14092023-CT-01.qxd 9/14/2023 1:02 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune BECOME MENTORS, EXPERT TELLS TEACHERS AT SEMINAR BHUPI RANA GANG MEMBER HELD WITH 7 PISTOLS, ~72K NGT SETS ASIDE ORDER ON REVOKING EC TO BERKELEY Sixty educators, principals of Ambala, Yamunanagar, K’shetra attend seminar held by The Tribune. P2 Youth, allegedly a member of the Bhupi Rana gang, held with seven illegal pistols and ~72,000. P2 NGT sets aside the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority order revoking EC to Berkeley. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 111 PANCHKULA 126 MOHALI 108 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF IND-OZ TIE: TICKET SALE FROM SEPT 15 Mohali: The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has announced the schedule for sale of tickets for the coming India-Australia one-day international (day and night) match to be held at IS Bindra PCA Stadium on September 22. Amarjit Singh Mehta, President, PCA, said they would add more ticket counters in the tricity. The ticket sale, online as well as offline, will begin on September 15 at Insider/Patym and the ticket counters. The tickets will be available at seven branches of ICICI Bank, four private counters and two PCA stadium counters. The student’s ticket is priced at Rs 100 (on valid student ID only) at the PCA counter. TNS TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD GENERALLY CLOUDY MAX 33°C | MIN 28°C YESTERDAY MAX 34.2°C | MIN 28.1°C SUNSET THURSDAY 6:30 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6:06 AM » THURSDAY | 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE GMCH Jr Residents continue strike, patients in the lurch No stopping snatchers, two more fall prey in City Beautiful Admn appeals for ending stir, docs seek written assurance Chandigarh, September 13 Snatchers continue to target people in the city, while the police seem to be struggling to nab the perpetrators. With two fresh snatching cases being reported in the past 24 hours, the city has witnessed a total of eight incidents in the past six days. Kuldeep Giri, a resident of Burail, Sector 45, reported that three scooter-borne persons snatched his mobile phone on the road separating Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 13 The ongoing strike by Junior Resident doctors (JRs), who assist senior consultants at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, continued today, leaving visitors to the outpatient departments (OPDs) in the lurch. Nearly 100 JRs are staging a silent protest near Gate No. 4 of the hospital in Sector 32. Sources claimed the Secretary, Health, UT Administration, had assured the protesters that the process to fulfil their demands had started. However, the JRs demanded a written assurance from the Administration. The doctors went on strike a week after discussions between the Resident Doctors and the Administration. The doctors are pressing for an increase in their stipend under the central residency scheme. “Patient care remained normal. The Administration has again urged the protesting JRs to call off the strike,” said Dr Jasbinder Kaur, Director Principal, GMCH-32. At present, the JRs get about Tribune News Service PAST INCIDENTS ■ ~200, mobile snatched from Delhi resident at Sector 19/20/27/30 intersection ■ Man loses ~2,000 at Sector 17 ■ ~600 snatched from shopkeeper at Sector 28 Sector 33 and 44. He had kept an ATM card and Rs 300 in the cover of the phone. The police have registered a case at the Sector 34 station. The other incident was reported at Daria, near Industrial Area. Vipin (20) MANI MAJRA PILOT VENTURE Patients wait as doctors strike work at the GMCH-32 on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: VICKY WHAT PROTESTERS DEMAND ❝The central pay scales were implemented in Chandigarh 16 months ago and we are still not getting the benefits ❞ — A protesting doctor 50 per cent of the remuneration provided to their counterparts at the PGI. They get a stipend of Rs 60,000 against Rs 1 lakh given to their counterparts under the Central Government. All medical colleges under the Centre and the UTs have fully adopted the Central Residency Scheme. “The central pay scales were implemented in Chandigarh 16 months ago and we are still not getting the benefits,” said a protesting doctor. The JRs decided to boycott the OPDs, nonemergency services and classes during their protest. Meanwhile, patients visiting the OPDs faced problems due to the ongoing strike. “The security is not letting us in. The protest should be held after the working hours. We are asked to stand in the open and my brother is on a wheelchair,” said Raju, a patient. c m y b “I am waiting here for four hours. I am running high fever, but the authorities are asking me to wait. They should have increased the number of doctors in view of the strike,” said Roopkamal, another patient. Other patients alleged that owing to the limited staff, they had been asked to wait for hours. Many patients were seen leaving the premises after waiting for hours. Extended work hours for 24x7 water supply project Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 13 Residents of Mani Majra are expected to get 24x7 water supply before year-end as the Municipal Corporation today allowed the contractor to carry out work on this pilot project in extended hours/night shift also. “To complete the work at the earliest, the competent authority has allowed the agency to work in extended hours/night shifts also. The public is also requested to bear with the corporation for the inconvenience likely to be caused due to the extended work hours,” said the MC. As a pilot project under the continued on page 2 ■ Woman targeted by miscreants near Tribune Chowk ■ Mobile snatched near Sector 20/30 light point ■ Phone taken away near Sports Complex at Sector 43 reported that two persons riding a scooter sped away after snatching his mobile phone. The police were informed about the incident, following which a team reached the spot and started investigation. Bull gores woman, MC catchers flee Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 13 A woman of Sector 44-D was severely injured in a bull attack at a park. According to information, Kanta Devi (66), along with her daughter, Anju Bala, went to a green belt in Sector 44 after dinner. At that time, a team of the Municipal Corporation was catching a bull. While trying to escape, the bull attacked Kanta. Anju called up the PCR helpline and a team reached the spot after half an hour. The injured woman was taken to the continued on page 2