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Tuesday, August 17, 1999

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Draw for Sec 52 LIG/EWS flats held
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — The Chandigarh Housing Board today held the draw of lots for the registration and allocation of floors to the eligible applicants for the EWS/LIG Housing Scheme, 1998, in Sector 52 on the premises of the board here.

11 PSEB employees sacked
SAS NAGAR, Aug 16 — A startling revelation about the involvement of certain employees of the Punjab School Education Board in helping candidates appearing in matriculation examinations on the basis of forged documents over the years has come to light.

Restrictions on ISD planned
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — After being flooded with frauds on account of non-payment of telephone bills arising out of misuse of international subscriber dialling facility, the local Telecom Department is proposing a series of stringent steps to curb this loss of revenue and nab the cheats.

Hundreds of phones cut

NGOs fail to pay building rent
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — The Karuna Sadan building in Sector 11 which houses about a dozen non-government organisations (NGOs) has reportedly not been able to claim any rent from these NGOs for the past couple of years.

Kirtan held to honour martyrs
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — The members of the International Kirtan Council held a kirtan durbar to honour the families of Kargil martyrs at the Sector 34 gurdwara here this evening.

Triangular contest for PUTA President
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — There will be a triangular contest for the post of the president of Panjab University Teachers Association, the elections to the executive committee of which will be held on August 25.

MA-I general category seats filled
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — All the seats in the general category, for admissions to MA Part-I courses of seven departments in Panjab University, were filled during the first counselling held here today.

2 more file papers
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — Two more nominations were filed for the lone Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat on the sixth day today, taking the total number of nominations filed so far to three.

Two CRPF men honoured
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — Two CRPF personnel were felicitated at a special function held at the Group Centre, CRPF Camp, Pinjore, this evening.

S N I P P E T S

College session inaugurated

19 students honoured

Security set-up reviewed

Chautala's move hailed

Major rift brewing in Congress

Sharma spells out priorities

Sikhs discuss helmet stir tomorrow

Youth commits suicide

SOPU restarts dharna

Vibrant colours from Gujarat

Temporary shortage expected

Court summons Finance Secretary

Kochhar, Grewal lift I-Cup
SPS win inter-school tourney

Sleeping bag absorbed blast shock
CHANDI MANDIR, Aug 16 — "Even though our brave and gallant jawans have laid down their lives to capture the peaks on the Line of Control in the Kargil sector, the mines planted by the enemy while retreating will continue to take their toll on our men guarding the strategic heights. The conditions are still very harsh and will be more so in the approaching winter ", says 23-year-old Rifleman Tek Bahadur Gurung, 4 \ 3 Gurkha Rifles, who was injured in an anti-personnel mine (APM) blast.

40 fully grown trees to be shifted
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — More than 40 fully grown up trees on Dakshan Marg, which were once ordered to be axed to make room for slip roads, will now be transplanted.

Potholed roads irk users
CHANDIGARH, Aug 16 — Chandigarh witnessed rapid commercialisation during the past nearly ten years and the development vis-a-vis growth was expected. But sadly, there are some areas where providing infrastructure remains a far cry till date.