Chandigarh Tribune
Thursday, January 20, 2000,
Chandigarh, India





THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
C H A N D I G A R H

Workers of the Health Department of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation always remain in a tearing hurry. Here is an example. This Tribune photograph was taken by Manoj Mahajan immediately after a tractor-trailer left this garbage bin in the middle of the road for no obvious reason.
CHB men pull down illegal structures
CHANDIGARH, Jan 17— After a long time, the Chandigarh Housing Board today got tough with the allottees, who had violated building bylaws and made alterations and additions in their flats in MIG housing complex in Sector 61 here. In a major drive, workers demolished illegal rooms and other concrete structures manually.

Billa returns as civic body chief 4th time
SAS NAGAR, Jan 19 — A history of sorts was made when Mr H.S.Billa, taking legal recourse, today returned as the President of the local Municipal Council for the fourth time after being removed by the Local Government Department, Punjab, under one or the other provisions of the Municipal Act

Plan to recarpet dividing roads
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Taking a note of the sheer neglect and worsening condition of the sector dividing roads in the city, the Chandigarh Administration is planning to recarpet these roads and remove the suffering of the city residents.

Pathways or potential death-traps ?
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Persons driving on the major city roads, beware! You may still be involved in accidents even if you obey traffic rules as other drivers, using unauthorised punctured road links, may endanger your lives.

A motorist takes a short cut to cross the Dakshin Marg in Chandigarh on Tuesday, endangering his and other drivers’ lives. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan



EARLIER STORIES
 
COMMUNITY

Congress leader’s complaint against city ex-Mayor
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Mr Krishan Aggarwal “Nanha”, a Congress leader of Panchkula, today lodged a complaint with the Electoral Officer of the Kalka Assembly constituency, against Mr Gian Chand Gupta, a former Mayor of Chandigarh, for getting his name and that of his wife and two sons included in the voters’ list of the Kalka Assembly constituency showing that they lived in house No 94, Sector 16, Panchkula.

Telephone users’ woes
MULLANPUR GARIBDASS, Jan 19 — Telephone users of more than half a dozen villages connected with this rural telephone exchange are resentful on account of the problems they have been facing for several months.

Setting an example for others to follow
PANCHKULA, Jan 19 — The residents of Sector 12 are working towards making theirs the model sector of the township, and in the process, are setting an example for other Residents’ Welfare Associations functioning in each sector to take on themselves the task of beautifying their sector, rather than relying on the official machinery to do so.

 
CRIME

Woman with fake notes held
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The police has arrested a resident of Janta Colony and recovered three fake notes of Rs 500 denomination from her possession.

Woman gangraped
KHARAR, Jan 19 — The local police today registered a case against 13 persons for gangraping a married woman of Kharar.

Two cases of theft registered
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Two cases of theft have been reported from various parts of the city.

Body found from toilet
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The police this evening recovered the body of a man from a toilet of the head office of a seed farm at the Industrial Area, here.

 
EDUCATION

PU Academic Council loses charm
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Irregular meetings coupled with its ever-expanding size, has stolen the charm for membership to the Academic Council of Panjab University, the highest authority on academic courses and introductions.

Student council threat
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The Panjab University, Campus Students Council at a press conference here today announced that an agitation would be launched within a week in case the university authorities and the police do not succeed in solving the case of assault on a campus student on the New Year eve.

Committee to hear school grievances
SAS NAGAR, Jan 19 — The Punjab Government has constituted a committee to hear grievances of schools affiliated with the Punjab School Education Board. The committee consisting of officials of the board would also suggest solution of the problems to the schools concerned.

Multi-media avenue for kids
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — A multi-media computer self-education avenue with CDs and related accessories will open at the Durga Das Foundation for tiny tots in February.

COURTS

Husband, others ‘summoned’ to stand trial
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — A husband, accused of solemnising second marriage after coming here from New Zealand, along with his "second wife" and parents, have been "summoned to stand trial" by the UT Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Ms Jatinder Walia.

‘MD must consult other directors’
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — In a reply to the application by the managing director of Nevedic Prosthetic Centre, Dr. V.J.S. Vohra, seeking directions for “allowing bank operations”, respondent — Captain C.S. Vohra — today stated that the bank was “constrained” as the applicant was “not doing prior consultation with other directors”.

Arrest stayed in dowry death case
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Issuing notice for January 25 on the anticipatory bail plea filed by a Class X student in a dowry death case, the UT District and Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, today stayed her arrest till then.

“Plaintiffs’ rights not violated”
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — In a written statement to a civil suit seeking directions for declaring a “contract” for chopping mango, neem and pipal trees as “illegal, void and against public interest”, an Executive Engineer of the Municipal Corporation’s horticulture division today stated that the plaintiffs’ legal and civil rights were not being infringed.

Notice issued under Juvenile Act
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Mrs Gitanjali Kundra, SDM Chandigarh, and Superintendent Model Jail, Burail, UT, Chandigarh, were yesterday issued notice for January 24 by Mr Justice CHB Chalapathi of the High Court on a complaint filed by one Sinhasan Singh, father of a minor boy Mukesh Kumar, lodged in Burail Jail, seeking registration of a case against the SDM and releasing her from her present assignment as SDM and the Superintendent Jail for violating the law on the Juvenile Justice Act.

Suit seeks cleaner toilets in PGI
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The UT Civil Judge (Junior Division), Mr Jasbir Singh, today issued notice for January 21 on a civil suit seeking directions to the Medical Superintendent and other defendants for providing basic amenities and clean toilets in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here.

 
CULTURE

Music trophy for MCM DAV
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The overall trophy in music competitions was won by MCM DAV College, Sector 36, on the first day of the three-day inter-college cultural meet, being organised at Government College of Education, Sector 20-D, here today.

Artistes to take part in demonstration
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — A total of about 100 theatre artistes are expected to take part in a demonstration outside the Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, in the last week of this month to protest against the termination of services of four junior-level employees of the Punjab Arts Council.

HEALTH

Implants can remove facial defects, too
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Those who have congenital defects of eyes and ears and few others who lose them because of cancer or serious trauma need not despair, for, the dental implants have an application in the cranio facial reconstruction for removing the facial defects also.

Directive to nursing homes
PANCHKULA, Jan 19 — The advisory committee of the district Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique, set up by the Haryana Government, which met here today under the chairmanship of the Civil Surgeon, Dr HC Nagpal, has asked the government and private nursing homes which are conducting ultrasound tests for prenatal diagnosis to get themselves registered with the committee within one month.

 
SPORT

Amandeep, Hameer win
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Amandeep Kaur of IS Dev Samaj Girls Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, won the shot put event for girls and Hameer Singh of Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Sector 41, won the athletics event for boys at Sports Complex, Sector 7, in the first Inter-School Tournament today.

Dolma, Bissa to get awards
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The National Adventure Club (India) Chandigarh, gives give two awards to those who do well in various adventure activities. These awards are the Bharat Gaurav and the Adamya Sahas Pususkar.

PU win yoga championship
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — Panjab University campus, Chandigarh, won the Panjab University Inter-College Yoga Championship (men) by securing 825 points.

ADMINISTRATION

Cop recruitment test result
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — The result of the written examination of 805 candidates who have qualified the recruitment test for constables in Chandigarh Police, has been displayed at various places in the city.

Large turnout at recruitment test
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19 — An impressive turnout was witnessed at the recruitment test for Home Guard volunteers at the Sector 26 police lines here today. The department had recently advertised for filling 200 posts on a completely voluntary basis.

Revision of poll rolls ordered
ZIRAKPUR, Jan 19 — An intensive revision of the electoral rolls of the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat has been ordered after the final delimitation of the civic body’s wards. Top


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