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SC stays HC order on closing liquor vends
New Delhi, June 27
About 60 roadside liquor vends in Chandigarh, ordered to be shifted or closed by tomorrow by the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC), will continue to do business as usual as the Supreme Court (SC) today stayed the HC verdict.
A Bench comprising Justices HL Gokhale and Ranjana Prakash Desai also issued a
notice to the Chandigarh Administration and the PIL petitioners who obtained the
HC order, directing them to file their responses within four weeks to an appeal
filed in the SC by one of the licence-holders.
Charge sheet against six accused filed in court
Chandigarh, June 27
The UT police today filed a charge sheet in the NRI kidnapping-for-ransom case, that was registered on April 10. The charge sheet was filed against six accused and the police added sections of robbery, wrongful confinement, receiving stolen property and forgery in the charge sheet after completing investigations.
Save Sukhna committee chairman steps down
Chandigarh, June 27
In a major blow to the UT Administration’s efforts to save the Sukhna Lake, the chairman of the committee constituted to save the lake has stepped down from the post.
A view of the dry bed of the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Poor Water Supply
Residents stage protest
 Chandigarh, June 27
The day for 35-year-old Sumesh Kumari, a resident of Dadu Majra colony, begins at 3 am in the morning now, as she has to fetch water for her household needs. She has to reach early at the hand pump, located 8 km away from her residence in Dadu Majra village, to avoid long queues of people at the water tankers, as there has been no water supply in her colony since fortnight.
Residents of the Dadu Majra Colony protest against poor supply of water in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Residents get muddy water
Mohali, June 27
Residents of Phase X are up in arms, as they have been getting muddy water for past one week.
“The water is completely unfit to use. Let aside drinking, you cannot even wash your hands with such dirty water,” said Raj Kumar, a resident of MIG houses, here while showing the brown-coloured water, which was supplied today morning.
Residents show muddy water at the MIG quarters in Phase X of Mohali on
Wednesday. Tribune photo: vicky gharu
Health dept for recruitment of 631 employees
Chandigarh, June 27
Efforts of the Chandigarh health department to bridge the gap between demand and supply of manpower at its health facilities seems to be bearing fruits, as the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has asked the UT Administration to present a report on the issue shortly.
looting case
Police takes CCTV footage of accused
Panchkula, June 27
The investigating team of the local police has managed to grab the CCTV footage showing the four accused , who had robbed a resident village Haripur near Sector 21 of his car and other valuables on June 24. The police has recoverd the CCTV footage or the ATM that was used to withdraw money from State Bank of India ATM at Banur.
Cleanliness drive at Phase IIIB2
Mohali, June 27
Under a special cleanliness drive, the entire area of Phase III B 2, particularly parks and public places, was cleaned here today.
Joint Commissioner of the Mohali Municipal Corporation, JC Sabharwal, supervised the drive for which at least 100 officials were deputed.
A sanitation drive being supervised by MC officials at Mohali on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: vicky gharu
Officers directed to conduct survey of open borewell
Panchkula, June 27
Learning quick lesson from the incident of child felling into a borewell and the subsequent death in Kho village in Gurgaon recently, the district administration has directed the officers to conduct a survey of unauthorised open borewell in the district.
Two polytechnics still a non-starter
Panchkula, June 27
Despite tall claims of the Haryana government to make the state an educational hub the two polytechnic institutes to be set up at Nanakpura village in Pinjore block and Sector 26,
Panchkula, are non-starter, as the government has failed to initiate steps to set up the same.
600 donate blood
 Chandigarh, June 27
Nearly 600 persons donated blood at a donation camp organised in memory of the national archery player and a regular blood donor, Prabhsimran Singh
(Nanu), here today. The camp held at the Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Singh
Gurdwara, Sector 34, was fifth since 22-year-old Prabhsimran died two years ago due to breathlessness during pilgrimage to Hemkunt Sahib.
Volunteers donate blood at a camp in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Three policemen suspended
Chandigarh, June 27
The UT police suspended a head constable and two constables for dereliction of duty here today.
103 autos challaned
Chandigarh, June 27
The Chandigarh traffic police has started a special drive against autorickshaws plying in the city without permit. A number of complaints were received from the public.
Man stabbed
Chandigarh, June 27
Sant Ram, a resident of Maloya village, was stabbed by three unidentified assailants near the Jira Mandi roundabout here this evening.
class XI admissions
Technical glitch leaves applicants fuming
Chandigarh, June 27
Thousands of applicants for class XI admissions in government schools were left fuming and anxious today, as they were unable to access admission form details and common merit list uploaded by the education department for their verification.
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Chandigarh, June 27
