Digital wonders in films
discussed
Chandigarh, May 11
Few know that the much-talked about shot of the film Ghulam, which saw Aamir Khan jump off the railway track just when the train was about to hit him, was all about special effects created on personal computers. And so were the action-packed sequences which had Akshay Kumar work on the seemingly-impossible stunts in Khiladi 420.
City cries for water as heat intensifies
Chandigarh, May 11
With the increasing heat, the water crisis here has deepened further. Residents of various southern sectors, colonies and villages are facing hardships due to water supply at low pressure. Those who live on upper floors in southern sectors say that they are not getting an adequate supply of water. Residents of upper floors in houses at Burail village have not received water supply for the past few days.
Property consultants panel warns
Admn
Chandigarh, May 11
The Property Consultants Association, Chandigarh, Panchkula and SAS Nagar today served a one-month ultimatum to the Chandigarh Administration to accept the genuine demands of the general public relating to property matters.
Congested approach road causes problems
Chandigarh, May 11
The Nayagaon barrier located right behind the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) in Sector 12 towards Khuda Ali Sher village is quite congested. Nayagaon is in Punjab and the only approach is via this road.
Encroachments by shopkeepers on the road to Khuda Ali Sher through Nayagaon behind Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.
— Photo Parvesh Chauhan
FM’s promise a gimmick: residents
Nayagaon (Kharar), May 11
The reported announcement by the Punjab Finance minister that the government was considering to accord Notified Area Committee (NAC) status to the area has not enthused residents here, who have dismissed it as a mere ‘‘election gimmick’’. Residents are demanding power connections and not a ‘‘promise of NAC’’.
12 villages marooned as phone link
fails
Mullanpur-Garibdas (Kharar), May 11
Communication links snapped in as many as 12 villages with a population of over 15,000 for nearly 20 hours from the rest of the world, as the telephone exchange located in Mullanpur-Garibdas village in the Kharar subdivision developed a snag.
Snag in high-tension transformer
Chandigarh May 11
The city and its surrounding areas, including SAS Nagar and
Kharar, were plunged into darkness for more than two hours at 3 this morning as a high tension 220-KV transformer near the Ropar thermal plant developed a snag.
FENG SHUI TIPS
Poison arrows and negative energy
“POISON arrows” refer to any structure in the neighbourhood hurting your building. Structures that are sharp, pointed or in a straight line are known as “poision arrows”. If these kinds of structures are facing your main door, or are in a straight line, Then it means these structures are sending “poison arrows” to you. These “arrows” are those that are caused by man-made constructions.
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