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Revised BPL rolls ready
Panchkula, January 30
The revised Below Poverty Line (BPL) rolls of the district are ready. While 30 per cent of the total population is covered under BPL in all blocks of the district, 25 per cent of the population of Barwala has been identified for BPL benefits.
Cyclist killed near Hallo Majra
Chandigarh, January 30
A cyclist was killed after being hit by a bus this morning near Hallo Majra village.
The police, 35-year-old Dhani Ram of Rajiv Colony, Sector 17 Panchkula was hit by a speeding Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation bus. The bus dragged him along with the cycle to a distance of about 15 feet before coming to halt. He was seriously hurt in the mishap. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.
| Last couple of days saw the weather altering its shades in the most dramatic way. After touching an all time low, a minimum of zero degrees, that forced most of the city residents to ‘hide’ in heavy blankets and pullovers, the day (maximum) temperature rose coercing the residents to bid farewell to quilts and warmers at least for a day or two. And then came the spell of unexpected showers on a windy Tuesday afternoon renewing the chilly
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Poll: DC’s permission must for using vehicles
Mohali, January 30
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Tejveer Singh, said here today that no vehicle without the required permission would be allowed to ply for election-related activities.
Mr Tejveer Singh, who held a meeting here this evening with the Election Observers appointed for the Kharar, Morinda and Banur constituencies, Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers and police officers, said the permit issued by the Returning Officer concerned should be pasted on the windscreen. All vehicles plying without the required permission would be impounded by the police. He said not more than three vehicles were allowed in a convoy.
Army Aviation in for major reorganisation
Chandigarh, January 30
Amidst a massive acquisition and expansion programme, the Army Aviation Corps
(AAC), one of the Army’s youngest arms, is in for a major re-organisation and re-structuring.
Sambhar poaching: Fight over flesh nails 4
Mohali, January 30
A fight over the distribution of their “pound of flesh” led Ropar district forest officials to nab four poachers who had allegedly hunted and killed a sambar in the Sunana forest near here yesterday.
Reservation granted to physically challenged
Panchkula, January 30
The National Handicapped Welfare Council, Haryana, has welcomed the courts orders of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India as well as Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Government of Haryana ordering Haryana Urban Development Authority for granting reservation to physically challenged persons for allotment of plots for Group Housing Societies.
Roundabouts add to road blues
Chandigarh, January 30
City roundabouts, created beautifully by Le Corbusier, are turning into accident-prone areas.
In fact, the recent recarpeting of certain roads seems to have made some of the roundabouts virtual "death traps".With the authorities concerned following no proper procedure in recarpeting the area around the roundabouts, driving for thousands of motorists and two-wheeler drivers has become a risky affair.
District panel members elected
Panchkula, January 30
Elections to choose the members of the District Planning Committee were held at the district secretariat under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Neerja Shekhar, here today.
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41-yr-old renal failure patient struggles to survive at PGI
Chandigarh, January 30
Life has been unkind to Janamjai Sahu to say the least. The 41-year-old was first diagnosed with renal failure and now that his wife is willing to donate her kidney, they don’t have money for dialysis, let alone the transplant.
The Sahus’ world came crashing down some eight months ago when Janamjai, the sole earning member of his family, was diagnosed with kidney failure. After wife Sano Devi decided to donate her kidney, he was brought to PGI from Ranchi. Upon admission, PGI doctors asked the family to arrange for Rs 3.5 lakh for his transplant, an unimaginable sum for the Sahus.
Janamjai Sahu with wife Sano Devi. — A Tribune photograph |
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Factors to stem the tide of globalisation discussed
Chandigarh, January 30
Listing out factors which are pre-requisite to stem the tide of globalisation, Prof Andrey I. Fursov, Director of the Institute of Russian History, Moscow, said a country should be big territorially and demographically, strong militarily and have a robust industrial economy and strong civilisational potential.
Protest march against rising prices
Panchkula, January 30
The local unit of the Bhatariya Janta Party organised a protest march from the party office in Sector 2, to the District Sectretariat against the rising prices in
the Congress regime. Led by the Vice President of the state unit, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, and former Member of the Parliament, R.L. kataria, the BJP activists raised slogans against the Congress Party and UPA chairman Sonia Gandhi for pursuing policies which had led to unprecedented hike in rates of essential commodities.
Rodrigues to lay stone of judicial complex today
Chandigarh, January 30
UT Administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) will lay the foundation stone of the judicial complex tomorrow in the presence of Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Vijender Jain. The complex which would come up in Sector 43 would have at least 30 courts.
Taps go dry at Jayanti Devi temple
Chandigarh, January 30
Devotees visiting the 550-year-old Jayanti Dev Temple, Kharar, are at the receiving end, thanks to the elections in Punjab.
As the politicians, including outgoing Punjab Tourism Minister, Mr Jagmohan Kang, are busy in contesting the election from the Morinda assembly segment, taps are running dry for the last one week at the historic temple.
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