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Gaurav Gaur, Commonwealth Youth Ambassador for HIV/AIDS awareness promotion, found a unique way to promote both the Taj Mahal and HIV awareness on Friday. With a painted and bare back, he went around the city's landmarks on his mobike for two hours, spreading the crucial message: "Let's ensure that Taj Mahal gets into the Seven Wonders of the World List, but let's also ensure the next generation lives to see the wonder. Join hands for HIV/AIDS awareness just as you have joined hands all over the world to vote for Taj Mahal's entry into the coveted list". Gaur started his ride from Commonwealth Youth Centre, PEC, Sector 12, and went around Panjab University, Sectors 17, 22 and others before calling it a day.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
Violations
Notices to farmhouse owners
Chandigarh, June 8
After pursuing a criminal case against farmhouse owners, the district administration today initiated the process of issuing notices to the violators of the Punjab New Capital (Periphery) Act.
MP Fund Row
Officials step in to Bansal’s aid
Chandigarh, June 8
Putting the lid on the controversy regarding spending of the MPLAD Fund by local MP Pawan Bansal on a temple site in Kangra, officials executing the work under the fund today stated that an MP could recommend works in a district outside the nodal district.
Woman kills herself
Mohali, June 8
A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in Phase VII here. She was staying as a paying guest along with her sister.
Army
withdraws order to discharge 27,000 troops
Chandigarh, June 8
The Army has put on hold its
order to discharge 27,000 troops, who are in poor physical shape. A
communiqué from the Army headquarters received at various
establishments this week states that there will be no mass discharge
of low medical category (LMC) troops till 2009.
Outsourcing renders lab technicians idle
Chandigarh, June 8
With the outsourcing of laboratory facilities at government hospitals and dispensaries in Chandigarh, lab technicians with the UT health department have virtually been left with no work.
Life held ransom to rules
Reduced to skeleton, but docs
don’t think she’s ailing
Chandigarh, June 8
You don’t need to peruse her medical records to tell that she is dying. Reduced to a skeleton, following two years of serious sickness she acquired on job, Meena Srivastava is battling it out with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), which doesn’t think she’s ailing or that she deserves any benefit under the rules. She is not suffering from any of the listed occupational diseases, they assert.
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Unavailability of IT forms leaves payers high and dry
Chandigarh, June 8
The new income tax return forms introduced by the union finance ministry has opened a Pandora's box for the income tax department and the taxpayers.
3 in queue for CITCO MD post
Chandigarh, June 8
The Punjab Government is learnt to have sent three names to the Chandigarh administration as possible replacement for managing director of CITCO
J.S. Bir, who has been recalled back by the Punjab Government to his parent cadre.
Governance at ‘the crossroads’
Chandigarh, June 8
The two-day training programme on Municipal Resource Mobilisation for Strengthening Fiscal Domain of Urban Local Bodies organised at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) concluded here today with experts presenting their views on measures to upgrade internal and external resource generation and cost saving methods.
Residents’ body holds meeting
Chandigarh, June 8
The annual general body meeting of the Residents Welfare Organisation (RWO) of Sector 38 (A and B)
was held.
Seminar on Nandigram tomorrow
Chandigarh, June 8
The Chandigarh chapter of Indian Media Centre will organise a colloquium on “Upheaval in Nandigram — disturbing implications” on June 10 in the auditorium of Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10, at 10.30 am. The programme is based on an analysis of the report of a fact-finding committee. P.C. Dogra, a former DGP, Punjab, and Nafisa Hussain will speak about their observations during a four-day visit to Nandigram.
Chhabeels: Unhygienic conditions cause worry
Chandigarh, June 8
Even as city residents are putting up chhabeels across the city to serve flavoured water to save many from the scorching sun, the unhygienic conditions that prevail at these chhabeels have raised concerns of the UT administration.
Sweet water being distributed in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.
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Infant’s death: Family repeats charge
Chandigarh, June 8
Even as the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) authorities claimed that a one-month-old
child, Om, was resuscitated by the doctors after being vaccinated wrongly by a paramedic, the parents of the child from Ambala City alleged the hospital authorities were trying to save the accused.
Applications invited for Haj
Chandigarh, June 8
The State Haj Committee, Chandigarh, has invited applications for the Haj pilgrimage.
Tribune employees donate blood
Chandigarh, June 8
Employees of the Tribune group of newspapers donated blood at a camp organised by the Tribune Employees Union at Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre, Sector 37, here today.
Employees of The Tribune group of newspapers donate blood at Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre, Sector 37, on Friday.
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MPLAD fund issue: Councillors clarify stance
Chandigarh, June 8
Nominated councillors of the municipal corporation today refuted allegations of siding with the BJP. Clarifying their stand, they stated that they had no political inclinations and were ‘victims of circumstances’.
BJYM activists burn Bansal’s effigy
Chandigarh, June 8
Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Chandigarh, protested against the alleged misuse of MPLAD fund by minister of state for finance Pawan Bansal by burning his effigy here today.
Decision on community centres draws flak
Chandigarh June 8
The Municipal Corporation’s decision to convert community centres into community clubs has met with opposition from city residents.
Circus leaves a scar
Mohali, June 8
The circus that left the town almost two weeks ago has left a scar. The Phase VIII Dasehra Ground is marked with a trench, which was used in the circus for seating audience.
The Phase VIII Dasehra Ground lying dug up in Mohali on Friday.
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Fund crunch hits work on hospital
Mohali, June 8
The plan to upgrade the local Civil Hospital to a 200-bed setup has failed to make any headway due to non-availability of funds. It appears to be merely a poll sop for voters in the election year.
Anti-encroachment drive turns violent
Panchkula, June 8
Anti-encroachment drive at Madanpur village (Sector 26) of the Panchkula extension turned violent today with villagers pelting enforcement staff with stones.
Cong unit office-bearers
Panchkula, June 8
President of the Panchkula unit of the Congress Committee R.K Kakkar today announced the general body of the committee.
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