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Students and staff of Sector 37 Government Model School pose for a photograph after bagging “maximum positions” in the UT School Athletics Tournament. The school won eight gold and 11 silver medals in the tournament conducted by the UT
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PU
may sell prime land
Panipat, February 2
To generate resources, the
fund-starved Panjab University is exploring the possibility of prime
commercial land and buildings of the university worth crores of rupees
in Panipat, Amritsar, Shimla and Dalhousie. At a recent meeting of the
committee formed by the PU to find ways and means for the commercial
exploitation of the prime land, a majority of the members were of the
view that since the returns from them were meagre, the university could
dispose of the property.
Workshop
on technology transfer
Chandigarh, February 2
A two-day national workshop on
documentation for technology transfer of sustainable technologies
suitable for rural areas began at the Technical Teachers Training
Institute here yesterday.
Fun,
frolic and admissions
Chandigarh, February 2
Fun and frolic reigned supreme at
the annual fete of St Anne’s School, Sector 32, where students put up
game stalls along with those of eatables on the first day of the two-day
fest. Inaugurated by Capt Kanwaljit Singh, Finance Minister of Punjab,
the main attraction of the day at the fest was the fancy dress contest.
Children take part in fancy dress competition at a fete in St Anne’s Convent School, Sector 32, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
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 Kriti
wins painting contest
Chandigarh, February 2
Kriti Sharma, a second-grade
student of Sacred Heart School in Sector 26 here bagged the first prize
in the prestigious GTB Chote Kalakaar, a national level painting
competition for school children, that concluded last week. The
competition which began as part of Children’s Day celebrations on
November 14, 2001, was conducted in 23 cities, attracting over 150,00
participants from 350 different schools.
Inter-college
contests conclude
Chandigarh, February 2
The two-day inter-college
competitions organised by the Government College of Education in Sector
20 concluded yesterday. About 250 students from various colleges of the
city took part in the quiz and poetry recitation competitions held on
this occasion.
HIGH COURT
Sarpanch’s
suspension stayed
Chandigarh, February 2
Staying the operation of orders
passed by the Sonepat Deputy Commissioner suspending the Sarpanch of
Murthal village, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
today directed that “the panchayat land or any other land shall not be
transferred to Suraj Mal Antil, MLA, or any other person without the
court’s permission”.
- Mystery shrouds man’s
disappearance
- Corporation seeks directions to
govt
DISTRICT COURTS
2
acquitted for lack of evidence
Chandigarh, February 2
Two city residents were today
acquitted by a local court in a case of rape. The two —Babban and
Badri — were acquitted due to lack of evidence. It was alleged that
the duo had raped a girl in income tax office for two days — on
October 7 and October 8, 2000.
- Compensation for minors
- Acquitted
- Shootout case
501 cases
settled in Lok Adalat
Panchkula, February 2
The 18th Lok Adalat was held here
today under the direction of the State Legal Services Authority. As many
as 682 cases were taken up before the Lok Adalat and 501 cases were
settled.
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