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The matka at the Chandigarh Housing Board chowk
reflects the evening shine of the Madhya Marg
lights. Tribune photographer Karam Singh catches
the youngsters feel the spray of the waterfall
during a break in their after-dinner walk. |
Traffic
challaning from today
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — A word of caution for traffic
offenders in the city. The Supreme Court has
vacated the stay on the operation of the Punjab
and Haryana High Court judgement handed down in
July, 1998. Traffic cops will swoop down on
non-users of helmets,Traffic cops will swoop down
on non-users of helmets, besides other traffic
violations, from tomorrow. |
Infectious diseases 're-emerging'
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — Infectious diseases are re-emerging and
resistance to antibiotics is also developing while at
least 17 million people worldwide are dying only from
infectious diseases.
Badhran consumer forum member
PANCHKULA,
July 16 — Mr Baldev Singh Badhran has been appointed
member of the District Consumers Disputes Redressal
Forum.
Power situation grim
PANCHKULA,
July 16 — With monsoon rains playing hide and seek,
the power situation in the township and its surrounding
areas has once again worsened.
Decision awaits implementation
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — Even after one year of passing the
resolution by the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh
regarding the levy of charges on the cable TV operators,
the issue still hangs fire.
More donations pour in
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — The local police department has
contributed Rs 7.12 lakh towards the welfare of jawans
fighting in Kargil.
Lobbying for Congress ticket
begins
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — Aspirants for the Congress party ticket to
contest the forthcoming Chandigarh parliamentary election
scheduled for September 4 have begun lobbying in the
right earnest.
Building
roads with computer data
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — The Finance
Secretary-cum-Engineering Secretary, Mr Rakesh
Singh, today called upon highway engineers to
treat the construction of the two super
expressways connecting north-south and east-west,
announced by the Prime Minister, as a challenge
and build them according to international
standards.
DC listens to
public grievances
KHARAR,
July 16 — Mr Kulbir Singh Sidhu, Deputy
Commissioner, Ropar, has asked the officers of
all departments in the district to visit the
villages to solve various problems faced by the
people and to supervise the development works.
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Akademi
holds open forum
CHANDIGARH,
July 16 — The Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi today
held an ‘open forum’, a meeting with the
citizens of the city to share ideas, at the Government
Art Museum auditorium, Sector 10.
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