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Dip In Excise Revenue
Authorities tighten up on liquor flow
Mohali, June 16
Alarmed over the substantial dip in the sale of liquor in Mohali, particularly the areas bordering the UT, the Punjab Excise Department today cracked a whip against those bringing liquor from Chandigarh.
Liquor bottles seized by the Punjab Excise Department
on the UT-Mohali border near Sector 50 on Tuesday. Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
AIDS Awareness
NGOs fear working with high-risk groups
Chandigarh, June 16
The Punjab and Haryana AIDs control societies are reeling under the shortage of NGOs to work with high-risk groups. NGOs work in tandem with the state AIDs control societies to implement targeted intervention projects funded by the National AIDS Control Organisation.
CITCO likely to open new hotel
Chandigarh, June 16
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation is all set to open a new chapter in the hospitality sector in the city.
With the administration approving an alternative site for shifting of CITCO's iron and steel store on two-acre plot on the Chandigarh-Ambala road in the Industrial Area here, the CITCO seems to have set the ball rolling for a new hotel.
Welfare schemes for poor
Admn, commission officials discuss modalities
Chandigarh, June 16
A meeting for laying ground for welfare schemes for economically backward classes of the UT was held between officials of the National Commission for Economically Backward Classes and the Chandigarh administration at the UT state guest house today.
Swine Flu
Health dept steps up surveillance
Chandigarh, June 16
In the wake of detection of H1N1 influenza cases in Punjab among students who recently visited the US, the UT health department has increased surveillance to counter any possible threat.
Swine flu rumours at Zirakpur school
Zirakpur, June 16
A day after seven students of a
Jalandhar-based school, who returned from the US, were tested positive for swine flu, there were rumours that five students of Dikshant International Public School, Zirakpur, who were also part of the NASA educational trip, had shown symptoms of the disease.
Tribune Impact
Jhuggis on govt land
Antecedents verified, 3 rounded up
Chandigarh, June 16
Taking cognizance of a news report, “50 jhuggis come up on govt land”, published in these columns today, the Chandigarh administration swung into action and got rounded up three persons who were illegally occupying the government land in Sector 25.
WELCOME RAIN: A rehri-puller caught unawares by showers in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Resentment within BJP
Chandigarh, June 16
The local unit of the BJP is going the national way with resentment brewing among the party rank and file against the party leadership in the backdrop of the defeat of party candidate Satya Pal Jain in the recent Parliamentary elections.
24 in ‘Voice of Chandigarh’ final
Chandigarh, June 16
For the celebrations on the eve of “World Music Day”, the Society for Tourism and Entertainment Promotion in Chandigarh, under the aegis of Chandigarh tourism department, held the auditions for “Voice of Chandigarh” competition at Government Museum and Art Gallery at Sector 10.
Mercury dips to 33.2 °C after rain
Chandigarh, June 16
After receiving unscheduled rain, city residents enjoyed a pleasant weather today as the temperature dipped by six notches below normal to touch 33.2 °C.
According to the Met office, the minimum temperature also touched 20.2 °C, which was also below normal. The city received 9.8 mm of rain this morning. In many areas, the electricity was affected after the heavy rain.
Residents enjoy a walk in the rain at Sector 19, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune
photo by Manoj Mahajan
Contractual teachers stage protest
Chandigarh, June 16
Around 252 contractual teachers of Chandigarh, who are working in various government schools, staged a protest against the Chandigarh administration policy of recruiting teachers.
Contractual teachers of government schools stage a protest at Sector 22 in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Rly Ticket Cost Share
Catering body seeks 20 pc hike
Chandigarh, June 16
If the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
(IRCTC) has its way, the Railway Ministry may have a tough time dividing the shares of the ticket fares between the railway
authorities and IRCTC in the new Rail budget.
Cancer camps from June 21
Chandigarh, June 16
The Sahayta Cancer
Sehyog, an NGO devoted to fighting cancer, will be organising free screening and mammography camps in the tricity from June 21 to 26 to coincide with the birth anniversary of the social activist and Sehyog’s founder president, Neelu
Tulli.
Office-bearers elected
Chandigarh, June 16
The following have been elected as office-bearers of Guru Nanak Labour Welfare Committee, Sector 29-B.
President-Ajaib Singh; vice-president-Wassan Singh; general secretary-Omkar Singh; vice general
secretary-Darshan Lal; organising secretary-Harbans Singh and cashier-Gurpal Singh.
Promotion of Teachers
Education department bypasses norms
Chandigarh, June 16
If the claims of the Coordination Committee of Teachers is anything to go by, then the UT education department has gone out of its way to promote the Sanskrit and Hindi teachers, thereby ignoring other categories belonging to the same-scale cadre.
Class XI Admissions
Students face difficulty downloading forms
6,300 forms sold at 5 school centres
Chandigarh, June 16
The students seeking admission in Class XI in government schools of Chandigarh are in a fix as how to apply for the admissions because as per the prospectus, the students could apply for admission by downloading the forms from the education department’s website.
Govt College for Girls, Sector 42
College Admissions-2009
Chandigarh, June 16
When all colleges are set to embrace new students, Government College
for Girls, Sector 42, which embarked its journey in 1982, is constantly making an
endeavour to impart quality education to fresh minds.
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If the Chandigarh administration has its ways, the 59-year-old landmark of Chandigarh — the Government Printing Press in Sector 18 — is soon going to lose its legacy.
Body found under mysterious circumstances
