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Shanti
keeps alive legacy of Begum Akhtar
Chandigarh, April 25
“If you want to listen my
music after my death, hear it through the soulful singing of
Shanti Hiranand”, the declaration came from none other than
the legendary ghazal queen, Begum Akhtar, at her memorable
concert at Vadodra, recalls the emotionally charged ghazal
maestro, Padmashri Shanti Hiranand, expressing gratitude for the
faith reposed in a disciple and the responsibility of legacy
bestowed on her. She was here in the city for a concert at the
INATACH festival. Shanti shared her association with her mentor
and spoke of her musical journey, with the Tribune.
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Oil spillover on road causes mishaps
Chandigarh, April 25
A stretch of road in front of Bhushan Factory in Phase I Industrial Area here has become a nightmare for two-wheeler riders for the past over 24 hours, after oil from an edible oil factory spilt on the
road.
A stretch of the road splattered with oil in Phase I, Industrial Area, in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
P’kula municipal councillors sworn in
Congress stays away, claims to have 27 votes
Panchkula, April 25
While the Congress, claiming to have 27 votes in its kitty preferred to stay away from the oath-taking ceremony, seventeen newly elected councillors of Panchkula municipal council were sworn in by the sub-divisional magistrate Virender
Dahiya, here today.
Sub-divisional magistrate Virender Dahiya administers oath to newly elected municipal councillors in Panchkula on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph.
Recarpeting of Uttar Marg raises eyebrows
Public money being spent on user-worthy roads
Chandigarh, April 25
In maintaining roads, the priorities of the UT engineering department are misplaced. Without adhering to the norms, the UT engineering department is wasting public money in recarpeting Uttar
Marg, linking Sukhna Lake with the Punjab CM’s residence.
The road connecting Sukhna Lake with the Punjab Chief Minister’s residence
being recarpeted. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
PGI functioning returns to normal
Chandigarh, April 25
After staying away from work for 10 days, over 200 medical technologists at the PGI returned to work this morning. The patients heaved a sigh of relief as they had been facing a lot of inconvenience for the past 10 days.
47 postal employees fecilitated
Chandigarh, April 25
The Department of Posts, Punjab circle, has shown a growth of over 12 per cent in the international money transfer service. During the last financial year, as many as 1.31 lakh transactions were made through post offices in the state.
Rampant corruption plagues Mohali
Mohali, April 25
When CBI sleuths arrested Rajwant Singh, a senior assistant in the SAS Nagar deputy commissioner’s office, for taking bribe from a 1984 Sikh riots victim to issue him a red-card, they did not expect that it was just the tip of the ice-berg.
Zila parishad elections on May 12
Mohali, April 25
The district SAS Nagar has been divided into ten zones for the forthcoming zila parishad elections. The elections will be held on May 12 from 8 am to 4 pm.
Media assn members elected
Mohali, April 25
The Mohali district electronic media association held a meeting at the Rose Garden of Phase 3B1, here today, during which the earlier body of the association was dissolved and a new one was elected unanimously.
Awareness week on curbing foeticide concludes
Chandigarh, April 25
About 2.5 lakh people were sensitised during the week-long campaign against female foeticide here. 'Save Girl Child Campaign' is not only a slogan but also the theme of an awareness week that concluded today in the form of a rally in the thickly populated areas of Mauli village, Mauli Jagran Colony, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Colony and Vikas Nagar.
Evening bazaar in aid of special children opens
Chandigarh, April 25
A three-day summer evening bazaar, organised by the Punjab IAS Officers Wives Association
(PIOWA) on the premises of Vatika School for Deaf and Dumb Children in Sector 19,
Chandigarh, was inaugurated here today by Harjeet Kaur Dhindsa, wife of the senior Akali leader.
As many as 40 stalls of different items of Rajasthan, Punjab, Pudducherry and Chandigarh have been put up at the exhibition selling traditional items.
A visitor looks at a jewellery stall at Vatika School, Sector 19, Chandigarh, on Friday.
Short story writers awarded
Chandigarh, April 25
The Haryana Sahitya Akademy presented awards to winners of the annual Hindi short story contest-2007 at an impressive ceremony held at Haryana Panchayat Bhavan here yesterday. Besides this, a 'Katha Utsav' featuring the narration of merited stories by winners enraptured the participating literary luminaries.
Taps go dry in southern sectors
Chandigarh, April 25
Woes flows from taps, not water, in various parts of the city with the onset of summer. Residents facing water crisis rue that the taps went dry early in the morning leaving them high and dry.
Insurance scheme for Haryana residents
Panchkula, April 25
Haryana government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd for implementing Rajiv Gandhi Parivar Bima Yojna in the state for one year.
Mohali MC lacks adequate staff
Mohali, April 25
The statements issued by SAD leaders of making Mohali a showcase town of Punjab may seem pleasing to residents but the ground realities seem different. The importance being given by the government to Mohali municipal council can be gauged from the fact that no appointments have been made to the two key posts of the civic body.
Students burn KPS Gill’s effigy
Chandigarh, April 25
NSUI activists today gathered at the PU Students’ Centre under the leadership of party’s PU campus president Amarpreet Singh Mann to protest against the recent expose of shameless corruption in the selection of hockey players.
Student activists of NSUI beat the effigy of K.P.S. Gill and set it on fire in protest against recent incidents that brought the game to an all time low at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Photo by Manoj Mahajan
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Exam-eve squatters at PU: Students crowd the corridors before the beginning of an exam in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
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From Schools
Cambridge convocation at Satluj Public school
Panchkula, April 25
Satluj Public School, Sector 4, held its Cambridge convocation here today. Certificates were given to more than 300 students of YLE, KET, PET and FCE at the convocation presided over by the chief guest Deep Adhikari, head of examination services, North India and local secretary, British Council, New Delhi, along with Ashwin Sharma, head of marketing, British Council, New Delhi.
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IN SYNC: Students of KV-4 School, Ambala, perform dance during their annual prize distribution function on Friday.
—Tribune photo by Kamal Sachar
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PU forms sub-committee to check funds
Chandigarh, April 25
Taking a note of the soaring fee structures in private colleges, the Panjab University authorities had in October last year, on the recommendation of the senate, formed a committee to bring uniformity in fee structures across all private colleges affiliated to the university.
SPIC signs MoU with engg college
Chandigarh, April 25
The Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC), under the aegis of the Department of Information Technology of the Chandigarh Administration, today signed an MoU with Indo-Global College of Engineering, Abhipur, whereby it will help the latter to develop the IT skills of their students, faculty and will provide complete solution for computerisation of the college.
Irfan, Javed best online strategists
Chandigarh, April 25
Bizcoons-08, a management fest and the flagship event of Chitkara Business School concluded at the Chitkara campus on the Chandigarh-Rajpura highway, near here. More than 40 management institutions of the region participated in the event, which featured a host of business games, discussions, competitions, entertainment and live performances by students.
Private players to use govt infrastructure
Chandigarh, April 25
The Chandigarh administration will allow private players to run classes by using the infrastructure of the education department. Primarily aimed to impart quality education in the southern sectors, the initiative would help the department to streamline the education sector.
300 kids participate in painting competition
Chandigarh, April 25
About 300 children of government, private, slum and special schools participated in the visual making competition organised by the Youth Technical Training Society (YTTS) in the memory of its founder Vineet Khanna at Community Centre in Mauli Jagran yesterday.
From Schools
Shivam selected for international competition
Chandigarh, April 25
Shivam Garg, a student of Class V at Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, Chandigarh, has been selected for International ALOHA Competition, to be held in Malaysia during the first week of May. Shivam has been taking Abacus training at ALOHA center in Sector-10, Panchkula.
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