
Few hibiscus species in Hibiscus
Garden
CHANDIGARH,
July 3 Apparent lack of upkeep of the Sector 36
Hibiscus Garden has left it with barely a few hibiscus
varieties, known for bearing bright coloured flowers.
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Leaking taps,
poor water supply
CHANDIGARH,
July 3 Most of the residents of the city
complain about poor water supply in the morning
hours. A number of residents can be seen carrying
buckets of water from lower storeys of houses. At
some places water runs continuously from taps.At
some places the taps have been leaking for the
last many months. The shopkeepers in the market
say if taps are installed, these are stolen |
Overcharging at public toilets
CHANDIGARH,
July 3 Lack of initiative on part of the Municipal
Corporation of Chandigarh, has created hardships for
shopkeepers and visitors to the Sector 17 market as
attendants of four public toilets have been illegally
making money from its users.
Old Indian books in digital form
likely
CHANDIGARH,
July 3 The UK-based Minerva Press, one of the
oldest publishing houses of the world, is contemplating
to reproduce some of the old and rare Indian books in
digital form, according Mr Bob Hamlyn, Chairman of the
Minerva Press.
An egg a day keeps stroke away
CHANDIGARH,
July 3 Even as the Union Territory of Chandigarh
can boast of the highest per capita egg consumption in
the country, eating an egg a day is not likely to trigger
the risk of heart disease, says a US study involving more
than 1 lakh persons.
Power cuts continue
MANAULI
(SAS Nagar), July 3 Frequent power cuts have led
the residents in periphery areas of Chandigarh to suffer
in the prevalent humid and scorching weather.
Link road full of potholes
BANUR, July
3 Potholes on the Banur-Ambala link road have
become a major traffic hazard for the road users. The
pitiable condition of this link road is because of
neglect on the part of the authorities concerned.
Tent dealers encroach on public
land
CHANDIGARH,
July 3 There is a rise in the encroachments by
tent dealers. The necessary steps have not taken
regularly to end or remove these encroachments.
Breach in nullah worries villagers
CHILLA (SAS
Nagar), July 3 Tension has gripped residents of
Chilla and Manauli villages due to a breach in a sewer
nullah following heavy rain during the past four days. 
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