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Jilted lover stabs girl
Chandigarh, June 1
A jilted lover repeatedly stabbed a 22-year-old girl at her house in Baterla village, Sector 41, here this afternoon. Sonia was rushed and admitted to the PGI in a critical condition.
CTU service in City Beautiful a shambles
Chandigarh, June 1
Mechanical problems and severe shortage of spare parts for the fleet of over 100 semi-low-floor buses, has been crippling the local service of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking
(CTU).
A view of minibuses parked for repairs of the air-conditioning systems at the CTU workshop in the Industrial Area of Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Tricity
celebrates ‘Nirjala Ekadshi’ |
Residents partake of sweatened
water on the occasion of ‘Nirjala Ekadshi’ in Chandigarh on
Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
No let-up in heatwave
Chandigarh, June 1
Even though the mercury has declines by about one notch, there is hardly any relief for the residents from the severe heatwave which has been lashing the tricity region for the past couple of days.
Complaints of low water pressure flood MC centre
Chandigarh, June 1
In the last two days, the municipal corporation has received 83 water complaints at the
centre, which is set up by the authorities especially to deal with water-related complaints. The records of the corporation revealed that the complaints received from sectors, including 7, 11, 15, 38, 40, 44 and 46, are about low pressure of water supply due to which overhead tanks in the respective areas are not filled.
A transformer that caught fire in Sector 20, Chandigarh, on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
Union minister inspects ongoing projects
Chandigarh, June 1
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal today took stock of ongoing construction of a shopping centre at Vikas Nagar, the day-market project at Charan Singh Colony, Mauli Jagran, channels on open nullah from Indira Colony to Mauli Jagran and a stainless steel bus shelter at Mani Majra.
Inquiry marked into Panchkula scuffle
Panchkula, June 1
The local police has marked an enquiry into the allegation and counter allegation about the clash between the police officials and the person, who had gone to the police station to release his towed vehicle.
Temple land sold
Panchkula, May 31
Prime Land worth crores of a Shiv temple near Pinjore, which was set up by erstwhile ruler of
Patiala, has been sold out for just 7 lakh by the manager, who has been appointed to perform the rituals and ceremonies in the temple.
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Religious fervour |
Children distribute chhabeel on the occasion of ‘Nirjala Ekadshi’ in Patiala on Friday.
Tribune photo: Rajesh sachar |
Road widening work creates mess
Mohali, June 1
Water and sewer pipelines and telephone cables got damaged in a pocket of Phase VII industrial area here after the work of widening roads was undertaken causing great inconvenience to industrial unit owners.
DC given additional charge of Commissioner
Mohali, June 1
The Mohali Deputy Commissioner, Varun Roojam, has been given additional charge of Commissioner of Municipal Corporation even though former municipal councillors had been demanding a full-time incumbent.
Woman employee resigns from milk plant
Mohali, June 1
An employee of the Ropar District Cooperative Milk Producers Union alleged that she was harassed by the chairman of the organisation, as a result of which she was submitting her resignation here today.
Hookah bars raided
Panchkula, June 1
As a part of the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) ongoing campaign against nicotine, a team led by Panchkula drug control official, Pooja
Chaudhary, today raided “Café Beans”, in Mansa Devi Complex and a hookah bar, located at Sector 10 here this evening.
Give more powers to Lokayukta: Ex-judge
Panchkula, June 1
The Haryana Lokayukta and former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice
(retd) Pritam Pal here today urged the government to give more powers to the Lokayukta to deal with the corruption in the state.
MCM-11, DAV-10 begin admissions
Chandigarh, June 1
The race to city colleges has begun for the students with a few colleges already starting the admission process. The sale of prospectus and forms of MCM College, Sector 11, has already begun. Forms for admission to DAV College, Sector 10, are available online and the prospectus would be released soon. The government colleges that have a joint prospectus are yet to release it.
Students having a look at the MCM College prospectus on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Education Dept retrieves forms of non-qualified teachers
Chandigarh, June 1
Following directives of the CBI, the UT education department has started retrieving and submitting the application forms of absentees and non-qualified candidates of 2009 teacher recruitment to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).
PU students excel in GPAT
Chandigarh, June 1
Proving their mettle once again, students of Panjab University's Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) have performed brilliantly in the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test-2012 (GPAT), managing to secure five positions in the top 100. Around 40, 000 students from across the country had appeared in the test. The UIPS students bagged all India ranks 14, 19, 20, 28 and 82.
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Seventyone-year-old Vandana of Sector 46 is already living the nightmare of being bedridden following a recent accident.
In a new twist to the siblings' double murder case at Sector 41, reported in December last year, the family of the deceased has alleged that the police has not acted against two more accused.
