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Administration reviews ongoing projects
A new school will be built in Sector 50 at a
cost of Rs 3.5 crore
Chandigarh, January 9
The Chandigarh administration’s major concern would be completion of the ongoing projects this year. Home Secretary Ram Niwas and Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar today jointly presided over a meeting to review the progress of these ongoing projects here.
It was a tough day for oil-hunters
Chandigarh, January 9
Almost 90 per cent of the petrol pumps of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) in the region on the third day of the strike by Oil Sector Officers’ Association went dry today. Even though the strike was called off in the evening, it would only be around Saturday afternoon that
the fuel supply would become normal.
Strike
When all roads led to select petrol stations
Chandigarh, December 9
With over 70 per cent petrol stations running dry, it was a harrowing time for vehicle owners in the city on account of the strike, which was called off later in the day, by officials of oil company here today.
Madhya Marg wears a deserted look as vehicles went off road owing to a strike by employees of oil companies in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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‘Bed and breakfast’ scheme may have new name
Chandigarh, January 9
In keeping with the Indian tradition of “atithi devobhava” (guest is god), there is move to rechristen the name of Chandigarh administration’s ambitious “Bed and Breakfast” scheme to “Home Stay”.
The issue has already been discussed with the Union Ministry of Tourism at New
Delhi. Though, the response to the scheme is good, officials say “bed and
breakfast” somehow doesn’t convey the basic objective of providing homely
ambience. Thus, the proposal was mooted out to change its name.
A person looks at a “Bed and breakfast” scheme board at Sukhna Lake on Friday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
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Domestic Violence
Guv for core groups at village level
Chandigarh, January 9
Concerned at increasing domestic violence and other household problems faced by families in the rural areas, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator S.F. Rodrigues has asked sarpanches of UT villages to set up cooperative core groups to come into action in the event of such incidents and sort out the issues at the local level, as part of their societal responsibilities.
CITCO issues show-cause notices to 4 employees
Chandigarh, January 9
The Chandigarh Industrial Tourism and Development Corporation (CITCO) today issued one-week show-cause notices to four of its employees of Hotel Mountview, for not following procedural practice while booking a function a month back at the hotel in Sector 10, here.
Ban on sale of non-ISI helmets
Chandigarh, January 9
The Chandigarh administration has imposed a ban on the sale of
non-ISI mark helmets in the city.
Booklet on healthy lifestyle released
Chandigarh, January 9
PGI doctors released a booklet on “Cultivating Healthy Lifestyle” here today.
Minor fire at Industrial Area
Chandigarh, January 9
A minor fire broke out today afternoon at one of the industrial plots in the Industrial Area, Phase I. The fire broke out due to a short circuit on the top floor of the Chandigarh Flour Mills housed at plot number 128.
A fireman tries to douse flames which broke out at a plot in the Industrial Area-Phase I, Chandigarh, on Friday.
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Police beat boxes cry for repair
Chandigarh, January 9
The terrible condition of the police beat boxes across the city has educed a resentment among the cops, who find it difficult to keep a vigil on everyone during the cold weather.
A damaged beat box in Chandigarh.
Tribune Photo:
Manoj Mahajan |
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Bansal barred from legal practice
Chandigarh, January 9
The Bar Council of India today debarred Haryana law officer Sanjiv Bansal from practice.
Vehicle involved in accident had fake number
Panchkula, January 9
The alleged hit-and-run case involving 40-year-old Navneet, a resident of Sector 9, by an unidentified vehicle here on September 12, 2008, has taken a new turn. Even as police fails to crack the case, it has now transpired that the erring vehicle was carrying a “fake” registration number.
Eviction of DC
MC chief seeks Chief Secy’s help
Mohali, January 9
The President of the local Municipal Council today sought the help of the Chief Secretary, Punjab, to get the house vacated in the municipal complex, which had allegedly been unauthorisedly occupied by the former Deputy Commissioner HIS Garewal, and to recover over Rs 10 lakh as rent to the council for the accommodation.
MC issues notices to 200 for encroachment
Zirakpur, January 9
Even as the NHAI battle it out with the banquet owners on Zirakpur-Panchkula highway over the illegal access to the highway, the Zirakpur Municipal Council has issued notices to around 200 shopkeepers on
Zirakpur-Patiala highway to remove encroachments to the four-laning work.
Shopkeepers use roadside to dump construction material along the
Zirakpur-Patiala highway. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
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Pvt practitioners, health authorities sign MOU
Mohali, January 9
A MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed here today between district health authorities and sentinel private practitioners on sharing of information regarding spread of diseases. “IDSP Mohali Alert”, a monthly and annual bulletin, was also launched.
Sober man challaned for drunk driving
Chandigarh, January 9
Can a sober person be challaned for drunk driving? The answer should be in the negative but the Chandigarh traffic police seems to have performed this feat by challaning Vikram Singh, a resident of Sector 7.
Partial relief for residents
Chandigarh, January 9
It was only a partial relief for city resident’s today. For, even after the calling off of strike by the Sector-26 grain market association following the removal of the checkpoints by the Chandigarh administration, the normal supply was yet be restored.
Labourers unload gunny bags at the Grain Market in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on
Friday. A Tribune photograph |
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HIV+ as outreach workers
Chandigarh, January 9
The executive meeting of the State AIDS Control Society (SACS), Chandigarh, was held under the chairmanship of home-cum-health secretary Ram Niwas today.
Speaking Out
Fuelling chaos
With petrol stations running dry on account of a strike by oil officers, in a conversation with
Priya Chadha
people spoke strongly against the strike for the inconvenience that they had to face throughout the day
Office-bearers elected
Chandigarh, January 9
The following have been elected as office-bearers of the Universal Co-operative House Building (1st) Society of Sector 21, Chandigarh.
Office-bearers
Chandigarh, January 9
Residents of Defence Colony, Baltana, elected Capt Gurbachan Singh as president of their welfare association during a general body meeting held recently.
e Wild Wild Web
Internet and censorship
The recent crackdown by Chinese officials on “vulgar” websites, including Google and the Chinese leading search engine, Baidu, has once again brought the sensitive issue of the Internet and Censor to the fore. China has named 19 leading Internet companies for failing to censor inappropriate content despite warnings, or did not do so swiftly enough. Baidu has captured about two-thirds of the world’s largest Net population — over 250m and growing — with Google in second
place in China.
Hardwork sees Pavneet through
Chandigarh, January 9
‘I always knew I would score this much,” beamed Pavneet Singh Gulyani with confidence, as everybody applauded him for creating history by scoring 100 percentile in CAT prelims.
A final year student of mechanical engineering at PEC, Pavneet, son of a retail
shopkeeper from Mohali has been declared engineering’s loss but management’s
gain.
Pavneet Gulyani with his mother. A Tribune photograph |
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More IIM calls for girls
Chandigarh, January 9
The CAT results have brought all smiles for city students as not only the percentile increased but also the number of students hitting scores above 97 percentile has increased. An added brownie is the fact that the city’s fairer sex has taken everybody for surprise as more girls compared to the last five years have got calls from various
IIMs.
City girls make their presence felt at CAT. A Tribune photograph |
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UIET students assemble single-seater car
Chandigarh, January 9
An 18-member team of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology
(UIET), Panjab University, has assembled a single-seater car of 340 CC petrol engine with 9 bhp for participation in the Society for Automotive Engineers
(SAE) event in Indore, scheduled for January 30 to February 1.
Students of UIET, Panjab University, with their
single-seater car in Chandigarh.
Tribune Photo: Vinay Malik |
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From PU
Seminar on disaster management from today
Chandigarh, January 9
The department of education, Panjab University, is organising a two-day national seminar-cum-workshop on “Partners in disaster management: Institutions & Community” under the aegis of assistance programme of UGC. This event will be hosted at ICSSR Complex on Jan 10- 11. Vice-Chancellor Prof RC Sobti, will inaugurate the seminar and director general of CRRID Rashpal Malhotra, will preside over.
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