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Parking pangs as vehicles rise
Chandigarh, May 8
The rising number of vehicles in the city has put the administration and Municipal Corporation (MC) in a fix, as they are clueless about how to deal with the problem of shrinking parking spaces.
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SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
Zirakpur MC fined Rs 6,000
Zirakpur, May 8
The State Information Commission Punjab has penalized the Zirakpur Municipal Council for Rs 6000 for its failure to to provide information to a Dhakoli resident under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
MC team challans
violators
Chandigarh, May 8
The enforcement wing of the Chandigarh municipal corporation today removed encroachments from Sector 20, 28 and 32 markets.
The enforcement staff of the municipal corporation impound rehries of juice sellers during an anti-encroachment drive in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Campaign to reduce infant mortality
Chandigarh, May 8
Unfortunately everyday about 30,000 children in the world die at the age of five due to those diseases which could be cured.
The Rotary International is planning to launch an intensive campaign from this year to curb such diseases so that child mortality could be reduced from the society.
Traffic lights ensure smooth traffic
Chandigarh, May 8
The UT engineering department made the traffic lights at Sector 33, 34, 20 and 21 roundabout functional, here today.
Earlier the junction used to witness traffic snarls throughout the day but everything went on smoothly today.
The traffic lights at Sector 33, 34, 20 and 21 roundabout in Chandigarh on Thursday. Tribune
Photo by Manoj Mahajan
Graft case: Accused gets public support
Chandigarh, May 8
The superintendent in the UT food and supplies department Krishan Saroop Sharma, who was arrested by the UT vigilance team in a graft case yesterday, saw massive support while he was produced in the district courts, here today.
Measure of Darkness: A duststorm reduced the visibility considerably and streetlights were switched on at 6:30 pm in Chandigarh on Thursday.
Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Villagers allege
illegal mining, block road
Panchkula, May 8
Protesting against alleged illegal mining
in the area, residents of Burj Kotian village
blocked Jalla road near here today.
Water woes in Mohali
Mohali, May 8
With the temperature soaring, residents
living on the upper floors are
being forced to put up with dry taps
and empty overhead tanks due to low
water pressure.
20 months on, Mohali rly station ailing
Mohali, May 8
Mohali railway station, where the first train arrived with much fanfare hardly 20 months ago, is beginning to turn unsafe with the railway platform floor developing cracks and becoming uneven, pillars sinking in and part of the weather shelter starting to tilt.
Insurance scheme: MoU signed
Mohali, May 8
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the implementation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) was signed here between Punjab Health Systems Corporation and National Insurance Company.
15 injured in
bus-truck collision
Panchkula, May 8
Fifteen passengers were injured when a bus going
towards Shimla had a headon
collision with a truck coming
from the opposite side.
The driver of the bus was also
injured in the accident.
The accident led to traffic
jam on the road which could
be cleared after two hours.
Post attack, students resort to ‘only gimmicks’
Chandigarh, May 8
The gravity of the May 3 attack on a student in the UILS examination
centre, Panjab University, has got lost in the ensuing din created by student organisations’ to gain political mileage.
BJP criticises govt for delay in MC chief election
Panchkula, May 8
The state government was making city residents pay the price of not voting for the ruling party in the municipal committee elections held on March 30.
BJP councillor and party nominee for the post of MC president V.K. Sood alleged this here yesterday.
2 hurt in
accident
Panchkula, May 8
Two persons were seriously
injured in a hit-and-run case
when their motorcycle was
smashed by a car at the Sector
11 and 4 roundabout here
today.
Members elected
Chandigarh, May 8
Following have been elected members of the Double Three Residents Welfare Association, Sector 33: Lt Col.
J.S. Multani, president, Er Daya Singh, senior vice-president, Dr R.P. Gaba, vice-president, Jagdish Singh
Sarpal, general secretary, Manpreet Singh Brar, finance secretary and N
Mahandroo, joint secretary. — TNS
Lawyer dies mysteriously
Mohali, May 8
Jagwinder Singh Dhillon, a 47-year-old lawyer practising in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh was found dead in mysterious circumstances at Fatehabad in Haryana today. The lawyer had gone missing from his Phase IX residence here on May 4.
CIC reserves order on UT administrator
Chandigarh, May 8
The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) today reserved its order on a complaint whether the UT administrator was a public authority or not. The complaint was filed with the CIC by activist Hemant Goswami for the failure of UT administrator S.F. Rodrigues to appoint a ‘public information officer’ and for not making the information available to public under Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Liquor vend to be shifted
Panchkula, May 8
The district administration has decided to shift the location of liquor vend near the Mata Mansa Devi Dwar.
President of industry chamber elected
Chandigarh, May 8
Vinod Mittal has been elected as president of the Chamber of Chandigarh Industries during the 17th annual general body meeting of the chamber held here yesterday. The other office-bearers who have been elected are Sandeep
Sahni- vice president, Naveen Miglani - general secretary, Sunil Aggarwal - joint secretary and Sunil Gupta - finance secretary. —
TNS
FOSWAC demands
need-based changes
Chandigarh, May 8
The Federation of Sector Welfare Associations (FOSWAC) demanded regularisation of need-based changes in the marla houses and the Chandigarh Housing Board(CHB) flats, here today.
Letters
 Central Varsity Status
Committee plans door-to-door campaign
Chandigarh, May 8
With the passage of every day, the resentment on the campus against the indifferent attitude of the political parties to the demand for central university status for Panjab University is becoming intense.
Teachers and students of Panjab University sit on a relay fast demanding central university status in Chandigarh
on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Students pay tributes to Tagore
Chandigarh, May 8
Students of Strawberry Fields World School presented ‘Ritu Rang’ songs on the aspects of changing seasons. Aditi
Dua, former president of the National Council of Public Relation Society of India, was the chief guest.
Students perform dance at Strawberry Fields World School in Chandigarh on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
DAV celebrates Mothers’ Day
Mohali, May 8
Mothers’Day turned to be an
opportunity for young mothers
and their wards to know
each other better at DAVPublic
Senior Secondary School,
Phase X, Mohali ,here, yesterday.
The school organised
a unique contest ‘Know thy
Mom’for the students of primary
wing and their mothers.
School principal Jaya Bhardwaj
said it was an initiative to
make the child and the mother
know each other better.
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