recipe for success: Bollywood actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra at a dhaba in Sector 28 late on Tuesday evening. The actors were in the city to promote their upcoming film, Daawat-e-Ishq. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
building violations
UT begins door-to-door survey in Sec 22
Chandigarh, September 16
To avoid a pick-and-choose policy in acting against building violations, the UT Estate Office has for the first time initiated a door-to-door survey of houses in Sector 22, one of the most densely populated sectors having around 3,000 houses of different sizes.
Guest house owner found murdered
Chandigarh, September 16
Makhan Singh (40), a resident of Nayagaon, was found murdered on the Chandigarh-Nayagaon road here late this night. The deceased owned a guest house, Royal Money Motel, in
Nayagaon.
Girl falls off bus, critical
Panchkula, September 16
A 19-year-old student of a private institute was critically injured when she fell off a moving Haryana Roadways bus at Chandimandir here this morning.
The injured girl at the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, on Tuesday.
Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
Powermen challenge manpower study
Chandigarh, September 16
The UT Powermen Union has challenged manpower study conducted by the UT Electricity Department on shortage of manpower.
Chandigarh-Jaipur express
Maiden journey gets good response
 Chandigarh, September 16
The Chandigarh-Jaipur Express daily train got a tremendous response on its maiden journey from the city today. Around 300 passengers boarded the train from Chandigarh railway station which starts at 12:45 pm.
Passengers on board the Chandigarh-Jaipur Express at the city railway station on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
ind’l area, phase ii
Goods worth lakhs destroyed in fire
 Chandigarh, September 16
Goods worth lakhs were destroyed in a fire incident reported from a car accessory showroom at Ram
Darbar, Industrial Area, Phase II.
Firefighters in action at a car accessory showroom in
Ram Darbar, Industrial Area, Phase II, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Hindi Diwas, Workers’ Education Day celebrated
Mohali, September 16
Workers’ Education Day and Hindi Diwas were celebrated at Jan Shikshan Sansthan here.
Retired Colonel ‘stabs’ head constable
 Zirakpur, September 16
An retired Colonel allegedly stabbed a head constable of the Punjab Police with a knife and then caused injures to himself in a Peer Muchalla located housing society
-Bollywood Heights - this afternoon.
The injured head constable, Balwinder Singh.
A Tribune Photograph
Assns send aid to flood-hit J&K
 Chandigarh, September 16
The NSS units of DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, has sent 1,000 water bottles, 450 kg of rice, 150-kg pulses, 100 kg of wheat flour, biscuits and other items to the flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir.
Students raise funds for flood victims at the Student Centre in the
PU. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
PEC consultancy develops software to preserve government records
Chandigarh, September 16
To preserve old documents and official records, the Haryana Health Department has digitised and scanned birth and death records of residents of two districts at the PEC Centre for Consultancy in Engineering.
3 yrs on, victim of cheque forgery awaits justice
Panchkula, September 16
A victim of cheque forgery is running pillar to post to get his money back.
AFT lacks teeth, proving ineffective: Gen Malik
 Chandigarh, September 16
Stressing upon the need to revamp the Department of Ex-servicemen’s Welfare to make it effective and purposeful, a former Chief of the Army Staff, Gen VP Malik
(retd), said the department should be headed by a senior serving or retired officer of the armed forces.
A former Chief of Army Staff, Gen VP Malik (right), and Major Navdeep Singh during the release of a book, “Maimed by the system”, in Panchkula on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Central university status for pu
All student parties to meet
Chandigarh, September 16
For the first time, the Panjab University Campus Student Council plans (PUCSC) to hold an all-student party meet to chalk out a plan on how to raise the issue of Central university status for the varsity with the
Centre.
The Panjab University Campus Students Council plans to join hands with the teachers’ association on the issue.
SOI leaders meet Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh, September 16
Leaders of the Student Organisation of India (SOI), Panjab University, today met Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh
Badal.
Getting close to nature: Students of the nursery class during a special assembly on the theme “Friendship With Animals” at Tribune Model School, Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Tuesday. During the programme, children were taught
yogasanas based on attributes of various animals. A tribune photograph |
world
ozone day
St Xavier’s School
Chandigarh: Students of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School organised a special morning assembly to celebrate World Ozone Day. Aviraj Singh highlighted the provisions of Montreal Protocol that was signed on this date to check the depletion of ozone layer.
from colleges
Blood donation
Chandigarh: The NSS unit of the PEC University of Technology organised a blood donation camp. A team from the PGI collected 389 units of blood. Twenty-five students and staff members who had donated blood for at least five times were felicitated.
PUTA executive members meet VC, list out demands
Chandigarh, September 16
The Panjab University Teachers Association met the Vice-Chancellor to take up various issues related to the faculty and students.
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