Fires of faith burn bright:
An infant dressed as Lord Krishna at a congregation to celebrate Janamashtami at the Sector 46 temple in Chandigarh on Monday.
— Tribune Photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Daring night rescue by IAF pilots
Chandigarh, September 3
In a daring night rescue operation by the IAF, a MI-17 helicopter crew from the Jodhpur-based 107 helicopter unit rescued a
reveller, Dilip Kumar, who was washed away in the flash floods, while saving others in his group.
The group had gone to the gorges at Bhawarkund, a picnic spot on the banks of
Chambal river near Kota town in Rajasthan.
‘Fundamental rights can be amended’
Chandigarh, September 3
Fundamental rights can be amended, if they take away your basic rights.
These can be examined if challenged, said Supreme Court Judge Justice Ashok Bhan.
(From left) Prof Virendra Kumar, DUI Prof S.K. Kulkarni (behind), P.K. Saini, director, ICSSR and Justice Ashok Bhan during a talk at Panjab University on Monday.
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CHB to float low-cost scheme at IT park
Chandigarh, September 3
After the high-end accommodation, Prideasia, which was launched for the elite class by Parsvnath and the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) yesterday, the area bordering the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (RGCTP) is now set to get accommodation for the ecomonically weaker sections of society (EWS).
Water samples collected in Saketri
Panchkula, September 3
Water samples of “contaminated water” were collected in Saketri and medicines and chlorine tablets distributed among villagers following reports that a number of people had been taken ill in the village.
While a team of the health department led by Dr M.L. Garg visited the village
late in the night, five teams were constituted to carry out a door-to-door
survey.
A health official collects a water sample in Saketri village in Panchkula on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
Governor’s instructions go unheeded
 Problems
galore at ISBT-17
Chandigarh, September 3
Nothing, apparently, can put things in order at the Sector 17 Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT). Even the visit of Chandigarh administrator and Punjab Governor Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) last month has failed to solve the prevailing problems at the terminus.
A CTU bus driver drops off passengers at the entrance, without caring for the instruction board at ISBT-17 in Chandigarh on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
Guvs’ greetings on Janamashtami
Chandigarh, September 3
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues today greeted the people of Punjab and Chandigarh on the auspicious occasion of
Janamashtami.
COLOURS OF NATURE: A pair of red lilies in full bloom at the Nature Observatory Park in Sector 26, Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Can’t enter cyber cafes sans I-card
Chandigarh, September 3
Using cyber cafes without declaring one's identity will be no longer permissible. The district magistrate today prohibited the use of cyber cafes by “unidentified” persons.
Punjab wants periphery areas included in MRTS
Chandigarh, September 3
Punjab wants the proposed mass rapid transport system(MRTS) for Chandigarh to be extended to the peripheral towns of Kharar, Zirakpur and Dera Bassi.
SSC short-circuited
Candidates hunt for sifarish
Chandigarh, September 3
Ad hocism or lack of transparency, the Chandigarh administration appears to have bypassed the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for appointments to non-gazetted Class "C" and "D" posts, bringing the recruitment process under a cloud.
Director’s Post
GMCH faculty favours direct recruitment
Chandigarh, September 3
The faculty at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, (GMCH) is in favour of direct recruitment of its Director-Principal through UPSC. Seven senior professors and heads of departments have, in an application to the Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Chandigarh, Gen S.F Rodrigues (retd.), contended that the re-advertisement of the post by the administration in the newspapers is unjustified since the administration has already exhausted the first method of recruitment.
Award for K.L. Zakir
Chandigarh, September 3
Chairman of the Jan Shikshan Sansthan, K. L. Zakir, has been awarded the NLM-UNESCO Award.
Drunken Driving
‘Spy brigade’ scheme a damp squib
Chandigarh, September 3
The Chandigarh Traffic Police’s scheme of deploying “spy-brigade” of NCC cadets to curb drunken driving seems to have fizzled out with the men-in-white booking only two offenders in the past fortnight.
Woman commits suicide
Chandigarh, September 3
A married woman, identified as Punam, allegedly ended her life by hanging herself at her Sector 10 residence, here this evening. The police has recovered a note bearing the signatures of the deceased from the house mentioning that “no one should be punished” for her action.
2 Panchkula residents commit suicide
Panchkula, September 3
Two persons committed suicide in separate incidents in the city here today. While Azad colony resident Manohar Lal was mentally upset, Avinash, a resident of Sector 16, was in depression after suffering losses in business.
159 motorists challaned
Chandigarh, September 3
In a move to curb traffic violations, the Chandigarh Traffic Police today set up five nakas across the city and booked 159 motorists for violating traffic rules.
Health awards on Oct 5
Chandigarh, September 3
The second season of the Positive Health Awards would be held on October 5 at Mumbai.
FAUJI BEAT
Army gets raw deal in pension
We
had brought out in our last column (August 30) that V.S. Jafa, a former secretary (finance), Ministry of Defence, was not in favour of the armed forces getting a better pay package. In this one, we bring out his blinkered views that he has expressed in his article, “Suicides in the Army”, in The Tribune (August 17) about the weightage in service.
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Panchkula, September 3
