Hope for destitute girls
School at Mata Mansa Devi shrine in April
Panchkula, February 28
There's hope for the destitute girls of Haryana with a brand new home being readied for them under the aegis of the district administration which has also started a toll-free number, 1089, to deal with distress calls from the children of the city.
Kher signs MoU for acting school
Chandigarh, February 28
For Anupam Kher, it was a moment of emotion; for Chandigarh, a moment of pride.As the actor sealed the deal for the Chandigarh Acting Institute (CAI) by signing the MoU with the UT Administration today, it was time for both regalia and skepticism to step in.
National Science Day
Various aspects of science discussed
Kharar, February 28
Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology, Sahauran, celebrated national science day. On this occasion, Dr Girish Sahni, director, Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), delivered a lecture on ‘Exploitation of microbial diversity for biotechnological benefits’.
Admn sits over building plans
Chandigarh, February 28
Stakeholders in the much-hyped conversion policy for Industrial Area are losing patience, thanks to the delay in the sanctioning of the building plans by the Chandigarh Administration.
The owner of an industrial plot No.125, who applied for conversion of his plot into a car showroom under the conversion policy, is till waiting for the sanctioning of the building plans. Work on the showroom is in final stages.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
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Kidney patient needs help
Chandigarh, February 28
Hailing from Bhatta Bazaar of Purnia in Bihar, Samar Nandi (28) has been suffering from renal failure. After being diagnosed for renal failure, Nandi approached the CMC Hospital in Tamil Nandu and later got treatment at the AIIMS, New Delhi. Financial crunch forced him to switch over to the PGI, Chandigarh.
Kidney patient Samar Nandi who is in need of financial help
Illegal tree felling continues
Chandigarh, February 28
Even though Chandigarh has grown to be the greenest city in the country with 35.5 per cent of its total area under tree and forest cover, the menace of illegal tree felling by cultivated residents continues in the city.
Spat over shifting of office
Panchkula, February 28
Tempers ran high at the district secretariat in Sector 1, here today, as a routine shifting of offices took an ugly turn. Trouble began when the Assistant Superintendent, Mohinder Singh, began the process of shifting out the District Statistical Department from its present rooms to the hall shared by the staff of the District Town Planner.
Fauji Beat
 Restructure Rashtriya Rifles
The necessity to raise a force like the Army was felt in the early nineties when militancy in Punjab was at its peak and the Army in large numbers (about nine divisions) was deployed there to quell insurgency. To release pressure on the Army of counter insurgency duties, six Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalions were raised in 1991, by drawing manpower from various arms and services.
War Memorial at Nowshera
Interview goof-up by HUDA
Panchkula, February 28
It was a day of high drama at the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) office here where candidates, scheduled to appear for an interview for the post of manager, Gymkhana Club II, descended at 3:30 pm today.
 Unclean drinking water root cause of all diseases
Chandigarh, February 28
From cholera to dermatology, Dr Paul Dean has mastered many a medical art. For the start, he was part of the team that developed the first oral solution for the treatment of cholera.
Famously called the ORS (oral rehydration solution), the treatment was a turning
point in the history of medical science. It promised life to those that would
otherwise die of dehydration in the event of an outbreak. Dr Paul Dean
80-yr-old accident victim succumbs to injuries
Chandigarh, February 28
An 80-year-old woman of Daria village, who suffered serious injuries after being crushed by a Haryana Roadways Bus at Sector 17 ISBT on Tuesday afternoon, succumbed to her injuries in in the PGI in the wee hours today.
Day, night temperatures converge
Chandigarh, February 28
Unseasonal rains continued for the second day in a row today, with the city recording 38 mm rainfall from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm today. Return of the cold wave is also being attributed to the persisting rains which are expected to continue into tomorrow. Cold wave in the upper reaches of Himachal is causing the shift in weather systems, Met said today.
Parking contractor liable to pay for vehicle theft: MC
Chandigarh, February 28
There’s a good news for the owners of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) paying double the fee at all places where paid parking has been imposed. The Finance and Contract Committee (F and CC) of the Municipal Corporation today recommended clubbing the SUVs with cars in the four-wheeler category for parking charges.
Defeated MLAs told to vacate houses
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