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Excise dept nets Rs 10.25-cr revenue
Chandigarh, April 27
In the second attempt, the UT excise and taxation department today disposed of 13 vends out of the total 82 put up for sale under the new excise policy-2012-2013. A total revenue of Rs 10.25 crore was earned in today’s auction. There were no takers for other vends, which the department will try to put up for sale after reducing the price by 5 per cent.
Panjab varsity goofs up BA-III history paper
 Chandigarh, April 27
Confusion prevailed at Panjab University (PU) affiliated colleges during the BA-III history paper today when the world map part of the question paper was not supplied to various examination
centres. PU realising its mistake later delivered the maps at a few examination centres within their reach, while other examination centres had to make arrangements on their own.
Scientists to prepare roadmap for CSIR at three-day meet
Chandigarh, April 27
To formulate a roadmap for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR) under the 12th Plan, directors and top scientists from all 37 CSIR laboratories cross the country began a three-day brainstorming session here today.
Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and (right) CSIR DG Samir Bramhachari in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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With the summer setting in, a girl relishes a watermelon in Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Mayor cancels water panel’s meeting
Chandigarh, April 27
Mismanagement on the part of the municipal corporation came to the fore today when a scheduled meeting of the Water Supply and Sewerage Committee was cancelled without any prior notice.
 Round-table talks fail to yield result
CITCO to hire marketing consultants
Chandigarh, April 27
The Chandigarh Industrial Tourism Development Corporation (CITCO) has decided to hire marketing consultants to give inputs to the corporation on the promotion of business in hotels run by it. The issue was cleared in the recently held meeting of the Board of Directors of CITCO.
New series of fancy numbers on anvil
Chandigarh, April 27
Two days after auctioning the fancy numbers in the CH01 AM series, the Registering and Licensing Authority
(RLA) is gearing up to start the new series “CH01 AN” as it has exhausted all numbers in the existing series.
CSIO, IMT to join hands for promoting research
Chandigarh, April 27
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) and Institute of Microbial Technology (IMT), both Chandigarh-based laboratories,
under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, are joining hands to encourage young scientists to pursue research in trans-disciplinary areas.
DAMAGED: A PCR vehicle driven by Inspector Jaswinder Singh hit a car of a Sector-49 resident on the road separating Sectors 27 and 28 in Chandigarh on Friday.
No one was hurt. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Akali leaders ‘unhappy’ with Harbhajan Mann’s appointment
Chandigarh, April 27
It seems that the appointment of singer-turned-actor Harbhajan Mann as the chairman of the District Planning Board, Mohali, by the Punjab government recently, has not gone down well with the local Akali leaders, especially the youth outfit of the party.
No Jan aushadhi store
Mohali, April 27
Patients coming to the local Civil Hospital are harassed everyday in the absence of a chemist shop on the hospital premises. The district health authorities have failed to re-open the Jan Aushadhi store which was closed about a year and a half ago after complaints were received regarding its functioning.
Lakhmir Singh takes over as Mohali SDM
Mohali, April 27
Lakhmir Singh took over the charge of SDM, Mohali, today. Lakhmir Singh was serving in Sultanpur Lodhi before being transferred to Mohali. A 2005-batch PCS officer, Lakhmir Singh, earlier served in Jaiton, Moga, Nangal, and Chamkaur Sahib.
Goods worth lakhs gutted
Chandigarh, April 27
Goods worth lakhs were destroyed in a fire that broke out at SCO No. 44 in Sector 17 last night. A short circuit is stated to be the reason behind the fire. The fire department received a call at 1:30 pm.
Kathak dancer gives captivating performance
Chandigarh, April 27
Dancing straight into the hearts of the audience, Kathak dancer Aditi Mangaldas and her accomplished group received a standing ovation for their performance on the third day of the ongoing Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival at the Tagore Theatre here today.
Well poised:
Kathak dancer Aditi Mangaldas performs on the third day of the Chandigarh Heritage Festival at the Tagore Theatre on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
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‘Annual Events Calendar’ launched
Chandigarh Administration has launched its “Annual Events Calendar” enlisting the activities of the Department of Tourism, Department of Cultural Affairs, Tagore Theatre Society and the three academies i.e. Sangeet Natak
Akademi, Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi.
8,000 students to appear for AIEEE
Chandigarh, April 27
Its just a day to go for the offline or conventional pen and paper format of All India Engineering Entrance Examination
(AIEEE) 2012. Over 8,000 students from the region would compete for admissions to country’s top engineering colleges in the examination.
Give preference to your own students, CBSE tells schools
Chandigarh, April 27
In what is bound to increase the admission woes of students belonging to secondary schools (schools upto class X), the CBSE has asked its senior secondary schools (upto class XII) to give priority to their own students for class XI before considering outsiders.
Concrete boats that float
Chandigarh, April 27
When we think of concrete, we think of houses, buildings, roads, and sidewalkes. But what about using concrete to make boats that actually float? This is exactly what two students of the civil engineering department of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) have done. The students displayed models of boats made of concrete at the Open House held today at the PEC.
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Students show their remote-controlled
aeroplane. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan |
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Students apprised of traffic rules
Chandigarh, April 27
Chandigarh Traffic Police has launched a project ‘Road Royals’ in partnership with DPI (Schools) and Traffic Marshal Leena Yashpaul today.
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