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CHB quota allottees cry foul
Chandigarh, June 29
Discrimination, it seems, is the hallmark of the Chandigarh Housing
Board(CHB). Even as the administration has extended the deadline (September 4) for applying for transfer of ownership of dwelling units under GPA, discretionary
quota(DQ) allottees have been left high and dry.
Oil Boil
Meals begin to bite
Chandigarh, June 29
Vikas Sharma, a clerk in a private company, is a troubled man. While his salary has remained static over the past three months, the cost of one meal for his family of four has gone up by 15- 20 per cent.
He has been hit hard by the rising fuel prices, which have hiked the prices of all vegetables, pulses and cereals, and milk and milk products.
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Hot contest in Zirakpur
First ever to Nayagaon committee
Mohali, June 29
All is set for municipal elections at four places in the SAS Nagar district tomorrow. More than 3000 persons, including one thousand cops, would be on duty for the elections.
‘Tainted’ nominees in fray
Nayagaon, June 29
Guess, who found it most difficult to beg for votes in the run-up to the municipal elections in SAS Nagar district? It was undoubtedly the candidates who are vying to be members of the first notified area committee
(NAC) of Nayagaon.
Internal roads in Sec 34, threat to motorists
Chandigarh, June 29
The internal roads in the Sector 34 Commercial Centre have become a virtual death trap for motorists especially those using the road during the night. Congress grass and unkempt open areas being used for dumping of debris have aggravated the problem.
The internal roads in the Sector 34 Commercial Centre have become death traps for motorists.
— A Tribune photograph |
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A labourer removes rainwater from a heap of wheat at Grain Market in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh
WATER GAMES:
A car splashes rainwater that accumulated on the Sectors 27-28 dividing road in Chandigarh on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
Poor sanitation adds to litigants' woes
Chandigarh, June 29
For a layman, entering into litigation to resolve any dispute is the most unfavourable alternative. To make the situation worse, poor sanitation at the district courts adds to the woes of the litigants.
Jan Shatabdi gets more coaches
Chandigarh, June 29
Northern railway has decided to add two more coaches, one AC chair car and a second class in the Jan Shatabdi Express. From July 1, the train, running between Chandigarh and Delhi, has been extended to Nangal.
Tibet support groups seek UN intervention
Chandigarh, June 29
The United Nations should convene a special emergency session of the Security Council, Human Rights Commission, send special fact-finding mission to visit Tibet, including the monasteries and the prisons, organise session of the General Assembly to discuss the tragedy of Tibet and take effective steps for arrange dialogue between the Dalai Lama and China to resolve the issue amicably.
RTI Act
Education dept fined Rs 10,000
Chandigarh, June 29
The education department has been fined Rs 10,000 by the State Information Commission for not providing information to the complainant for more than 240 days.
MRTS
3 cos file bids for project report
Chandigarh, June 29
Three companies have submitted bids for conducting a detailed project report on the mass rapid transit system
(MRTS) for the city and its peripheral areas.
Sectors 1-11 storm-water drainage ‘faulty’
Chandigarh, June 29
Residents living in the northern sectors have supported the claim of a
Karnal-based geologist, Dr A. R. Chaudhri, that a stretch of Chandigarh’s Vigyan Path, measuring 2.5 km in length and 15 m in width, was sinking. The road
runs along Sectors 8, 9, 10
and 11.
RUN FOR FUN: Participants take part in CE Chandigarh Zone X-country Championship 2007-08 at the N-Area near the airport in Chandigarh on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
Yoga teachers at a training camp held at Community Centre, Sector 47, Chandigarh, on Sunday. More than 250 teachers were imparted training at the camp held by the Patanjali Yoga Teacher’s Training camp.
— A Tribune photograph |
Land Acquisition
Panel hails govt move on rehabilitation
Chandigarh, June 29
The executive committee of the Pind Bachao Committee has hailed the decision of ministry of rural development for issuing an advertisement regarding the resolve of the centre to implement the National Rehabilitation Policy, 2007, from October 31, 2007.
Water supply to be hit today
Mohali, June 29
There is a water supply alert from the water supply and sanitation department, SAS
Nagar. Due to replacement of old pumping machinery of Phase I at water works,
Kajauli, water supply to parts of SAS Nagar would be affected on June 30 and July 1.
Plea on deputation to adviser
Chandigarh, June 29
The Chandigarh Engineering Employees Union in a representation to the UT adviser has pointed out that the instructions of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) were not being followed meticulously.
BSNL to install 600 more towers
Chandigarh, June 29
The BSNL, Punjab, will add a five lakh line capacity and install 600 additional towers.
A spokesman for the BSNL stated that the work was likely to be completed by July 7.
Excise dept seizes 886 liquor cases
Panchkula, June 29
Local excise and taxation department, with the help of district police, seized 886 cases of liquor from a truck bound for Rajasthan here today. The contraband worth around Rs 10 lakh was being smuggled from Chandigarh.
Additional seats created
Chandigarh, June 29
Panjab University, Chandigarh, has created additional seats for single girl child, cancer and AIDS patients and Kashmiri displaced persons for the academic session 2008-09.
Slum kids present plays on social problems
Chandigarh, June 29
Students of “Hamari Kaksha” presented five impressive small-act plays on various social issues, including female foeticide, blood donation, aptitude and attitude, dignity of child labour and struggle of common man at Punjab Kala Bhawan Auditorium here today.
Adult education wing holds mini marathon
Chandigarh, June 29
To create awareness about adult education and enhance the morale and confidence of the learners, the local Adult Education Unit, in collaboration with Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd, today organised a mini marathon that commenced from Sukhna Lake and ended at the Sector 17 plaza here.
Workshop on AIDS awareness for deaf ends
Chandigarh, June 29
A three-day workshop aimed at creating awareness and imparting health education to deaf persons concluded at St Stephen’s High School here today.
Special children take part in a workshop on HIV and AIDS at St Stephen’s High School in Chandigarh on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan
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Summer school on drug design from today
Mohali, June 29
A summer school on modelling and informatics in drug design at National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
(NIPER), Mohali, shall be conducted from June 30 to July 18.
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