Making the uniform move: Students take part in a flash mob to promote their science fest SCITRON 2014 at Students Centre at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
50 HUDA bank accounts sealed
Panchkula, January 21
The Income Tax Department today sealed nearly 50 bank accounts of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and recovered Rs 130 crore after the latter failed to pay income tax of Rs 448 crore pertaining to the assessment year 2011-2012.
food adulteration
Sweets shop owner convicted
Chandigarh, January 21
Coming down heavily on the menace of adulteration in sweets, the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajnish Kumar Sharma today sentenced the owner of a sweet shop to one-year rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him.
Sealed marriage palaces put people in a fix
 Mohali, January 21
High drama was witnessed at Dara Studio, when the family which has booked it for a marriage function, were shocked to know that the function could not be held as it had been sealed by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA).
A marriage party being held on the lawns of sealed Libra marriage palace at Phase-I, Mohali, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky GHARU
MLAG for special status to PGIMER
Chandigarh, January 21
Medicos Legal Action Group (MLAG) has sought the status of “Institution of Excellence” for PGIMER as defined under Section 4(b) of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Admission) Act, 2006.
AAP protest supports Delhi CM
 Chandigarh, January 21
Showing solidarity with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s protest, local members of the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) staged a silent protest in Sector 17 plaza here today.
Members of the AAP stage a dharna in support of the Delhi Government at Sector 17 in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Rural women also suffer from osteoporosis, says study
Chandigarh, January 21
Defying the common hypothesis that Osteoporosis (breaking of tissues in bone and making them fragile) and Osteopenia (low bone density), are found commonly in urban women, due to deficiency of Vitamin D (less exposure to sunlight), during a screening of 4,054 rural women in and around
Chandigarh
Asha Jyoti mobile van at new OPD of
PGIMR. Tribune photo: Pradeep tewari
FOSWAC seeks Rahul’s help
Chandigarh, January 21
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations Chandigarh (FOSWAC) has written a letter to the Congress national vice-president Rahul Gandhi requesting him to get the directions issued from MHA to the Chandigarh Administration for redressing their demands.
ADR centre inaugurated in P’kula
 Panchkula, January 21
The Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) Centre was inaugurated at Panchkula district court complex, here today. With an intention to maintain public faith in the judiciary through speedy justice, the centre aims to end litigation between the parties as early as possible.
Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana Sanjay Kishan Kaul inaugurates Alternative Disputes Resolution Centre in Panchkula on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
UT proposes 21 pc hike in power charges
Chandigarh, January 21
The UT Administration has proposed a hike of 21 per cent in the power tariff in different categories. The proposal was made in the annual revenue requirement (ARR) and tariff petition for the year 2014-15 submitted to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC).
JERC to decide tariff within 7 days
Chandigarh, January 21
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) today announced that it would decide the tariff for solar power within a week.
Two families keen on adopting abandoned girl
Chandigarh, January 21
You realise the worth of something only when you are deprived of it. Justifying this notion, two families visited the 16-day-old baby girl, who was found abandoned in the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, here on Monday, showing keenness to adopt her.
A month on, car stolen again
Chandigarh, January 21
A car of a Sector 33 resident, which was stolen and recovered only a month ago, was lifted from the same sector on Monday night.
Gym staff withdraws plaint
Mohali, January 21
The complaint of misbehaviour lodged against the Punjab ADGP, Rajinder Singh, last week by two women employees of the Gold Gym at Phase VIII have been withdrawn. Both the parties claimed to have reached at a compromise.
On strike, safai karamcharis create ruckus
 Mohali, January 21
High drama was witnessed at Phase IX, where the district administration tried to lift the garbage by deploying its ‘safai karamcharis’ this evening.
Municipal workers stop rehris of a contractor during the strike in Phase IX, Mohali, on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Chancellor’s office seeks clarification
Chandigarh, January 21
The issue of meetings of the selection committee being held by the Dean, Instructions-cum-Registrar has reached the office of the Chancellor of Panjab University, Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
PU launches online application for Wi-fi
 Chandigarh, January 21
Panjab University (PU), launched an online application for the registration of Wi-fi facility on the campus today.
DSW Prof Navdeep Goyal being briefed regarding online application at Panjab University. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
PU to hike college student scholarship
Chandigarh, January 21
For the benefit of students, the Panjab University College Development Council (CDC), has decided to increase the amount of college student scholarship from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 per annum.
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Laughing all the way
Panchkula: The top five finalists of PTC’s Laughter Master Show and Chandra
Prabhakar, 1st runner-up of the Great Indian Laughter Challenge, entertained
students of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, on Tuesday. Prabhakar also gave away prizes to the winners of the Open National Skating Championship.
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Chandigarh, January 21
Chandigarh, January 21
