cops’ thrashing
Probe finds cop guilty of eve-teasing
Mohali, December 24
In the case pertaining to the beating up of two policemen on duty, DSP (City 1) Rajinder Singh Sohal has reportedly found one of them, Ravinder Singh, guilty of eve-teasing in his inquiry.
2 flights to Delhi cancelled
Chandigarh, December 24
Uncertainty seems to have become the order of the day at the Chandigarh airport. Two scheduled flights to Delhi from the airport were cancelled this morning, leaving several passengers stranded and harassed.
Fog in region hits train services
Chandigarh, December 24
Thick fog in the region affected railway services today. The morning Shatabdi, which reaches the city station at 11.05 am, started from Delhi at 11.30 am and reached the city at 4 pm. The departure and arrival of 10 other trains was also affected. The worst-affected were long-route passengers as all long-route trains were delayed.
death due to drug overdose
Accused supplied drugs to night clubs in city
Chandigarh, December 24
Investigations into the case of a girl who died due to a drug overdose in Chandigarh has revealed that one of the accused,
Gagandeep, was supplying drugs to night clubs in the city for the past over two years.
Tricity set to celebrate Christmas in a big way
Chandigarh, December 24
Jingle bells are out so is the carol singing, making way for Santa to spread fun and happiness. Despite drop in temperature, the city is getting ready for the Christmas celebrations. While the churches in the tricity are all set for the mid-night service and day-long celebration tomorrow, the market is flooded with all kind of decorative items for the festival. Besides bakeries, hotels have prepared special festival delicacies to add excitement to the celebrations.
CMC underground parking handed over to traders
Chandigarh, December 24
In an attempt to solve parking woes in Sector 17, the Municipal Corporation today handed over CMC underground parking (behind Kapsons — SCO 104-105, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh) to traders. People can now park their two-wheelers free of cost at this parking lot.
Mishap involving SDM’s car
UT police fails to register case
Chandigarh, December 24
Even a day after an expectant woman was injured after the speeding car of the Panchkula SDM hit her and overturned on the Madhya Marg, the UT
police has failed to register a case.
Residents await re-carpeting of inner roads in Sector 22
Chandigarh, December 24
Owing to the lethargic approach of the Municipal Corporation, the residents are still awaiting for the completion of re-carpeting of inner roads in Sector 22 here.
Tehsildar's driver dies in mishap
Panchkula, December 24
The driver of the Panchkula tehsildar was killed in a road accident here today. He was hit by an unidentified vehicle on the road separating Sectors 26 and 27 in Panchkula.
IT Dept sets up single-window facility in P’kula
Panchkula, December 24
The Income tax department, Panchkula region here, has set up the first single window clearance facility for filing income tax returns. Even complaints against the
departement, if any, will be processed here. The Ayekar Seva Kender (ASK) is a single window face to face contact point for all the taxpayers to communicate with all the tax authorities
The newly inaugurated Aayakar Seva Kendra at Sector 2 in Panchkula on Monday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
PU elections: 11 deans elected unopposed
Chandigarh, December 24
Deans for various disciplines were elected at Panjab University today. Interestingly, all the 11 deans were elected unopposed. Meanwhile, Goyal group that has emerged as one of the powerful groups in the Syndicate dominated in the elections.
PU makes another blunder
Chandigarh, December 24
In another major goof-up by Panjab University, the third semester MEd exam was completely out of sylabus that turned out to a harassment for hundreds of students, appearing at the six examination centres in the city. The university, after realising the blunder, sent another question paper at the examination centres.
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