demanded back their money, which is around Rs 1,000 crore.
MC meets on stray animal menace
Chandigarh, April 9
A meeting of the municipal corporation (MC) to chalk out plans on the stray animal menace in the city was held here today.
Shortage of water, electricity plagues tricity
Chandigarh, April 9
With the onset of summer, unscheduled power cuts and low pressure water supply are back to haunt the tricity residents. For the past three days, the residents have been witnessing poor supply of
electricity in various sectors of the city.
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| The municipal corporation authorities have done nothing to check water wastage at Colony No. 5 and Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26, Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan |
Medical tourism picks up in region
Chandigarh, April 9
The medical tourism in the region is picking up steadily. With high-quality world-class healthcare at economical and affordable prices despite the use of international standard implants and consumables, India, particularly the tricity, is a leading player in medical tourism.
Encroachments on Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass
Panchkula, April 9
Traders have started encroaching upon the Pinjore-Parwanoo bypass after it was thrown open to the general public on the intervening night of April 5 and 6.
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Vehicles pass through the Panchkula-Parwanoo highway at Chandimandir on Monday. |
Kalka highway witnesses less traffic jams after the opening of the Parwanoo bypass. Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal |
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PM’s visit: Special protection group to review security arrangements
Panchkula, April 9
Special protection group (SPG), in charge of the Prime Minister’s security, will be arriving in the city tomorrow to review the security arrangements at the Parade Ground in Sector 5 here.
An artist gives final touches to his creation at the Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Colombian artistes strike a chord
Chandigarh, April 9
The city was treated to a melodic feast of folk and contemporary music and dances of Colombia by nine artistes of the Mama Julia band at the Randhawa auditorium here today. The musical nite was organised by the Chandigarh chapter of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in collaboration with the Punjab Arts Council.
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Timings changed
As the summer season is approaching, the Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector-16, and its allied dispensaries, including Ayush Dispensaries, Community Health
Centre, Manimajra, Community Health Centre, Sector- 22, and Polyclinic, Sector-45, will follow the new OPD timings from April 16 to October 15, an official press release said here on Monday. The new timings will be 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. However, the timings of ESI Dispensaries-29 and ESI-23, UT Secretariat, Punjab & Haryana Secretariat, and High Court Dispensaries will remain as before.
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| Traffic policemen issue challans to traffic rule violators at Industrial Area in Chandigarh on Monday. |
Police officials impound a motorcycle in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan |
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PU recruitment row deepens
Chnadigarh, April 9
In what may further add to the controversy surrounding the recruitments at Panjab University in the backdrop of the ongoing selection process for a new VC and the forthcoming Senate elections, the high-powered committee headed by GK Chatrath has given the nod to hire non-teaching employees but decided to review the decision of filling over 300 posts of teacher.
Caught cheating, law student escapes by jumping off first floor
Chandigarh, April 9
High drama prevailed at the PU law department today when a 5 year law course student, Harman Deep Singh Brar, ‘escaped’ by jumping from the first floor of the department after he was caught cheating.
City colleges offer psychological, career guidance
Chandigarh, April 9
In what is bound to delight thousands of city students who are done with their class X and XII boards, colleges including SD College, Sector 32, and DAV College, Sector 10, are all set to offer free psychological and career guidance.
Experts provide counselling to students at the SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Monday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Students to get a say in deciding syllabi
Chandigarh , April 9
In a path breaking initiative, students and potential employers will now play a key role in deciding the nitty gritty of curriculum, primarily of social science subjects. The revolutionary decision was taken in recent meeting of the arts faculty where it was decided to take students’ interest, comfort levels and the expectations of employers into consideration to make PU courses more relevant and employable.
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Chandigarh, April 9
Chandigarh, April 9
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