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A fruit vendor takes rest in the afternoon at a residential colony in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
Tomato touches the Rs 80 mark
Chandigarh, July 19
A sharp increase in the prices of green vegetables in the region has burnt a hole in the pocket of common man. While the price of tomato has escalated to Rs 80 per kg in many of the local markets, the potato is being sold at a price of Rs 30 per kg.
Student gets one-year jail term
Chandigarh, July 19
Additional District and Sessions Judge Shalini Nagpal today sentenced Nitinpreet Singh Brar, a DAV College student, to one-year imprisonment under the Arms Act. The accused was booked in August 2007 for firing two gunshots on the college premises. Amandeep Singh Multani, a SOPU leader, had a narrow escape as the shots were directed towards him.
Mohali resident arrested for extortion
Chandigarh, July 19
A resident of Mohali has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing a student of BA-II and extorting Rs 18,000 from her, claiming that he had made an MMS and threatened to circulate it. The girl, a student of a private college in Chandigarh, had been his friend for the last one year.
Indian doctors' gift to Pak patient — a pain-free life
Mohali, July 19
Doctors at Fortis Hospital performed a technically advanced hip replacement surgery on a Pakistani woman patient to give her the biggest gift of her life -- a life without pain.
'Monkey business' continues in Chandigarh
Chandigarh, July 19
In yet another incident of monkey menace, monkeys attacked a Class XII student of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, outside the school gate early morning today.
Victim Nidhi Poshan shows a monkey bite.
A Tribune photograph
UT Administration fails to address the menace
Chandigarh, July 19
The UT Administration has failed to address the monkey menace in the city. Recently, the administration had hired
Gurgaon-based trained monkey catchers. It was decided that the administration would pay Rs 550 to monkey catchers for each monkey they caught. Despite traps laid at various places in the last one month, the monkeys have outsmarted the catchers.
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| Monkeys in a residential area in Sector 27 and (left) monkeys at a park in Sector 30, Chandigarh. File photos |
accident victim
CTU GM visits Anupama
Chandigarh, July 19
Amit Sarkar, General Manager of the CTU, today visited Anupma, a schoolgirl whose leg was crushed under a speeding CTU bus on Tuesday. The officials inquired about the health of Anupma and expressed their sympathy with the parents of victim. The CTU is concerned about the plight of the girl and the family, CTU director TPS Phoolka said.
Notification issued on constable promotions
Chandigarh, July 19
The UT police today issued a formal notification regarding promotions of over 800 constables who are waiting in the wings for the last 25 years.
Youth dies as scooter skids
Chandigarh, July 19
A 24-year-old two-wheeler rider without a helmet died in a road accident at Sector 42 on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
UT set to ban sale of tobacco products
Chandigarh, July 19
After Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Bihar, now officials of the Chandigarh Administration are mulling over banning the sale of food products containing tobacco and nicotine.
Teacher recruitment scam: SHO questioned
Chandigarh, July 19
A team of Central Bureau of Investigation questioned Inspector Charanjeet Singh, SHO, Sector 39 police station, in connection with the teachers recruitment scam at
the Delhi branch of the CBI today.
sukhna wildlife sanctuary
UT to raise security issue with Punjab and Haryana
Chandigarh, July 19
Showing its seriousness about the security at Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, the UT Administration has decided to raise the issue with the states of Punjab and
Haryana. At present, although, there are security checks along the UT's side of the boundary, the area is quite open along the Punjab and the Haryana side. Due to a lack of security, people managed to enter the sanctuary on a number of occasions. Incidents of illegal cutting of trees were also reported from the area.
demolition drive
70 challaned
Chandigarh, July 19
The enforcement wing of civic body today removed encroachments from Shastri Market, Sector 22 and furniture market, Sector 34.
Roof collapses at school
Panchkula, July 19
A major tragedy was averted when a portion of a roof collapsed in Government Primary School at Maheshpur village today.
Excise team manhandled; businessman arrested
Chandigarh, July 19
Narinder Kumar, a Sector 23-based businessman, has been arrested for allegedly manhandling officials of the excise and taxation department who had gone to raid the premises of the businessman after receiving a complaint of evasion of value added tax (VAT).
Education programme
Chandigarh, July 19
Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, organised an education programme for young diabetic mellitus patients.
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| The Mohali municipal corporation has started replacing old paver blocks with new ones at some parks in Mohali. During a visit to the parks in Sector 71 and Phase V of the town, it was found that there was no need to replace these paver blocks. Residents said it was a waste of public money. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu |
PU, Sports Dept indulge in blame game
Chandigarh, July 19
The students seeking admission to BCom courses under sports category (outside UT pool) faced harrowing time due to the lack of coordination between Panjab University
(PU) authorities and UT Sports Department.
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An STA official counts the occupants in an autorickshaw during a challan drive at Sector 40 in Chandigarh
on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Orientation programme
New academic session commences at GCG
Chandigarh, July 19
An orientation programme was organised in Postgraduate Government College for Girls Sector 11 today.
Belongings go missing from PU library
Chandigarh, July 19
Studying at Panjab
University library is turning out to be a nightmare as students’ belongings are often stolen from the library.
Expert dwells on sustained leadership
Mohali, July 19
A week-long faculty development programme on "Foundation Course in NI
LabVIEW" by the Punjab Technical University concluded at Gian Jyoti Group of Institutions here today.
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