Parts of P’kula, Mohali still powerless
Panchkula, September 16
The electricity department in Panchkula is finding it hard to restore power supply in the town. Most of the sectors in the town are still powerless.
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| Workers of the UT Electricity Department remove trees that damaged power cables at the PGI on Monday; and (right) a damaged car at Sector 44. Tribune photos:
Manoj Mahajan |
21 transformers, 40 poles damaged
Chandigarh, September 16
Officials and workers of the UT Electricity Department have their work cut out to restore power supply in the city.
28-year-old youth suffers spine injury
Chandigarh, September 16
He may not be able to walk the rest of his life as Sunday’s storm has left him seriously injured.
slum-rehabilitation scheme
Not many keen to take possession of flats
Chandigarh, September 16
Two days after Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh inaugurated 8,000 flats at Dhanas and handed over the possession letters to 10 allottees, only 12 more beneficiaries turned up at the camp office of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) to take possession of their flats.
2 die of dengue
Chandigarh, September 16
Two persons, including a 22-year-old woman, died of dengue at the PGI.
The aftermath: Fear, delays and devastation
Chandigarh, September 16
Ravinder Singh (51) had a close shave with death the previous night. As he was about to enter his house, a heavy branch of a tree fell in front of him.
city loses one of its oldest trees:
In Sunday’s squall, the city lost its one of the most sacred and oldest trees, popularly known as ‘Triveni’ at Sector 23. The ‘Triveni was said to be 100 years old and grew at Muni Temple. Temple’s priest Deep Chand said it was called Triveni because three trees — banyan, peepal and neem — all were entwined with one another. The tree is 60 feet in height and 15-20 feet in diameter. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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Ravinder Singh with his family. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Nightmarish experience:
Vivek Sharma with his family at his residence in Sector 37-C, Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
BSNL repairs damaged towers on war footing
Chandigarh, September 16
BSNL officials today deployed staff to repair the damaged towers on a war footing, especially in the villages of Mohali and
Panchkula, which were affected by the thunderstorm yesterday. Around 12 towers had developed technical faults due to which cellphone users were facing great problem.
repair work starts: BSNL workers restore telephone lines near the Housing Board light point at Mani Majra on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Patil’s visit inconveniences residents at Sector 9
Chandigarh, September 16
Visitors and store owners in Sector 9 faced inconvenience as police officials camped at the parking lot in front of a private eye hospital where UT Administrator Shivraj Patil paid a visit today and restricted public entry for nearly three hours.
Police barricades the parking lot at the Sector 9 market in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Complaints in missing cases go unheard
Panchkula, September 16
Despite a request by a prisoner from the Ambala jail to locate his missing wife and plaints from grieving parents to find their 16-year-old daughter who has been kidnapped by a 40-year-old man,
the Panchkula police is not caring two hoots over such a serious issues.
Notice served on PGI official
Chanidgarh, September 16
The PGIMER administration has served a show-cause notice on Additional Administrative Officer in a case pertaining to alleged misappropriation in his selection five years ago.
Army chief visits Western Command
Chandigarh, September 16
Chief of the Army Staff Gen Bikram Singh arrived on a two-day official visit to the Headquarters Western Command, Chandimandir today. He is accompanied by Bubbles Singh, president, Army Wives Welfare Association.
Kidney patient needs financial help
Chandigarh, September 16
An 18-year-old woman, Gulfassha, a resident of Nabha, needs Rs 3.5 lakh for undergoing kidney transplant, as her family is unable to afford the amount for her treatment.
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Central agencies to ascertain identity of woman
Chandigarh, September 16
The Central intelligence agencies are probing in to the presence of the woman who was seen accompanying officials of the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) on the stage before the PM, Dr Manmohan Singh, arrived on the scene to inaugurate the flats at Dhanas here on September 14.
An ode to playwright-director Bhai Gursharan Singh
Chandigarh, September 16
The play ‘Dastane Gursharan Singh’, highlighting the contributions made by the famous playwright and director
Bhai Gursharan Singh to the Punjabi theatre, was staged at Tagore Theatre today.
Artistes stage the play ‘Dastane Gursharan Singh’ at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Pradeep tewari
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150 attend seminar
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Panchkula chapter of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI ) organised a seminar on Companies Act, 2013, at Hotel GK International, Sector 35, Chandigarh. As many as 150 professionals attended the seminar on Sunday.
Students pledge to save ozone layer
Chandigarh, September 16
World Ozone Day, or the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, as it is officially called, was observed in schools across the
tricity.
Members of Sohanjana Eco Club display paintings depicting environmental degradation, including thinning of the ozone layer, at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46-D, Chandigarh, on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Himanshu died due to negligence of college authorities: Students
Chandigarh, September 16
Expressing grief over the death of third-year BBA student Himanshu
Bhargeri, students of the GGDSD College, Sector 32, accused the college authorities of using poor material for the construction of the wall that collapsed, claiming Himanshu’s life, during the squall yesterday evening.
Himanshu Bhargeri
Review admission policy: Teachers
Chandigarh, September 16
With hundreds of students failing to get admission to Class XI even after three rounds of counseling, the union of city-based government schoolteachers today sought a review of the admission policy.
Community radio wages battle against drug abuse
Chandigarh, September 16
In a unique campaign against drug menace, Desh Bhagat Community Radio 107.8 FM today entered the second day of its 100-hour live-on-air marathon, with several actors and other dignitaries joining the move.
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ABVP celebrates poll success
The local wing of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today celebrated its success in the student council polls in Panjab University and Delhi University. While the party candidate Disha Arora bagged the post of vice-president in the Panjab University Campus Student Council, Sadhvi Sethi became the vice-president of the student council at the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, sector 11. Another party candidate, Jitender Singh, was elected as the general secretary, while Kamalpreet Kaur became the vice-president at Khalsa College, Sector 26.
Placement drive at CU
MOHALI: A total of 14 BTech and MBA students have been selected by a multinational company, Grail Research, during a placement drive at Chandigarh University,
Gharuan. “The selected students will be joining the company as business analysts,” said an official. A total of 400 students participated in the drive, he said. — TNS
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