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14 honoured at Republic Day
function
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Panchkula, January 27
The Principal Secretary to the Haryana, Chief Minister, Mr Birbal Dass
Dhalia, unfurled the National flag and took the salute at an impressive march past presented by the contingents of the Panchkula police, Home Guards,
NCC, Scouts,
Guides, Home Guard Band and Schoolchildren on the occasion of the 55th Republic Day celebration at Panchkula yesterday.
Schoolchildren perform bhangra at a Republic Day function in Panchkula on Monday. A Tribune photograph
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Patriotic fervour marks R-Day celebrations
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Mohali, January 27
The 55th Republic Day was celebrated amidst display of riot of colours and patriotic fervour at Government Senior Secondary School, Phase 3B1, here yesterday.
More than 500 students from 15 schools in the township participated in the
celebration where the chief guest Mr Bir Devinder Singh honour over 50 residents
of the township for their extraordinary achievements.
A child enjoys the Republic Day celebrations at
SAS Nagar on Monday.
— Tribune photo: Pankaj Sharma
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Prominent Himachalis honoured
Chandigarh, January 27
The Tribune Employees HP Helpline Cultural and Welfare Society, organised its third “Parivar Milan” Himachali samaroh at Tagore Theatre here yesterday.
Children perform at the third annual programme “Parivar Milan” of The Tribune Employees HP Helpline Cultural and Welfare Society at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Monday.
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Workshop on Juvenile
Justice Act organised
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Chandigarh, January 27
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Prevention) Act of 2000 is not being fully implemented — at least some of the participants at a day-long workshop on the subject were of this opinion.
Mr Rajiv Behl, advocate at the Delhi High Court
(centre), addresses the audience at a workshop on “Juvenile Justice System—Needs and Rights of Children” at Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
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No decision on ward committees yet
Chandigarh, January 27
The meeting of the municipal corporation today remained inconclusive over the formation of ward committees to supplement the functioning of the House.
‘At home’ by Governor
Chandigarh, January 27
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Justice O P Verma (retd.), was “at home’’ with the distinguished citizens of Punjab and Chandigarh yesterday.
Fog claims life
Chandigarh, January 27
The receding fog claimed yet another life and left 23 injured in Haryana
overnight. Fresh light snowfall was reported in far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours. A bus driver was killed and 23 passengers, including a woman, were injured, some of them critically, when two buses collided in Rohtak district yesterday.
Horse riding team excels
Chandigarh, November 27
The Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh NCC Directorate has attained the fifth overall position at the Republic Day Camp organised in Delhi this year. Last year, it was placed eighth among the NCC’s 16 directorates.
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