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Owners of canines get their pets vaccinated
against rabies on the occasion of World Day for
Animals at a camp organised by the SPCA in Sector
41, Chandigarh, on Monday. — A Tribune
photograph |
Fake certificate
racket detected
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — A case of defrauding young students
with fake certificates at the senior secondary
level has come to light in the city with the
arrest of the director of a coaching academy.
Police sources confirmed that P.V. Gupta of the
local ACE Academy has been booked under Sections
420, 467, 471 and 468 IPC. |
No
decision on water tariff
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — The Finance and Contract Committee of the
Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh failed to take up the
issue of revision of water tariff today as the meeting
was postponed at the last moment.
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for bringing inadequate dowry |
Burn
victim fights for life at PGI
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — It was in a state of acute shock and
pain that Paramjeet, a 22-year old girl from
Sohana village, was brought to the PGI today
after she was allegedly burnt by her husband and
in-laws at Abdulpur village for failing to meet
their dowry demands. |
From
pillar to post for justice
CHANDIGARH, Oct 4 — The aged father
of a young bride battling for her life at the PGI
is running from pillar to post to get justice for
his daughter who he alleges was assaulted with a
view to kill her for bringing inadequate dowry. |
BBA, BCA entrance test results out
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — Panjab University has declared the results
of the entrance examination for the bachelor of business
administration and bachelor of computer application
courses conducted on September 26, an official press
release said here today.
Jerath opposes Mitter’s plea
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — Mr K.K. Jerath, former Chief Engineer of
Chandigarh, today move an application in the court of the
Sessions Judge, Mr B.S. Bedi, opposing the request of Mr
Jagdish Mitter, Superintending Engineer (under
suspension), to turn approver in FIR 3 dated October 26,
1998, and under the Prevention of Corruption Act read
with sections 420 and 120-B, IPC.
No cell phones,
pagers in counting centres
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — To ensure that the counting process
for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat is conducted
smoothly on Wednesday, the Chandigarh police has
initiated strict security measures, while the
local election authorities have banned the use of
cellular phones, pagers, cigarettes and
match-boxes inside the five counting centres. |
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Course in telecom equipment repair
SAS NAGAR,
Oct 4 — A three-month course in repair and
maintenance of telecom terminal equipment, computers and
peripherals started at the Centre for Electronics Design
and Technology of India here today.
Protest against government
decision
SAS NAGAR,
Oct 4 — The Diploma Engineers Association of the
Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority yesterday
protested against the decision of the state government to
disallow house rent, conveyance and daily allowances and
medical reimbursement higher than that admissible to the
Punjab Government employees.
Facilities planned for senior
citizens
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — The need for initiating measures to make
senior citizens economically and psychologically secure,
besides taking steps to provide them due respect and care
were stressed by the Administrator of Chandigarh,
Lieut-Gen B.K.N. Chhibber (retd), at a seminar-cum-open
discussion organised by the Senior Citizens Federation
here today.
Healthcare needs more funds
SAS NAGAR,
Oct 4 — There was need to increase the availability
of drugs and regularly monitor their quality stressed
Prof B.K.Sharma, Director, PGI, Chandigarh, while
delivering the inaugural session of a four-week training
programme on "Assessment of quality of drugs and
pharmaceutical" organised at the National Institute
of Pharmaceutical Education and Research here today.
Stray dogs vaccinated
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — As part of the ongoing World Habitat Day,
the World Day for Animals was celebrated by the local
chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals here today.
Powermen protest against
deputation
CHANDIGARH,
Oct 4 — On a call of the UT Powermen Union,
employees of the electricity wing of the engineering
department today held a protest rally before the office
of electricity subdivision no 5 in the Industrial Area,
Phase I. 
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