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Mystery deaths
P’kula hospital destroys samples as cops fail to act
Panchkula, June 17
The mystery surrounding several deaths in Panchkula will remain a mystery forever. Reason: The investigating officers concerned failed to collect the samples kept at the General Hospital, Sector 6, and these got spoilt. Left with no other option, the hospital authorities destroyed these today. Twenty-one samples were destroyed near the mortuary of the hospital.
FIFA World Cup
Soccer buffs go sleepless to see stars in action
Chandigarh, June 17
Chandigarh’s soccer buffs are having a gala time even at the cost of losing their sleep! To witness each move of their favourite stars in the ongoing FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil live on TV, the soccer buffs are ready to brave all discomforts.
Fans watch the live telecast of a soccer match at a pub in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Patil on his way out?
Chandigarh, June 17
After Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi resigned from his post, rumours were doing the rounds that Punjab Governor-cum-UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil will also submit his resignation.
FIRE in SecTOR 17
Tenants want building retained
Chandigarh, June 17
Tenants of SCO 117 and118 in Sector 17 that has been declared unsafe by the UT Administration have demanded that the building be retained and an inquiry conducted by a central agency to ascertain the health of the building.
Tenants of SCOs 117 and 118 hold a press conference in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Kirron Kher’s letter: Home Ministry seeks UT’s reply
Chandigarh, June 17
On the letter written by newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) Kirron Kher, the Union Home Ministry has now
sought a reply from the UT Administration.
Mayor, MC officials attend bhog ceremony of fireman Amandeep
Chandigarh, June 17
The Municipal Corporation (MC) Mayor, councillors and the Additional Commissioner today attended the bhog ceremony of fire fighter Amandeep Singh at his native place in Malout. Amandeep had died on June 8 after a building collapsed following a fire incident in Sector 17.
Mystery surrounding woman cop’s disappearance deepens
Chandigarh, June 17
A day after it was reported to the police that a woman constable had gone missing, the mystery continues to shroud the circumstances under which she disappeared.
UT Admn launches mDirectory
Chandigarh, June 17
The UT Administration today launched mDirectory - a mobile directory that provides contact details like address, telephone number and email address of the offices of Chandigarh Administration and its key officials.
Zirakpur is sub-tehsil
Mohali, June 17
Meeting the long-pending demand of the people of the area, Zirakpur has been given the status of sub-tehsil by the state government here.
Issuing notification in this connection under the signature of NS Kang, financial commissioner, Revenue and Secretary, Punjab, the communique, dated June 10, 2014, stated that a new sub-tehsil to be called Zirakpur sub-tehsil within Dera Bassi Tehsil of SAS Nagar district with headquarters at Zirakpur has been formed.
Zirakpur bus stand opens on trial basis
Zirakpur, June 17
The newly constructed bus stand here was thrown open only for local buses on a trial basis on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today.
Taking a serious view of the traffic congestion on the Ambala-Kalka Highway at the Zirakpur intersection, the court had asked the authorities to operate the bus stand to ease the traffic.
A bus inside the Zirakpur bus stand on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Few turn up for sangat darshan at Mohali
Mohali, June 17
Only a handful of complainants turned up at the first ‘sangat darshan’ programme of the Mohali Municipal Corporation, which has been started under the fresh guidelines of the state government.
Up in arms:
Members of the 7654 Joint Front Teachers Union, Punjab, stage a protest at Phase VIII in Mohali on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
Plays, exhibitions to make people aware of drugs
Mohali, June 17
After massive drive against drug peddlers and addicts, the Mohali Police are now set to make residents of the area, particularly the rural ones, aware of drugs by staging plays and holding exhibitions.
Condolence meet at PGI
Chandigarh, june 17
To pay homage to the departed soul of Prof RK Marwaha, Department of Paediatrics, who passed away at PGI on June 14, a condolence meet ing was held under the chairmanship of Prof Yogesh Chawla, Director PGI, today.
BUSINESS NEWS
MoU signed
ING Vysya Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mahindra and Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of Mahindra Group and Escorts Ltd (Agri Machinery Group).
handling of hi-tech fire safety equipment
Panjab varsity short of trained staff
Chandigarh, june 17
Hi-tech fire safety arrangements at Panjab University, which were made by spending lakhs of rupees, are of little use as only a handful of security officials are capable of handling the equipment in case of an emergency.
The fact came to light a fortnight ago after an incident in the administrative block when the fire alarm suddenly went off due to some technical fault and no security official deployed in the building was able to switch it off.
Fire safety equipment was recently installed in the Administrative Block of Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Tribune Photo: pradeep Tewari
Tribune impact
Fire safety: Science depts asked to install equipment in labs
Chandigarh, june 17
To discuss the status of fire-safety norms in the science departments on the campus, the Panjab University Security Department today called a special meeting of the security staff.
EWS students get certificates for training
Chandigarh, june 17
Under Skill Training for Employment Promotion Amongst EWS (STEP-UP) component of the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana, distributed certificates among 141 selected EWS youth beneficiaries who have completed training in retail sales and marketing conducted by Bridging the Gap Together (BTGT).
CET (UG)-2014
Qualifying candidates asked to submit forms online
Chandigarh, JUNE 17
Panjab University has asked the CET (UG)-2014 qualifying candidates to submit their online admission forms for B Pharmacy, and BSc (Honours School) in anthropology, biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, geology, maths, maths and computing, microbiology, physics, physics and electronics and zoology.
Revive counselling cells in PU depts: PUSU
Chandigarh, june 17
The Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) today staged a protest to demand implementation of the proposals pending with the authorities with regard to the rise in suicide cases on the campus. The students demanded that the authorities should revive the grievance cells of all departments.
Students protest against power woes, poor amenities
Chandigarh, June 17
To protest the deplorable condition of civic amenities and problem of rampant power cuts on the campus, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), staged a protest in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office today.
NSUI leaders share a point with a senior official of the Engineering Department regarding poor sewerage facilities, outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office at Panjab University on Tuesday.
Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Camel art contest
Chandigarh, june 17
Kokuyo Camlin Ltd, formerly known as Camlin Ltd premier, a pioneer stationery and art manufacturer, has announced the launch of the world’s largest contest for children ‘Camel Art Contest - 2014’ previously known as the All India Camel colour contest. Candidates can register their participation after registering at www.camelartcontest.com.
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