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Report on case of harassment submitted
Chandigarh, November 18
Seven days after the alleged harassment of a Sector 16 Government Model Senior Secondary School girl, the UT District Education Officer Kamla Bains has reportedly submitted the preliminary inquiry report to the Director, Public Instructions (S), Ashwani Kumar, only to be submitted to UT Home Secretary Krishan Mohan.
68-yr-old’s ordeal to get back ‘kidnapped’ son
Chandigarh, November 18
His declining health fails to dent his determination to get back his “kidnapped” mentally challenged 26-year-old son from the “custody” of a Mumbai-based taxi driver.
Determined to find his lost son, Pandit Parasnath Shukla shows the picture of his son, Mukesh Kumar, at his Sector 32 residence in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— A Tribune photograph
Boy dies in mishap
Chandigarh, November 18
A teenaged migrant labourer from Bihar who had come to the city in search of a job was seriously hurt in a road accident after being hit by a vehicle on the road dividing Sectors 34 and 21, here, this evening.
Watch out
Mr Jit Kumar Gupta, chairman of the Chandigarh and Punjab Chapter of the Indian Institute of Architects, will present a paper on 'Chandigarh Capital City — a blend of traditions and modernisation' at the Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Switzerland.
In Town
Noted Pakistani writer and chairman of the International Punjabi Conference
Fakhar Zaman will be in Panchkula on Sunday. He will be felicitated by the Haryana Urdu Akademi for his contribution in the field of literature and improvement of Indo-Pakistan relations.
Passing Through
What brings you to Chandigarh?
Indian Roads Congress begins
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Panchkula, November 18
The 67th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC), the most-prestigious annual congregation of the top brass of highway engineers of the country, got off to a flying start here today.
A family goes round the technical exhibition organised as part of the 67th session of the Indian Roads Congress in Panchkula on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
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Rs 3 lakh for orphaned girl
Mohali, November 18
Nearly Rs 3 lakh were collected through donations to help Isha, a five-year-old girl, who lost her parents and brother in a road accident in September.
Donation boxes for Isha being opened at the Silvi Pak in Mohali on Saturday.
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Rotarians asked to do more for society
Chandigarh, November 18
“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it”
With these lines from the ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’, Governor of Punjab and
UT Administrator General S. F. Rodrigues(retd) concluded his talk to Rotarians
on the occasion of the Rotary Asia Zone Institute 2006 at the Taj today.
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| From left to right: Governor Punjab and UT Administrator Gen S.F.
Rodrigues (retd), Rotary International Director and Institute Convener, Noraseth
Pathmanand, Trustee of Rotary Foundation of Rotary International Ron Burton and Director, Policy (Ecology), Ministry of
Defence, Government of India, Col Parkash Tewari at the plenary session of the Rotary Asia Zone Institute 2006 at the Taj in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik |
A day of unbridled fun for 150 poor kids, courtesy Rotary
Chandigarh, November 18
Neither the showers in the day, nor the subsequent chilly nip in the evening air could dampen the enthusiasm of the 150-odd children coming from economically weaker sections of
Uchai, Mauli Jagran and Bapu Dham, who gathered at the Rock Garden for an evening of fun, feast and fiesta.
Children from Bapu Dham, Mauli Jagran and Uchai have the time of their lives at a party organised for them by Rotary International at the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on Saturday. Also seen in the background are Rotarians from the Rotary International swinging with them.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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Sappers celebrate 226th anniversary with elegance
Chandigarh, November 18
Keeping in line with the high traditions of the Indian Army, the Corps of Engineers,more popularly known as Sappers, celebrated their 226th anniversary with pomp and gaiety at Headquarters Western Command Headquarters, Chandimandir, today.
WARD WATCH
Development a tall task
Chandigarh, November 18
Ward number 5 has been an uphill task for development, as unlike other wards, it consists of villages and colonies. Consisting of Sectors 25, 25 (West) E.W.S. Colony, Khudda Jassu, Khudda Lahora, Sarangpur, EWS Colony of Dhanas, Milk Colony and Housing Board Colony of Dhanas and Dadu Majra Colony (38 West), and east road leading to Chandigarh from Mullanpur, (before delimitation).
From France, with open arms
Chandigarh, November 18
Victor Hugo in 1849 had said, ‘The day will come when there will be no battlefields in Europe other than markets open to trade and the spirit open to ideas,’ and today this august French writer’s words could not be truer.
As ESSCA - Ecole Superieure Des Sciences Commerciales D’Angers - a
100-year-old prominent business school in France, came calling to Chandigarh
today to recruit students for masters programmes, through the Alliance Francaise
de Chandigarh’s EduFrance Desk (Sector 36), representative spoke at length
about “all eyes on India now”.
Alain Ouvrieu
Workshop for women
Chandigarh, November 18
The Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) today organised a workshop for women on the theme “Building positive self-esteem”.The workshop was facilitated by Dr Neena Verma, a consultant trainer specialising in applied behavioural science.
Goa delegation meets Rodrigues
Chandigarh, November 18
A 22-member delegation of North Goa Zila Panchayat called on the Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Gen (Retd) S.F. Rodrigues, here this evening.
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