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Legal
aid cell inside Burail jail — another feather in
UT's cap
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 9 — The Union Territory of Chandigarh is all set
to achieve another distinction. It will become the first
state or union territory in the country to set up a legal
aid cell inside the Model Jail, Burail.
CTU buses
keep off the road following the alleged
manhandling of a driver and a conductor by
certain Punjab cops near the Sector 26 transport
traffic lights in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A
Tribune photograph |
CTU commuters stranded
Buses stop
as passengers beat up driver, conductor
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 9 — Thousands of commuters were stranded
as Chandigarh Transport Undertaking buses went
off the road for almost 4 hours after two of
their employees were allegedly bashed up by
passengers, who claimed that they were Punjab
Police cops. |
Sale of crackers not checked
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 9 — In spite of a ban on the manufacture and
sale of certain prohibited categories of crackers by the
Ministry of Environment and Forests, no checks and raids
were conducted to check the sale and use of these during
Divali.
| New SSP joins;
former feels it's time to unwind |
Parag promises
accessibility
Accessibility, accountability and
transparency at all levels will define the
functioning of the local police, said Mr Parag
Jain, who took over as the UT SSP this morning |
No regrets,
says Reddy
Mr C.S.R. Reddy, who relinquished
charge as SSP today, said though
Chandigarh Police was a leadership-oriented force
yet was plagued by local influences |
Allergy experts to discuss asthma
CHANDIGARH, Nov 9 — Eminent experts from
India and abroad will discuss a wide range of issues,
including the alarming increase in the number of asthma
cases all over the world during the 33rd National
Convention of the Indian College of Allergy and Applied
Immunology from November 12 to 14 at the PGI.
Learning lessons from Kargil war
PANCHKULANov
9 —"India has a lesson to learn from the Kargil
episode—the message that talks are no good and will
not serve any purpose in resolving the tension between
India and Pakistan is loud and clear,'' Lt-Gen J.L.
Malhotra (retd), former Chief of Staff, Northern Command,
said while addressing a gathering at a seminar on
``Kargil Problem—Who is Responsible'', here today.
2 killed, 4 hurt in mishap
KHARAR, Nov
9 — Two members of a family were killed and another
four were seriously injured when the car in which they
were travelling was hit by a truck near Sahoran village
on the Kharar-Kurali road today.
Colourful show by children
CHANDIGARH,
Nov 9 — Students of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Senior
Secondary School, Sector 35 B, presented a colourful
function during the two-day annual function at Tagore
Theatre today evening.
Relief for cyclone hit
PANCHKULA,
Nov 9 — The District Administration will despatch a
consignment of items for the victims of the Orissa
cyclone which left behind a trail of devastation.
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