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Subway not fully
utilised
CHANDIGARH,
May 23 — Lakhs of rupees spent on the
construction of the subway connecting Sector 17
with Sector 22 seem to have gone down the drain
as the facility is used only partially by the
public. The idea behind the construction of the
subway has been virtually defeated as a majority
of them do not use the subway. |
People
prefer to jump over the iron railings instead of
using the subway connecting Sectors 17 and 22 in
Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph |
 'Sport is equally important'
CHANDIGARH, May 23 — In the changing
educational scenario, sports has suffered a serious set
back due to an overemphasis on academics, particularly to
meet the requirements of technology sector, laments Mr
R.D. Singh, Principal of New Public School, Sector 18.
A record of sorts
CHANDIGARH,
May 23 — The feat of Mr Gulshan Kumar Girdhar, a
Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh official, may not
have figured in any of the records books but it is a
record in itself.
Mixed response to expulsion of
Cong men
CHANDIGARH,
May 23 — The expulsion of Mr Sharad Pawar, Mr P.A.
Sangma and Mr Tariq Anwar by the Congress Working
Committee from the party for six years following their
opposition to accept Mrs Sonia Gandhi as the prime
ministerial candidate has evoked a mixed response, with
people divided over the decision.
‘One of the most livable
cities'
CHANDIGARH,
May 23 — "When I came to Chandigarh in 1960, I
felt uncomfortable and out of place. But now it is the
other way. I get desperate to come back to Chandigarh
when I go out," says "Flying Sikh" Milkha
Singh.
Akademi chief to promote regional
talent
CHANDIGARH, May 23 — The newly-appointed
Chairman of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, Major-General
(retd) Himmat Singh Gill, holds that the akademi is a
movement par excellence.
Phone woes continue
PAROL (Kharar), May 23 — Subscribers of the
Mullanpur-Garibdass telephone exchange are a harassed
lot.
Complex lacks sport infrastructure
MANI MAJRA,
May 23 — When Sukhpreet, a 14-year-old girl who
regularly played badminton at one of the centres in
Chandigarh, shifted to Modern Housing Complex in Mani
Majra six years ago, she thought, being a new and
“modern” colony, every kind of facility will be
provided there.
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