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Kharar Murder Case
Sedatives purchased from Mohali
Kharar, March 3
The sedatives given to Bhupinder Kaur, who was allegedly murdered by her daughter and lover of the girl here on Monday night, were purchased from Mohali.
Dholis keep up the enthusiasm of Haryana Congress President Bhajan Lal’s supporters, even as the day went in
anticipation of the announcement of name of the next Chief Minister of Haryana. Mr Bhajan Lal’s supporters waited outside his Sector 8 residence in Panchkula all day, hoping that their leader would be named Chief Minister.
— Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma |
Reverification drive in illegal colonies from March 15
Chandigarh, March 3
The Estate Office will hold a reverification-cum-confirmation survey of residents of colony Number 5 for a week beginning on March 15.
Kalagram to be promoted on Suraj Kund pattern
Chandigarh, March 3
Kalagram is going to emerge as a major centre for the promotion of art and culture with annual fairs on the pattern of Suraj
Kund. An announcement in this regard was made at the combined 21st meeting of
the executive board and 19th meeting of the governing body of the North Zone
Cultural Centre held under the chairmanship of Governor of Punjab and
Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh-cum-Chairman, NZCC, General S.F.
Rodrigues (retd), at Jaipur.
Leg amputation case: no relief for family
Chandigarh, March 3
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed the petition of the mother of the 15-year-old student of St John’s High School, Abhishek Ahluwalia, whose leg was amputated following the alleged negligence of two doctors of a leading private hospital.
Stray dog bites 15 persons
Panchkula, March 3
It was a rude shock for almost 15 persons, when a stray dog suddenly pounced
on them near Sector 6 market, and bit them one by one. The dog was later done to death by shopkeepers and cops.
Delimitation Board meeting cancelled
Mohali, March 3
The very first meeting of the Delimitation Board, which was scheduled to be held in the office of the Chairman of the board - cum-SDM tomorrow, has been cancelled.
The meeting was to be held for discussing the delimination of municipal wards as elections to the civic body are due this year.
Experts welcome new savings proposals
Chandigarh, March 3
The Budget proposal allowing deduction of up to Rs 1 lakh of savings from taxable income and rationalisation of exemptions offered to investors under various sections of the IT Act will give a boost to the insurance sector.
Budget ‘leaves senior citizens poorer’
Mohali, March 3
A former member of the Consumer Court, Chandigarh, Mr H.S. Walia, said here today that the Union Budget proposals had adversely affected senior citizens making them poorer by thousands of rupees.
Sales tax collections up
Chandigarh, March 3
Sales tax collection in the city has shot up by more than 21 per cent from Rs 306 crore in February last year to Rs 372 crore in the corresponding period this year.
200 attend yoga camp
Chandigarh, March 3
Over 200 persons are attending the ongoing yoga camp being organised by the Gayatri Parivar in the Sector 46-C park here.
According to a press note, the camp was being conducted by Sarita Gupta, Pariyanka Rai, Preeti Tonk and Vinita Singh.
A view of the yoga camp being organised by the Gayatri Parivar in Sector 46, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
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Langar for hospital patients starts
Panchkula, March 3
The Vishwas Foundation, Panchkula, has started a free langar for poor patients and their attendants at General Hospital, Sector 6. The foundation volunteers will every day provide lunch to about 100 persons on the premises of the hospital.
Members of the Vishwas Foundation serve free langar to poor patients and their attendants at General Hospital, Sector-6, Panchkula, on Thursday.
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Creche for children of working women opened
Chandigarh, March 3
The Kanopi Kids Club, a creche, for keeping the children of working women was launched in the city yesterday.
Ms Ruchika Jain said, “Today, most of the parents are working and staying in nuclear families. They go to work carrying the guilt of leaving their little ones in the care of the maid.
The Kanopi Kids Club that was inaugurated at Sector 21 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. |
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Black-badge protest by insurance staff
Chandigarh, March 3
A massive demonstration was organised by employees and officers of four public sector joint insurance companies in front of the regional office of New India Insurance Company Ltd to press the management for an early acceptance of their genuine demands.
CAT upholds plea of 2 librarians
Chandigarh, March 3
The Central Administrative Tribunal today stayed the move of the UT Education Department to withdraw the arrears amount paid to two librarians after the revision of their pay scales.
679 youths clear Assam Rifles physical test
Chandigarh, March 3
Despite tough physical standards laid down for candidates, a good number of youth form Punjab cleared the physical test conducted by the Assam Rifles at the Police Lines, Sector 26, here.
Sanchar Nigam employees stage dharna
Chandigarh, March 3
About 150 members of the All-India Sanchar Nigam Limited Executives Association
and the Sanchar Nigam Executive’s Association, India SNEA (I), Chandigarh, jointly protested against the “indifferent attitude” of the BSNL management and staged a dharna in front of the office of GMT, Punjab, Sector 34, and the office of the Principal General Manager, Sector 18, here today.
Maximum temperature up in city
Chandigarh, March 3
The skies cleared up today and the maximum temperature touched the 32ºC mark and this was at 6 degrees above the normal. The minimum temperature recorded was 15ºC, 4 degrees above the normal.
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