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PUDA issues occupation certificate to incomplete house
Dues over 2 lakh still pending with the owner
SAS Nagar, July 19
Skeletons continue to tumble out of cupboard of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority. The local Estate Office of the authority has issued occupation certificate to an ‘incomplete’ house despite the plot holder owing over Rs 2 lakh as dues to the department.

PUDA’s Estate Office has issued an occupation certificate to this plot having an incomplete room with a tin roof, referring it as a complete living unit in Phase VI of SAS Nagar. — Photo Manoj Mahajan

MEA reverses decision on RPO building
Chandigarh, July 19
Reversing its earlier decision to construct a new Regional Passport Office building in Sector 27 here, the Ministry of External Affairs has once again decided to have its building at a site in Sector 34, which had initially been allotted to it by the UT Administration. Sources said that a decision to this effect was recently taken by the ministry in New Delhi and has reportedly also been conveyed to the passport office in Chandigarh.

PGI staff’s plea on cath laboratory
Chandigarh, July 19
The Executive Committee of the PGI Faculty Association met the PGI Director, Prof SK Sharma and urged him to immediately restore the cardiac interventional surgeries at the PGI cath lab. Representatives of the association, Prof S.M. Bose and Dr K.L. Narsimhan asked the director to do so ‘ in interest of patient care.’

CBI chargesheets Jerath
New Delhi, July 19
The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge sheet against Kanwal Kishore Jerath, former Chief Engineer-cum-Secretary Engineering, Chandigarh Administration, for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Notices to PEC and 2 other colleges
New Delhi, July 19
The Chandigarh Administration is yet to revise its reservation policy for the physically handicapped persons for admission to various courses as per the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

MCC scheme for harnessing rainwater
Chandigarh, July 19
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is all set to execute its ambitious schemes for enhancing the ground water levels by harnessing the surplus run-off rainwater in the city. This will also help meet the ever increasing need of domestic water.

Power Ministry panel seeks plan to ‘corporatise’ dept
Chandigarh, July 19
In a significant development a high-level committee of the Union Power Ministry yesterday asked the Chandigarh Administration to lay down a blue print to corporatise the Electricity Department.

Power supply to Chandigarh Club disconnected, restored
Chandigarh, July 19
Power supply to the Chandigarh Club was disconnected this morning for allegedly consuming more power than the sanctioned load. This was part of a drive to disconnect power supply at all premises in the city where overdrawal was taking place.

Admn notice to cable operators
Chandigarh July 19
The Chandigarh Administration today gave a 15-day notice to all local cable TV operators to remove TV cables which were supported on electricity poles or which were running in close proximity to the electricity mains and sub-mains.

COMMUNITY

165 benefit under scheme to uplift poor SCs
Chandigarh, July 19
A total of 165 city residents have benefited under a scheme for the uplift of poor persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, minorities and safai karamcharis. A sum of Rs. 78.50 lakh, by way of loans, has been sanctioned during the financial year ending March 31 this year.

MURDER MILES
Danger lurks at Press Chowk
Chandigarh
Proximity to Sector 17, the commercial hub, and Sector 9, the administrative centre, makes Press Chowk one of the most accident prone areas of the city. According to the traffic police, four major accidents have taken place at this junction so far this year. Three persons were seriously injured in these accidents. However, officials concede that number of accidents at this chowk is much higher. Two or three minor accidents take place here every day.

FENG SHUI TIPS
The eight ordinary symbols
The eight ordinary symbols claim to be the eight treasures according to Feng Shui. To make the home auspicious, one must keep these symbols within one’s home. There are several versions of these eight treasures and unless one is acquainted with the legends of ancient China, one is likely to be confused.

MARKET PULSE
Hoshiarpur girl wins trip to USA
Chandigarh, July 19
A consumer campaign jointly launched by Pepsi and Hot Millions ended here this morning. Mr Kewal Dhillon, chairman of Dhillon Kool Drinks and Beverages, gave away the prizes. Ms Monika of Hoshiarpur won the first prize comprising a free ticket to the USA.

Stray cattle back with a vengeance
Panchkula, July 19
Beginning Friday, the civic administration will not know what to do with its share of stray cattle with the contract for rounding up these animals slated to expire tomorrow.

CRIME

Gold chain snatched
Chandigarh, July 19
An unidentified cyclist snatched a gold chain from a woman, Sheela Devi, in Ram Darbar (Phase II) this afternoon.

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Orders issued to check crime
Chandigarh, July 19
To keep a tab on the activities of anti-social elements, who may disguise themselves as petty job seekers in the city, the District Magistrate has imposed orders under Section 144 of the CRPC directing all those seeking employment in petty and non-formal trade or services, contract labour, like rickshaw pullers, rehriwallahs, phariwallahs, washermen or cobblers, to provide their particulars along with their passport sized photographs to the local police to enable identification or verification of criminal elements.

FIRs registered against kundi connections
Chandigarh, July 19
Anyone who puts up a kundi connection will face registration of first information report and encroachments made to extend houses dangerously close to overhead power lines will be dismantled, the Chandigarh Administration said today.

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Traders oppose ‘Sunday shopping’ move
Chandigarh, July 19
City traders have reacted coolly to the recent “Sunday shopping” proposal of the Labour Department of the Chandigarh Administration. Terming the proposal as “socially not acceptable”, the traders told Chandigarh Tribune that businessmen like other sections of society also needed a day off. Since a number of social functions are organised on Sundays, the proposal of opening the shops on Sunday was not “feasible”, said Mr Jagdish Pal Singh Kalra, general secretary of the Traders Association, Sector 17.

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