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Hard Times
Truckers’ strike to hit food, fuel supplies
Chandigarh, July 1
Residents already reeling under spiralling prices of food items are in for difficult times. With transporters across the country going on strike tomorrow, food and fuel supplies to the city are likely to be restricted.
BACK TO BOOKS: Students of KBDAV School, Sector 7, go to the school on the first day after summer vacations in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
DC for probe against Ivory Towers promoters
Mohali, July 1
The SAS Nagar deputy commissioner has recommended that an inquiry be conducted against Industrial Cables Limited, promoters of Ivory Towers building complex in Sector 70 here. Apartment owners in Ivory Towers are waiting for registration of their property even eight years after they bought their flats and are paying a commission to the promoters to allow them to sell their flats.
Boy’s death: DC marks inquiry
Panchkula, July 1
A day after a 15-year-old boy was washed away in Kaushalya river, the Panchkula deputy commissioner has marked an inquiry into the incident.
XEN, irrigation, has been asked to conduct the inquiry and submit the report within a month. He has been asked to find out the technical reasons which led to the boy’s death so that such incidents do not occur in future.
Wild growth on the path leading to the Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh shows apathy on part of the administration.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Nayagaon MC Election
Independent holds the key
Nayagaon, July 1
An enthusiastic 76.5 per cent voter turn out was registered in the first municipal elections held at Nayagaon. With no arrangement between the BJP and SAD here, the results declared last evening have led to an interesting situation.
Councillors should rise above party lines: Bolaria
Chandigarh, July 1
Mooting value-based politics, nominated councillor Amrit Bolaria today said the city councillors should rise above their party lines on issues pertaining to upliftment of the weaker sections of society.
Non-furnishing of info
NGO heads for showdown with administration
Chandigarh, July 1
Locked in a tug-of-war over bringing the office of the UT Administrator under the RTI purview, the Burning Brain Society, an NGO, and the Chandigarh Administration are gearing up for another confrontation.
Anmol Sidhu Asst solicitor-general of India
Chandigarh, July 1
Haryana’s additional Advocate-General Dr Anmol Rattan Sidhu has been appointed assistant Solicitor-General of India to pursue the cases of the Union government at the High Court here.
Goni threatened me: Mother
Mohali, July 1
Mohinder Kaur, mother of cricketer Manpreet Goni, alleged today that her son, at the instigation of his wife and in-laws, had threatened to eliminate her.
Mountview coffee shop getting facelift
Chandigarh, July 1
There is a good news for regular visitors at Hotel Mountview. The 24-hour coffee shop here is all set to reopen with a new look.
Truck driver electrocuted
Mohali, July 1
One person was electrocuted while cleaning a truck in Industrial Area here today.
According to the police, Kaka Ram (45) was working as a driver with a private
cement company.
Tata Safari catches fire
Chandigarh, July 1
A Mohali-based couple had a miraculous escape when their Tata Safari caught fire in Sector 21 here
this evening. According to information, the vehicle (HP 17-A-4040)
belonging to Surinder Singh and Surjit Kaur, residents of Phase VII, Mohali,
caught fire due to short circuit.
The remains of Tata Safari that caught fire in Sector 21, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Letters
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Class XI admissions today
Chandigarh, July 1
The centralised admission to Class XI for the session 2008-09 will start tomorrow at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, here.
Core issues of teaching discussed
Mohali, July 1
One-day workshop on teaching methodology and techniques organised at Ashmah International School here turned out to be a great introspective and analytical session for the teachers of the school.
New office timings
Chandigarh, July 1
The working hours of the university administrative offices, including the construction office, directorate of sports, and also of the teaching/non-teaching departments with effect from July 7 will be as under:
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Admission money not refunded
Chandigarh, July 1
