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Anxious students along with their parents wait for a call from the panel for admissions to the BBA course which commenced at Government College, Sector 46, in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Anxious students along with their parents wait for a call from the panel for admissions to the BBA course which commenced at Government College, Sector 46, in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph
Heavy rush for BBA admissions
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 — Though it was a Sunday and a holiday, yet the grounds of Government College, Sector 46, were crowded with parents and students and the air was agog with excitement here today. The college was the venue for admission to Bachelor of Business Administration course.

Films on cruelty to animals
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 — To create awareness among people about cruelty against animals, the Animal Welfare Board of India is making six short-duration 35-mm animation and documentary films, in various Indian languages, depicting all aspects of cruelty on animals.

Breast-feed your baby to make him healthier
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 — Breast feeding helps in saving the lives of babies by enhancing their immune system to protect them from external infections and malnutrition, thus controlling the infant mortality rate, besides making them more intelligent and stronger.

Few admissions in classes XI, XII
DERA BASSI, Aug 1 — The local Government Degree College has admitted few students in classes XI and XII because of the low pass percentage of the matriculation results declared by the Punjab State Education Board during the last academic session.

DAV institutions’ role lauded
PANCHKULA, Aug 1— A Congress member of the Rajya Sabha, Mr Lachman Singh, said here today that by opening public schools the DAV movement had responded in a positive manner to the controversy over religious conversions.

SP offers ticket to Raj Babbar
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 — The local unit of the Samajwadi Party has offered the city Lok Sabha ticket to noted actor and party's Rajya Sabha MP Raj Babbar.

S N I P P E T S
Martyrs’ families honoured

Residents’ memo to Mayor

Workshop on body movements

Sikh women take out processions

Tree plantation function

‘Reorganise panel’

Humidity level increases

INLD workers' plea to CM

Petrol station site allotment cancelled
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 — The UT Estate Office has cancelled the allotment of a site from which a petrol station is operating in Sector 35 located on the Dakshin Marg.Top




Compendium

Crime File
Labourer's body found

Campus Beat
BA III (Hons) results today

Price Watch
Apple becomes dearer


Challaning cops cause jam


Ayushi, Vivek named best swimmers


Pak should not be taken at face valueTop


  Features

The non-functional musical fountain at the Sector 33 Terraced Garden
The non-functional musical fountain at the Sector 33 Terraced Garden — Tribune photo by Pravesh Chauhan
Fountain cries for care
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1— A nice place to have a walk for a number of varieties of seasonal flowers, yet the Sector 33 Terraced Garden is in need of more attention as far as its upkeep is concerned.The garden was set up by the Horticulture Department of the UT Administration in 1982-83 with an idea to showcasing different varieties of annual flowers for the city residents.

Akademi people dismiss Khushwant’s view
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 — With author-colmunist Khushwant Singh claiming that the sahitya akademis do nothing purposeful other than “donating month here, and distributing awards there”, he once again seems to have stirred the hornet’s nest.Top


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