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 Guest
houses nuisance to neighbours
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — One of the major ailments that
City Beautiful has is the alleged misuse of
residential premises as guest houses. Ever since
its inception, Chandigarh has had a large number
of such guest houses.
UBS NRI quota up by 15
seats
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The increase of 15 seats each in
the NRI quota in both years of the two-year
Masters in Business Administration course run by
the University Business School of Panjab
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Dhawan,
other SJP men to join Congress?
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — Speculation is afloat of the mass
defection of the members of the local unit of the
Samajwadi Janata Party to the Congress.
PIL
against Mann, Bindra dismissed
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana
High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation
(PIL) filed by Col J.S. Bala (retd) for directions to the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for proper and
thorough investigation of a case registered by it against
Mr R S Mann and Mr I S Bindra, senior bureaucrats of the
Punjab Government.
Illegal
felling of trees
PINJORE
(Panchkula), July 19 — Yet another case of illegal
felling of trees in the Morni forest area has come to
light. This time four persons, including a forest guard
and a forester of the Haryana Forest Department, have
been booked by the Pinjore police for felling at least 11
Cheer trees worth thousands of rupees.
Oil
in water supply
PANCHKULA,
July 19 — Last evening, the routine water supply did
come in a pocket of houses in Sector 16 here but it
contained dark brown droplets which were later found to
be of some machine-lubricating oil. It was, however,
described as an isolated incident by the Public Health
Department authorities. They also said the problem had
been rectified.
BSP
to field Dhiman from UT
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The local unit of the Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) has decided to contest the lone Chandigarh
parliamentary seat by fielding its President, Mr Mata Ram
Dhiman.
Chemists
to provide 24-hr services
PANCHKULA,
July 19 — The chemists in Sector 6 here have decided
to provide 24-hour emergency services for the benefit of
local patients.
Award
for UT Excise Commissionerate
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The Chandigarh-II Central Excise
Commissionerate was awarded the "Samman Patra"
for 1998-99 for its outstanding contribution to Central
Excise revenue at an investiture ceremony held at Hotel
Ashok in New Delhi yesterday where the Union Finance
Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, was the chief guest.
Campaign
to educate soldiers' kids
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — In a bid to educate the children of the
Kargil heroes, Umeed, a non-government organisation from
Punjab, has begun a unique 'five rupee campaign', to be
collected for the education of the children of the
martyred and incapacitated soldiers of Kargil. This
campaign is in collaboration with the Army Wives Welfare
Association (AWWA).
Samata
opposes Jain's candidature
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The local unit of the Samata Party has
urged the party President, Mr George Fernandes, to
impress upon the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party
to field someone other than Mr Satya Pal Jain for the
lone Chandigarh parliamentary seat in the coming Lok
Sabha elections.
Disabled
to have equal rights
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The People with disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995, granting equal rights to the
handicapped in different spheres of life, is being
implemented in the UT. This was stated in a press note
issued today by the Chandigarh Administration.
Compartment
cases to be taken up on July 23
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — While admissions to Class XI for all four
streams of science, arts, commerce and vocational
education for the general and reserved categories
concluded at Government Girls Senior Secondary School,
Sector 18, here today, the Education Department has
announced that all compartment cases would be taken up
from July 23.
Protest
rally by Akalis
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The local unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal
organised a procession and a protest rally here today
against the orders of the Chandigarh Administration of
challaning Sikh women for not wearing helmets while
driving two-wheelers in the Union Territory. The
protesters wanted the orders to be withdrawn immediately.
Research
centre in memory of Dr Chhuttani
Chandigarh,
July 19 — A research centre for tropical diseases in
memory of Dr P.N. Chhuttani, a former director of the
PGI, will start functioning at the PGI here by the year
end, with a sizeable contribution from the Tilok Tirath
Vidyavati Chhuttani Charitable Trust.
'Records
not available to historians'
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — An eminent historian, Prof V.N. Dutta,
spoke on 'The Partition (1947) — The Last phase', in
three parts comprising problems, arguments and
conclusions at a lecture organised by the Centre for
Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Sector 19,
here today.
School
lecturers stage rally
CHANDIGARH,
July 19 — The Government School Lecturer Union of
Punjab, under the presidentship of Mr Jiwan Parkash
Sharma today held a rally in Sector 17 here against the
non-implementation of its demands by the Punjab
Government.
No
pesticide sprayed in drains
DERA
BASSI, July 19 — Cesspools of slush and stinking
water in front of the main gate of the Municipal Council
(MC) office on the Chandigarh-Delhi National Highway
often puts the public, vendors and commuters to
inconvenience. 
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