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Land prices
hiked but development nil in Mohali
Mohali,
July 6
It seems the administration does not want Mohali to develop in a
proper way. Even when the town lacked the basic facilities, the Punjab
Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) has hiked the property
rates in Mohali to a new high.
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Anju
Kohli death case: probe marked to crime branch
Chandigarh,
July 6
In less than 72 hours after attempts by the Chandigarh Police to pass
off an unnatural death as suicide were highlighted in these columns,
UT Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Yadav has entrusted the
inquiry relating to Anju Kohli’s death to the crime branch.
Child sexual abuse continues: book
Chandigarh, July 6
Although much has been said about disability, child abuse and child marriages in India, a world of reality about these realms still waits to be bared. And hardly any of it is pleasant.
Airport terminal parking under water
Chandigarh, July 6
While the Air Force seems to have solved its problem of perpetual waterlogging during heavy rains, it is now the civil terminal adjoining the airfield which gets inundated every downpour.
The approach road to the civil airport and the parking lot on the left adjoining the security wall of the Air Force Station submerged under rainwater in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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CAT comes to aid of retired employee
Chandigarh, July 6
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has come to the rescue of a retired employee of the Institute of Microbial Technology
(IMTECH) who had claimed interest on the amount of disability pension for a delay of seven years in release of the payment.
20-hour power for farm sector in Kandi area
Mohali, July 6
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is supplying power for 20 hours a day for the agriculture sector in the backward Kandi area of Ropar district, said Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, Mr H.I.S. Grewal, today during his interaction with the Chief Minister Punjab, through video-conferencing this morning.
Structures
razed in Kishangarh
Chandigarh, July 6
Coming down heavily on unauthorised structures in Kishangarh village, the
enforcement wing of the UT Administration pulled down 17 structures, including
five farmhouses on the Information Technology Park road.
A JCB machine pulls down a farmhouse in Kishangarh village in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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City public
toilets stink
Chandigarh, July 6
Almost nine years after the formation of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh (MCC), over 100 public toilets continue to be in a state of drift putting thousands of the shoppers to the city markets to inconvenience.
Dalai Lama’s birthday spurs tree plantation
Chandigarh, July 6
The Dalai Lama’s 70th birth day did not go unnoticed in the city. In fact, some of NGO activists devised an interesting way of rejoicing in the long life of the Buddhist spiritual head. They did so by going on a tree plantation spree.
Activists of the BJP protest against the attack on Ram Temple in Ayodhya in
Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph |
Bank employees hold protest
Chandigarh, July 6
Employees of the State Bank of Patiala posted at the local branches/offices held a demonstration in front of the main branch (Sector 17-C) at Chandigarh and demanded immediate acceptance of their demands, including holding of Welfare Committee meeting, recruitment of watch and ward staff and revocation of the
decision of the management to close 23 extension counters across the
country.
Security around religious places beefed up
Chandigarh, July 6
Less than 24 hours after terrorists attacked the high- security makeshift temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site, the local police today beefed up security around religious institutes, here.
Members of the Medical Entrance Problem Redressal Forum hold a protest in support of their demand
in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph |
Interactive session with retired officers
Chandigarh, July 6
The All-India Defence Brotherhood, while appreciating the Western Army Commander’s decision to hold an interactive session with retired officers in Chandi Mandir later this week, has urged the Army to invite retired personnel below officer ranks for the meet also.
Employees resent transfer order to MC
Chandigarh, July 6
Employees of the UT Administration, who have been ordered to be shifted to the Municipal Corporation, showed opposition to the orders in the UT Secretariat here today.
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