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Want water? Get up at 5 a.m.
Chandigarh, May 2
With the mercury soaring, residents in various parts of the city, mostly those residing in the southern sectors, continue to complain of water shortage and low water pressure. The problem is more acute for those residing on the second and third floors of these sectors, who are facing great hardship on account of the inadequate supply of water.
RPO rejects forms downloaded from Net
Chandigarh, May 2
The Regional Passport Office (RPO) has not updated its website since long causing inconvenience to people down loading application forms from the site. If anyone uses the application, forms available on the net by downloading and applying for a passport the RPO rejects these forms.
Contractor rounding up
our cattle: villagers
Panchkula, May 2
To take a bull by its horns and lead it out of the cattle pond is exactly what the Estate Office was required to do following complaints of ‘unjustified’ rounding up of cattle by a contractor, hired by the Estate Office to round up stray cattle.
DC meets panches, sarpanches
Panchkula, May 2
The Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, held a meeting of panches and sarpanches of villages in Morni, here today, for equitable distribution of fodder for cattle. She appealed to members of all elected bodies to extend cooperation in the work of supplying fodder to the drought-hit villages.
Police fails to take action: villagers
Mullanpur-Garibdas, May 2
Residents of Tira village have alleged that the police has failed to nab the culprits who attacked a watchman of the village’s paper mill on April 18. The watchman had reportedly suffered major injuries.
Fissures near Nada: CSIO analysing data
Chandigarh, May 2
Realising the gravity of cracks developed near the hilly areas surrounding Nada village near Panchkula, a meeting to discuss prospective study and research into the matter was convened by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) Director, Dr R P Bajpai.
Workshop on energy-efficient building concludes
Chandigarh, May 2
A two-day workshop on modern concepts of planning and design of energy efficient buildings being organised by the Army, concluded here yesterday. Several presentations on design and energy management were made by experts from related fields.
PGI seeks govt intervention
Chandigarh, May 2
The PGI Administration has sought the intervention of the Union Health Ministry to specify its action pertaining to the dismissal of the PGI Employees Union Leader, Mr Ashwini Munjal. Talking to the TNS today, the PGI Director, Prof S.K. Sharma said the health ministry had asked him to stay the dismissal of Mr Munjal.
City
losing pace in the literacy race
Chandigarh, May 2
It seems that the city has not been keeping pace with
other states and union territories in the literacy race, with the result
that it has dropped to the sixth position according to the 2001 census.
Fire near ammo depot
Dappar, (Lalru), May 2
Fire broke out near the Dappar ammunition depot here today. It was brought under control within one hour.
It took two fire tenders over one hour to control the blaze, which broke out at about 1 p.m.
Abandoned infant given to issueless couple
Zirakpur, May 2
The new-born baby girl which was found abandoned on the Chandigarh-Ambala highway in Singhpura Bhudda village near here yesterday was today handed over to a Panchkula-based issueless couple after holding a draw.
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