THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
C H A N D I G A R H
Top stories | Community | Crime | Business | Education
Culture | Leisure | Health | Sports | Administration

TOP STORIES

Match tickets elude enthusiasts
Chandigarh, March 6
There was complete chaos among ticket seekers outside the sale counter of PCA Complex, today. Fans were crying foul over the few tickets left for them.
A family which arrived from Lahore on their first visit to India, at Sector 16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh on Sunday.

A family which arrived from Lahore on their first visit to India, at Sector 16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Most Pak guests from Lahore
Chandigarh, March 6
From Lahore to Mohali, the journey of brotherhood via sports began this evening with the arrival of special guests from Pakistan.
Guests from Pakistan being welcomed on their arrival from Lahore at Sector-16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh on Sunday evening. Pakistani cricket player Shahid Afridi after a practice session at PCA Stadium, Mohali on Sunday.

Guests from Pakistan being welcomed on their arrival from Lahore at Sector-16 cricket stadium in Chandigarh on Sunday evening.
— A Tribune photograph

Pakistani cricket player Shahid Afridi after a practice session at PCA Stadium, Mohali on Sunday.
— Photo by Pradeep Tewari


Cricket stars shine in Mohali

2000 cops deployed for security
Mohali, March 6
Over 2000 Punjab police personnel from across the state would guard the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium during the five-day cricket test match between India and Pakistan starting on March 8. 		Warm welcome for Pak guests
Chandigarh, March 6
“I have come to take my brothers home. They are coming from the other side of the border and will be at sea here. I want to take them personally to my house so that they are saved from the anxiety at a new place”.





The only Hindu in the Pakistani cricket team, spinner Danish Kaneria prepares to test Indian batsmen in his first ever Test in India.
The only Hindu in the Pakistani cricket team, spinner Danish Kaneria prepares to test Indian batsmen in his first ever Test in India. — A Tribune photograph

 

EARLIER STORIES
 
Pakistani cricket players Abdul Razzaq (left) and Yousuf Youhana with their families at Hotel Mountview, Chandigarh on Sunday. Indian cricket players Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh in Chandigarh on Sunday.

Pakistani cricket players Abdul Razzaq (left) and Yousuf Youhana with their families at Hotel Mountview, Chandigarh on Sunday.

Indian cricket players Sachin Tendulkar and Harbhajan Singh in Chandigarh on Sunday. — Tribune photographs

Sachin visits salon
Chandigarh, March 6
Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh visited a designer salon at Sector 11 in the afternoon here today. They obliged cricket fans and staff of the salon with their autographs.

Conference on science policy begins today
Chandigarh, March 6
A four-day conference on "Science and Technology Policy: Future Challenges in the Context of Globalisation", cosponsored by UNESCO, Department of Science and Technology, CSIR, Department of Biotechnology and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum will be inaugurated by the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Ocean Development, Mr. Kapil Sibal, at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) on Monday.

Passing Thru: Dr Anil Gulati

 
COMMUNITY

Decline in mobile phone users: survey
Chandigarh, March 6
The number of mobile phone users in the city has come down to 3,48,157 connections in 2003-2004 from 4,56,322 in 2001-2002. However, Internet connections have increased to 18,319 in 2003-2004 from 1,751 connections in 2001-2002.

GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lieut-Gen S. Pattabhiraman interacts with retired parachute officers in Chandigarh on Saturday. Retired paratroopers hold get-together
Chandigarh, March 6
To maintain the espirit d' corps and strengthen old associations, a large number of veteran paratroopers got-together for a social evening at the Defence Services Offices Institute here yesterday.

GOC-in-C, Western Command, Lieut-Gen S. Pattabhiraman (left) interacts with retired parachute officers in Chandigarh on Saturday. — A Tribune photo

Sullage lies along an open drain in Daria village. Choked drains bane of Daria village
Chandigarh, March 6
Cleanliness has been a major problem in Daria village. Like many other villages in the UT, structures mushrooming outside the lal dora in Daria village are chocking the basic amenities. With meager funds, the village panchayat is finding it hard to maintain the amenities.

Sullage lies along an open drain in Daria village. — A Tribune photograph

Sewage overflows at Mataur village, near Mohali. Blocked sewer has residents fuming
Mohali, March 5
Residents of Mataur village have been living amidst filth for the past one month. A sewer in the village has been blocked.

Sewage overflows at Mataur village, near Mohali. — A Tribune photograph

Experts share information on environment laws
Chandigarh, March 6
Nuances related to environment acts and laws were discussed at length during a day-long workshop organised by the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s regional office at the CII in Sector 32 yesterday.

The new sign boards in Panchkula leave no room for advertisements. New sign boards on roads sans ads
Panchkula, March 6
The commuters to the township have never had it so easy. Gone are the days when commuters had to scan through advertisements on signboards indicating various sectors, in order to know the sector they were passing by. These have now been replaced by swank blue signboards.

The new sign boards in Panchkula leave no room for advertisements.
— A Tribune photograph

Expert worried over tapestries’ condition
Chandigarh, March 6
An expert in the conservation of tapestries today expressed concern over the dilapidated condition of the tapestries hanging in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Jawan waging battle on pension front
Chandigarh, March 6
An army jawan who was posted to high altitude area against the advice of medical specialists, is now waging a battle on another front. After being released from service on medical grounds, he is now struggling to get his disability pension sanctioned.

A view of a blood donation camp at Garhwal Bhavan, Sector 29, Chandigarh on Sunday.
A view of a blood donation camp at Garhwal Bhavan, Sector 29, Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Masons dwell on sacred law
Chandigarh, March 6
The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Upper India observed its anniversary celebrations at Chimney Heights on the Chandigarh-Patiala road in Zirakpur last evening.

Blood camp
Chandigarh, March 6
The Tribune Employees Union will organise a blood donation camp to mark the International Women’s Day on the Tribune office premises here tomorrow.

 
CRIME

Cop’s wife commits suicide
Chandigarh, March 6
A 28-year-old mother of two children and wife of a Punjab police head constable today hanged herself to death from a fan in her house in Sector 39.

Man dies, wife hurt in mishap
Panchkula, March 6
A motorcyclist died on the spot and his wife received injuries when a crane approaching from the opposite direction collided head-on with their vehicle on the Panchkula-Ramgarh road in Madanpura village, this evening.

Two killed in mishap on highway
Dera Bassi, March 6
Two persons were killed in separate accidents on the killer Kalka-Ambala highway in last 24 hours.
BUSINESS

Bank’s loan mela for women ends
Chandigarh, March 6
Going by the good response to the exhibition-cum-sales called Can-Bazar organised by Chandigarh circle of Canara Bank, the bank plans to organise more such bazars in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal in the coming fiscal.

 
EDUCATION

City schools have ‘high vehicular pollution’
Chandigarh, March 6
Most private schools in Chandigarh have an exceedingly high number of private vehicles entering their immediate premises every day. A study conducted by the Environment Society of India (ESI) to analyse greenhouse gas emission effect on students due to heavy vehicular presence in school vicinity has thrown up interesting results.

1,000 DAV students short of lectures
Chandigarh, March 6
DAV College, Sector 10, here, which was recently granted A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore, has reason not to feel elated. Its approximately 1,000 students are reportedly running short of lectures.

A fine blend of academics & co-curricular activities
In less than three decades Sri Guru Harkrishan Model School, Sector-38-D, has achieved unprecedented recognition and standing in the field of education. It is permanently recognised by the Education Department, Chandigarh Administration. It is affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi. Our students have been showing outstanding results in the Classes X and XII board examinations.

 

CULTURE

Kalagram to be focal point for art promotion
Chandigarh, March 6
will gradually become a focal point for the promotion of art and culture activities in the region. It will also be structured to ensure that the younger generations imbibe the rich values of culture.

Leisure

Students of the Department of Mass Communication, Panjab University, shoot a documentary in Chandigarh. Documenting an army of Bridget Jones
Seeking out the unknown sisters of the celebrated literary icon Bridget Jones is their aim. A group of four confident young girls with a camera in hand are out in Chandigarh seeking out single women who will be willing to talk about their lives and the choice they made to go through life alone in a short digital documentary titled ‘Army of Bridget Jones’ that they are shooting.

Students of the Department of Mass Communication, Panjab University, shoot a documentary in Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

Students perform in a programme “Ek Sham Himachal Ke Naam: at Law Auditorium in Panjab University, Chandigarh on Sunday. A cultural evening by HP students
A cultural programme presented by the Himachal Pradesh Student Union (HPSU) titled ‘Ek shaam Himachal ke Naam’ held at Panjab University, today, truly brought out the youthful element. Full of life, it vividly depicted the culture of Himachal Pradesh.

Students perform in a programme “Ek Sham Himachal Ke Naam: at Law Auditorium in Panjab University, Chandigarh on Sunday. — Photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Two books released
The Sanyog Arts presented sugam sangeet and mushaira at the DAV College auditorium on Saturday. The programme, “Namaaz-e-Mahabbat”, marked the release of two books “Ashqaa da Vanjara” in Punjabi and “Namaaz-e-Mohabbat” in Hindi written by Dr Jaigopal Kochhar, popularly known as Ashaq Amritsari. Legal luminary P.C. Singla released the books in the presence of Dr D.P. Singhal, Dr Gurcharan Singh, former Chairmen of Guru Ravi Dass Chair, Panjab University, and the Punjab School Education Board, respectively.

HEALTH

12 pc city residents iodine deficient
Chandigarh, March 6
More than 12 per cent residents of Chandigarh are suffering from iodine deficiency, which makes the city prone to endemic diseases like goitre. This was stated by the Medical Superintendent and Joint Director Health Service, Chandigarh, Dr Usha Bishnoi Kapoor, at an awareness camp organised at Government High School, Sector 11.

Ayurveda gaining popularity
Chandigarh, March 6
Patients suffering from chronic diseases are taking recourse to ayurvedic system which have yielded positive results’. We have treated such chronic patients, who did not have much success with such premier institutions as the PGI, Chandigarh, and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, claimed Dr Madan Gulati, the SMO in charge of the Sector 24 ayurvedic dispensary and Deputy Director(Ayurveda).

Stress can aggravate vitiligo, say experts
Chandigarh, March 6
Stress can aggravate vitiligo, a common disease in which white patches start appearing on the skin. And the first step in the direction of a perfect cure for this disorder lies in distressed environment where the patient should not worry about the disease, which is fully treatable and not at all infectious.

Workshop on hernia held
Chandigarh, March 6
About 500 patients were operated upon for hernia every year in military hospitals and out of these, 20 per cent are serving soldiers. This was highlighted out at a workshop on hernia, organised by Command Hospital, Chandimandir, today.

 

SPORTS

Sports meet concludes
Patiala, March 6
The 4th annual inter-zone central sports meet of the State Bank of Patiala concluded at the Government College of Physical Education ground here today.

Ajay Singh enters finals of boxing tourney
Chandigarh, March 6
Ajay Singh of Chandigarh Yellow secured a berth in the finals under the light heavyweight category beating Vijay Chaudhary of Madhya Pradesh in the 12th All-India Invitation AK Misra Memorial Boxing Championship held at the Skating Rink, Sector 10, here today. Mr Bhupinder Singh, treasurer, Haryana Olympic Association, presented the bronze medals to the winners.

Hardeep is Mr Chandigarh
Chandigarh, March 6
Hardeep Singh of Bon Sante, Sector 17, Chandigarh, was declared 4th Classic Mr Chandigarh in the 16th Mr Chandigarh Body Building Championship held today at the DAV College Auditorium, Sector 10. In this meet, 65 bodybuilders from various health clubs took part. Jatinder Singh also from Bon Sante won the second place and Inder Mohan also from same club was placed third.

Indo-Pak kabaddi match on March 11
Zirakpur, March 6
To strengthen Indo-Pak relationship, Sanjh Dilan Diya Di Sports Club, Zirakpur, with the Zirakpur Nagar Panchayat and the Zirakpur Property Dealers Association has decided to organise Kadabbi and Wrestling matches between Indian and Pakistan teams. The matchers would be organised in Zirakpur on March 11.

City cycle polo team to leave for Howrah
Chandigarh, March 6
The Chandigarh cycle polo team will leave for Howrah (Kolkata ) to take part in a seven-day 27th Senior (men) Cycle Polo Championship to be held from March 7 to 13. The team was selected after conducting two-month coaching at DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 under the supervision of Mr Vijay Jaiswal, Inspector Jagbir Singh and Mr Ravinder Talwar.

ADMINISTRATION

Estate Office records a click away
Chandigarh, March 6
The entire records of the Estate Office will be available on the website, said Mr Arun Kumar, Deputy Commissioner and the Estate Officer, in a press note here.
 Top
HOME PAGE | Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Opinions |
| Business | Sports | World | Mailbag | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi |
| Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail |