COMMUNITY

Housing societies eye Panchkula extension again
Panchkula, September 21
Efforts to popularise the concept of group housing societies in the township by offering various sops, has finally paid off. A year after more than 80 per cent of the allottees of group housing societies had surrendered their plots, a number of applications have again been received for these plots.

IAF postings
Chandigarh, September 21
The two major Air Force establishments in Chandigarh — No.3 Base Repair Depot and No.12 Wing — will see a change of guard next month.

Onam  celebrated
Panchkula, September 21
Over 60 Malayalee families residing here and associated with the Panchkula Malayalee Association celebrated Onam with great fervour on Sunday. The president of the association, Mr P.M. Philip, extended Onam wishes to all. Various traditional sports, including tug-of-war, were arranged.

Girls perform traditional dance during the Onam celebrations in Panchkula on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Residents resent destruction of green belt
SAS Nagar, September 21
A number of residents of Sector 61 blocked traffic in protest against the destruction of a green belt in the area here today.

NGO for inquiry into removal of congress grass
Panchkula, September 21
A local NGO, Peoples Voice Gods Voice, has demanded a Vigilance inquiry into the alleged “fraud of about Rs 6 lakh in the work of removal of congress grass from internal roads and vacant plots and a payment of Rs 14.40 lakh to the contractor in case of sanitation contract”.

Man elopes with minor
Dera Bassi, September 21
A factory worker, hailing from Gharwal, allegedly fled with a minor girl of Bhagwas village located on the Dera Bassi-Barwala road, about 5 km from here, today.

Three thefts reported
Chandigarh, September 21
Three cases of theft were reported from different parts of the city during the past 24 hours. Mr Varinder Singh of SAS Nagar reported that his Maruti car (CHK 8765) was stolen from Panchayat Bhavan, Sector 18, here on Friday. A resident of Sector 31 reported that audio cassettes and a speaker was stolen from his Tata Sumo car while it was parked outside his residence.

SCHOOL WORLD
The pressure of being a ‘topper’
The pressure of the educational system is taking its toll on kids. Children begin to worry about their marks at the tender age of six years. This worry is compounded as they progress further, culminating in the dreaded board examinations. We know that for a college the board is more of a hindrance, this is so because the marks scored here bear negligible or no relevance ahead. 

HAMARA SCHOOL
Rendering noteworthy service to student community
A prominent educational institution, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, is rendering noteworthy service to the student community in academics, sports and socio-cultural spheres. From computer-aided teaching to a well-stocked library with over 18,000 books, colourful classrooms for tiny-tots to sports facilities for seniors, the school strives to develop various facets of a child’s personality through quality education.

‘Need to provide holistic education’
He strives for perfection in anything he undertakes, and when the subject is as important as producing citizens of tomorrow, he leaves no stone unturned in giving it his best shot. The Director-Principal, Mr D.S. Bedi, has been experimenting with new ideas and has involved his entire family in his passion.

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Six B.Ed seats still vacant in Govt College
Chandigarh, September 21
Education colleges of the city closed to an almost full house today with the third re-counselling and admissions over to the vacant seats in the 85 per cent category of the UT pool. While all seats were filled at the host college, Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36, six seats were still available at the Government College, Sector 20, at the end of the day.

Play portrays human pathos
Chandigarh, September 21
The affair of theatrical presentations continued this evening, with the National School of Drama Repertory presenting the famous play based on the work of writer Mohan Rakesh. ‘Antaraal’, this evening's presentation at Studio Theatre of Department of Indian Theatre, PU, explored the dynamics of human relationships, which assume variable dimensions every now and then.
A scene from play “Antaraal”, which was staged at Studio Theatre of the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Issues relating to newborns discussed
Chandigarh, September 21
It is procedures like Kangroo method and nutritional care through breastfeeding, which will be promoted as part of the newly adopted resuscitation guidelines and Reproductive and Child Health programme for newborns, in which doctors and other health professionals are being trained in 90 districts of the country.

Arif puts defending champion to test
Chandigarh, September 21
Defending champion Alok Kumar of Punjab was given a tough fight by unseeded local player Arif Gul before the former could win 5-4 on the second day of the Third Chaudhary Vishnu Pal Singh Memorial National Pool Championship held at the Chandigarh Club, here today.

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