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Weather fails to deter campaigners
Chandigarh, December 10
Undeterred by the cold and fog, the candidates of different political
parties today campaigned door-to-door and held meetings with residents
of their respective wards in order to woo them.
Avian visitors come calling
Chandigarh, December 10
Hundreds of avian visitors from the snowbound areas of the Himalayas,
Mongolia, Afghanistan, China and parts of Central Asia have descended
on Sukhna Lake here. Brahmni ducks, coots, pochards, sandpipers,
kingfishers (Himalayan), stilts and several other species of birds can be seen
in the area these days.
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A flock of migratory birds at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik |
National shame, say hockey stars
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Chandigarh, December 10
“It’s national shame” is the common reaction of a cross section
of eminent hockey players of yesteryears in response to the failure of
the Indian hockey team to make to the semifinals in the ongoing Asian
Games at Doha.
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Pargat Singh, Harmeek Singh, Sukhvir Singh Garewal, Balbir Singh Senior
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City opens its villages to private
builders
Villagers will be losers
Chandigarh, December 10
The Chandigarh Administration has opened its doors to allow private
builders to invest in villages. Developers of commercial buildings
have been allowed four stories with a maximum height of 59 feet and a ground
coverage of 30 per cent.
City drenched
Chandigarh, December 10
The city woke up to several surprises today. After dawning dull and
gray, the day kept changing moods till late in the night. The weather
was naturally a mixed bag — filled with fog, rain, thunderstorm and
hailstorm.
A cyclist makes his way in the slow traffic due to heavy rain in Chandigarh on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
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Watch out
Brig Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri (Retd), is accompanying the Indian athletics squad to the Doha Asian Games as an official.
He was a hero of the 1971 battle of Longewala in which the Indian forces secured a victory over Pakistan. The battle was made into an award-winning film “Border”.
Brig Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri (Retd) |
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In Town
Prof L.R. Verma, Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, will address a national conference on “New trends in life sciences” at the Golden Jubilee Hall of Panjab University tomorrow at 9.30 am.
A specialist in mountain development and biodiversity, Professor Verma was earlier the Vice-Chancellor of Dr Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.
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Passing Through
What fascinates you about Chandigarh?
The warmth of art lovers, the panoramic beauty of the city, and above all the inquisitive media persons. It is only in Chandigarh that our artworks get proper evaluation which helps us to judge our aesthetic capabilities and improve upon them.
Thespian (Professor) Pali Bhupinder
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Literary attempt to improve girl
child's lot
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Chandigarh, December 10
Not always do you see such a gathering of writers, all sympathising
with the same issue. But at Saranglok in Mohali yesterday, 10
acclaimed Punjabi writers assembled to talk about the portrayal of the
girl child in literature and the need to challenge stereotypes by
making their writings sensitive to the girl child.
Writer Kanna Singh interacts with children on the concluding day of Bal Kahani Workshop organised at Saranglok in Mohali on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
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Moving from pillar to post for help
Chandigarh, December 10
Sitting on a corner bed in a dingy room of the Rotary sarai of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sanjiv Kumar has been passing his days by reading a newspaper to remain in touch with the rest of the world for the past over four months.
Hailing from Sarabai near Kulu in Himachal Pradesh, Sanjiv Kumar, a B Com
Part-II student of Government Degree College, Kulu, was admitted to the PGI in a
critical condition after an Army vehicle trampled on his right leg on the
Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 near Mohal village on July 15.
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Sanjiv Kumar
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No construction, only obstruction
Chandigarh, December 10
Hundreds of daily commuters on the road separating Sectors 27 and 28
are facing trying times because of lackadaisical attitude of the
Chandigarh Administration in carrying out recarpeting of a section of
the road.
The portion of the road separating Sectors 27 and 28 that has been closed for traffic although no construction work is going on there.
— A Tribune photograph
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Flower show winners
Chandigarh, December 10
Shivani and Shallini of Government High School, Sector 47, won a
floral quiz in the Chrysanthemum Show that concluded at Terraced
Garden, Sector 33, here today. As many as six teams participated in
the quiz.
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| Winners of the Chrysanthemum Show with their trophies at Terraced Garden in
Sector 33, Chandigarh, on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph |
Youth electrocuted
Chandigarh,
December 10
An 18-year-old youth of Sector 46 was electrocuted tonight near his
house after the slipped at a digging site and came in contact with an
electricity pole. The police said the youth had been identified as Vinod
Kumar.
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Chandigarh, December 10
