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Bomb hoax in District Courts
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Chandigarh, May 7
The District Courts complex in Sector 17 here had to be vacated here this morning after two anonymous telephone calls regarding a bomb in the complex were received. However, after a search by the bomb disposal squad, the calls turned out to be hoax.
A dog squad comes out of the Sector 17 District Courts complex, which was evacuated following a bomb hoax in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Photo Manoj Mahajan
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Batalvi’s better half comes calling
Chandigarh, May 7
We have long known and heard that Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s timeless poetry was born of the virgin wounds that love gave him. But there are other aspects of the poet’s life, which have failed to meet the public eye. When viewed in the light of these aspects, the real Shiv Kumar Batalvi comes alive — lovelorn, but ecstatic about life and more so about his future with his own family.
Mrs Arun Batalvi, wife of Shiv Kumar Batalvi, pays floral tribute to her husband at a function organised by the State Bank of India in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Councillors flay PUDA
SAS Nagar, May 7
Six municipal councillors here today attacked the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) for failing to provide essential facilities here and claimed that it had merely become a commercial set-up with the sole aim of making money.
IN FOCUS
‘Disproportionate’ fares irk residents
Kharar, May 7
Residents of this township are peeved over the “disproportionate” bus fares being charged for
different destinations from Kharar even though the distances involved are the same.
According to local residents, the bus fare from Kharar to Chandigarh is
Rs13, while that for places like Kurali and Morinda is just Rs 5 even
though all three places are 15 km away.
Mercury transit photographed
Chandigarh, May 7
The first Mercury transit of the 21st century, a rare happening, was spotted and photographed in the city by a local space enthusiast here today.
Mr Pradeep Mahajan, a businessman of Sector 16, who had set up his own observation laboratory at his residence, stared through his telescope for more than five hours to get different views of Mercury transit.
Pradeep Mahajan, a local space enthusiast, observes the Mercury transit at his personal space observatory in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Photo Pankaj Sharma |
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Asiatic lion found dead
Chhat Bir, May 7
An adult Asiatic lion was found dead in the Lion Safari of Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park here this afternoon.
FOLLOW-UP
‘Missing’ girl reaches home
SAS Nagar, May 7
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a 19-year-old Kanpur girl, Harveen Kaur, alias Chandni, yesterday ended here today with her parents receiving the news of her arrival at their house in Kanpur today afternoon. The girl had gone missing yesterday morning when she had gone out of the house for a walk but failed to return.
EATING OUT
Gopal Sweets comes to city
Chandigarh, May 7
Gopal’s has come to Chandigarh. With its melt-in-the-mouth varieties of sweets and snacks. After dominating the Patiala mithai scene for around 45 years, Mr Hari Singh Gopal, gave in to the wishes of his grandchildren to expand to City Beautiful. Their swanky new eatery in Sector 8-C, Madhya Marg, spread over two floors, was thrown open to the city residents on Sunday with much fanfare.
SAVE SUKHNA
Volunteers
should come forward
THE Sukhna Lake is the right place for having fun and recreation, a place of privacy for young couples. One can sit for hours together and refresh oneself. The lake needs our help. It is the wealth of the city and we will not let it die.
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