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Residents sing paeans to UT Police
Chandigarh, August 10
It was a police-public interaction with no dearth of ‘sycophants’ who never got tired singing paeans to the UT Police.
While the forum was meant to check the efficiency of the recently launched mobile police stations, there were no complaints, no grievances and all that the seemingly ‘tutored’ public did at the interaction was to showcase the police in good light.
UT SSP (City) Desraj Singh (sporting black cap) during an interaction session with residents at Burail in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Festive spirit |
Children from Golden Bells School attired as Lord Krishna participate in Janmashtami celebrations in Mohali on Friday.
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High drama over baby's death
Chandigarh, August 10
High drama was witnessed at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, when a two-month old baby died allegedly due to negligence on the part of a staff nurse here today. The baby's father, Rajiv kumar, alleged that the condition of the baby deteriorated after the staff nurse mixed two injection medicines due to which the baby died immediately.
The grieving father of the baby (inset) who died at the GMCH-32, Chandigarh, allegedly due to negligence on the part of a nurse on Friday. Tribune photos: parvesh chauhan
Rain exposes poor quality of material used in road repair
Chandigarh, August 10
Rain exposed the poor quality of construction material used in the repair of roads in Chandigarh when a portion of the road in front of Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH), Sector 32, caved in.
Rain exposed the poor quality of material used in the repair of roads in the city when a portion of the road in front of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, caved in on Friday. The caved-in portion is about 2.5 feet in width and 5 feet in depth. The staff of the department concerned have just put up two or three bricks around the damaged portion so as to prevent an accident.
Tribune photo: parvesh chauhan
Damaged manhole poses threat
Mohali, August 10
A Mohali resident complained that a damaged stormwater manhole near his house in Sector 68 was posing a serious threat to the building.
Ajmer Singh said that water from the damaged sewer had entered the basement of his house, endangering the building. The rain had added more to the problem.
Industrialists demand more electricity
Mohali, August 10
A delegation of the Mohali Industries Association (MIA) urged the Director Operations, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.,
Patiala, to supply more electricity to the industrial sector, which was badly hit due to long power cuts.
DIG reviews security arrangements for Independence Day function
Mohali, August 10
In order to review the security arrangements being made by the police for the Independence Day function to be held at Government College in Phase VI, the DIG of the Roopnagar Range, RK Jaiswal, organised a meeting with senior police officials here today.
Problems plague CTU
Chandigarh, August 10
Very old buses, the delay in purchasing new ones, inadequate funds for purchasing diesel and a shortage of drivers and conductors have come to haunt the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU), the backbone of the city’s pubic transport system that daily ferries 1.83 lakh passengers.
Condemned buses at the CTU workshop in Industrial Area, Phase 1, Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan
No separate buses for students in afternoon hours yet
Chandigarh, August 10
Anupama's tragic death has exposed the  cracks in the working of the Chandigarh Transportation Undertaking (CTU), which is finding difficult to manage the rush of students in the peak hours in the morning as well in the afternoon.
While it has managed to start 20 exclusive buses for schoolchildren in the morning hours, though not fully streamlined as yet, as reported by the newspaper on Wednesday, it is finding difficult to make separate buses available to students in the afternoon hours, without which the whole exercise to control school students' rush seems futile.
Students rush at a bus stop in Sector 18, Chandigarh.
Panel records statements of Anupama's parents
Chandigarh, August 10
The inquiry committee, which has been formed to look into the cause of school student Anupma's death at the PGI on July 24, recorded the statements of her parents here today. It was the first meeting of the committee after its formation on August 3.
Authorities busy in passing the buck
Panchkula, August 10
Every time when residents complain about waterlogging problems, authorities concerned, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and Municipal Corporation (MC), play the blame game. Instead of ensuring a proper drainage system in the city, they blamed each other responsible for the problem of waterlogging. When HUDA is contacted, they say the sweepers deployed by the MC used to choke the gullies as they dump the garbage into it resulting in waterlogging.
Moderate rain exposes MC, HUDA's preparedness
Panchkula, August10
Medium to moderate rain in the city has exposed the preparedness of the authorities concerned. The authorities, Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and Municipal Corporation (MC), claimed that they were busy for the past one month in preparing methods to tackle problems arising in monsoon.
People take part in a signature campaign organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party demanding arrest of politician Gopal Kanda at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Friday.
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HUDA to divert Singh nullah choe
Panchkula, August 10
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) claims that from the next monsoon, Panchkula will not face the problem of
waterlogging as water coming through Singh nullah will be diverted towards Ghaggar river through military area.
Waterlogging spoils monsoon fun
Panchkula, August 10
Thanks to the laxity of the authorities in Panchkula, that the problem of waterlogging has spoiled the fun of monsoon.
Water gets accumulated on the roads following which in some sectors it even entered houses and destroyed goods of several lakhs.
Sehsani gang gets active again
Panchkula, August 10
The recent incident where a woman was robbed by a gang of women has left the Panchkula police worrying, as according to the latter, the gang, also known as the Sehsani gang is again active in the town.
Work on GMSH OPD block runs behind schedule
Chandigarh, August 10
Even as the construction work at the new OPD building at Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, nears its completion, patients will have to jostle around in the narrow corridors of the old OPD building for few more weeks.
The incomplete building of the OPD Block at the GMSH, Sector 16,
Chandigarh. Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
Singing contest on Mohd Rafi songs at Tagore Theatre today
Chandigarh, August 10
The Yaadgar-e-Rafi Society, Chanidgarh, is holding its final round of singing contest for the best singer award-2012 on Saturday, August 11, at the Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, at 5.30 pm. Around 40 singers will sing Mohammad Rafi songs on this occasion. Paramvir Singh, Agriculture
No end to garbage problem in Mohali
Mohali, August 10
Dumping of garbage and construction materials along the sector-dividing road at Phase II here is posing a danger to both traffic and pedestrians.
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Course conducted
On the fifth day of HPB course organised by the department of general surgery at PGI, Professor AK Sanberg from Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, delivered a talk on biliary complications. He encouraged the young delegates to take interest in the academic activities. Professor VK Kapoor and Dr Rajan Saxena from SGPGI, Lucknow, also delivered lectures on their specialty.
Second time offenders to lose hostel
Chandigarh, August 10
Over 50 students caught giving shelter to 71 outsiders at Panjab University (PU) hostels would lose their hostel seats if caught again for the same offence. PU authorities have already started the process to recover Rs 71,000 from these students.
First waiting list of hostel seats likely next week
Chandigarh, August 10
Panjab University is going to release the first waiting list for the students still looking for a seat in hostels next week. Over 130 students are expected to get hostel seats in the second round of admissions.
CBSE to reduce improvement, compartment chances for students
Chandigarh, August 10
More than 15,000 class X and XII students applied for improvement of grades and compartment with the regional office of CBSE this year, the result of which are expected in a few days. But from the next year students need to be little cautious as they can exhaust their number of chances for reappearing in their respective exams.
DSW to set up committee to decide police involvement in PU security
Chandigarh, August 10
Following the protest staged by the Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) outside the Vice Chancellor's residence on Wednesday alleging harassment from cops on duty inside the campus, PU authorities are planning to formulate guidelines about the extent of involvement of police on campus.
PGI to organise CME on tomorrow
Chandigarh, August 10
In a move to create awareness on the effectiveness of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) to cure diarrhoea among children aged below 2 years, PGI's Pediatric Gastroenterology Department is going to organise a Continuous Medical Education (CME) programme on August 12.
Online admission process finds few takers
Chandigarh, August 10
For yet another year the education department of Chandigarh has found few takers for online registration of class XI admission forms.
While more than 90% of allotted seats have already been filled and the third counselling session is soon to start for the remaining seats, the number of students who applied online has not gone beyond 350-400, despite the fact that the department received more than 15,000 applications this year.
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The Mohali police investigating the death of Anuradha Bali, aka Fiza Mohammed, recovered three mobile phones and a laptop from her house today.
Swarndeep Singh, SP (City), told mediapersons that three mobile phones and a laptop were recovered, but nothing incriminating had been found. Another CD has been recovered, but it contains photographs of family functions, he said.
