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Gate of Asaram Indore ashram pulled down
It was the same ashram from where he was arrested in the sexual assault case about a month ago.
Dhillon honours unanimously elected panchayat members
Even as the administration is gearing up for the sarpanch elections,Punjab Cabinet Minister Sharanjeet Singh Dhillon honoured members of 52 panchayats,who have been elected unanimously,on Monday.
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Strictly enforced on students bodies but not administration
With dates for the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) elections having been announced,the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines have been enforced.
Row over CCTVs end,traffic cops set to install additional cameras
The dispute between the Chandigarh Traffic Police and the UT Engineering Department,over installation of more CCTV cameras,has finally ended after the Administration stepped in and held a meeting in this regard.
Proposal to increase fines on those who dirty city
Bath in open pay Rs 100,wash clothes in public places,Rs 200
UT commercial property tax rate may be hiked
The tax on commercial property in the city may witness an increase with the issue to be taken up at the meeting of the House Tax committee to be held in the coming days.
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Electricity committee decides on uniform policy for street lights
The Electricity Committee of the Municipal Corporation today decided that a uniform policy will be framed for the installation and augmentation of lights in parks as well as street lights.
Construction projects stopped,Sukhnas silt lying unused
Around 55 lakh cubic feet of silt,that has been removed from Sukhna Lake,is lying by the lake itself. Shortage of construction material that has stalled several projects has also ensured that the silt is yet to be utilised
No cow dung pits allowed in Dhanas: UT
The Chandigarh Administration has refused to allot land to cattle owners for creating cow dung pits in Dhanas.
Parking lots: Patil calls meeting
UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil has called a meeting of officials of the Administration and Municipal Corporation to discuss the issue of making some parking lots in Sector 17 vehicle-free.
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Military assistance to Pakistan has decreased: US envoy
New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): United States Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, said the military assistance to Pakistan has gone down shortly days after India expressed its disappointment over Barack Obama administration's decision to sell Pakistan eight F-16 fighter jets. Briefing the media at the fourth annual lecture of Indian Association of Foreign Affairs Correspondents in New Delhi, Verma said the assistance to Islamabad was to address a specific counter militancy and counter insurgency threat. As the US goes to polls later this year, Verma said the relations between India and the U.S. would be topmost priority for the next president.
JNU row: Umar return to campus, cops hover outside
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Five students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, including Umar Khalid, who were being looked by the police for making ‘anti-national’ statements on the campus earlier, surfaced at the varsity on Sunday. The five students, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rama Naga, Ashutosh Kumar and Anant Prakash, had gone missing since February 12 after JNU Student Union president leader Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charges. Khalid was seen addressing over 200 students outside the administration block on Sunday night. Police teams have been positioned outside the University and have been asked to wait for the students to surrender themselves.
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Activists react as women stopped on way to Shani temple
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Jan 26 (ANI): Women activist Abha Singh on Tuesday condemned the move to stop women activists on their way to Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple and said that they should be allowed to enter the temple premises and offer prayers as the Constitution of India grants equal rights to both gender. She stated that the temple's administration should adhere to the Indian Constitution and thus allow the women to enter the temple and offer their prayers. Another woman activist Pramila Nesargi echoing similar sentiments said it was strange that women do not get equal rights with respect to the other gender in a country where women goddesses are worshipped.
University has right to suspend students not attending classes: Swamy on Dalit student suicide case
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Commenting on the Hyderabad Dalit student suicide case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said a university is a place to learn and the administration has all the rights to suspend students who do not attend classes. He added that the boy who committed suicide was not barred from studying, going to library or anywhere else. He was only asked not to stay in the university hostel as he was involved in “violent activities”. He further stated that suspension does not mean expulsion and he shouldn’t have taken such a big step.
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