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Labour Ministry to focus
on unorganised sector
Chandigarh, August 9
After years of teaching labour laws and ways to improve the productivity to the workers and members of managements in the organised sector, the Centre has decided to shift its focus to the workers in the rural and unorganised sector. An estimated 35 crore workers are employed in these sectors in the country.
 Now Laughing Buddha rakhis
Chandigarh, August 9
Harry Potter is back, along with Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge and Mickey Mouse. Even Popeye the sailor man, and his girlfriend, Olive have found their way out of the television screens. They are all being sold in the card and gift shops all over the city in the form of rakhis.
This is not all. For the first time, perhaps, in this part of the region, threads for “bhabis” are also being offered. Popularly known as “loombas”, these colourful threads with tiny ghungroos attached can be had for Rs 75, even less.
Rakhis in the form of Spiderman, Batman and other cartoon characters on sale at a Sector 11 jewellery shop in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Photo Parvesh Chauhan
Polling booths reduced to 417
Chandigarh, August 9
The Chandigarh Administration today decided to reduce the number of polling booths in the city from 641 to 417.
This has been done following guidelines issued by the Election Commission, according to which there was a need to change the criteria laid down for deciding the setting up of polling booths, since the electronic voting machines had increased the speed of voting.
CAs seek single form for tax payers
Chandigarh, August 9
Members of the Chandigarh Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has urged the government to simplify the process of Tax Deduction at Source
(TDS) by introducing one form for all categories of tax payers. This issue was raised at a seminar on TDS and taxation of educational institutions, organised by the institute . |
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| Speakers at a seminar organised by the local Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in Chandigarh on
Saturday. — A Tribune Photograph |
PANCHKULA
DIARY
Local girl among Uttaranchal judicial services toppers
Panchkula, August 9
Ms Neena Aggarwal, a resident of Sector 7 here , has been selected for judicial services in Uttaranchal. This was the first batch of judicial services in Uttaranchal and Ms Neena has secured second position among the girl candidates . She has been a top ranker throughout her academic carrier. Welcome to head of Indian Orthodox
Syrian Church
Chandigarh, August 9
The supreme head of the Indian Orthodox Syrian Church, Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews-II, was given a warm welcome on his first visit to the city by St Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church in Sector 46 today.
READERS WRITE
Keeping Rent Act issue alive
With the new Administrator of UT Chandigarh, taking charge, the Rent Act issue has surfaced again. Negating the outcomes of the rent notification viz., upward swing, the real estate, boost in construction activity in the region-generating employment, lower rentals and widespread settlements in majority of the disputes resulting in considerable decline in rent litigations, the commercial tenants, in the garb of a newly formed body, are singing the old tune of rolling back the notification.
Chandigarh Club programmes
cancelled
Chandigarh, August 9
Following the death of Mr Ravinder Chopra, president of the Chandigarh Club, all entertainment programmes in the club have been cancelled till the Uthala ceremony which is take place on Sunday.
SI dies of stroke
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Chandigarh, August 9
