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Which side local SAD unit?
Chandigarh, March 9
Since the commencement of poll-activity preceding the announcement of a formal date for parliamentary elections, there has been a question mark over the issue as to which side the local unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has an alliance with — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)?
Dhillon bats for Preneet
Lalru, March 9
In order to strengthening the Congress at the grassroot level and ensure the victory of Ms Preneet Kaur, MP from Patiala constituency, party workers held a meeting in Basoli village, near here, today.
The meeting was chaired by local Congress leader and Additional Advocate-General, Deepinder Singh Dhillon. He asked the party workers to come forward and strengthen hands of Ms Preneet Kaur.
Man, woman elope with eight children in tow
Chandigarh, March 9
Incredible, but true. A father of six has allegedly eloped with a mother of two, taking the children along with them. Their affair was reportedly more than a year old.
The cheated spouses - both residents of Sector 29 - have approached the police in the matter. The police says it is “looking into the matter.”
Chhat Bir zoo gets rare pheasants
Chhat Bir (Patiala), March 9
Four pairs of white-crested kalij pheasants, that have sickle-shaped tail feathers, were brought from Sarahn Pheasantry in Himachal Pradesh last night to Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park (Chhat Bir zoo) here.
The pairs have been housed in separate cages in the aviary of the zoo to avoid fights among them. The zoo authorities disinfected the cages and also sprinkled water in these to maintain the appropriate temperature.
A pair of kalij pheasants that was brought from Himachal Pradesh finds a new home in the Chhat Bir zoo, near Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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‘Umeed’ helps earn livelihood
Chandigarh, March 9
“Umeed”, the project that brought a ray of hope for the children of Government Institute for Mentally Retarded in Sector 32 about two and half years back, has now become a source for livelihood for more than 25 children and an equal number of families from the economically poor section.
Children of Government Institute for Mentally Retarded, Sector 32, pack ‘masala’ as a part of their ‘Umeed’ project in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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20 prison officers attend interaction course
Chandigarh, March 9
More than 20 prison officers from Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, besides Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, are participating in a six-day “vertical interaction course” on “Human Rights Initiatives in Prisons”.
Residents protest
against octroi
Mohali, March 9
Residents of Sectors 66 to 69 staged a dharna in front of the office of the Municipal Council here today in protest against the charging of octroi on goods and services. The area does not fall within the municipal limits of the civic body.
21 sites attract bidders
Panchkula, March 9
The commercial auction conducted by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) here today evoked a lukewarm response, with 21 of the 158 sites attracting bidders.
Probe ordered into park
maintenance
Panchkula, March 9
The Haryana government has ordered a vigilance inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the maintenance parks and payments to various contractors by the local Municipal
Council(MC).
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THAT Uttam Singh churns out the most melodious music in Bollywood is a known fact. What is not known about the musician is that beneath the veneer of a successful musician lies a simple, God- fearing man, who is as comfortable in the company of rustic people here as with the likes of Bollywood biggies like Rakesh Roshan, Yash Chopra or Anil ‘Gadar’ Sharma.
For a man who had to struggle for a long time to make a mark in Bollywood, Uttam Singh has come a long way working with the likes of Illya Raja and R.D. Burman.
