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SISWAN DAM
Villagers to
get less price than quoted
Siswan (Kharar), September
26
Over 350 villagers whose land was
acquired for building the Siswan Dam near here will get compensation at
rates much less than that quoted for registration after years of wait.
TPSC
plan to attract tourists
Chandigarh, September 26
With a view to promote tourism in
an area within a radius of 50 to 60 km around the city the Tourism
Promotion Society of Chandigarh has supplemented the efforts of various
tourist bodies in focussing some of the major tourist destinations in
this region.
FINAL TOUCHES: Students and staff of the Food Crafts Institute, Sector 42, decorate the entrance to the institute as part of their preparation to celebrate World Tourism Day, in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph |
World
Tourism Day today
Chandigarh, September 26
The World Tourism Day tomorrow
unfolds four days of bonanza for food lovers as all hotels and
restaurants of the city will offer 15 per cent discount on food, free
hop-on-hop-off bus ride for children and free visit for old age home
residents to picturesque Morni Hills.
ESIC’s
timely help saves life
Chandigarh, September 26
It is virtually the second birth
for Mr Barinder Singh Negi, a heart patient and former employee of the
ASJ Security Services. And all this has been possible through monetary
help rendered by the Regional Office of the Employees State Insurance
Corporation under a special scheme.
Illiteracy
among women highlighted
Chandigarh, September 26
The All-India Women Conference
(South Punjab Branch) today sponsored a workshop of the north zone of
the All-India Committee for Eradication of Illiteracy Among Women.
Work
skills competition
Chandigarh, September 26
Work skills competitions promote
the spirit of competitiveness and excellence in workmanship. These
events also positively motivate the work force. These observations were
made by Mr R. S. Gujral, Home Secretary, Chandigarh, while addressing the
CII’s 14th regional work skills competition which began here
yesterday.
Central
State Library gets website
Chandigarh, September 26
The Punjab Governor and UT
Administrator, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), inaugurated a website of
the Central State Library, Sector 17, here today. The website address is
http://cslchd.nic.in
Members of the All-India Human Rights Watch take out a candlelight procession in Panchkula on Wednesday.
— Photo Pradeep Tewari |
Candlelight
march against global terrorism
Panchkula, September 26
A candlelight peace procession was
organised by the All-India Human Rights Watch here today to protest
against international terrorism and killing of innocents in the USA
terrorist strike. Beginning from DC Model School in Sector 7, the
procession went round the sector to conclude at the same place.
Naval
Vice-Chief visits city
Chandigarh, September 26
The Vice-Chief of Naval Staff,
Vice-Admiral Madhvendra Singh, today met the General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lieut-Gen Surjit Singh, at Chandi
Mandir today.
Polythene-free
drive launched
Chandigarh, September 26
The hazardous polythene-free drive
was launched here today from the Sector 26 fruit and vegetable market by
the Municipal Corporation. “As much As 70 kg of hazardous and recycled
polythene was confiscated today by a team of officials and shopkeepers
were made aware about what kind of polybags were not to be used,” the
Assistant Commissioner-I, Mr Ashok Vashishth, told The Tribune here
today.
Mansa
Devi residents flay house tax move
Panchkula, September 26
Residents of the Mansa Devi
Complex, Sector 5, have criticised the move of the Panchkula council to
issue annual house tax notices to the owners of property under its
jurisdiction. Although the council is stated to be applying a uniform
assessment formula, this uniformity is not applicable to the areas which
are underdeveloped.
Traders
want road repaired
SAS Nagar, September 26
Entrepreneurs having units in the
Industrial Area, Phase IX, here and residents of Phases X and XI have
lamented that the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority and
the council are not repairing the road leading to the bulk material
market from Chandigarh. A number of potholes had appeared all over the
road up to the octroi collection post.
BJP
warned on language issue
Chandigarh, September 26
Mr M.P. Verma, Chairman of the
Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee, Backward Classes Cell,
yesterday warned the BJP leadership against declaring Chandigarh as a
Punjabi-speaking area.
IAF review put off
Chandigarh, September 26
The IAF's forthcoming presidential review, scheduled to be held here on October 17 has been postponed indefinitely, it is learnt.
Sources say that it has been cancelled due to operational readiness in view of the events in Afghanistan.
Gupta’s
appeal to PM, Jacob
Chandigarh , September 26
Mr Dharam Pal Gupta, president,
Bharatiya Janata Party, Chandigarh unit, has sought intervention of the
Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Administrator of
Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen J.F.R. Jacob (retd), over the issue of inviting
tenders from private firms to install a CT scanner on the premises of
Government College of Education and Research, Sector 32.
MC
employees’ dharna on Oct 4
Chandigarh, September 26
The coordination committee of the
government and MC employees and workers, Chandigarh, has called a mass
dharna on October 4 to protest against the “anti-people and
anti-worker” policies of the Central Government.
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