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Cops to hone their English skills
Chandigarh, March 23
Having given up on policemen's Hindi/Punjabi skills, the UT police wants its men to try English for 'better communication' with the educated people. The police has tied up with experts to make the newly recruited constabulary, especially from Punjab and Haryana, comfortable with the language.
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Bajwa’s swearing-in causes chaos on road
Chandigarh, March 23
Haphazard parking of vehicles near Congress Bhawan in Sector 15 led to long traffic jams on Madhya
Marg.
Traffic chaos outside the Punjab Congress Bhavan at Sector 15, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
35-year-old raped at Pinjore
Panchkula: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a taxi driver at Pinjore on Saturday evening, the police said. She had hired the taxi to go home.
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2 trains to have more coaches
Chandigarh, March 23
As the festival of colours is round the corner, the
Railways has decided to add coaches to the Lucknow Express and Unchahar Express to ease the Holi rush.
Abducted girl traced
Chandigarh, March 23
The seven-year-old girl, who was allegedly forcibly taken away by a Zirakpur resident, was traced to Kurukshetra yesterday.
Surprise check at District Courts complex
Chandigarh, March 23
A surprise inspection was conducted at the District Courts Complex in Sector 43 by Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge TPS Mann today. Justice TPS Mann took a round of the entire complex, including the courtrooms and the service block.
Residents welfare bodies take traffic complaints to IG
Chandigarh, March 23
In an interaction with IG RP Upadhyaya, the representatives of the Residents Welfare Associations put up queries related to wrong parking, traffic congestions and traffic violations.
25 receive tricycles
Chandigarh, March 23
Tricycles and wheelchairs were distributed among 25 differently abled persons at a camp during a national workshop on disability through the lens of art and culture organised by the Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies in Sector 26.
A souvenir was also released on the day. Experts said the motive behind providing these devices to the differently abled was to facilitate their physical mobility and routine activities.
The differently abled with the tricycles in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
World Tuberculosis Day
A question mark over number of TB patients
Chandigarh, March 23
Even 10 months after the Union Government declared tuberculosis (TB) a notifiable disease, the UT health department has not been able to record the exact number of TB patients in the city.
Raging inferno
The outdoor broadcasting van of Doordarshan that caught fire outside Punjab Congress Bhavan at Sector 15 in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
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Man dies in accident
Zirakpur, March 23
A security guard of a private company died in an accident at Singhpura T-point near
Zirakpur. The deceased was identified as 36- year-old Bora Singh, hailing from UP.
Pensioners should mentor youth, says ex-chief secy
Chandigarh, March 23
Punjab’s former Chief Secretary and president of the Government Pensioners Association KD Vasudeva today called upon the pensioners to play a proactive role in making the youth ideal citizens. Vasudeva asked them to use their rich expertise and knowledge in initiating skill-development programmes for the youth.
COLOURFUL CELEBRATIONS
Residents apply eco-friendly colours on each other during the Holi celebrations organised by the UT Environment Department at Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 46, in Chandigarh on Saturday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan
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rte act
No clarity over filling of seats
Chandigarh, March 23
Uncertainty looms over the filling of vacant seats reserved under the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act in the private schools of the city.
15 more buses to ferry schoolchildren
Chandigarh, March 23
The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking with the assistance of the UT Education Department is all set to dedicate 15 more buses to the ferrying of government schoolchildren.
Two youths injured during SJOBA rally
Panchkula, March 23
Two youths participating in the St John's Old
Boys Association (SJOBA) rally suffered injuries after their car lost balance
and fell into a gorge at Pinjore.
Kavita Das, principal of St John's High School, flags off the SJOBA Rally from the school campus in Sector 26, Chandigarh,
on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
Training programme for hospitality students
Chandigarh, March 23
In order to align students' abilities with requirements of the hospitality industry, the UT Information Technology Department has introduced a programme at the Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology.
Jhankaar 2013 begins at PU
Chandigarh, March 23
Jhankaar, the annual fest of Panjab University, was inaugurated today on the university campus.
Students participate in the bhangra competition during Jhankaar 2013 at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune Photo:
Manoj Mahajan
120 students take part in painting competition
Chandigarh, March 23
Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 18, today organised a painting competition as a part of the Holi celebrations. Over 120 children from various schools participated under various age categories on the temple premises.
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It seems the people’s representative in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation were too busy to spare a few moments to pay respect to martyrs.
On the Martyrdom Day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram
Rajguru, officials of the Panchkula Administration preferred to laze around
at home.
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