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A man enjoys with his pets by giving them a pleasure ride on his motorcycle in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
Holes in MC’s claims on water supply
Chandigarh, June 14
When it comes to making false claims, nobody can match the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh
(MCC). At a time when the civic body is at the receiving end for its failure to supply adequate drinking water to the city's population, it seems to have devised yet another strategy to "befool" top functionaries of the administration and the residents.
Top MCC officials, including its Chief Engineer, unveiled this strategy before UT home-cum local government secretary Ram Niwas on June 12 when they claimed that the water was being supplied to
various parts from 11 hours to 17 hours.
MC fails to auction 4 parking sites
Chandigarh, June 14
While the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has enhanced its revenue by putting the significant parking sites on auction, yet there are at least four parking sites located in Sector 17, which apparently, have failed to catch the fancy of the corporation.
A free parking lot located opposite Hotel Taj GVK at Sector 17 in
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Phones in Sector 46 go dead, courtesy MC
Chandigarh, June 14
Underground telephone lines at Sector 46 were damaged while laying water pipes in front of the houses of the residents, which is causing great inconvenience to them. Thanks to the ‘dig and run’ policy of the MC team who had virtually put their life to naught.
Telephone cables damaged by MC workers at Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
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Scramble for advisory council berth
Chandigarh, June 14
With the Chandigarh administration sending a clear signal of a widely-represented Administrator’s Advisory Council (AAC), people from all walks of life are making a beeline for nomination to the council.
World Blood Donor Day
100 units of blood donated
Chandigarh, June 14
On the World Blood Donor Day, the department of transfusion medicine,
PGI, in association with Indian Red Cross Society, UT branch, organised 100 per cent voluntary non-remunerated donation of blood and blood components.
Blood donors with their certificate after donating blood at PGI, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
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Chand-Fiza ‘reunion’ angers Shiv Sainiks
Mohali, June 14
Chand-Fiza “reunion” today did not find favour with Shiv Sainiks. On hearing that Chand Mohammed alias Chander Mohan was back with Fiza alias Anuradha Bali, a large number of activists of the youth wing of the Shiv Sena Hindustan converged outside Fiza’s Sector 48 house here and raised slogans against Chand.
Food street may lose ‘Night’ tag
Chandigarh, June 14
The Night Food Street, which had started with a bang a few months back, may lose its night tag soon.
Fed up with the continuous late night brawls and lawlessness prevailing at the Night Food Street, the Chandigarh Police has written to the Municipal Corporation for not allowing any activity at the food joints after mid-night.
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Punjabi ghazals soiree enchants audience
Chandigarh, June 14
The melodic vocal recital organised by the Chandigarh Sabhyacharak Manch at Randhawa Auditorium brought alive the literary beauty of Punjabi ghazals and
geet, which filled mind with a romantic feel and tranquility.
RD Kailey and Komal Chug during a Punjabi ghazal geet concert at Randhawa Auditorium in Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
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Zirakpur, Mohali reel under power cuts
Mohali/Zirakpur, June 14
Unscheduled power cuts have made the lives miserable for the residents of Mohali, Zirakpur and Dera Bassi. Worst comes when power cuts are imposed during the night hours.
Maharana Pratap Jayanti celebrated
Chandigarh, June 14
The All-India Rajput Students’ Aid Society on the premises of Maharna Pratap Hostel in west of Sector 25 here celebrated Maharana Pratap Jayanti with great enthusiasm today.
Members of the All-India Rajput Students’ Aid Society pay floral tributes to Maharana Pratap on the occasion of his birth anniversary in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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Panel to review schemes for Economically Backward Classes
Chandigarh, June 14
The upcoming visit of a team of National Commission for Economically Backward Classes to
Chandigarh, the city with the highest per capita income, has generated a lot of interest among local NGOs and activists.
Railway Info Centre
Improved system, increased response
Chandigarh, June 14
The upgraded touch-screen information machines installed at the railway reservation centre at the Sector 17 inter-state bus terminus are drawing huge crowd these days.
People make use of the newly installed touch-screen information system at the railway reservation counter, ISBT, Sector 17,
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Mirage on the road: A view captured during the hot sunny day on the Sectors 9-10 road in Chandigarh
on Sunday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan |
War widow gets promised land after 37 yrs
Chandigarh, June 14
It was a battle that took 37 years. Now at the age of 70, Balwant Kaur, whose husband was killed in action during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has finally got possession of the land promised to her by the state government as a mark of recognition of her husband’s sacrifice.
Workshop on fungal diseases begins today
Chandigarh, June 14
The Centre of Advanced Research in Medical Mycology and WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Fungi of Medical Importance of the Department of Medical Microbiology, PGI, will organise six-day PGI-ICMR-WHO-INSA seventh national training course from tomorrow.
Mountview profit surges despite slowdown
Chandigarh, June 14
The after effects of the global slowdown may have dented the earnings of the hotel industry in the country by an average of 35 per cent, and pulled down the occupancy rate considerably, but Hotel Mountview, the only government-run five-star hotel in the tricity, has managed to beat back recession by drawing more customers to its dining table.
CityScope Letters
UT admn’s work needs to be scanned
In a significant and thought provoking article, “This inert administration” written by Raveen Thukral published in Chandigarh Tribune on June 8 has rightly highlighted the high handedness, inert, insensitive, arrogant and unaccountable working of the inert and unresponsive Chandigarh Administration.
Dev Samaj College for Women
College Admissions-2009
Chandigarh, June 14
“Acquire knowledge, build character” so says the college moto of Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45. The college that started with a modest beginning now boasts of a number of courses.
Meanwhile, a new computer lab is under construction to enhance the computer department this year.
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Schools upgraded, but remain headless
Chandigarh, June 14
In a classic case of misplaced priorities, the Chandigarh education department has been upgrading schools without creating posts of principals or heads for them.
College Admissions
Violation of UT orders continues
Chandigarh, June 14
Lack of information about a notification of the UT administration issued two years back to simplify the official procedure in educational institutes by doing away with attestation by gazetted officers has proved the effort of the administration futile as websites of most city colleges still demand attested copies.
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