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23,500
take entrance tests today
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — As many as 23,500 students — over
17,000 boys and 6,000 girls — will appear for the
entrance tests conducted by Panjab University for
admission to the bachelor of engineering, including
chemical engineering, B. Arch, and MBBS, BAMS, BHMS, B.
Pharm and BSc (Hons School) courses in 103 examination
centres, of which 50 are in the city.
ASI in police
net, faces probe
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — An ASI, who first freed a young
woman nabbed by the police for loitering and then
lived with her as her companion for more than 20
days, is facing an inquiry. |
Rivulets to be tapped for water
PANCHKULA,
May 21 — The issue of tapping sources of water other
than deep bore tubewells to cater to the needs of this
fast developing township in the coming years has come
into focus with the Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal,
stressing the need to tap fresh water sources.
Gulati appointed Additional SE
CHANDIGARH, May 21 — Mr A.S. Gulati,
Executive Engineer (Headquarters), has been promoted and
appointed Additional Superintending Engineer by the
Chandigarh Administration.
'Unleaded' shock
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — Owners of four diesel-run vehicles
had a rude shock when the oil tanks of their
vehicles were filled with unleaded petrol at a
CITCO-run petrol station in Sector 9, here, this
evening. |
Suspended cop reinstated
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — Sub Inspector Ved Prakash of the Chandigarh
Police, who had been suspended for his alleged
involvement in the case of three British nationals, was
reinstated by the authorities today.
Use
of grant allowed
CHANDIGARH,
May 21— The Vice-Chancellor had allowed all
11 research scientists to avail themselves of the
grant provided by the University Grants
Commission for minor research projects in the
current financial year, Dr Satya P. Gautam,
Convenor of the Research Promotion Committee of
Panjab University, said here yesterday.
Water to all in
2050, a challenge
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — Engineers, planners and
administrators in charge of the urban water
supply and sanitation have a challenging task of
providing safe drinking water to more than 820
million people of the country by the year 2050.
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Pankaj to star in
‘Dopehri’
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — Remember the carrot-eating sleuth who
cracked many cases on the small-screen, Mohan Das BA LLB
and the research-bug stung doctor in the film "Ek
Doctor Ki Maut".
Work on canal to begin this year
DERA BASSI,
May 21 — The construction of the Dashmesh canal,
aimed at providing irrigation facilities to some barren
areas of Dera Bassi, Rajpura, Ropar and Fatehgarh Sahib,
will begin this year.
Talk on career in police
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — "Every organisation has a handful of
corrupt men and so does the police but being in uniform,
they are easily spotted and the entire police force is
branded as corrupt.'' This was stated by Mr Alok Kumar,
Assistant Superintendent of Police.
Ex-servicemen want revision of
pension
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — Defence pensioners of the region today
expressed their resentment at the delay by the government
in ordering revision of their pension in accordance with
the recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission.
‘Main issues skirted’
CHANDIGARH, May 21 — The controversy over
Mrs Sonia Gandhi — her projection as prime
ministerial candidate by the Congress and the subsequent
controversy within the party — are merely blurring
the real issues of globalisation or nuclearisation.
Congress remembers Rajiv
CHANDIGARH,
May 21 — Functions to observe balidan divas, the
death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister,
were held at various places by Congressmen in the city
here today.
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A ‘copy’ of Gurdas Mann
