UETU
member picked up
Chandigarh, June 29
The city police again forcibly
picked up another member of the UETT, Ms Binder Kaur, who was on fast
into death for the past three days. A team of about 30 police personnel,
including a woman constable, reached the spot on late night and picked
up Ms Bindu, a resident of Bathinda. The members of the organisation
alleged that the act was in complete violation of their fundamental
rights and they would continue their agitation despite all odds.
A scene at Burail village that speaks volumes for unhygienic conditions prevailing there.
— Photo Pradeep Tiwari |
Burail
— Corbusier’s nightmare
Chandigarh, June 29
The planning of Le Corbusier’s
Chandigarh seems to have gone haywire if one goes by the condition of
the villages in and around the City Beautiful. The condition in Burail
village speaks volumes about the apathy of the authorities concerned.
Unhygienic conditions caused by filth and squalor cause untold misery.
Lakhs of villagers are doomed to live a life of hell. The streets and
roads are full of garbage.
Roundabout or death-trap?
Chandigarh, June 29
Residents of southern sectors,
particularly those residing in Sectors 38, 39 and 41, are a harassed
lot. Their repeated complaints about the step-motherly treatment being
meted out to them by the Municipal Corporation as far as the maintenance
of roads and roundabouts have fallen on deaf ears. .
Pitiable
condition of roads
SAS Nagar, June 29
Claims of the Punjab Government to
promote industry appear not to be in conformity with the functioning of
the local Municipal Council if the poor condition of roads in Industrial
Area, Phase 9, is to be believed.
Plan
to beautify roadsides
Chandigarh, June 29
Mr Ishwar Singh, Deputy Conservator
of Forests and Director, Environment, stated here today that selected
species of plants would be planted under the overhead electric lines and
telephone lines running parallel to roads in parks and greenbelts.
EATING OUT
Exotic food,
classy ambience
IF you have an exotic taste
or if you want to be posh, then Imperial Resorts is the place for you to
visit. This new hospitality venture has come up on the
Chandigarh-Zirakpur highway, next to the Nevedac Prosthetic Centre.
Date
of document submission extended
Chandigarh, June 29
The committee which has been
screening the claims and objections of the prospective allottees of the
Sector 46 rehri market today extended the last date for submitting
documentary evidence to July 2.
FENG SHUI TIPS
Taking care
of your car-I
YOUR car needs a lot of
looking after. Every party of the car can be related to different areas.
The source of the energy is the engine. This is equivalent to the months
of Chi, which means that the bonnet relates to the career area. From
here one can go to different parts of the car and relate. Thus after the
bonnet comes the front right hand side. This area is for helpful people.
The front left hand side is the knowledge are; the rear passenger right
side is the children’s area.
JD
(U) to launch campaign
Chandigarh, June 29
A meeting of the Chandigarh
Territorial Janata Dal (U), held here today decided to launch a campaign
for chahmukhi vikas of the city.
3
power meters burnt down
Chandigarh, June 29
Three electric meters were burnt
down when a fire broke out in SCO 372, Sector 44-D here today. The cause
of the fire is said to be short-circuit. According to sources two fire
engines were rushed to the spot which controlled the fire within 30
minutes.
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