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Zila parishad poll observers appointed
Chandigarh, June 27
The State Election Commission, Chandigarh, today appointed the election observers and expenditure observers for the smooth conduct of Zila Parishad poll to be held on July 3.
PUDA demolishes gurdwara, temple
SGPC member, others cry foul
Mohali, June 27
An SGPC member, Mr Hardeep Singh, today demanded the immediate suspension of the Additional Chief Administrator (ACA) and the Estate Officer (EO) of PUDA for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the people.
Encroachments in Kharag Mangoli, Old Panchkula to be removed
Panchkula, June 27
Thousands of illegal structures on Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) land in Kharag Mangoli and Old Panchkula will be demolished soon.
A team of HUDA officials today conducted a survey of the area, and found that other than 800 structures, including 20 odd shops, thousands of tenements and commercial establishments had come up on the HUDA land. HUDA proposes to get this land vacated and set up Sector 1- A here, including a Transport Nagar.
DC’s permission to MC on streetlights
Mohali, June 27
The Ropar Deputy Commissioner has given permission to the local Municipal Council to give the work of the maintenance of independent streetlights points on contract.
The directions in this regard were forwarded to the municipal engineer, Mr Tarsem Singh Rai, on the telephone by a staff member from the office of the Deputy Commissioner. The civic body would now give a work order in the next few days.
Lax patrolling behind rise in late-night mishaps
Chandigarh, June 27
Even though a substantial number of road mishaps take place late in the evenings, the Chandigarh Police has done precious little to post enough men to control the traffic in the city after 8 pm.
Tired of MC promises, residents clear
congress grass themselves
Mohali, June 27
Residents of Phase X here have taken upon themselves to free their
neighbourhood of congress grass. Following repeated but futile
attempts to the municipal authorities to do the job, the residents
today collected and removed congress grass from vacant spaces near
their houses.
Residents of Phase X remove congress grass from a vacant plot in Mohali on Monday.
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Punjab lags behind Haryana on IT front
Chandigarh, June 27
“ We are not focusing on the right areas to develop Information Technology IT industry in this region”, asserts Mr Harjinder Singh, Member of the Working Committee of Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council. The council is an autonomous body that works directly under the Ministry of Communications and the IT.
Written test drives licence-seekers away from traffic park
Chandigarh, June 27
Incredible, but true. In Chandigarh, you have to take a written test in order to get driving licences issued from one place. But you can walk away with it without even answering a single question from another place.
Candidates take driving test at Children Traffic Park, Sector 23, Chandigarh.
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Luxury coaches fail to cash in on heavy rush to Shimla
Panchkula, June 27
The super- luxury coaches manufactured by the Railways to run on the Kalka-Shimla rail section, failed to cash in on the heaviest-ever tourist inflow this year. With the railway authorities yet to notify the fare, these coaches manufactured by the Kalka workshop of the Railways in December last, still have to wait for some more time before their commercial utilisation begins.
A view of the super luxury coaches. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma |
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Hike in power tariff opposed
Mohali, June 27
Members of the Consumers Protection and Grievances Redressal Forum Mohali have protested against the increase in electricity rates announced by the state electricity regulatory commission.
Unique cactus garden faces neglect
Panchkula, June 27
A unique garden created to preserve exotic varieties of succulents and cactii here is now a victim of official apathy. The National Cactus and Succulent Botanical Garden and Research Centre here, which brought Panchkula on the co-tourism map, somehow does not figure in the tourism circuit (local toursit bus service) of Chandigarh.
This is the only cactus botanical garden in Asia, but finds no mention in the
tourist circuits of Chandigarh or Haryana.
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Installation of mobile company’s tower opposed
Mohali, June 27
Residents of Sector 71 here have protested against the installation of a mobile company’s tower on top of a house in the neighbourhood. According to a press note issued by Mr Hardeep Singh a resident of house number 3024 Sector 71, a mobile company had installed a tower on the roof of a house in a neighbour’s house despite a protest lodged by the residents of the area.
Registration for Amarnath yatra starts
Mohali, June 27
Advance registrations for Amarnath
yatra commenced at the Phase II branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank
here today.
Mr Raman Koushal, Chief Manager, said that the advance
registrations were started for the Baltal route and the registrations
for the Chandanwari route would commence when the date was notified by
authorities concerned.
Foundation stone laid for village road
Dera Bassi, June 27
To improve the inter-village road network, new link roads will be laid in the subdivision. The government has started working on projects in various villages. A sum of over Rs 50 lakh will be spent on three new link roads in Dera Bassi.
Mr Deepinder Singh Dhillon, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation
(PSIDC), lays a foundation stone for the Kheri Gujran-Samgoli village road near Dera Bassi on Monday. |
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Fauji Beat
Shady promotions create dissatisfaction in Army
Almost every second year we hear of cases where some officers are granted promotions by holding special review boards. A negligible percentage among them is of those officers who cannot earn the requisite number of annual confidential reports before their selection board is held.
Residents sore at postal services
Dhanas, June 27
Residents of the Milk Colony in Dhanas village are sore at the callous attitude of the Postal Department allegedly not delivering their ordinary post as well as registered letters in time. Villagers have been facing a lot of problem for the past few months.
NSSO training conference begins
Chandigarh, June 27
A four-day training conference intended to impart training to the field staff of the National Sample Survey
Organisation of Haryana and Chandigarh began here today.
Use of sub-standard material in construction alleged
Chandigarh, June 27
Certain members of the Ashiana Enclave in Sector 48 have alleged the use of the sub-standard construction material in the construction of flats in the society.
The members alleged a portion of certain staircases of a particular block could not withstand the heavy showers of June 26 night and collapsed raising serious doubts about the material used.
A portion of a staircase of the Ashiana Enclave in Sector 48 of Chandigarh, which collapsed during the rains.
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Money order not received
Chandigarh, June 27
Mr Rajinder Kumar, a worker at Rama Flour Mill, Sector 30, has complained to the Senior Superintendent of Posts
(SSPO), Chandigarh, against the non-delivery of a Money Order (MO) which he sent to his native village in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh.
Cycle workers hold protest
Chandigarh, June 27
Members of the Footpath Cycle Workers Union today held a demonstration outside the office of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC) in support of their demands.
Members of the cycle workers union protest outside the Municipal Corporation office in Sector 17 of Chandigarh on Monday.
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Hike in petrol, diesel prices assailed
Mohali, June 27
Members of the Mohali Mandal of the Bharatiya Janata Party have criticised the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
A meeting of the Mandal was held under the presidentship of Mr R.C. Jhingan, president of the Mandal, in which the death of a senior BJP leader and ex.-Governor Sunder Singh Bhandari was mourned by the observing two minutes silence.
Fire victim seeks rehabilitation
Chandigarh, June 27
Four months after a major fire gutted his shack in Sector 18 rehri market, the UT Administration has reportedly failed to rehabilitate Mr Ram Gopal, a victim of the fire.
MC to construct additional manholes
Chandigarh, June 27
In order to prevent the accumulation of rainwater during the monsoons, additional manholes are being created by the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh at shorter distances. Besides this, number of road gullies are also being increased to take care of the additional rainwater, a press note issued by the corporation said, today.
Talk on accounting standards
Chandigarh, June 27
The Chandigarh-Panchkula chapter of the Institute of Costs and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) organised a talk on “Accounting standards” here yesterday.
Mango mela from July 2
Panchkula, June 27
The 14th mango mela will be held at Yadavindra Gardens, here on July 2 and 3. Mango growers from all over the region and the horticulture departments of various states are expected to participate.
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It is not a case of demonstrating horsepower. Sulekh of Kajheri village was a sad man when his mare and pony got lost. For renting mares for wedding processions is his means of livelihood. Soon he learnt that the Municipal Corporation staff had taken them away because they had strayed from their shed. So it took him time to gather a fine of Rs 1500 and last week, taking no chances, he tied the mare to his scooter. The pony, of course, follows the mother faithfully.
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