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Campaigning
ends in Panchkula
Panchkula, January 17
The last day of the
campaigning saw the entire electorate of the township on the
roads. With the Sun God shining bright, car rallies and
processions marked the campaigning by candidates in the fray. The
rallies in various wards saw a huge turnout, showing the interest
of voters in the first ever municipal council elections scheduled
for the coming Sunday. |
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Car rallies in Panchkula on the last day of canvassing for the municipal council poll on Friday.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan |
MC POLL
INLD leaving
nothing to chance
Panchkula, January 17
The ruling Indian National Lok Dal
is leaving nothing to chance for the Municipal Council elections
scheduled for the coming Sunday. The entire rank and file of the party
is camping here to ensure a smooth sailing for the party candidates.
Party leaders hope to project a united front for ensuring a win. With
party bigwigs, led by INLD president, Mr Sher Singh Badshami, to the
trusted lieutenants of the Chief Minister, including the Urban
Development Minister, Mr Subhash Goyal, ensuring that the rebel
candidates down their swords, the party hopes for a better performance
here.
| Raj
Kapoor to Ritu Nanda — the tradition flows |
Chandigarh, January
17
Not everyone can cherish the
moments gone by, especially so when a lot of precious life has
been lost along the way. But to some fortunate people, the
understanding of life and its equations comes easy.
Ritu Nanda describes the CD
ROM which contains visual version of “Raj Kapoor Speaks”, the book she has authored on her father.
— Photo Pankaj Sharma |
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PUDA
allottees resent delay
SAS Nagar, January 17
In a move which is being seen as
grossly unfair by the 3,931 allottees of residential plots in the
upcoming Sectors 76 to 80 here, the Punjab Urban Planning and
Development Authority, has once again delayed the allotment of actual
sites to these allottees by another one year.
Chandigarh
to have planetarium in 2 years
Chandigarh, January 17
The five-year-long wait for the
city to have its own planetarium finally seems to be over. For after the
final nod has come from the office of Chief Architect in a recent
meeting, the administration is gearing up to complete the project within
the next two years.
Eyesores
on green belts, courtesy MC
Chandigarh, January
17
Covering green belts under
ugly bricks enclosures for throwing garbage — that is exactly
what the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is doing now-a-days.
Even though corporation officials claim that the structures are
not being raised in violation of the existing rules and by-laws,
architects and experts associated with the city since long claim
that the construction of “brick jalis” is defeating the
perceived purpose of the green belts. |
A newly constructed brick enclosure for dumping garbage in Sector 27 on a green belt that has become an eyesore.
— A Tribune photograph |
Indian
Building Congress seminar
Chandigarh, January 17
The Indian Building Congress, a
national body of building professionals, will hold a two-day mid-term
session and seminar on the theme of ‘Management and Maintenance of
Built Environment’ here from January 17.
Seminar
on VAT
Chandigarh, January 17
“Government machinery was not yet
ready for implementation of the ‘value added tax’ (VAT) likely to
replace the sales tax shortly, said Mr Amarjit Chopra, a member of the
Bar Council, while addressing a seminar on value added tax (VAT)
organised by the local branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India here today.
Rights
panel’s complaint against former SSP
Chandigarh, January 17
Lawyer for Human Rights
International today submitted a complaint to the UT Administrator
against a former UT Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr C.S.R. Reddy,
Inspector P.K. Dhawan and Sub-Inspector Dilsher Singh Chandel demanding
legal proceeding against them in the jailbreak case.
Idol
installation at Sector 42 temple
Chandigarh, January 17
A five-day ‘murti sthapana
samaroh’ is being held at Shree Sanatan Dharma Temple, Sector 42,
since Wednesday.
Puri
trust for early transfer of land
Chandigarh, January17
A joint delegation of the Rural
Area Development Committee, Ropar, and the Puri Development Trust,
Mullanpur, met the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and
submitted a memorandum to him here yesterday.
Rally
on water conservation
Chandigarh, January 17
An awareness rally on water
conservation launched from Anandpur Sahib by the Yuva Shakti Punjab,
reached Chandigarh today, where it was received by the Punjab Irrigation
Minister, Mr G.S. Bhullar, according to a statement issued here today.
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