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Students at the mercy of the elements
Panchkula, February 6
The apathy of the Education Department came to the fore today when schoolchildren in government schools of Panchkula were made to sit on slushy ground in bone-chilling weather.
Students sit on a slushy ground at Government High School in Sector 17, Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
5 fresh cases of swine flu reported
Chandigarh, February 6
Five new cases of swine flu were reported in the city today, bringing the total number of cases in the city to 25 this winter season.
House tax must for city’s development, Patil tells Mayor
Chandigarh, February 6
UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil today made it clear to city Mayor Subhash Chawla that imposition of house tax is a must for the development of the City Beautiful.
Night Staff found missing from emergency wards in hospitals
Chandigarh, February 6
For a person suffering a medical emergency in the middle of the night, rushing to any of the government hospitals in the city is not enough. The patient has to suffer a lot before receiving the much-needed treatment.
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| (Clockwise from top left): A patient waits at the Emergency ward of the PGIMER; an enquiry official sleeps near the gynaeocology ward at the GMSH, Sector 16; the gynaecology ward and lady doctor’s room lie vacant in the GMSH, Sector 16; and the gynaecology ward sans attendant at the GMCH, Sector 32. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari |
Nature marvel: A cloudy sky over the Gandhi Bhawan, Panjab University, captured by Tribune photographer S Chandan in Chandigarh on Wednesday. |
power purchase
UT seeks more financial powers
Chandigarh, February 6
In an attempt to purchase power for the city without any delay, the Chandigarh Administration has demanded from the Ministry of Power more financial powers for the UT Administrator to purchase power worth up to Rs 100
crore.
leasehold plots
Industrialists’ association approaches Bansal
Chandigarh, February 6
Representatives of the Chandigarh Industrial Association (CIA) discussed the proposed ban on the transfer of leasehold industrial plots with Union Railway Minister and Local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Four years on, bridge develops cracks
 Panchkula, February 6
The Panchkula Bridge connecting the main Chandigarh-Kalka road, which was expected to have a life span of 100 years, has developed deep cracks in just four years. The Haryana Urban Development Authority
(HUDA) has started repairing the bridge fearing its collapse.
The bridge on the main Chandigarh-Kalka road has been closed to traffic on one side for repair.
Tribune photo: nitin mittal
Doon MLA admitted to hospital
Panchkula, February 6
Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary has been admitted to the Civil Hospital, Ambala, this evening. Chaudhary was shifted to the C-cell from the jail hospital last night when he again complained of chest pain and said he was feeling unwell.
KFC deposits Rs 96 lakh with Excise Dept
Chandigarh, February 6
The Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) company today deposited Rs 96 lakh with the UT Excise and Taxation Department.
Illegal structures razed in Sec 42 market
Chandigarh, February 6
The illegal partitions of the sites at day market of Sector 42, were pulled down by the demolition staff of the UT estate office here this morning. In the three-hour long drive, the illegal walls were demolished by the workers of the enforcement staff using JCB.
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| An officer of the Enforcement Wing demolishes an illegal structure; and (right) A JCB machine razes an illegal wall at the day market in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
Tribune Photos: Parvesh Chauhan |
Khemka gets threat call, seeks security
Panchkula, February 6
Haryana Seed Development Corporation Ashok Khemka's office has asked the Panchkula police to provide security at the employees and management grievance union meeting that is to be held on the premises of the Haryana Seed Development Corporation, Sector 2, Panchkula, tomorrow, fearing a threat from the union leaders who have been accused of stealing wheat bags some time ago. An anonymous fax was received by the office that Khemka would be manhandled at the meeting.
Cops, civilians rewarded for nabbing criminals
Chandigarh, February 6
UT IGP RP, Upadhyaya, today rewarded some persons, both from public and police, who were instrumental in getting accused persons arrested. Rewards were given to Parveen, Vikas, Naresh Kumar and PCR vehicle staff namely, Head Constable, Rajbir, Constable, Sachin and Home Guard volunteer, Lakhbir, who helped the local police in apprehending the criminal on February 2, who had stolen a three-wheeler, no PB-65-G-3862. The reward included commendation certificates along with cash rewards. Constable, Sandeep, Home Guard volunteer, Baban and Joginder of PCR Vehicle, who acted promptly on PCR call and rounded up jeep, number CH01-AM-6700, on 03-04/02/2013 mid-night (written Mafia on front bumper), who created nuisance in Sector-5. They were rewarded commendation certificate class-III along with cash Rs250 each, for their alertness and quick action.
Waterlogging poses threat to buildings in Naya Gaon
Mohali, February 6
Waterlogging in front of some shops and houses at Gobind Nagar, located on Nada Road, in village Naya
Gaon, poses serious threat to the buildings there. The water, emanating from a burst water-pipe, has been seeping into the foundations of our shops and houses, for the last one month.
Water gets accumulated in front of shops in Naya Gaon, Mohali. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Knowledge Park: GMADA to issue letters of intent to farmers
Mohali, February 6
In the run-up to the setting up of a Knowledge Park in the township, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) is expected to start issuing letters of intent (LoI) to farmers for the allotment of plots in lieu of the land acquired within the next 10 days.
chandigarh scan
Elections
Elections for the AMIE (India) Engineers Association Punjab were held here on Tuesday during which all office-bearers were elected unanimously. While Surinder Singh Kaler was elected as the president of the association, Sukhbir Singh Mundi was elected as the chairman and SN Bansal was elected as the general secretary of the association. The AMIE (India) Engineers Association Punjab Irrigation submitted a memorandum of demands to the Punjab Irrigation Minister. The association also held its general body meeting at the Institute of Engineers in Sector 19. SN Bansal general secretary of the association apprised the Irrigation Minister Janmeja Singh Sekhon with various demands of the employees. The demands made by the association also included promotion issues. This was followed by the release of the diary of the association members by the irrigation minister.
self-financed courses
Reduce fee, Student bodies urge PU
Chandigarh, February 6
In a bid to reduce the financial burden from the students studying in self-financed courses run by Panjab University (PU), the Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) and the NSUI today submitted a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor against the fee charged by the university for the self-financed courses. The council members also distributed the pamphlets of comparison of
the fee structure of various departments to the students.
Defend yourself with pen, car keys, comb, girls advised
 Chandigarh, February 6
If a girl is stuck in a situation when she needs to defend herself then objects like pen, car keys, comb and even a spectacle can turn into a safety tool for
self-defence, this was taught to the students of Panjab University during a
self-defence workshop organised on the campus for the girl students.
A martial arts player gives a demonstration during a self-defence workshop at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: s chandan
IT fest ‘Lakshya’ kicks off at DAV College
Chandigarh, February 6
A two-day IT and Management Fest “Lakshya” kicked-off today at DAV College, Sector 10. A signature campaign to eradicate social evil from the society along with a message to follow a proactive approach to eradicate such evils was also initiated during the fest.
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| Students present a dance item; and (right) a play being staged during the Lakshya IT fest at DAV College, Sector 10, in Chandigarh on
Wednesday. Tribune photos: s chandan |
Students of the chemical engineering department hold a road show a day before the Cyanide fest at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: s chandan |
Fill teaching posts, PU tells homoeopathy college
Chandigarh, February 6
Panjab University (PU) has asked the Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Sector 26, to fill the teaching posts lying vacant failing which the university would freeze the fresh admissions in the college from the coming academic session 2013-14 by denying the temporary affiliation to the college. The college has only 14 faculty members out of total 37 teachers required.
City students visit NASA
Chandigarh, February 6
Six students and principal of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, Gurnam K
Grewal, attended a workshop at the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
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Mohali, February 6
