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Sector 17 fire control room a one-man show!
Chandigarh, June 16
Only one watch room duty operator (WRDO) responding to five phones at the control room of the Fire and Emergency Services Department in Sector 17 is a routine practice. The recent fire incident in Sector 17, which led to a building collapse, that claimed two lives, has exposed the ill-equipped Fire Department.
LONE RANGER: An official at work at the fire control room in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
Fireman hurt in action
Chandigarh, June 16
A fireman was critically injured while he was trying to douse a fire that broke out at Mani Majra late this evening.
Cold war between Kirron, Admn hots up
Chandigarh, June 16
With the UT Administration turning down newly elected MP Kirron Kher’s request to hold a meeting of the UT Administrator’s Advisory Council (AAC) after June 27, the MP has now shot off a letter to the Union Home Minister.
Kirron Kher, MP
Karateka won gold the day father died battling flames
Chandigarh, June 16
On June 8, when Vishal Sharma (14) won a gold medal in a national karate meet, fate had something else in store for him as his father died a heroic death while battling flames at a building that caught fire in Sector 17.
Vishal, son of IAF fireman Ravinder Sharma, who died in a building collapse when a major fire broke out at the
three-storeyed National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology in Sector 17, had never thought that on returning to the city, instead of handing over the gold medal to his father, he would get the news that his father is no more.
Vishal Sharma shows the gold medal and merit certificate won by him in a national karate meet, at his residence in Dadu Majra, Chandigarh, on Monday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
PU girl jumps into lake, rescued by cops
Chandigarh, June 16
A 24-year-old girl, a student of Panjab University (PU), tried to commit suicide at Sukhna Lake this evening. Two passers-by and police personnel of the Sukhna Lake police post rescued her.
residents grapple with power woes
Sleepless nights in Panchkula
Panchkula, June 16
Avtar Singh died of excessive alcohol consumption. His body was kept in the mortuary of the General Hospital, Sector 6.
When deceased Singh’s family and the police arrived to collect the body on Monday morning, they were in for a rude shock to find it in a decomposed state.
Attendants of patients sweat it out at the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. Power crisis has affected patient care at the hospital. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Procuring medicines an arduous struggle for patients at GMCH-32
Chandigarh, June 16
For more than 1,000 indoor patients — either in the Emergency or any other ward — finding a chemist shop is no less than an arduous struggle at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32.
This is because the shop in Block A has not been functioning for the past one year though the bidding process was completed six months ago.
The medicine shop at Block A in the GMCH-32, Chandigarh, has been lying closed for the past one year. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
52nd Founder’s Day
Health Minister to visit PGI on July 7
Chandigarh, june 16
Union Health Minister
Dr Harsh Vardhan will visit the PGIMER on the institute’s 52nd Founder’s Day on July 7.
This will be the minister’s first visit to the PGIMER. Dr Vardhan is also the chairman of the institute body (IB), PGIMER, which is the highest decision-making body.
3-yr-old dies at GMSH-16; family alleges negligence
Chandigarh, June 16
A three-year-old child — hospitalised at the GMSH-16 for a week — died today.
The child was reportedly suffering from enteric fever.
Disaster management wing ill-equipped
Panchkula, June 16
Two broken boats are kept in the parking area of the Mini-Secretariat in the name of disaster management in
Panchkula. For the past many years, the administration has kept these boats that are covered with dust and are lying in a bad condition in the the parking area itself.
Boats lie in the open in the parking area of the Mini-Secretariat in
Panchkula. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Health centres run out of Vitamin A syrup stock
Chandigarh, June 16
Health centres/dispensaries in the city have run out of stock of Vitamin A syrup, making it difficult for parents to ensure regular dosage of their children.
10-member friendship panel returns from China
Chandigarh, June 16
A 10-member Indo-China friendship delegation comprising teachers, students, social activists and journalists, promoted by Yuvsatta, an NGO, and the Friends of China Society, returned back to the city after a week-long visit of Shanghai.
City students’ documentary nominated for Bengaluru film festival
Chandigarh, June 16
‘Ankahi Ansuni’, a documentary produced by students of add-on video reporting course from the department of journalism and mass communication of GGDSD College, Chandigarh, is nominated in the third Bangalore Shorts Film Festival to be held at Bengaluru on June 21, 2014.
Advancement in knee replacement surgery
Chandigarh, June 16
Dr Gagandeep Singh Sachdeva, CEO, Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Charitable Eye Hospital Trust, which runs a multi-specialist charitable hospital at Sohana, showcased extraordinary results of patient specific implant (PSI) knee replacement surgery at the SGHS Hospital. After the surgery, the patient can not only perform their daily activities but also run and play.
Farmers can get more yield at lower cost by testing soil: Expert
Mohali, June 16
Traditional crops that involve more cost and provide lower yields are not beneficial to farmers. As such, to make farmers aware of the optimum use of fertilisers, 10 villages have been selected for using manure on the basis of soil properties evaluated after the testing of soils.
Man ends 11-day fast in Balongi
Mohali, June 16
As many as 10 Congress MLAs from Punjab reached Balongi village this evening and persuaded a resident of the village, who had been on a fast, to end his protest. They gave an assurance that the party would take up the demands of village residents.
Congress MLAs offer juice to BC Premi in Mohali on
Monday. A Tribune photograph
Encroachments removed from Sec 78 in Mohali
Mohali, June 16
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) cleared encroachments from Sector 78 here today.
Firemen to donate one-day salary for inferno heroes
Chandigarh, June 16
Even as the UT Administration is yet to announce the compensation for the two fire-fighters, who died in a building collapse in Sector 17 last week, the entire staff of the Fire and Emergency Services Department has decided to donate their one-day salary to both the families.
Flight stranded as man alights without informing crew
Chandigarh, June 16
Confusion prevailed at Chandigarh Airport after a transit passenger boarded-off the flight for a wrong destination, here this evening.
The SpiceJet flight —coming from Srinagar and headed to Bangalore via Chandigarh and New Delhi — was held up in Chandigarh for over one hour when a man boarded-off the flight
without informing the authorities.
Woman’s body found hanging from rod
Panchkula, June 16
A 62-year-old woman was found hanging from the towel rod in the bathroom of her residence in Sector 25 on Sunday evening.
The deceased was identified as Surjo Devi. The victim was rushed to the General Hospital, Sector 6, where she was declared brought dead.
 Drain mishap fails to wake up authorities
Panchkula, June 16
The authorities seem to have learnt no lessons even after a biker was seriously injured when he fell into an uncovered under-construction drain at Sector 19, here. Even today, the drain is uncovered and can cause harm to residents.
A drain under construction at Sector 19, Panchkula, on Monday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
e-panchayats to bring transparency: Maluka
Mohali, June 16
The Punjab Government has drawn up a comprehensive programme for transparency in the funding of panchayats and to ensure the audit of every penny spent by panchayats during the past three years.
Mohali MC to redress grievances on Tuesdays
Mohali, June 16
Minister of Local Government, Punjab, has directed the Municipal Corporation to look into the public grievances on weekly basis.
PU labs lack fire safety measures
Chandigarh, June 16
It seems that the Panjab University authorities are least bothered about the safety of hundreds of research scholars and students who are working with inflammable solvents in science laboratories. These laboratories are not well-equipped with fire safety measures to handle any fire incident.
Students work at a laboratory of the Science Department at Panjab University in Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Below-average performance by students in govt schools
Education Department to act tough against teachers
Chandigarh, June 16
After the national achievement survey revealed below-average performance by students in government schools in the UT, the Education Department has decided to take some stern actions against educationists.
NSUI submits memo to PU Registrar
Chandigarh, June 16
The National Students Union of India (NSUI) today submitted a memorandum to Panjab University Registrar AK Bhandari to probe why the Controller of Examination does not take any action on the complaint of the leak of LLB entrance exam question paper.
Varsity inks pact with Iraq
Chandigarh, June 16
Desh Bhagat University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraq. The MoU was signed by a delegation from Iraq, which included joint secretary for education, PMO, Iraq Hussain Taher Naser, chief adviser Dr Zain Karim, principal adviser Dr Ali Hussain Ali, chief technical adviser Fadhil Sabah Abbas, along with principal adviser Dr Ahmed Taufiq Ahmed.
Class XI admission forms
Students made to wait for
hours, turned back
Chandigarh, June 16
Over 100 students, who stood under the soaring mercury in long queues for hours to submit their forms for admission to Class XI in government schools, were turned back by the authorities from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37B, here today.
A huge rush of applicants at Government Model Senior Secondary School in Chandigarh on Monday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
French diploma course
PU students complain of wrong question paper
Chandigarh, June 16
Students of French diploma course at Panjab University complained that wrong question paper was given to them today.
The students said the question paper of grammar, which was Paper B, appeared in translation and composition of Paper A today.
PU and college notes
Gunjan tops in BSc exam
Chandigarh: Panjab University has declared the results of BSc (Hons) (biotechnology) Part-III. The results would be available on the PU website, http://results.puchd.ac.in/. PU Controller of Examinations Prof Parvinder Singh said 95 per cent students had passed the BSc (Hons) (biotechnology) Part-III. As many as 180 students had appeared for the examination. Of them, 171 have cleared the exam. Gunjan Sharma of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, has topped with 2,523/3,000 marks. Bhavya Malhotra and Monica Saini of Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, and DAV Post Graduate College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, respectively, have secured the second and third positions with 2,520 and 2,450 marks.
From Schools
Summer camp concludes
Chandigarh: The summer camp organised at AKSIPS-45 concluded on Monday. During the camp, a plethora of activities were held. The students were also given training in various dance forms by experts from Rockstar Dance Academy. Mathematics classes were offered to children during the camp.
— TNS
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Chandigarh, June 16
Tae Kwon Do championship
Chandigarh, June 16
