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Nominations
filed for PU election
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 21 — The day of filing of nominations
for the elections to the Panjab University Campus
Students Council proved to be contentious with as
many as seven objections being filed against the
candidates. Two of these objections have been
reportedly filed against the candidature of
SOPU-ABVP presidential nominee, Mr D.P.S.
Randhawa, and that of Mr Bhupinder Singh Bhuppi,
the presidential candidate of the
PUSU-HSA-NSUI-SFI alliance. |
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10-crore grant for eye centre at
PGI
CHANDIGARH, Sept 21 — A grant of Rs 10
crore has been allocated for a super-speciality eye-care
centre at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education
and Research, which would be equipped with the latest
state-of-the-art technology of vision correction.
Probe ordered into
karamchari’s death
SAS NAGAR,
Sept 21 — The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP),
Ropar, has ordered an inquiry into the case of death of a
45-year-old safai karamchari of Lakhnour village, who was
found dead near a nullah on September 15.
Interpol's help sought to nab
defrauders
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 21 — The Chandigarh police has sought the help
of the Interpol in arresting Rajesh Syal and Ramesh
Chander Kaushik, who are reported to have fled the
country after duping investors of crores.
Delhi businessman was strangled
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 21 — The Delhi businessman, whose body was
found yesterday, was strangled before being dumped in a
ditch at the rear of Udyog Bhavan in Sector 17.
MCC proposes private sponsors
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 21 — The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh
proposes to invite sponsorships for maintenance of public
utility services in the city.
‘Arrest guilty cops’
KHARAR,
Sept 21 — “The Chief Minister of Punjab, Mr
Parkash Singh Badal, along with the DGP, Punjab, should
immediately visit the family of Devinder Singh who died
because of alleged police torture by CIA staff Ropar on
September 18, in Hasanpur village.”
Sahitya Akademi reconstituted
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 21 — The Chandigarh Administration had
reconstituted the General Council of the Chandigarh
Sahitya Akademi with Gen Himmat Singh Gill as its
Chairman, Prof Rajnish Wattas as Vice-Chairman and Dr
Manju Jaidka as its Secretary.
Drive against stray cattle from
today
SAS NAGAR,
Sept 21 — The local municipal council will launch a
drive tomorrow to round up stray cattle in the township.
The Subdivisional Magistrate, Mr O.P. Popli, has issued
instructions in this regard to the Executive Officer of
the council.
PSEB
policy on meters deplored
SAS
NAGAR, Sept 21 — The Consumers Protection
Forum of SAS Nagar has deplored the policy of the
Punjab State Electricity Board for not allowing
more than one electricity meter in a house. |
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Saplings
planted by students
CHANDIGARH,
Sept 21 — Students planted more than 50 plants in a
drive at Government College for Girls, Sector 42, here
today.
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