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First vote City prepares
‘vision document’ Kite incident: 2
years old dies of burns Monu, a two-year-old child, who along with seven other children had sustained severe burns during a short-circuit accident, died at the PGI, Chandigarh, this evening.
Chandigarh will soon be among the 13 cities which are being promoted as the most attractive destinations for the IT industry in the country.
Biotechnologists and researchers in the country are testing two vaccines for HIV and certain other diseases, including malaria, cholera and Japanese Encephalitis. The HIV vaccines are being tested in collaboration with the USA.
Bansal grabbed land worth
crores, alleges Jain Mr Satya Pal Jain, the candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, today said the Congress nominee, Mr Pawan Bansal, was concealing his failures of the past 16 years by issuing baseless and false statements.
The controversy over the demolition of welcome gates raised for the Panchkalayank Pratishtha Gajrath Mahamahotsav of the Jains has taken a political colour with Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal and BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain accusing each other of using the incident as an election stunt. Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal (left), Congress candidate from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, addresses a press conference in Sector 28, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph Cong to relaunch
‘garibi hatao’ The Congress will relaunch its garibi hatao programme, first launched in the 1970s if voted to power, said Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, party candidate, while addressing a rally here today. Errors in
voters’ list not removed, says councillor A municipal councillor of Phase XI, Mr Amrik Singh, has complained that there are a number of errors in the voters’ list which were not removed by the authorities concerned even though these had been brought to the notice of the district administration and the office of the Election Commission.
“We are working on setting up a forum which will struggle for a Parliament Bill denying election ticket to all who have been chargesheeted by the court under an Act of corruption or any criminal case. Mr Denzil B. Atkinson, vice-president of the Minority Morcha of the BJP, addresses a meeting at Kamlam in Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph Mohali, April 24The Congress candidate for the Ropar Lok Sabha constituency, Mr Shamsher Singh Dullo, today interacted with Mohali residents. |
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land acquisition tomorrow Over 500 landowners of the Mohali subdivision will hold a protest rally at the Sohana Singh Sabha gurdwara on April 26 against the acquisition of their land by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA). Particles in
soft drink bottle Mr D.K. Anand, a resident of Sector 36 here, has alleged that he had found some solid particles in a bottle of soft drink.
The excitement at Sector 17 Plaza was hard to miss. Amid hundreds of youngsters gathered around the mobile stage set up in the heart of the commercial centre, Pepsi kicked off its much awaited musical talent hunt — “ Pepsi Banja Sitara Yaraa”. Youngsters participate in “Pepsi Banjaa Sitara Yaraa” musical talent hunt organised in Sector 17 Plaza, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph Joti is GM of
Upper India Grand Lodge Bro Kapil Dev Joti was installed as Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Upper India at an impressive ceremony held at the Grand Plaza in Chandigarh by the Founder Grand Master Dr Narender Vasishta. A Clarification |
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Admission rush in govt
schools Literary function
for teachers Bhavan students
take out rally Seminar on education Chandigarh, April 24 A seminar to mark the global week on education was organised at Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, here yesterday. Dr Manmohan Kaur, Vice-President of the Indian Council for Child Welfare , was the chief guest.
For tiny tots it was a day full of fun. They splashed in a pool to escape the heat at J P Bal Niketan Public School in Sector 37 today. Kids enjoy in a pool at J P Bal Niketan Public School on Saturday. Hans Raj day
celebrations end Eurokids, a chain of pre-schools run in the country by Egmont Imagination, opened its branch in Sector 18 here.
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Aman
Verma’s ‘Khul ja sim sim’ thrills kids There was “masti” and magic all around as the popular TV game show, “Khul ja sim sim,” was presented with the same host, Aman Verma, at Yadavindra Public School (YPS) here this evening.
Film Review
Birinder Khullar, Chandigarh’s ‘flower woman’ is venturing out of her domain. After indulging in flowers and plants over the year, she has now decided to showcase handpicked range of collectibles, sourced from India and Indonesia. A wide range of handwoven fabrics on display at house number 137, Sector 9, in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph
Knitting:
revival of an old art Chani to bring Kaana Singh’s
“Khushboo” on screen Shimmer and
shine this summer Poetry book by
school student Punjabi flavour
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Students take part in a chess competition in the final round held at Tender Heart School, Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Saturday. — A Tribune photograph
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Of all candidates in the poll fray,
Mohammad Ibrahim Siddiqui stands out for two reasons. One, his asset declaration
form submitted to the Returning Officer shows a zero cash balance against his
name. Two, “The number of votes I will get will be an expression of the people’s
grievances against the governments in power, either here or at the Centre,” he
says.
