Status report on F&CC decisions
MC staff set to miss Sept 24 deadline
Chandigarh, September 20
It seems the municipal corporation does not believe in taking seriously the decisions taken by its finance and contract committee (F&CC). A classic example of this is that the authorities are set to miss the deadline for tabling the status report of the projects and decisions taken at the meetings of the committee during the past 18 months.
43.8 pc children of migrants go without immunisation
Chandigarh, September 20
A study conducted by the PGI on children of migrant labourers in Chandigarh has revealed that 43.8 per cent of them have not been immunised. The study has found that over 55 per cent of them are malnourished.
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time: Students of the INIFD take part in a ramp show during a freshers’ party in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj mahajan |
Snehalaya case
No child protection unit in city
Chandigarh, September 20
To provide a safe environment to children in the city, there is need for setting up a state child protection unit. At present, there is no such unit in the city for the safety of children, especially from abuses and child trafficking.
ragging incident
8 students expelled from hostel
Chandigarh, September 20
The eight students of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, who were suspended on a charge of ragging, have been expelled from the hostel and asked to stay away from the college for a month. The college has decided to shift first-year students to the ground floor of the hostel in a bid to keep a check on such incidents.
At 85, mother of 8 left to fend for herself
Chandigarh, September 20
She brought up her eight children painstakingly. It did not matter if she had to feed them all by herself, often choosing to sleep over an empty stomach. However, when it came to looking after her during the twilight of her life, a frail 85-year-old Manso, having a fading memory and weak eyesight, was deserted by her children and left on the roadside.
Sector 17 may not house diwali stalls
Chandigarh, September 20
The municipal corporation has mooted a proposal not to grant permission for setting up Diwali stalls at Sector 17 from this year. The proposal is going to be tabled in the finance and contract committee (F&CC) meeting, scheduled for September 24.
industrial area-II
MC team removes encroachments
Chandigarh, September 20
In a special anti-encroachment drive, the enforcement wing of the municipal corporation today removed encroachments from Industrial Area Phase-II.
Policeman found drunk on duty, suspended
Chandigarh, September 20
A constable posted with the Police Control Room was found drunk on duty last night. He was suspended today.
A caller passed the information to the Police Control Room that a constable of the PCR vehicle stationed at Kishangarh Chowk was heavily drunk. On getting the information, another PCR van from the Mani Majra police station was sent to the spot.
Waterlogging problem
Mumbai IIT team visits Mohali to find solution
Mohali, September 20
To help the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) in solving the waterlogging problem, a team of experts from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, today reached the city.
Diversion of surplus water to Sukhna
File affidavit by Oct 5, HC tells UT Administration
Chandigarh, September 20
Less than a week after the Chandigarh Administration expressed its inability to divert surplus water from the city to the Sukhna Lake, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today gave it additional time till October 5 for filing an affidavit on the issue.
Tricity Scan
Blood donation
The Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Youth Club, Chandigarh, organised a blood donation camp at Mata Basani Temple here yesterday. President of the club, Hitesh Bhardwaj said around 125 donors donated blood. Tanvi
Garg, SDM, was the chief guest on the occasion.
Volunteers donate blood at a camp organised by the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Youth Club at the Mata Basani temple in Chandigarh. A
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pu senate
Preparations for last phase of poll begin
Chandigarh, September 20
Panjab University is all set to hold elections to the 15 seats reserved for the graduate constituency in the Senate on September 23. A total of 278 polling booths are being set in various parts of North India for polling in which around 3 lakh voters will exercise their franchise. Around 850 PU employees will supervise the polling process.
Many pvt schools opting for school-based board exams
Chandigarh, September 20
Many private schools in the region are opting for school-based board examination from the current session, further easing the pressure on students.
Expert dwells on art at PU
Chandigarh, September 20
Panjab University organised a colloquium in the university auditorium today. Eminent art historian, Prof BN
Goswamy, presently professor emeritus, Department of Art History and Visual Arts,
PU, delivered the lecture. He spoke on the topic “Ways of Seeing: The World of the Indian Painter”.
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