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Prashant Mittal tops in disabled category
Chandigarh, June 19
Disability could not come in the way of city lad Prashant Mittal’s big dream of making it to the IIT, Delhi, who topped the country in the “physically disabled category” of the JEE (Advanced).
Prashant Mittal celebrates success in the JEE (Advanced) with his parents in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Tricity improves performance
Chandigarh, June 19
Improving the performance level of the tricity in the JEE (Advanced) as compared to the previous year when only two aspirants from the city had made it to top 100, this year the tricity produced three candidates who figured in the top 100 positions along with the all-India topper in the physically challenged category.
UT Administrator Patil, BJP leaders at loggerheads
Chandigarh, June 19
A meeting of the UT Administrator’s Advisory Council (AAC), which was held after a gap of 20 months, witnessed high drama as BJP leaders staged a walkout opposing Punjab Governor-cum-UT Administrator’s decision to hold the meeting without consulting newly elected MP Kirron Kher.
UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil speaks to mediapersons as UT Adviser KK Sharma (extreme left) and Justice SS Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, look on at the UT Guest House in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Kirron Kher has a dig at Patil
Chandigarh, June 19
Supporting the action of BJP leaders, who walked out the UT Administrator’s Advisory Council (ACC) meeting today, newly elected MP Kirron Kher said if Punjab Governor-cum-UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil could consult bureaucrats before fixing the AAC meeting, he should have talked to her as she had been elected by city residents.
Bus driver dies in freak mishap
Chandigarh, June 19
In a freak road accident, the driver of a Himachal Roadways bus died after he fell out of the window of his bus and came under its rear tyre following sudden application of brakes by him in Sector 49 today.
The HRTC bus under which its driver was crushed in Sector 49, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Chlorine intoxication
Fire at factory unit in Panchkula leaves 16 hospitalised
Panchkula, June 19
A major fire broke out in a water treatment unit of a factory in the Industrial Area, Phase II, here this morning, leaving 16 persons hospitalised. All of them were affected by “chlorine intoxication” after the water that was used to douse the fire reacted with chlorine granules lying in the factory that led to chlorine generation.
Firemen try to control the flames at a factory unit in the Industrial Area, Phase II, Panchkula, on Thursday.
Tribune photos: Nitin Mittal
Admn’s preparedness for exigencies exposed
Panchkula, June 19
The third consecutive incident in the district exposed preparedness of the Panchkula Administration for such emergencies.
Admn to provide land for education purposes
Chandigarh, June 19
UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil today said that adequate land for educational and health requirements would be provided in the city along with land to meets requirements for legislative, Judicial and Executive functions of the state government of Punjab and Haryana.
For a better future:
Labourers sow paddy at Dyalpur village in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
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house tax without penalty
Residents suffer as UT, MC fail to coordinate
Chandigarh, June 19
A lack of co-ordination between the UT Administration and the Municipal Corporation (MC) has left city residents fuming, because despite the decision taken by the MC General House around six-months ago to increase the last date for submitting the house tax, the Administration is yet to give its nod to the decision. The delay has forced the residents to pay late charges and interest.
Work divided among three MC officers
Chandigarh, June 19
With the joining of Sarita Malik, an HCS officer, as the Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation (MC), various departments that were presently under Additional Commissioner Sunil Bhatia and Joint Commissioner-cum-Secretary Rajiv Gupta has been divided among the three officers.
land acquisition by GMADA for Sectors 76 to 80
Owners ready to accept compensation with a rider
Mohali, June 19
After around 13 years of fight in courts, the owners of disputed 102 acres in Sectors 76 to 80 are now ready to give their land to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) on the condition that they should be given compensation as per the newly implemented Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013.
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
GMADA demands Rs 131 cr to install sewage treatment plant
Mohali, June 19
GMADA has sought Rs 131 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM) for installing a plant for treating the sewage up to the tertiary level so that it can be used for irrigation purposes, despite of the objection by the Punjab Pollution Control Board
(PPCB) to discharge treated sewage by GMADA into a natural drain because it is unsafe.
up in arms: Members of the Chandigarh Government Transport Workers Union hold a gate rally in support of their demands at the CTU workshop in Sector 25, Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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DSP BAins in dock
With ‘weak’ challan, case likely to fall flat
Mohali, June 19
With the Mohali police having presented a very ‘weak’ challan, carrying several loopholes, in a corruption case involving DSP Gurbans Singh Bains, the case is likely to fall flat in the court.
Pvt bus not reliable, resume govt bus service, say villagers
Panchkula, June 19
Residents of 12 villages of the Raipur Rani block are demanding restoration of government bus service as the lone private bus on the route skips the villages putting students and office-goers to inconvenience.
Villagers seek protection against Ghaggar fury during monsoon
Dera Bassi, June 19
Apprehending floods during monsoons, residents of scores of villages located on the banks of Ghaggar river are up in arms against the authorities for turning a deaf ear towards their problem.
They demand channelising of water as well as construction of bundh to safeguard their lives, crops and property from floods.
Residents of Ibrahampur village show the bundh, which has been eroded by the Ghaggar, on the outskirts of the village. A Tribune photograph
Onion prices up by Rs 10 per kg
Chandigarh, June 19
Prices of onions have shot up by Rs 10 per kg in city markets. Reason: the recent rain in various parts of the country has affected its supply. Speculations are on that the supply will be further affected in the coming months.
Onion on sale in the Sector 26 market in Chandigarh. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari
Mohali farmers all smiles with bumper onion crop this season
Mohali, June 19
In contrast to the recent rise in onion prices, farmers in the area have claimed that there was good production of onion crop this season in comparison to last year.
An onion grower happy with the good produce at Nadiyali village in Mohali district on Thursday.
Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Feasting on chicken cheaper than paneer
Chandigarh, June 19
Chicken lovers have a reason to feast. A kg of chicken now costs nearly half the price of an equal quantity of paneer (cheese).
surprise check
Minister inspects printing press
Mohali, June 19
Punjab Jail, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationery Minister Sohan Singh Thandal today conducted a surprise check at the Government Printing Press here to assess its working.
Punjab Jail, Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Printing and Stationery Minister Sohan Singh Thandal during a surprise check at Government Printing Press, Mohali, on Thursday. A Tribune Photograph
‘Public help needed to end drug menace’
Mohali, June 19
To make SAS Nagar a drug-free district and for effectiveness of the special campaign initiated by the Punjab Government against the drug menace, awareness at the grassroots level is required as well as help from the public is needed.
BUSINESS NEWS
FIFA World Cup dream comes true for Abhiraj
Chandigarh:
Abhiraj, a six-year-old, has earned the distinction of being the first child from India to set his foot on the football pitch at a FIFA World Cup Match in Brazil. This has become possible through McDonald’s India’s inaugural FIFA World Cup Player Escort Programme.
3 yrs on, Education Dept yet to pay rent to PSEB
Mohali, June 19
The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) authorities have been running from pillar to post to recover outstanding rent from the Education Department, Punjab, which has been using the board’s premises at Phase VIII here for around three years now.
PU VC for liberal funding of varsities
Chandigarh, June 19
Indian leading universities should be given liberal funding to help them compete with their international counterparts. Prof Arun Kumar Grover, Vice-Chancellor, stated this while he was addressing the a one-day summit ‘University Ranking: an Evolving Landscape for India’ at New Delhi today.
from pu & Colleges
PU prof to present paper at global conference
The Department of Public Administration of Panjab University (PU) Chandigarh, Prof Ramanjit Kaur Johal is going to present a paper (co-authored), ‘The Social environment: A perspective on change and the 21st century in India’, at the International Conference of Academic Disciplines.
from schools
15-day summer camp concludes on a high note
Chandigarh, June 19
The 15-day summer camp, organised by AKSIPS-41 Smart School, concluded here today. The authorities claimed that the camp was conducted to achieve overall development of students by polishing their talent.
Children take part in a summer camp at the AKSIPS-41 in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
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Continuing his winning streak, Panchkula lad Shubham Goel, son of an Army veterinarian, clinched the sixth all-India rank (AIR) in the JEE
(Advanced).
Rowers of the Punjab Rowing Association, who practice at the Lake Sports Complex, had a harrowing time when they were allegedly stopped from entering their practice premises due to the ongoing tussle between the general manager of the club and a coach of the association today morning.
Local tennis player Udeyveer bagged two titles on the concluding day of the sub-junior and junior combined tennis championship at Divya Public School, Sector 44, here today.
