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Healthyway Fraud
2 yrs, 150 complaints,
no action
Chandigarh, August 20
Speaking volumes about the police inefficiency, cops at the Sector 36 police station failed to act in over 150 complaints that were received against the owner of Healthyway Immigration in Sector 42 in the past two years.
While seven cases have been registered against Healthyway owner Amit Kakkar earlier this week, sources said the police had been receiving complaints against the consultancy all these years.
Agents outside the Healthyway Immigration office in Sector 42, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
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Company agents still active
Chandigarh, August 20
Though he has allegedly raked in crores by duping clients across the region on fake promises of easy migration overseas, the owner of Healthyway Immigration seems to have learnt no lesson from the police action taken against him.
Auto-rickshaw gang strikes again
Chandigarh, August 20
A gang of auto-rickshaw drivers struck again in the city last night making three apple traders from Kullu their target. At knifepoint, three assailants robbed Rs 1.5 lakh from the traders who had hired the auto-rickshaw to the Sector 43 ISBT.
UT eviction order leaves Central Club members shaken
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Chandigarh, August 20
The ambience at the Central Club in Sector-9 has changed for over a thousand members who have been associated with the club for the past many decades ever since they learnt about the eviction order to be served to the club by the UT estate office.
Members of the Central Club enjoy Tambola in Sector 9, Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
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Violation of building bylaws
Hotels, restaurants in Sectors 26, 7 may face closure
Chandigarh, August 20
Continuing its drive against misuse of premises or violations of the building bylaws in most of the local hotels, the UT Estate Office is all set to target hotels, restaurants and other sites in Sector 26 and Sector 7 here. |
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| The building bylaws being violated in the backyards of shop-cum-offices at Sector 26, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
City law firm to aid aviation operators
Chandigarh, August 20
In a development that is bound to raise interest among players in the aviation sector across the region, a Chandigarh-based law firm, Sarin & Co, today entered into an affiliation with Donald H. Bunker and Associates, one of the few firms specialising exclusively in aviation law in the world and the only aviation law firm in the Arabian Gulf. |
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| Ian P Veall of Donald H Bunker and Associates, the only aviation law firm in the Arabian Gulf, along with Nitin Sarin of Sarin & Co., signing the formal affiliation between the two law firms.
Behind: (from right) Scott Slessor, Consul General of Canada, Justice SS
Sodhi, president, Sarin Memorial Legal Aid Foundation, and Manmohan Lal
Sarin, secretary general of the foundation, in Sector 4, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan |
Unhappy ending to online courtship
Panchkula, August 20
Pursuing a local girl in the hope for a future relationship on the internet ended up causing considerable agony to a Jaipur youth and his parents. The process began about nine months ago when, in a bid to woo the 20 year-old girl, the 17-year-old youth replaced his photo with that of a handsome man on his Facebook profile.
UT reshuffles portfolios of officials
Chandigarh, August 20
Faced with officer crunch, the UT Administration has redistributed important portfolios among the Punjab-cadre and
Haryana-cadre officers on deputation with the UT here today.
Support pours in for Anna
Chandigarh, August 20
The support for crusader Anna Hazare kept on pouring in for the fifth day, with protests being staged across the city on Saturday. To attract more people towards the movement, patriotic songs were
sung at the Sectors 7-8 roundabout.
Students take out a candlelight march in support of social activist Anna Hazare in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan |
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A bumpy welcome to Sector 7
Panchkula, August 20
A dilapidated park and potholed roads welcome visitors entering Sector 7, one of the oldest localities in the town. The roads of the sector have given way to the ongoing construction in the area which has caused big potholes that are submerged in the rainwater.
A potholed road posing a danger to the lives of two-wheeler riders at Sector 7 in
Panchkula.
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Mini-secretariat parking lot muddy, costlier
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Panchkula, August 20
The mini-secretariat area must be the only place in Panchkula where a person is charged double the amount for parking vehicles that too on a muddy, uneven ground with hardly any proper space. Hundreds of people, who visit the mini-secretariat and district court complex, face this situation daily.
A parking lot near the mini-secretariat in a dilapidated condition in
Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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Consumers’ body seeks check on overcharging
Mohali, August 20
The Consumers Protection Federation has demanded a check on overcharging, underweighing and sale of spices at Apni Mandis here.
In a letter to the Punjab Mandi Board, the Mohali Deputy Commissioner and the MC Commissioner, federation president PS Virdi said at mandis, vegetables were often sold at prices that were 15 per cent to 30 per cent higher than the those fixed.
Special train to Shirdi
Chandigarh, August 20
A special Bharat Darshan train from Chandigarh to Shirdi is being run by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on August 23. A spokesman of the corporation said the train would start from Chandigarh Railway Station at 6 am and reach Manmar Railway Station on August 24 at 10 pm.
‘Admn block officials not tech savvy’
Chandigarh, August 20
Officials of the computer centre at Panjab University have put the blame on officials of the administration block for causing a delay in computerisation of the university.
Claiming that a majority of officials like to do work manually, the centre has asked the registrar to intervene in the matter.
Treat for classical music lovers
Chandigarh, August 20
Mumbai-based classical vocalist Saili Kalyanpur brought alive the melodic fervour of monsoon ragas during ‘Malhar Utsav Concert’ organised by the Chandigarh Sangert Natak Akademy and Indian National Theatre at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan auditorium here today.
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