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Zirakpur Woes
Implementing master plan difficult: MC
Zirakpur, July 17
The municipal council here is in fix as to how to implement the Zirakpur Master Plan in the face of haphazard growth of the township over the years.
Acquisitions
UT pondering over higher relief
Chandigarh, July 17
Stung by criticism, the Chandigarh administration is contemplating higher compensation to those whose land it has acquired. However, it seems to be dragging feet on the issue.
Under the new scheme of things, a uniform policy will be followed to determine the collector rate for acquisition of agricultural land.
CCET to have 2 heads
Chandigarh, July 17
The Chandigarh administration has decided to appoint two principals for the Chandigarh College for Engineering and Technology, Sector 26.One of the principals will head the degree college and the other diploma college in the same complex.
Distributors taking no chances with leaks
Chandigarh, July 17
Will Harry Potter die? No one is telling, least of all author J.K.Rowling who has spoken at length about ‘spoilers’ trying to ruin the end of the book for readers.
A mother reads from Harry Potter to her child, at a bookstore in Chandigarh.
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Smoking do’s and don’ts
Chandigarh, July 17
The Chandigarh administration today issued guidelines for the public under the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act to create awareness.
MC chief misusing powers: EO
Mohali, July 17
The tussle between municipal council president Rajinder Singh Rana and executive officer J.S. Thind intensified today with the latter alleging that Rana had been misusing his powers.
Type 13 house allottees seek rights
Chandigarh, July 17
Members of the UT joint action committee (13 type houses) yesterday reiterated their demand for the transfer of their houses in the names of the occupants.
‘When I got a call from Balaji I couldn’t believe it’
Chandigarh, July 17
At 23 years of age, Pallavi Subhash, the protagonist of ‘Karam Apna Apna’, a daily soap on Star Plus, has already become a household name. Better known as Gauri in the serial, the telly girl was in town to promote her show.
A thorough Mumbaikar, Pallavi was first seen on the small screen in ‘Tumhari Disha’. It was then that the lady luck smiled on her and Ekta
Kapoor, the creative head of Balaji Telefilms noticed her work and offered her the role.
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Pallavi Subhash
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Insect in noodles
Chandigarh, July 17
Sandeep Singh, a Mohali-based real estate dealer, was in for a shock today when he found an insect in his noodles at
Shivalikview.
The dish with an insect at Shivalikview, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
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Barber hangs himself
Chandigarh, July 17
Enraged over being thrashed by his employer following a financial dispute, Wasim (24), a barber, hanged himself at his Colony Number house late this afternoon.
Power department has egg on face
Chandigarh, July 17
The Chandigarh electricity department got a taste of its own medicine when it was asked recently to refund a substantial amount to a consumer, whom it had earlier charged with having a slow meter at his industrial unit.
Tips for safe driving
Turning off a major road
Letters
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