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Racket pushing minor girls into flesh trade unearthed
Chandigarh, February 27
A 14-year-old was abducted and thrice sold for just Rs 5,000. After being allegedly raped by persons who bought her she was finally handed over to a gang that abducted girls to further sell them in Delhi.

English Greek to UT villagers
Demand Punjabi as official language
Chandigarh, February 27
The largely Punjabi-speaking rural population in UT villages is being deprived of communicating with the government in their own language.

INTUC leader, 3 others hurt in firing
Panchkula, February 27
The controversial Himachal INTUC leader, Mr Amarjeet Singh Bawa, and three others were injured when they were allegedly shot at a petrol pump near the DSP office in Kalka today.



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Festival of Gardens concludes
Chandigarh, February 27
Home Secretary Chandigarh Administration, Krishna Mohan, awarded the winners of various competitions and events held during the 33rd Festival of Gardens on the concluding day today.

Children take part in a painting competition Children enjoy a camel-ride
Three-year-old, Aarti, performs a balancing act Artistes from Orissa perform folk dance

(Clockwise from top left ) Children take part in a painting competition; enjoy a camel-ride; artistes from Orissa perform folk dance; and three-year-old, Aarti, performs a balancing act at the Rose Festival in Rose Garden, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — Tribune photos by Pradeep Tewari

Octogenarian who breathes civil aviation
Chandigarh, February 27
For Mr Bansi Lal Nijhawan, 81, and perhaps one of the oldest members of Indian travel trade, life in civil aviation has come a full circle. Mr Nijhawan has joined his grandson, Ankush, in opening city’s first-ever travel boutique here yesterday while he continues to be with his son, Shyam, as General Sales Agent of British Airways for the entire North India for the past 31 years.



Mr Bansi Lal Nijhawan with his son Shyam (left) and grandson Ankush (right) in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph

Mr Bansi Lal Nijhawan with his son Shyam and grandson Ankush in Chandigarh

Dealing with dynamics of discrimination
Chandigarh, February 27
With education as her tool, Ratna Ghosh has constructed many a vital theory. Well regarded for quality research in the discipline, she was recently featured by Time magazine as one of the best educators in Canada.

 
COMMUNITY

High hopes from Finance Minister
Chandigarh, February 27
It is once again that time of the year when industrialists as well as the common man are looking forward to the Union Budget to be presented by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, tomorrow.

Grants to bogus NGOs regretted
Chandigarh, February 27
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission is not biased against any NGO. This was stated here today by Chairman Justice NC Jain. Justice Jain, who was speaking at inaugural function of the commission, the Association of Students for Human Rights Awareness, said here that it had always been the endeavour of the commission to encourage the “genuine” NGOs.
Justice NC Jain, Chairman of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, interacts with members of ASHRA, a human rights body formed by students, in Chandigarh
Justice NC Jain, Chairman of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission, interacts with members of ASHRA, a human rights body formed by students, in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Malkit Singh

25 Squadron undertakes difficult tasks
Chandigarh, February 27
From carrying out a daring night-landing at an obscure, unknown airfield in Central Asia to supporting the armed forces's commitments across the globe and maintaining an airbridge across the world's highest mountain range, it has been a challenging haul for the IAF's 25 Squadron.

Alumni of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, at a party near Chandigarh
Alumni of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, at a party near Chandigarh on Sunday.

Malayalees elated over train extension
Chandigarh, February 27
The Malayalee community in the region is elated at the announcement of extending Kerala Express (Trivendrum-New Delhi) till Chandigarh. The Malayalee Samajam, Mohali, today welcomed the news.

City to have ‘dog yard’
Chandigarh, February 27
The Municipal Corporation has decided to set up a ‘dog yard’ in the city. The place is planned as a nursing centre for stray dogs before and after their sterilisation.

Group hails FDI in real estate sector
Chandigarh, February 27
Samadhaan, a pressure group for social change, has welcomed the decision of the Union Cabinet to relax the conditions for FDI participation in the real estate sector. The group said the decision would be a step further to strengthen the infrastructure by attracting foreign investments in the construction and real estate sector.

 
CRIME

Property dispute: 3 of Amritsar family held
Mohali, February 27
The local police today arrested four persons, including three of a family from Amritsar, on the charge of trying to take forcible possession of a house they had reportedly sold to a Mohali resident.

Irritated husband fires at brother-in-law, family
Mohali, February 27
Irked by his wife’s behaviour, an ex-serviceman, Chetan Singh of Mauli village, today allegedly fired shots at his brother-in-law and his children in Sector 67 here. However, the family escaped unhurt.

 
LEISURE

Sadhna Sargam enthrals
If Bollywood star singer Sukhwinder Singh had bequeathed a majestic start to the musical bonanza at the Leisure Valley, it was Sadhna Sargam, again from Mumbai, whose melodic voice wafted across the entire ambience to enrich the fragrance of the roses on the concluding ceremony of the 33rd Festival of Roses organised by the Chandigarh Administration.

Tracking down lives of glitterati
Stardust, Savvy and Showtime, which track down the lives of glitterati, provide loads of spicy treat to us. The man managing these publications, Nari Hira, Managing Director, Magna, Publishing Company Limited, was here in the city today. The dynamic man is also running other reputed magazines like, Health and Society and Interiors. “I belong to a Sindhi family and it is very suitable name in our tradition,” he explains the mystery behind his name. Do not magazines act like a peeping tom, making public the secrets of filmstars, robbing the fun from their life?

 

Amrita Arora performs at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

Amrita Arora performs at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, Chandigarh

HEALTH

Sexually active elderly less prone to prostate cancer
Mohali, February 27
Elderly men who lead a sexually active life are less prone to prostate cancer than those who lead more saintly lives. Another effective method of reducing the risk of prostrate cancer is to eat green leafy vegetables, soya foods, tomatoes, fish and to top it all, bask in the sun.

Promoting idea of safe heart
Chandigarh, February 27
Over 25 cyclists participated in a cycle rally organised by the Chandigarh Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention Project, PGI, in collaboration with the Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association here today.

Cyclists take part in a rally organised by the Chandigarh Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention Project, PGI, and the Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association on Sunday.

Cyclists take part in a rally organised by the Chandigarh Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention Project, PGI, and the Chandigarh Amateur Cycling Association

Cervical spine injuries ‘challenge’ to anaesthetists
Chandigarh, February 27
If anaesthesia is indispensable for carrying out a successful surgery, then a mismanaged administration of anaesthesia can prove equally fatal as it can cause permanent disability or paralyses and even death of the patient.

Lecture on molecular biology
Mohali, February 27
Dr R.S. Atwal, professor at Cancer Research Institute at Philadelphia University, USA, delivered a lecture on molecular biology at the Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Tangori, near here yesterday.

 
SPORTS

Mannat, Sikandar adjudged best athletes
Chandigarh, February 27
Mannat Dhaliwal of Tagore House in the girls’ section and Sikandar Sharda of Aitchison House in the boys’ section were adjudged best athletes in the below-10 section on the concluding day of the 26th Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, athletics meet.

Students at the concluding function of the 26th annual athletic meet of the Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph
Students at the concluding function of the 26th annual athletic meet of the Yadavindra Public School, Mohali

Kaira fashions Barwala institute victory
Chandigarh, February 27
A brilliant partnership of 108 runs between Umesh Kaira (unbeaten 71) and Rubal Kapil (45) enabled JR Institute of Cricket Technology, Barwala, to beat Bharat Cricket Club by three wickets in the last league match of the Amartex Cricket Cup played today at Barwala, near Panchkula.

HFCL XI lift cricket title
Panchkula, February 27
A brilliant 54- run knock by Rahul Joshi helped HFCL XI to score seven-wicket victory over Spice XI in the Punjab Telecom Operators Friendship Cup Cricket Tournament concluded at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3, here today.
The winning team of HFCL XI, poses with the trophy of the Punjab Telecom Operators Friendship Cup Cricket Tournament
The winning team of HFCL XI, poses with the trophy of the Punjab Telecom Operators Friendship Cup Cricket Tournament, held at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Panchkula, on Sunday

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