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XEN, JE indicted
in lift fault case
CHANDIGARH, Aug 9 — An Executive
Engineer and a Junior Engineer of the Electrical
Circle have reportedly been indicted in the
Sector 9 Additional De Luxe Building lift failure
case. Mr R.K. Rao, Assistant Commissioner in the
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, who conducted
the inquiry, has submitted his report to the
Administration. |
LORDS OF
THE ROAD: Any traffic rule can be enforced, but
how does the Chandigarh Administration propose to
make roads clear of these cows which are
increasingly becoming a traffic hazard? —
Tribune photo by Gautam Singh |
PGI doctor formulates new medicine
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 9 — A PGI doctor has created his own form of a
life saving drug primarily required to facilitate and
induce breathing in babies who do not breathe normally at
birth.
Shivani ......... Sonia............Geetika |
3 city girls for
ZEE network
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 9 — Three girls of the city have been
chosen by the Zee Television network in the
category of news anchors, actors and VJs. |
Court notice to Administrator
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 9 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court today
issued notice to the Administrator of Chandigarh,
Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), and three other
officers of the UT Administration for September 7 on a
petition preferred by Mr Jagvinder Singh Dhillon, an
advocate, for initiation of contempt of court proceedings
for wilful violation of the High Court order dated
November 30, 1998.
SOPU dharna continues
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 9 — SOPU activists today staged a dharna for the
fifth day under the leadership of Mr Jagtaran Singh
outside the office of the VC in support of the demands of
the science students.
Notice issued to PGI
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 9 — A Division Bench consisting of Mr Justice
Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice V.M. Jain today issued
notice to the Union of India and the PGI for August 20 on
a petition preferred by the Faculty Association of the
PGI along with 28 doctors seeking directions for carrying
out the selection to “94 regular and 11 leave
vacancies of Assistant Professors” as expeditiously
as possible.
‘Give
up claim on joint capital’
PANCHKULA,
Aug 9—The Citizens Welfare Association here
has urged the governments of Punjab and Haryana
to give formation of their respective capitals in
their own state a thought and give up claim on
the joint capital, Chandigarh, for the
development of the image of the states and
prestige of its residents.
No clue to
robbery
PANCHKULA,
Aug 9 — A robbery in 1997, in which bandits
had forced their way into the house of a Barwala
businessman in Sector 21 here and decamped with
cash and jewellery after seriously injuring the
occupants of the house, is yet to be solved.
Carrying of
lethal weapons prohibited
PANCHKULA,
Aug 9 — The District Magistrate of
Panchkula, Mrs Saroj Siwatch, today prohibited
the carrying of lethal weapons ,including
licenced fire-arms, swords (except sheathed
'kirpan') andlathis within the district with
effect from August 10 to September 25.
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‘Probe
purchase of material’
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 9—The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, has
demanded an inquiry into the purchase of
"substandard" wheel barrows worth over Rs 5
lakh by the civic body.
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