| |
17 to fight it out for city seat
Chandigarh, April
26
The stage is set for a fierce contest for the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency on May 10.
Although there are 17 candidates for the predominantly urban constituency, which is also one of the most compact in the country, the electoral battle will virtually be confined to Mr Pawan Bansal (Congress), Mr Satya Pal Jain, (BJP) and Mr Harmohan Dhawan
(INLD).
Jain promises to solve
flat-dwellers’ problems
Chandigarh, April 26
The BJP candidate for the Chandigarh seat, Mr Satya Pal Jain, today said if he is elected, he will “immediately” solve the problems being faced by people living in flats and houses of the Chandigarh Housing Board in the context of the need-based changes carried out in their houses.
- BJP claim on Cong activists
|
 |
An activist of the BJP Mahila Morcha campaigns for Mr Satya Pal Jain, a BJP candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, at Press Chowk in Chandigarh on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma
|
Bansal pulls out good from ‘feel good factor’
Chandigarh, April 26
Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, Congress nominee for the Chandigarh parliamentary seat, today criticised the BJP’s propaganda about the so-called “feel good factor” prevailing in the country.
Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal addresses an election rally at Palsora complex in Chandigarh on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
|
|
INLD candidate Harmohan Dhawan
campaigns at the Sector 27 market in Chandigarh on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph |
BJP leader lashes out at Bansal
Chandigarh, April 26
The President of the local unit of the BJP, Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, accused Congress nominee Pawan Kumar Bansal of indulging in double talk. He alleged that when the welcome gate of Digamber Jain Temple in Sector 27 was demolished four days ago, Mr Bansal shed crocodile tears and blamed the BJP for this.
Rehearsal of polling
staff conducted
Mohali, April 26
A rehearsal of the polling staff for the Kharar 69 area was carried out under the supervision of the Assistant Returning Officer-cum-SDM, Mr M.L. Sharma, here today.
First vote
Your vote matters
I am so excited about exercising my franchise that I just cannot find words to explain my feelings. I am eagerly waiting for May 10 — the day I will press the keys of the electronic voting machine to elect my leader.
Rajesh Sehgal (21), a law
student
|
 IT is no more a pleasurable experience to travel by the once prestigious Shatabdi Express between Chandigarh and Delhi. The jittery coaches of the train need replacement. The sanitation in the coaches need to be spruced up. The pantry section, adjoining each coach, is often not clean and at times cockroaches have been
sighted. The railway authorities need to pay special attention to the
toilets.
- Road accidents
- Prof Jitendra Mohan
- Extend train service
|
- Expensive fruits
- Car lost or stolen?
- Paper leakage
|
|
|
|
| |
HPCL outlet found selling water-mixed petrol
The State-Level Coordinator (Oil Industry), Punjab, in an inquiry conducted recently has found that an HPCL outlet at Daun village in Ropar district was selling petrol adulterated with water. The inquiry was conducted on the instructions of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Chandigarh Club poll
Club meeting was a ‘complete chaos’, says observer
Chandigarh, April 26
Ms Richa Kukreja, an observer appointed by the Principal Bench of the Company Law Board, New Delhi, to attend the annual general body meeting of the Chandigarh Club held here on April 3, has stated that ‘complete chaos’ marked the proceedings of the meeting which was followed by polling for the election of office-bearers of the club.
City Director among authorised Canadian immigration consultants
Chandigarh, April 26
In a significant development, the Government of Canada has made it compulsory for all professional immigration consultants to get themselves registered by the newly set up governing body, Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants.
Check black sheep in Police Dept, Justice Verma tells IGP
Chandigarh, April 26
Strengthen the counter-intelligence network within the police to keep an eye on the black sheep among the police force, who are tarnishing the image of the entire force by conniving and entering into various criminal activities.
Villagers protest against land acquisition
Mohali, April 26
Thousands of residents from over 40 villages of the Mohali sub-division today protested against the acquisition of their land by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority.
Women raise slogans against the government outside PUDA Bhavan in protest against the acquisition of their land in Mohali on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph |
 |
Protest over removing chapter on Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Mohali, April 26
Members of the All-India Anti- Terrorist Front today held a demonstration in front of the office of the Punjab School Education Board here to protest against the removal of a chapter on the life and works of Shaheed Bhagat Singh from the class III books.
Members of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front protest in front of the Punjab School Education Board office on Monday in Mohali. |
 |
‘Main Hoon Na’ contest winners to dine with Shah Rukh Khan
|
Chandigarh, April 26
Consolidating its association with the world of movies, soft drinks giant Pepsi has launched an exciting consumer initiative, leading up to the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film “Main Hoon Na”.
Winners of Pepsi’s “Love Mein Fail Ya Pyaas” contest will
get exciting prizes, including an opportunity to dine with none
other than reigning Bollywood star and Pepsi endorser Shah Rukh
Khan.
|
 |
Fauji Beat
Probationary nurses’ defiance stems from conspiracy
The probationary nurses who were to be commissioned into the Military Nursing Service
in the rank of Lieutenant on April 15 at Delhi, Lucknow and Chandigarh, refused to wear new beige-colour uniform for the commissioning ceremony. As a result of this untoward happening, the ceremony was cancelled.
|
