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Problem of
flooding in city stays
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — The problem of flooding in one of
the major flood-prone zones in the city —
from Government Press Chowk in Sector 18 to the
N-choe in Sector 51-52 —will remain this
year also in case of a heavy rainfall. The reason
the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is yet to
complete the work on laying of additional drain
pipes with a view to augmenting the existing
storm drainage.
Three held for rape
PANCHKULA,
Aug 3 — The police today arrested three
persons in connection with the the gang rape of a
14-year-old girl at Pinjore on July 17.
Record number of passports
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — A record number of 12,923 passports
were issued by the Regional Passport Office here
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Dhingra
is new SE
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — The Chandigarh Administration today
appointed Mr V.P. Dhingra the Superintending Engineer of
the Electrical Circle on current duty charge.
Undertrial
found HIV positive
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — An undertrial serving his sentence in Burial
Jail, here, has been found to be HIV positive and
following intervention from the court, he has been
entrusted to the care of General Hospital in Sector 16,
sources in the health sector said today.
Schoolteachers
to be monitored
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — To raise the level of education in
government schools, the Education Department has launched
a plan to take to task teachers and principals who fail
to bring about academic improvement in their respective
schools within one month of the officials' visit.
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blast accused in city
Chandigarh,
Aug 3 — The police has brought two of the accused in
the Sector 34 explosion case to the city for further
investigations.
Contractor
gets notice
PANCHKULA,
Aug 3 — The local estate office of the Haryana Urban
Development Authority (HUDA) has issued a show-cause
notice to the sanitation contractor for doing
unsatisfactory work in the town.
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more students join fast
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — Five students' organisations, Panjab
University Students Union (PUSU), Haryana Students
Association (HSA), National Students Union of India
(NSUI), Students Federation of India (SFI) and Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) burnt an effigy of
the university authorities at the Student Centre on the
Panjab University campus here today.
Mayor’s
plea to govt
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, has
urged the Punjab Government to create a quota for the
‘children of senior citizens’ for admission to
various technical institutions in the ‘year of
senior citizens’.
Park
work not begun; Addiwal concerned
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — The Mayor, Mr Kewal Krishan Addiwal, during
his visit to Sector 46, expressed concern at the
non-starting of the work on a park, funds for which were
made available through the MPLAD scheme in 1997.
Guide
books ‘lack quality’
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — Popularity of guide books is the main reason
for the poor academic performance by students in villages
in the periphery of Chandigarh, according to teachers.
Helmet
protesters court arrest
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — Two separate jathas of five members each
courted arrest at different places in the city as the
agitation against the helmet control order entered its
17th day today.
Donations
for Kargil continue
Chandigarh,
Aug 3 — The Kargil conflict has not only moved young
children in the country but those living abroad as well.
Electrical
workers to help nab corrupt
Chandigarh,
Aug 3 — The annual general conference of the UT
Electrical Workers Union was held here today.
BHIIC
membership from next month
CHANDIGARH,
Aug 3 — The membership for the Bradlaugh Hall India
International Centre (BHIIC) here will open next month. A
decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the
management committee of the BHIIC held under the
chairmanship of the Administrator of Chandigarh,
Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), here today.
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spotlight
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non-functional
