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Fire Department for ban on sale of crackers
SAS Nagar, September 18
The local Fire Department has decided not to permit the sale of crackers in rehri markets and narrow streets here during the coming festival season.
A letter in this regard has been sent to the Ropar Deputy Commissioner requesting him to ban such sale and also earmark sites in the open where crackers could be sold.
CIA headquarters shifted
to Dera Bassi
Dera Bassi, September 18
Taking a serious view of the increasing crime rate and particularly the robberies which took place in and around the township in the last week, the district police today shifted the headquarters of the Crime Investigating Agency to Dera Bassi from Patiala.
2 minutes’ silence on Solidarity Day
Chandigarh, September 18
The people of Punjab today observed two minutes’ silence on the occasion of Solidarity Day against Terrorism.
The siren was sounded at 10.30 a.m. to observe silence.
Two minutes’ silence was also observed by employees of various departments, boards and corporations of the Punjab Government in Chandigarh.
Security beefed up in Punjab,
Haryana
Chandigarh, September 18
Security around vital installations in Punjab and Haryana have been beefed up with deployment of additional personnel as part of a general alert following America’s proposed move to attack Afghanistan to flush out fugitive Saudi rebel Osama bin Laden.
‘No change in local BJP leadership’
Chandigarh, September 18
The importance of Chandigarh is by no means low on the priority of the BJP party high command. BJP leaders are very clear that elections of Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh will be held before the elections to the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assemblies.
Evasion of excise duty
detected
Chandigarh, September 18
Evasion of excise duty to the tune of Rs 15 lakh by two tobacco manufacturing units at Barotiwala has been detected by the Department of Central Excise.
The Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh, Mr V.K. Sharma, said here today that acting on specific information preventive officers of the commissionerate visited the premises of two tobacco and ‘zarda’ manufacturing units and their godowns at Barotiwala.
Beauticians lap up tips from ‘style guru’
Chandigarh, September 18
For the city-based beauticians, this day at Shivalikview was one to reckon with. With none less than Sylvie, the celebrated hairdresser of cine star Shah Rukh Khan, in town to offer tips on hair styling, facials, nail art and skin care, they could not have asked for more.
FOLLOW-UP
Install lift
in District
Courts: MP
Chandigarh, September 18
In order to help hundreds of visitors to District Courts who have been facing a lot of inconvenience due to non-availability of lift facility, the MP, Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, has written a letter to the UT Deputy Commissioner, Mr M. Ramsekhar, for the installation of the lift.
CSIO to have
aspheric facility
Chandigarh, September 18
A unique National Aspheric Facility for the civilian sector is being inaugurated at the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation on September 20. The facility will be inaugurated by the Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal S. Krishnaswamy.
General Oberoi visits command
headquarters
Chandigarh, September 18
The Vice-Chief of Army Staff, Lieut-Gen Vijay Oberoi, paid a one-day visit to Chandigarh today. According to sources, General Oberoi visited Headquarters Western Command at Chandi Mandir, where he interacted with senior functionaries on official matters.
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