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Kathak danseuse to perform on Feb 27
Chandigarh, February 22
The Pracheen Kala Kendra will organise a special programme featuring an internationally acclaimed Kathak danseuse of the Jaipur gharana, Jayant Kastuar, on February 27 at Tagore Theatre. He will be accompanied by Naushad Ahmed Khan (tabla), Indu Prakash (vocal) and Abdul Sami Khan (sarod).
MonaPali’s outfits exhibit elegance
When fashion critics wax eloquent about the designer sister duo from Kolkatta, MonaPali, they have ample reason to do so. The pair along with Kavita Bhartiya and Nandita Basu brought a refreshing whiff of haute couture culture to the city last
evening. Their creations featured in the fashion show organised as part of the Heritage Festival celebrations.
Morning Chatter
Independent woman puts chivalry on backseat
Not so long ago, women were accorded the preferred status of belonging to the “fairer sex”. Concessions included men jumping to attention the moment a lady walked into a room. They gladly gave up their seat and eagerly waited on her. Not to leave a woman unattended, seemingly interested men kept the conversation going and, at the end of the party, gallantly walked her to the door, bidding adieu with just the right phrases.
Rose Garden trees fall prey to vandalism
Trees at Zakir Rose Garden here are falling victim to vandalism in the form of graffiti.
Having played a safe haven for lovers for years, the garden now shows signs of degradation, inflicted on it by the so-called “(nature) lover” visitors, who have tried to “immortalise their love bond” by inscribing their names on tree trunks.
The trees at Zakir Rose Garden are falling prey to vandalism.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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‘Centre committed to giving
people healthier lifestyle’
After helping city residents lose a collective weight of almost one lakh kilos over five years, Dr Shobha Kaul, Head of a health and beauty care conglomerate — Personal Point, today launched a family health package in the city.
Treat for kathak lovers
The concluding day of Swarn Nritya Pratibha saw kathak lovers enjoy an enthralling evening at the Tagore Theatre here yesterday.
The programme was organised by the Sangeet Natak
Akademi, New Delhi, in collaboration with the Chandigarh Administration and the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Academy. It started with a fine kathak performance by twin sisters Divya and Diksha Upreti of Lucknow
Gharana.
Need for rural health policy,
says Dr Dave
Chandigarh, February 22
With institutes like AIIMS and PGI bursting at the seams due to patient overload, the former AIIMS Director, Dr P.K. Dave, today stressed the need for having a rural health policy so as to strengthen services in the periphery along with a proper referral system.
85 pc people go to private doctors, say WB surveys
Chandigarh, February 22
With World Bank surveys indicating that 85 per cent of people go to the private sector in case of a medical emergency, Haryana planes to integrate private doctors, registered medical practitioners and anganwari workers into various national health programmes.
Unsafe abortions claim 20,000 lives every year
Chandigarh, February 22
An estimated four million unsafe abortions are carried out every year in the country. About 20,000 women die due to such abortions every year. In fact, eight to 15 per cent of maternal deaths occur due to unsafe abortions.
‘Operation Rainbow’ restores their colours of life
Mohali, February 22
It was a special day for the local Civil Hospital as operations by a team of doctors from Canada to give a “new face” to children suffering from deformities began today.
Six doctors along with nurses, all associated with Operation
Rainbow, Canada, a non-government organisation, came
well-equipped to perform at least 100 corrective surgeries of
cleft lip and cleft palate over a period of 10 days, free of
cost.
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| A child being examined by a doctor at Civil Hospital, Phase-VI, Mohali, on Sunday.
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Mohali, February 22
Chandigarh, February 22
