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When it
rains, it pours: A mother clutches her child in a
water-proof cover as the family is caught in the
deluge on the road dividing Sector 18 and 19 in
Chandigarh on Monday. Vehicles were stranded on
the roads which were in knee-deep water at
several places.— A Tribune photo by Gautam
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Torrent of
misery, chaos reigns
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 13 — Torrential rain lashed the city
and its surrounding areas this afternoon,
resulting in flooding of roads. Several
two-wheelers and cars were left stranded in the
gushing waters, leading to traffic snarls,
besides some minor accidents.The rain that
started around 3.30 p.m. reduced visibility on
the roads. It also hit the business of roadside
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Punished for writing directly to
President
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 13 — UT Education Secretary N.K.Jain has
punished Mr Dilbagh Singh, a Punjabi lecturer in
Government College, Sector 46, by stopping two of his
increments without cumulative effect.
HUDA staff stir continues; assault
to be probed
PANCHKULA,
Sept 13 — The pen-down strike by over 300 Haryana
Urban Development Authority employees against members of
the HUDA joint action committee for allegedly assaulting
two of their colleagues entered the third day today.
Board cancels exams
DERA BASSI, Sept 13 — The Punjab School
Education Board has cancelled the supplementary
examinations in English for Classes X and XII conducted
at the Government High School centre here on September
11.
CM for govt men on selection panel
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 13 — Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal
at a high-level meeting with the Vice-Chancellors of the
three universities in Punjab/their representatives today
recommended that two nominees of the government should be
appointed on the panel of selection committees,
constituted for selecting lecturers in private colleges.
Administration gears up for court
team visit
PANCHKULA,
Sept 13—The district administration is gearing up
for the visit of a team from the Punjab and Haryana High
Court which will go through the sectors here to check the
implementation of the directions issued by the High Court
with regard to hoardings, traffic and encroachments.
Husband,
in-laws booked
PANCHKULA,
Sept 13 — The police has registered a case
under Sections 406, 498-A, 323 and 34, IPC,
against the in-laws of a local girl, Uma Gupta,
for harassing and torturing her for not bringing
enough dowry.
Stone laid by
Bansi cemented
PANCHKULA,
Sept 13 — The cementing of the foundation
stone laid by former Chief Minister of Haryana,
Mr Bansi Lal, for the construction of an
auditorium in Sector 5 has raised doubts
regarding the intentions of the administration.
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Offer
to help war widows
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 13 — Mr Partap Singh Gill, former Lt-Governor
of Goa, has offered to help those war widows who have not
received benefits after the death of their husbands in
action.
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