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Residents bear the brunt of power men’s strike
 Chandigarh, July 30
Employees of the UT Electricity Department went on a strike today, causing inconvenience to residents of various sectors due to long power cuts. Adding to their woes in this sultry weather, there was nobody to attend to their calls on helpline numbers.
A substation in Sector 17, Chandigarh, wears a deserted look due to the power men’s strike on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Littering roads in Panchkula to cost residents dear
 Panchkula, July 30
Littering roads and discharging water on streets in Panchkula will now cost residents dear. After being issued two notices for these violations, the defaulters will be asked to shell out Rs 500 and and for every subsequent violation, they will be fined Rs 1,000.
Panchkula Mayor Upinder Ahluwalia chairs a meeting of the MC in Panchkula on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Irregularities found in GMADA files
Mohali, July 30
Irregularities have been found in a number of files pertaining to applications submitted by several residents for the sanction of building plans and completion certificates to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) here.
Rain leaves city roads waterlogged
Chandigarh, July 30
Many parts in the city were waterlogged after the rain today. The worst affected were the southern sectors where most potholed roads and open spaces were waterlogged. Commuters had a tough time passing waterlogged roundabouts. Rainwater also accumulated in the Sector 46 market area and on the internal roads in Sector 47, 48, 49 and 51.
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| A biker wades through a waterlogged road in the Industrial Area, Phase I, in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: s chandan |
No relief from sultry weather
Chandigarh, July 30
City residents are not likely to get any relief from the blistering heat and humidity in the coming days as the Met Department does not have any good news about the active monsoon in the city. The department says there will be moderate rain in some areas in the coming week due to a weak monsoon. Even though there are the chances of the monsoon getting active by the second week of August, that will not improve the weather conditions much.
Sec 17 basements flooded
Chandigarh, July 30
The rainwater entered the basements of many shops and offices in Sector 17, leading to the inconvenience to the staff and visitors.
A flooded basement of the office of the Punjab Financial Corporation in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
Commuters look at cars damaged in a pile-up on road separating Sectors 36 and 37 in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: parvesh Chauhan |
Improving pds
Smart card project faces hiccups
Chandigarh, July 30
The ambitious project of the Centre to introduce smart cards for the disbursal of commodities under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the UT is facing hiccups.
No headway in Neha murder case
Chandigarh, July 30
Exactly three years after the murder of an MBA student in Sector 38 (West) here, the UT police is still clueless in the case.
Panchkula mc
Urban-rural divide dominates meeting
Panchkula, July 30
The issue of urban-rural divide dominated the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation with the councillors from
Pinjore, Kalka, Barwala and Ramgarh areas on one side and the city councillors on the other arguing on every point.
Supporters and relatives of councillors wait for the MC meeting to end at the
Mini-Secretariat in Panchkula on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Punjab to promote breastfeeding in 12th Plan
Mohali, July 30
The breastfeeding rate in Punjab will be improved during the 12th Five-Year Plan through its promotion among mothers.
‘Chaar Din’ staged at Tagore Theatre
Chandigarh, July 30
The play “Chaar Din” (the four days) was staged at the Tagore Theatre today. The story of the play revolves around two main protagonists, parents of
gudiya, a rape victim, and her family. The entire narration of the play remains emotional and touching.
Artistes enact a scene from the play, “Chaar Din" at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: S.Chandan
RAISING A BIG STINK: Garbage dumped in an area adjoining the vegetable market at Phase VI, Mohali. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Health notes
Hepatitis screening camp
On the occasion of the World Hepatitis Day, a free hepatitis screening camp was organised at the Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH) on Sunday. A random screening was held on 125 attendants of the patients. There are quite a few viruses that cause hepatitis A, B, C & E. Most of the infections due to hepatitis A, E, are self-limiting but problem is with hepatitis B & C, which can cause long-term liver damage.Hepatitis B & C are silent killers like diabetes and hypertension.
Tricity Scan
Free scholarship test
Chandigarh: Bulls Eye conducted a free scholarship test at GGDSD College for CAT 14 MBA aspirants. Besides
Chandigarh, this test was conducted at four more locations in the region -
Ambala, Patiala, Ludhiana and Yamunanagar. In all, more than 1,200 MBA aspirants appeared for the test.
Row over parking at PU departments
 Chandigarh, July 30
As Panjab University is trying to regulate traffic on the campus, parking has become a bone of contention between the botany department and the faculty of various departments housed in the building of emerging areas in social sciences. The faculty teaching in the departments under emerging areas in social sciences has been asked not to park their vehicles in the parking of the Botany Department.
The parking area of the department of botany blocked for other departments of Panjab University on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Students motivated to eat green vegetables, fruits
Mohali, July 30
In order to inculcate good eating habits among the tiny tots of the pre-primary section and to raise their interest towards green leafy vegetables, Shemrock School organised “Green Day” on its premises.
Contest marks plantation drive
Mohali, July 30
The Gian Jyoti Group of Institutions organised a plantation drive under the banner of the NSS unit of the institute.
Students plant a sapling during a plantation drive organised by the Gian Jyoti Group of Institutions. A Tribune photograph
Panjab varsity wants student elections on September 4
Chandigarh, July 30
Panjab University is going to recommend to the UT Administration September 4 as the date for student elections in the university and all city colleges. The decision was taken today at the all-student party meeting held on the PU campus.
Blot on city’s face: Posters of student leaders pasted on a wall at Sector 16 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
PU takes U-turn, allows senior students to keep four-wheelers
Chandigarh, July 30
Almost three days after the Panjab University Syndicate gave a nod to amend the hostel rules and decided that no resident would be allowed to keep four-wheelers in hostels, the university authorities took a U-turn over the decision to impose a ban on vehicles in hostels. The university has decided that the senior most students will be allowed to keep the vehicles in the hostels according to the parking space available.
Faculty development programme
Department not to take action against 100 school lecturers
Chandigarh, July 30
The UT Education Department has decided not to take any action against 100 school lecturers, who were issued notice on July 20 for failing to attend the inaugural session of the faculty development
programme.
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Chandigarh, July 30
the girl's mobile phone was traced to the lake.
Anjali had left her Mohali Phase 3B I residence at around 7 pm
yesterday on her Activa scooter. She told her parents that she was
going to a temple as she had kept a fast on Monday.
