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System to ensure transparency in building branch functioning
Chandigarh, May 1
To ensure transparency in the functioning of the building branch of the Estate Office, the Estate Officer is putting in place a system that would enable regular monitoring of the stages through which the layout plans pass.
Security alert at rly station
Chandigarh, May 1
Security personnel was put on high alert at the railway station here today following two low-intensity bomb blasts that took place on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central Station.
In the wake of the Chennai blasts, a team of the Railway Protection Force, with the help of a sniffer dog, conducts a check at the Chandigarh railway station on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Retired PGI docs find plum job offers
Chandigarh, May 1
Retirement is turning into a delightful appraisal for PGIMER consultants.
Men outnumber women
Mohali, May 1
The SAS Nagar segment of the Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency recorded a polling percentage of 67.88 yesterday with more male voters turning out to exercise their franchise.
Day after polling, candidates unwind
Mohali, May 1
A day after polling for the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat, the candidates of Congress and the
SAD-BJP alliance were in a relaxed mood while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate said the job was not done yet.
(From left) AAP candidate for Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat Himmat Singh Shergill meets party workers at his residence in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Thursday;
Congress candidate Ambika Soni in a relaxed mood at her Sector 9 residence and SAD-BJP candidate Prem Singh Chandumajra spends time with his grandchildren at his residence in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune
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After Bangalore, Tricity gets 4G on mobile
Chandigarh, May 1
Bharti Airtel today launched 4G on mobile in Chandigarh Tricity region, including Zirakpur, Panchkula and Mullapur. As telecom surveys reveal, Tricity, with the leading data user market, has become the first region after Bangalore to have 4G networks on mobile.
IGP writes to UT Adviser, seeks Vigilance probe
Chandigarh, May 1
The UT IGP has asked the UT Adviser to get a Vigilance inquiry conducted into the transfers made in the police department between 2007 and 2012.
Don’t overdraw power: DHBVN
Panchkula, May 1
In an effort to meet the power demand during summer, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has appealed to the public not to put unauthorised load on the electricity distribution system.
Close shave for Manipur Guv’s wife
Zirakpur, May 1
A vehicle escorting the wife of Manipur Governor Vinod Duggal today rammed into a stationary truck at the main bazaar located along the Zirakpur-Ambala highway.
‘The Licence’ brings a woman’s struggle to the fore
Chandigarh, May 1
The amphitheatre at Rock Garden was packed to the hilt where the play ‘The Licence’ was showcased today.
Artistes stage a play, ‘The Licence,’ at Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Thursday. The play, directed by Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry, was sponsored by The Tribune Group of Publications. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
May Day observed
Chandigarh, May 1
The CITCO Workers’ Union today observed the May Day to remember those who lost their lives for the betterment of workers in Chicago in 1886.
PEC Director’s appointment challenged
Chandigarh, May 1
The appointment of Prof MK Arora as the Director of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) has come under the scanner of the Punjab and Haryana
High Court.
No ministry nod for 42 posts of librarian
Chandigarh, May 1
In yet another violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), has ‘failed’ to give its nod to 42 posts of librarian, proposed by the UT Education Department.
May Day: Honouring dignity of labour
Chandigarh: Tribune Model School celebrated Labour Day with zeal on its campus today. The school authorities said they had always acknowledged the contribution of its workforce, the ancillary staff. On the occasion, a special assembly was conducted by the students of Classes I to V.
Now, state awardee teachers to retire at 65
Chandigarh, May 1
Giving a sigh of relief to the state awardees, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has amended the bylaws by extending the retirement age of award-winning CBSE teachers to 65 years.
Students get prizes at SCERT
Chandigarh, May 1
The annual prize distribution function was held at the State Council of Educational Research and Training
(SCERT), Chandigarh, today.
Students in a jubilant mood after receiving prizes at the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Sector 32, in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune
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Four Tricity students to attend camp in Germany
Chandigarh, May 1
Four students from the Tricity have received scholarships to attend a youth summer camp at Sankt Peter
Ording, Germany, from May 5-23.
(From left) Samachi Sharma, Gurbaaz Maken, Amanpreet Singh and Aman Malik, who will attend a youth camp in Germany.
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Panjab varsity prof felicitated
Chandigarh, May 1
Panjab University Pharmaceutical Society (PUPS), University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), PU, today felicitated Prof Harkishan Singh — who has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by the University of the Sciences (USciences), Philadelphia, USA. He was felicitated at the annual function of UIPS at PU.
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