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Full Circle: BJP rally now in Sector 25
Chandigarh, May 7The Chandigarh administration today cancelled permission given to the BJP to hold a rally, to be addressed by party president Nitin Gadkari and cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu, at the Ramleela ground in Sector 27 here on May 12.
Rain brings relief, inundates roads
 Chandigarh, May 7
Moderate rain lashed the city and neighbouring areas in the region today, bringing much-needed respite to residents.This
was the first time this summer that the city received moderate rainfall,
recorded at 13.6 mm, bringing the mercury down to 30.8 degree Celsius, 7 degrees
below normal.
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RAIN: A girl stuck on a water-logged road in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
CITCO gives 10 feet, keeps rest
Chandigarh, May 7
The ongoing land row between CITCO and the municipal corporation (MC) over the ownership of a piece of land at Hotel Shivalikview finally ended today, with officials of the administration, the MC and CITCO sitting together and reaching a consensus.
Workers remove the fencing around the boundary of the disputed land at Hotel Shivalikview in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Police: Expedite work on road-engineering proposals
Chandigarh, May 7
The Chandigarh Traffic Police urged the authorities to complete proposals it had sent to the UT engineering wing on priority.At a meeting with the UT Home Secretary yesterday, the police said the proposals, including provision of ATC lights on accident-prone crossings, painting of rotaries, zebra crossings and stop lines, provision of free left turn on all traffic lights and intersections, were raised in the meeting.
Workshop on low-cost healthcare from today
Chandigarh, May 7
In a bid to lessen cost of healthcare, the Singapore Indian Group Networking for Empowerment Training (SIGNET) will organise a six-day workshop at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 tomorrow.
BPL cards for HIV positive
Chandigarh, May 7
To provide relief to HIV
positive people in the city, the Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society (CSACS),
in collaboration with the Food and Supplies Department of the UT,
organised a drive for providing below poverty line (BPL) cards, which
will give them access to subsidised ration. Dr Vanita Gupta, project
director, CSACS said about 60 people living with HIV/AIDS filled the
forms and, soon BPL/AAY cards will be issued to them by the Food and
Supplies Department, UT, Chandigarh.
‘Vulgar’ SMSes
Consumer Forum RComm gets summons
Panchkula, May 7
Acting on a complaint, the district consumer forum here has issued summons to various heads of the departments of Reliance Communications asking them to file their reply for soliciting immoral activities by inducing the customers by sending vulgar and pornographic text messages, suggesting explicitly the promiscuous relationship.
RWAs’ involvement in development flayed
Panchkula, May 7
Former Congress councillor condemned the decision of the district administration for involving residents’ welfare associations for developmental works and demanded that supervision of civic amenities of wards should be handed over to the
councillors.
Work on clearing graveyard begins
Mohali, May 7
A graveyard, which had become a bone of contention for residents of Phase IX, is being cleared by the district administration to make the land available for residential purposes.
‘Washing hands vital to ward off diarrhoea’
Mohali, May 7
“Pneumonia and diarrhoea are the leading causes of child deaths worldwide and the number of such deaths can be reduced by almost half by just washing hands regularly,” stated medical experts at a workshop on “Current paradigms in hand hygiene”, organised by Fortis Hospital in connection with Global Hand Hygiene Day (May 5).
Tow-away facility for vehicles at night
Chandigarh, May 7
If your car breaks down on a road in the dead of the night, call the Police Control Room (PCR), for the Chandigarh Police has started the facility to tow away vehicles by providing towing-enable vehicles to the PCR. Anyone in need can contact the police on its helpline numbers 100, 1090 and 1073.
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The message “bom (bomb) blast in car 1 pm”, jotted with a sketch pen on the right side of a car, today sent the Chandigarh Police in a tizzy.DSP (Central) Jagbir Singh said a woman Home Guard volunteer, Sukhwinder
Kaur, came forward with information that she had seen three boys alighting from a Maruti Alto car (CH 03 D 7122) and going away after writing something on a Maruti car.
Chandigarh, May 7
Panchkula, May 7
