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Completing pending projects priority, says Kalyan
Chandigarh, January 1
Newly elected Mayor HC Kalyan did not promise much for the city after winning the election. Kalyan only mentioned that finishing the pending projects will be his priority.
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Firing incidents mar celebrations
Panchkula, January 1
New Year celebrations turned sour when a gunman of a senior Punjab-cadre IAS officer was critically injured in a gunshot fired from his service weapon in the temple during a New Year party at the 5 Degrees restaurant in
Vatika, Sector 5, Panchkula, in the wee hours today. The victim, Jaipal, was accompanying the officer's son, a partner in the restaurant, to the party when the incident took place, the police said.
The spot where the gunman received a gunshot in Sector 5, Panchkula, on Tuesday night. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
faith beckons: Devotees await their turn at the Mansa Devi temple to pay obeisance on the first day of the New Year
on Wednesday. Tribune photo: nitin mittal |
Woman constable hit, dragged on bonnet; 2 held
Chandigarh, January 1
The start of New Year brought a harrowing time to a woman constable of the UT traffic police who was hit, dragged onto the bonnet of a Zen car and then slapped by a youth in Mani Majra late last night. The woman constable, Sonia Dhankar, was returning home with another woman constable, Poonam, after duty on New Year's Eve when the incident occurred.
Policeman held on molestation charge
Chandigarh, January 1
A constable with the Haryana Police was arrested for allegedly molesting and teasing a girl in a prominent Hotel in Sector 26 last night. The police arrested Constable
Pardeep, a resident of Baganwal village in Bhiwani district in Haryana, on a complaint of the girl.
City Congress chief rushes to Delhi
Chandigarh, January 1
After the railgate scam, former Union Railway Minister and local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal suffered a major political blow today when the BJP sprung a surprise by bagging the posts of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor in the mayoral elections.
Congress and BJP councillors argue with the newly elected Mayor, HC Kalyan, over the declaration of a vote as invalid during the election to the post of Deputy Mayor of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Wednesday. Tribune Photos: Manoj Mahajan
BJP’s win worries Cong leaders
Chandigarh, January 1
The BJP's strong comeback by wining two key posts in the Municipal Corporation (MC) has left Congress leaders worried. The Congress defeat on the two seat of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor is expected to force the party to mull over a strategy for damage control.
BJP’s Heera Negi, who has been elected Senior Deputy Mayor, and Davesh Moudgil, who has won the Deputy Mayor’s seat (wearing garland), along with BJP leaders.
Councillors taken aback
Chandigarh, January 1
After winning the Mayoral post, the results of elections to the posts of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor, that went against the Congress, led to unrest among the Congress and nominated councillors who were seen rushing to Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal while the election process was on, to register their surprise and to discuss what went wrong leading to their defeat on the two posts.
Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal and outgoing Mayor Subhash Chawla during the counting of votes.
Applications invited for Vayoshrestha Samman awards
Chandigarh, January 1
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, New Delhi, has instituted 13 categories of the Vayoshrestha Samman award and the Centre has invited two nominations (maximum) under each category. The Social Welfare Department, Chandigarh Administration, has invited applications from deserving individuals and institutions from among the public for the Vayoshrestha Samman awards to be given on the occasion of international day of the elderly to be celebrated on October 1, to be forwarded to the Centre.
PGI to ferry patients on battery-operated carts
Chandigarh, January 1
Patients at the PGIMER will now be saved from walking around the campus, especially in unpleasant weather conditions as four battery-operated golf carts will ferry them to different buildings on the campus.
Lingaraj Mahapatra, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle, hands over the keys of four battery-operated golf carts to Dr Yogesh Chawla, Director, PGI, at a function in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
vanity numbers
CH 01AW series: RLA to go for open auction
Chandigarh, January 1
The Registration and Licensing Authority
(RLA) is going for an open auction of vanity numbers for the CH 01AW series. The auction will be held on January 11 and 12.
UT Police get mobile control room
Chandigarh, January 1
The Chandigarh Police is now equipped with a mobile control room-cum-mini wireless workshop. UT Inspector General of Police RP Upadhyay launched the unit here today.
UT Inspector General of Police RP Upadhyay before the launch of the mobile control room and wireless workshop van at the Police Headquarters in Sector 9, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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(Clockwise from above) A damaged fountain at Sector 17 in Chandigarh; a damaged manhole inviting a tragedy; and a patch in the heart of the city presents an ugly picture. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan |
New Year rang in with cries of newborn for 38 women in city
Chandigarh, January 1
As the city cheered on the first day of the New Year, a number of families had a special reason to celebrate. Members of these families welcomed newborns along with the New Year today.
Baby girl thrown out of auto-rickshaw
Panchkula, January 1
An eight-month-old baby girl was thrown from a moving auto-rickshaw allegedly by her mother in front of the bus stop at Sector 10, Panchkula, this evening.
Fire vehicles gather dust
Mohali, January 1
Even as the chassis for fire brigade vehicles of the Directorate of Local Government, Punjab, have been rotting away for months in the industrial area here, a sub-committee has now been formed to complete the body-building work to make these functional.
Meet on AAP phenomenon
Chandigarh, January 1
Prof Manjit Singh of Panjab University today organised a conference on the AAP phenomenon in which a number of people participated.
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Cops crack down on violators
Chandigarh, January 1
In a special drive on New Years Eve, the UT police had set up special checking nakas at different locations in city area from 9 pm to 1 am. During the drive 359 vehicles were checked, 60 vehicles were issued challans for various traffic violations.
Policemen check vehicles during a drive on Tuesday night at Sector 26, Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: vicky gharu
‘Saka Sirhind’ staged at Punjab Kala Bhawan
Chandigarh, January 1
The unique martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh’s younger sons Baba Fateh Singh and Baba Zorawar Singh was staged at the Punjab Kala Bhawan through a play “Saka Sirhind”.
Artistes enact a scene from the play, "Saka Sirhind", at the Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
Blankets distributed
Mohali, January 1
The District Red Cross Society distributed blankets among jhuggi dwellers here today.
Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman of the District Red Cross Tejinder Pal
Singh Sidhu, gave away the blankets to the needy at the Badmajra jhuggi
colony and an adjoining colony. He said the society had been coming to
the assistance of the poor and the needy from time to time. — OC
Class X, XII exams
CBSE announces datesheet
Chandigarh, January 1
The CBSE has announced the datesheet for the final examinations of Classes X and XII. The exams for both these classes will start on March 1.
20 PU students join Aam Aadmi Party
Chandigarh, January 1
Around 20 students joined the Aam Aadmi Party by registering themselves as its members during an awareness campaign organised by its workers at Panjab University today.
City activists of the AAP during a party campaign on the PU campus in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Computer teachers seek job stability, better salary
Chandigarh, January 1
The three-month-long contract of computer teachers and data entry operators ended yesterday. Though the contract will be renewed further, the computer teachers said this frequent system of revision of contract
was no more acceptable to them.
Computer teachers hold a protest at Sector 20 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
PU yet to adopt UGC ‘capping’
Chandigarh, January 1
Ironic it may sound Panjab University has not adopted the capping recommended by the UGC for direct recruitment and career advancement scheme
(CAS) but has constituted a special committee for recommending amendments to it.
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The road near the Phase X market in Mohali in a dilapidated condition. |
A potholed road outside the Punjab School Education Board office in Phase VIII; and (right) the road leading to the GMADA office in bad shape in Mohali. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu |
10 students get placements
Mohali, January 1
The Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Jhanjeri, organised a placement drive on its campus. Four companies, including Tommy
Hilfiger, selected 10 students.
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NSS camp concludes
The NSS Special Camp at KBDAV-7 ended on a high note on Wednesday with NSS volunteers pledging to support causes of the community and guarding their thought process. The valedictory function commenced with the felicitation of the chief guest, Bikram Singh
Rana, State Liaison Officer, Chandigarh. Bikram Singh Rana addressed the NSS volunteers and insisted on individual rectification and transformation.
PU notes
Professors get best paper award
Professor Sarwar Beg and Professor Preetkawal Kaur, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, recently bagged the best paper award at the annual meeting of the 65th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress
(IPC). The annual meeting was held in New Delhi recently. Sarwar Beg, a UGC-meritorious research fellow at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, got selected among 250 scientists in the technical section of pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance for his research work entitled, development and validation of a
RP-HPLC method for estimation of Nevirapine employing analytical quality by design
(QbD).
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