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Heavily congested Matka Chowk craves for traffic lights
Jul 23, 2016 5:01 am
Jul 23, 2016 5:01 am
Chandigarh: Matka Chowk, a roundabout at intersection of Jan Marg and Madhya Marg is still to get traffic lights to provide smooth flow of traffic in the zone.“Traffic lights are on intersection like that sector-7 and sector-8 and other intersections of Madhya Marg which does not feel traffic pressure as great as this roundabout do”
SC dismisses plea for action against Aamir Khan for ‘misusing’ national emblem
Jul 22, 2016 7:38 am
Jul 22, 2016 7:38 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition by NGO Arrive Safe Society seeking action against Bollywood star Aamir Khan for allegedly misusing the national emblem in his programme ‘Satyamev Jayate’. Dismissing the plea, the bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said that there was no merit in the plea. As Chandigarh
Women empowerment takes centre stage at all-girl petrol station in city
Jul 22, 2016 6:52 am
Jul 22, 2016 6:52 am
Chandigarh: It is a man’s world, they say and sometimes in the face of violent opposition, overall situation of women’s empowerment leaves a great deal to be desired. Keep this in mind, let us relate an interesting example, first-of-its-kind in Chandigarh, set by a petrol pump owner in Chandigarh where the job of filling petrol
Kejriwal browbeating Punjabis through malicious telecalls: SAD
Jul 21, 2016 11:21 am
Jul 21, 2016 11:21 am
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today castigated the bullying and pressurising tactics being employed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to browbeat the people of Punjab into supporting it in the 2017 assembly elections. In a statement here, senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the coercive methods
Auto drivers take govt norms for granted in tri-city
Jul 21, 2016 7:27 am
Jul 21, 2016 7:27 am
Chandigarh: Sight of queued up auto rickshaws along the roads, blocking traffic and passage of passengers on bus stops is quite common. Large number of rickshaws can be seen parked on Madhya Marg, Dakshin Marg, in front of ISBT 43, 17 and PGI. “The auto rickshaw halt in front of bus stops due to which
Part of city heritage, Pierre Jeanneret house in a shambles
Jul 21, 2016 7:22 am
Jul 21, 2016 7:22 am
Chandigarh: The house which was once occupied by Pierre Jeanneret a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier), for about twenty years to architect out the city beautiful is in shambles and in shear neglect. This house is also a part of city heritage. Where on
Commuters have narrow escape as truck hits 9 cars
Jul 20, 2016 10:15 am
Jul 20, 2016 10:15 am
Chandigarh: More than a dozen people in nine separate cars had a narrow escape after their cars waiting at the red light junction of Sectors 44/45-49/50, were smashed by a truck here on Tuesday evening. The breaks of the truck had failed, the police said. According to the police, among the nine cars, six cars
Art residency in farmhouse near Chandigarh city
Jul 18, 2016 7:30 am
Jul 18, 2016 7:30 am
Manakpur Sharif: The landscape of ‘Green Revolution’ state Punjab has always been known for its golden harvest. But with the efforts of an artistically-minded entrepreneur couple, there will be a splash of colour in the agrarian state as well. Bringing in a new concept to the state, serial entrepreneur Anuja Lath is offering art residency
City green cover increases by 13 per cent in last two years
Jul 17, 2016 10:16 am
Jul 17, 2016 10:16 am
Chandigarh: The green cover of the city beautiful has increased by 13 per cent in past two years. This was revealed in the report submitted by the Indian State of Forest Report-2015, prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), said Santosh Kumar Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Chandigarh. Santosh Kumar said,
St John High School celebrates Van Mahotsava
Jul 16, 2016 8:08 am
Jul 16, 2016 8:08 am
Chandigarh: The school brought two great causes of planting trees and donating blood together, to celebrate life on earth by reaching out and spreading greenery at the Rotary and Blood bank Resource Center in Sector 37 by planting saplings of trees. St John High School celebrated Van Mahotsava with great aplomb and enthusiasm. The students
Government creches sans medical kits, reveals survey
Jul 15, 2016 9:52 am
Jul 15, 2016 9:52 am
Chandigarh: Most of government crèches running in various areas of the city do not have first aid kits and provision of basic medical facilities including growth charts. These facts were highlighted in a survey conducted by students of University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University under the guidance of Chandigarh Commission for Protection of
41 teachers on waiting list to get job letters
Jul 13, 2016 6:38 am
Jul 13, 2016 6:38 am
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday directed the Education Department to issue appointment letters as Hindi and Science masters to 41 candidates on the waiting list. The direction by Justice GS Sandhawalia came during the hearing of petitions filed by Sonia Sharma of Sangrur and other candidates. The Education Department had advertised 3,422
Creating a sensation: ‘MAA ka PYAAR’
Jul 12, 2016 6:46 am
Jul 12, 2016 6:46 am
Mohali: People dream of air conditioned rooms and all the comforts which come in the package as perks of working in an office as a permanent employee but Radhika Arora, 25 an MBA in Human Resource Management, had something else in her mind, when she resigned from her 3 year old job in a well-established
20- year- old commits suicide
Jul 11, 2016 3:29 am
Jul 11, 2016 3:29 am
Chandigarh A 20-year- old youth allegedly ended his life by hanging himself at the jungle area of Maloya on Sunday morning. No suicide note has been recovered from the spot, said police. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Jagam, a native of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased has been living at Chandigarh
Sewerage workers sans safety gears risk lives in dirty drains
Jul 10, 2016 3:56 am
Jul 10, 2016 3:56 am
Chandigarh: Is there anyone who feels this ‘labourers pain?’ Brazen disregard by civic authorities of the court directions are the main reason for the frequent deaths of sewerage workers across the country. Such incidents also happened in Chandigarh where workers were affected by poisonous gases but no lesson has been learnt. Two workers who were
MC Chandigarh recommends registration of FIR against parking contractor
Jul 09, 2016 3:58 am
Jul 09, 2016 3:58 am
Chandigarh: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has lodged a complaint with UT police requesting to register FIR against parking contractor, Gurnam Singh of Sector 35 C parking lot. MC Joint Commissioner Varinder Chaudhary wrote a complaint to SSP UT police on Friday. MC has also issued show cause notice to contractor for termination of contract and debarring
Software Engineer at IT Park drowns in North Park hotel
Jul 08, 2016 3:36 am
Jul 08, 2016 3:36 am
Panchkula: A 24-year-old software engineer died by drowning in an unguarded swimming pool of North Park hotel situated in Panchkula on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The youth along with his friends had gone to a party at the pool side in the hotel, said the police. The software engineer has been identified
UT formulates policy for e-rickshaws, complete ban on plying on V-3 roads
Jul 07, 2016 4:12 am
Jul 07, 2016 4:12 am
Chandigarh: UT Administration has formulated the policy for the governance of e-rickshaws plying on the city roads. According to the policy, all such rickshaws have been banned for commuting on V-3 roads. Such rickshaws shall be registered as transport vehicles under contract carriage permits. The e-rickshaws will only be allowed to ply on the inner
Housing societies’ flats transferred unlawfully
Jul 07, 2016 4:06 am
Jul 07, 2016 4:06 am
Chandigarh: Over the years, the Chandigarh Administration has also hit the headlines for scams, involving the top brass of the administration , that keep surfacing at regular intervals. The allegations range from unfair selection to land allotment with the recent Uppal Housing Society hitting the headlines. The Cooperative Department of Chandigarh Administration allegedly transfers flats
Priya Soni installed as president of Inner Wheel Club Chandigarh
Jul 06, 2016 3:39 pm
Jul 06, 2016 3:39 pm
Chandigarh: The Inner Wheel Club of Chandigarh District No. 308 held their installation ceremony at Sip – n- Dine , Sector 7, Chandigarh. Sangeeta Trehan District Chairman was the Chief Guest. Priya Soni was installed as the President for the year 2016-17. While the club was formed in 1969, Ms Soni is the 34th President of the