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No necklace; it’s
colonial
MC house rejects proposal
Chandigarh, September 28
The issue of necklace of authority for the city Mayor was vehemently opposed by Congress councillors at a meeting of the MC house meeting today and the agenda finally rejected by the house.
Bhardwaj gets three months more
Chandigarh, September 28
In an unprecedented move, the UT administrator is learnt to have given his consent for three months extension to outgoing UT chief engineer V K
Bhardwaj. He is due to retire in November, 2007. His extension has been linked
with important projects like the underpasses, the IT park and mono rail project
which are currently being handled by him. The approval to give the extension was
given today and it had been conveyed to the chief engineer, said sources.
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V K Bhardwaj
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A dog race during a kabaddi cup organised by Vaidvan Sports Club, Mohali, on Friday.—Tribune
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World
Heart Day Tomorrow
Have a heart, walk
Chandigarh, September 28
A 30-minute walk and a balanced diet is all it takes to reduce the risk of heart diseases, emphasises Dr K.K.
Talwar, director of PGI and renowned cardiologist. With World Heart Day falling
on September 30, the heart specialist says that life style changes are a must.
As opposed to the earlier belief that the rich and affluent alone suffered from
heart trouble, particularly in developed countries, it has now been found the
disease has spread across all sections.
Hard talk: UT lacks teeth
Projects hit by
red tapism
Chandigarh, September 28
Bidding adieu to the city, outgoing UT adviser Lalit Sharma today said there was insufficient delegation of administrative and financial powers to the union territory.Doing
some hard talk on various issues concerning the city and its
development, a modest bureaucrat said expeditious decision had
suffered as the Centre took long time in proceeding with the
UT’s request.Most projects, requiring financial approval
beyond Rs 10 crore, are delayed for the Centre’s
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Lalit Sharma
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Comprehensive district agriculture plan soon
Chandigarh, September 28
By the end of the next year, all districts in the country would be covered under the comprehensive district agriculture plan.The
plan is a comprehensive approach for the development of agriculture and allied
sector, both in physical and financial terms with an objective to achieve
continuous and sustained agricultural growth.
Diseases knocking at hospital’s gate
Plenty of stagnant water, congress grass growth in its vicinity
Panchkula, September 28
The General Hospital in Sector 6 here seems to be providing the conditions for cure as well as sickness to the residents. The entrance of the hospital with the stagnant water is a place that the vectors of dengue and malaria, namely mosquitoes, will find to their liking. The congress grass at the gate also presents its own challenges to
public health.
GMSH-16 a death trap
Chandigarh, September 28
It will sound strange but it is true that the building of Government Multispeciality Hospital, Sector 16, has no fire-fighting instruments and, worst to it, the authorities has put the lives of thousands of patients and visitors by sealing the direct entry door of
OPDs. With the sealing of this door, the building is left with only two doors at a distance of at least 400 metres between both.
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A rush of visitors at the OPDs and corridors of GMSH-16 on Friday.— A Tribune photo
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Farmers’ body to move SC against land acquisition
Mohali, September 28
Members of the Kissan Hit Bacaho Committee have decided to move the Supreme Court against a decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding acquisition of land in Sectors 76 to 80.
Day of joy for slum kids
Chandigarh, September 28
For slum children of Janta Colony, Sector 25, Bhagat Singh’s birth anniversary brought loads of joy. While some came from celebrations, the rest was brought by representatives of a computer company, which donated generously to mark the occasion.
VIP Nos go on the block
Chandigarh,September 28
Spice Telecom yesterday launched its online auctioning service for its premium numbers in the state.
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