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DAV
wins one-act play contest
Chandigarh, February 21
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The concluding day of the 43rd
Inter-Zonal Youth Festival of Panjab University saw a few quality plays
staged by the participating teams from different colleges here at the
Tagore Theatre today. The festival was hosted by Dev Samaj College of
Education, Sector 36.
A scene from the award-winning play ‘Aankhen’ staged by DAV College, Abohar, at the Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan |
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National
award boosts Bal Niketan morale
Panchkula, February 21
The management of Bal Niketan
organised a function to celebrate the conferring of National Award for
Child Welfare for the Year 2000 to the institute. Excitement was writ
large on the faces of the children as well as the 200- odd invitees as
well as patrons of Bal Niketan.
Strawberry
Fields gets best campus prize
Chandigarh, February 21
As soon as you walk into the
premises of Durga Das Foundation’s Strawberry Fields Kindergarten,
Sector 24, here, you find your aesthetics sensibilities tingling with
anticipation. The air is fresh, the grass is lush green and the
flowerbeds are in almost full bloom. What strikes you instantly is the
harmony and bliss. Nothing is jarring. Concrete brick and mortar
structures blend with nature.
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Strawberry Fields Kindergarten, Sector 24, Chandigarh, which won the first prize for the best maintained campus at the Festival of Gardens on Thursday.
— Tribune photo Manoj Mahajan
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Hostellers’
cultural programme
Chandigarh, February 21
A colourful cultural programme was
presented by hostellers of the Government College for Girls, Sector 42,
here, on the ninth annual hostel function today. As the evening
progressed, students dressed as brides, representing different states of
India, danced to the thumping beat of reverberating music. Different
dances, skit and parody were presented.
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GAY
ABANDON: Hostellers of Government College for Girls, Sector 42, Chandigarh, perform a Rajasthani dance at their annual hostel function on Thursday.
— Tribune photo Pradeep Tewari
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HIGH COURT
Bansi
Lal’s plea allowed
Chandigarh, February 21
Allowing a petition by Haryana’s
former Chief Minister seeking the release of salary and other benefits
for the period he stayed Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Vidhan
Sabha, Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar and Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill of
the Punjab and Haryana High Court today imposed cost of Rs 1,000.
DISTRICT COURTS
Man sentenced
to 2-yr RI
Chandigarh, February 21
A local court today sentenced to
two years’ rigorous imprisonment Irshad, a resident of Uttar Pradesh,
for outraging the modesty of a woman. The case was registered on May 19,
2000.
- Bail for two
- Bail granted
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- Statement recorded
- Summons issued
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HC
directive to rehriwallahs
Chandigarh, February 21
Taking up 12 writ petitions filed
by 380 unlicenced rehri-phari wallas operating in Sector 26 grain
market, Mr Justice Swatanter Kumar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
today ordered that all petitioners shall enter the sabji mandi from the
gate opposite the police lines or any other gate identified for the
purpose by the Chandigarh Administration from 7.30 am to 7 pm.
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