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Season nearing end, students yet to get summer uniform
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Chandigarh, October 10
In a brazen example of wastage of public money, thousands of students of UT government schools are getting their summer school uniform at the fag end of the season.
The procurement of summer uniform has been delayed in a majority of the 106 UT government schools.
While some schools managed to distribute the summer uniform among students earlier this month, a number of schools have not been able to do so "due to pending technical issues".
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Now, civic body’s sanitation panel to go on study tour
Chandigarh, October 10
With the women empowerment committee and a group of 13 councillors, including the Mayor, all set to go to Gujarat on a study tour, it is now the turn of members of the sanitation committee to go on a study tour.
Mohali MC set to extend its limits
Mohali, October 10
The limits of the Mohali Municipal Corporation are all set to be extended for elections to the civic body with the government clearing a proposal in
this regard. Thousands of voters will be added when nine residential sectors, which are at present under the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, will come within the jurisdiction of the corporation once the limits are extended.
Soon, ATMs to be installed in post offices
Chandigarh, October 10
The postal department is mulling over installing automated teller machines (ATMs) in city post offices.
"In the first phase, two ATMs will be installed at the Sector 17 general post office and the Sector 19 post office," said officials. A survey team has approved the sites earmarked by the Chandigarh division.
474 cancer cases reported since Jan
Chandigarh, October 10
As many 474 new cancer cases have been recorded at 15 institutions, including the PGIMER in city in last nine months. Among these, the number of women was higher with breast and cervix cancer topping the chart in cancer categories.
WORLD SIGHT DAY
Father of malnourished girl battles odds for her cornea transplant
Chandigarh, October 10
Amid malnutrition emerging as a major cause of blindness in children, 30-year-old Bhopram from Himachal Pradesh has set an example for others in his community by overcoming his difficulties in affording good diet for his 4-year-old daughter, Samriti, who needed cornea transplant but her body could not bear anaesthesia.
medical negligence
Probe panel summons victim’s father, doctor
Chandigarh, October 10
The inquiry committee looking into the alleged case of wrong incision summoned the father of the 21-year-old woman, the doctor who performed the surgery and the staff for recording their statements on October 14.
Police tightens noose around drunk drivers
Chandigarh, October 10
The UT traffic police is sending the past record of offenders, along with the challan, to the court. The drive aims at intensifying the police campaign so as to deter drunk drivers from committing the same offence again.
Civic officials told to repair streetlights
Chandigarh, October 10
The electricity committee of the Municipal Corporation today directed civic officials to make all streetlights functional before
Diwali. Members of the committee during a meeting pointed out that most of the streetlights in the city were lying defunct.
80 teams to compete in ‘Efficycle'
Chandigarh, October 10
Beautifully designed prototype three-wheel electric-human powered hybrid vehicles of around 80 teams from various engineering colleges will be testing their mettle during the Panjab University’s event ‘Efficycle’ starting from tomorrow.
Students from Chameli Devi School of Engineering,
Indore, with their vehicle in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
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Le Corbusier remembered
Mohali, October 10
To pay tributes to Le Corbusier on his 125th birth anniversary, the Indo Global College of Architecture organised a Corbu-Fest on its campus here. Competitions related to architectural design, photography, study of global cities and models of iconic buildings were held on the occasion.
150 students take part in contests
Chandigarh, October 10
Over 150 students of 60 schools of the tricity participated in poetry recitation and declamation contests, organsied by the Lions Club, Chandigarh, at Lions Vocational Training Centre in Sector 30, here.
COLLEGE NOTES
College bags overall trophy
DAV College, Sector 10, won the overall trophy in the Panjab University Zonal Youth Festival (Zone A). The hard work put in by teachers, participants and students paid well when the result was announced.
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