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MCC
to levy property tax
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — With the Chandigarh Administration urging
the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh to raise its own
resources, the civic body has finally decided to take up
the issue of levy of property tax at its meeting later
this month.
Corporation indicted for avoidable
payment
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — Other important projects can wait. The
fund-starved Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh seems to
be too busy shelling out surcharge amounting to Rs 34.11
lakh to the UT Electricity Department by way of delayed
payment for the maintenance of the streetlights in
certain parts of the city by the department.
Sector 16 hospital to be expanded
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — The General Hospital, Sector 16, is being
expanded and revamped in a phased manner to accommodate
the increasing number of patients, Dr Joginder Singh,
Director, Health Services, said here today.
Suspension of DSP revoked
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — The Chandigarh Administration today revoked
the suspension of Mr Asa Nand, Deputy Superintendent of
Police (Vigilance).
3 more make it to Zee TV
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — Two more girls of the city have been
selected by the Zee Television Network and its associated
channels in the category of news anchors, actors, singers
and VJs, taking the total to five.
Contaminated water supply alleged
PANCHKULA,
Aug 10 — Complaints by a few residents of Sector 15
here concerning water supply seem to be falling on deaf
ears with contaminated water still being supplied in
taps.
Dial Ambala, Shimla at local rates
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — The local Telecom Department today released
the list of towns where city residents can make telephone
calls on local charges by prefixing '9' to the existing
STD code followed by the number.
Anand
is PU visiting professor
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — Prof C.L. Anand, former
Vice-Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open
University, New Delhi, ex-Vice Chancellor,
Arunachal Pradesh University and Joint
Educational Adviser in the Union Ministry of
Education and Culture, has been appointed
visiting professor in the Department of
Education, Panjab University, for 1999-2001.
MC seeks land to
dump garbage
SAS
NAGAR, Aug 10 — The local Municipal Council
has written to the Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority to earmark a site on the
outskirts of the township for dumping garbage.
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Kanshi
sees snap poll next year
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 10 — The President of the Bahujan Samaj Party,
Mr Kanshi Ram, has predicted another Lok Sabha elections
next year.
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