An apology for a complaint centre
Mohali, December 23
The PSEB’s complaint centre is functioning from under a tree near a flour mill in Phase XI here.
Two linemen catering to consumers of the
sector and Jagatpura, Kambali and Kairon Majra villages do not have an office. Linemen
Ram Singh and Devi Lal have put chairs under the tree. They receive complaints
on their mobile phones and while one attends to the fault, the other sits at the
“complaint centre” which remains open from 9 am to 6 pm.
A PSEB lineman at his “office” in Phase 11, Mohali.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
PGI OPDs to remain closed tomorrow
Chandigarh, December 23
The OPDs of the PGI will remain closed on December 25 on account of Christmas. However, emergency services will function normally, according to a press note here.
Shoddy Probe
Dharna outside police station
Chandigarh, December 23
Residents of Colony No. 4 staged a dharna outside the Industrial Area police station this afternoon alleging shoddy investigation into a case of assault.
Irate residents of Colony No. 4 stage a protest outside the police station in Industrial Area, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
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Ludhiana commuters harassed at ISBT
Chandigarh, December 23
Ludhiana, Moga and Ferozepur-bound commuters have been facing a lot of trouble at
ISBT, Sector 17, here due to the mismanagement on the part of the authorities.
A puddle formed on a road after a water pipe leaked near Nehru Colony in Sector 56, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
UT gets proactive in combating leprosy
Chandigarh, December 23
The health department of the administration is getting "proactive" in combating leprosy. Concerned at the fact that Chandigarh is among nine "leprosy" states/union territories in India in the backdrop of the large-scale floating migratory population, the department has decided to elicit the support of the members of the Indian Medical Association
(IMA) in identifying the patients at the preliminary stages.
Sadhus buying woollens at Chandigarh to get respite from cold.
— Tribune photo |
Rao inspects garbage processing plant
Chandigarh, December 23
Urging officers to expedite the work and ensuring that the garbage processing plant becomes operational within the stipulated time frame, municipal commissioner R.K. Rao inspected the site at Dadu Majra here yesterday.
About 20 pc infants die of pneumonia: Doctors
Chandigarh, December 23
About 20 per cent Indian infants below five years of age die of pneumonia, a highly-infectious disease of the lungs caused by a variety of micro organisms, causing serious concern among the medical fraternity about its diagnosis and treatment.
Major snarl-up in Panchkula
Harried motorists wait for several hours
Panchkula, December 23
People were put to a great hardship throughout the day following major traffic jams on the Ghaggar bridge, near Majri chowk as well as road leading to national highway through Sectors 3 and 25 here today.
Protest over burial ground wall demolition
 Mohali, December 23
Tension prevailed at the Matour village this morning when the boundary wall of a burial ground was found demolished from two sides. Members of a religious community gathered to protest against what they alleged was an act of residents of the village. Residents also collected at the spot and the situation tensed further.
The demolished boundary wall at Matour village in Mohali on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
BJP gears up for municipal elections
Panchkula, December 23
Enthused with the success achieved in Gujarat elections, the BJP leaders, started gearing up for the forthcoming municipal elections here today.
In Basta
Youth’s charred body not identified in 20 months
Chandigarh, December 23
The police has failed to identify a 20-year-old youth whose charred body was recovered from the wilderness near Ram Darbar and Hallo Majra on April 23, 2000, during its 20-month investigation, let alone tracing the killers.
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Chandigarh, December 23
Chandigarh, December 23
