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Police woman forced to consume poison by in-laws, dies
Panchkula, June 25
A woman constable with the Haryana police died when she was allegedly forced to consume poison by her in-laws in Barwala. The victim, identified as Monika (27), was rushed to Alchemist Hospital in Sector 21 where she died late this evening. Following the incident, the local police booked nine persons — all in-laws, including her husband for the crime.
WORLD VITILIGO DAY
Vitiligo still a stigma among
masses
Chandigarh, June 25
Vitiligo (phulveri) continues to block matrimonial ties. Even as there has been a slight increase in awareness level on the disease, families of eligible bachelors are now found seeking consultation from skin specialists before accepting wedding offers from families that have one or more members suffering from
vitiligo.
Richshaws parked outside the PGI on “World Vitiligo Day” in Sector 12, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
DRAMA AT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
Cong councillors bolt Chief Engineer’s
office
Chandigarh, June 25
Huge drama was witnessed as Congress councillors — Satish Kainth and Darshan Garg — along with the residents of their respective wards gheraoed the MC Chief Engineer’s office in Sector 17 today. They councillors also bolted Chief Engineer Mukesh Anand’s office from the outside and raised slogans against him.
Chief Engineer of the Municipal Corporation, Mukesh Anand, enters his office as Congress councillors protest at the MC office in Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
New direct flight from city to Mumbai
Chandigarh, June 25
Domestic airliner, GoAir, has announced non-stop flight service connecting Chandigarh with Mumbai from July 3 till September 29, here.
The airlines will also head 19 departures per week with additional connectivity to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Kochi and Nagpur via Mumbai.
BUSINESS NEWS
Tata Docomo announces new plan
Tata Docomo has announced a new tariff plan for prepaid customers in the Haryana and Punjab circle. Tata Docomo has launched “Half Rate” value for money plan for prepaid customers of Punjab and Haryana circle. With this plan, the user can make unlimited STD and Local calls at 36 paisa per minute on per second billing, the plan is worth Rs 36 and is valid for 4 weeks.
Hike in rail fare
Despite instructions, no receipts issued to rail passengers
Chandigarh, June 25
In a violation of the Railway norms, officials — deployed for the collection of hike in fare in the morning Shatabdi today — did not issue receipts to the passengers.
This despite the fact that instructions were issued to all ticket examiners
(TT) by the division to issue receipts of the balance fare hike collected from passengers.
MC House meet
Confusion prevails over the passing of agenda
Chandigarh, june 25
Even as BJP-SAD councillors claimed that today’s MC House meeting — chaired by Senior Deputy Mayor Hira Negi — was legal and agenda’s were passed, Congress Councillors and officials maintained that the meeting was illegal and that agendas would again come up for a discussion tomorrow.
Admn to transfer two UT cadre officers after MHA missive
Chandigarh, June 25
The Chandigarh Administration has finally decided to relieve two UT cadre officers, including Additional Deputy Commissioner Tanvi
Garg. The move follows a ‘strong-worded’ letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) directing the Administration to relieve the officers. The other officer is Rodney L
Ralte, Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Housing Board.
Goods damaged in showroom as fire breaks out
Mohali, June 25
A fire broke out in a hardware showroom in the Phase IX market here this morning. There was no loss of life though the flames damaged goods on the showroom premises.
A lot of smoke was seen coming out from the front part of the showroom and it was not immediately clear in which part of the building the fire had broken out. A passerby noticed the fire and later, the PCR informed the fire brigade about the incident. Three fire engines and one rescue tender was sent to the spot.
A fire department employee checks the damage and
(right) a fireman trying to douse flames in a showroom at Phase IX in Mohali on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Vicky Gharu
World de-addiction day today
March raises awareness on drug
de-addiction
Mohali, June 25
A candle march was organised by doctors and staff members of the Civil Hospital here today on the eve of World De-addiction Day, which falls tomorrow. The march started from the Civil Hospital and went through the Phase VI market.
 Operation Vijay
Tributes paid to Major Sandeep Sagar in Panchkula
Chandigarh, June 25
Floral tributes were paid by defence personnel and city residents to martyr Major Sandeep
Sagar, who laid down his life in the line of duty near the Line of Control during Operation Vijay.
Floral tributes being paid to Major Sandeep Sagar by his parents and other residents at the memorial in Panchkula on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Feedback
Rain exposes chinks in Admn preparedness
Come rains and chinks in the Administration’s combative mechanism is exposed. The authorities concerned have failed to come out with a concrete set of combative measures to check the monsoon fury and the scars rain leaves behind. The Administration’s preparedness went for a toss when rain took the city by surprise recently, inundating the city roads, snapping cable network and uprooting trees.
Dance India Dance: Students from different schools participate in a summer dance workshop organised by NZCC Kalagram in Chandigarh. tribune photo: S Chandan
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New transaction method from July 14
Chandigarh, June 25
RBI decided to enable the hybrid and future value dated transaction features in the RTGS system with effect from July 14.
The RTGS system of high value money was introduced in 2004 and now its being improved as per standards of ISO 2002.
In hybrid system transactions would be settled in 10 minutes in future value date system, the value date must be within 3 working days.
When sending a future value payment, the sender must ensure that the respective value date is a working day according to the present RTGS calendar.
TNS
Admn gives financial aid to cancer patients
Mohali, June 25
A sum of Rs 3.12 crore has been given to 208 cancer patients for treatment in the district under the Chief Minister’s Cancer Relief Fund.
Giving this information, ADC Puneet Goyal said Rs 1.5 lakh per patient was given under the relief fund to help cancer patients undergo treatment. As many as 212 applications were received for financial help, out of which 208 were cleared. The remaining four patients would be given a total of Rs 6 lakh soon.
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UT, MC employees stage protest
Chandigarh, June 25
Employees and workers of various departments of UT Administration and Municipal Corporation under the banner of co-ordination committee of Government and MC Employees and Workers, UT, Chandigarh, held a dharna at parade ground, Sector 17, today.
Dharna was held in support of long pending demands of the employees and also against the negative attitude of the
 Chandigarh Administration towards these demands.
Employees demanded to regularisation of the services of daily wagers, jobs to the next kin of deceased employees by scrapping 5 per cent ceiling, filling up the vacant post lying vacant in all the departments, scrapping of privatisation of government department and abolishment of contract system.
TNS
Members of Coordination Committee of UT, MC employees and workers protest in support of their demands in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune
photo: Manoj Mahajan
Malaria wing holds camp
Chandigarh, June 25
As a preparatory activity, Director, Health and Family Welfare, the malaria wing of the Health Department, organised an awareness camp-cum-advocacy workshop at the Civil Dispensary in Hallomajra village here today.
The camp was attended by Dr Sangeeta, nodal officer, National Health Mission, Dr Anil Garg, assistant director, malaria wing, staff of the wing and medical officer in-charge of the dispensary along with the residents of the area.
TNS
New services at e-Sampark
Chandigarh: The UT Administration will start providing more services
to city residents at e-Sampark centres. Today, in a meeting chaired by
UT Advisor KK Sharma, in connection with starting 21 new services in
e-Sampark centres, it was decided that administration will start
facilities of depositing fees of government school and college and
issuing certificates related to DC office. — TNS
Auction of vanity numbers
Chandigarh,
June 25
The open auction by the Registration and Licensing Authority, for vehicle registration numbers in the new series ‘CH-01-AY’ from vehicle number 0001 to 0100 will now be held on June 28, while for 0101 and onwards, it’ll be held on June 29.
High security plates: The affixing of HSRP has already started for the series CH 01 AX, CHO1 AW, CH01 AV, CH01 AU,
CH01 AT, CH 01 AS, CH 01 AR, CH 01 AQ, CH 01 AP, CH 01 AN, CH 01 AM, CH 01 AL, CH 01 AK, CH 01 AJ.
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PU freshers prefer technology over manual assistance
Chandigarh, June 25
The help desks, set up by various students’ political parties on the campus to help new entrants fill up the admission forms, has been receiving a poor response by the tech-savvy
freshers.
Taking note of the admission schedule of the university, today, all the student parties set up their help desk on the campus.
Students enquire about courses at the help desk at Punjab University in Chandigarh.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Government colleges receive 19k online admission forms
Chandigarh, June 25
Breaking all the previous records, as many as 19,150 online application forms have been received by the city government colleges so far. The last date for submission of forms is June 27.
Students fill online admission forms at the Government College for Girls in Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
Online system draws students’ ire
Panchkula, June 25
Students are a harassed lot with the inception of new online system at government colleges in Panchkula.
The online system has been made functional by the higher education in Haryana.
Students, particularly, from low income groups and from the remote areas are finding it tough to visit the cyber cafes to fill the forms. The prospectus system has been stopped from this session.
Students apply for admission to different courses at Government College in Sector 1, Panchkula, on Wednesday. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
College notes
Dr Cheema is new director-principal of FET
Desh Bhagat University has appointed Dr Pardeep Singh
Cheema, former professor of Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, as director-principal, Faculty of Engineering and Technology
(FET). Dr Cheema has a long teaching and administrative experience and has been associated with the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
(SLIET), Longowal, for over 17 years. Before joining Desh Bhagat University, Dr Cheema was a professor at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.
Panjab varsity announces BA final year results
Chandigarh, June 25
Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, has declared the result for BA final year. Of 31,797 who appeared for the examinations, as many as 22,003 have passed the test.
This year, 69.20 per cent students passed the BA final year examination. Last year it was 66.9 per cent.
Edu Minister felicitates students
Mohali, June 25
Students holding the first three positions in the matriculation examination of the Punjab School Education Board were given cash awards here today.
The Education Minister, Daljit Singh Cheema, gave away the awards to the meritorious students.
Panjab University to release BCom merit list today
Chandigarh, June 25
Due to an administrative reason, Panjab University has today decided to issue a tentative merit list of Bcom-I on June 26.
The merit list was to be announced today. The Panjab University (PU) co-ordinator for BCom-I centralised admissions, professor RK Gupta said the tentative merit list of BCom-I would be available after 5 PM tomorrow at the PU website
http://bcomadmissions.puchd.ac.in/. TNS
UIHMT BSc counselling today
Chandigarh, June 25
Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, has revised the counselling schedule for the University Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism
(UIHMT). Admissions in BSc (Tourism managment) and BSc (Hospitality and hotel administration) in open category and reserved category will begin from June 26 onwards at the UIHMT. No applications will be considered after June 26. All the eligible candidates are advised to bring the required document and fee as mentioned in the prospectus.
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meeting without giving any reason, and thereafter BJP’s Senior Deputy Mayor Hira Negi occupied the Mayor’s chair and passed eight agenda items.
Two constables arrested in connection with a case of murder were remanded to police custody for two days by a court here today.
According to reports, Amrit Pal Singh and Mohan Lal were produced in the court. The police had sought remand for five days on the ground that they were yet to arrest others wanted in the case. The court, however, remanded the two constables to police custody only for two days.