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A car on
the roadside which was damaged while the robbers
were trying to flee from the scene. — A
Tribune photograph |
Businessman
robbed of Rs 2.76 lakh
PANCHKULA,
Dec 24 — In yet another daring attempt, four
persons robbed a man of Rs 2.76 lakh in the
congested residential area of Sector 17 here
today and managed to get away in a blue Maruti
800. In an attempt to retrieve the briefcase,
Vikrant Shrivastava, 30, was injured and is still
in a shock.A case under Section 382, 427 of the
IPC has been registered by the police. |
Fun City proprietors absconding
DERA BASSI,
Dec 24 — The proprietors of Fun City, a resort near
Ramgarh, are absconding while seven persons were arrested
by the Dera Bassi police for allegedly allowing gambling
at the resort following a raid.
Full alert at IAF
station
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — Full hijack protocols were put into
effect at the Chandigarh Air Force station after
the hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight IC
814 from Kathmandu to Delhi, in case the plane
landed here. |
Panic
at city
airport |
Telecom dept told to refund sum
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — The District Consumer Disputes Redressal
Forum II has directed the General Manager of
Telecommunications in Chandigarh to refund Rs 7,500 to a
resident of Sector 16 for wrongfully depriving him of the
telephone facility.
85 pc quota in PEC to hit quality
of education?
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — Does the move to introduce 85 per cent
reservation for local students in engineering college of
the city take away the qualitative standing of Punjab
Engineering College at the national level?
Industrial pollution in Balaungi
KHARAR, Dec
24 — Residents of Balaungi village, on the
Kharar-Mohali road, are facing problems because of the
pullution by some industrial units situated in and around
the village.
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Santa Claus
watches as children paint at a Christmas eve
painting competition at Piccadilly Hotel in
Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph
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Felling of trees continues
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — Despite legal restraint from chopping trees
in Sector 25 Janata Colony, the practice has been going
on unchecked once again, a press release of Yuvsatta said
here today.
New
CAT building ready
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — The office of the Central Administrative
Tribunal, Chandigarh branch, will start functioning from
the new four-storey building adjacent to the Sector 17
Parade Ground from January, 2000.
Painting, drawing contests
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — More than 100 children participated in a
painting and drawing competition organised by Piccadily
group here today to celebrate Christmas.
MCC for set-up to remove
encroachments
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — With a view to tackling the menace of
ever-increasing encroachments in the city, the Municipal
Corporation of Chandigarh has submitted a comprehensive
note to the Chandigarh Administration.
Nehru to address BHU alumni
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — On the birth anniversary celebrations of
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Mr B.K. Nehru, an eminent
diplomat and administrator, will deliver a memorial
lecture tomorrow on the need for review of the Indian
Constitution.
Sector 36 SHO booked
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — In a cop versus cop case, the Station House
Officer of Sector 36 Police Station —Inspector
Baljit Singh Chadha — was today booked by the
Chandigarh Police, for allegedly torturing a constable,
within minutes after a city court directed the
registration of a First Information Report against him.
Call to revive Ghaggar project
PANCHKULA, Dec 24— A receding ground water
level and the absence of any adequate functional policy
to deal with the situation has made it difficult to
overcome the water shortage in the township.
PGI doctor gets INOR fellowship
CHANDIGARH, Dec 24 — Dr Mandeep Singh
Dhillon, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics,
PGI, has been selected for the prestigious INOR Foreign
Fellowship of the Indian Orthopaedic Association, the
result of which was declared at the annual conference of
the IOA held recently in Hyderabad.
Nuclear
physics symposium
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — Aspects of nuclear physics will
come up for deliberations at the 42nd symposium
of the Department of Atomic Energy at Panjab
University from December 27 to 31.
Chani, Harleen's film in
fest
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — G. S. Chani and Harleen Kohli's
45-minute film Chilkana Camp was included in a
three-day film festival, called 'Prakriti '99' in
Bhopal, recently. |
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Journalist
bereaved
CHANDIGARH,
Dec 24 — Teja Singh, father of Prof Jaspal Singh,
literary columnist of The Tribune and Director of the
Ambedkar Institute of Careers and Courses, died here this
morning after a massive heart attack. He was 80.
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