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Neighbourhood Watch Scheme launched in Sector
19
Chandigarh, April 1
Community policing has to take the centrestage in order to curb the growing crime rate in the city. This was stated by the UT Inspector General of Police, Mr B.S. Bassi, while inaugurating the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme which has been launched in association with the Citizens Welfare Association in Sector 19-D today morning.
Traffic
restrictions irk residents
Panchkula, April 1
Restriction on the entry of vehicles by the Mata Mansa
Devi Board Pooja Sthal Board and the Panchkula police has become a
cause of concern for the resident of Army flats, Swastik Vihar, Rail
Vihar, Mansa Devi Complex in Sector 4 and surrounding areas since
March 26.
Residents of Sector 47 are all smiles as the water feature gets activated in the lawns of the Community centre. |
Water feature started at community centre
Chandigarh, April 1
Residents of Sectors 31, 47 and other adjoining sectors can now look forward to brighter summer evenings by the side of a colourful, aesthetically designed water feature in the lawns of the Sector 47 community centre cum janjghar.
Built at a cost of Rs 1.65 lakh, from the Ward Development Fund
of Area Councillor, Ms Ranjana Shahi, it was formally thrown
open to the public yesterday evening by her.
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New Castle gesture
for the deaf
Chandigarh, April 1
The Indian diaspora of New Castle Upon Tyne in the U.K. led by a city couple — Mr Ved P. Venayak and Bimla — have in a novel gesture towards persons with disabilities collected Rs 3.5 lakh for onward transmission to the Roorkee-based Welfare Centre for the Deaf.
I could have done more:
Puranjit
Chandigarh, April 1
The four-year-long tenure of the MC Chief Engineer, Mr Puranjit Singh, who yesterday proceeded to take over yet another challenging assignment as UT Chief Engineer, has been dotted with hectic activity — mainly developmental and marginally controversial.
Manmohanjit is
Corporation CE
Chandigarh, April 1
Municipal Corporation’s Superintending Engineer (Public Health), Manmohanjit Singh yesterday took charge of Chief Engineer, MC, from the outgoing CE, Mr Puranjit Singh who in turn took charge as the UT Chief Engineer.
Mehta takes over as GOC-in-C
Chandigarh, April 1
Lt-Gen S.S. Mehta took over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command at Shimla today. He takes over from Lt-Gen H.B. Kala who has retired. Prior to this assignment, he was Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning and Systems) at Army Headquarters.
IYC flays police
lathi charge
Chandigarh, April 1
Mr Anil Bhardwaj, general secretary of the Indian Youth Congress, has condemned the police lathicharge on Congress activists during a demonstration held here on March 28.
Gaudiya Math rath
yatra
Chandigarh, April 1
Hundreds of devotees took part in a rath yatra organised by the Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, Sector 20-B, here today.
Sindhis welcome New
Year
Chandigarh, April 1
Until today, one hardly knew that the city housed a significant chunk of Sindhi population. The otherwise dormant community today came alive at house number 1580 in Sector 34.
NCC cadets call on Haryana
Governor
Chandigarh, April 1
A group of 25 NCC cadets and their officer-in-charge of the Jammu and Kashmir NCC Directorate called on the Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, here today.
Addressing the students of Classes VIII and X, the Governor said that they should work honestly for ensuring a bright future for their state.
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