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Sector 17 shopkeepers down shutters
Protest against ‘picking up’ of fellow trader by Haryana Police
Chandigarh, January 7

Shopkeepers of the Sector 17 market today closed their shutters in protest against the “picking up” of a shopkeeper by the Haryana Police and his implication in a false case allegedly at the behest of a Haryana MLA.
Shops remain closed after shopkeepers downed their shutters in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday.

Nod to angling at Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, January 7
Good news for anglers and environmentalists. The UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), has finally given a green signal to angling at the Sukhna Lake.

Indian mission to moon by 2008, says scientist Chandigarh, January 7 India's first un-manned lunar mission to moon would become a reality by 2008. Eminent scientists drawn from agencies and government departments were working in co-ordination with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to make the mission a success, said Dr K.Kasturirangan, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Banglore.

Dr K. Kasturirangan, Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, addressing mediapersons in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Public Gas Service’s licence suspended
Chandigarh, January 7
The Department of Explosives has suspended the licence of Public Gas Service, distributor of LPG in Sector 20. This has been done following the alleged incident of pilferage of LPG by staff of the gas agency. Following the incident, the All-India LPG Dealer Federation distanced itself from the incident.

Gang of snatchers busted, four held
Panchkula, January 7
With the arrest of four persons, the local police today claimed to have busted a gang the snatchers. SP Balbir Singh, said the gang was busted by the special staff following a tip-off. Snatchings worth about Rs 1 lakh were worked out with the arrest.

	THE OLD AND THE YOUNG: People seem to make most of a bright sunny day at the Rose Garden in Chandigarh on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

COMMUNITY

Chandigarh, January 7 “Mature democracies provide information and the Right to Information Act constitutes pillar of democracy,” stated Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, Rajan Kashyap while speaking at a presentation organised by the Association of British Scholars, Chandigarh Chapter, on “Right to Information” at a Sector 24 hotel today.
Punjab Chief Information Commissioner Rajan Kashyap addresses a gathering at a presentation on “Right to Information” organised by the Association of British Scholars at Sector 24, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

SAD blocks traffic against custodial death
Dera Bassi, January 7
Demanding the registration of a criminal case against Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel for their alleged involvement in the custodial death of Gurmail Singh, a resident of Kakrali village, activists of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) blocked traffic on the busy Chandigarh-Ambala highway here today.

New section at British Library
Chandigarh, January 7
Home-cum-Education Secretary Krishan Mohan today inaugurated a new section, “Biography and Indian History”, at the British Library. With more than 300 biographies and auto-biographies, the section offers 500 titles in the Indian history section.

Workshop on technology management
Chandigarh, January 7
Dr R.S. Khandpur, Director General of the Pushpa Gujral Science City, Jalandhar, today stressed the need for relating the technology to the management to make it people-friendly and more productive.

2 hurt as car, JCB collide
Mohali, January 7
Two persons were injured in a collision between a car and JCB near Daon village here last night.

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CRIME

One held for stealing manhole cover
Mohali, January 7
A person stealing manhole cover from Phase V was caught red-handed by the owner of the house here last night.

• Goods worth 50,000 stolen

BUSINESS

Apartment project to start in Feb
Chandigarh, January 7
The Uppal group has started Marble Arch project in Mani Majra here.

EDUCATION

Aviation academy comes to city
Chandigarh, January 7
With the booming aviation industry and good pay packages, the Touch Wood Aviation Academy, now promises to provide wings to those in love with aviation. In Chandigarh to enroll students, director of the academy Manjit Singh said their aim was to emerge the best service provider in the civil aviation sector.

Students of Nav Bal Niketan Public School, Sector 12-A, Panchkula, on a visit to The Tribune office in Sector 29, Chandigarh, on Saturday.

Lecture in memory of Tohra
Chandigarh, January 7
The Sikh Educational Society, (SES) Chandigarh, today organised a lecture in the memory of Gurcharan Singh Tohra, former president of the society, at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26. Present on the occasion was Joginder Kaur wife of Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Dr Kuldip Singh, Principal of the college, and Surjit Singh Barnala, Governor, Tamil Nadu as the chief guest. The seminar was presided over Kuldip Nayyar, a renowned journalist.

Lecture on mass communication
Chandigarh, January 7
The Department of Mass Communication, MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36, organised a guest lecture on “Careers in mass communication” here today.

GNPS-36 organises old boys’ meet

Chandigarh, January 7 Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, Chandigarh, organised an old boys’ meet in the school today. The school Principal, Ms Jasminder Kaur, welcomed the students, the event was coordinated by Ms Paramjit Toor and Ms Aprajita Sharma. Old students of Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, Chandigarh, during the GNPS alumni meet on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

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CULTURE

Young maestros enthral
Chandigarh, January 7
The Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi presented a musical soiree of Indian classical music today featuring young city maestros Avirbhav Verma and Aditya Sharma.

Rural cultural fest ends
Mohali, January 7
The three-day winter rural cultural festival organised by the Center for Rural Environment Education at Nadiali village concluded here today. Competitions for various activities were held during the festival.

Chandigarh, January 7 A cultural evening, including songs, acrobatics and demonstration of various arts, entertained the audience at the Plaza Carnival today. Brijesh Ahuja, Shruti Bhagat, Vinay Sharma and others mesmerised the audience with their soulful songs like “Sama hai suhana”, “Pal pal dil ke pas” and many more.

Artistes perform at Plaza Carnival in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

Surgeon honoured
Chandigarh, January 7
Prof N. M. Gupta, Director- General Secretary, Fortis Superspeciality Hospital, Mohali, and former Head, Department of Surgery, PGI, Chandigarh, has been awarded the Col Pandalai Oration Award for his contribution in the field of surgery.

SPORTS

No shortcuts to success: Milkha Singh
Chandigarh, January 7
Fun and frolic marked the annual awards function of the Burning Brain Society today. The function was presided over by Flying Sikh Milkha Singh.

Manav Mangal gymnasts lift trophy
Panchkula, January 7
Gymnasts of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, Panchkula bagged overall trophy for being the best school for the third consecutive year in the 3rd Panchkula District Gymnastics Championship which concluded at Manav Mangal School here today.

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