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Cricket win dims Kargil gun roar
Chandigarh, May 30 — While at one end guns roar in the Dras, Batalik and Kargil areas of Jammu and Kashmir, India is celebrating its inclusion in the Super Six in the Cricket World Cup '99 contest, with England losing to India in today's match by 63 runs. And Chandigarh had its share of fun, revelry and even fireworks to celebrate the occasion.

Woman thief in police net
PANCHKULA, May 30 — A look at a 45-year-old woman of Dadu Majra in Chandigarh, who may knock at your door asking for a glass of water, may dismiss her as an ordinary housewife.

Sant to baptise 1 lakh Sikhs today
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — With a view to bringing them into the fold of the Khalsa Panth on the occasion of the ongoing tercentenary of the birth of the Khalsa Sant Maan Singh Pehowa wale has planned to baptise at least one lakh persons across Punjab on May 31.

PU to conduct BEd test
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — Panjab University will conduct Common Entrance Test for admission to BEd course in all colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Punjabi University and Guru Nanak Dev University.

Baddi-Chandigarh road cleared
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — The Ministry of Forests and Environment has cleared the construction of an alternative road connecting Chandigarh with Baddi, the Himachal Minister of State for Town and Country Planning, Mr Hari Narain Singh, said here today.

Demand to extend last date of VDS
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — Various organisations, including those of traders and industrialists, have urged the Chandigarh Administration to extend the last date for the Voluntary Disclosure Scheme of enhanced and unauthorised power load. The scheme, which started in April, closes tomorrow.
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Youth Hostel plans to generate funds

Villagers for 24-hr power supply

Urs function begins

‘Need for value-based education’

Songs, dances mark carnival

Workshop on vermi-compost

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  Features
Revive advisory, sector panels: Vineeta
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — Equitable administration, activation of various advisory and sector committees, check on growth of encroachments, land for genuine cooperative house building societies and provision of footpaths appear high on the priority list of Ms Vineeta Rai, Adviser to the Administrator of Chandigarh.

Problem of low water pressure
MUBARIKPUR, May 30 — The problem of low water pressure in various villages in Dera Bassi subdivision is becoming acute with the continuous rise in the temperature for the past three days. Due to the low water pressure in the villages, including Mubarikpur, Meerpur and Haibatpur, the residents have to face numerous water-related problems.

Roundabouts a hub of activity
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — residents within close proximity to roundabouts throng them late in the evening. Their activities attract the attention of passers-by and are quite interesting.

No road to vet dispensary
MULLANPUR-GARIBDASS, May 30 — The veterinary dispensary here is crying for an approach road.The only veterinary hospital in the area, it caters to more than half a dozen villages.

A costume house
PANCHKULA, May 30 — One roof under which one would be able to locate everything from dinosaurs to elephants, to centipedes, to Donald Duck, to Adam and Eve, to robots, to Shaktimaan and to apples and strawberries and pansies and even Roman sandals, parrot noses, hand-cuffs and jewellery, would obviously be nothing less than a warehouse of exciting experience. And all these are costumes for theatre, films, school functions and private birthday parties which are housed by the husband and wife duo of Surinder and Roopa Sood who have stored around 25,000 such items in their house in Sector 18 in Panchkula.

'Ambedkar's dream still unrealised'
CHANDIGARH, May 30 — Expressing concern over the deterioration of standard of education, Mr Charanjit Singh Atwal, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker said that education system particularly in the rural areas of, the state has virtually collapsed.

Getting number on first dial rare
CHILLA (SAS Nagar), May 30 — Subscribers of the Manauli rural telephone exchange are finding a lot of difficulties in registering complaints as the local exchange remains closed for days together.Top

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