Maid commits suicide in Sector 45
Chandigarh, February 6
A 20-year-old maidservant allegedly hanged herself to death at her employer’s residence in Sector 45 this morning.
HIDE AND SEEK: The sun continued to play hide and seek with the clouds throughout the day in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
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Reshuffle in UT
Chandigarh, February 6
In a reshuffle, the Chandigarh Administration today posted Mr Kamlesh Kumar,
HCS, as Secretary, Chandigarh Housing Board. Mr SK Setia, HCS, will be Director Technical Education and Director, Hospitality and Joint Director, Technical Education.
Shower soothes city
Chandigarh, February 6
Traces of morning rain brought the day temperature down but only marginally. As soon as the showers stopped, the sun returned to upset the pleasant change in weather. And by the time it was noon, the moisture content in the air had risen to a level that made life quite difficult.
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There
is a reason why Sukhna Lake is losing its beauty. The other day, two teenagers were busy in littering the area, while a display board in the backdrop read: “Littering the lake is punishable. The offender would be fined Rs 500”.
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CBSE angry with Ryan school, will find a way out
Chandigarh, February 6
The aggrieved parents of class X students of Ryan International School, Sector 49, today got some relief from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, with regard to accommodating students.
Arts panel will hit development: Mandal
Chandigarh, February 6
The proposed Urban Arts Commission by the Chandigarh Administration seems to be having a hotline to controversy. After opposition from various quarters, the move yesterday came in for severe criticism from the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal.
Decomposed body found in Dhanas
Chandigarh, February 6
A decomposed body of a 27-year-old woman of Chaman Colony in Dhanas was found floating under mysterious circumstances in a nullah near Dhanas, this evening. The police said no visible injury marks were found on the body.
Car crash: Victim’s father blames it on roundabout
Chandigarh, February 6
A day after his son died in a high-speed car crash, Mr J.S. Sekhon, father of Karam Singh Sekhon of Sector 8, today blamed it on the “faulty” design of the roundabout.
Cops not doing enough to check accidents on city roads
Chandigarh, February 6
City roads continue to lead to disaster following the failure of the Chandigarh Police to arrest violators. Though the deadly issue of accidents on the roads meandering their way through hazards was brought to the foreground in these columns over two months back, nothing much has so far done by the men-in-white to prevent mishaps.
Demolitions carried out in Ambedkar Colony
Panchkula, February 6
The enforcement staff of the Estate Office, Haryana Urban Development Authority, today demolished new constructions in Ambedkar Colony here. The staff accompanied by police personnel arrived at the colony and began demolishing the constructions carried out
recently.
Truck gutted, tragedy averted
Chandigarh, February 6
A truck carrying furnace oil caught fire in a chemical factory on the Dera Bassi-Barwala road this afternoon.
Arrest rape accused, demands forum
Mohali, February 6
The Human Rights Protection Forum has urged the SSP, Mr Gurinder Singh Dhillon, to direct the SHO, Kharar, to arrest an STD booth owner, who had allegedly raped his neighbour some days ago.
A clarification
Chandigarh, February 6
Reacting to a news-item “3 Army men hurt in clash with shopkeepers”, published on February 4, the Army has denied that a large number of troops reached the spot of altercation and caused damages to property.
Navy mission Antarctica sets four records
Chandigarh, February 6
First military team in the world to ski to the South Pole….first Everester to the South Pole….first Submariner in the world to the South Pole and first Indian ski expedition to the South Pole. At 2 a.m. on December 28, while the rest of the nation slept, an Indian Navy team, after having traversed the Frozen Continent, unfurled the Tricolour on the South Pole, establishing a string of records.
Members of the Navy’s skiing expedition to the Antarctica, Mission Dakshin Dhruv 2006-7 on the South Pole.
Widows also entitled to seek pay panel arrears
Chandigarh, February 6
Widows of armed forces personnel can also move court to seek arrears arising out of anomalies in revising pay scales consequent to the implementation of the Fourth Pay Commission (FPC).
“Create awareness on AIDS”
Chandigarh, February 6
The Haryana Governor, Dr A.R. Kidwai yesterday called upon the youth to create awareness among the people regarding dreadful disease of HIV/AIDS which was ruining the lives of millions of people around the world.
Workshop discusses sex ratio
Chandigarh, February 6
A workshop on missing girl child was organised by the Voluntary Health Association of Punjab in collaboration with the Population Foundation of India and Sutra here today.
Cops learn to counter white-collar crime
Chandigarh, February 6
ICICI Bank in association with the Chandigarh police on Sunday jointly organised a workshop on economic offences and its prevention. Aiming to keep the law enforcing agency abreast with new techniques and expertise to curb the white-collar crime, the workshop was attended by police officers ranging from the top brass of the police to the rank of Sub-Inspectors.
Architect awarded
Chandigarh, February 6
Sangeet Sharma, a practising architect from Chandigarh, has been awarded the doctorate by the University of Berkley, USA. The thesis which fetched him the doctorate was based on the articles on “Architectural Aesthetics” which also culminated into a book by the same name last year.
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