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TRIBUNE IMPACT
Epidemic
threat makes MC pick up the broom
Chandigarh, August 1
The Municipal Corporation of
Chandigarh (MCC) has decided to launch a special month-long sanitation
drive in the city and its nearby areas. The drive will focus more on
sanitation in slums and villages around the city.
 Four
vehicles damaged in freak accident
Chandigarh, August 1
A major tragedy was averted when a
Haryana Roadways bus first hit a Maruti car while trying to overtake and
then fell off on the other side of the road, hitting another bus coming
from the opposite direction. Another car, a Honda City, following the
second bus too banged into the two buses. The accident took place this
morning near the Airport chowk.
Police inspects the site where two buses of Haryana Roadways collided head on, on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur road near Chandigarh airport on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph.
VIP
security not on panel’s agenda
Chandigarh, August 1
The murder of the Samajwadi Party
Member of Parliament, Phoolan Devi, in the Capital has left the security
wing of the city police in a Catch 22 situation. Its proposal to
withdraw security personnel given to various politicians, lawyers and
bureaucrats in order to overcome staff shortage has been put on the
proverbial back burner.
Punjab
MC law Bill introduced in LS
Chandigarh, August 1
The local member of Parliament, Mr
Pawan Kumar Bansal, introduced the Punjab Municipal Corporation Law
(extended to Chandigarh) Amendment Bill, 2001, in the Lok Sabha during
the ongoing monsoon session, seeking to incorporate a provision therein
to the effect that “any official or employee who is or has been
transferred to the Municipal Corporation from any department of
Chandigarh, UT Administration, shall be deemed to be and to have always
been on deputation with the corporation.”
CTYC
launches enrolment drive
Chandigarh, August 1
The Chandigarh Territorial Youth
Congress (CTYC) formally launched its membership drive from Rajiv Gandhi
Congress Bhavan, Sector 35, here today.
Temporary
parking lot in Grain Market
Chandigarh,
August 1
The Municipal Corporation
of Chandigarh (MCC) will develop a temporary parking lot
opposite the Grain Market in Sector 26.
A temporary parking lot being developed opposite the Grain Market in Sector 26, Chandigarh.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Fast
by Punwire staff union
SAS Nagar, August 1
Demanding the revival of Punjab
Wireless Systems Employees Union, the Punwire Employees Union today
staged a one-day hunger strike at the Balongi rotary here today. Mr
Shaeed Ahmed, president of the union, said the employees had decided to
take their agitation to a logical conclusion.
MCC
to replace 34,061 water meters in 6 months
Chandigarh, August 1
The Public Health Wing of the
Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) will be replacing as many as
34,061 defective water meters of consumers during the next six months.
The new water meters of all sizes are now being installed by the MCC in
accordance with the revised notification following the Punjab and
Haryana High Court directions.
E-book
on tales of signalmen
Chandigarh, August 1
A retired Indian Army Signals
officer, Col Didar Singh, is launching on the website a unique
“electronic book” containing Signal veterans’ tales authored by
signalmen in India, Pakistan and the Royal Corps of Signals (British).
Make
community centres functional: Kala
Chandigarh, August 1
Acting Mayor Gurcharan Dass Kala
has in a note written to MC Commissioner M.P. Singh stated that
community centres, which are lying ready in various parts of the city,
should be thrown open to the public at the earliest.
BJP
decision on Mayor poll soon
Chandigarh, August 1
The Bharatiya Janata Party central
leadership will take a decision in a day or two whether to contest the
Chandigarh Mayor's election or favour dissolution of the corporation.
Temple
body objects to encroachments
SAS Nagar, August 1
The management of Shri Vaishno Mata
Mandir in Phase IIIB1 here has objected to encroachments on land in
front of the temple.
Breast
feeding week function
Chandigarh, August 1
The inaugural session of the World
Breast Feeding Week, 2001, was today organised by the city unit of the
Food and Nutrition Board in coordination with the UT Social Welfare
Department. The theme this year is, “Breast feeding in informative
age”.
Water
problems dominate khula darbar
Panchkula, August 1
Complaints of non-availability of
drinking water and repair of water pipelines dominated the khula darbar
organised by the district administration at Morni today under the
chairmanship of the SDM, Panchkula, Mr M.S. Yadav.
Tribune
scribe dies in mishap
Panchkula, August 1
Mr Rajinder Singh Sodhi (53),
employed as Chief Proof Reader, Punjabi Tribune, died on the spot when
his car collided with a parked tanker on the Panchkula-Kalka highway
near Chandimandir late last night.
Sector
29 traders call on MCC Commissioner
Chandigarh, August 1
A deputation of the Chandigarh
Beopar Mandal, led by its president, Mr Jagdish Arora, along with
traders of the Sector 29 market met the Commissioner of the Municipal
Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC), Mr M.P. Singh, today to protest against
the misbehaviour by the enforcement staff with certain shopkeepers of
the market yesterday.
Villagers
interact with police
Mullanpur-Garbidas, August
1
Over 100 police cases were today
solved at a special sangat darshan programme at the Mullanpur-Garibdas
police station.
Haj
applications
Chandigarh, August 1
The Central Haj Committee, Mumbai,
has extended the last date to August 11, 2001, for the submission of
applications for next year’s Haj.
New
stamps to be released today
Chandigarh, August 1
The Department of Posts is
releasing a set of four beautiful stamps on corals, one of the greatest
splendours of nature.
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