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Property drew Malaysian fugitive to city
Chandigarh, August 12
It was the ancestral property worth crores of rupees in Malaysia and India, which brought the Malaysian fugitive, Balbir Kaur, to Chandigarh in the third week of March last.
The former Malaysian magistrate, who had jumped bail in October 1987 to escape
being prosecuted for corruption, remained in the city for few days to appoint a
General Power of Attorney holder for her properties.
Advocate Rajinder Singh Raj shows a copy of the General Power of Attorney (GPA) presented by the Malaysian fugitive, Balbir Kaur, before the Sub-Registrar, Sector 17, on March 17, 2006.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
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Estate Office under RTI scanner soon
Chandigarh, August 12
The Estate Office of the Chandigarh Administration will be soon be under the scanner of the Right to Information Act for failing to provide necessary information on certain questions posed by a forum “in public interest”.
Sanjeev Kumar of the Chandigarh police, who was injured when his scooter met with an accident near the Transport Chowk traffic lights in Chandigarh on Saturday night, is helped by passersby.
— Tribune photo by Malkiat Singh
Devotees take part in a shobha yatra organised by the Kendria Sanatan Dharam Mandir Kalyan Samiti for Janamasthami in Mohali on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
Jan sampark centres to have new facilities
Chandigarh, August 12
Daily stock availability of different blood groups for patient care at Government Medical College and Hospital will be available at the jan sampark centres. The system has been connected to the hospital blood bank and awaits a formal click to be launched as a part of the jan sampark centres in the city very shortly.
Debate on significance of ration card held
Panchkula, August 12
Stamped with “Not valid for identification purpose”, the ration card has lost its significance for the urban residents. This formed the thrust of the debate at a meeting of representatives of residents welfare associations held here today.
PR Dept launches website
Chandigarh, August 12
The UT Home Secretary, Mr Krishna Mohan, yesterday launched the website of UT Public Relations Department,
www.chdpr.gov.in . With the
inauguration, UT PR Department has joined select league of states/UTs like
Kerala and Meghalaya to have independent websites.
Health Dept’s vehicle gheraoed
Mohali, August 12
Just a day after residents of Nada village attacked a PUDA team that had gone to the village to carry out demolitions, milk vendors today gheraoed a vehicle of the Department of Health, wrongly thinking that the staff had come to the village to take milk samples for testing.
Electric clothing for Armymen soon
Chandigarh, August 12
Armymen posted at high-altitude sectors like Siachen, Drass etc are all set to get electric clothing
especially designed for them by a Coimbatore-based technical institution.
Scientists of the PGS College of Technology, led by Dr Murugan of the Textile
Technology Department, have successfully designed and manufactured these
electric sweaters which will be supplied to soldiers only.
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Police officers’ training concludes
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Chandigarh, August 12
A three-month training programme of 27 police officers from different states and paramilitary forces concluded at the Central Detective Training School here today.
Mr K.C. Verma, Director, Jawahar Lal Nehru Police Academy, Madhya Pradesh, (extreme left) at the valediction of advance course in scientific investigation level-1 at the Central Detective Training School, Sector 36, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
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A woman sells flags for Independence Day at Phase -7 on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
Traffic restrictions on I-Day
Chandigarh, August 12
In view of the Independence Day function at Parade Ground, Sector 17, and function at Raj Bhavan, following traffic restrictions have to be observed in the city on August 15.
Chandigarh Heritage Festival on Oct 7
Chandigarh, August 12
The Department of Tourism would celebrate Chandigarh Heritage
Festival on October 7, an official press note said here. The day happens
to be the anniversary of the formal inauguration of the city in 1953.
CITCO celebrates Teej with kids
Chandigarh, August 12
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation celebrated Teej with fun and frolic by inviting underprivileged children from the Bal Niketan, Sector 15, Aanganwari and children of slum areas of Bapu Dham and Mani Majra.
Fun time for children
Chandigarh, August 12
The forthcoming Lifeboy carnival promises fun to children who can enter free and indulge in activities like painting the face, learning karate and playing with puppets.
Children are also free to pick up skills in dancing, drawing and singing.
MC clerk's plea to police
Mohali, August 12
A clerk of the local Municipal Council has urged the police to arrest another employee of the civic body against whom a case was registered by the police.
Amrit Lal (right), who has been booked by the police, leaves the court after hearing in Mohali on Saturday.
— A Tribune photograph
Sectt staff seek retirement at 60
Chandigarh, August 12
A delegation of the Punjab Secretariat Service Officers Association on Thursday urged the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to enhance the retirement age to 60 years, as was recommended by the Fourth Pay Commission.
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Cyber security centre for UT
Chandigarh, August 12
Chandigarh will shortly have a cyber security laboratory and cyber security research centre.
A recommendation to this regard has been made by a committee comprising senior
officers from Punjab, Haryana and UT.
Banur resident killed in
S. Korea
Chandigarh, August 12
Heera Singh, a resident of Saidkheri village in Banur, who had been working in South Korea, was killed in a
road accident there yesterday.
Family members mourn the death of Heera Singh (inset), who was killed in a road accident in South Korea, at Banur on Saturday.
— Photo by J.S. Virdi
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