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Power dept staff stage walkout
Chandigarh, August 24
Employees of the Electricity Department today walked out of the office morning in protest against their pending demands. The call for strike was given by the UT Powermen Union, Chandigarh.
Army’s chief judicial officer charged with obtaining ‘illegal’ certificate
Chandigarh, August 24
The Judge Advocate-General, Major-Gen Nilendra Kumar, head of the army’s judicial branch, has now been accused of obtaining an “illegal” certificate to take advantage of provisions of law, apparently not applicable to him, for disposal of a civil suit filed by him and his brothers in a Lucknow court.
Cops save woman from drowning
Chandigarh, August 24
Vigilant cops today rescused a Mohali resident while she was drowning in Sukhna Lake. Just two days ago, the Chandigarh police had intensified patrolling at the lake and also equipped cops with life jackets in the wake of rising cases of suicide at the lake.
Sources in the police said Ms Asha Pant (46), a resident of Phase V, Mohali,
accidentally fell into the lake after she slipped from the bank while watching
birds near the police post.
MISHAP AVERTED: Cops save Ms Asha Pant (46), a resident of Phase V, Mohali, from drowning in Sukhna on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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CPI conference on Aug 28
Chandigarh, August 24
A conference of the Chandigarh District Council of the Communist Party of India will be held on August 28 at Ajay Bhavan here, said the secretary of the council, Mr Devi Dayal Sharma.
Passport problem rectified
Chandigarh, August 24
In connection with a news item “harassment at passport office” which appeared in these columns on
August 19, the Regional passport Officer, Mr Arvind Kumar, said the old passport of Ms Rama Abrol, a resident of Ambala, had been traced and intimation of the same had been sent to her by a speed post.
 SP ensures crime-free Mohali
Mohali, August 24
All efforts will be made to reduce incidents of crime in the town and the safety and the security of the residents will be ensured.
This was stated by Mr Pavan Kumar Rai after taking over as SP of Mohali here
today. He said though he had not drawn up any agenda for the town so far, he
would be fixing his priorities after discussing the town’s problems with his
subordinates. Every area had different problems related to it, he added.
Cable-laying work affects BSNL phones
Mohali, August 24
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) here is faced with an uphill task these days. A private telecom company is busy laying its underground cables in Phase IV and V here. Offering its land line services it is allegedly carelessly cutting and snapping BSNL cables, leading to BSNL phones going dead.
Other than the nuisance of dug-up roads BSNL officials today alleged that the
company workers were not even informing them about where their wires had been
accidentally cut.
A trench dug up by the BSNL at Phase IV in Mohali on Wednesday.
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Scooterist dies at ‘killer’ roundabout
Chandigarh, August 24
The UT Administration seems to have turned a blind eye to the “killer” roundabout’ of Sectors 46, 47, 48 and 49 that has claimed many lives. In fact another scooterist died in a mishap this morning.
SAFMA team to visit city
Chandigarh, August 24
A team of SAFMA preparatory mission for Punjab-Punjab consultation and Indo-Pak parliamentarian conference led by Mr Imtiaz Alam, Secretary General, SAFMA will be in Chandigarh tomorrow to discuss future agenda for action.
Big lizard scares family
Mohali, August 24
Family members of Mr Ram Chander, residing in Phase XI, were scared when they spotted a big lizard (goh) inside the house.
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