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Panchkula extension plan approved
Panchkula, August 23
The Panchkula
District-Level Development Plan Committee, today, approved Panchkula
Extension -II Township Development Plan along he Panchkula-Barwala highway. This decision was taken at a meeting of the committee chaired by the Deputy
Commissioner, Mr Brijender Singh, here today. The Panchkula
extension-II would include the development of 24 new sectors to cater
to the ever-rising demand for land in the township and its
non-availability under the present scheme of things.
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Couple stands
by love
Chandigarh, August 23
The family of a recently wed woman showed up at the District Courts to “convince” her to walk out on the inter-caste marriage.
But Uma Aggarwal, the woman, told the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr
B.K. Mehta, that she was a major and had married the man by choice. The man,
Santosh Kumar, belonging to a reserved category caste, also appeared before the
ADSJ for an anticipatory bail on the charge of kidnapping levelled by Uma’s
family.
Santosh Kumar and Uma Aggarwal, who married for love and dragged to the district courts by their annoyed parents, appear before the judge on Wednesday.
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Mohali, August 23
In utter disregard of the welfare of the public, the police here has occupied four of the eight community centres for its own use, ignoring bookings by residents for social functions.
A policeman comes out of a community centre at Phase-V, Mohali, on Wednesday. Besides this community centre there are three other where policemen have been lodged. |
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RAIN AS RELIEF: The much-awaited rain may have slowed down cycle of life but was a welcome relief from the hot and humid atmosphere in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik |
Society gives memo to PM over cola issue
Chandigarh August 23
The Burning Brain Society, an NGO, here has questioned the intentions and rationale of Indian parliamentarians in demanding a ban on aerated soft drinks.
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Washed away road to be reconstructed
Panchkula, August 23
Villagers of six villages along the Panchkula-Naraingarh road, troubled by a washed away road link connecting them to the highway, have a reason to cheer.
Overcharging by parking contractors alleged
Chandigarh, August 23
The Citizens Action Group has protested against the “inaction” of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation in taking action against the parking charges levied by contractors of the corporation, a press note said here today.
Recommendations sought for
Indira prize
Chandigarh, August 23
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, New Delhi, has invited recommendations to confer Rs 2.5 million Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2006.
Upset with the Punjab Government for keeping them jobless, members of the Berozgaar Punjab Armed Police Union resorted to shoeshining at Sector 17 in Chandigarh.
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Mohali divided into three traffic
zones
Mohali, August 23
To make the functioning of the traffic police more effective, the town has been divided into three zones and an official of the rank of Inspector would take care of each zone. Phases I to VI will fall in zone I, Phases IIIA, IIIB 1 and 2, Phase VII, Sectors 60, 61, 70 and 71 and Matour village will be part of zone II while Phases VIII to XI and Kumbra village will fall in zone III.
Plea on water plant
Mohali, August 23
The Peoples Welfare Association has urged PUDA to install machinery at the water treatment plant so that Mohali could avail its share of water from the Phase IV of the Kajauli waterworks.
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