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Bus drivers block highway for over 3 hrs
Conductor assaulted at Dappar toll barrier
Dappar, July 7
Traffic on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway remained stranded for over three hours when drivers of Haryana Roadways buses blocked the highway after one of their colleagues was reportedly beaten up at the toll plaza here this morning.
Vehicles stranded at the
Chandigarh-Ambala highway near the Dappar toll plaza on Tuesday. Tribune photo:
S Chandan |
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Low turnout at police recruitment
Chandigarh, July 7
The low turnout of the number of candidates appearing for the physical efficiency test (PET) conducted by the Chandigarh Police for 675 posts of constable for Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) indicate that the police is not an interesting proposition for the youths of Haryana and Punjab.
Cop beats up PSEB employees
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 7
An ASI allegedly beat up two employees of the PSEB for detecting a kundi connection in his house.
More funds coming PGI’s way
Chandigarh, July 7
After Panjab University, it’s the turn of the PGI to say “three cheers”to the Budget as there has been an increase of Rs 117 crore in the plan and non-plan outlay in the estimates announced by the finance minister yesterday.
VB takes files of market panel for scrutiny
23 employees caught coming late to office
Chandigarh, July 7
The UT vigilance department found 23 employees of the Market Committee to be coming late during the early morning surprise checks. The sleuths took into their custody 17 files of the department to check the reasons behind pendency of the cases.
Bansal textiles evades tax worth crores
Chandigarh, July 7
In a major operation to uncover the undeclared wealth, officials of the income tax department today conducted raids on more than 10 premises, including educational institutes and residential premises, of a well-known businessman, Bansal textiles, Sector 17, and related group at several places in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Shahbad and Ambala.
Probe into functioning of MC
Local body yet to receive orders
Chandigarh, July 7
A day after the UT Administrator ordered a commission of inquiry into the functioning of the Municipal Corporation, the department of the local body is yet to get any orders from the Raj
Bhawan.
PGI honours staff on foundation day
Chandigarh, July 7
The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) celebrated its foundation day, here today. Prof Samir K
Brahmachari, director general, CSIR and secretary, Government of India, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, was the chief guest. The occasion was celebrated at Bhargava auditorium at the
PGI.
Visitors take a look at posters spreading awareness
on swine flu at an exhibition at the PGI, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph |
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Edu dept website negates secy’s claims
Chandigarh, July 7
Contrary to the claims of the education secretary, Chandigarh, Ram Niwas, that the level of the written test for recruiting regular teachers would be of Class X, the guidelines issued by the education department on its website today stated that the “difficulty level of the questions will be up to essential qualifications prescribed for the post.”
Now, contractual teachers cry foul over written test
Chandigarh, July 7
Drawing cue from the hunger strike of contractual teachers of the education department, the contractual teachers of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) are now crying foul over their non- eligibility in the forthcoming written test for posts of regular teachers due to criterion of increased minimum marks in B.Ed to
50 per cent.
Grant to PU
VC invites suggestions to utilise funds
Chandigarh, July 7
Following the allocation of Rs 50-crore grant to Panjab University in the Union Budget, the university is all set to utilise it in the best possible way.
Another suspected case of swine flu
Chandigarh, July 7
Another suspected case of swine flu was reported at GMCH-32 here today.
Pregnant woman dies at hospital
Kin allege negligence, protest
Panchkula, July 7
Relatives of a 32-year-old woman, Indrajeet Walia, who died after delivering a child at Chakravarty Nursing Clinic, here on July 3, today staged a protest outside the hospital, blaming the doctors for her death.
Family members of Indrajeet Walia (inset) at Chakravarty Nursing Home, Sector 10,
Panchkula, on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph |
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SC Certificates
Guv writes to Chidambaram
Chandigarh, July 7
In the backdrop of problems regarding the issuance of SC certificates, UT administrator SF Rodrigues has sought the intervention of union home minister P Chidambaram.
Budget: UT has little to cheer
Chandigarh, July 7
A major portion of the enhanced outlay of Rs 486 crore in the non-plan outlay for Chandigarh in the Budget would go for “non-productive” areas.
Consumer Court
Finance company fined Rs 1 lakh
Chandigarh, July 7
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has asked ICICI Home Finance to pay Rs 1 lakh to the complainant, as it had increased the rate of interest on a loan account without informing the complainant.
No water supply
Chandigarh, July 7
Due to replacement of the damaged Non-Return Valve (NRV) of pumping machinery with a new valve at Phase III, water supply will be suspended to parts of Phases III and IV at Kajauli Waterworks from 1am to 2 pm tomorrow.
Admn to hold cultural events
Chandigarh, July 7
The Chandigarh Administration will be organising a series of
cultural events from July 16.
Power goes off for more than 8 hours
Mohali, July 7
Life in Mohali once again came to a stand still with the Punjab State Electricity Board
(PSEB) imposing power cuts lasting more than eight hours here today.
Riot victims to get flats
Mohali, July 7
After a gap of two years, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) has decided to allot flats to the 1984 riot victims in Mohali.
Old man, beggar found dead
Chandigarh, July 7
A man in his eighties died while travelling in a CTU bus in Sector 28 here. The police said the victim died of heart attack.
Counselling for Class XI
14 schools close admissions in science
Chandigarh, July 7
On the fifth day of the counselling for centralised admission to Class XI taking place at GMSSS-10, 829 students have being admitted in various schools across the city.
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