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Rain
brings down temperature
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — Strong winds accompanied by heavy rain and
thunder lashed the city in the wee hours today morning.
Another spell of showers around noon affected normal
life.
Haryana move on school buses
PANCHKULA,
July 12 — The Haryana Government has issued
directions to the heads of various departments to ensure
the implementation of the orders of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court about the enforcement of traffic
regulations and clearing of encroachments along the main
roads.
Jawan's body sent to Karnataka
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — The mortal remains of Naik Dalip Popuraj
were accorded full military honours at the N Area here
today.
Super model
Madhu Sapre interacts with the Chandigarh crowd
which paid Rs 50 to be clicked with her in a
drive to collect funds for Kargil heroes on
Monday. — A Tribune photograph |
Madhu fans brave
rain to say cheese
CHANDIGARH,
July 12— "If as a model I can motivate
people to donate some money for the martyrs of
Kargil and their families, that would be my
contribution as a citizen of my country",
said super model Madhu Sapre, who spent her
birthday eve today raising funds for the Kargil
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Kargil to be poll issue no. 1 in
UT
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — Kargil is set to become an emotive poll
issue in the forthcoming electoral battle for the
Chandigarh parliamentary seat.
CITCO website launched
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — The Adviser to the Administrator, Mrs
Vineeta Rai, launched the website of the Chandigarh
Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation here
today.
Lady constable donates Rs 5,000
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — In a rare gesture, a lady constable of the
Chandigarh police, Ms Lajwanti, has donated a sum of Rs
5,000 out of her salary towards the Kargil martyrs
welfare fund.
Gardens to have security guards
PANCHKULA,
July 12 — Private security personnel will be
deployed in at least three major gardens in the City
Centre in Sector 5 here to guard them against damage
caused by unscrupulous elements and stray animals and to
prevent theft of garden items.
Haryana policy
for jobs to martyrs' kin
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — The Haryana Cabinet today approved
a policy for providing employment to the
dependents of the martyrs from Haryana in
"Operation Vijay" defence and
paramilitary forces.Jain,
Dayal hail EC's decision
CHANDIGARH,
july 12 — A former BJP member of the
dissolved Lok Sabha, Mr Satya Pal Jain, and the
secretary of Punjab State Council of CPI, Dr
Joginder Dayal, have welcomed the decision of the
Election Commission, fixing the dates for the Lok
Sabha elections.
School bus
operators criticised
CHANDIGARH,
July 12 — While the Chandigarh School Bus
Operators Welfare Association announced recently
that all school buses would be off roads on July
14 and 15 to protest against only the school
buses having been targeted for carrying a fitness
certificate annually, the Chandigarh Tourist Bus
Operators' Association has reacted to this bandh
by alleging that the school bus operators have
been taking undue advantages in the past.
Demand to depute
two Addl Sessions Judges
PANCHKULA,
July 12 — The District Congress Committee
(Legal Cell), Panchkula, has urged the Chief
Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to
appoint at least two Additional Sessions Judges
to be deputed at the judicial complex in Sector 5
here.
Rakhra's name
proposed for Patiala seat
DERA
BASSI, July 12 — Soon after the announcement
made for the Lok Sabha poll schedule by the
Election Commission, political activity has
gained momentum in this prestigious subdivision
of Patiala district.
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Vacant plots irk residents
