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Underground parking lot to come up at PGI
Chandigarh, June 28
Taking a note of the increasing number of vehicles on the PGI premises, the authorities have decided to construct a two-storeyed underground parking lot near the New OPD Block.
Councillors play politics over Uttarakhand tragedy
Chandigarh, June 28
Thousands of lives have been lost in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, but the 'insensitive' councillors of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation are busy taking the credit for providing relief material to the victims.
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| Congress and BJP councillors argue at the MC House in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan |
Card cloning
Accused used to sell expensive phones online
Chandigarh, June 28
Arrested for cloning debit/credit cards, the accused couple, Mukul Garg and Ramandeep Kaur, used to sell expensive cellphones online through popular websites OLX.in and ebay.com.
Canada appoints official in Chandigarh to boost trade
Chandigarh, June 28
With the appointment of Charu Sandhu as first Trade Commissioner,
Chandigarh, the provincial government of British Columbia (BC) in Canada has set in motion the process of strengthening trade and investment relations with India in general and Punjab in particular.
flood, landslide prone area
Chandi Kotla residents told to move out
Panchkula, June 28
The Panchkula Administration has asked Chandi Kotla residents to move out of the “flood and landslide” prone area as soon as possible. Not only this, even the Army has been asked to be prepared for any untoward incident.
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| Officials had inspected the area when the houses had collapsed due to landslide last year; and (right) cracks visible in a house at Chandi Kotla. File photos |
City to face water shortage next year
Chandigarh, June 28
The city will witness shortage of 9 MGD (million liters per day) of canal water from the coming year. The city will give 6 MGD of water to Panchkula and 3 MGD to the Chandimandir area.
Water shortage in Sector 42, Chandigarh.
A file photo
Letter issue rocks MC house meeting
Chandigarh, June 28
The issue of Congress Councillor Mukesh Bassi’s letter to Mayor Subhash Chawla also rocked the MC House meeting today.
Met Dept predicts pleasant weather this weekend
Chandigarh, June 28
Pleasant weather continued to prevail in the city and the Meteorological Department predicted similar conditions in the next two days too. Residents can hope for a relaxed weekend as the rain will bring down the temperature in the coming days.
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| A pleasant sight at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
RBI to remain closed on July 1
Chandigarh, June 28
The office of the Reserve Bank of India, Chandigarh, will remain closed for public
transactions on July 1, 2013 (Monday) on account of annual closing of accounts.
— TNS
Solving square-roots problems in eight seconds
Chandigarh, June 28
Sandeep Tripathi, a lecturer at DAV -15, Chandigarh, has made a new record for solving square-roots problems in mere eight seconds without even using any pen or paper.
Sandeep Tripathi with his certificates. A Tribune photograph
child labour
10-year-old rescued
Chandigarh, June 28
The UT police today rescued a 10-year-old child who was forced to work at a booth in Sector 46.
Help continues to pour in
Panchkula, June 28
Around 200 officials of the Panchkula Administration, including Deputy Commissioner Ashima Brar, have contributed their one day’s salary to the relief fund for the persons affected by heavy floods in Uttarakhand.
Local resident Vinod Bagai gives a cheque for
Rs 1 lakh to Deputy Commissioner Ashima Brar as a contribution towards flood relief in Panchkula on Friday. A Tribune photograph
80 pilgrims arrive at ISBT-43
Chandigarh, June 28
With the rescue operation in Uttarakhand nearly over, there has been a dip in the number of pilgrims arriving at the Sector 43 ISBT from flood-ravaged
Uttarakhand.
Theft outside mall: A person shows wires of the music system stolen from his car in front of Centra Mall in Industrial Area, Phase I, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: S CHANDAN |
Panchayat poll: 3,355 in fray in Mohali district
Mohali, June 28
With 44 sarpanches and 977 panches being elected unopposed, 3,355 candidates are vying for seats in various gram panchayats that go to poll in Mohali district on July 3.
SP’s police remand extended
Zirakpur, June 28
The police got another day’s remand of former Batala Superintendent of Police Mohan Lal in the case of 23-year-old woman’s death.
Install CCTV cameras outside hotels, says Police Commissioner
Panchkula, June 28
Commissioner of Police, Rajbir Deswal, today convened a meeting of all hoteliers in Panchkula and sensitised them about the crime and identification of the visitors. He also asked them to install the CCTV cameras on and around the hotel premises.
Cultural programme marks hospital’s anniversary
 Mohali, June 28
Fortis Hospital today celebrated its twelfth anniversary with a special function held on the premises. Over 700 doctors, paramedical staff, nurses and administrative staff of the hospital got together and presented a cultural show, exhibiting their spirit of camaraderie and compassion.
Doctors perfom dance during the 12th anniversary of Fortis Hospital in Mohali on
Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Free water connections causing loss worth Rs 1.8 crore in Mohali
Mohali, June 28
Supply of free water to a section of consumers here is not only resulting in the wastage of water but is also causing a major revenue loss of over Rs 1.80 crore annually.
Girl commits suicide, kin hold protest
Mohali, June 28
A girl allegedly committed suicide at Phase V here today. The victim was identified as
Seema. Her family members staged a protest outside the police station at Phase I against the failure of the police to arrest all those who were allegedly responsible for her death.
Class XI admissions: Cut-offs set to go up
Chandigarh, June 28
The number of students with CGPA 10 and 9 who have applied for admission to Class XI in UT’s government senior secondary schools has seen a considerable increase this year.
PU campus
BEd, MEd courses in need of regular faculty members
Chandigarh, June 28
While Panjab University (PU) is mulling over taking strict action against the affiliated BEd colleges for not fulfilling the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) norms, the university seems to have forgotten the BEd and MEd courses being run on the PU campus that are in dire need of regular faculty members.
PU extends date of form submission
Chandigarh, June 28
Keeping in view the flash floods that led to the disaster in Uttarakhand, Panjab University has decided to extend the last date for the submission of admission forms for various courses from July 3 to July 6.
251 students get placements
Chandigarh, June 28
A job fair was organised at Post Gradate Government College, Sector 46, for the students of all government colleges. Students from other private colleges also participated in the job fest.
Students register their names for interviews during a job fest at Post Graduate Government College, Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Panjab university
Girls outshine boys in BA-II exam
Chandigarh, June 28
Navroop Kaur of Ramgarhia Girls College, Miller Ganj, Ludhiana, has topped the BA second-year examination of Panjab University, the results of which were declared here today. Girls have outshone boys as they bagged all the top 10 positions, except the fifth.
Syndicate meet
MSc students plan silent protest
Chandigarh, June 28
MSc students continued their protest against the university authorities for holding the MSc fourth-semester chemistry exam again. They have planned to hold a silent protest during the Syndicate meeting scheduled to be held on June 29.
‘Technical institutes, industry should work in tandem’
Chandigarh, June 28
“Strategic partnership between the industry and technical institutes backed by strong leadership on both sides is the need of the hour for India to be able to create the required number of employable youth in the next 5 years,” said Dr Avinash Pant, vice-chairman, All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He was addressing a regional workshop on AICTE - CII Survey of Industry-Linked Technical Institutes 2013 at the CII Headquarters, Sector 31, here today.
Summer camp concludes
Chandigarh, June 28
The summer camp for government schoolchildren organised by Post Graduate Government College, Sector 46, in collaboration with the Regional Institute of English concluded today. The valedictory function of the summer camp was held today.
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Chandigarh, June 28
