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Don’t expect justice, NMC chief tells ’84 riot
Chandigarh, September 6
Referring to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the limited powers of the commissions appointed by the government to probe them, Chairman of the National Minorities Commission (NMC), Mr Tarlochan Singh, today said that the victimised families should abandon all hopes of justice in this regard.
Exploring nature with puppets
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Chandigarh, September 6
Those who have watched this group of eight puppeteers from Kolkata perform Shakuntalam on stage would know exactly what they stand for. Putting the romantic overtones of Kalidasa’s creation behind them, these practitioners of contemporary puppetry have based their entire interpretation of the master’s work not on the pangs of separation suffered by
Shakuntala, the heroine, but on her sensitisation towards environment.
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| The eight young puppeteers of Dolls Theatre, Kolkata, who won the International Puppet Festival held at Tehran in 2000, are all set to translate a Satyajit Ray story into the medium of puppet theatre.
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Erosion of zeal in media lamented
Chandigarh, September 6
The president of the Editors Guild of India, Mr Hari Jaisingh, today emphasised the role of media in informing the public on the emerging trends in various sectors of society.
Flies, flies
everywhere
Kakrali/Toda, September 6
Thousands of villagers of the Raipur Rani block are facing a potential health hazard because of swarms of houseflies in the area.
Flies at Kakrali, Toda, Jaaspur, Natwal, Mauli, Baabalpur and
Golpura villages , which fall in the second largest poultry belt
of the country, have made life difficult for the residents.
The housefly menace in the Raipur Rani block in Panchkula district is so severe that it is almost impossible to have food.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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Inflated bills for mobile subscribers
Chandigarh, September 6
Hundreds of mobile subscribers in the city are shocked every month when they get inflated bills from mobile operators. Apart from alleged manipulations by the companies, the customers have to pay higher bills as they have to pay roaming charges while making calls from border areas of the city neighbouring with Haryana and Himachal Pradesh telecom circles.
200 jhuggis demolished
SAS Nagar, September 6
The PUDA authorities demolished at least 200 illegal jhuggis near the cremation ground here today.
Commonwealth Asia Centre to women’s rescue
Chandigarh, September 6
A social organisation, the Commonwealth Youth Asia Centre, based on the Punjab Engineering College campus, is now into promoting self-help groups of rural women.
Mrs Virginia Goodings, Head of the Human Resources Commonwealth Secretariat, London, on a visit to a city slum to gauge the success of self-help groups on Saturday.
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Most TA battalions in J&K
Chandigarh, September 6
Even several months after Operation
Parakram, was declared to be over, Territorial Army (TA) battalions continue to remain embodied. Besides, a majority of the battalions have been sent to Jammu and Kashmir for undertaking counter-insurgency operations for which they are neither equipped and nor do jawans have the requisite insurance cover.
Sanjivani holds IT camp
Chandigarh, September 6
A non-government organisation (NGO), Sanjivani, today organised an income tax (IT) camp for senior citizens, women assessees and the salaried class. And the response was overwhelming. Around 700 queries were answered by Sanjivani volunteers.
Members of Sanjivani, an NGO, listen to a query from senior citizens at an income tax camp at the Sector 17 piaza on Saturday.
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Woman scooterist killed in mishap
Chandigarh, September 6
A Panchkula resident, Neena Manchanda, 31, died in an accident here yesterday. She was not wearing a helmet when the accident took place.
BJP city chief’s election on Sept 21
Chandigarh, September 6
BJP Secretary O.P. Dhankar today said the election to the post of the president of the Chandigarh unit of the party would be held on September 21. Mr Dhankar said the president would not be appointed as had been done for the past three years.
Mahajan listens to grievances
Chandigarh, September 6
Mr Yash Pal Mahajan, President of the Chandigarh unit of the BJP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, a former Member of Parliament, and Mr Kewal Krishan Adiwal, a former Mayor, listened to the grievances of Sector 24 residents.
Power
shutdown
Dera Bassi, September 6
The power supply to Rampur Sainia, Kuranwala, Behra , Fatehpur, Kheri Gujran and Bhagwas villages will remain suspended tomorrow.
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Chandigarh, September 6
