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Wednesday, November 24, 1999

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Steps to ensure transparency in cops’ recruitment
Chandigarh, Nov 23 — To ensure transparency and to keep controversy at bay, all officers connected with the recruitment of constables have been directed by the department to submit in writing whether their wards or relatives were appearing for the examination tomorrow.

Plan to document Rock Garden
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Mr Nek Chand Saini, creator-director of the Rock Garden, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Arts by the Save Outdoor Sculpture (SOS) Project, Wisconsin, USA, at a ceremony held at the Rock Garden today. The award, in the form of a plaque, was presented to Mr Nek Chand by Mr Anton Rajer, Director of the SOS Project.

Plans for civil defence machinery prepared
SAS NAGAR, Nov 23 — Following the notification of this town as a civil defence town by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, a blueprint of the civil defence machinery has been prepared by the state Civil Defence Department in coordination with the Ropar district administration.

S N I P P E T S

Stir threat by teachers

Kamlon Mela concludes

Donation for IAF welfare fund

Mahayagya from December 9

Dhindsa's inclusion hailed

Syndicate meeting on Nov 27

Raman is IEST chief

Former bureaucrat dead

Relief sent to Orissa

TA faces shortage of officers
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — In an endeavour to upgrade the proficiency of its officer cadre and make up for the existing shortfall, the Territorial Army (TA) is now inviting former short service commission officers to enrol as officers in the force.

Ex-Brigadier booked for fraud
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Acting on the complaint of a retired Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, the local police has booked a retired Army Brigadier for alleged cheating and fraud.

Poor civic amenities in populated sectors
SAS NAGAR, Nov 23 — Even as the local municipal council is yet to decide on the handing over of sanitation here to private hands, the state of cleanliness is being badly affected in the populated sectors of the town. In some areas, safai karamcharis have not been seen for months together.

Fervour, gaiety mark Gurpurb CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Traditional fervour and gaiety marked the birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev here today. Special congregations were held at almost all gurdwaras in the city and its surrounding areas where a large number of Sikhs were joined by their Hindu, Muslim and Christian brethren in the celebrations.	Lakhs visit Nada Sahib shrine
	Celebrations in SAS Nagar

3,254 kids given polio drops
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — As many as 3,254 children under the age of five were administered polio drops on the second day of the door-to-door and ``spot and vaccinate'' campaigns being carried out by the UT Health Department and the Chandigarh Administration, as part of the intensified pulse polio programme. Of these 2,278 children were given these drops in urban areas and 976 in the rural areas.

Poster, essay contests held
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Almost 400 students from various schools of Chandigarh, SAS Nagar, Pinjore, Barwala, Kalka and Panchkula participated in an on-the-spot poster-making competition and more than 100 students from various colleges and universities in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi participated in the Bhai Surinder Singh Malik memorial on-the-spot all-India essay-writing competition, organised by the Jat Sabha at Jat Bhavan here today.

Woman commits suicide
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — A resident of Mani Majra committed suicide reportedly after a tiff with her husband late this evening.

Haryanvi programme on Nov 27
PANCHKULA, Nov 23 — The Ghoomer Academy of Sector 11 will organise a Haryanavi Cultural Bonanza on November 27 at Yavnika in Sector 5 here. Addressing a press conference here today, the President of the academy, Mr R.D. Garg, said this was an effort to promote the culture of the state which was fast losing out to the growing popularity of western music and dance.

TT tips from ex-national champions
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Meet Monalisa Mehta, former national table tennis champion who hit the headlines in 1985 by becoming India number one and later got married to Kamlesh Mehta, another TT player of prominence of yesteryear. Both are here in connection with the ongoing 61st junior national TT championships at the Sector 23 hall and busy giving tips to the players.

Abhinav shoots bronze at Auckland
Chandigarh, Nov 23 — Abhinav Bindra of Chandigarh added another feather to his cap when he got the bronze medal in the third Commonwealth Shooting Championship being played at Auckland (New Zealand) where leading shooters of the world are taking part.

She walks in made-up beauty
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Packaged beauties — the drugstore complexioned mannequins with forged airs — are on the move. Provocative eyes tainted with blue contact lenses adore the bleached fair visage in the mirror as the 'knocker' sweeps the impressive lashes with champagne shade mascara.

Monkey rescue home planned
CHANDIGARH, Nov 23 — Faced with a problem of surplus stock of wild animals, particularly monkeys of different closed down zoos in the state, the Punjab Wildlife Department has proposed to set up a monkey rescue home at a vacant space adjoining the Deer Park at Neelon in Ludhiana district.

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