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SETTLED: As many as three cases were settled at a provident fund adalat organised at the Office of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner in Sector 17 here. The next adalat will be held on December 12, according to a press note. DSP HONOURED: The Social and Welfare Society, Sector 38, today felicitated its patron, Mr KIP Singh, on Sunday on his promotion as the DSP in Chandigarh Police. Mr Surinder Verma, general secretary highlighted the objectives and activities of the society. Mr BM Khanna, president, presented a cheque of Rs 5,100 towards the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. BAL DIVAS: The World Peace Mission Trust observed Bal Divas on Sunday at its literacy centre with the children of labourers from near the Gurudwara Sector 49, here. The services of the
mission founder, Mr Avtar Singh Sethi, were highlighted. Woollens donated by Mr Sanjay Gabba and reading and writing material donated by Mr B L Jain, proprieter Dev Darshan Dhoop Industries, and Mr Pawan Kumar Garg of Sector 46. They were distributed among children. Mr Danesh
Kakkar, an industrialist, presided over the function and donated Rs 5100 for the children.
Old students’
meet: The Alumni Association of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Chandigarh, organised an old students’ meet in the college multipurpose hall. The function commenced with a welcome note by Ms Prabjot Kaur, General Secretary of the alumni association. A cultural programme and play ‘zindagi’ were performed on the occasion. The chief guest of the function was Ms Anu Chatrath, Mayor of the city. She also inaugurated the Nescafe coffee shop in the college. Seminar: UK-based Oxford Business College organised a seminar at Hotel Piccadilly on Sunday. A power-point presentation and a film about the Oxford Business College, London School of Media and Training and School of Asian Performing Arts were shown in the seminar. Ms Cynthia Mc Laughlin informed about the business management degree, business computing degree, MBA, CIM, PG Diploma in marketing and some new courses like one year and two years PG Diploma in video production, media management, acting and drama courses. A special scholarship scheme for Punjab was also announced wherein free tickets will be given to selected students. Music competition:
Pepsi — “Symphony 2005”, a music competition for schools and colleges was organised at Kalagram on Sunday. The day long event saw students from schools and colleges participate in four categories — western group, western solo, Hindi solo and Punjabi solo. The competition resulted in eight winners and runners up being chosen along with two overall winners. Artistes Bobby Cash, Band ‘Stampede’, John and Harjit Singh were the judges for the event.
MOHALI
Medical Camp: As many as 57 children were examined during a medical camp organised for children and newborns at the Cheema Medical Complex Phase IV here on Sunday. The children were examined by Dr
V.J.S. Virdi Paediatrician and Paediatric Nephrologist. Free medical advice, medicines and patient education material were provided on the occasion. Dr B.S Cheema said the camp was held to mark Children’s Day. Healthy baby
show: A healthy baby show was organised at Charak Child Care clinic, here on Sunday. More than 200 kids in 0-4 year age group participated in the different age categories. The judges based their assessment on overall growth, development, vaccination and their interaction with the kids. The judges included Ms Anu Mahajan, Dr Parminder, Dr Harpreet Ms Sanjana Goyal. The show was conducted at the Shri Laxminarayan Mandir. The winners included: (0-1 yr)— Simrat Pal,
Arnav, Urmeet; (1-2 yr)— Harmanjot, Dev, Pari; (2-3) yr— Sargam,
Armaan, Suhani; (3-4 yr)— Tanvee, Ananya, Ekam. PANCHKULA
Meeting: A meeting of the Senior Citizens Association of Kalka was held at Kalka under the chairmanship of Mr S.S. Nanda here on Sunday. The meeting was called in order to discuss the preparations for the forthcoming Pensioner’s Day celebrations on December 17. The members also discussed problems being faced by them, in dealing with the public offices. Flayed: The Citizens Welfare Association has decried the poor law and order situation in the town. In a press release, Mr S.K. Nayar, president of the association, said cases of theft, burglary, eve teasing etc were on the rise. Blaming the large-scale migrant population for the rising crime graph, Mr Nayar exhorted the police to be more watchful. Launched: Simoco Telecommunucations (South Asia), launched its new alliance with Gianmt China
HYT, for new range of two-way radio at Gymkhana Club, Sector 6, on Saturday. The HYT team led by Mr Andy
Chao, Director Sales, and Simoco team led by Mr Madhu Kumar, vice-president, were present on the occasion.
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