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Rude nurses add to patients’ pain
Chandigarh, April 15
Rude behaviour by paramedical staff, especially staff nurses, has emerged as a major problem for patients at city hospitals. Nasty remarks by nurses often leave patients embarrassed in wards.
Girl molested, pushed out of moving car
Chandigarh, April 15
A girl staying as a paying guest in the city was allegedly abducted, molested and slapped by three youths in a moving car in Sector 21 and later abandoned at some distance late this evening.
Weighty matter
Carrying school bags no child’s play
 Chandigarh, April 15
Sample this: An 11-year-old child carrying a school bag weighing 10 kg! Students are literally carrying the "burden of education" on their backs at a tender age. A parent claimed that she weighed the school bag of her 11-year-old child studying in Class VI and found that it weighed 10
kg "I found it difficult to carry my son’s bag and decided to walk up to a weighing scale in a store and was shocked to see that it weighed 10 kg. I wonder how children manage to carry such heavy load on their backs,” said Ronita Soni, (name changed), a parent.
Cops found wanting in their task
Panchkula, April 15
At the cost of security of thousands of people during the ongoing Navratra fest at the Mansa Devi temple, the police officials deployed were seen having a gala time, gossiping, gobbling ‘parshad’ and having a tete-a-tete.
Police officials nowhere to be seen around devotees; and (right) a woman talks to a police official after her chain was snatched while she was jostling to make her way into the “bhandara” place.
Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal |
Needy cool heels as the healthy use golf carts
Panchkula, April 15
The golf carts at Mansa Devi temple are being used by healthy and young persons instead of the physically challenged and elderly persons.
A brawl also took place on the temple premises around 12.30 pm today when a driver of a golf cart refused to take a fat woman who was unable to walk and rather was ferrying a slim and perfect fit devotee to the main entrance.
Golf carts are reportedly being misused at Mansa Devi temple in
Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Fresh trouble for Berkeley Autos
Chandigarh, April 15
After being booked in a cheating case involving a massive fraud of car sales on forged documents in January this year, the owners of Berkeley Automobiles have landed in fresh trouble with the Punjab Police recently registering a fresh case of fraud against the Sector 26-based Berkeley Securities, a sister concern of Berkeley Automobiles.
Siblings join hands for noble cause
Chandigarh, April 15
An 84-year-old freedom fighter, a 78-year-old retired government official, a 74-year-old retired labour officer, a 65-year-old social worker, three homemakers aged 80, 78 and 70 and another 68-year-old woman, a social worker. Apart from being united with blood relations, these eight elderly siblings also had a common vision towards making a remarkable contribution to
society.
Bhatia siblings pose for a photograph at the GMCH-32 in Chandigarh on Monday.
Tribune photo: s chandan
Taking sibling rivalry too far
Panchkula, April 15
Taking a sibling rivalry too far, a 27-year-old Delhi-based doctor almost framed her sister's fiance in a false case, alleging that he had assaulted her sexually on March 8 while her sister was to get married on April 11.
False
alarm: Policemen come out of the Bank of Baroda branch in Sector 17 on Monday. There was a false robbery alarm at the branch.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
Mohali MC to recruit sanitation employees
Mohali, April 15
Following numerous complaints from residents about poor sanitation in the town, the Municipal Corporation now plans to end the present private contractor-based system and take up the cleaning work on its own.
Only 4 attend Patil’s public hearing
Chandigarh, April 15
Once again, UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil's public hearing session witnessed a poor response with only four complainants turning up at the venue here today.
In her complaint, Maninder Kaur, a resident of Zirakpur, alleged that the UT police was not taking action against her in-laws in a dowry case. She accused a Sub-Inspector of partiality in the probe. Patil directed the UT officials to look into the matter.
Furniture, rehris confiscated
Chandigarh, April 15
During a special anti-encroachment drive, the enforcement wing of the Municipal
Corporation today removed encroachments from different markets of the city and issued challans to 115 violators.
UT to release grant for welfare board
Chandigarh, April 15
The UT Administration has sent a communication to the Chandigarh Social Welfare Board for the release of a pending grant of Rs 30 lakh. This administrative action comes in the wake of a story published in Chandigarh Tribune highlighting the delay in the releasing of a grant of Rs 60.43 lakh. The non-release of the grant had delayed the payment of salary to the employees of the board for the past three years.
Models sport latest dresses at DLF City Centre’s Fiesta on Monday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
CHB staff start chain fast
Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh Housing Board Employees Coordination Committee today started a 15-day chain fast on the premises of the CHB office in Sector 9 here in protest against the delay in the implementation of a pension scheme for the employees.
e-Sampark kiosk opened in Sec 35
Chandigarh, April 15
The UT Administration today opened an e-Sampark kiosk in Sector 35, which would be an extension of the Sampark Centre of Sector 43.
Prerna Puri, Secretary, IT, said as of now the kiosk would provide limited services to residents but the list of services would be expanded according to the public response. The Department of Information Technology is working towards opening more such kiosks in sectors, she added.
MC drive against misuse of water
Chandigarh, April 15
The Municipal Corporation today started a campaign against the misuse of water and 14 teams issued challans to 45 persons for misusing potable water in different areas of the city.
slum rehabilitation scheme
Ex-Union Minister seeks 2-room sets for allottees
Chandigarh, April 15
Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Harmohan Dhawan today demanded that the allottees should be given two-room flats instead of one-room sets under the slum rehabilitation scheme, as it was difficult for a family to stay in a one-room house.
Harmohan Dhawan addresses mediapersons at Sector 9 in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
No major faults found during trial run
Chandigarh, April 15
Hopefully the much awaited Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link will become operational by May.
Rotary Club honours six persons
Chandigarh, April 15
While actively carrying out the recovery operation of 3-year-old Harmeini who was kidnapped in January, Inspector Parkash had hardly imagined that his enthusiasm in arresting the accused in the case that led to much sensation in the city will win such an honour for him. Inspector Prakash was honoured by the Rotary Club Chandigarh for going a step ahead in his field.
Vocational award winners along with their certificates at Rotary Club in Chandigarh on Monday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Puppetry festival ends in Bulgarian style
Chandigarh, April 15
The traditional Bulgarian fairy tale concluded the three-day International Puppetry Festival at Tagore theatre today.
Presented by Bulgarian theatre troupe, the 40-minute-long puppetry show titled "Garbage for Plums" was fun-filled having mischievous puppets entertaining the audience.
Extension to re-employed teacher
Law Dept chairperson tenders resignation
Chandigarh, April 15
The ongoing conflict over the joining date of one of the re-employed teachers at the Department of Laws, Panjab University (PU), forced Prof Nishta Jaswal, chairperson of the department, to tender her resignation on Monday.
Dept plans prefabricated school buildings
Chandigarh, April 15
The Education Department is mulling over construction of prefabricated school buildings to address the immediate problem of shortage of infrastructure, especially in the periphery, that has government schools bursting at its seams due to large strength of students.
NSUI members submit memo
Chandigarh, April 15
Members of the NSUI at Panjab University today submitted a memorandum demanding that the university budget should be online. The students gathered outside the PU administrative block before the Syndicate meeting and gave the memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor and all Syndicate members.
NSUI members sit in front of the Syndicate meeting hall of Panjab University on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep
Tewari
NIPER students resume strike
 Mohali, April 15
Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
(NIPER) resumed their strike here today to press the authorities to concede to their demands.
They sat on a dharna outside the gate of the institute and raised slogans against the director. They also held a candle light march in the evening.
Students protest in front of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research in Mohali on Monday. A Tribune Photograph
Important issues left pending
Chandigarh, April 15
Panjab University’s Syndicate meeting held today ended after discussing around 19 agenda items, keeping some of the important issues pending for the next meeting. There were total 42 items listed for the discussion.
Syndicate nod to hike in qualifying percentage
Chandigarh, April 15
The Syndicate today approved the recommendations of the Board of Control of the English Department to increase the qualifying percentage of the entrance examination from 20 per cent to 35 per cent for MA English entrance examination-2013 from the coming academic session.
Prize distribution function
A prize distribution function was organised under the flagship project planet ke rakhwale on collection or recycling of e-waste at GMSSS, Sector 33. DPI (School) Upkar Singh, who was the guest of honour, gave away prizes to 25 participating schools and spoke about the hazards of solid waste and e-waste. The Vasumati Environment Club of GMSSS-33D helped in organising the event. Tripat Parmar from NGO Deeksha took an interactive session of audience.
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UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil today pulled up senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration and directed them to speed up the process for the corporatisation of the Electricity Department, which was approved by the Union Government in 1999.
With the new excise policy of the UT for 2013-14 out, it will be a complete reversal of the role for the UT Excise and Taxation Department.
Rather than “laughing its way to glory” by offering stiff competition to Punjab by offering liquor at comparatively cheaper rates, it will now be the turn of the UT to guard its borders against the influx of cheap liquor from Panchkula (Haryana).
Chandigarh, April 15
Tennis player, Chiraz Dandona, defeated Nagender Rathore while Sehaj Punj routed Jyot
Shikar, in the ongoing Manav Mangal Ideal Tennis Tournament, being held at Manav Mangal school, here today.