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MCC seeks more
water for city
CHANDIGARH,
July 11— Reacting to a communication from
the Ministry of Urban Development virtually
scrapping the revised plan for phase IV of the
augmentation of water supply at Kajauli village,
near here, the Municipal Corporation of
Chandigarh (MCC), has written to the Central
Government pleading for more water for the city.
EC bugle activates
political parties
Poll in UT
for Lok Sabha seat on Sept 4
Chandigarh, July 11 — The
announcement of the poll schedule for the Lok
Sabha by the Election Commission of India today
has electrified political parties in the Union
Territory of Chandigarh.
Roads washed away in Rs 36
lakh scam
DAIRI
(Sohana), July 11 — Embezzlement of funds
amounting to more than Rs 36 lakh, allocated for
the construction of four link roads, has resulted
in a lot of hardship to hundreds of residents of
the area for the past year. |
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BCA
candidates sore
Ludhiana is venue
for interview
CHANDIGARH,
July 11 —Candidates who have qualified the BCA
entrance test conducted by Panjab University are sore
about the fact that interviews for their admission are
being held in Ludhiana and not in Chandigarh.
Bandh
call by school bus operators
CHANDIGARH,
July 11 — The School Bus Operators Welfare
Association has decided to call for a total bandh on the
plying of school buses on July 14 and 15 in protest
against the Punjab and Haryana High Court regulations
regarding school buses which have been adopted by the
Chandigarh Administration.
Jammu
varsity ex-VC dead
PANCHKULA,
July 11— Mr J.D.Sharma, former Vice-Chancellor of
Jammu University and Founder-President of the SOS
Children's Village Association, Bal Niketan — a home
of destitute children — is no more.
PUDA
notices worry allottees
SAS NAGAR,
July 11—The working of the Punjab Urban Development
Authority (PUDA) has come under sharp focus with a number
of allottees of residential and commercial property
complaining of having received notices for the payment of
“balance amount” even after having paid the
entire amount to PUDA.
Sec
38 residents donate Rs 71,000
CHANDIGARH,
July 11 — Contributing their mite towards the Army
Central Welfare Fund, residents of Sector 38 (A & B)
today presented a cheque of Rs 71,000 to the
Administrator Lieut-Gen (retd) BKN Chhibber.
‘Check’
illegal constructions
CHANDIGARH,
July 11 — Some house owners in Sector 44-D here are
making changes in the building pattern. Concerned about
the safety of residential structures, residents have
demanded immediate action to check this.
Employees
hold rally
BANUR
(PATIALA), July 11 — The Punjab Mulazam Sangharsh
Committee (PMSC) organised a rally here today.
Irate
residents block highway
BARWALA
(Panchkukla), July 11 — Agitated residents of
Barwala and the surrounding areas blocked the
Panchkula-Naraingarh highway for more than one and a half
hours to protest against the absence of power supply in
the area for the past four days. The agitated people
raised slogans against the state government and the
Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN).
Sleepless
nights due to power cuts
KHARAR,
July 11 — The oppressive heat and undeclared power
cuts in this area for the past four days have forced the
residents to live in hell-like conditions. They faced a
sleepless morning yesterday as there was a power cut from
1.15 a.m. to 6.15 a.m.
Collection
of Urdu 'nazms' released
CHANDIGARH,
July 11 — A book release function and
''sham-e-ghazal'' was organised by Swar Aanchal, SAS
Nagar, in the auditorium of the Chandigarh Art Gallery
and Museum, Sector 10, here today.
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Dream come true for the old
