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Cultural hungama to
welcome New Year
Chandigarh, December 31
Markfed Club, Chandigarh, organised a colourful cultural programme tonight to welcome the New Year. Members of club left no stone unturned to make the function a grand success. Children danced and sang to foot-tapping music.
Chandigarh a hot spot
for revellers
Chandigarh, December 31
Singing sensation Sonu Nigam could not do in Ludhiana what disc jockeys from Delhi did in Chandigarh.
Though ‘Bijuria’ Nigam’s performance in the garment town of Punjab was a success, and the tickets were sold well in advance, Chandigarh was the “place to be in” for some of the tycoons on the New Year Eve.
Club bids farewell to 2001
Chandigarh, December 31
Scintillating fireworks and sizzling performances from various artists welcomed the New Year at the Mohali Country Club. The club bid farewell to 2001 with memorable and musical events from Bobby Yash Entertainments, an entertainment group called from Mumbai for the occasion.
Home comfort outweighs club glitters
SAS Nagar, December 31
Most of the residents celebrated New Year Eve at home with their families, while others ushered in the New Year at clubs or hotels here and in Chandigarh. The lucky few who could afford it, made it to Kasauli and other areas in the nearby hills for the grand bash.
SPEAKING OUT
End menace of stray cattle
SAS Nagar, December 31
As the time inches towards the New Year, residents of Mohali look upon the elected members of the SAS Nagar Municipal Council to implement more public-oriented schemes in the town. Periodic maintenance of the basic amenities is among the priorities of the residents.
Gate meeting by powerman
Chandigarh, December 31
The UT electricity employees today held gate meetings outside various electricity offices in the city in preparation of their proposed four-hour pen-down strike on January 9 for which the Federation of UT Employees and Workers and the Chandigarh UT Subordinate Services Federation have given a call in support of the demands of employees.
‘Switchover to freehold good’
Chandigarh, December 31
Mr R.P. Malhotra, chief of Samadhaan, a pressure group, welcomed the decision of the Chandigarh Administration to switchover from leasehold system to freehold system for the property here. He said it had evoked a good response from consumers at recent auctions.
Rallies by road,
public workers
Chandigarh, December 31
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Roads Workers Union and the Public Health Workers Union organised rallies to mobilise employees for the January 11 strike in support of their demands.
3 employees of Tribune retire
Chandigarh, December 31
Three employees of The Tribune Trust, including a Deputy Manager, retired today.
Mr Lalita Prasad, Deputy Manager (Press), served the institution for 35 years.
Mr Sher Bahadur Pun, Head Security Havildar, served the Trust for 19 years, while Mr Mani Ram Tewari, Head Daftri, had put in 31 years of service.
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