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Demolition drive: bias alleged
Chandigarh, August 24
Tension prevailed in Sector 46-C following the demolition of unauthorised structures in a house by the enforcement staff of the Chandigarh Housing Board
(CHB) today.
Workers of the enforcement staff of the Chandigarh Housing Board demolish an illegal structure in a house in Sector 46-C, Chandigarh, on Friday. Picture on the left shows encroachment on government land by the owner of another house in the sector. Tribune photos Manoj Mahajan |
Haryana toughens stand against ACC
Panchkula, August 24
Finally, luck of the ACC management seems to have run out with the Haryana Government deciding to register cases against them for encroachment on 809 acres of forest land since 1997 and carry out an evaluation of their scrap lying at the factory premises.
No full house for evening Shatabdi
Chandigarh, August 24
The third Shatabdi between Chandigarh and Delhi, which starts tomorrow, may be set for a not so popular start, largely due to it being a weekend tomorrow, when not many people prefer to travel between the city and the Capital.
City second largest hub of aviation activities
Chandigarh, August 24
A giant IL-76 freighter thunders overhead, as bespectacled scientists run computer simulations on warheads designed for ballistic missiles. A few kilometers away, a civilian Boeing 737 taxies past fighter aircraft being readied for an exercise sortie, while on the other side of the Air Force Station engineers strip down a Mi-17 chopper for overhaul. Consumers may not pay for strike period
Chandigarh, August 24
The cablemen of the city and Mohali today geared up to remove wires from electricity poles within a week, as promised yesterday, as the All Chandigarh Cable
 Operators Joint Action Committee mooted the idea of not charging anything from the viewers at least for the day of strike.
A strange silence
I went home after work to a strange silence. As I walked in, I could hear voices. Such sounds are uncommon these days, drowned out by the din from TV sets that dominate the evenings of practically every middle-class home.
‘Tatkal’ option a hot favourite
Chandigarh, August 24
The ‘tatkal’ option in the scheme of commercial booth sites floated by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
(PUDA) at SAS Nagar (Mohali) has elicited an overwhelming response.
AWWA raising day function
Ambala, August 24
A heart-warming cultural programme was presented by the mentally and physically challenged students of Asha school as part of the celebrations to commemorate the Army Wives Welfare Association
(AWWA) raising day today.
Harness rainwater: Jacob
Chandigarh, August 24
“In cities like Chandigarh, house owners and cooperative house building societies should harness rainwater. Rooftops are catchment areas that can be used to harvest rainwater. This is reasonably clean water and can be used either directly or for recharging the aquifer”. This was suggested by the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen
J.F.R. Jacob, PVSM (retd), while addressing the audience at Panjab University’s Gandhi
Bhavan at a function organised jointly by the Centre for Science and Environment
(CSE), People for Animals, and Yuvsatta here today.
 Pangolin found in Naya Gaon
Chandigarh, August 24
A male pangolin was found in Govind Nagar Colony in Naya Gaon village in Ropar district, about 10 km from here, this morning.
Residents admire a male pangolin found at Naya Gaon village near Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma
EATING OUT
Kebabs cooked on stone
CHANDIGARH: In this age of modern cookers and microwave ovens, cooking on stone and firewood brings with it an element of surprise and curiosity. Khyber Restaurant in Sector 35, here, takes us back to the ‘stone age’ and ‘wood age’ with its new kebabs.
KHARAR DIARY
Fervour marks Jain festival
KHARAR: Mahaparv Sambatshri, an important festival of the Jain Community, was celebrated with enthusiasm here in the Jain
Sthanak. A function was organised to mark the occasion in which a cultural
programme based on the principles of Jainism was presented.
Green belt thrown open to public
Chandigarh, August 24
A green belt in sector 30-A and B was opened to the public today following formal inauguration by the UT Administrator, Lieut Gen.
J.F.R. Jacob (retd). The green belt, which had been recently developed by the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, fulfills a long-pending demand of the residents.
Police, immigration consultants meet
Chandigarh, August 24
The city police today called a meeting of various immigration consultants, operating in the city to redress their complaints and have an interactive session with them.
Neighbourhood Watch Scheme in Sec 55 launched
Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh Police’s ambitious Neighbourhood Watch Scheme was today launched in the MIG Housing Board flats in Sector 55 by the UT Inspector-General of Police, Mr B.S.
Bassi.
Dalam advocates need to educate women
Chandigarh, August 24
Tracing the history of mediaeval Indian society, in which where women used to enjoy equal social status with men, the Information and Public Relations Minister, Mr Natha Singh Dalam emphasised the need for educating women. He was speaking at a cultural programme “Shakti” at B.Ed College in Sector 20 here today.
Today’s woman is career conscious: SP
Chandigarh, August 24
“Technical know-how, healthy reading habits and good communication skills are the key to success in any field you wish to enter”, said Mr
H.G.S. Dhaliwal, SP, Chandigarh police, at a discussion on career counselling attended by 120 students of class XI and XII at DAV Model School, Sector 15 here today.
Reduction in compensation
Chandigarh, August 24
Members of the Paramilitary Forces Retired Officers Association have condemned the decision of the Haryana and Himachal Pradesh Governments to reduce compensation to next of kin of soldiers killed on duty. They have also condemned the decision of the Haryana government to keep personnel of paramilitary forces out of the purview of such compensation.
4 booked for tampering with MC records
Dera Bassi, August 24
Following the directions of a Rajpura court, the Dera Bassi police has booked four employees, including the Executive Officer and a former vice-president of the local Municipal Council, for tampering with the records of the civic body.
Saini sammelan on Sept 1
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