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Cheers! Beer guzzling up
Chandigarh, September 20
City residents have been guzzling beer like anything. A review of the consumption figures by the UT Excise Department has revealed that the consumption of beer in the last five months —- between April 2006 and August 2006 —- has gone up by almost 5 per cent, compared to the corresponding period in the last financial year.
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Excise Dept raid on
Chandigarh Club caterers
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Chandigarh, September 20
Teams of the UT Excise and Taxation Department today conducted a surprise check at the Chandigarh Club, Sector 1, here late this evening following complaints of evasion of value added tax by the five caterers engaged by the club management.
Officers of the UT Excise and Taxation Department go through the records during a raid at the Chandigarh Club on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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Now, pay more for washing of your vehicle
Chandigarh, September 20
In yet another jolt to your household budget, the rates for washing of cars and two-wheelers at the service stations being run by the petrol stations in the city have gone up.
A car being washed at a service station in Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
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Varun’s father passes out at funeral
Panchkula, September 20
Dinesh Nath sat stunned as his son’s pyre was lit at the Mani Majra cremation ground this morning. Between bouts of crying uncontrollably and passing out, Dinesh Nath, father of Varun Nath who died in a drunken brawl between two groups on Monday night, was a picture of inconsolable grief.
Shatabdi catering staff fined for travelling without pass
Chandigarh, September 20
The catering staff traveling on the Chandigarh-New Delhi morning Shatabdi has been fined Rs 33,000 for traveling without the requisite pass. A surprise check conducted on the train by Mr P Sharma, Special Railway Magistrate, Haryana, on Monday found that the staff was traveling without a permit.
Dimpy murder: kin seek CBI probe
Chandigarh, September 20
Alleging that the Chandigarh police has not been investigating properly the murder case of Prabjinder Singh Dimpy, shot dead at the Sukhna Lake on July 7, his mother and widow today demanded CBI inquiry into the case.
Congress’ US tilt choking agriculture, says MCPI (U)
Chandigarh, September 20
Agriculture is being strangulated in the country because of the Congress government’s leaning towards the US-led imperialist forces, said Mr Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, general secretary of the Marxist Communist Party of India (United), while addressing a press conference here today.
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| Mr Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, (second from right) general secretary of the Marxist Communist Party of India (United), with Politburo members on the concluding day of the four-day All India Special Unity Congress of the party at Kisan Bhavan, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
PSUs’ admn weak, says CVC
Defence Production Dept asked to take action
Chandigarh, September 20
Observing that administration in defence public sector undertakings, particularly in the Ordnance Factory Board was “generally weak and not vigilant”, the Central Vigilance Commission has asked the Department of Defence Production to look into the issue and take necessary action.
Retiring DSPs’ fate hangs in balance
Chandigarh, September 20
Will seven UT Deputy Superintendents of Police continue in service even after attaining superannuation in the coming few months?
Yes, they can, provided the Punjab Government decides to raise the retirement
age of its employees to 60 years.
1-room tenements: residents to get notices soon
Chandigarh, September 20
Residents of the one-room tenements, constructed under the rehabilitation scheme of the Administration a few years ago would soon be receiving individual notices to renew the lease of their tenement.
Baton brings peace message from Afghanistan
Chandigarh September 20
Spreading the message of peace across the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, the ‘Peace Baton’, reached the city today.
Nukkad games to create VAT awareness
Mohali, September 20
The Mohali district unit of the Department of Excise and Taxation has planned to hold nukkad game shows to create awareness among the public regarding VAT compliance.
Checking intensified for PM’s visit
Mohali, September 20
The police has intensified checking in the town in connection with the visit of the Prime Minister on September 27.
Dr Manmohan Singh is coming to the National Institute of Pharmaceutical
Education and Research to lay the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of
Science which is to come up in Sector 81, here.
Drug smugglers sent to Amritsar centre
Mohali, September 20
All six alleged drug smugglers arrested by the Mohali police are being sent to the Joint Interrogation Centre at Amritsar.
It is learnt that they will be sent to Amritsar tomorrow and will remain there
till September 23 as they have been remanded in police custody till that date.
City Museum rechristened
Chandigarh, September 20
The name of the City Museum has been changed by the Chandigarh Administration to Chandigarh Architecture Museum. A press release here today said that additional charge of the Chandigarh Architecture
Museum has been given to Mr V. N. Singh, Director, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh.
Bird hit delays flight to Delhi
Chandigarh, September 20
Passengers travelling by the Indian flight from New Delhi to the city had a narrow escape when their plane was hit by a bird while approaching for landing. The plane, however, landed without any passenger being hurt.
Hussain is Cong minority cell chief
Chandigarh, September 20
Mr Anwar Hussain has been appointed chairman of the District Congress of the Punjab Pradesh Congress (Minority Cell) at a function organised at Community Centre, Phase-VII, Mohali.
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