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The police pushes
back activists of SOPU who broke the police cordon; and
(right) members of the HSA, the PUSU, the SFI and the
NSUI try to break the police cordon to march ahead near
the administrative block of Panjab University in
Chandigarh on Friday. — Tribune photos by Manoj
Mahajan
Police
foils PU students’ march
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — The morning at Panjab University here
today began on a different note altogether with the area
around the Administrative Block, the venue for the
Syndicate meeting, full of baton-wielding uniformed men
armed with teargas shells, apprehending trouble from
students.
Syndicate approves fee hike
CHANDIGARH, July 30 — The Panjab University
Syndicate has approved the proposed fee hike and
authorised the Vice-Chancellor to appoint the three
deans.
Slums to have 40 water taps
PANCHKULA,
July 30 — Faced with the problem of wide-scale theft
of water by slum dwellers in Indira and Rajiv labour
colonies here, the Public Health Wing of the Haryana
Urban Development Authority has decided to provide safe
drinking water to the jhuggi dwellers.
Poll schedule on August 11
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — A formal notification of the election
schedule for the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency to
be issued on August 11 will set the election process in
motion.
 ‘India’s
Most Wanted’ held in city
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — The Chandigarh police nabbed notorious
criminal Varinder Singh alias Jyoti in Mani Majra. here
today. He was wanted in four crimes, including two cases
of murder in Delhi.
Ahmediyas give Rs 50,000
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — The Ahmediya Muslim Jamat, Qadian
(Gurdaspur), today delivered a cheque of Rs 50,000 at The
Tribune office for the Army Central Welfare Fund.
51 awarded diplomas
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — A total of 51 students were awarded
diplomas in the disciplines of instrument technology,
mechatronics and industrial automation and die and mould
making at the 34th convocation of the Indo- Swiss
Training Centre, at the CSIO here today.
Parties join hands against helmet
order
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — While an All-Party Helmet Joint Action
Committee was formed today on the helmet issue, there was
no let up in the ongoing agitation against making wearing
helmets mandatory for women.
Shop Act to be enforced
ZIRAKPUR,
July 30 — The state government has decided to
enforce the Shop Act in the newly formed Zirakpur Nagar
Panchayat under which the market would remain closed once
in a week and no dhaba would be allowed to remain open
after 11 p.m.
Youth behind 10 major burglaries
held
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — The Crime Branch has nabbed a notorious
burglar involved in more than 10 major burglaries in
various sectors of the city.
Fear of epidemic stalks villages
RANI MAJRA,
July 30 — The absence of a garbage disposal system
in the periphery of Chandigarh may cause the outbreak of
an epidemic.
Gastro cases in Palsora Colony
SAS NAGAR,
July 30 — Gastroenteritis is spreading in epidemic
proportions in Palsora Colony, near here, if the figures
of the patients reporting at the Phase VI Civil Hospital
are to be believed.
Lunch
with Kapil, help martyrs' kids
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — Have lunch with Kapil Dev with
your family, get clicked and take autographs of
the cricketer on your bats and balls tomorrow and
help children of Kargil martyrs get foster
parents.
Palac Shri to
contest poll
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — Palac Shri, a former Miss
Chandigarh, has jumped into the election fray by
announcing her candidature for the lone
Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.
Jaundice cases
PANCHKULA,
July 30 — Cases of jaundice have been
reported at government-run hospitals, public
health centres, dispensaries and private clinics
in the district.
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"Sawan"
singing contest on Aug 5
CHANDIGARH,
July 30 — "Sawan" will be the theme of the
contest for singers to select the "Malhaar
Raja" "Malhaar Rani" of the region on
August 5 at Tagore Theatre here under the aegis of the
Majlis Journalists and Artists Association.
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