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Admn
claims on water supply prove hollow
Panchkula, May 14
Despite tall claims by the
administration regarding adequate water supply for the residents of the
township, the latter are facing acute shortage of water. The problem of
low-water pressure plagues two and three-storey houses. Water tanks are
also not being filled in some sectors, on the top floors of the houses.
Societies
made request: CHB
Chandigarh, May 14
The Chandigarh Housing Board, while
reacting to the story in Chandigarh Tribune “Administration’s diktat
puts allottees to disadvantage”. has said that a request was received
from some societies that physical possession be handed over to them even
if all civic infrastructure to be provided by the Engineering
Department, UT, in the area was not completed.
‘Job
reservation for visually handicapped inadequate’
Chandigarh, May 14
The 3 per cent reservation in jobs
being provided to visually handicapped is inadequate, as this is not
calculated from the total number of jobs in the country but from the
total number of specified jobs for which the visually disabled are
suitable, said Mr Jayra, Headmaster, Institute of Blind, Sector 26,
while delivering a lecture on the concluding day of the Disability
Management Workshop at Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32,
here today.
Awareness
programme for rural women
Chandigarh, May 14
The Citizens Awareness Group in
collaboration with the Chandigarh Social Advisory Board organised
“Awareness Generation Programme" for rural and poor women at
Government High School, Kajheri, here yesterday. As many as 40 women
participated in the programme.
Building
community hall proves tough for Kannada Sangha
Chandigarh, May 14
People hailing from Karnataka and
living in Chandigarh are fighting a losing battle with the Chandigarh
Administration for a plot of land to construct their community hall.
Kannada Sangha, the cultural association of Kannad-speaking people,
despite being a 40- year-old organisation, remains “homeless” for
want of a permanent building.
Woman
killed in road mishap
Chandigarh, May 14
Premwati (52), a resident of Ram
Darbar here, was killed after being hit by a Maruti Esteem car near
Makhanmajra village on the Chandigarh-Ambala road this evening.
According to police sources, she was trying to cross the road when the
car hit her. The car driver, Ajit Singh Shergil, a resident of Patiala,
was arrested from the spot and the vehicle (CH-03F-0891) was impounded.
MC
to get cattle pond for Rs 2 cr
SAS Nagar, May 14
The town will get a cattle pond
from the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority at around Rs 2
crore. However, the SAS Nagar municipal council has said that the rate
at which the land was being offered by PUDA for pond was too high.
Traffic
cops challan 3 students
Panchkula, May 14
Three students were challaned by
the Traffic Wing of the police outside Sector 8 DAV English Medium
Senior Secondary School here today.
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