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CAG finds GMCH on the wrong foot
Chandigarh, January 13
Jostling for space in medical wards and the emergency ward at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, while thousands of patients keep struggling to find a private room every day, the hospital kept seven of the 44 private rooms reserved for VIPs last year.
Meant for the poor, this Raen Basera hasn't seen one
Mohali, January 13
The district administration-run Raen Basera, meant to provide shelter to the homeless, is being used as a fire station guest house here.
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| The homeless spend the night in the open; and (right) beds lie empty at Raen Basera in Mohali. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu |
ls elections
AAP forms nine teams for city
Chandigarh, January 13
Keeping in mind the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has divided the city into nine zones and teams have been constituted for each zone.
‘Extensive AAP coverage no hype’
Is media creating a hype on the Aam Aadmi Party or presenting the true picture? Chandigarh Tribune talked to city residents to seek their views
safety on top of their mind: Women take part in a campaign organised by the Traffic Police in Chandigarh on Monday. They took a pledge to wear the safety helmet while driving or riding two-wheelers.
Tribune photo: parvesh chauhan |
Opposition boycotts MC Lohri function over Bansal
Chandigarh, January 13
While the Municipal Corporation today celebrated Lohri with much fanfare, the Opposition, including the councillors of the BJP, SAD, BSP and Independent councillors, boycott the function.
Citizen’s database to become a reality
Chandigarh, January 13
The Department of Information Technology has created a “State Resident Data Hub”
(SRDH) by utilising the data collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) for issuing Aadhaar cards to the residents of Chandigarh.
Nod to power projects
Chandigarh, January 13
The standing finance committee chaired by UT adviser KK Sharma today gave in-principle approval for four projects to provide uninterrupted and better power supply to the city.
PGI yet to ply battery-operated carts on campus
Chandigarh, January 13
Two weeks after a bank donated four battery-operated golf carts to the PGIMER for ferrying patients within the campus, the institution is yet to put these to use.
Battery-operated golf carts parked at the PGI in Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
MC blind to encroachments in Dadu Majra
Chandigarh, January 13
The Municipal Corporation (MC), Chandigarh, seems to have turned a blind eye towards the encroachments by shopkeepers in Dadu Majra market.
A shop in the Dadu Majra market that has been extended by raising a wall in the corridor. Tribune photo: Pardeep Tewari
Club celebrates polio-free certification for India
Chandigarh, January 13
The Rotray Club of Chandigarh Midtown is celebrating the declaration of India as a polio-free country by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Besides, the club has launched a Save the girl child campaign.
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| (Left) Members of the Rotary Club celebrate outside the illuminated Neelam Cinema in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday; and members of the club distribute gifts among newborn girls on the eve of Polio Free Day at the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu/Nitin Mittal |
NCC training camp for girls concludes
Chandigarh, January 13
As many as 114 cadets from the No.1 Chandigarh Girls NCC Battalion attended the winter annual training camp that concluded at the Government College for Girls, Sector 42, here today.
Cadets from the No. 1 Chandigarh Girls NCC Battalion practise firing during their annual winter training camp at Chandimandir. A Tribune photograph
construction of sports complexes
Inquiry ordered against two firms
Mohali, January 13
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has ordered an inquiry against two firms, which have constructed as many as seven sports complexes in various parts of the town.
well wrapped to ward off cold: A woman, along with her child, braves the chill at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Monday.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
Fog: 3 trains delayed
Chandigarh, January 13
Dense fog continues to affect the rail traffic. Railway officials said three long-route trains were affected due to the fog. The Howrah Kalka was delayed by 12 hours, Unchahaar Express by more than 7 hours and the Chandigarh Lucknow Express by more than two hours.
Illegal commercial establishments razed in Mohali
Mohali, January 13
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) today razed commercial establishments constructed and being run illegally on the Sohana-Lakhnur road here today.
ground reality
Residents demand dedicated parks for children
During a reality check, Chandigarh Tribune correspondent Deepankar Sharda finds grounds at government schools in bad shape. Residents, including children and elderly persons, have demanded dedicated playing space for children.
Government schools reopen to thin attendance
Chandigarh, January 13
Nearly two weeks after the winter vacations, government schools in the city opened today. Most of the private schools are opening tomorrow. There was low attendance in several government schools today, but department officials said it would improve in a day or two.
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| Students of a government school in a cheerful mood after the winter break in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
PU proposes training courses for non-teaching staff
Chandigarh, January 13
Panjab University is coming up with a proposal for short-term training courses for the non-teaching staff for which funds will be allocated in the budget annually. The authorities are mooting this proposal keeping in view the fact that a majority of the clerical staff are facing problems while adopting new technology, which affects the working of the departments.
Sensitising citizens: Officials paste a sticker bearing the police helpline number on an auto-rickshaw as part of
Traffic Awareness Week at an intersection in Phase VII, Mohali, on Monday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Children’s theatre fest from Jan 17
Chandigarh, January 13
The Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi in collaboration with the Education Department and the Department of Cultural Affairs is organising the Children’s Theatre Festival from January 17 to January 24 at the Sector 17 Plaza. The plays, enacted by students of government schools of the city, will be staged between 12 pm and 2 pm. During the course of the festival, different government schools will stage 20 plays that they had prepared during the theatre workshops last year.
CAT 2013 results likely today
Chandigarh, January 13
The results of the
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013 are expected to be announced tomorrow.
ADDING COLOUR TO FESTIVITIES: Students dance during the Lohri celebrations at the Dr BR Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
from schools
Gaiety, fervour mark Lohri celebrations
MDAV School-22
Chandigarh: MDAV School, Sector 22, celebrated Lohri with a lot of fervour. The students enjoyed different activities such as songs, poems and speeches on the school premises. The children were told about the importance of the festival through speeches. Eatables were also distributed among the students.
from colleges
Bonfires add warmth to festivities
CGC, Jhanjeri campus
Lohri celebration was organised at CGC, Jhanjeri campus, with a lot of exuberance and fanfare on Monday. The bonfire, symbolising the burial of old beliefs and the rebirth of spring, was lit by Satnam Singh
Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh University, and Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, president,
CGC. Around 100 staff members, along with 500 students of MBA, BTech, BBA, BCA and
BEd, participated in the festival. Rashpal expressed concern over the declining sex ratio. He said the girl child should be equally welcomed into the family. Everybody should celebrate Lohri for both newly born girl and boy child.
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chargesheet in the sensational Aroma murder case of 2012. One of the accused in the case has submitted a petition in the court seeking the registration of an FIR under Section 201 of the IPC against Deshraj and the then in charge of the Sector 22 police post, Sub-Inspector Rajiv Kumar.
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