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5 houses in Nada washed away
Panchkula, September 16
Five houses in Nada village were washed away following flash floods in a seasonal rivulet flowing through the village due to continuous rain for the past two days. The administration has sounded a flash flood alarm, stating that the entire village is under a threat.
Houses that were damaged due to a flooded seasonal rivulet at Nada village in Panchkula on Sunday. A tribune Photograph
Tight security to guard Fiza’s cash, jewellery
Mohali, September 16
Besides keeping a watch on crime in the town, the Mohali police has another task at hand — guarding Fiza's jewellery and cash before it is deposited in the government Treasury.
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Missing waterfall
The waterfall at Chandigarh's Rock Garden, a major attraction for tourists, is not functioning. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Few takers for superfast express
Panchkula, September 16
Even a week after the Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express that started in place of Duronto has failed to attract crowd. Seats of all coaches, be it general or AC, were generally seen empty.
It was on September 11 when the Railways introduced the Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express in place of Duronto with halts at Ludhiana and
Jalandhar.
The Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express has failed to draw enough passengers. Tribune photos: Nitin MIttal
Liquor being sold in Mohali below MRP
Chandigarh, September 16
To woo the Bacchus lovers, the liquor contractors across the border in Mohali are selling liquor much below the maximum retail price (MRP).
Sharp rise in vegetable prices
Chandigarh, September 16
Though prices of a majority of green vegetables remained static last week, prices of capsicum, cauliflower and bitter gourd registered a sharp increase. The prices of capsicum in the Sector 26 retail vegetable market remained hovering around Rs 45 per kg this week as compared to Rs 30 per kg last week.
open House response
Police in news for wrong reasons
Crime graph in tricity is constantly rising. Not even a single day passes by without a crime being reported, be it assault, robbery, kidnapping, rape or murder. The police is in the news for the wrong reasons.
Many a time, kin of policemen are found involved in such heinous crimes. To make matters worse, the police personnel often forget their duty and try to defend the culprits, thereby making them (culprits) more confident.
GMADA to start online payment facility soon
Mohali, September 16
After putting entire details of property on the Internet few months ago, now the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is all set to provide online payment facility.
A woman gives the finishing touches to an idol of Lord Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturathi at Zirakpur on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway on Sunday.
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Gursharan Singh Naat Utsav-2012 kicks off
Chandigarh, September 16
Gursharan Singh Naat Utsav- 2012 began on Sunday with the opening of Gursharan Singh Gallery at Sarang
Lok, Phase XI, Mohali. The festival aims to celebrate late Gursharan Singh’s large body
of work. His wife Kailash Kaur inaugurated the gallery.
City gets a taste of Mexican music
September 16
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Chandigarh, organised a concert of Mexican music by Dulcemelos Duo. Alejandra Barrientos was on the psaltery while Hector Larios played the piano in a function held on Sunday at Punjab Kala
Bhawan.
2 PGI docs win international awards
Chandigarh, September 16
Prof Jagat Ram and Dr Jaspreet Sukhija from Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, here, won three prestigious international awards at European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) Conference held at Milan, Italy.
1.5 million suffer from stroke every year, say experts
Chandigarh, September 16
Over 1.5 million people suffer from stroke each year in India and only a negligible number of these people can reach hospital in time due to lack of awareness on stroke related screening and treatment modalities.
57 high-definition cameras to be installed at Mansa Devi temple
Panchkula, September 16
The Mansa Devi temple would now be under the surveillance of 57 high-definition cameras. It was after the Nishant kidnapping and several theft cases that had taken place at the temple during Navratras last year that the intelligence bureau
(IB) and CID wing asked the temple authorities to install high-definition cameras this time.
A Tribune file photo of the Mansa Devi temple in
Panchkula.
Pvt functions: Dept to seek affidavit for serving liquor
Chandigarh, September 16
Once bitten twice shy. Adding meaning to the proverb, the UT’s Excise Department is now asking for an undertaking (in the form of an affidavit) from applicants of liquor permit that is required to serve liquor at private social functions.
Models take part in a fashion show at a hotel in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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'Need for spreading awareness on IT Act'
Chandigarh, September 16
“Garry Sekhon@Traffic Police Chandigarh, Chandigarh traffic police...just bunch of jokers” (Posted on Saturday at 9.29 am on the CTP’s Facebook page).
Tabla, sarangi artistes leave audience spellbound
Chandigarh, September 16
Pracheen Kala Kendra, in collaboration with the department of cultural affairs, Chandigarh, organised an evening of percussion and instrumental music on Sunday. Tabla player Ustad Fazal
Qureshi, son of legendary Ala Rakha Khan, and sarangi vadak Dilshad Khan held the audience spellbound.
PU Girls stage protest
Chandigarh, September 16
The residents of girls hostel no IV, Panjab University, staged a protest today over unclean washrooms and irregular water supply in their hostel. Irked by their complaints going unnoticed, the students raised slogans against the PU authorities during the demonstration.
Students of Kasturba Hostel stage a dharna outside the hostel on the Panjab University campus in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
UIET to hold workshop for budding entrepreneurs
Chandigarh, September 16
In a bid to promote entrepreneurship among students, the University Institute of Engineering and Technology
(UIET) with TIE Punjab and Chandigarh is going to hold a 54-hour extensive mentoring session. The session aims to help students evolve ideas that can be turned into real life business plans.
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The registration of a criminal case against a 22-year-old girl for abusing the police on a social networking site has raised a question whether the police action on her is severe. While the police has termed the registration of the case "in accordance with the law", city-based sociologists and "victims of police harassment" have termed it a "gag on democracy".
Chandigarh, September 16
