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rush for minority status
20 city schools submit applications in last two weeks to circumvent RTE Act
Chandigarh, April 12
With the Supreme Court verdict exempting minority unaided schools from the purview of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, city schools have made a beeline for seeking minority status. While schools like Guru Harkishan Public School and St Joseph have recently attained the status, 20 other schools have applied for the same in the last two weeks, with five doing so today.
Missionary schools take the lead
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Inconvenience in store today
Police advisory: Avoid plying on road from 6.20 pm to 6.50 pm; 7.40 pm to 8.10 pm
Chandigarh, April 12
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh scheduled to reach the town to inaugurate the silver jubilee celebrations of the zonal cultural centres at the Parade Ground tomorrow, major inconvenience is in store for residents.
Patient’s parents take ‘offence’ to GMSH discharge offer
Chandigarh, April 12
In a peculiar situation, the parents of a 20-year-old patient at Government Multi-speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, refuse to take him home, citing paucity of space at home.
Chargesheet against 5 in Bulbul case
Chandigarh, April 12
The UT police today filed a chargesheet in court against five staff members, including two doctors of Government Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, for negligence in the Bulbul case.
OPDs closed on April 14, 15
Chandigarh, April 12
The OPD services will remain closed at Government Multispeciality Hospital, Sector 16, and civil dispensaries on April 13 and 14 being holidays on account of Baisakhi and Dr Ambedkar Jyanti respectively.
2 killed as car falls into gorge near Morni
Panchkula, April 12
The promising career of two youths was cut short as their car fell into a gorge near Berwala in the wee hours of today. The victims have been identified as
Brahmpal, a resident of Jalandhar, and Ramandeep of Manimajra. The other four occupants of the car, identified as Inderjeet of Raipur
Rani, Varun of Malad (Maharashtra), Amandeep Saini and Kuldeep, received minor injuries.
Widespread damage to trees, electricity
poles
Mohali, April 12
Residents of several parts of Mohali remained without power and water
for the entire day today as a number of electricity poles have been
uprooted in the area following the hailstorm last night.
An uprooted electricity pole blocks a road in Phase 10, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
After rain, two vehicles get stuck in dug-up pit
Chandigarh, April 12
Two vehicles got stuck into a dug-up pit left un-repaired in Sector 38 here today. Though the occupants of both the cars escaped injuries, the vehicles were damaged in the incident.
A car stuck in a dug-up pit at Sector 38 in Chandigarh.
tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Chaos at Zonal Cultural Centre
Panchkula, April 12
Chaos and mismanagement prevailed today at the Indradhanush Auditorium in Sector 5 where preparations and rehearsals are underway to mark the 25th anniversary of Zonal Cultural Centres here.
Vehicle-free zone in Sector 17
No alternative arrangement: MC
Chandigarh, April 12
Under current circumstances it will not be possible for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to convert any part of Sector 17 into a vehicle-free zone. This was the consensus among all members of the Contract and Finance committee of the MC, at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Mayor Rajbala Malik here today.
Results of 310 clerical posts at PU delayed
Chandigarh, April 12
Despite a decision taken by the committee formed by Panjab University for declaring the results of around 310 clerical posts before April 12, the university has failed to declare the results. The issue of declaring the results at the earliest was raised in Senate after which a committee was formed that recommended immediate declaration of results.
Salon, garment shop gutted
Mohali, April 12
A salon and a readymade garment shop in Phase 1 were gutted in a fire that broke out in the wee hours of today. The owners of both shops claimed to have incurred a loss of several lakhs of rupees in the fire
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Doctors told to give info on their absence at dispensaries
Chandigarh, April 12
The Director, Health and Family Welfare (DHS), has issued directions to all doctors to put up information on their non-availability on any working days from civil dispensaries on a display board well in advance.
YWCA founder president passes away
Chandigarh, April 12
Dr Margaret Chowfin Mamgain, the founder presient of YWCA, Chandigarh, and
Ashiana, the children home at Panchkula, passed away at the age of 95 at Udaipur, Rajasthan, today.
UT declares April 14 as public holiday
CBSE: submit results soon
Chandigarh, April 12
While a majority of the schools in the city are yet to submit their class X evaluation to the CBSE, the board has threatened to withhold their results and declare the rest of the results. In no mood to have an encore of last year, where results were delayed by almost two weeks as a majority of schools failed to submit complete assessment, the CBSE has asked schools to strictly abide by the April 15 deadline or face the music.
Row between PEC, Senate deepens
Chandigarh, April 12
The issues between the PEC authorities and Senate members seem to be deepening further as a day after witnessing opposition by the Senate members for calling a sudden House meeting without providing the agenda at the stipulated time, the PEC authorities today again called the meeting, terming it an ‘emergent meeting’, and tabled the same agenda in the meeting. A few members today also boycotted the meeting.
PUSU stages protest outside VC’s office
Chandigarh, April 12
Members of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) staged a protest outside the Vice-Chancellors office today over demands that included installation of high-resolution CCTV cameras in campus and adding more space in the PU library for the increased rush of students during exams. Later, in the evening, a meeting of students with the PU authorities was held and most of their demands were met.
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Chandigarh, April 12
