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Fresh cholera cases revive scare
4 kids from Palsora admitted to PGI
Chandigarh, August 22
Belying tall claims of the Municipal Corporation and Health authorities, cholera has once again struck in the city as four confirmed cases from the Palsora slum colony, located in the south-western part of the union territory, have been admitted to the PGI.

It took 72 hrs to pass on information
Chandigarh, August 22
In this age of super fast communication it has taken close to 72 hours for information on cholera to be passed on in the various hospitals in the city.

26 illegal structures demolished
Panchkula, August 22
Following the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the district administration today carried out a major demolition and erased 26 structures on the old Panchkula-Barwala stretch of the Panchkula-Naraingarh national highway 73.

An illegal structure being demolished by the enforcement wing of the Panchkula Administration on the Panchkula-Naraingarh road near Barwala to enforce the Punjab and Haryana High Court directions on Thursday. — Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan

Drive to check school buses
Chandigarh, August 22
The Chandigarh Administration cracked the whip on operation of school buses ferrying children. A special drive to check all buses starts tomorrow in a joint effort by the police and the State Transport Authority (STA).

School van mishap victim operated upon
Chandigarh, August 22
Students of Sacred Heart School prayed for little Yushita Dalal, as doctors at the PGI operated upon her for the removal of a clot in her brain here this evening.

195 teaching days’ target distant dream
Chandigarh, August 22
Does the routine academic functioning of Panjab University these days tally with the five-star status accorded by the National Assessment and Accreditation Committee for overall excellence, or has it become merely an ‘akhara’ of politics?

RAPE CASE
Witnesses allege harassment
Chandigarh, August 22
Two witnesses in the infamous case of alleged drugging and rape of a girl in her 20s today admitted that they were victims of some deep-rooted conspiracy, involving two influential persons of the city. They, however, refused to name the persons.

COMMUNITY

Unique way to celebrate Rakhi
Chandigarh, August 22
Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with much fun and gaiety throughout the length and breadth of the city. The atmosphere was charged with feelings and fun as sisters tied colourful threads on their brothers’ hands following rituals.

Mayor Lalit Joshi ties a rakhi to MP Pawan Bansal in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph

Bansal denies bungling in land allotment case
Chandigarh, August 22
The local MP, Mr Pawan Bansal, dismissed allegations of ‘’irregularities’’ in land allotment to Heritage Society as ‘’ravings of a frustrated man (former BJP MP Satyapal Jain) and welcomed the matter going to the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Pension scheme for journalists on cards
Chandigarh, August 22
In future, journalists will be covered under a pension scheme and also an insurance policy, said the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mrs Sushma Swaraj.

Sushma presents cheque to Rajendra Sharma’s wife
Chandigarh, August 22
In future, journalists will be covered under a pension scheme and also a insurance policy, said the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj.

The Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj, condoles Ms Sulakshana Sharma, widow of Rajendra Sharma, former Principal Correspondent of The Tribune, while presenting a cheque for Rs 1 lakh in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— Tribune photo Karam Singh

MC meeting likely to be stormy
Proposed hike in water charges 
Chandigarh, August 22
The Congress and the BJP are headed to engage in a war of words tomorrow at the meeting of the Municipal Corporation on the proposed hike of water charges with the BJP terming it a “betrayal” with the residents and the Congress preparing to project the BJP as a party “befooling” the people.

MC move to help police thwarted
SAS Nagar, August 22
The plan of the Municipal Council to help the police in checking the wrong parking of vehicles has suffered a setback.

Sharing lessons learnt from WTC collapse
Chandigarh, August 22
Mr Amar S. Malla, a New York-based Indo-American architect who has been associated with the team that prepared the “Building Performance Study of World Trade Centre” report, post-September 11, 2001, has listed five major lessons from the disaster that shook the world.

Garbage heap surrounds mosque
Chandigarh, August 22
A makeshift mosque in Ram Darbar is surrounded by a heap of garbage with its stink testing the devotion of visitors.

City roads to have cycle tracks
Chandigarh, August 22
Cycle tracks will be completed along the entire stretch of Jan Marg till the point where it meets Sectors 43 and 42.

‘End disparity in bus pass rates’
SAS Nagar, August 22
Eight municipal councillors have urged the Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh to end the disparity in concessional bus pass of the CTU for students of SAS Nagar and Chandigarh.

His answer to power-related problems
Chandigarh, August 22
When the entire nation is being plagued by problems like shortage of electricity, power thefts, etc, Kanwal Jeet Seth, an Ambala-based scientist, might have the answer to save the nation from plunging into a dark hole.

Condolence meeting at Press Club

EDUCATION

PU threatens students to end strike
Fasting students admitted to hospital
Chandigarh, August 22
Panjab University has asked students to end the fast in front of the Law Department failing which the matter will be referred to the UT Administration.

Harmanpreet Singh, a SOPU activist, being rushed to hospital after he complained of uneasiness while on fast at Punjab University on Thursday.
— Tribune photo Parvesh Chauhan

UGC refresher course
Chandigarh, August 22
The Department of Physics at Panjab University is organising a UGC refresher course from August 23 to September 12, an official press note said here today.

10 Mizo students join ITFT
Chandigarh, August 22
Ten students hailing from different parts of Mizoram arrived here today to join the Postgraduate Tourism and Airlines Management Programme at the Institute of Tourism Airlines Management Trends (ITFT), Chandigarh. They were shortlisted by the Directorate of Technical Education, Mizoram, and finally selected by the Governor of Mizoram to undergo the training.

Students from Mizoram join a tourism programme at the ITFT in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Programme on business management
Chandigarh, August 22
ITFT - Chandigarh is launching India’s first-ever one-year post graduate programme in future trends in business management (PGFBM) from September 23.

COURTS

HIGH COURT
FCI workers’ plea dismissed
Chandigarh, August 22
A Division Bench of the High Court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by the watch and ward staff working with the Food Corporation of India through a contractor.

Make paid parking people friendly: HC
Chandigarh, August 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh and other respondents to ensure that the system of paid parking was more people friendly.

DISTRICT COURTS
Suicide case: notice issued
Chandigarh, August 22
A local court today issued a notice to the state acting on anticipatory bail plea moved by Rajan Jain in connection with a case of craftsman, Sapan Das, who committed suicide on August 8.

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