C H A N D I G A R H

Massive hike in city water tariff
BJP and Congress councillors have an argument over an issue at a meeting of the corporation in Chandigarh on Monday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan	Cess on sewerage also okayed CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The city residents will have to shell out more for water as the MCC today okayed the proposal to almost double water tariff for various categories of consumers.

CATs have failed to provide speedy justice: Aggarwal
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — “I am short of Benches. I am short of Members (Administrative). Therefore, cases go on piling up before different Central Administrative Tribunals in the country,” said Justice Ashok Aggarwal, Chairman of all Central Administrative Tribunals.

War widows given Badge of Sacrifice
CHANDI MANDIR, Jan 17 — There were many a wet eye in Manekshaw Auditorium here today as 50 war widows, including relatives, were honoured with the Badge of Sacrifice acknowledging the supreme sacrifice made by the soldiers by a grateful nation.

Icy winds sweep region
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The whole of North-West India continued to smart under severe cold wave conditions with minimum temperatures plummeting by two to six degrees Celsius below normal for the third day today.

COMMUNITY

Road Safety Week concludes
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The Road Safety Week organised by the Chandigarh traffic police from January 11 concluded here today. A prize distribution function was held at Tagore Theatre here today, in this regard. Ms Vineeta Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, was the chief guest.

Milk supply to city affected
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The supply of milk to the city and periphery was affected today following a strike by members of the Periphery Milkmen Union and the Sangarash Committee, Punjab and Chandigarh. The strike was total, the agitators claimed

• Snag in phone exchange
• Kaul's death condoled

CRIME

Cop accused in jailbreak case
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — Accusing UT Sub-Inspector D.S. Chandel of fabricating record in the jailbreak case, accused D.S. Rajput, in a complaint before a city court, has stated that 24 ladoos, allegedly containing explosives, were displayed during a press conference in June, 1998, while only 11 ladoos were later produced before the trial court.

Body recovered from ditch
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The police recovered a body from a ditch near the CTU workshop in the Industrial area here today.

• 2 killed in mishap

BUSINESS

Demand for money irks allottees
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — A project one and a half years behind schedule and an additional financial burden of over Rs 50,000 underlines the harassment caused to more than 550 house allottees of Panjab University under a scheme of the Panjab University Home Provision Associates Cooperative House Building Society.

Call to conserve petroleum
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The Punjab Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit Singh, today called upon the people to use alternative sources of energy with a view to conserve the fast-depleting petroleum products.

• Club distributes pullovers
• MES body donation

EDUCATION

Homoeo students’ stir ‘politically motivated’
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The agitation by the Sector 26 Homoeopathic Medical College students seeking the removal of the college Principal entered its 29th day today and the chain hunger strike entered its fourth consecutive day.

COURTS

Notice issued in Nevedac centre case
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — On an application by the Managing Director of Nevedac Prosthetic Centre, Dr V. J. S. Vohra, for directions to a respondent to "allow bank operations", the UT Civil Judge (Junior Division) Mr A. K. Bishnoi, today issued notice for tomorrow.

Three remanded for cruelty to woman
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The UT Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr H.S. Madaan, today remanded in police custody for two days the mother-in-law, a brother-in-law and a relative, accused of subjecting a married woman to cruelty.

HEALTH

Live dental implant surgery performed
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The three-day continuing medical education programme for faculty members of the Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGI, in the technique of Oral Implantology began here today.

SPORT

St Joseph's win taekwondo title
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — St Joseph's High School, Sector 9, won the overall trophy in the third Invitational State Taekwondo Championship which concluded here past evening at Skating Rink in Sector 10.

ADMINISTRATION

Mohali expansion approved
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — While on the one hand, the Punjab Government has decided to set up a new township — Anandgarh — near Chandigarh, on the other hand, the state’s Land Acquisition Board today approved the proposal for the further expansion of SAS Nagar.

• Holidays notified