ICL ticket sales begin today
Panchkula, March 7
Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia will be the star performer at the inauguration of the third edition of the Indian Cricket League
(ICL) T20 Tournament staring from March 9 at Tau Devi Lal Stadium here.
Jhuggis may turn into fire traps
But none cares despite incidents, warnings
Chandigarh, March 7
Despite some major incident of fire in the
recent past, people living in the colony still
haven’t learnt anything.
A view of the jhuggis in Colony No. 5.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
Upcoming toll plazas to make travel costlier
Chandigarh, March 7
Road travel is getting costlier in the region. However, the cost escalation is not on account of hike in the oil prices but the mushrooming of toll plazas on the strategic
Delhi-Amritsar and Ambala-Chandigarh national highways later this year.
GSI to give quake tips for buildings in city
Chandigarh, March 7
A new technique that will detail the seismic activity in Chandigarh and its impact
on multistoried buildings in earthquake-prone areas will be soon available to
residents here.
SSC results
Chandigarh, March 7
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has declared the results of the written exams of the deputy field officer
(tele) Exam-2007 today.
The result is being displayed in office of the deputy regional director at Sector 9- A, here. It will also be
available on the SSC's website- <http://sscresults.nic.in/>.
— TNS
Soon, helpline for Mohali senior citizens
Chandigarh, March 7
Following in the footsteps of Chandigarh and Panchkula police, Mohali police have plans of starting a round-the-clock helpline service for senior citizens residing here.
BJP workers’ conference
Badal, Dhumal, Jain to be honoured
Chandigarh, March 7
Parkash Singh Badal, Prem Kumar Dhumal and Satya Pal Jain will be honoured
at the BJP workers’ conference to be organised opposite Nehru Park in Sector 22
on March 9.
HUDA Spring Fest on March 8, 9
Panchkula, March 7
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is set to hold its 22nd Spring Festival at the Town Park here on March 8 and 9.
‘Spark’ in women’s life
Chandigarh, March 7
On the eve of International Women’s Day, Infosys has initiated a unique programme to reach out and empower young women by letting them have a feel of the information technology (IT) sector.
Classes for expectant mothers
Chandigarh, March 7
With the introduction of “Easybirth”, childbirth preparation classes, the journey from pregnancy to labour is going to be smooth.
44 stray dogs vaccinated at Mouli camp
Mohali, March 7
In the first-ever anti-rabies vaccination camp for stray dogs held at Mohali today, 44 dogs were vaccinated in Mouli village.
Letters
 Zirakpur lacks basic facilities
CBSE physics paper out of syllabus
Chandigarh, March 7
The CBSE’s ‘new examination pattern’ spelt trouble for students. The students of Class XII who took physics paper today were surprised to find the paper contrary to the sample papers released by the Board.
New policy for pre-nursery admission
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh administration, for the first time, has designed a liberal policy for admissions to pre-nursery classes in government schools of the city.
From Schools & Colleges
Two teachers with fake degree suspended
 Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh education department has suspended two teachers possessing fake degrees.
(From left) Vidushi (Miss GGSCW), Rosella (First runner-up), Richa (Second runner-up) and Gurjit Kaur (Miss Charming) at their farewell function at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
No respite for officiating principals
Chandigarh, March 7
Respite for officiating principals in the city government colleges remains a distant dream. After a DPC (departmental promotion committee) was rescheduled from February 12 to February 26 and was called off yet again for reasons unknown, leaving the officiating principals high and dry.
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