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Plan to open new reservation
centre
CHANDIGARH, Dec 27 — Railway officials are looking to open a new reservation office either at the second Inter-State Bus Terminus
(ISBT) in Sector 43 or at S.A.S. Nagar, the Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee was informed at a meeting held in Ropar today. The idea is to help residents living live in south Chandigarh and
S.A.S. Nagar.
Pinjore zoo to be
closed
PINJORE, Dec 27 — The Haryana State Forest Wildlife Department has decided to wind up the 30-year-old mini zoo at Pinjore Gardens in the next couple of months. The zoo inmates will be sent to other zoological parks or released in phases.
Major snag hits Mohali phones
CHANDIGARH, Dec 27 — Communication links to almost the entire neighbouring township of
S.A.S. Nagar were cut off from the rest of the world for more than five hours today as the optical fibre cable link between Chandigarh and S.A.S Nagar developed a major snag, sources said.
Seminar on communication
Chandigarh,
Dec 27 — A seminar-cum-workshop on “Communication beyond 2000” under the banner of Nationwide Footprints was organised by the Symbiosis, Institute of Mass Communication, Pune, in the Museum Auditorium, Sector 10, here today.
Gallantry awards given
PANCHKULA, Dec 27 — At a grand investiture ceremony, 89 awards for gallantry and distinguished services were presented to soldiers of the Indian Army at the ceremony held at Kangra auditorium, Ambala cantt, on December 23.
‘Seat belts a must
in school buses’
CHANDIGARH, Dec 27 — Two months ago, a student, who had dosed off, suffered a head injury after falling off from the bus seat. He was taken to a city hospital and was given first aid.
Grasim Mr India
contest
Chandigarh, Dec 27 — Among 49 young men who contested for the Chandigarh phase of the northern regional round of the 7th Grasim Mr India contest held in Hotel Mountview here today, seven boys were shortlisted for the final contest.
Mixed response to ushering in new
millennium
CHANDIGARH, Dec 27 — With the new millennium just round the corner, residents of City Beautiful have surprisingly failed to match up to the hype and festivity that was witnessed here last year.
Harcharan, Bhatti kept out of WPF
Chandigarh,
Dec 27— Dr Harcharan Singh, chairman, and Mr H.S. Bhatti, general secretary respectively of the Punjab Arts Council, have been left out of the World Punjabiat Foundation, set up at the four-day World Punjabi Conference which concluded here on Monday.
Decision on property
welcomed
CHANDIGARH, Dec 27 — A decision of the Chandigarh Administration to allow persons who own freehold property in the city to mortgage it without the mandatory ‘‘ permission to mortgage ’’ from the Estate Office has been welcomed by several city residents.
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