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fast while husbands feast |
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Chandigarh, October
25
It was husbands’ day,
indeed. As the devoted wives all over the city, clad in their
festive best, stayed away from water and food throughout the day
on Karva Chauth, husbands followed their daily routine of eating,
drinking and being merry.
Ritual of love: Devoted wives exchange ‘thalis’ during
Karva Chauth pooja in a temple in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan
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| Mann
lives up to his image |
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Chandigarh, October
25
The road show started
yesterday to honour subscribers of The Tribune continued with the
same vigour and zeal as Harbhajan Mann, the most popular pop
singer-turned-actor flanked by a team of the prestigious daily
went door-to-door at various sectors in the city today.
Punjabi pop singer Harbhajan Mann presents gifts to subscribers of The Tribune at Sector 15 in Chandigarh on Friday.
— Photo Pankaj Sharma |
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Expose
Cong, says BJYM chief
Chandigarh, October 25
The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
national President, Mr G. Krishna Reddy, on Wednesday gave a call to
workers of the organisation to expose the Congress for relying on the
“leadership of a person of foreign origin.”
Investors
blame PUDA, IAF
Zirakpur, October 25
Hundreds of residents have blamed
the Punjab Government for not creating awareness among the public for
buying land and flats in the vicinity of defence installations near
here. They have also flayed the Punjab Urban Development Authority for
granting licences, without going into details and ground realities, to
colonisers who, they say, have made a killing by misleading them.
Banning
construction in Zirakpur ‘biased step’
Zirakpur, October 25
Taking a serious view of the
notification prohibiting construction within a radius of 900 metres from
the outer fencing of the Air Force installations, issued by the Local
Government Department of Punjab, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, MLA, Ropar, and
Capt. Kanwaljit Singh, former Finance Minister of Punjab, held a meeting
with the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat officials and local residents here
today.
Illegal
mining continues unabated
Panchkula, October 25
In spite of various measures
taken by the authorities, illegal mining of sand and gravel
continues in the Ghaggar at various places in the district. Though
the Mines and Geology Department had earlier held an auction of 44
sand and gravel quarries falling in Panchkula district to make it
economically viable for the state government and check illegal
mining, residents of various villages along the river embankments
are indulging in this practice to make a quick buck. |
Illegal mining continues in the Ghaggar at Bir Ghaggar village in Panchkula.
— Tribune photo Pankaj Sharma. |
 They
made it to Everest base camp
SAS Nagar, October 25
If you think that all you need to
make an adventure possible is a brave heart, a free spirit and a tough
challenge, you are wrong. Add to the list two tiny words — big money
and you might get the picture. It costs a whopping $ 50,000 to climb the
Mount Everest. The amount does not include either your safety or the
success of your trip.
Handbook
on amended bylaws released
Chandigarh, October 25
Very soon city residents will be
able to construct houses as per their choice with minimal of
architectural control. A single window service system will be introduced
for submission building plans, disclosed the UT Administrator, Lieut-Gen
J.F.R. Jacob (retd), here today while releasing a handbook
“Suvidha”, which lists all recently changed bylaws in a simple
format.
Tackling
canine acne
ANIMALS
with this syndrome have bumps, scabs and blackheads on their lips, chin
and muzzle. It is seen almost exclusively in large short-coated breeds
of dogs such as Mastiffs, Dobermans, Great Danes, Boxers, Rottweillers
and German Short haired Pointers. This condition occurs during
adolescence and lasts for the time till the sexual maturity is attained.
Fast
food joint opened at Shanti Kunj
Chandigarh, October 25
Morning and evening walkers of
Shanti Kunj can now enjoy eating in the sprawling Municipal Corporation
park in Sector 16. Mayor Lalit Joshi on Wednesday dedicated an eating
joint to the people by formally inaugurating the 844-sq feet fast food
centre having Indian, Chinese, South Indian and continental cuisines.
Protest
by telecom engineers
Chandigarh,
October 25
The relay fast by telecom
engineers, who are demanding revision in pay scales , entered
third day today. Demonstrations were held outside the office of
Chief General Manager Telecom, Punjab Circle, Chandigarh, and GM
offices in Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Ferozepore, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur,
Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Amritsar, Bathinda and other stations. |
Members of the Telecom Engineering Officers Association hold a rally in support of their demands in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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