EXHIBITION: A photo exhibition displaying action photographs of the Cricket World Cups, including the current one, will be organised by Sri Gurdev Photo Colour at Sector 17 fountain area from Monday. The exhibition will also display about 11 photographs of the ICC World Cup-2003 being played in South Africa. According to Mr Kirpal Singh managing director of the photo lab, said the exhibition will conclude on March 29.
FASHION
SHOW: Students of a fashion designing institute sashayed down the ramp during a fashion show organised at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research this evening as a part of Spring Fest, 2003. Doctors stood up to applaud as students of National Institute of Fashion Designing and their colleagues walked in western and traditional attires to the beats of high-wattage music.
JACOB IN
KITCHEN: The Punjab Governor and Administrator Lieut-Gen J. F.R. Jacob again paid a surprise visit to Panchayat Bhavan
kitchen. There was amarked improvement in its cleanliness. However, he
was appalled at stinking toilets. He found dormitory rooms in bad shape.
LUCKY DIP: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, which has put up a stall in the ongoing Festival of Gardens will be giving away gift hampers as part of a lucky dip organised by the company at the stall. The offer is open on Sunday. The draw of lots will be held the same day.
PANCHKULA
BUSINESS DINNER: The local chapter of the AIESEC, an international association present in over 84 countries, organised its annual business dinner at Panchkula here on Sunday. The occasion was a meeting ground for members, leading companies, business schools and NGOs, a press note said.
MEDICAL CAMP: Over than 300 patients were examined at an eye check-up camp organised by the Lions Club,
Chandigarh (Host), at Badheri village on Sunday, a press note said. Mr R.K.Rana, regional chairman of the Lions International, was present on the occasion.
HUDA
AUCTION: The Haryana Urban Development Authority ( HUDA) failed to get a
positive response to its auction of at least 90 commercial sites in different parts of the
township. The auction of these commercial sites - booth sites, booths, double -storey shop sites and service shops, shop -cum -offices, showrooms, and hotel sites in Sectors 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and in Sector 10, failed to get bidders., There were just 34 persons who had deposited earnest money of Rs. 50,000 to participate in the auction. Only nine sites could be auctioned , fetching HUDA Rs 6. 36 crore. Even the sites that were auctioned did not fetch more than Rs. 1tp 3 lakh more than the reserve price. The maximum number of sites were auctioned in Sector 9 - three double- storey shop sites and four SCO sites . Two service shops were also auctioned in Sector 11. There were no takers for commercial sites in Sector 6 and 8.
SPRINGFEST: The Haryana Urban Development
Authority will hold its annual Springfest at Town Park on March 8-9. Various competitions of cut flowers, best gardens, flower arrangement competitions etc. will be organised, besides, rangoli, painting, mehndi and fancy dress competitions will also be organised.
SELF-EMPOWERMENT: The administration organised a function in connection with the Women’s Day under the self-empowerment scheme at Bataur village near here on Friday. Women were given information on AIDS awareness, and different diseases afflicting children.
BEAUTIFICATION: The committee constituted for the beautification of Panchkula on Friday resolved to beautify all entry points to the township. This decision was taken in a meeting of the committee held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Ms Satwanti Ahlawat,. The District Town and Country Planning Officer was directed to make a plan for beautification of the entry point on the Zirakpur National Highway.
RETIRED: A farewell function was organised for Mr Amar Nath, a clerk in the Sub Divisional Education Office by Ministerial Staff Association of District Education Office. Mr Amar Nath retired after 38 years of meritorious service.
TORN LETTERS: Thousands of letters, some of them torn were found dumped near Town Park on Friday. Passers -by were shocked to see the letters and post cards thrown away callously on the roadside and immediately informed the local police. The police, in turn , informed the postal department staff , who rushed to the spot and collected the scattered letters and post cards. These were sent to the office of Post Master in Sector 8 here. It is learnt that while the untorn letters have been dispatched at the addresses marked on these, the torn ones have been kept in the post office.
NEW HEALTH DG: Dr Baljit Singh Dahiya will be the new Director-General, Health Services, Haryana. Dr Dahiya will take over his new assignment on Saturday following the retirement of Dr J.L. Chaudhry on Friday. Dr Chaudhry had been Medical Superintendent of General Hospital, Sector 16, here for several years before he became the Director, Health Services, in his parent state. Later, he was promoted as the Director-General.
