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Revision of history-sheeters’ records begins
Chandigarh, March 10
The Chandigarh police has begun the exercise of revising its records of the bad characters and history sheeters. Names of persons convicted thrice were also being included in the Bundle A list in the police records. The entire exercise in all police stations was expected to be completed by the end of this month.
Pool raids: Sec-34 SHO transferred
Chandigarh, March 10
The controversy over the manner in which raids were conducted on various pool joints in the city today took its first causality when the Station House Officer of the Sector 34 Police Station, Inspector Dhan Raj,was transferred to the Police Lines. However, no official reason has been given for the transfer.
New STD code unwelcome
SAS Nagar, March 10
Various organisations of the town have demanded that SAS Nagar should not be delinked from the Chandigarh telephone circle as it will adversely affect trade and industry here.
DARSHANI BAGH
Stop payment, says Mayor
Chandigarh, March 10
The Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Mr Subash Chawla, today asked the Commissioner of the MC not to release payment for the populated area of Darshani Bagh on the basis of an assurance given to the MP, Mr Pawan Bansal, and Mr Chawla by the Adviser to the UT Administrator, Mr Virendra Singh, at a meeting held on March 2.
Now manure from organic kitchen waste
Chandigarh, March 10
Residents will now be able to convert their organic kitchen waste into manure in their backyards without worrying about pollution or stink. The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology
has designed a portable system for converting organic household waste into manure through vermi-composting.
Leaf from history
An awe-inspiring cyclorama
Artists, too, make history and sometimes their craftsmanship matches that of the professional historian, and they bring life to leaves from history in ways unthought by historian. In the history of Chandigarh, the role of artists of various kinds has been considerable. Many of them have created artefacts whose artistry has been acknowledged worldwide.
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FAUJI BEAT
A get-together with a difference
It is their camaraderie that brings them together again and again. The retired officers of almost all regiments and corps get-together periodically to renew their contacts. This an occasion when the veterans reminisce about their heydays of soldiering.
READERS WRITE
NRI’s view on Tenancy Act
I keep coming from U.K. to Chandigarh to look after my aged parents. I always return sadder after hearing about the miserable plight of relations of NRIs who have had the misfortune of acquiring properties for their sustenance back home. The tenants behave like de facto landlords whom they treat so shabbily.
Dharam Jagran Yatra reaches city
Chandigarh, March 10
The Dharam Jagran Yatra being taken out by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad reached here tonight from Punjab.
Bajrang Dal activists received the members of the procession at the Sanatan Dharam Mandir, Sector 23.
Senior
citizens hold meeting
Chandigarh, March 10
A meeting of the Senior Citizens
Welfare Association, Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, was held under
the chairmanship of Mr Amrit Dhingra (president). Dr Rahul Kalra, a
dental surgeon, apprised the members about the dental diseases and the
necessary measures to be adopted in this regard.
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