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PM makes brief
halt in city
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 12 — The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari
Vajpayee, was accorded a warm welcome during his
brief halt here here this morning. The Prime
Minister then flew to Kulu where he was to lay
the foundation stone of the 2051-MW hydro-power
development project at the Parbati river basin.
The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by some
of the ministers, arrived here by a special
aircraft. |
The Prime Minister,
Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, is greeted by Mr Kewal
Krishan Addiwal, Mayor; Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal,
local MP, and Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former MP from
Chandigarh, during his brief halt here on his way
to Kulu on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph |
A
disgrace to the martyrs' valour
PANCHKULA, Dec 12 — Contrary
to having been meant to instill a feeling of
pride in the family members, Major Sandeep
Shankla's memorial has become a nightmare for
them. |
City hospitals find it tough to
meet deadline
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 12 — With just a few days left for the expiry of
the Union Government’s notification with regard to
the installation of waste treatment facilities like
incinerators in all hospitals and nursing homes with a
capacity of 500 beds, the present arrangements being
adopted by the three main hospitals in the city for the
treatment and disposal of waste are far from
satisfactory.
 Green
belt or junk yard
SAS
NAGAR, Dec 12 — When it comes to the removal
of junk dumped in a green belt in front of the
Phase 7 market here, the Punjab Urban Planning
and Development Authority appears to be least
bothered.Apart from being an eyesore, the
condemned vehicles are proving to be a
distraction for motorists passing by the green
belt. |
Call to shun foreign goods
PANCHKULA,
Dec 12 — The policy of liberalisation came in for
criticism at a lecture on the topic “Kahan Kho Gaye
Gandhiji?”, organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad
at the day care centre of Senior Citizens in Sector 15
here today.
| Guru
Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day |
Holiday in PU today...
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 12 — Panjab University will remain
closed tomorrow on account of the Martyrdom Day
of Guru Teg Bahadur, an official press note said
here today.
...and in government
schools too
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Children present a Rajasthani folk dance during
the concluding day ceremony of the Chrysanthemum
Show in Chandigarh's Terraced Garden on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Gautam Singh |
| Thousands visit show |
Chandigarh unit gets Best Chapter
award
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 12 — The Chandigarh Chapter of the Institute of
Company Secretaries of India has been awarded the Best
Chapter award of the Northern Indian Regional Council of
the ICSI for 1998.
27 municipal wards created
SAS NAGAR,
Dec 12 — The process of elections to the local
Municipal Council, scheduled in January next year, has
been set in motion with the Local Government of Punjab,
issuing a notification for the delimitation of wards.
Sanskrit teachers hold meeting
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 12 — Members of the Sanskrit Teachers Union at a
meeting held at Nehu Yuva Kendra, Sector 21, here today
highlighted the importance of the Sanskrit language and
deliberated on the problems it would face in the near
future.
Science awards
for Anju, Harminder
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 12 — Dr Anju Pusri (mathematics) and Dr
Harminder Singh (life sciences) were awarded the
young scientists awards on the concluding day of
the Punjab Science Congress at Panjab University
here today. |
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