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Estate Office
Plum posting for ‘tainted’ officer
Chandigarh, May 6
An employee of the estate office, whose role is under the scrutiny of the UT vigilance department, has been given a plum posting. However, it has been made to believe that the employee, Rajeev Tewari, who is a section officer in the estate office, has been sidelined by being transferred out on the basis of findings by the vigilance into the wrongdoing in the office.
It happens only at GMCH
Promotions sans fiscal benefits
Chandigarh, May 6
Promotions in Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, have been made time bound, but these will not carry any financial benefits. An order to this effect has been notified by the Chandigarh administration recently.
3,000 take AFMC entrance exam
Chandigarh, May 6
Around 3,000 students took the entrance examination for the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, held at different centres in the city today.
The written examination started at 10 am. It was of two hours’ duration
comprising four parts - physics and logic, biology, chemistry and English.
Chandigarh Club in soup
Chandigarh, May 6
The Chandigarh Club had a brush with controversy tonight, with one of its members complaining about the presence of a cockroach in a soup served to him before dinner at the club.
The ruckus reportedly occurred when the member, Rajesh Sachdeva, found that the
soup being served to him had a cockroach.
Administration toughens stance
Conversion policy a central entity
Chandigarh, May 6
Taking a tough stand on the issue of conversion policy for industrial plots, the Chandigarh administration has stated that the UT administrator was fully competent to frame rules and there was a need to take approval of the Central Government.
Woman blames GH-6 doc for husband’s death
Panchkula, May 6
A resident of Sector 19, Sarita Thakur, today accused a doctor of General Hospital, Sector 6, of negligence which led to her husband’s death. In her complaint to deputy commissioner Neerja Shekhar, she demanded action against Dr Rita Kalra for not attending to her husband on the intervening night of April 30 and May 1.
Bank dy manager taken for a ride
Chandigarh, May 6
A deputy manager of the State Bank of India (SBI), Sector 17, today alleged harassment at the hands of the Punjab police by allegedly conniving with his kidnappers, who had held him captive in 2004, and threatening to implicate him in a human trafficking case if he did not depose in favour of the kidnappers.
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Ex-generals’ missive to Kalam on better pay scale
Chandigarh, May 6
Several retired generals have approached President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, seeking his intervention to get better pay and emoluments for the defence services.
In a letter written to the President, a former Lok Sabha MP, Lieut-Gen S.P.M.
Tripathi (retd), has stated: “The successive pay commissions have
progressively wronged the defence services in fixing their pay and emoluments
and there is apprehension that this step-motherly treatment may be repeated by
the Sixth Pay Commission.”
Here, roads are dug up at the drop of a hat
Zirakpur, May 6
When it comes to wasteful expenditure, nobody can match Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat. A case in point is the recarpeting of internal roads in Gobind Vihar locality in Baltana.
Residents here alleged that the roads had been recarpeted every year without any
reason.
e-Gram Sampark Project takes off today
Chandigarh, May 6
Punjab Governor and UT administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) will inaugurate the first e-Gram Sampark Project in the Union Territory at Khuda Jassu village tomorrow.
Continuing its commitment to bridge the digital divide, especially amongst the
rural population, as many as 17 e-gram sampark centres are being set up in the
UT.
He pedalled 1,000 km to visit Jalori Pass
Chandigarh, May 6
With a purpose to explore the hidden sites of Himachal Pradesh, Jaibir Singh Virk, a youth from Tohana, pedaled 1,000 km from Kurukshetra to Jalori Pass in Himachal Pradesh.
He took only seven days to complete his arduous task and returned to his
hometown on April 5.
Laughter Day at Fragrance Garden
Chandigarh, May 6
The Fragrance Laughter Club celebrated the fifth World Laughter Day at Fragrance Garden, Sector 36, here, today.
On the occasion, a laughter session coupled with yogic exercises was conducted
and S.S. Gill, Sunil Minocha and J.S. Oberoi were also honoured.
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Financial relief distributed
Panchkula, May 6
The Karuna Charitable Society today held its first annual function where 25 of its beneficiaries, primarily women, were given their monthly financial aid.
Deputy commissioner Neerja Shekhar assured the beneficiaries of all help from
the administration while announcing Rs 25,000 for the society and said there
were a number of government schemes from which the needy families could benefit.
PNB deputy general manager dead
Chandigarh, May 6
Deputy general manager of Punjab National Bank, Chandigarh circle, Kuljas Rai died of heart attack here this evening.
He had gone to Pinjore, where he suffered a heart attack. He was 57 years old
and is survived by his wife and two sons.
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