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Question
your councillor
Chandigarh, August 11
Mr Des Raj Tandon, representing
ward 3, has been asked several uncomfortable questions by the residents
of the ward, expecting him to act through the Question your councillor
series. TNS asks readers’ questions to the councillor for his answers,
which are reproduced below.
IN
FOCUS
Free
treatment for poor patients
SAS Nagar
At a time when the cost of
medical services is rising alarmingly, Gurdwara Kalgidhar Singh
Sabha in Phase IV here has been coming to the rescue of the needy
by providing them with free treatment.
Patients being examined at Gurdwara Kalgidhar Singh Sabha, Phase-IV, SAS Nagar.
— A Tribune photo |
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REMINISCENCES
From scooters
to jaunty jalopies
Chandigarh, August 11
Haryana’s former Advocate-General
Mohan Jain steps off the accelerator, depresses the clutch lever and
sifts the gears again and again as he cuts his way through the cars
parked on the either side of the road leading to the Punjab and Haryana
High Court.
BJP
counter-attacks Congress
Chandigarh, August 11
The BJP today counter-attacked the
Congress, asking why the Congress should not take action against local
MP Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, for not obeying the party whip of being
present in the Mayoral election meeting of the Municipal Corporation
yesterday.
Janamashtami
processions
Chandigarh, August 11
On the eve of Janamashtami,
colourful processions were taken out in the city today. A big procession
started from Sector 38 and passed through Sectors 40, 41, 38, 37, 36,
35, 34 and 33 before culminating in Sector 32. A procession was also
taken out in Mani Majra.
Boy drowned
Chandigarh, August 11
A 13-year-old boy reportedly drowned in the Sukhna Choe here this evening.
According to information available, Gaurav, a student of Class VII of a school at Pipliwala town, had gone to the choe along with his friends. Police sources said Gaurav, who did not know swimming, entered the choe and drowned in the deep waters.
Girl
dies in mishap
SAS Nagar, August 11
A seven-year-old girl was killed
when a car and an autorickshaw collided here today. The girl was
travelling in the autorickshaw along with her father when the accident
took place in Phase V. The autorickshaw overturned after the collision,
injuring the girl.
‘Miss
Congeniality’ fails to thrill
Chandigarh
Tired of gulping down tasteless
Hollywood dishes? Sick of sifting junk in search of clean entertainment
week after week? Suffocated by shameless assortment of cliches? Have
heart. Here comes “Miss Congeniality” (Kiran).
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