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UT does a U-turn, puts on hold transfer of society flats
Chandigarh, January 16
The UT Administration has taken a U-turn on the issue of transfer of cooperative house building society flats, sending hundreds of allottees in a tizzy.
Engineering student dies in road mishap
Chandigarh, January 16
An 18-year-old engineering student was killed while two others, including a woman, were critically injured in a freak accident that took place on the road dividing Sectors 19 and 27 late this evening.
Soon, Ertigas or Innovas to patrol City Beautiful roads
Chandigarh, January 16
The good-old Maruti Gypsy of the PCR will soon be replaced by the swanky and spacious Maruti Eritiga or Toyota
Innova. The UT police have planned to purchase 16 of these vehicles for patrolling purposes for the PCR at a cost of Rs 1.1 crore or Rs 1.5 crore.
Day 2: No flight operations in city
Chandigarh, January 16
For the second day in a row, the dense fog led to the cancellation of all the 13 flights at the domestic airport here. More than 2,000 passengers were affected. Besides, nine trains arrived late at the railway station due to the foggy conditions in the region.
Passengers stranded at the Chandigarh Airport on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Villagers seek rehabilitation
Chandigarh, January 16
Residents of 11 villages of Chandigarh today staged a protest at Rally Ground, Sector 25, Chandigarh.
Villagers stage a protest at the Rally Ground, Sector 25, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Mayor fails to put up united show of councillors
Chandigarh, January 16
Mayor Harphool Kalyan, at the first-ever meeting called by him, failed to put a united show of the Congress councillors. After becoming the Mayor on January 1, Harphool Kalyan called the first meeting of the Congress councillors today where only five councillors turned up.
Gym row
Women staff accuse ADGP of misbehaviour
Mohali, January 16
Two women employees of a local gym have complained to Mohali SSP Inder Mohan Singh against Punjab ADGP Rajinder Singh.
Kalka-Katra train to chug off in Feb
Chandigarh, January 16
The city will be connected with Indore and Katra through the rail link in the next 15 days as the Northern Railway has finalised the schedule of these trains. Indore train will start run next week and the Katra train in the first week of February.
Now, fresh survey for underpasses
Chandigarh, January 16
The UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation will now jointly carry out a fresh survey with regards to the construction of much-awaited underpasses in the city. It was decided at a meeting held among the officials of the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation today.
Life insurance firm penalised
Mohali, January 16
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Mohali, has directed Aviva Life Insurance to pay compensation of Rs 1 lakh and to refund Rs 60,000 to a Mohali resident for deficiency in service.
Grounded, literally:
A damaged truck that met with an accident on the Zirakpur flyover on Thursday. No one was injured. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
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Philately exhibition opens today
Chandigarh, January 16
Chandigarh Postal Division, in collaboration with Chandigarh Philatelic Bureau, is organising a district-level philately exhibition from tomorrow.
No headway in loot case
Mohali, January 16
The police have made no headway in the firing incident which took place on the Kharar-Landran road last evening.
AAP activists play good samaritans, rush accident victims to hospital
Mohali, January 16
The office-bearers of Aam Aadmi Party, Zirakpur, played good samaritan when they came to the rescue of two accident victims at Patiala-Zirakpur crossing under the flyover at Zirakpur today afternoon.
BUSINESS NEWS
Dell announces partnership with Ingram Micro
Dell announced its partnership with Ingram Micro for the distribution of Dell’s End-User Computing commercial products on Thursday.
panjab university
Syndicate defers decision
Chandigarh, January 16
Ignoring Panjab University's failure to adopt the capping recommended by the University Grants Commission for direct recruitment and career advancement scheme of teachers six months ago, the PU Syndicate deferred its decision on the matter during its meeting today.
Desh Bhagat University gets award
Chandigarh, January 16
Desh Bhagat University has been awarded with the Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award and a Certificate of Education Excellence for the “outstanding achievements and a remarkable role” in the field of education.
from colleges
Interaction with authors
Chandigarh:
The BBA Club at GGDSD College, Sector 32, in association with British Council, organised an interactive session-cum-talk programme with Taiye Selasi and Xiaolu
Guo, authors from England. Selasi made her fiction debut in 2011 with “The Sex Lives of African Girls”, which was selected for best American short stories in 2012.
draw of lots
57 children get lucky at DPS
Chandigarh, January 16
The much-awaited draw of lots for admission to the entry-level class at Delhi Public School, Sector 40, was again a tale of smiles and tears.
Parents in a jubilant mood after their children got selected during the draw of lots at Delhi Public School, Sector 40, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Teachers’ union reviews pending demands
Chandigarh, January 16
The state executive committee of Government Teachers Union (GTU) reviewed the present status of various demands submitted to the authorities from time to time.
from schools
Motivational seminar
Panchkula:
A motivational seminar was held at DAV Public School, Surajpur. During the thought-provoking seminar, the students and teachers were engaged in an interesting manner. The students were urged to voice their feelings and be effective communicators. They were also told to imbibe good human values.
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The "careless approach" of the authorities responsible for the maintenance of the Kajauli water pipelines resulted in the wastage of hundreds of gallons of water.
Traffic and Security team defeated Police lines to lift the title of Kabaddi at the Inter-Unit Sports Meet of the Chandigarh Police to mark the National Sports week.
Chandigarh, January 16
