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PGI doctors file
contempt case
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — After having unsuccessfully waited
for the process to fill up 140 vacant faculty
posts at the PGI, the PGI Faculty Association
— a body of PGI doctors — today filed a
contempt of court case in the Punjab and Haryana
High Court against the Union Health Minister, Mr
Dalit Ezhilmalai, and the Director, PGI, Prof
B.K. Sharma. |
Models
address a press conference at a resort in
Panchkula on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph |
HUDA to computerise water billing
PANCHKULA,
July 27 — The residents of the township will soon
start getting computerised water bills, thanks to an
ambitious project initiated by the Haryana Urban
Development Authority.
HC reserves order on helmet issue
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — The Punjab and Haryana High Court today
reserved order on an application originally preferred by
Mr G.S. Tohra in his capacity as President of the SGPC
but later replaced by Bibi Jagir Kaur seeking exemption
from the mandatory use of helmets by Sikh women.
New phone billing cycle begins
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — A new billing cycle for telephones in the
city, Panchkula and SAS Nagar, besides the outlying
exchanges has come into force.
Martyrs’ bodies despatched
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — The mortal remains of Naib Subedar Rajbir
Singh and Lance Naik Vijay Shukla, both belonging to 12
Jat Regiment, were despatched to their native places in
Uttar Pradesh after according a guard of honour at the N
Area here this morning.
Fashion show today
PANCHKULA,
July 27 — About 10 Indian models addressed a press
conference at a resort in Panchkula today, where they
would take part in a fashion show tomorrow, organised by
the National Institute for Fashion Design.
Nagar panchayat to impose octroi
ZIRAKPUR,
July 27 — The Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat will impose
octroi on various goods from next week. The panchayat has
submitted a proposal to the department of Local
Government, Punjab.
10 lakh tonnes of wheat released
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — The Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
has decided to release 10 lakh tonnes of wheat for sale
to roller flour mills, atta chakkis and bread
manufacturers under OMSS (D) through various outlets of
the Food Corporation of India on 'first come first
served' basis.
One
remanded in police custody
KHARAR,
July 27 — Mrs Neelam Arora, Sub Divisional Judicial
Magistrate, today remanded Ved Parkash, an Assistant
working in the office of Additional Registrar Cooperative
Societies, Patiala, who was arrested by a flying squad of
the Punjab Vigilance Department yesterday while allegedly
accepting bribe, in police custody till July 29.
HUDA
may resume demolition drive
PANCHKULA,
July 27 — With the 15-day public notice to
the residents to remove hedges, fences, grills
and tow walls from road berms in front of their
houses in the township ending on July 31, the
Haryana Urban Development Authority is likely to
restart the demolition drive in the first week of
August.
Rush for bus passes
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — With the commencement of the new
session in schools, colleges and university,
students have started visiting the counters set
up at the local bus stand for making bus passes.
Anti-helmet protests
continue
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — There has been no let up in the
ongoing agitation in support of the demand for
withdrawal of the order on compulsory wearing of
helmets by both women drivers and pillion-riders
of two-wheelers. |
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Decision
awaits implementation
CHANDIGARH,
July 27 — Since its formation over two and a half
years ago, the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has
passed a number of resolutions aimed at raising
resources, but their implementation leaves much to be
desired.
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Brave effort in icy conditions
