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Syndicate to weigh Garg report tomorrow
Chandigarh, September 14
Panjab University Syndicate members’ meeting on September 16 will consider the findings of the Garg committee report looking into allegations levelled by Mr V.K. Chopra, a faculty member of the Department of Evening Studies, against Mrs Santosh Gupta, a former head of the department.
Home Secy gets Chief Administrator’s powers
Chandigarh, September 14
The Chandigarh Administration has conferred the powers of the Chief Administrator on the Home Secretary.
Staff of 2 schools charge-sheeted
Poor results in board exams
Mohali, September 14
The Punjab Government has charge-sheeted the entire teaching staff, including principals of two schools, in the district for poor performance of students. Students of the two schools had reportedly consistently shown poor results in the Class VIII and Class X board examinations.
NRI family rues its decision to return
Chandigarh, September 14
It was a tragic homecoming for a German NRI couple, Mr Jaswant Brar and his wife, Mrs Jagshir Brar, who opted to return to their motherland.
Mr Jaswant Brar with his wife and son in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Witness retracts statement
Sumedh Saini case
Chandigarh, September 14
The prosecution suffered a major blow in the case of murder against Devinder Singh Bhullar, who allegedly conspired to kill former SSP Chandigarh Sumedh Singh Saini, in a bomb blast, targeting his police convoy in Sector 17. The blast took place in 1991.
Elected student leaders take oath
Chandigarh, September 14
The newly elected members of the Panjab University Campus Students Council took oath at a special ceremony held here today.
Prof. R.C. Sobti, Vice-Chancellor, PU, offers sweets to Dalbir Singh Goldy, newly elected president of PU Students’ Council on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
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MC to spend Rs 2.73 lakh on tree felling
Mohali, September 14
The Municipal Council will spend a sum of Rs 2.73 lakh on cutting of some trees to widen a stretch of a main road.
MLA inspects work at rly station
Mohali, September 14
The Kharar MLA, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, today inspected works at the Mohali railway station to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on September 27.
Mr Bir Devinder Singh inspects the railway station at Mohali which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on September 27.
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Recovery of loans from ex-ministers' pension
Chandigarh, September 14
The Punjab Council of Ministers today approved the recovery of loan money from certain former Ministers by deducting the money from their pension in instalments. There are as many as eight former Ministers who have not returned the loan which they had secured to either buy cars or to build houses from the state government.
More govt vehicles involved in road accident: study
Chandigarh, September 14
Important facts about government vehicles causing serious accidents on city roads have come to light in an important study conducted by the Chandigarh Traffic Police.
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