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Seismic activity: HUDA
to revise plans
Panchkula, March 7
Even as property prices have crashed following seismic activity in the lower Shivaliks adjoining Ghaggar river, a reportedly alarmed Haryana Urban Development Authority
(HUDA) is all set for a rethink on the scope for further development activity in this area of the township .
Birth rate has come down, says expert
Chandigarh March 7
There has been a noticeable decrease in the birth rate at the turn of the new century. This was stated by Prof Gopal
Krishan, co
coordinator of a Special Assistance Programme of the University Grants Commission, at a seminar on “a century of population change” being organised by the Department of Geography. The three-day seminar opened at Panjab University today.
Women voice concern over female foeticide
Chandigarh March 7
Over the years, celebration of Women’s Day has actually become
cliched. Nevertheless, seminars on women’s empowerment are believed to serve some purpose, insofar as they help to motivate the aware lot into leading this very awareness to the remote areas.
Spreading the message of eye donation
Chandigarh, March 5
‘Light for the blind - Donate your eyes’ — with this message and an eye on the Guinees Book of World Records, Mr Subrata
Chakraborty, a 25-year-old youth from Kolkata, on a 10,000-km monocycle rally reached here today. He is on his cycle for the past 180 days and has covered 7,045 km.
Karanti cycle-rickshaw launched
Chandigarh, March 7
Adhunik Industries launched “Kranti”, a cycle-rickshaw here today. This modern rickshaw has unique features like a multi-speed gear system, is light weight and strong tabular frame and has safety features like reflectors and mudguards.
Guidelines of 585 level phone users
Chandigarh, March 7
All telephone subscribers connected with level 585 will be connected onto a new exchange at 1 p.m on Thursday. There will be no change in numbers , who however, subscribers will have to feed their dynamic STD/ ISD locking codes afresh.
Officers institute’s stone laid
Chandigarh, March 7
The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, West Command, Lieut-General Surjit Singh, laid the foundation stone of the Shivalik Officers Institute at Chandi Mandir Cantonment, near here today.
Photographers decry service tax
Chandigarh, March 7
The Chandigarh Photographers Association today strongly condemned the imposition of service tax on all photography related services as proposed in the Union
Budget.
Lake cafe to serve Amritsari delights
Chandigarh, March 7
The Sukhna Lake cafeteria was alive with activity the whole day. Though activity on lake premises is not a new thing, but there surely was something new to day. As the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation
(CITCO) threw open its Terrace Treat to Amritsari delight today, it opened the avenue to more and more clientele.
Staff, children give Income Tax
office a facelift
Chandigarh, March 7
In a unique effort, the staff and officers of the local Income Tax Department accompanied by their grown up children carried out voluntary work to refurbish their office which included , neat stacking and computer coding of about 3 lakh returns filed in the past five years to make the office more presentable and workable.
NCP condemns demolition of statues
Chandigarh, March 7
Activists of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) burnt the effigy of Mulla Mohammad Omar, chief of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, against the demolition of Buddhist statues here yesterday.
READERS WRITE
Rehris on roadside
The Estate Office does not permit stationing of rehris on government land. However, one can see a huge chain of fruit sellers on the roadside in Panchkula’s Sector 7 and 8. The same is the position in other sectors. To discourage them, the Estate Office staff often impounds the rehris in different parts of the town.
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City bus terminus
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Vineet Khanna
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Park with problem
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