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Minor raped by driver
Chandigarh, January 12
A 14-year-old girl got three-month pregnant after she was allegedly raped by a driver. The accused, Vikas (19), who is a resident of Sector 25, has been arrested. The police has sent the girl to a ‘nari niketan’.
Neighbours ‘abduct’ 4-month-old baby
Chandigarh, January 12
A four-month-old baby was allegedly abducted by neighbours from her house in Sector 56,
Chandigarh, yesterday. The neighbours, who used to take the baby to their house, have absconded.
Parents of the abducted baby. Tribune photo: manoj mahajan
Few takers for vanity numbers
Chandigarh, January 12
In a withdrawal from the previous trend of an overwhelming response to the auctions of vanity numbers in
Chandigarh, the Chandigarh Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) has received only 264 applications for the auction of vanity numbers in the new CH 01 AR series.
lohri warmth: Girls dance around a bonfire during the Lohri celebrations at MCM College in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Tribune photo: manoj mahajan |
Opposition councillors boycott Lohri celebrations
Chandigarh, January 12
While the Municipal Corporation today celebrated Lohri programme with much pomp and fanfare, the opposition councillors boycotted the function in the wake of death of 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim.
Pinjore murder preplanned, says police
Panchkula, January 12
A day after a 65-year-old man was shot dead by five youths in Pinjore, the police said the motive was not robbery and it was a preplanned murder. The youngsters barged into his house late Friday night and also looted gold ornaments from the women.
2 more swine flu cases reported
Chandigarh, January 12
Two more cases of swine flu were reported at the PGI here today. While one patient hails from
Jharkhand, the other belongs to Punjab.
Artistes stage a play, “Panch Naad Da Pani”, at the Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Tribune photo: pradeep tewari |
rte act
No clarity over EWS seats
Chandigarh, January 12
Even as the process of draw of lots has begun in the private schools, there seems to be no clarity over number of seats filled under the RTE Act for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and disadvantage group students so far.
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More than 300 children lucky
Chandigarh, January 12
More than 300 entry-level seats for students were filled through the draw of lots held in three private schools here. The schools that filled the seats were Gurukul Global, Mani Majra, Strawberry Fields School, Sector 26, and Manav Mangal School, Sector 21. Strawberry school also conducted draw for its preparatory school at Sector 24.
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Birth anniversary
Sharda Sarvhitkarai, Chandigarh celebrated Swami Vivekanand’s 150th birth anniversary. Seminars, quiz contests, debates along with talks on value education marked the long celebrations in the school. Green Field, Mohali, organised a lecture to mark the day. A poster-making competition was also held.
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