UT shortlists 6 names for film city
30 acres earmarked at Sarangpur
Chandigarh, August 25
The Chandigarh Administration has shortlisted six names, including those of Subhash Ghai and Sippy brothers, two leading lights of Bollywood, for the prestigious multi media-cum-film city project to come up at Sarangpur village.
Rs 300 cr spent, track ready to run trains
Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link waits for VIP
Chandigarh, August 25
After spending over Rs 300 crore on constructing the Chandigarh-Morinda rail section, the long-pending promise to connect Chandigarh with Punjab still remains
like a pipe-dream.
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| A section of the newly laid track of the Chandigarh-Morinda railway line has started rusting due to lack of use.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahaja |
As rain lashed the city and its surrounding areas, workers take out umbrellas in Chandigarh on Friday morning.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik |
Non-insurance against crop damage hits farmers
Chandigarh, August 25
Farmers in the food cradle of North India are suffering losses because of the failure of banks to insure farmers for crop damage / failure, under the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS).
Labour goes awry, negligence alleged
Chandigarh, August 25
He died even before taking birth though his mother was admitted to the General Hospital, Sector 16, and was under observation of gynaecologists in the labour room for over eight hours.
UT to rehabilitate slums
Chandigarh, August 25
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to rehabilitate and shift the slums of Bapu Dham and Kumhar Colony, an official press note issued here said today.
City air not so clean
Chandigarh, August 25
Even as the ‘Vatavarn-06’, an eco- awareness film festival, comes to the city aiming to educate masses on a gamut of issues relating to environment, the UT Pollution Control Committee has come out with data painting a grim picture of the air we breathe.
Special allowance for intelligence personnel
Chandigarh, August 25
The Central Government has introduced a special monthly ‘‘security allowance’’ for personnel working in the intelligence organisations. The allowance will be equivalent to 15 per cent of a staffer’s monthly salary.
Lions Club holds seminar
Chandigarh, August 25
The Lions Club Chandigarh (Host) yesterday organised a seminar for women at Kharar.
Protest against cutting of hair
Mohali, August 25
A march was organised here today by various religious and social organisations in protest against the cutting of hair of a student in Jaipur.
The march began from Gurdwara Sacha Dhan Sahib in the morning and went on till
Phase VII from where the protesters moved on to the office of the Deputy
Commissioner, Mr Tajveer Singh.
Sikhs protest against the forcible cutting of hair of a Jaipur boy in Mohali on Friday.
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Sikhs decry Jaipur incident
Panchkula, August 25
As many as 200 Sikhs from various gurdwaras and political parties gathered at
Nada Sahib to condemn the Jaipur incident in which a Sikh student ‘s hair was
cut by his seniors.
Film fest ends with save environment message
Chandigarh, August 25
The three-day Environment and Wildlife Travelling Film Festival ended today on a note of caution: “Save environment for future generations.”
The festival drew hundred of
viewers, especially young minds, and helped them understand
about nature and the assaults on it. Some of the films like
“The Last Flight” and “A Brush with Death” were real eye
openers. Nutan Manmohan’s “The Last Flight” showed how the
number of vultures in India has plummeted over the past 15
years. Three of the nine species of vultures — white-backed,
slender-billed and long-billed Gyps — are almost extinct.
Nutan Manmohan’s “The Last Flight” was screened on the concluding day of the Environment and Wildlife Travelling Film Festival at Tagore Theatre on Friday. |
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Dam on Ghaggar gets nod
Chandigarh, August 25
The Haryana Government will construct a dam at a cost of Rs 20 crore over the Ghaggar near Chhamla village in Panchkula district to conserve rainwater for providing potable water to the people living in Morni.
Amarinder gives cheque to Sandeep
Chandigarh, August 25
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh visited the PGI and said expenses on the treatment of hockey player Sandeep Singh would be borne by the Punjab Government.
Signal Officer-in-Chief visits Western Command
Chandigarh, August 25
The Signal Officer-in-Chief and Senior Colonel Commandant of Corps of Signals, Lt-Gen Davinder Kumar, was today apprised of the existing and proposed communication infrastructure in the Western Command Zone.
Property worth lakhs gutted
Dera Bassi, August 25
Property worth several lakhs of rupees was destroyed in a major fire on the premises of a chemical factory on the Dera Bassi-Ramgarh road here this morning.
Lineman
electrocuted
Chandigarh, August 25
An Assistant Lineman of the UT Electricity Department was electrocuted in Sector 38-West, this afternoon.
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