Mohali
Airport
MoU to be signed on January 4
Mohali, December 26
An MoU pertaining to the Mohali international airport would be signed on January 4, 2008, with the union ministry of civil aviation and international flights from the airport are expected to begin by October.
Year
Ahead
Hi-tech traffic surveillance by March-end
CCTVs to help track stolen vehicles
Chandigarh, December 26
Come 2008, hi-tech traffic surveillance on city roads will make the task difficult for car thieves.
Admn racks brains on traffic management
Chandigarh, December 26
With roads becoming congested during peak hours, the Chandigarh administration is thinking long term and planning traffic management accordingly.
Starving for Justice
Israeli on hunger strike for speedy trial
Chandigarh, December 26
Demanding a speedy trial Israeli national, Lior Avi Ben Moyal, accused in a drug peddling case, entered the 10th day of his hunger strike today.
Kiran Joshi takes on protesting architects
Chandigarh, December 26
Nodal officer of Chandigarh World Heritage Nomination Project Kiran Joshi today came down heavily on former chief architects, who recently protested against their exclusion from the project.
Police delegation attends workshop
Chandigarh, December 26
A delegation of the Chandigarh police headed by SSP S.S. Srivastava attended a two-day workshop-cum-prize giving ceremony in Malaysia on December 21 and 22.
Police fails to nab culprits
Assault on PCR personnel
Mohali, December 26
Even after a lapse of 48 hours, the Mohali police failed to trace the hooligans with and their red-beacon atop official escort Gypsy, who bullied two constables near Phase IX liquor vend on December 24. Interestingly, the cops did not even register a case against unidentified hooligans.
And plant rose to 10 feet
Chandigarh, December 26
Amarjit Singh Sidhu cannot stop but smile and pose for photographs.
For, he has nurtured a 10-foot-tall rose
plant at his Sector-2 residence. It’s not
for the first time that he has managed to grow such a big plant at his house.
But this year, the booty is bigger, says Sidhu, who was one of the directors of
Chandigarh distilleries and a retired advocate. “This is a special rose plant
and I have seen it grow in front of my eyes. Usually rose plants don’t grow
beyond four to five feet.
Amarjit Singh Sidhu with his 10-foot-tall rose plant in Sector 2, Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
Ailing boy needs help
Chandigarh, December 26
Deepak Kumar, nine-year-old son of a construction worker, needs money for urgent surgery. Admitted to the emergency ward of the GMCH, Sector 32, Deepak was diagnosed with neurological complications by hospital doctors.
Drive against drunken driving
Chandigarh, December 26
Alarmed by the revelation of a study that most fatal accidents occurred during late-night hours due to drunken driving, the Chandigarh police launched a special drive against drunken driving till January 1.
Shopkeepers cheat resident
Mohali, December 26
The police has failed to arrest two shopkeepers of Madanpur village who have been booked on a charge of cheating a resident of Phase VII here.
Miscreants to have a tough time in 2008
Police becomes tech savvy
Panchkula, December 26
The traffic rule offenders would have a tough time in the district as the local police in new year is all set to install the close circuit TV cameras
(CCTV) on main roundabouts in addition to requisitioning of alcohol metres and replacing the condemned PCR vans.
23-year-old woman found dead
Panchkula, December 26
A 23-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her home in Budhanpur village near here today. The diseased was identified as Sangita, wife of Raj Kumar, a street hawker.
Training programme on adolescent education
Chandigarh, December 26
The Panchkula branch of the Family Planning Association of India(FPAI) conducted a one-day training programme on ‘Adolescence sexual reproductive health education and rights’ for youths today.
CITCO yet to announce plans for New Year bash
Finalists of Rafi nite may hold fort at
celebrations
Chandigarh, December 26
Only two days ago, the UT administration through CITCO was all set to usher in the New Year in style. The celebrations, they said, would be different this time as none of the expensive professional groups would be called for CITCO's New Year shows.
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Chandigarh, December 26
Chandigarh, December 26
