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DC defends Badheri’s removal
Chandigarh, April 20
Breaking his silence over the removal of Congressman Bhupinder Singh Badheri from the chairmanship of the Market Committee, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar said six members of the committee had demanded a meeting following which Mr Badheri had convened one in which the no-confidence motion against him was tabled.
The official appointee, Mrs Padmini Singla, cast her vote in favour of the
existing majority and not the minority group of the market committee led by Mr
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Arun Kumar, DC
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Cong councillors train guns on MC Commissioner
Chandigarh, April 20
Politicians in the city are engaged in a verbal duel with the bureaucracy. While the ember of discord between Congress workers on one side and the UT Administrator and the Deputy Commissioner on the other is still kindling, Congress councillors have now trained their guns on the Commissioner of the municipal corporation.
P.S. Aujla, Commissioner |
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Recall DC, Congmen to Hooda
Chandigarh, April 20
The stand of a section of the local Congress against the DC took a new turn today with a delegation calling upon Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana, expressing dissatisfaction over the working of Mr Arun Kumar, DC.

Shadeless in summer. —
Photo by Pankaj Sharma
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‘Free housing’ draws labour to city
55 acres already under illegal occupation; UT in a fix
Chandigarh, April 20
Its almost like a loot. Shocked officials of the Chandigarh Administration have no words to describe how the number of jhuggies in colony number V (a major slum south of Sector 44) have grown at a rapid pace in one year. Already 55 acres of prime land is under illegal occupation in colony number V.
Inquiry marked into collection of ‘Vat’ from vendors
Mohali, April 20
The SDM, Kharar, today marked an inquiry into an incident wherein shopkeepers of the rehri market, Phase 3B1, here, had allegedly caught two contractors of the Kharar Market Committee reportedly collecting “Vat” from the roadside vegetable and fruit vendors last night.
Awareness drive on solid waste management
Chandigarh, April 20
To sensitise the public, especially students, about solid waste management, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched an awareness campaign this year. For this it has identified various organisations, including schools, colleges and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), throughout the country.
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