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PUNWIRE
Executive Director hides  himself
in bathroom, arrested
SAS
NAGAR, Dec 7 — Amidst high drama the
Executive Director (Incharge) of the Punjab
Wireless Systems Limited, Mr Ved Parkash, who had
been evading arrest in a criminal case for not
depositing the provident fund of the employees,
was today arrested by a police party of Punjab
Police from his residence in Sector 36 at
Chandigarh. |
25 booked in forgery case
SAS NAGAR,
Dec 7 — At least 25 persons, including a suspended
officer of the Department of Consolidation of Holding,
Punjab, has been booked by the police for allegedly
transferring several hundred kanals of Gram Panchayat
land at Dhanthol village, Patiala, in their name through
cheating and forgery.
 How
safe is Chandigarh airfield?
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — Though hundreds of villagers had a
narrow escape last week when an IAF MiG-21
crashed soon after take-off from the Chandigarh
airbase, the mishap has focussed attention on a
large number of structures and settlements, many
of which are unauthosised, around the periphery
of the Air Force Station. |
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Marshal Gupta on visit to 3 BRD |
Gang of cheats, auto-lifters
busted
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — In a major breakthrough, the Chandigarh
Police has busted a gang of inter-state cheats and
auto-lifters which had been operating in the northern
region for the past many years.
Totally apathetic about human
suffering
PANCHKULA, Dec 7 —
Dissatisfaction over the handling of a complaint
filed by Mr Harvinder Mohan, a resident of Sector
10, and the procrastination policy being followed
by the police to register a case on the basis of
the complaint made two weeks ago has left little
hope for justice. |
The law, once again, sides with
cops
CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — Mr Suresh
Sharma, a middle-aged man, is at a loss to
understand why the bicycle he had been riding was
forcibly taken away by two Punjab policemen on a
scooter after a minor accident last evening. |
Computer courses for PU employees
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7—Short-term courses, with detailed
specialisation in job specifications of related offices
for university and general employees, have been designed
by the Department of Computer Science and Application,
Panjab University.
Chilly winds in the offing
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — The city received the first drizzle of the
winter season tonight making temperatures dip by several
degrees Celsius.
PUDA sells 15 sites at auction
SAS NAGAR,
Dec 7 — Showroom-cum-flat sites in the town were
much in demand at an open auction of commercial sites
held by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development
Authority in Phase I here today.
Jacob visits art gallery
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — The Governor of Punjab and Administrator,
UT, Lt-Gen JFR Jacob (retd), today visited the Government
Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10.
Cable operators flay Mayor
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — The Chandigarh Cable Operators Federation
has condemned the “dubious role” of the Mayor,
Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, in bringing about the
legislation of arbitrarily taxing cable operators, while
demanding a public debate on the issue.
Jagson
flight from December 15
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — Jagson, a private airline, has
decided to introduce a
Delhi-Chandigarh-Kulu-Chandigarh-Delhi flight by
using Dornier 228 aircraft. The flight, according
to Mr Suresh Bhambri, Station Manager of the
airline, will operate on all days except Sundays.
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Pension
of war widows raised
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 7 — The Chandigarh Administration has decided to
raise the pension of World War II widows from Rs 300 to
Rs 800 per month with immediate effect.
Yuva
Morcha wants party activation
SAS NAGAR,
Dec 7 — The BJP Yuva Morcha has sought the early
“activation” of the party unit here in view of
the forthcoming municipal council elections.
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