Finance Commissioner’s directive results in anomaly
Mohali, June 7
A communication issued by the Punjab Finance Commissioner’s (Revenue) office to the Ropar Administration, reportedly allowing registration of sale of land sized less than 1000 square metres in the periphery controlled area, has led to a dichotomous following of rules within the same area that spreads beyond the Ropar district into Patiala also.
Project managers to monitor development
Chandigarh, June 7
In modern corporate management style, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to appoint project managers for all future development projects to track the pace of development and keep tracking and monitoring the projects.
Heatstroke claims life
Chandigarh, June 7
One person died due to heatstroke at Dabwali in Sirsa district, even as there was some relief to the people of the North from the sultry condition today.
A report from Sirsa said a man aged about 60 succumbed to heat
yesterday. His body was found near the Food Corporation of India godown.
Harrowing time for woman with cops
Chandigarh, June 7
Samrity, a garment designer of Sector 15, had a harrowing time this morning. In her first brush with the UT police, Samrity was reportedly forced to get out of her car to show the traffic policemen on duty her car documents.
Panchkula administration asked to rehabilitate safai karamcharis
Panchkula, June 7
The chairperson of the National Commission of Safai Karamcharis, Ms Santosh Chaudhary, today asked the district administration to rehabilitate safai karamcharis of the Sri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, whose hutments had been razed by the administration in a demolition drive.
PSEB employee dies repairing transformer
Mohali, June 7
Ramji Dass, a lineman with the Punjab State Electricity Board, died in Hoshiarpur village near Mullanpur Garibdass while repairing GO switches atop a transformer in the village.
His workman Naresh Kumar, who was assisting him, was also seriously injured and
was rushed to the PGI.
Seminar on waste management
Mohali, June 7
A seminar on municipal solid wastes and their management and handling was organised by the Environment Protection Society in connection with World Environment Day.
Readers write
PU’s BDS course
This refers to the news item “PU BDS course from this session” (Chandigarh Tribune, June 2, 2005). The report wrongly says that “Dr Krishan Gauba of the Oral Health Centre, PGI,” will be one of the members of the committee constituted to run the Dr H. S. Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, going to be launched by Panjab University from this academic session.
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