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Chandigarh, November
29
Even her willingness to
donate a kidney to save the life of her 32-year-old son, might not
help, as a sum of Rs 3 lakhs would be required for kidney
transplant, which Dinesh Joshi, a resident of Rishikesh, in
Uttaranchal needs at the earliest. “We have even sold off our
land to raise money for his treatment,” says 60-year-old Satya
Suri, while assisting her frail son in walking.
Satya Devi with her son, Dinesh. |
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Taste
of adventure at carnival
Chandigarh, November 29
For those who care to taste
adventure, Leisure Valley is the place to be for the next three days.
Right at the entrance to the carnival, which will roll tomorrow from 11
am, a virtual reality ride will greet fun lovers of the city. Developed
by Stealth Amusement, the ride is the first simulating ride of its kind
in the entire country and it has been developed after extensive research
on adventure rides by the said company.
Jain
supports traders’ protest
Chandigarh, November
29
The relay fast by traders
continued today and it got a boost, with former MP Satya Pal Jain
coming out in favour of the tenants. He
joined the protesters against the recent amendment to the East
Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949.
Former MP Satyapal Jain addresses the traders protesting against the rent Act in Chandigarh on Friday.
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Owners
flay traders on black-flag issue
Chandigarh, November 29
The role of the Chandigarh Beopar
Mandal in showing black flags to the UT Administrator has come in for
sharp criticism from the UT Villages Property Owners Association.
Another body, the Property Owners Welfare Association today alleged that
statements of the mandal officials showed that the traders had malicious
intention of usurping others’ property in the garb of tenants.
Rape
victim seeks quashing of FIR
Chandigarh, November 29
Adding a twist to the ongoing
controversy, a Shimla district resident who was allegedly raped after
losing her consciousness, today sought the quashing of the FIR
registered in the matter by the Chandigarh Police on August 15 after
blaming the cops for twisting the facts.
Policy
to check cattle menace soon
Chandigarh, November 29
The Municipal Corporation of
Chandigarh here today decided to formulate a policy to check cattle
menace in the city. The Sanitation Committee would be asked to formulate
a policy which would be placed before the House for adoption and
discussion, sources said.
Woman
suffers burns while cooking
Chandigarh, November 29
A 35-year-old woman, Hansi Devi,
was admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32,
with 80 per cent burn injuries after she caught fire while cooking on a
kerosene stove in Sector 36 yesterday afternoon.
A
book lovers’ paradise
Chandigarh, November
29
Over one lakh books of
different descriptions are adorning the shelves of Browser, which
kick started its fourth annual book fair in Sector 8 this morning.
Participating this time in the fair are leading publishing houses
like the Oxford University Press, India Book House, Tata McGraw
Hill, Roli Books, UBS Publishers, Navneet Publications,
Encyclopedia Brittanica, Rupa and Company and many others. |
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| Visitors go around the book fair that kicked off at Browser Library, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh,
on Friday. — A Tribune photograph |
Employees
resent introduction of VRS
Chandigarh, November 29
Electronic Systems Punjab Limited,
an SAS Nagar-based public sector unit of Punjab State Industrial
Development Corporation, has introduced a voluntary retirement scheme
for its 300 employees. The authorities have fixed November 30 as the
last date for submitting applications under the scheme.
Need
to popularise merchant navy: Jacob
SAS Nagar, November 29
The Punjab Governor, Lt-Gen J.F.R.
Jacob (retd.), today underlined the need for popularising the profession
of merchant navy amongst the youth of the country.
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