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Kids have narrow
escape
'Best' HHB colony
has poor quality houses
PANCHKULA,
May 9 — Residents of the Housing Board
colony in Sector 14 live under constant fear of
being injured due to the poor quality of
construction of their houses. |
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peeled-off portion of the facade of a balcony in
the Housing Board colony in Sector 14 of
Panchkula. — A Tribune photograph |
DSP, Inspector face criminal case
CHANDIGARH,
May 9 — The Chandigarh Administration has ordered
registration of a criminal case against two police
officials, Mr Devinder Singh, a Deputy Superintendent of
police, and Mr Pushpinder Kumar Dhawan, an Inspector,
"for allegedly forging the file pertaining to the
murder of Ghanpat Rai".
Residents stop a truck "forcibly"
carrying sand from the river bed in Kansala
village in Ropar district on Sunday. — A
Tribune photograph |
Villagers resist
sand removal
CHANDIGARH,
May 9 — A major clash was averted between
the two rival groups over the contract for the
removal of sand of a seasonal rivulet in Kansala
village of Ropar district, about 15 km from here,
today. When the son of a top Akali leader
forcibly tried to remove the sand the from the
river bed, it was opposed by the villagers. |
10-day
Gram Shree mela ends
PANCHKULA,
May 9 — A number of people thronged the Gram
Shree mela, an exhibition-cum-sale of rural
handicrafts and artefacts on the concluding day
of the 10-day fair here today.
Electoral roll
revision-II ends
CHANDIGARH,
May 9 — The second phase of the revision of
electoral rolls for the Chandigarh parliamentary
constituency concluded here today.
Traffic disrupted
on national highway
ZIRAKPUR,
May 9 — The traffic on the National Highway
remained disrupted for more than four hours
following a collision between a truck and a
tractor-trolley at the Bhankharpur bridge, over
the Ghaggar river, today.
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Phone subscribers a harassed lot
MULLANPUR-GARIBDASS,
May 9 — Non-availability of telephone sets at the
local exchange to replace the faulty instruments has led
to resentment among telephone subscribers here.
66 SCs get govt houses
DERA BASSI, May 9 — The Punjab Government
would provide 12,000 pucca houses worth Rs 60 crore under
various schemes for the poor and Scheduled Castes, said
Capt. Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister, Punjab, while
addressing a mass convention at Sundran village of this
subdivision on Sunday.
Poets enthral select audience
CHANDIGARH,
May 9 — The Punjabi Kavi Mandal today held its
monthly meeting at the Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16. It
was attended by poets of the city, who recited their
poetry in front of a select audience.
Sharma Chandigarh Club President
CHANDIGARH,
May 9 — Mr Chaman Lal Sharma defeated Mr Harish
Dhawan by a big margin of more than 1,500 votes to be
elected as President of the Chandigarh Club — the
biggest social club in the city — for the second
consecutive term today.
Campaign for 'Different India'
CHANDIGARH,
May 9—A campaign for 'Different India' was launched
by the members of the Humanist Movement, at the UT
Secretariat, Sector 9, here on May 7.
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Samra: soil erosion endangering
dams
