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Sachin Tendulkar arrives at a hotel in Chandigarh on Monday. A Tribune photograph |
Conversion of plots
SC stays UT Admn’s order on revised rates
Chandigarh, March 11
In a major setback to the Chandigarh Administration, the Supreme Court has stayed the Administration’s order wherein converted plot owners were asked to pay Rs 29,713 per square yard against Rs 20,000 specified in the conversion policy.
Coop society chief booked for fraud
Mohali, March 11
The Mohali police has booked the president of Sartaj Cooperative House Building Society, Ashok Kumar
Kukreja, for allegedly transferring the society’s land, worth over Rs 10 crore, to a private firm illegally.
Cases of eye allergy spring up, courtesy dust, pollen
Chandigarh, March 11
Spring is here and so are the cases of spring catarrh or spring conjunctivitis (allergy of eyes).
Children are more vulnerable to the allergy. Every week, the Advanced Eye Centre
at the PGIMER receives over 150 such cases.
 president pranab Mukherjee’s visit
PGIMER gets makeover
Chandigarh, March 11
From re-carpeting of roads to repair of streetlights, arrangements are on at the PGIMER campus ahead of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit scheduled for March 15.
A road being repaired outside the PGI on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
hike in power tariff
Admn receives 30 objections
Chandigarh, March 11
The city has a population of more than 11 lakh but the UT Administration has, so far, received only 30 objections on the proposal of 45 per cent hike in power tariff.
Civic amenities absent in Mayor’s ward
Chandigarh, March 11
Non-functioning street lights; poor sanitation; potholes filled up with sewage water; and electric poles installed too close to walls of houses, posing danger to life.
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| From left: An electricity pole leans towards the wall; garbage lying unattended near the garbage bin; and (above) a resident fills water in a bucket amid water-logged
street. Tribune photos- S Chandan |
Sector 45 residents voice anger
Chandigarh, March 11
Picture this: A Sahaj Safai Kendra comes up in a green belt which was inaugurated with much fanfare by Union Railway Minister and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal in Sector 45 five years ago.
Residents oppose the construction of a Sahaj Safai Kendra in a green belt at Sector 45, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Uncovered drains reflect poor planning
Chandigarh, March 11
Uncovered drains on most of the footpaths at the PGIMER pose a threat to the lives of pedestrians.
Uncovered drains outside the PGI director’s office. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Civic body’s electricity dept sans official vehicle
Chandigarh, March 11
The SDO's official vehicle is being used for distributing documents of the DC office.
Crackdown on illegal paying guest accommodations
Mohali, March 11
Tightening noose around illegal paying guest accommodations in the town, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has planned to conduct door-to-door surprise checks in residential areas on a regular basis.
MC to make city ‘malba’ free
Chandigarh, March 11
Mayor Subhash Chawla today launched Malba-Free City campaign in the City Beautiful. The Municipal Corporation staff removed malba from various places in Sector 34.
Mayor Subhash Chawla (centre) with former Mayor Harjinder Kaur during the inauguration of the Malba-Free City campaign in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Monday.
A Tribune photograph
Foetus dies in womb, kin blames doctors for carelessness
Mohali, March 11
A poor family of Phase VI alleged “carelessness” on the part of doctors at the Civil Hospital, Phase VI which resulted in death of full-term foetus in the womb of a mother.
lawyer’s murder
Facebook page yet to yield result
Mohali, March 11
The page created on the popular social networking website Facebook has failed to help the Mohali police in catching the absconding accused in the local advocate Amanpreet Singh’s murder case.
Brawl at hotel: ‘Victim’ withdraws complaint
Chandigarh, March 11
A day after a brawl involving Arjun Badal, the 19-year-old son of People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) chief Manpreet
Badal, was reported at a Sector 22 hotel, a compromise was reached in the case today.
Illegal sale of bhaang continues outside Shiv temple at Saketri
Panchkula, March 11
A day after Shivratri, the business of selling prasad made from cannabis plant continued unabated outside the Shiv temple at Saketri. Under the garb of giving 'special prasad' to devotees, vendors were selling bhaang outside the temple.
Lawyer alleges kidnap bid
Mohali, March 11
An advocate alleged that some persons allegedly attempted to kidnap him this evening.
Samvaad festival: ‘Kaal Kothry’ staged on Day 5
Chandigarh, March 11
The fifth day of the ongoing Samvaad Theatre Festival saw the performance of the play
"Kaal Kothry" here at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, today.
Artistes from Haryana enact a scene from the play "Kaal Kothry" at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Vocalist captivates audience
Chandigarh, March 11
Indore-based noted vocalist Gautam Kale gave a scintillating performance at the 185th Baithak Programme organised by the Pracheen Kala Kendra here today on its premises in Sector 35.
shivratri fair
Two missing children traced
Panchkula, March 11
A 10-year-old girl who went missing from the Shiv temple during
the Shivratri fair at Saketri last night was found by the Chandigarh Police near Sukhna Lake.
Chandigarh scan
Exhibition-cum-sale
"Canara Utsav" a three-day exhibition-cum-sale of products manufactured by women entrepreneurs and self-help groups was inaugurated by Sunil Gupta, director, Canara Bank. All participants were the women beneficiaries of the bank. There were around 30 stalls put up by women displaying handicrafts, designer wear, dress materials with embroidery, decorative table linen, incense stick, jute products and many more. Sunil Gupta accompanied by R Madhusudhanan general manager, Canara Bank, Chandigarh Circle, visited all stalls.
No bidder for uniform tenders
Chandigarh, March 11
The money spent by government schools for inviting financial bid for buying their own school uniforms went down the drain as most of the schools failed to get the required number of applications from suppliers.
Ex-servicemen category
Education dept to re-advertise vacant JBT posts
Chandigarh, March 11
The UT Education Department is planning to re-advertise the vacant JBT posts under the ex-servicemen category.
Promotion of TGTs sought
Chandigarh, March 11
An 11-member delegation of the Government Teachers Union met Upkar Singh, DPI, Schools, here today. The members of the delegation demanded a speedy process for the promotion of TGTs to the post of lecturers in various streams.
225 students awarded degrees
Mohali, March 11
As many as 225 students of Rayat and Bahra College of Education,
Sahauran, received the bachelor's and master's degrees of education during the fifth annual convocation on the Mohali campus.
From Schools
Prize distribution ceremony
Kids ‘R’ Kids School held its prize distribution ceremony on the school premises today. Children from classes play level I to class V received prizes and certificates for various categories and competitions like just a minute, spell well, poetry recitation, reading from
Tagore, best out of waste, English/ Hindi debates/ declamations, speaking extempore, immaculate handwriting, a sportspersons, good in dramatics, excellence in academics and an all-rounder held throughout the year.
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Chandigarh, March 11
