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Chandigarh, October 8
Lankan cricketers and their coach Tom Moody had a pleasant shock before they left the city here this afternoon.
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Muralitharan pinches on his arm . — The photographs were clicked by Tribune lensman Vinay Malik at Hotel Taj in Chandigarh on
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Motorists lose way as marriage palaces make hay
Zirakpur, October 8
Parking chaos is back on the busy Zirakpur-Panchkula highway with a bang in the wake of the onset of the marriage
season. In fact, it is becoming a nightmarish experience to drive on the
highway with hundreds of vehicles parked on both sides of the road dotted with
marriage palaces and resorts, making it an accident-prone area.
Gursewak
booked for ‘clicking’ girl in bathroom
Panchkula, October 8
The Chandimandir police today
booked Punjabi singer Gursewak Mann on the complaint of Neha Thakur, a
student of the IAS Training Centre, Panjab University, for taking the
picture of the complainant on his mobile phone in ladies’ toilet and
assaulting her.
Is Dhawan planning to join BJP?
Chandigarh, October 8
In an interesting turn of events in the local political scenario, Mr Harmohan
Dhawan, a former Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation in the Janata Dal government in 1989, is hobnobbing actively with the Bharatiya Janata Party these days.
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Watch out
Dr C.K. Jerath, Honorary Secretary, Chandigarh Amateur Boxing Association and vice-president, Indian Amateur Boxing Federation, is accompanying the Chandigarh boxing contingent, as a technical member/delegate of the Asian Men Boxing Championship to be held at Calangute
(Goa). The meet is going to commence on Monday and will continue till
October 16.
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In Town
The Euphoria, one of the most famous and successful bands of India, will perform at the Pinjore Heritage Festival at the Yadavindra Gardens in Pinjore today. The band, led by Dr Palash Sen, a qualified orthopaedician, is known for its combination of different music types. Their
different style has helped them create an audience from themselves as an
alternative to the dominant Indian film or classical music.
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Passing Through
How are you feeling to be here?
I am excited to be part of the All-India Inter-Varsity Swimming Meet at
Panjab University. I cannot forget this place because this is the pool
where I won the first national bronze medal in the Diving High Board
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Pricey veggies upset household budgets
Chandigarh, October 8
Low stocks and steep increase in demand for onions is going to upset budgets in most households. In the past one week, the prices of onions have gone up from Rs 7 per kg, to Rs 10-12 per kg, and are likely to increase further in the next few days.
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Don’t pardon Afzal, asserts Venkaiah
Chandigarh, October 8
“Mohammad Afzal Guru should not be pardoned and should be hanged on the date decided by the Supreme Court,” said Mr Venkaiah Naidu, vice-president of the BJP.
“Can political parties give an assurance that if he is pardoned,
terrorism will end?” he asked.
Venkaiah Naidu
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Dispute over parking space at car bazar
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Chandigarh, October 8
Inability on the part of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to regularise the parking area for the Sunday car bazar today resulted in tension between a car dealer and the owner of “World of Whiskies” in Sector 7 here this afternoon.
Trucks parked at the car bazar in Sector 7, Chandigarh, on
Sunday. — A Tribune photograph
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Mass marriages solemnised
Mohali, October 8
As many as 13 couples from poor families tied the knot at a special ceremony held at the Shri Guru Ravidas Bhavan, Phase VII, here today.
The mass marriage was organised by the Punjabi Cultural and Welfare Society in
collaboration with the Sukhdev Singh Gill Memorial Welfare Club.
De-addiction centre to be sealed
Mohali, October 8
The SDM of Mohali today ordered the sealing of Paras Drug De-addiction Centre in Phase 3B2 here following allegations that the addicts were being treated inhumanly at the centre.
Kangra Mahajan Assn celebrates anniversary
Chandigarh, October 8
The Kangra Valley Mahajan Association, Chandigarh, celebrated its third birth anniversary here today.
Prof Satyavan Bhatnagar, President, said the association had disbursed
financial aid to the tune of Rs 60,000 among 29 school-going children in
2005-06.
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Sai Baba’s death anniversary observed
Chandigarh, October 8
Religious fervour marked the death anniversary function of Sri Sai Baba here yesterday.
A shobha yatra, which started from Sai Baba Temple in Sector 29, passed through
various sectors, including Sector 30,20,21, 22 and 34, before culminating at
Sector 29.
A view of the shobha yatra to mark the death anniversary of Sri Sai Baba in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— A Tribune photograph
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