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Work begins on Sector-17 pedestrian path
Chandigarh, April 16
The Municipal Corporation started construction of the first pedestrian path in the Sahib Singh parking area in Sector 17 here today. The 6-foot wide path will join the two rows where the Sagar Ratna restaurant and the Sindhi sweets shop are located.
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Passing the buck continues
Chandigarh, April 16
The Municipal Corporation has again passed the buck of the imposition of the house tax in the city, to the sub-committee of House tax assessment, which is scheduled to meet on April 19. It has been decided that the proposal of imposition of House tax and revision of the commercial property tax will be tabled in the meeting for discussion and approval of the members.
Most drunk drivers outsiders: Study
Chandigarh, April 16
A new study conducted by the Chandigarh Traffic Police has found that the drivers of a majority of outstation vehicles indulge in drunken driving compared to their Chandigarh counterparts.
New PGI research on healing bedsores
Chandigarh, April 16
Hydrocolloid and Neosporin ointment dressings coupled with proper handling of bed ridden patients have proved effective in the healing of bedsores. This was proved in a project being run under the guidance of Dr Sukhpal Kaur, lecturer, department of NINE, PGI, and professor Amarjeet Singh, School of Public Health, PGI, under the project of Indian Council of Medical Research and department of science and technology, New Delhi, started seven months ago in October last year. Over 70 bed ridden patients were registered.
Police suspects NRI kidnappers were behind Sec 33 robbery
Chandigarh, April 16
Three of the six accused, involved in the kidnapping of an NRI last week, could be behind the Sector 33 robbery case when the unidentified motorcyclists had robbed a franchisee owner of Rs 10 lakh on January 16 this year.
Warm send-off for Justice Ahluwalia
Chandigarh, April 16
Three days ahead of his oath as a Judge of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Kanwaljit Singh
Ahluwalia, who opted for a transfer out of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was accorded a warm sendoff today.
Civic body again plans to outsource parks to local committees for maintenance
Chandigarh, April 16
Taking no lessons from the past, the Municipal Corporation is again coming up with a policy to outsource the parks to the local committees for routine maintenance by disbursing nominal charges to them as grants.
Public parks, a free for all
Panchkula, April 16
Neighbourhood parks in the town are free for all, as residents without paying a single penny can use these sites for their social gatherings.
Drinking water goes waste in the absence of taps at Pandit Colony, Kajehri, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
MC puts ‘blame’ on GMADA
Mohali, April 16
The local municipal council (MC), which is responsible for maintaining traffic lights in the town, in a formal communication today put the “blame” squarely on GMADA for all dysfunctional traffic lights in
the town.
Registration, licencing of business operators a must
Mohali, April 16
Under the new Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, registration of all food business operators, which have an annual turnover of less than Rs 12 lakh, and licencing of all food business operators who have an annual turnover of more than Rs 12 lakh is mandatory.
68 notices issued in 2 days
Mohali, April 16
The public health wing of the town swung into action against those found wasting water during morning hours in the residential area here.
As many as 68 notices have been issued to violators in two days so far after the ban came into effect since yesterday.
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Men on stilts take a round on the concluding day of the silver jubilee celebrations of Zonal Cultural Centres at Parade Ground, Sector 5, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
30 cycles given to needy
Mohali, April 16
Former Punjab’s cabinet minister Lakshmi Kanta Chawla and Mohali Deputy Commissioner Varun Roojam today distributed 30 cycles and four sewing machines to the needy people at the latter’s office in Phase I here today.
Police yet to record Fauji’s statement
Panchkula, April 16
Even after more than 48 hours, the local police has not been able to record the statement of chief parliamentary secretary Ram Krishan Fauji, who was found unconscious in his washroom on Saturday morning.
Martial arts performance mesmerises audience
Panchkula, April 16
India is a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country with its rich cultural heritage surging the spirit of unity in diversity since ages. Undeniably, there is no dearth of talent in cities, villages and even slums, but it is imperative to give artistes a platform at the regional and national level, which all seven cultural centres are carrying out with conviction.”
Chandigarh Scan
Registrar to seek clarification
Chandigarh, April 16
With the PU Chancellor stalling the process of selection of new Vice-Chancellor (VC) and virtually giving an indefinite extension to RC Sobti, the Registrar office is all set to seek a clarification on the future plight of the moral code of conduct imposed on outgoing VC Sobti.
Pranav adjudged best speaker in debate
Chandigarh, April 16
Pranav Rawal, International Sahaja Public School, Dharamshala, was adjudged the best speaker at the “Frank Anthony Memorial All-India Inter-School Debate Championship” organised by St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School here today.
300 clear PMET prelims
Chandigarh, April 16
Close to the national average of 12 per cent, only 10 per cent of the region’s candidates have cleared the preliminary examination of the All-India
Pre-Medical Entrance Test (PMET).
the net effect: Students spend time surfing the Internet in a college corridor in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
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If a student secures second position in any of the all-India-level academic examination, his or her family gives the best ever gift to their bright son or daughter, but when it comes to the Chandigarh Football Association (CFA), it has nothing to gift their players who finished the runners-up in the 34th Sub-Junior Mir Iqbal Hussain Football Trophy held at Vasco in Goa earlier this year.
