Chandigarh

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Old Vehicle number affixation

Chandigarh: To affix High Security Registration Plates on old vehicles, Registering and licencing Authority, UT on Thursday informed owners of the vehicle having registration number of following series to apply for affixation of HSRP at their respective offices. RlA, UT has already started process for affixation of High Security Registration Plates on old vehicles already registered in UT, Chandigarh at three notified locations — the offices of RlA, Sector 17, SDM(S), Sector 42 and SDM(E), Indl Area, Phase-I, of the following series CH01AW, CH01AV, CH01AU, CH01AT, CH01AS,  CH01AR, CH01AQ, CH01AP, CH01AN & CH01AM.

19 District Control Room Officers appointed

Chandigarh: To ensure free and fair General Election to lok Saba in the Haryana, Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana has appointed 19 district control room officers in all districts on Thursday. These officers could be informed anytime about activities of political parties. Pooja Chanwaria has been appointed as District Control Room Officer for district Panchkula whereas Rajan Singla has been appointed as such for district Ambala.

Kiosk Helpline for voters

Chandigarh: District Administration, Hisar has set up touchscreen kiosk at Voter Helpline Centre, situated on third floor of election office to facilitate the electors in the ensuring lok Sabha polls. A spokesman District Election Office, Hisar said that kiosk enables users to verify their details in voter’s list. The voters could see entire detail about their vote and polling booth simply by filling the column in the machine. He said that voters of the district could also get information about their vote at helpline number 01662-241950.

CBI arrests housing board technician

Chandigarh: A team of CBI has arrested a junior technician working in Chandigarh housing board, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs10,000 from a city resident, on Thursday. A complaint was given  by Sukhvir Singh, a resident of Sector 61, alleging that Surjit Singh posted as a junior technician in the accounts branch of Chandigarh Housing Board, has  demanded a bribe of Rs10,000 in lieu of getting the refund of Rs1 lakh. The complainant said he had paid Rs1 lakh to Chandigarh Housing Board, regarding the transfer of ownership of a house at Sector 61.