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Youth found dead on railway track; wife missing
Panchkula, April 21
A newlywed woman went missing hours after her husband was found dead on a railway track in the Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 4, here. The victim, Ram (22), was found dead last evening. He was a resident of Gandhi Colony.
summer uniform
Education Dept gets its act together
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Chandigarh, April 21
Learning from last year's bitter experience of having provided the summer uniform to students at the fag end of the season, the Education Department has pulled up its socks this academic session.
Wearing their old winter uniform, students of Government High School, Colony No. 4, return home from school. The students are yet to get the summer uniform. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Revised House Tax Rates
Explain inordinate delay, ut Admn tells civic body
Chandigarh, April 21
The UT Administration has sought a reply from the municipal corporation over its failure to implement the revised house tax rates. According to sources, the MC has been asked to give reasons for it.
Endangered Leopard Cat Species
Abandoned kittens ‘blue-eyed babies’ at Chhat Bir
Chhat Bir, April 21
Abandoned by their mother in fields near Ludhiana, two female kittens of a leopard cat, an exotic species of the wild cat found for the first time in Punjab, are now the "blue-eyed babies" of employees of Chhat Bir Zoo.
Prized possession: The kittens are being provided special care at Chhat Bir Zoo. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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Better Chandigarh
Building violations stand out at rehabilitation colonies
The beneficiaries of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme have been complaining about the faulty design and inadequate space in one-room tenements being constructed for them. The UT officials, however, claim that the design was adopted due to the past record of building violations and rampant misuse activity in the old rehabilitation colonies.
In violation of the allotment rules, four-storeyed structures have come up in Charan Singh Colony, Mauli
Jagran. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Structures raised in violation of the rules at Ram Darbar, Industrial Area, Phase I.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Panchkula, April 21
Long and frequent traffic jams on the busy Panchkula-Pinjore-Nalagarh Road seem unending for motorists. The Building and Roads Wing of the Haryana Public Works Department
(PWD) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) are shifting their responsibilities from the ownership of the Surajpur-Pinjore bypass project.
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam on the Pinjore-Nalagarh road.
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Meters for Haryana ministers too
Panchkula, April 21
The Electricity Department has finally installed meters outside the houses of ministers in Sector 12A, here.
As per the recent notification of the government, meters of all other residents were installed outside in order to prevent thefts, but rules were bent for the Haryana ministers.
Meters placed on poles outside the residence of a minister at Sector 12-A in
Panchkula. A Tribune
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Price of yellow metal goes down, sales flat this season
Chandigarh, April 21
The price of the yellow metal has come down from Rs 30,000 per 10 gram to Rs 28,200 for 22 carats over the past one month.
The sales have remained low over the past couple of months despite the wedding season beginning in April.
Gold jewellery on display at a showroom in Sector 22, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune
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Early varieties of mango flood city market
Chandigarh, April 21
Mango lovers in the city can take home four varieties of mango that have arrived in the market this week.
Alfanso, peri, safaeda and sanduri are the four mango varieties that can be seen everywhere in the market and more varieties are expected to arrive in the next 20 days.
50 per cent booths in Mohali to become model polling stations
Mohali, April 21
Taking cue from the Chandigarh Administration, the Mohali district election authorities have decided to convert more than 50 per cent of polling booths as model polling stations (MPS), here.
Civic body issues challans to 33 violators in city
Chandigarh, April 21
Continuing its drive against misuse of potable water in the city, the Municipal Corporation issued challans to 33 violators in the last four days (April 18 to 21).
During the period, the MC also issued notices to 119 persons. An MC official said a fine of Rs 2,000 each was slapped
on each violator.
A broken water pipeline atop the roof of the MC office in Chandigarh on Monday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan |
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Cool comfort for patients, attendants
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Panchkula, April 21
A centrally air-conditioned building has been constructed at the General Hospital. Patients undergoing treatment at the hospital have heaved a sigh of relief as the coolers installed on the premises would remain out-of-order most of the time, putting patients to inconvenience.
Patients and attendants at the emergency ward that has been shifted to the new building at the General Hospital in Sector 6,
Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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P’kula DC inspects grain markets
Panchkula, April 21
The Panchkula Deputy Commissioner (DC), SS Phulia, conducted spot inspection of grain markets at Raipur Rani, Barwala and Sector 20, Panchkula, today. The DC was accompanied by Sub-Divisional Magistrate-cum-nodal officer Gurmit Singh.
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17th edition of CII Coolex ends on a positive note
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Chandigarh, April 21
The 17th edition of CII Coolex 2014 at Himachal Bhawan, sponsored by The Tribune, received a positive response in Chandigarh.
The visitors took full advantage of the newly-launched products, attractive offers, schemes and discounted prices of cooling systems.
Visitors at the CII Coolex 2014 exhibition at Himachal Bhawan in Sector 28, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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GIS project put on hold; work to resume after April 30
Mohali, April 21
Owing to the alleged political compulsions by the government during elections, the Mohali Municipal Corporation had to halt a project, based on the geographical information system (GIS), for collecting property tax data.
A treat for the eyes: A tree in full bloom adds to the beauty of the landscape in Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Advocate writes to UT Adviser
Chandigarh, April 21
A city-based advocate has written to the UT Adviser and urged that separate posts be created in the UT Administration to protect the city’s heritage. He also demanded that the District Court building in Sector 17 be declared a heritage building.
Road show by BSP candidate
Mohali, April 21
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Anandpur Sahib, KS Makhan, held a road show in the peripheral villages of the town, today.
The Punjabi singer Makhan was accompanied by BSP general secretary (Punjab) Rajinder Singh Nanheri and other local leaders and supporters of the party.
Foster scientific temper in kids: Expert
Chandigarh, April 21
On a mission to foster scientific temper in the young minds, nuclear scientist and trustee of the Indian Development Foundation, Dr AP
Jayaraman, has emphasised on the need to empower teachers in order to evince students’ interest in the science stream.
A nuclear scientist, Dr AP
Jayaraman, delivers a lecture to students at Bhavan Vidyalaya in
Panchkula. A Tribune
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photography contest
Panjab University extends last date for entries till today
Chandigarh, April 21
The Department of Public Relations, Panjab University (PU), has extended the last date for the submission of entries for the photography contest on the rich legacy of PU till April 22.
INIFD annual exhibition kicks off
Chandigarh, April 21
The International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD), Chandigarh, today kicked off its Annual Exhibition-2014 on the theme ‘Media Headquarters.’ The exhibition will continue till April 24.
Students of the International Institute of Fashion Design during their annual exhibition in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune
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BPL students: Draw of lots for admission today
Panchkula, April 21
The Haryana Education Department will hold a draw of lots for the students of economically weaker sections and below poverty line
(BPL) — to seek admission to Classes I and II in private schools — at its headquarters on Tuesday.
FROM SCHOOLS
Self-defence workshop
Chandigarh: The NSS unit of Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-D, in collaboration with the women cell of the UT police under the anti-human trafficking unit
(AHTU), started a seven-day self-defence workshop on the school campus today.
Students walk the ramp during a contest at Bal Bhawan in Chandigarh. Tribune
photo: Vicky Gharu
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