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Surprise checks
by IG
Chandigarh, August 25
UP IGP S.K. Jain today conducted surprise checks at a police naka in the Sector 37 market and at two police posts.
IAF selection gets good response
Chandigarh, August 25
Over 500 male and female candidates registered their names for preliminary examination in fast track selections
(FTS) for engineers and meteorological officers conducted at the Air Force Station here
today.
Candidates registering for selection at the fast track selection procedure for entry as officers in the IAF at the Air Force Station in Chandigarh on Saturday.
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Singed, but no fire to fight
Chandigarh, August 25
Fire safety continues to be a low priority with the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as well as various government and private organisations. This is despite the major fires in the Sector 17 telephone exchange and the Sector 26 market.
Seminar on emergence of 3G networking
Chandigarh, August 25
The country has to work at a faster pace and must plan for the future to remain a leader in the field of information technology as other countries like China are not much behind us. Director, Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory
(TBRL), Dr Satish Kumar, stated this yesterday.
Leaking roundabout, a perennial problem
Chandigarh, August 25
A corner of the roundabout of Sectors 29, 30, 31 and 32 has yet again been dug up by the municipal corporation for the past one week as the water pipeline below has developed a snag and started leaking.Less
than four months ago also, the same problem was witnessed at the
same point.
A corner of the Sectors 29, 30, 31 and 32 roundabout dug up for repair work on a water pipeline in
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Tenant sublets showroom, booked
Chandigarh, August 25
The police today booked a tenant for allegedly sub-letting a showroom without informing its landlord.
Construction
on Plots
Admn extends deadline till July 2008
Chandigarh, August 25
The Chandigarh administration has notified that if a plot was allotted less than eight years ago and the existing allottees have not completed the construction, then they will be given a last opportunity to complete the building by July 31, 2008. The permission will be granted subject to the payment of extension fee as equivalent to the year of default, as provided for under these Rules, or Rs 500 or 1,000 per sq m.
Alert passers-by nab snatcher
Chandigarh, August 25
Alert passers-by nabbed a youth, who allegedly tried to flee after snatching earrings of a woman in Sector 38 West here this morning. His accomplice, however, managed to flee.
Misuse
of Houses
Notices to property dealers
Mohali, August 25
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (
GMADA) has issued notices to property dealers for illegally using residential premises for commercial use.In
the notices, the property dealers have been asked to stop the misuse of
residential premises, failing which the plots will be resumed.
SI acquitted in graft case
Chandigarh, August 25
The special CBI judge, Jagdeep Jain, today acquitted Swaran Singh, a sub-inspector with the UT police, who was facing graft charges.
Cop
Thrashing
2 youths get bail
Chandigarh, August 25
A local court today granted bail to Preet Kamal and Jas Kamal, accused of thrashing Chandigarh police constable Vijay Pal outside MCM DAV College in Sector 36 on August 21.
Rakhi functions cancelled
Chandigarh, August 25
The local unit of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishva Vidyalya today cancelled all raksha bandhan programmes scheduled for the next three days following the death of the chief of Brahma Kumaris Dadi Prakashmani.
Blood donation camp in soldier’s memory
Chandigarh, August 25
The Chandigarh Chapter of Bhartiya Gorkha Parisangh organised a blood donation camp here today.
Letters
Honest cops need of the hour
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