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Verma seeks report on vacant buildings
Chandigarh, June 28
Taking a serious view of flats and buildings lying vacant due to the non-allotment of the same, the UT Administrator, Justice O.P. Verma (retd), today asked the Chandigarh Housing Board
and the local municipal corporation to submit a report within a week regarding various HIG, MIG, LIG and EWS category houses lying vacant.
A car caught fire on Madhya Marg in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Monday, due to sparking. The occupants of the car, belonging to Mr Lalit Setia, escaped unhurt.
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HUDA fails to take possession of land due to absence of staff
Panchkula, June 28
For the past one year, Haryana Urban Development Authority has failed to take possession of over 940 acres of land acquired by the Land Acquisition Office. The reason: there is no staff in the revenue branch of HUDA to take over the land.
DC ‘stays’ MC proposal
Mohali, June 28
The Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, today 'stayed' a proposal of the Mohali Municipal Council to give a contract for congress grass cutting work for a whopping Rs 40 lakh for an year. The DC also ordered that the council should undertake the work on its own using better and newer methods keeping the township free of congress grass and other weeds.
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Mohali, June 28
Electronics Systems Punjab Limited was reopened here today. The ESPL, a sick public sector unit in the Industrial Area, Mohali, was locked on June 11 this year by the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation
following orders of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction.
Retrenched employees of the ESPL outside the factory before it was reopened in Mohali on Monday.
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Coin distribution fails to take off
Chandigarh, June 28
An ambitious project of the Postal Department to distribute coins at the post offices has failed to take off in the city.
With the Reserve Bank of India reportedly developing cold feet on the issue, the project has failed to take a concrete shape. Under the project, certain post offices were to distribute coins in the denominations of Re 1, Rs 2 and 5 for the convenience of the general public.
SAD candidate’s plea on
symbols
Chandigarh, June 28
The candidate of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr Amarinder Singh, for the lone seat of the SGPC from the city, has appealed to the Additional Deputy Commissioner to ensure that symbols on the ballot paper are easily distinguishable.
Implement Khurana panel recommendations,
say ex-servicemen
Chandigarh, June 28
City-based ex-servicemen today demanded that the government implement the recommendations of the Khurana Committee on issues pertaining to the welfare of armed forces personnel.
Fauji beat
River-rafting expedition by Royal Jats
What the Royal Jats have achieved now was not even attempted in the last ten years. It was a challenging white water river rafting expedition in Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh, by a team of 20 members, led by Capt S.S.
Tanwar.
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Unworkable
promotion policies
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Resettlement of
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| A Royal Jats white-water river-rafting expedition in the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh. |
SSC starts recruitment for technical posts
Chandigarh, June 28
For the first time in its history, the Staff Selection Commission has started recruitment for technical posts.
The SSC recently conducted examination for the
recruitment of Junior Engineers for the Central Public Works Department.
Dairy complex likely at Naggal village
Panchkula, June 28
The proposed dairy complex, where the dairies from the township will be shifted, is likely to come up at Naggal village, near
Barwala. Sources in the local municipal council have informed that about 100 acres of land is available with the panchayat of the village, and the dairy complex will come up on 50 acres.
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Notwithstanding growing popularity of slimming centres and gymnasiums among the present generation over traditional methods to keep fit, the age old practice of adopting yoga to remain healthy has been rediscovered.
