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Ban on child labour activated; children still at work
‘Will the govt feed my family?’ asks a working child
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Chandigarh, October 10
Eight-year-old Ganpat knows nothing about the law that guarantees him complete freedom from work. All he knows is that his day starts earlier than dawn and ends later than sunset when the UT Secretariat complex goes to rest after a day of hectic activity.
Eight-year-old Ganpat washes utensils right next to the tea stall in the UT Secretariat Complex, Sector 9, where he works to supplement his family’s meagre income.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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Rodrigues sets deadline for lake projects
Chandigarh, October 10
Setting a deadline for the completion of two water bodies and a botanical garden near Patiala-ki-Rao for the south-western sectors and a park in Sector 23 by the end of this year, the Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), today asked senior officials of the Engineering Department to quicken the pace of construction and the execution of beautification plan.
Nutritional food to be served in hostels
Chandigarh, October 10
Menu cards in hostels of government colleges are in for a definite change and so are the rates for food from the next academic session. The change in the food arrangements will be complimented with an adequate infrastructure for physical workouts.
CPM asks Centre to cut petrol, diesel prices
Chandigarh, October 10
The CPM general secretary, Mr Prakash Karat, today urged the Manmohan Singh government to slash the prices of petroleum products, especially petrol and diesel, as their prices in the international market had gone down.
Corbusier’s designs seem like poetry in stone: expert
Chandigarh, October 10
At a time when Chandigarh is vying for an inscription on UNESCO’s heritage list, the observations made by celebrated architect Raj Rewal seem pertinent. In Chandigarh today to participate in the city’s heritage week celebrations, Rewal steered the debate on the relevance of Chandigarh’s architecture in the desired direction and offered a new perspective to it.
Dimpy’s wife wants case transferred to CBI
Chandigarh, October 10
Accusing the Chandigarh Police of going slow in the murder of her husband Prabjinder Singh Dimpy, who was shot dead at Sukhna Lake on July 7, his wife Pawandeep Kaur reitrerated her demand for the transfer of investigations to the CBI.
6 injured in PU clash
Chandigarh, October 10
At least six students belonging to the Panjab University Students Union were brought to the Sector 16 General Hospital late tonight with serious injuries after an alleged clash with the activists of the SOPU (Students Organisation of Panjab University) took place in Hostel No. 6 on the campus.
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Watch out
Seventeen-year-old Kinshuk Sharma, ranking sixth in boys under-18 section, made a flying start in the DSL National Tennis Championship which started in New Delhi on Tuesday. Kinshuk made short work of Vinayak Sharma 7-6, 6-2 and Moan Chillar 6-3, 6-1to enter the next round.
Kinshuk Sharma
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In Town
Jeff Gralnick, Special Consultant (Internet and New Media Technologies), NBC News, will be in town on Wednesday for an interactive discussion on “Trends In Global Media”. The discussion is being organised by the Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America at the Chandigarh Press Club.
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Passing Through
What are McDonald’s expansion plans in the North?
We are planning to open at least 12 more outlets in the tier II towns of Punjab and Haryana. These will be located at Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, Rajpura, Bathinda, Nawanshahr and Jagadhri, besides five outlets in Chandigarh itself.
Vikram Bakshi, Managing Director, Connaught Plaza Restaurants, which runs McDonald’s joints in North India. |
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Approval given to MC agendas
Chandigarh, October 10
The Finance and Contract Committee of the Municipal Corporation accorded approval to various agendas, including permission to install cellular transmission towers at various water works/complaint centre locations in the city after seeking offers from different cellular companies.
126 fighter planes to be inducted into IAF: Rao
Chandigarh, October 10
The Union Minister of State for Defence Production, Rao Inderjit Singh, said here today that the phobia of inquiries often delayed the purchase of equipment for the defence forces in the country.
He admitted that as a result of delay in purchasing defence equipment, the
number of squadrons with the Indian Air Force had come down from 39 to 30.
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NCC to raise polo team soon
Chandigarh, October 10
As part of its drive to give an impetus to sports and adventure activities, the National Cadet Corps will be raising its own polo team in the near future.
Additional Director-General, NCC, Major-Gen R.K. Karwal (centre), during his visit to review a naval wing training camp at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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HAL overburdened, says minister
Chandigarh, October 10
Terming public sector aviation giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to be overburdened, Minister of State for Defence Production, Rao Inderjit Singh said that several measures were in the pipeline to improve the performance of defence public sector undertakings.
Seelam Sohi stakes claim on Banur segment
Zirakpur, October 10
Even as the Punjab Assembly elections are almost four months away, the electoral scene in the Banur segment has hotted up with Ms Seelam Sohi, senior Punjab Pradesh Congress
Committee leader and widow of veteran Congres leader Ravinder Singh Sohi, today throwing her hat in the electoral ring.
A voice of reason in Pakistan
Chandigarh, October 10
Even after writing on women's issues for 46 long years, poet Kishwar Naheed has lost none of her fire. As one of Pakistan's best-known feminist poets, her prose echoes the struggles of women she chronicles so poignantly in her verses.
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Labourers organise rally
Chandigarh, October 10
On a call given by the Federation of Indian Trade Union, labourers from Punjab and Haryana organised a rally from the local railway station to Matka Chowk in Sector 17 yesterday.
Labourers from Punjab and Haryana raise slogans against the state governments at Matka Chowk, Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Monday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Screw found in restaurant dish
Chandigarh, October 10
A family outing on the Karva Chauth evening for Mr Amit Mann and his friends turned out to be an unpleasant affair during dinner at Captain’s Retreat
restaurant in Sector 35 here this evening when a screw was found in the ‘hare bhare kabab’ dish.
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Women participate in the Karva Chauth puja at a temple in Sector 38, Chandigarh,
on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
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Lakhani not to get prize money
Chandigarh, October 10
In less than 24 hours after motor rallyist Yogesh Lakhani was arrested by Chandigarh Police on the allegations of participating in the annual Raid de Himalaya motor race on a stolen bike, the Himachal Motor Sports Association
has decided to withhold the prize money which was to be paid to him.
Legal rights of mentally challenged discussed
Chandigarh, October 10
To observe the World Mental Health Day, the State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, today organised a legal-awareness campaign for mentally challenged children at the Sadhana Society for Mentally Handicapped children, Rein Basera, Manimajra, here.
Concert to help poor children
Chandigarh, October 10
In an effort to save the lives of poor children suffering from cardiac disorders, Spice Telecom, Rotary Club and its youth wing, Rotaract Club, Chandigarh, will organise a fund-raiser rock concert.
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