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MC leaves residents ‘locked’
Chandigarh, August 31
Residents of Sector 30-B are “locked”! Not in the game show of “Kaun Banega Crorepati” but because of a lackadaisical attitude of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh.
The service lanes of houses in their locality are being refurbished.
Mounds of construction material lying outside the entrance of houses in Sector 30-B, Chandigarh.
— A Tribune photograph
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CAT seeks details on Admn, MC transfers
Chandigarh, August 31
The Central Administrative Tribunal has directed the Chandigarh Administration to furnish information regarding the number of employees in May 1996, at the time of formation of the Municipal Corporation.
Residents irked at digging of pits by phone company
Mohali, August 31
Digging of roadside by workers of a telecommunication company, Airtel, which is laying cables for its landline phones in Phase V and IV here, has left residents of the area fuming.
A protester being taken away by the Haryana policewomen during a demolition drive by HUDA at Sector 21, Panchkula, on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma |
Indian war veterans seek compensation
Chandigarh, August 31
In the wake of the British Government paying compensation to Indian Army Gorkha soldiers who had been taken as prisoners of war by the Japanese during the Second World War, Indian veterans want the case of similarly placed Indian POWs be considered afresh by the British.
BIS lists home-testing procedures for products
Chandigarh, August 31
The Bureau of Indian Standards is in the process of coming out with Indian Standards for Quick Test Kits for consumers of common foods.
Granting liberal relief to aggrieved his priority
Chandigarh, August 31
The newly-appointed President of the UT State Consumer Redressal Forum, Justice K.C. Gupta, is not bothered much about procedural formalities. For, he is more concerned about granting social justice, and liberal compensation, to the aggrieved after taking a broader view.
Americans on cycles on peace mission
Chandigarh, August 31
Two American followers of Gandhian values John Silliphant and Mark Peters are reaching out to the students of various city schools and colleges on Greentire cycles.
Work at Beant memorial moving at snail’s pace
Chandigarh, August 31
Work on the Beant Singh memorial moves at a snail’s pace. The project in memory of the Punjab Chief Minister assassinated today in 1995 began in December, 1998.
The project was scheduled to be completed within 18 months at a cost of
Rs 8 crore.
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| Mr Samsher Singh Dullo, President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, and Jaswant Kaur, widow of late Beant Singh, wipe their tears on the occasion of Beant Singh’s 10th death anniversary in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Death Hole
Open drains invisible at night
Chandigarh, August 31
More than seven stormwater drains are lying uncovered along the road dividing Sectors 3 and 10. Interestingly, these drains are located in the VIP area. The road witnesses heavy vehicular traffic throughout the day.
Pushpak residents allege MC callousness
Chandigarh, August 31
Resentment prevails among residents of the Pushpak Society against the anti-encroachment drive carried out in their locality at Sector 49-B by the Municipal Corporation recently.
A view of the green belt after being ruined by the Municipal Corporation during an anti-encroachment drive in the Pushpak Society, Sector 49-B, Chandigarh.
— A Tribune photograph
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Residents rue poor water supply
Panchkula, August 31
Inadequate water supply in Sectors 12 and 15 of Panchkula has affected the daily life of the local residents. The president of the Citizens Welfare Association, S.K. Nayyar, has lamented intermittent water supply registering all time low pressure, especially during the morning hours.
21 saplings planted at Saupins
Mohali, August 31
The Rotary, SAS Nagar, organised a tree plantation drive in Saupins School, Sector 70, here today. Mr M.L. Sharma, SDM, Mohali, was the chief guest at the function and Dr B.S. Chandhok, president, Rotary, SAS Nagar, presided over.
Open darbar tomorrow
Panchkula, August 31
The Haryana Urban Development Authority will organise an ‘open darbar’ at the HUDA complex in Sector 6, here on September 2 at 11.00 am. Ms Neelam P. Kasni, Administrator, HUDA, will chair the darbar.
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