Stay on selection of ASI
Chandigarh, January 31
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has put a stay on the final selection of assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in the UT police due to the leakage of the question paper. The applicants further stated that the written test held on December 23 last was not as per the syllabus.
Padma Bhushan no reason to rest: Goswamy
Chandigarh, January 31
Just when you thought he has had his fill, B.N. Goswamy is ready to walk you through another of his mighty dreams.
Cold continues its spell
Night temperature 6 degrees below normal
Chandigarh, January 31
The cold remained unsparing for the sixth day today, with minimum temperature settling at a low of 1.4° C, the lowest in a decade in Chandigarh. Like other parts of the northwestern zone where night temperature remained several degrees below normal, in Chandigarh it was six degrees below normal.
WARM gesture: A girl wraps a scarf around her friend’s neck to protect her from cold in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
PGI fined Rs 5.8 lakh for negligence
Chandigarh, January 31
Complying with the orders of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, the State Consumer Disputes Commission has asked PGIMER, Sector 12, here to pay Rs 5.8 lakh for medical negligence.
Rodrigues honours NCC cadets, officers
Chandigarh, January 31
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today called upon the NCC cadets to develop leadership qualities, with focus on values and to move ahead with confidence and commitment in the evolution of a new resurgent India.
HUDA bylaws grounded: Mounds of sand and other construction material dot the main road from Sector 8 to 11 in Panchkula which has become a traffic hazard besides amounting to encroachment in violation of the HUDA bylaws.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
Counsellors urge to fight mental illness
Chandigarh, January 31
School children and software professionals are at high risk of mental illness. So seems from the experience of professional counsellors at Athma Shakti Vidyalaya (ASV), Bangalore, India’s first therapeutic community, which believes in healing sufferers with bonding rather than medicine.
For the cause of girl child
Chandigarh, January 31
Rita Kant, a senior faculty member at the University Institute of Fashion Technology, Panjab University, has conceived and conceptualised an eight and a half minute film depicting the plight of a girl child.
NSUI protests against child labour in PU
Chandigarh, January 31
Child labour is a punishable offence, but it seems the rule is not applicable in the PU campus, going by the number of children involved in physical labour spotted on the campus. Many children can be spotted working at the Students Centre and various department canteens.
College girl commits suicide
Chandigarh, January 31
A 21-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan here this morning. A resident of Sector 10, the girl was a second-year engineering student of Indo global college at Mallanpur.
10 lakh saplings to make city greener
Chandigarh, January 31
Over 10 lakh saplings will be planted in Chandigarh over places like Sukhna catchments, wildlife sanctuary, reserve forests, reserve land and other unutilised and barren land, parks, green belts, community land, government offices, residential complexes and markets.
Conserve oil to save forex: Expert
Chandigarh, January 31
We need to conserve oil and gas as we are importing crude oil with our foreign exchange reserves. This was stated by joint secretary (finance) Pirthi Chand while addressing delegates at the valedictory function of the oil and gas conservation fortnight this evening.
Online sanctioning of building plans by GMADA
Mohali, January 31
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) would soon introduce a system of online sanctioning of building plans. To be developed by Punjab Engineering College, the online system would include plan approval tracking and management facility.
‘Fake’ doctor still at large
Panchkula, January 31
The owner of Shubham Hospital remained at large as the police remained busy in investigating his credentials and activities and studying his papers and bank accounts, here today. The police on a complaint of civil surgeon, Panchkula, sealed the hospital after raiding the hospital at Sector 20, while its owner, Sandip Sharma, had already left the spot.
DCs told to complete ongoing projects
Panchkula, January 31
The Haryana chief secretary, Promilla Issar, asked all the deputy commissioners of Ambala division to complete ongoing projects on priority basis. DC
Panchkula, Rajinder Kataria, updated the chief secretary about the construction of circuit house and government houses at Panchkula and Chandigarh.
From Schools & Colleges
KB DAV-7 adopts 150 needy children
Chandigarh, January 31
As a part of its drive for socio-economic upliftment of the poor, the management of
KBDAV, Sector 7, adopted 150 underprivileged from the slum settlement of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26, Chandigarh. The students were identified after a survey of the slum area with the help of Yuvsatta volunteers. Preference was given to girl child.
KB DAV-7 principal Madhu Bhel interacts with underprivileged students on the school premises in Chandigarh
on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Students trace Indian roots
Chandigarh, January 31
The newly founded students’ forum ‘SAMVAAD’ today organised a talk on “India: Roots and Routes” with a view to explore the cultural and civilisational roots of the nation known as “Bharat” at Panjab University.
From Schools & Colleges
City students win drawing competition
Mohali, January 31
The budding artists of Sri Sukhmani International School, Dera Bassi, participated in National-level drawing competition by Lalit Kala Academy of Arts Education at Bangalore. Under the guidance of art and craft teacher Meena
Vilkhoo, Yuvraj Kaushal of class III and Vikramjeet singh of class V got 2nd position, Rajan Minhas of class VI got 3rd position in the competition.
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