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Monday, August 16, 1999

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Poll code will be implemented: Chhibber
CHANDIGARH, Aug 15 — The Administrator of Chandigarh, Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), highlighted various achievements of the Chandigarh Administration after unfurling the national flag and taking salute at an impressive march past in the Sector 17 Parade Ground here this morning.

Sec 9 property to be auctioned
CHANDIGARH, Aug 15—Faced with a huge gap between expenditure and receipts, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has decided to auction prime commercial property in Sector 9-C here.

Societal engineering to be added to courses
CHANDIGARH, Aug 15 — The Directorate of Technical Education, UT, has floated a new concept of societal engineering to prevent environmental degradation and to ensure sustained development.

Hoarding removal likely today
SAS NAGAR, Aug 15 — Following the 15 days' time given to the municipal bodies to remove hoardings and sign boards from 50 metres from roads, the local municipal council is likely to start a drive to remove them from tomorrow.

Sikh bodies to continue stir
CHANDIGARH, Aug 15 — Twenty Sikh organisations and Gurdwara Committees which held a meeting at the Sector 34 gurdwara today decided to continue their ongoing agitation to demand immediate exemption of Sikh women, both drivers and pillion riders of two-wheelers, from wearing helmets.

Ban on throwing of waste sought
SAS NAGAR, Aug 15 — The SAS Nagar Citizen's Welfare Council has drawn the attention of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority towards the untreated sewer waste being thrown by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation in a choe, Patiali Ki Rao, passing through this township.

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Schools closed today

PSEB results to be rechecked

25 pc patients found TB positive

Cash, jewellery stolen

Vegetable prices stable

Electioneering yet to gain momentum

Eveleen wins jr, sub-jr matches

Property tax proposal unjustified

Injuries no damper on morale
CHANDIGARH, Aug 15—Keeping with the high traditions of valour in the Indian Army, Lance Naik Rajesh Kumar of the 15 Field Regiment kept fighting the enemy in the Kargil sector even after he received multiple injuries on different parts of his body in a blast during an assault on July 20.

Accidental entry into modelling
PANCHKULA, Aug 15 — "Commercial cinema is certainly not for me. I just cannot see myself running around trees. And imagine being public property and losing your privacy just because you are a film-actress", said model-turned-actress-and now MTV VJ Mini Mathur, who was in town yesterday to host a rain-dance event at Funcity.

Spreading awareness of literacy
CHANDIGARH, Aug 15 — It was an Independence Day celebration of a different kind, where young ragpickers got together today morning to spread awareness about the benefits of literacy, at the Janata Colony in Sector 25.