Fire breks out at PGIMER
Chandigarh: A fire broke out on the top floor of Chandigarh’s PGIMER building in the wee hours of Monday triggered panic as patients were asked to evacuate the floor. However, there was no loss of life. The fire was brought under control immediately. It broke out in the morning in a kitchen in the D block of Nehru Building. The top floor has surgical wards, 20 private rooms, a pantry and an operation theatre. Short circuit is believed to have caused the fire. Some LPG cylinders in the kitchen caught fire and blasts were also heard, eyewitnesses said.
Ganja consignment seized, one held
Chandigarh: Effecting one of the biggest drug-seizure, Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has seized 1000 kg of ganja leaf from a canter in Jhajjar. The estimated value of seized contraband is around Rs 1.25 crore. The vehicle, which was used for the transportation of the contraband, was also seized. A spokesperson said, arrested accused was identified as Surjit alias Jeetu, a resident of Budhakhera in Hisar. He was nabbed by a team of STF Hisar following a tip-off about the canter loaded with drugs.
Haryana CM meets Surjewala
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal visited the residence of senior leader and former Minister late Ch Shamsher Singh Surjewala, father of Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala at Narwana and expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of the former Minister. Manohar Lal said Shamsher Singh was a great politician who had dedicated his life for the upliftment of the poor, farmer and laborer. The Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family and prayed the Almighty that the departed soul might rest in peace.
Wheelchair band performs at Raj Bhawan
Chandigarh: A seven-member band by the name of Flowing Karma got an opportunity to perform on the occasion of Republic day at Punjab Raj Bhawan after The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore had visited the Chandigarh Spinal Rehab in Sector 28 here recently. All of them are going through rehabilitation at the rehab centre for acute disabilities like spinal cord and brain injury. Nicky P Kaur, Founder and CEO of the Chandigarh Spinal Rehab said, “While it was a matter of great honour for our band to perform at the Punjab Raj Bhawan on the occasion of Republic Day, the highlight of the evening was, when the wife of the Governor came up especially to compliment the band and lauded their efforts and appreciated their performance”.
CTU Musafir Mobile App launched
Chandigarh: The ‘Online Bus Reservation Monitoring System (OBRMS)’, ‘CTU Musafir App’ and ‘CTU Conductor App’ of Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) were launched by Ajay Kumar Singla, UT Secretary Transport here on Monday. The CTU is operating 167 inter-state buses on 51 routes in adjoining states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and National Capital Region of Delhi. To start with, OBRMS has been launched for long route buses. The tickets can now be booked at web portal http://ctuonline.chd.gov.in and through “CTU Musafir Mobile App”. The commutes will also be able to “Track the Bus”, give their feedback and register grievance. The application is integrated with eMail and SMS Gateway for the convenience of the users.
MCC constitutes committee
Chandigarh: The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has constituted the following 3 sub committees including Roads Committee, Water Supply & Sewerage Disposal Committee & House Tax Assessment Committee under the provision of Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh ) Act, 1994 for the exercise of powers or discharge of functions of their respective areas. The road committee include Chandigarh BJP chief Arun Sood, Shakti Parkash Devshali, Kanwarjeet Singh Rana among seven other members, water supply and sewerage disposal committee also include Arun Sood, Anil Kumar Dubey, Rajesh Gupta, Jagtar Singh among five others and house tax assessment committee includes nine members including Sunit Dhawan, Ajay Dutta and others.
Civil servants from Bangladesh visit Chd
Chandigarh: A delegation of 28 civil servants from Bangladesh visited Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh. Raj Bala Malik, Mayor welcomed the delegates and KK Yadav, MC Commissioner gave a presentation to the delegates to help them understand the basic functioning of the civic body and planning of Chandigarh.