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Garbage disposal in city suffers
Chandigarh, May 4
Only 100 tonnes out of the total city garbage of more than 300 tonnes could be disposed of in the garbage disposal plant in Dadu Majra today.
Challans against black films begin
 Chandigarh, May 4
The Chandigarh Police issued at least 300 challans to cars on city roads today for not complying with the Supreme Court directive prohibiting the use of black films (of any percentage of tinted film).
A traffic policeman removes a black film from a car in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
19-yr-old run over by bus
Panchkula, May 4
A 19-year-old boy hailing from Garhwal, who had recently come to the town in search of greener pastures, was run over by a Haryana Roadways bus near Labour Chowk here today.
MC Joint Commissioner repatriated
Chandigarh, May 4
Municipal corporation Joint Commissioner Rajiv Gupta, who had joined only four days ago, has been repatriated. A communication in this regard has been received from the Punjab government by the UT Administration.
Dispensary without physicians
 Panchkula, May 4
The recently opened government dispensary in Sector 16 does not have any physician, forcing the residents to visit Government Hospital in Sector 6 for treatment.
Dispensary at Sector 16 in Panchkula. tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal
PM’s wife in Mohali
Mohali, May 4
Gursharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was in town today on a private visit.
PGI docs threaten to go on strike
Chandigarh, May 4
The stalemate over the alleged assault on a doctor by a technician at the PGI continued for the second day as none of the parties relented from their stand. While the Association of Resident Doctors
(ARD) insisted upon a written apology from the technician, Gurpreet Sethi, for the incident, the technician refused it stating that he was being framed by the doctor to settle an old enmity.
Fire dept issues sealing notice to Taj Hotel
Chandigarh, May 4
City Taj Hotel has been served with sealing orders due to the non-compliance of fire safety norms issued by the fire and emergency department a month ago. Municipal Corporation Chief Fire officer (CFO) today issued sealing notice to the hotel according to which if the hotel management does not comply with the fire safety norms recommended by the department, the hotel will be sealed by May 30.
GMADA decides to fix allotment price of plots
Mohali, May 4
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has decided to fix the allotment price at around Rs 6,100 per sq yd for plots in the Chief Minister’s pet residential scheme at Anandpur Sahib. 20 per cent of the plots are likely to be put to auction while the rest will be allotted by draw of lots.
MC employee manhandled
 Mohali, May 4
Tension prevailed outside the district court complex here today when a Municipal Council employee, who was part of a team that had gone to remove illegal rehris in the area, was manhandled.
An MC employee on the district court premises in Mohali
on Friday. Tribune photo: vicky gharu
Estate Office starts survey of unallotted sites
Chandigarh, May 4
Following the allotment of a dwelling unit in the Rehabilitation Colony, Sector 25, on the basis of bogus documents, the Estate Office has started a survey of the unallotted sites in the Sector-25 colony.
Medical camp organised
Mohali, May 4
The Punjab Homoeopathic Department organised a medical camp here today which was a part of a series camps, planned for the district.
In Pain: An injured sambhar treads out of the forest cover into the waters of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Friday. A Tribune photogra |
Cultural organisations plan musical tributes to Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Chandigarh, May 4
As the 39th death anniversary of legendary Punjabi poet Shiv Kuamr Batalvi falls on the intervening night of May 6 and May 7, leading cultural organisations have planned to pay musical tributes to the great poet.
UT employees not paid salary for April
Chandigarh, May 4
Hundreds of employees of different wings of the Chandigarh Administration have not got their salary for the month of April, thanks to the delay on the part of drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) in getting acquainted with e-governance.
Chandigarh scan
At least 50 challans were issued in Sector 22 during an anti-encroachment drive here on Friday. Also, 50 memos were issued during a drive in Patel Market, Sector 15.
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