Kidnapped boy freed from father’s business partners
Mohali, August 24
The police claims to have rescued a six-year-old child within hours of his kidnapping from Sector 69 here last evening. A ransom of Rs 50 lakh was demanded by the alleged kidnappers.
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Liquor Scam
Four Brigadiers in dock
Chandigarh, August 24
Four brigadiers are in the dock for alleged misappropriation of funds in a liquor related scam. The charges against them include diverting funds meant for gathering intelligence and unauthorised borrowings.
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Chandigarh, August 24
Faculty members and students of Masters in social work, Centre for emerging areas in social sciences, Panjab University took a pledge on Friday to donate their eyes. This was done to mark the National Eye Donation Fortnight Programme, which is held every year from August 25 to September 8.
Students and faculty members of the Masters in social work, Centre for emerging areas in social sciences, Panjab University take pledge to donate their eyes in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
Stamp duty exemption sought on land deal within family
Panchkula, August 24
The Panchkula Residents Welfare Federation in a letter to the Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, has asked for exemption from stamp duty on the sale/purchase of land/property to and from a real family member as has been done by the Punjab government.
Centre for promoting Urdu proposed
Chandigarh, August 24
A three-day national seminar on the legendary poet, Padmabhushan Jigar
Moradabadi, organised by the Haryana Urdu Akademy in collaboration with National
‘Powerless’ in Sec 17
Chandigarh, August 24
Heavy downpour early this morning brought no cheer for the shopkeepers, shoppers and government employees in Sector 17, the main commercial centre of the city. In fact a 14-hour unscheduled power cut tested the patience of thousands of persons in the sector besides crippling business and government work.
Computerisation of MC office delayed
Mohali, August 24
Computerisation has got delayed in the local Municipal Council as the director, local government, has failed to inaugurate the scheme. It is reported that the required computers had been installed and the staff had also been given the necessary training.
Now, file taxes under one roof
Chandigarh, August 24
Now, you can file customs, excise and income tax under one roof. Buoyed by the success of its one such centre in Bangalore, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has decided to open more centres in other metros and cities in the country, board member PC Jha said here today.
Fighting handicap, she showed courage under fire
Chandigarh, August 24
Seven surgeries notwithstanding, 12-year-old Mithali is a picture of hope and affirmation. Smiling infectiously, she is ready to resume school as well as get back to dance and painting after the near-death experience a year ago.
Her left arm is her only functional limb and she sure knows how to put it to
good use - she paints all the pretty pictures and has also secured 86 per cent
marks in the exams that she wrote with her left hand while recovering from the
mishap.
Getting FIR lodged no child’s play
Chandigarh, August 24
After much hue and cry and knocking at the doors of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), finally an FIR was registered on a complaint of Rajinder Kumar Manchanda, a resident of Baltana, yesterday.
No report sent to NHRC on SDM Garg
Chandigarh, August 24
The Chandigarh Administration has failed to submit a report to the National Human Rights Commission on the conduct of SDM Ankur Garg.
Manjot Case
Amritsar cops seek addresses of students
Chandigarh, August 24
The Amritsar police has started investigations into the circumstances under which Manjot, a student of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 (GMCH), committed suicide on August 5 at his home in Amritsar. The family of Manjot allege that he committed suicide after he was subjected to ragging in the college.
Commendation certificate sans date
Chandigarh, August 24
The commendation certificate issued by the IGP to Baldev Singh, a whistleblower in the sensational Kajheri triple murder case, without bearing the date on it has left everyone surprised.
Army team to scale Kinnaur peak
Chandigarh, August 24
To commemorate the diamond jubilee of the Western Command, which completes 60 years of its raising on September 15, the Army has launched a mountaineering expedition to scale Mount Leo
Pargial. The peak lies in Kinnaur district and is 6,673 metres in height.
City gets 28 mm rainfall
Chandigarh, August 24
The city woke up to heavy rainfall this morning and by the end of the day it had recorded 28 mm. Although not the heaviest rainfall of the season, 28 mm, Met says, will help the city reduce its rain deficit.
Letters
Can we afford?
The present plan of de-silting of the Sukhna Lake is too costly. The lake is proposed to be de-silting through dredging Rs 52 crore. To know about the cost comparison, I looked for places where similar works were done. It was found out that Algeria under took a prototype study on one of its lake to remove silt. Findings are put below.
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