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Question
mark on PGI appointments
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — Enforcement of the model code of conduct
due to the general election may have put a question mark
on the appointment of Dean and more than 140 faculty
members of the PGI.
The Jayanti
Devi temple is facing the danger of caving in as
the recently raised protective wall was damaged
in the heavy rain — A Tribune photograph |
Jayanti temple on
verge of collapse
JAYANTI
MAJRI, July 22 — The 550-year-old temple at
Jayanti Majri village, 8 km from the PGI, is on
the verge of collapse due to continuous rain for
the past four days. A wall of the temple, located
in the Shivalik foothills, has been endangering
the whole structure. Soil erosion in the hillside
is causing the temple to cave in. |
Demand to withdraw order on helmet
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — The demand for withdrawal of order on
wearing of helmets by both women drivers and pillion
riders of two-wheelers has been gradually gaining
momentum as more and more organisations have come out in
support of it.
Milkha Singh adopts martyr's son
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — "Flying Sikh" Milkha Singh has
decided to adopt seven-year-old Gurvinder Singh from
Kubheri village in Kharar. He is the son of brave
Havildar Vikram Singh who made the supreme sacrifice
during the recapture of Tiger Hill on July 6.
2 more bodies arrive
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — The mortal remains of two Kargil martyrs
were received at N Area here at noon today.
Tribune staff contribute one day's
salary
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — On the call given by the The Tribune
Employees Union, 925 employees of The Tribune Trust have
decided to contribute one day's salary, amounting to more
than Rs 3 lakh, to the Army Central Welfare Fund.
Picnic for the old
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism
Development Corporation will organise a picnic for senior
citizens on July 24.
BE, B.Arch admissions begin
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — Admissions to Bachelor of Engineering
course run by Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12, and
the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology,
Panjab University, along with admissions to Bachelor of
Architecture course at Chandigarh College of Architecture
(CCA), Sector 12, got underway at Law Auditorium on the
campus, here today.
Donations
for troops continue
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — Two women of the city — Amita
Khorana and Meena Gupta — have been
collecting donations for the welfare of families
of soldiers who took part in the Kargil
operations.
Burning of
biscuits irks residents
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — The residents of Sector 24-D here
faced a peculiar problem today. a heap of packets
of biscuits was burnt by a wholesaler in an open
space behind the market, filling the air with
smoke and foul smell.
HUDA notices
worry Raitten residents
PANCHKULA,
July 22 — Fate of hundreds of persons
residing in the Raitten and Doon areas of the
Kalka subdivision here seems to be uncertain in
the wake of criminal and civil proceedings
initiated against them by HUDA.
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Administration
decision hailed
CHANDIGARH,
July 22 — The Federation of Small Scale Industries
has hailed the decision of the Chandigarh Administration
to delegate more powers to power engineers on the pattern
of the Punjab State Electricity Board. 
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Soldier recalls battle for Point
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