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Hundreds of litigants harassed
Chandigarh, March 6
It was a day of harassment for hundreds of litigants who came to the Punjab and Haryana High Court from the far-flung areas to attend their court hearing, as their cases could not be heard owing to the lawyers’ strike.
Litigants wait outside the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Rs 28-cr PNB Fraud
CBI court gives clean chit to seven accused
Chandigarh, March 6
In a setback to the investigating agency, the CBI court of Vimal Kumar today discharged seven persons, including former General Manager of PNB BP Chopra, in a Rs 28-crore scam. The court discharged the accused, six bank officials and a businessman, in the case even before charges could be framed against them.
Mother strangles 2 kids to death, ends her life
Mohali, March 6
After a quarrel with her husband last night over a mere Rs 100, a woman allegedly strangled her two children to death and hanged herself in her house in Matour village here today.
A file photo of the family.
Nigerian held with cocaine worth Rs 1 crore
Chandigarh, March 6
The Industrial Area police today arrested a 48-year-old Nigerian, identified as Cyril
Archipang, and seized 43 gm of cocaine from his possession. The accused had earlier been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by a court in 1998 and was released in 2009 after he managed to get bail from the High Court.
The accused in police custody. A Tribune photograph
UT RLA goofs, issues RC bearing Panchkula number
Chandigarh, March 6
As if the delay in providing registration certificates and driver's licences was not enough, here comes a goof-up by the UT Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA). The authority has provided a car owner with an RC bearing the registration number of Panchkula.
6 girls rescued from house in isolated area
Panchkula, March 6
In what can emerge as another Apna Ghar case, six girls in the age group of 10 to 12, who were kept in a house in an isolated area in Sector 26, Panchkula, in the garb of keeping them in a children’s home, were rescued by the Panchkula police late this evening.
Expired Vitamin-A vaccine found in store
Chandigarh, March 6
Waking up from a deep slumber, the UT Health Department has withheld the supply of Vitamin-A vaccine (for measles) to all the civil dispensaries after finding that the stock available has expired.
A rush of patients at the Government Dispensary in Sector 45, Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Fixing of high security number plates
Fancy mobike owners have a harrowing time at RLA
Chandigarh, March 6
Guradarsh Maan, who owns a Honda CB 1005 cc motorcycle, had a harrowing time getting the high security number plate fixed on his vehicle at the Registration Licensing Authority in Sector 17 here. The reason being the security plates have not been designed for imported bikes. All sports or fancy bike owners are facing the same problem.
Authorised vendors outside the RLA office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Master plan body wants inter-state panel set up
Chandigarh, March 6
The Master Plan Committee has stressed the need to set up the inter-state regional committee for the overall development of the
tricity.
An overview of the unplanned development in
Zirakpur. A Tribune photograph
Fresh case of swine flu reported
Chandigarh, March 6
A 35-year-old woman from the industrial area tested positive for swine flu on today. This brings the tally to 36 in the city this winter season. These also include five deaths from the tricity.
3 overloaded school buses impounded
Mohali, March 6
The school buses, one each, of Swami Ram Tirath Euro Kids, Yadavindra Public School and Ashiana Public School, Sector 46, Chandigarh, were impounded by the district transport authorities for overloading.
Students board a bus after their school bus was impounded in Mohali on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Residents bear the brunt as UT fails to come up with mobile tower policy
Chandigarh, March 6
The much awaited mobile tower policy of the UT Administration is still shelved. No action has been initiated by the authorities on those telecom companies whose mobile towers were creating problems in the residential areas of the city.
Fifty boxes of electronic cigarettes seized
Panchkula, March 6
As many as 50 boxes of electronic cigarettes have been seized from outside a hotel in Sector 10, Panchkula, today evening by the Panchkula Drugs Department.
Artistes present an item during the Saang festival at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
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Gender-specific knee implants introduced
Mohali, March 6
Dr Harsimran, Additional Director, Department of Joint Replacement, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, today introduced gender-specific knee implants, specially tailored to fit the anatomy of women thereby increasing mobility and minimising pain after the knee replacement
operation.
30 women honoured
Chandigarh, March 6
Haryana Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Choudhry, while giving away International Women’s Day Awards 2013, today said that women were doing exemplary work in every field.
Theatre festival from March 8
Chandigarh, March 6
The Samvaad Theatre Group, Chandigarh, is organising a five-day theatre festival at the Tagore Theatre from March 8.
Professional courses
PU struggles to get students placed
Chandigarh, March 6
The key departments of Panjab University (PU) are struggling to get their students placed.
Best garden
The Gurukul School, which was adjudged first in the school garden category during the 27th Spring Fest organised by HUDA at Sector 20 in Panchkula on Wednesday.
Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
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Panjab University all set to host Avsar-2013
Chandigarh, March 6
Panjab University (PU) is all set to host Avsar-2013, the annual fest for the students of the university. Special training sessions for the university students, who lack communication skills, will also be held to prepare them for interviews.
PEC gives iPods at camp to encourage blood donors
Chandigarh, March 6
Encouraging the students to come forward and donate blood, the PEC University of Technology distributed iPods at a blood donation camp held today to ensure participation from the students.
RTE Act
Education Dept to notify State Advisory Council soon
Chandigarh, March 6
The UT Education Department will soon notify the State Advisory Council under Section 34 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009.
Teachers want their services regularised
Chandigarh, March 6
Members of the UT Cadre Educational Employees Union met DPI (S) Upkar Singh on the issue of the regularisation of contractual teachers. The delegation also had several contractual teachers who demanded from the DPI (S) to speed up the process of regularisation, which has been pending for the past several years.
BCom final-year students given warm send-off
Chandigarh, March 6
Students of the Commerce Department of the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, bade farewell to the outgoing students of B.Com final-year today.
Akademi remembers former vice-chairman
Chandigarh, March 6
The Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi organised a memorial meeting to pay tributes to Professor Jagmohan Chopra, former principal, Government College of Art, Chandigarh, Director, Government Museum, Chandigarh, president and chairman, All-India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, Delhi, and former vice-chairman and secretary, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi.
‘Italy India's fourth largest trade partner’
Mohali, March 6
Italy is today India's fourth largest trade partner and there are lots of openings for professionals in the fields of tourism, industry, designing and clothes.
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