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BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s hoarding installed at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Saturday.
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(Right) The club management removes the advertisement. Tribune Photos |
Finally, water supply resumes in affected sectors
Chandigarh, March 15
Bringing 50 hours of inconvenience to an end, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) finally resumed the water supply in Sectors 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and Bapu Dham Colony at 2 pm today.
Shalimar mall owner arrested
Chandigarh, March 15
Real estate giant RK Aggarwal, who is the owner of Shalimar Estate Pvt Ltd, was arrested by the Chandigarh Police for allegedly committing a fraud of over Rs 10.20 crore with his business partner Kewal
Garg.
Shalimar mall owner RK Aggarwal in the district courts of Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
OPDs to remain closed tomorrow
Chandigarh, March 15
The OPD services will remain closed at the PGIMER, GMCH-32 and GMSH-16 will remain closed on Monday, March 17, on account of
Holi. Emergency services will be available as usual at all medical institutes. —
TNS
Chandigarh votes 2014
Vote and get discounts!
Chandigarh, March 15
Exercising your voting right comes with an added advantage this time. All those who turn up at various polling booths in the city to vote on April 10 will get huge discounts on haircut, spa, gym membership and other services.
P’kula DEO seeks cooperation from UT, Mohali, HP counterparts
Panchkula, March 15
The District Election Officer (DEO) has written to his counterparts in Chandigarh, Mohali and Solan and Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh to strengthen security arrangements in their respected jurisdictions in wake of the Lok Sabha elections on April 10.
Bansal to file nomination on March 18
Chandigarh, March 15
The local unit of Congress today intensified its election campaign with several events taking place across the city as party’s candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal reached here from New Delhi.
Bansal, while talking to mediapersons, said he would file his nomination papers in presence of his supporters on March 18.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi talks to party candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal and other party leaders and workers through video conferencing at the Congress Bhawan, Sector 35, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
HUDA to evict 300 flat owners from MDC
Panchkula, March 15
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is all set to send eviction notices to 300 flat owners in Haryana Employees Welfare Association Society, Mansa Devi Complex, following the notice of resumption being served on them.
Residents gather at the Mansa Devi Complex in Panchkula on Saturday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Get sewerage pipes cleaned regularly, XEN told
Mohali, March 15
Coming to the rescue of local residents facing sewerage problems, the Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services), issued directions to the Mohali Municipal Corporation and Water Supply and Sanitation Department authorities to solve the issue by regularly cleaning sewerage pipelines in the area.
Use organic colours for a ‘safe’ Holi
Chandigarh, March 15
Skin pigmentation, rashes and eczema are some common effects of the use
of synthetic colours and one must use them cautiously, said experts ahead of
Holi, the festival of colours.
Students of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, celebrate Holi on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Over 1,400 police personnel to keep check on hooligans
Chandigarh, March 15
Over 1,400 police personnel will be on duty in Chandigarh on the day of Holi to avoid any untoward incident.
Met predicts light rain on March 17, 18
Chandigarh, March 15
Be ready for a wet Holi this time as the Met Department has forecast rain and chilly weather. As per the forecast, there will be partly cloudy sky on March 17 and 18 and light rain is expected, which will further drop the day and night temperatures.
Political, social issues discussed via poems, satires
Panchkula, March 15
More than 20 poets from tricity presented their views in shape of poems, gazals and nazams at a Kavi Darbar organised by Kidar Adabi Trust, here today.
DLSA to hold special camp courts in jails
Mohali, March 15
Keeping in view the pendency of a large number of cases, where accused are in custody, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mohali, would hold special camp courts in jails at Patiala, Nabha and Ropar.
Lawyers allege misbehaviour by Judge, suspend work
 Panchkula, March 15
High drama was witnessed when local lawyers today boycotted the proceedings and sat outside the court of a Judge alleging misbehaviour by him. The lawyers sat on chairs outside the court room. They suspended the work pertaining to this court leaving several litigants harassed.
Lawyers sit outside the court room of Amit Verma, Civil Judge, at Panchkula District Court on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Consumer awareness need of the hour: Justice
Chandigarh, March 15
To celebrate World Consumer Day, the Consumers Association Chandigarh (CAC) conducted a seminar on the Food Safety Act. Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Mayor Harphool Chander Kalyan was the chief guest.
Soulful rendition: Students of the Blind Institute present a song during an award function at the Bal
Bhawan, Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari |
Youth stabbed at Sec 29 market
Chandigarh, March 15
A 17-year-old youth was stabbed repeatedly by a group of youths at the Sector 29 market here this evening.
BUSINESS NEWS
ACREX 2014 concludes
The growth trend of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration sector had been distinctly more positive when compared to the rest of the industrial sectors, it was said by experts at the Acrex India 2014, which was recently concluded. Experts said it was expected that the total number of air-conditioner units in use in the country would reach 200 million by 2030. This is about 40 times of the present installed number of units.
Sri Dhanwantary Ayurvedic College
PU won’t conduct exams from this session
Chandigarh, March 15
Panjab University will not conduct the examinations of any batch of the Sri Dhanwantary Ayurvedic College, Sector 46, from this academic session.
 Fee hike
Cops thwart SFS members from entering Admin Block
Chandigarh, March 15
High drama was witnessed when the agitating members of the Students for Society
(SFS) — who are on an indefinite hunger strike at Panjab University since March 12 — entered the Administrative Block, where the Syndicate meeting was in progress, today.
Police personnel block SFS representatives from entering the Administrative Block at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday.
A Tribune Photograph
Semester system in colleges: Syndicate puts issue on hold
Chandigarh, March 15
Ignoring the implications of a delay in taking a decision on the implementation of the semester system in colleges, the Syndicate did not raise the issue in the meeting held today.
Youth fest from March 19
Chandigarh, March 15
Panjab University will organise its annual youth festival ‘Jhankaar-2014’ from March 19 to 22.
Students take part in a graduation ceremony at St. Soldier’s School in Panchkula on Saturday. A Tribune Photograph |
UT Subordinate Services Federation to seek 100% DA
Chandigarh, March 15
The UT Subordinate Services Federation will seek 100 per cent dearness allowance (DA), from the UT Administration.
FROM SCHOOLS
Annual day
Chandigarh: The tiny tots of Eurokids celebrated their annual day for the session 2013-14 at Moti Ram Arya School today. Students of all branches of Eurokids (Sectors 18 and 37 in Chandigarh and Sector 9 of
Panchkula) took part in the event. India’s cultural heritage was portrayed beautifully through the dance drama, ‘Unity in diversity’. Students dressed as
Radha-Krishna enthralled the audience with their dance on ‘Woh Kisna hai’. The programme concluded with a bhangra performance.
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Chandigarh, March 15
