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Milkmen protest against stringent Act
Mohali, June 25
The Chandigarh periphery milkmen union has demanded the scrapping of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, implemented by the Punjab government as it was too tough on offenders.
Milkmen protest against the food safety Act in Mohali on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
Water bodies undergoing degradation: experts
Chandigarh, June 25
Lake hydrology experts today warned that that all the lakes and reservoirs in India, without exception, were in varying degrees, undergoing environmental degradation.
Fauji Beat
Curb over-ambitiousness to reduce suicide cases
THE field manual titled as “Suicide and Fratricide: Dynamics and Management” brought out by the Defence Institute of Psychological Research
(DIPR) has listed many factors for the officers to uphold the dignity of the troops. Only one of these is tackled in this small piece.
Lieut-Gen Saibal Mukherjee, director-general, medical services, being introduced to officers at Command Hospital, Chandi Mandir, by its commandant Maj-Gen V.P.
Pathania.
Tributes paid to Major Sagar
Panchkula, June 25
Defence personnel of the city and surrounding areas remembered martyr Major Sandeep Sagar on his death anniversary, here today. A floral homage was paid to the martyr at the Major Sandeep Sagar Chowk at the Sector 7-8 and 17-18 crossing.
Parents of Major Sagar pay tributes to him in Panchkula on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
Construction
GMADA gives a year’s time to plot owners
Mohali, June 25
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has given one year’s time to owners of vacant plots to carry out construction on the sites allotted to them more than eight years ago. The extension has been given till December 31, 2007, after which there is a plan to resume vacant plots. Earlier, the date fixed for the resumption of plots was December 31, 2006.
Councillor accused of gobbling up deposit
Mohali, June 25
Two residents of Phase X have alleged that a municipal councillor, who was running cooperative societies along with her husband, was not returning the amount deposited with them as fixed deposits.
Girl beaten up by parents
Mohali, June 25
A girl was allegedly beaten up by members of her family in Phase V here today when they found her in the company of a boy who claimed to have married her.
Press Club invites entries for awards
Chandigarh, June 25
The Chandigarh Press Club has invited entries for the third annual awards of excellence in journalism for 2006-07. The awards are being offered in the categories of the best investigative report award; the best news photograph award; the best television news report award; and the best headline award.
4 more shikaras at Sukhna
Chandigarh, June 25
The Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation today added four more shikaras to the existing fleet of only two at the Sukhna Lake. The department invited mentally-challenged children to have a memorable ride on six beautifully coloured shikaras with balloons all over on the occasion.
ROCK MY BOAT: Special children enjoy a ride in a shikara at Sukhna Lake on Monday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Tenant ordered to vacate house
Panchkula, June 25
Following court orders, a tenant in Sector 9 here was sent packing today from a rented accommodation for failing to pay the rent. Owner of the house M.K. Goyal said he rented his house to one Ashok Vaid in 1994.
 The authorities couldn’t care less
Chandigarh, June 25
Scattered concrete and bricks reclined the whole day on the Sectors 7-8 dividing road following last night’s accident in which a speeding car rammed into the divider on the road.
Debris scattered on the road dividing Sectors 7 and 8 in Chandigarh pose a threat to motorists.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Letters
Coordinate traffic lights
The traffic lights installed in front of Mansa Devi Complex on the Chandigarh-Kalka road do not provide for entry into Sector 7 while coming from Chandigarh. The entry road to the sector is wide enough for two-way traffic.
Tips for safe driving cycle & rickshaws
Be prepared for cycles and rickshaws to take any direction at junctions and roundabouts. At most times it is safer for them to stay on the outer lane on a roundabout even if they are going most of the way around.
Courtesy: Safe Driving, compiled by Cdr Swarup J Sarma
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