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Row over wages leaves one dead
Chandigarh, June 21
Negotiation on daily wages with a contractor cost a labourer his life while two of his friends were seriously injured in a late night attack at their jhuggi here in Colony No. 5.
Twenty-six-year-old Alumudin succumbed to his injuries at the Sector 32 GMCH while Shajad Ali and
Mujahid, who sustained serious injuries, are being treated at the hospital.
The accused Sher Bahadur and Ahsan Ali in police custody in Chandigarh on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Curbing Crime
New registration plates soon
Chandigarh, June 21
The UT administration has decided to introduce high-security registration plates for all vehicles with a view to curbing the increased use of stolen vehicles in various crimes.
What a way of wielding power?
Akalis do a Taliban in Ludhiana” screamed a headline on the front page of the main edition of this paper on Saturday. The news about a Ludhiana tehsildar being stripped in
full public view by some Akali workers appeared a day after the BJP ministers in Punjab boycotted the cabinet meeting because of the shoddy treatment meted out to their minister, Manoranjan
Kalia, by an Akali MLA, Sarabjit Singh Makkar.
Contract teachers seek Bansal’s help
Chandigarh, June 21
Seeking regularisation of services, the contractual teachers met the Union Minister of Finance and member of Parliament, Pawan Kumar Bansal, here today.
In view of their demands, Pawan Bansal has assured the contractual teachers of making necessary amendments to the existing laws to accommodate them and framing a fresh regularisation policy as well.
Regular appointments required
Chandigarh, June 21
The ongoing agitation of contractual teachers of the Chandigarh education department has received mixed reactions from the educationists in the city, who have questioned the wisdom of the Chandigarh administration in introducing the concept of the contractual teachers in the education system of Chandigarh.
Inside Babudom
Names of five officers cleared for IB
Chandigarh, June 21
Five IPS officers, including one each from Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh, have been cleared for induction as “hardcore” officers in the Intelligence Bureau
(IB).
LLB
Plea to include info laws
Chandigarh, June 21
Advocate HC Arora, convener of the RTI Users Association, has requested the Bar Council of India to include the “information laws” in the law courses.
Talk on Sikh warrior Nalwa
Chandigarh, June 21
Kadam, a forum for social justice, organised a talk on the book “Hari Singh Nalwa - the Forgotten General” authored by Dr Vanit Nalwa at Punjab Book
Centre, Sector 22, here today.
Dr Vanit Nalwa talks about her book “Hari Singh Nalwa- the Forgotten General” at a book centre in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Shoddy MC job damages phone lines
Chandigarh, June 21
It was the turn of residents of Sector 34 to experience the incompetency of the civic authorities. Thanks to the lack of coordination between the MC team and the BSNL for the laying of tertiary water pipes, all telephone lines were destroyed in the area.
Tribune Impact
Finally, platforms get lights
Chandigarh, June 21
Finally, platform No. 2, 3 and 4 at the Chandigarh railway station got illuminated during the night hours.
Following the criticism for lack of proper lighting during the night hours, which was life-threatening for passengers due to lack of visibility at the platforms, the Ambala division of Northern Railway swung into action.
The platforms at the Chandigarh railway station have now been illuminated. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Admn plans more grain markets
Chandigarh, June 21
In the coming months, residents may not need to go to the grain and vegetable market in Sector 26 to get their stock of fresh vegetables and fruits at wholesale prices as the administration has moved a proposal to have such mandis in all four zones of the city.
Mohali village a breeding ground for epidemic
Mohali, June 21
 It is the same story of official apathy at
Mohali. After every outbreak of epidemic, the district administration and health authorities spring into action and launch massive cleanliness drives. However, things are back to square one after few days.
In the case of a Mohali village cleanliness drives were launched across the city where during the last summer outbreaks of diarrhoea were reported
A local leader points at the filth; and (right) a woman collects water from near a dirty drain at Mohali village on Sunday. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari
Rare cancer surgery
Mohali, June 21
A 66-year-old patient from Gobindgarh suffering from a big cancer mass in his abdomen for the past six months was operated upon at Ivy Hospital in Sector 71 here.
Cancer surgeon Vijay Bansal said the patient, Manohar Lal, was having symptoms in his legs due to the mass and had also undergone loss of weight. The mass was involving the main blood vessel of the abdomen.
Centre for mentally challenged by month-end
Chandigarh, June 21
Keeping in view the increasing number of mentally challenged children in Chandigarh and the neighbouring states, the Chandigarh administration plans to construct state-of-the-art Regional Centre for Mentally Challenged in Sector 31-C. The institute, being set up in an area of around 8.5 acres, is likely to be named as “Ashadeep” and will be the first of its kind in the northern region.
World Music Day
Kailash turns up late; irks audience
Chandigarh, June 21
A number of music lovers converged at the Sector-17 Plaza much before the scheduled start of the acclaimed playback and Sufi singer, Kailash
Kher, on the World Music Celebration concert here today. Though the star took the centrestage around 9:30 pm much to the annoyance of the crowd, he spelt magic with his hit numbers “Teri Deevani” and “Chandan Mein” .
Music lovers leave the venue for Kailash Kher concert, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
Novel way of celebration
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Father’s Day: Liquor ‘n’ roses
A liquor vend near Palsora village celebrated this year’s Father’s Day with a combo of rose and booze.
Hitting upon the novel idea, a city-based liquor trader, Sat Pal, today offered a rose stick with every bottle of liquor purchased from his vend. “It is a symbol of affection, which a son can offer to his father,” said Satya Pal.
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Come monsoon, NGOs to take out plantation drive
Chandigarh, June 21
Under the Partnership Initiative Programme, a meeting of volunteers of all NGOs, who are interested in taking out a plantation drive in the monsoon, was organised by the Conservator of Forests and Nodal Officer for Afforestation at the Botanical Garden in Sarangpur village on Friday.
Man, son injured in Dhanas
Chandigarh, June 21
In an incident of old rivalry resulting in violence last night, Gurjit Singh son of Karnail Singh, both wrestlers, were severely injured and admitted to General Hospital, sector 16 emergency.
Woman found dead
Chandigarh, June 21
A 50-year-old woman was found dead near the Baltana- Makkhan Majra railway crossing at about 7:30 am today. The body is yet to be identified by the Government Railway Police.
Police holds blood donation camp
Chandigarh, June 21
The UT police organised third blood donation camp at Multi-purpose Hall, Police Lines,
Sector 26, here today.
Units defy building bylaws, land use rules
Chandigarh, June 21
The new industrial draft policy, framed by the UT administration, proposes to increase the floor area ratio (FAR) from 1 to 1.5 for non-converted plots, which would give rise to commercial activities not conforming to industrial norms.
Students suffer as college, university lack coordination
Chandigarh, June 21
Around 40 students of BA and BSc (computer science) of GGDSD College, Sector 32, and SGGS Khalsa College for Women, Sector 26, may have to pay a price for apparent lack of coordination between the colleges and Panjab University. The students had approached the authorities concerned, claiming their paper held a month back was out of syllabus as they had been taught a language named business data processing and data-base management system, whereas the question paper pertaining to another language called advanced VD.
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Mohali, June 21
Chandigarh, June 21
