Encroachments on MC land
Principal Secy raps Panchkula administration
Panchkula, November 27
With encroachments in Panchkula outside houses of bureaucrats yet to be removed, Haryana Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Ram Niwas today rapped the Panchkula administration for failing to remove these.
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Kidney transplant successful, 9-yr-old wants to ride a cycle
Mohali, November 27
Nine-year-old Paramveer Singh, who got a new lease of life after receiving a kidney from his mother six months ago, now wants a new cycle.
Nine-year-old Paramveer dances during a felicitation function at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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SOPU leader held
Mohali, November 27
The SOPU leader, Amandeep Singh Multani, who was wanted in an assault case, was arrested this morning.
In the evening, Multani was produced in a court, which remanded him in two-day police custody.
The police had demanded five-day remand for Multani, against whom around seven different cases had been registered in Chandigarh.
Amandeep Singh Multani, SOPU leader, comes out of a district court in Mohali on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
10K teachers to be recruited
Mohali, November 27
Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka said on Tuesday that 10,000 new school teachers would be recruited in Punjab. He said 3,400 teachers would get the appointment letters by the year end. The information was given by the Minister at a function, organised to give appointment letters to 139 computer teachers and job confirmation letters to 517 class IV employees.
Class IV employees in a cheerful mood after getting confirmation letters from the Education Minister in Mohali on Tuesday.
Tribune Photo: Vicky Gharu
Student’s murder: Leader detained
Panchkula, November 27
Mystery shrouding the murder of a 24-year-old BEd student took a new turn today after the Panchkula police detained a leader who had contested the Vidhan Sabha polls from Himachal Pradesh recently.
SAD councillor resigns from enforcement panel
Chandigarh, November 27
A day after BJP councillor Davesh Moudgil resigned from the vice-chairmanship of the Enforcement Committee of the MC, SAD councillor Malkiat Singh, a member of the committee, also tendered his resignation.
Winter train passengers harassed
Chandigarh, November 27
Hundreds of commuters traveling by a special winter train from Ramnagar to Chandigarh were today inconvenienced due to the delay in the arrival of the train at the Chandigarh railway station by about three hours.
Chandigarh Club: Admn seeks report on illegal construction
Chandigarh, November 27
Before finalising the lease money for the Chandigarh Club, the Chandigarh Administration has sought a status report on an unauthorised construction raised by the club authorities.
Decked up for Gurpurb
An illuminated gurdwara in Sector 20 on the eve of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
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Extension to Raj Bahadur raises eyebrows
Chandigarh, November 27
Provisional extension to be granted to the incumbent Director-Principal of the Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH), Sector 32, Dr Raj Bahadur, despite the completion of his deputation period on November 30, has raised many eyebrows.
Good Samaritan: Fighting for the cause of HIV-hit
Chandigarh, November 27
In a bid to help the HIV-affected people in getting their right to have insurance benefits, a teacher from the Centre for Social Work, Panjab University, is spreading awareness and motivating students at various city colleges to join him in his initiative.
Rs 2.7 cr stamp duty evasion detected
Mohali, November 27
Stamp duty to the tune of Rs 2.7 crore has been found evaded in 52 cases by showing residential and commercial land as agricultural land in
Kharar. The evasion was detected when Anurag Verma, Commissioner of Ropar Division, recieved several complaints regarding this.
Demolition drive a damp squib
Chandigarh, November 27
A demolition drive announced by UT Estate Office to remove encroachments in Industrial Area, Phase I and II, proved to be a damp squib with anti-encroachment teams of the Estate Office ending up making public announcements regarding the encroachments.
Info came from CAT
The news item published in Chandigarh Tribune in the November 17 issue with regard to the issuance of warrants against the UT Home Secretary was based on information gathered from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). The same was not supplied by anyone, including advocate Rohit Seth, whose name incidentally appeared therein being the counsel of the applicants.
health notes
Book on paediatric nutrition released
Chandigarh: A book titled “Paediatric Nutrition in Health and Disease”, authored by Madhu Sharma, Dietician, Department of Dietetics, was released by Prof BNS Walia, former Director of the PGI, in the presence of Dr YK Chawla, Director, PGI; Dr AK Gupta, Medical Superintendent, PGI, and other members of the faculty and staff of the Dietetics Department.
PU Teacher ‘assaulted’
Chandigarh, November 27
A female assistant professor of Panjab University’s Gandhian Studies Department has submitted a complaint against a female PhD student, alleging that the student assaulted and abused her.
Out-of-syllabus question in exam
Chandigarh, November 27
The students of Panjab University’s law department have complained that a 15-mark question in their fifth semester exam held today was out of syllabus.
Principals to decide on BEd fee on Nov 30
Chandigarh, November 27
Around 180 principals of all the Panjab University affiliated colleges will meet to decide a revised fee structure for the BEd colleges and payment of salaries to the teachers as per the UGC norms on the PU campus on November 30.
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Students demand funds for cultural fest
Chandigarh, November 27
Seven student council members of GGDSD College, Sector 32, today sat on an indefinite hunger strike, demanding that cultural fests similar to Jhankar and Aaghaaz held at Panjab University should also be held on the college campus.
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Shabad recitals mark Gurpurb celebrations in tricity schools
Chandigarh, November 27
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev was celebrated at Shivalik Public School on Tuesday. Schoolchildren recited shabad and poems on the life of the first Sikh Guru on the occasion.
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