Lawyers exhibit unusual solidarity
Chandigarh, July 24
Solidarity of the legal fraternity of the Punjab and Haryana High Court culminated in the “release” of advocate Tahar Singh from the CBI custody in the wee hours today.
Tahar Singh (second from left) along with other lawyers in a jubilant mood outside the CBI office in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph
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Pat For UT
Efforts to evict illegal occupants
Chandigarh, July 24
The Supreme Court today gave the Chandigarh administration a pat on the back for the measures taken to evict those occupying government houses illegally.
Talking to the Tribune, Home Secretary Krishna Mohan said the process of evicting such persons was started on the directions of the Supreme Court more than a year back.
AT LORDS: A student clicks a photo of her batchmates outside the Punjab and Haryana High Court building on Tuesday. They are students from an architect college in Mumbai.
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Drive to enhance voluntary blood donation
Chandigarh, July 24
In pursuance of the National AIDS Control Policy III, the Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society
has set itself the target of achieving 90 per cent voluntary blood donation in the coming year.
Now, a black box for vehicles
Mohali, July 24
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing here has developed a black box technology for automobiles. The black box designed to monitor and store parameters of road vehicles will provide crucial information about the vehicle’s behaviour during an accident.
11 food joint owners challaned
Chandigarh, July 24
Tightening the noose around violators of the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, the UT health department officials today challaned owners of 11 food joints in Sectors 8, 9, 10, 11 and 26. One person was challaned for smoking in public at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16.
Police-Public Meet
All speeches, no complaint
Mohali, July 24
The first police-public meet of the district held at Khizrabad village here ended up as a mere collection of village heads and local politicians with only a handful of persons airing their grievances before the SSP.
No More Queues
Suvidha goes SMS way
Mohali, July 24
No need for applicants to visit district-level offices in Phase I every now and then to pursue their cases. The administration has become computer savy. Applicants will be told about the status of their work through SMSs and visit the offices only to collect their documents when the work had been done.
HUDA draw of lot today
Panchkula, July 24
The stage is set for the much-awaited Haryana Urban Development Authority’s draw of lot for plots in Sector 31 slated for tomorrow.
Last-minute details for the smooth conduct of the draw were finalised as officers and staff of HUDA spent the day preparing a blueprint for tomorrow.
BSNL claims normalcy, but complaints pour in
Chandigarh, July 24
Even as the BSNL today claimed normalcy in its services in the wake of the devastating June 30 fire at the Sector 17 telephone exchange, complaints of faulty telephones continue to pour in.
Dam: Strife continues
Mohali, July 24
Work on the Banur canal weir at Chatt village continued to be suspended for the third day today. Following the confrontation of villagers on the two sides of the canal, Dera Bassi SDM Sohan Lal Bhumbak met a delegation of villagers today.
Villagers block traffic
Chandigarh, July 24
In protest against an unscheduled power cut, residents of Attawa village blocked traffic at the Sector 36-42 rotary tonight.
The power in the village went out at 7.30 pm when the electricity department failed to restore power even after a hour the residents resorted to protests, causing inconvenience for scores of motorists.
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