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Jacob
okays proposal on polybags
Chandigarh, August 19
The UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen
J.F.R. Jacob (retd), has approved the proposal to issue directions to
the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh to frame the byelaws for
imposing restrictions on the use of polythene bags less than 20 microns
in thickness and the coloured recycled bags for storing and packing
foodstuff.
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INTERACTIVE
‘I
have accomplished much, but there are regrets’
Chandigarh, August
19
Mr Kewal Krishan Adiwal,
representing ward No: 5, reserved for Scheduled Castes, became
the youngest Mayor at the age of 28 in 1998. He is perhaps the
only councillor to have rural area in his ward. Mr Adiwal
surprised everybody by defeating his party BJP's official
nominee Mr Rajinder Kumar. |
Samata
Party chief’s clarification
Chandigarh, August 19
The national president of the
Samata Party, Mr V.V. Krishna Rao, has again clarified that Mr Hem Raj
is the president of the local unit of the party.
 Giant
trees pose danger to residents
Chandigarh, August 19
Residents of the Sector 36-D have
expressed concern over the fact that the higher branches of eucalyptus
trees in that sector’s Government Model High School, during heavy
winds and rain, may endanger human lives by touching the high tension
wires over them or may even fall on the nearby houses causing extensive
damage.
Branches of eucalyptus trees pose danger to nearby houses in Sector 36-D.
— A Tribune photograph
Hawara’s
day out, cops on tenterhooks
Chandigarh, August 19
Jagtar Singh Hawara, one of the
main accused in the assassination of the Punjab Chief Minister, Beant
Singh, was today brought out of Burail Jail for an MRI scan in a nursing
home in Sector 22, even as the local police was reportedly denied the
permission to handcuff him.
DC
for giving priority to public grievances
Panchkula, August 19
Directing officers of the district
administration to take immediate action to redress public grievances,
the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, said complaints received at the
“khula darbar” should also be taken up on priority basis.
STATE OF ROADS
Potholes that
mirror official apathy
Chandigarh, August 19
The crowded roads in Sectors 26 and
28, which are witness to hundreds of heavy vehicles have been crying for
maintenance for the past number of years due to the indifferent attitude
of the UT Administration and Municipal Corporation.
Pool
staff was negligent: report
SAS Nagar, August 19
In an inquiry conducted by PUDA in
to the reasons leading to the death of the 13-year-old student of a
Paragon Senior Secondary School, negligence on the part of the swimming
pool staff has reportedly been found as the main reason leading to the
death of the boy.
Greening
drive launched
Panchkula, August 19
Under the greening programme in the
district, the district administration has launched a unique Tarun
Triveni scheme under which 38 sites for sapling plantation have been
identified.
Raid
leads to scuffle
Panchkula, August 19
Three junior engineers of the UHVVN
were allegedly attacked by an electricity subscriber when they conducted
a raid at his house for pilferage of electricity.
Prayer
meeting
Clarification
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