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Rs 16 lakh was lying in chest
Chandigarh, April 22
The attack on guards at the CITCO-run petrol pump has exposed the lackadaisical attitude of the CITCO officials in managing the cash collected at the petrol pump. At the time of the incident, around Rs 16 lakh was lying in the cash chest at the fuel station.
Civic body disconnects 40 water connections
Chandigarh, April 22
The Municipal Corporation disconnected 40 water connections of consumers who failed to clear
their dues.
Superfast express chugs on a slow track
Chandigarh, April 22
Passengers travelling between Chandigarh and Ludhiana still prefer buses rather than the train flagged off recently on the new track. Reason: High fare and lack of facilities.
The Union Railway Minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, flagged off the
Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express via Ludhiana recently.
Mayor, councillors have reason to smile
Chandigarh, April 22
Councillors of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, including the Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor, will now get higher salaries as the UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil today approved the proposal to increase their monthly honorarium.
 Jeweller’s detention
UT Adviser seeks explanation from IG
Chandigarh, April 22
UT Adviser KK Sharma today asked UT Inspector General of Police RP Upadhyaya to explain the reason why city-based jeweller Vikrant Kumar was kept in custody for so long after he was booked under preventive measures following a verbal spat with a staff member of a Sub-Divisional Magistrate
(SDM).
Vikrant Kumar on his way to meet the UT Adviser on Monday. A Tribune photo
No end to traffic mess outside schools in Sector 26
Chandigarh, April 22
With the number of vehicles swelling, the chaos on city roads has touched an all-time high. The problem is more severe outside education institutions that
witness a huge rush during the morning and afternoon hours.
Vehicles parked haphazardly outside a school in Sector 26, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
In Tangle Part-I
Parents, commuters slug it out outside schools
It is virtually a nightmare for parents and other commuters to manoeuvre their way in front of schools and colleges which are overcrowded and witness traffic bottlenecks during morning and afternoon hours. In the first of the six-part series, The Tribune reporter
Amit Sharma
and chief photographer
Manoj Mahajan
report the parking and traffic chaos outside educational institutions in Sector 26.
Total chaos: A common sight in Sector 26 during school hours.
Few takers for liquor vends
Chandigarh, April 22
Under the new excise policy (2013-2014), only 52 per cent of the Indian made foreign liquor
(IMFL) vends and 35 per cent of the country-made liquor vends have attracted applicants.
Today was the last date to apply for the liquor vends.
CHB employees’ stir: DC issues prohibitory orders
Chandigarh, April 22
In order to stop employees of the Chandigarh Housing Board Employees Coordination Committee from protesting at the CHB office in Sector 9, the District Magistrate has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
(CrPC).
Test of efficiency: The Fire and Emergency Department of the Municipal Corporation on Monday conducted a mock drill at the SBI building in Sector 17, Chandigarh. Station fire officer of Sector 17 ML Sharma said the 20-minute drill was conducted successfully. The fire-fighting system and alarms in the building were functional, he said. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Electric cars catch fancy of youngsters in city
Chandigarh, April 22
Amid concerns of rising vehicle density and pollution level in the city, the concept of electric vehicles seems to be catching the attention of the technically sound youth as well as environment department.
Raj Bahadur to be relieved today
Chandigarh, April 22
Following a series of controversies over his selection as the Director Principal of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Dr Raj Bahadur will be relieved of his duties on Tuesday.
Task cut out for new Mohali DC
Mohali, April 22
New challenges and burden of the past welcomed the new Deputy Commissioner of
Mohali, Tajinder Pal Singh.
Tajinder Pal Singh
Traders raise demand
Chandigarh, April 22
Traders today demanded cancellation of penalty notices issued by the Chandigarh Administration to them under the Chandigarh Estate Rules, 2009.
DSP-level officers reshuffled
Chandigarh, April 22
With the announcement of new Deputy Superindents of Police (DSPs), the Traffic Police shall have two DSPs while one has been assigned to the cyber crime cell.
Workshop on paediatric critical care nursing at PGI
Chandigarh, April 22
The National Institute of Nursing Education at the PGIMER, Chandigarh, organised a workshop on “Pediatric Critical Care Nursing” to celebrate golden jubilee of the PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Experts dwell on gender sensitivity
Chandigarh, April 22
Witnessing only half of the hall filled with students and faculty members during a
 panel discussion ‘Let’s be gender sensitive’ at the law auditorium in Panjab University, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chandigarh, said how serious were we in addressing the issue and ensuring that there was awareness among girls regarding laws made to safeguard them.
(From left): Naunihal Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police; Gurpreet Kaur Deo, Inspector General, Jalandhar Range; Prof Arun Kumar Grover, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University; and Prof Reicha Tanwar, member, National Consultative Committee of UGC on Women Managers in Higher Education, take part in a seminar at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Monday.
Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
KPS Gill shares his experience of fighting terrorism in Punjab
Chandigarh, April 22
A training workshop on the ‘Capacity Building Programme for Social Science Faculty’ was inaugurated today at the North-Western Regional Centre of the ICSSR Complex in Panjab University by former Punjab DGP KPS Gill.
KPS Gill, former Director General of Police, Punjab, and Prof Sucha Singh Gill (right), director general, CRRID, at a training workshop in Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Monday.
Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Youth should come forward to protect nature: Eco-activist
Chandigarh, April 22
Youth in general and students in particular must come forward for the protection of environment and Mother Earth. We are living in the Twenty-First Century with resources in plenty, but we need to use these resources in a sustainable manner.
Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal interacts with students at Panjab University in Chandigarh
on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
From Schools
Awareness on RTE Act
Chandigarh: The National Student’s Union of India (NSUI) organised a camp near Vivek High School, Sector 38, to make people aware about seats reserved for children from economically weaker section under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. The activists demanded the filling of reserved seats lying vacant in private schools. They organised an awareness rally at Dadu Majra, Dhanas, and the Sector 38 colony,
raising the slogan “Padhega India tabhi to badhega India”.
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| Ode to Mother Earth Students across the tricity schools took part in the World Earth Day celebrations on Monday. (Clockwise from top): Students of Shastri Model School, Mohali, take out a rally; tiny tots dressed as animals at Ashmah International School, Mohali; students of The British School, Sector 44, Chandigarh, plant saplings; children participate in an art workshop at Firstep Montessori School in Sector 7, Panchkula; and students give wings to their imagination during a painting competition at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, Chandigarh.
Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan, S Chandan & Nitin Mittal |
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