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Another
drug haul in city
CHANDIGARH,
June 12 — More than a week after a team of the
Chandigarh Police caught three persons with one of the
biggest-ever haul of smack in the city, another 3 kg of
smack, or brown sugar, valued at almost Rs 3 crore in the
international market has been seized from the same gang
following investigations.
New line to ease
power position
PANCHKULA,
June 12 — The long-pending proposal to
provide a direct link between two 66-KV
sub-stations to fulfil the power requirement of
the entire township is under way with the Haryana
Vidyut Prasaran Nigam erecting towers to lay the
additional transmission high-tension line. The
new 66-KV line, estimated to cost about Rs 1.5
crore and scheduled to be completed by June 30,
is expected to take some more time. Once
commissioned, it would provide an alternative
link between the sub-station in Sector 1 and
another in Industrial Area, Phase-II. |
Plan of the
new HT line passing through Panchkula that will
provide an alternative to the existing line. |
Water scarcity likely to continue
CHANDIGARH,
June 12 — The prayers of city residents for the
augmentation of the existing water supply are unlikely to
be answered as only five of the 20 tubewells to be sunk
for this purpose are likely to be operational in two
months.
Police first-aid post set up
LALRU, June
12 — A “police assistance and first-aid
post” to provide immediate medical attention to
victims of road accidents on the Chandigarh-Delhi
national highway was inaugurated by the Inspector-General
of Punjab Police, Mr R.S. Gill, at Dappar village, here
today.
One
dead, 16 hurt as tourist bus overturns
KHARAR,
June 12 — One person was killed while 16
others were injured when a tourist bus overturned
this morning near Ballo Majra village on the
Kharar-Mohali road.
Daler denies
threat from Abu Salem
CHANDIGARH,
June 12 — Popular Punjabi pop singer, Daler
Mehndi, has denied that he allegedly received any
threat calls from Dubai-based Abu Salem, who is
said to be the right-hand man of underworld don
Dawood Ibrahim.
Heavy rain in
city
CHANDIGARH,
June 12 — Strong winds in excess of 65 km
per hour, accompanied by heavy rain lashed the
city in the wee hours today.
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