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Theatre to remain closed for three months
Chandigarh, December 9
Nirman Theatre will remain closed for at least three months following Saturday night’s fire incident. Even though the fire mishap did not claim any life, it resulted in a financial loss of over Rs 10 lakh to the theatre owner.
Nirman Theatre at Sector 32. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Lack
of fire suits lands fireman in hospital
Panchkula, December 9
Lack of fire suits with the Panchkula MC has landed a fireman, Surinder, in the
hospital with serious burns. He was injured when he was trying to douse the
flames in a blazing petrol tanker at Barwala yesterday.
Fireman Surinder at the Sector 6 General Hospital in Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
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PGIMER fails to repair faulty wheelchairs, stretcher
trolleys
Chandigarh, December 9
Though the shortage of wheelchairs and trolleys at the PGIMER has been creating problems to thousands of patients visiting the hospital everyday, the institution has failed to repair the trolleys dumped at its workshop.
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Wheelchairs and trolleys with minor defects dumped at the PGI workshop in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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open house response
MC has failed to protect prime land from encroachers
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has failed to protect its prime land from encroachers across the city. A large number of areas have been encroached upon by land-grabbers in parks, city roads and other areas meant for public. A majority of these encroachments are made at behest of well-connected persons.
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The glamour brigade |
Russet reflections |
Participants during a beauty contest held at Thunder Zone in Mohali on Sunday. |
A colourful sunset at Motte village in Mohali on Sunday. Tribune
photos: Vicky Gharu |
Unmanned parking at ISBT-43 worries residents
Chandigarh, December 9
Unmanned four-wheeler parking at the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT-43) exposes vehicles to theft and vandalism. It is also a cause of worry for the commuters who often travel outside the city after parking their vehicles at the bus stand. Although no car theft incident has been reported recently, the commuters feel unsafe to leave their vehicles at the parking lot.
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Vehicles parked in the no-parking area; and (right) the haphazardly parked cars at the ISBT-43 parking lot in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Parvesh Chauhan
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UT Admn plans to revise property conversion fee
Chandigarh, December 9
After revising the conversion fee of industrial plots in the Industrial Area here, the Chandigarh Administration is now in a mood to revise the fee
for the conversion of leasehold residential properties into freehold properties.
From the existing fee of Rs 1,710 per sq yard, the UT was contemplating to increase it substantially.
Artistes perform a cultural dance on the concluding day of the 4th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela at Kala Gram in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
Glazing to be removed from govt buildings in Sector 17
Chandigarh, December 9
After removing glazing and other illegal construction on the upper floors of private buildings in Sector 17, the UT Administration now wants to set its own house in order.
A special drive is being planned to remove similar partitions and illegal construction done by different offices of the Punjab and Haryana governments located in government buildings in Sector 17.
Police of neighbouring states to interrogate fraudsters
Chandigarh, December 9
With the arrest of the gang of fraudsters wanted by six states, who used to dupe the aluminium and steel dealers, the UT Police has started receiving calls from the police of neighbouring states where dealers were duped in the similar manner. Teams of the Delhi police, Jagadhri police and Ludhiana police would also be reaching Chandigarh on Monday to interrogate the arrested accused.
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admn fails to erect wall to prevent floods
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Panchkula, December 9
Nearly three months have passed but the claims of the Panchkula Administration
to construct a retaining wall to prevent the flash floods at Nada village have
fallen flat, as the villagers themselves have made temporary arrangements. The
villagers have kept sand bags to prevent the river from entering their houses in
case of a flood.
The sand bags placed by villagers to prevent damage from overflowing rivulet.
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High drama at wedding function
Mohali, December 9
A high drama was witnessed at Kumbhra village when a mother of two children reached at a wedding function and claimed that she was already married to the bridegroom.
The incident occurred this afternoon at Kumbhra village where Sohan Lal, a resident of village Talani, Fatehgarh Sahib, arrived with his ‘baraat’ to marry off a girl.
‘Provide service books online’
Chandigarh, December 9
Irked over the instances of service books of PU teachers, which were misplaced by the Registrar Office at the
PU, the Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) has written to the Registrar that the misplaced service books be reconstructed accurately.
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Air Vice Marshal inspects 48 Squadron
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Chandigarh, December 9
Air Vice Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva, the Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff and the present Commodore Commandant of 48 Squadron, inspected the squadron here today.
He addressed the squadron personnel at a ‘hollow square’ ceremony and was presented
with a ceremonial guard of honour.
Air Vice Marshal Rajeev Sachdeva (right), Commodore Commandant
of 48 Sqaudron, reviews the guard of honour at the Air Force
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Two liquor vends sealed
Chandigarh, December 9
The UT Excise Department has sealed two liquor vends for selling liquor below the minimum retail price
(MRP). The liquor vends located in Sector 55 and Hallomajra would remain sealed for two days as a punishment. Besides, two more vends have been found selling liquor below the MRP.
CHANDIGARH SCAN
Baby show
Aanchal International School, Chandigarh, organised a baby show on Sunday. More than 200 children, accompanied by parents and grandparents, visited the venue to participate in the show. The children were adjudged in different categories such as the most healthy baby, best dressed baby, baby with curly hair and baby with sparkling smile.
Strict monitoring required for quality education, says NAAC adviser
Mohali, December 9
“The findings of National Knowledge Commission
(NKC) have focused on five key areas of the knowledge paradigm - access to knowledge, knowledge concepts, knowledge creation, knowledge application and development of better knowledge services," said Dr Latha
Pillai, adviser, NAAC, and former Pro-VC, IGNOU, during a national seminar on the “Quality Issues in Professional and Higher Education” at Chandigarh University,
Gharuan, today.
FROM SCHOOLS
150 appear for math exam
Chandigarh: Around 150 students took part in the 12th Big Aunty Maths Quest at New Public School, Sector 18, on Saturday. Students from different schools of the tricity participated in the competition, which is organised every year in the memory of Late Shanta Harbans Singh, the founder principal of the host school.
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