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Firemen
extinguish the fire which broke out in Phase II
of Industrial Area, Chandigarh, on Monday. —
A Tribune photograph |
Industrial Area
kabari market gutted
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — Goods worth several lakhs of rupees
were destroyed in a major fire which broke out in
an unauthorised scrap market of Industrial
Area,Phase II, here this morning. According to
eyewitnesses, the fire broke out around 8.30
a.m.as sparks from the piles of leaves set ablaze
by sanitation staff gutted the market. |
PEC
likely to raise UT pool to 85 per cent
CHANDIGARH,
May 10—A move to adopt the Delhi pattern of
admission to technical institutions of the city is on the
anvil.
Sec 6 hedges
demolished on HC order
PANCHKULA,
May 10 — The drive to remove hedges and
fences in front of houses in Sector 6, which was
suspended two months ago, was started again today
by the enforcement staff of the Haryana Urban
Development Authority and workers of the
engineering cell. |
An
illegally raised fence demolished by enforcement
staff of HUDA in Sector 6 of Panchkula on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph |
PSEB
detects fraud by publisher
SAS
NAGAR, May 10 — The Punjab School Education
Board authorities have detected a fraud relating
to board approved textbooks published by private
publishers.
Delhi Magistrate
cross-examined
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — Mr Rajinder Kumar, Metropolitan
Magistrate of Delhi, was today cross-examined by
the defence before the Sessions Judge, Mr B.S.
Bedi, in the ongoing Beant Sigh assassination
case.
Light drizzle
brings relief
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — A light drizzle and breeze brought
cheer to the city residents who have been
groaning under a heatwave for the past few weeks,
with temperatures rising several degrees above
normal.
City medicos get
degrees
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — As many as 140 students, including
38 in absentia, were awarded degrees at the first
convocation of the local Government Medical
College at Bhargava Auditorium of the PGI here
today.
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Rafting expedition flagged off
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — A white water rafting expedition of the
Regiment of Artillery was flagged off in the Ganga at
Rudraprayag for Srinagar today.
Punjab pensioners flay Badal
DERA BASSI,
May 10 — To press the acceptance of their
long-pending demands, members of the Punjab State
Pensioners Confederation held a dharna, here today.
Illegal structures demolished
KHARAR, May
10 — Fifteen structures, including shops and
boundary walls, were demolished here today by the Central
Works Department of PWD (B&R), Mohali.
Claims, objections to be
scrutinised
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — With the exercise of filling forms for
inclusion, deletion and alteration of names in the voters
list finishing with the conclusion of the special
campaign for revision of electoral rolls, the UT Election
Commission is now all set to scrutinise the claims and
objections, if any.
Anuradha to stay till elections
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — The Home Secretary of Chandigarh, Mrs
Anuradha Gupta, is likely to serve the Union Territory
till at least the Lok Sabha elections are held.
Alisha to meet fans today
CHANDIGARH, May 10 — Alisha Chinai, the
'Made in India' diva will be in the city tomorrow to
promote her new album 'Dil Ki Rani', whose track
'Wah-Wah' is doing the rounds of music channels these
days.
B.Com-III paper on May 26
CHANDIGARH,
May 10 — To avoid clash of B. Com part-III
examination with the chartered accountancy paper on May
12, the B. Com third year paper slated for May 12 has
been postponed to May 26. 
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