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Chance to dip into ‘Sacred Waters’
Chandigarh, July 3
Some shows are structured for reasons other than commercial. The one that will open in the art gallery of Alliance Francaise at 5.45 pm tomorrow falls in that category. Bearing a strange title, Sacred Waters, the show is aimed at inspiring public awe by capturing water bodies in all their grandeur, and also serving a larger purpose.
Put together by an upcoming photo artiste Tarun Chopra, Sacred
Waters documents the beauty of water as also its indispensable
nature. Nurturing a love for photography, Tarun travelled to far
off places of the subcontinent, scratching the surface of earth in
search of that perfect picture which he often spotted in the
lavish water bodies.
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Plan to develop Panchkula as tourist spot
Panchkula, July 3
Haryana Tourism plans to develop Panchkula as a major tourist destination in the state.
This was disclosed by Mr Bhaskar Chatterjee, Commissioner and Secretary, Tourism, while talking to mediapersons here today. He said that the Tourism Department was making allout efforts in this regard.
PUDA decisions before Cong govt under scrutiny
SAS Nagar, July 3
All decisions taken at the last two meetings of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority before the Congress government took over, are under scrutiny.
Stamp duty reduction welcomed
Chandigarh, July 3
Various social and political bodies have welcomed the decision of the Chandigarh Administration to reduce stamp duty from 12.50 per cent to 6 per cent.
The president of the local unit of the BJP Mr Yashpal Mahajan, said the Administration had given a bonanza to city residents as this had come as a relief.
AIL building to be ready by March
SAS Nagar, July 3
The Chief of the Staff, Western Command, Lieut-Gen H.S. Kanwar visited the under-construction building of the Army Institute of Law in Sector 68 here today and asked the engineering wing to hand over the building by the end of this financial year.
The Chief of the Staff, Western Command, Lieut-Gen H.S. Kanwar (second from left), with other senior officers review the construction of the Army Institute of Law in SAS Nagar on Wednesday.
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Now solar-powered ‘invertors’
Chandigarh, July 3
In this heat it is uncomfortable when the power goes off. The option of invertors and generators is always there and now the Department of Science and Technology is offering its own unit comprising a fan and light run on solar power.
The unit costs the user about Rs 4,000 and is available in the
city from the local office of the department in Sector 17.
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 Back home with message of peace
Chandigarh, July 3
Back from a week-long peace conference at Singapore, 18-year-old Deepti Mahajan is surely a more intense person. She has gained not just in terms of experience which flowed from active interaction with the best professionals in the field but also in terms of trust of the 20 Pakistani youths who attended the conference along with 20 fellow Indians.
Awareness generation camp concludes
Chandigarh, July 3
The week-long awareness generation camp, which was organised by the Citizens Awareness Group in collaboration with the Chandigarh Social Welfare Advisory Board at Government Model High School,
Badheri, concluded here yesterday.
Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s
brother in PGI
Chandigarh, July 3
Sardar Kultar Singh(83), younger brother of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, has been admitted to the PGI after being diagnosed with high blood pressure and persistent fever.
Sardar Kultar Singh, younger brother of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, being attended by his son Zoravar Singh in a private ward of the PGI, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
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Monsoon
still eludes plains
Chandigarh, July 3
People in plains of the north-west region are sweating under torrid
humid conditions of 79 and 41 per cent in the maximum and minimum,
respectively and day temperatures staying one to two degree above
normal.
Mango mela from July 5
Panchkula, July 3
The Haryana Tourism in association with the Department of Horticulture is all set to hold its annual Mango mela at Yadavindra Gardens,
Pinjore, from July 5 to July 7. This is the 11th consecutive time that the mela is being held.
Encroachment policy panel report soon
Chandigarh, July 3
The Encroachment Policy Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is likely to submit its report to the Mayor, Ms Lalit Joshi, next week.
The committee yesterday found ways to increase the penalty for encroachment through a wider interpretation of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act (Extended to Chandigarh).
Work for society’s welfare, chief asks YC men
Chandigarh, July 3
The Indian Youth Congress President, Mr Randeep Surjewala, prescribed measures for the welfare of the society to Chandigarh activists while addressing them here today.
Need to set up Red Cross units stressed
Chandigarh, July 3
The State Liaison Officer, NSS, Youth Services, Punjab, Mr S.M. Kant, yesterday stressed the need for having Red Cross units in all colleges of the state.
Speaking at the conference of the Directors of Youth Welfare and Programme Coordinators of the
NSS, here today, he said setting up of these units in the colleges will help in taking various health programmes to the grassroot level.
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