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MC
notifies 13 committees
Chandigarh, March 6
The Municipal Corporation here
today paved the way for the functioning of the House committee notifying
13 of these. Eleven committees, which were formed last year, have ceased
to function from January.
Challaning
simplified
Chandigarh, March 6
To simplify the procedure of
challaning motorists violating traffic rules, the Chandigarh Police has
done away with the practice of jotting down the offence on the challan
receipts. Now all the cops have to do is to mark the offence on all new
challan receipts.
Work
on slip roads begins
SAS Nagar, March 6
Work on providing slip roads at
various chowks in the town has been started by the municipal council at
a cost of about Rs 10 lakh. The project has been undertaken in order to
avoid traffic congestion at certain points.
Token
system for parking
Chandigarh, March 6
The Municipal
Corporation has started issuing tokens to visitors for parking
vehicles at the paid parking lots. The issuance of tokens has been
started in the wake of complaints that those who pay for the
parking do not get the parking space.
A parking contractor issues tokens for assured parking space to visitors in Chandigarh
on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph |
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Mayor
accused of ‘doublespeak’
Chandigarh, March 6
The Leader of the Opposition in the
Municipal Corporation, Ms Kamla Sharma, here today accused the Mayor, Mr
Subhash Chawla, of having written a letter to the Chandigarh
Administration to speed up the acquisition of land in Darshani Bagh.
UT milkmen
meet Mayor
Chandigarh, March
6
Milkmen of the Union
Territory of Chandigarh today sought extension of date for
shifting their business related to cattle by two months and
demanded alternative sites for legally continuing the business.
Milkmen urge Mayor Subhash Chawla and Senior Deputy Mayor Kuldeep Singh in Chandigarh to extend the date (March 7) for shifting the business of cattle-rearing in the city on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Regular
connections for slum dwellers
Chandigarh, March 6
The Chandigarh Administration’s
strategy to provide regular electricity connections to the residents of
slums and unauthorised colonies seems to be have made a headway despite
all odds. About 740 families in the SBS Colony, S/49, have already
availed the scheme.
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ULTA PULTA
Maya
Mili na Ram
THE
Opposition in Uttar Pradesh rocked the House, staged an indefinite
fast, moved a no-confidence motion against Mayawati over the
videotape controversy, but at the end Maya Mili na Ram.
They could not trap Maya in Maya Jall. This world according
to our rishi munis is a maya jaal. If nothing in
this world moves without money, how can the Opposition in the UP
Assembly call our dear leader Maya guilty? |
Software
of MP Police demonstrated
Panchkula, March 6
The staff of the Arms Branch of the
district administration was today given a demonstration on an indigenous
software developed by the Madhya Pradesh police. This software not only
helps in expediting the work for getting an arms licence but also has a
new way of making entries of applicants in the computer.
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