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THUMBS UP: (Above) Mr Harmohan Dhawan CVM Chief, Mr Davinder Babla and Mr Ravinder Paul Singh Pali; and (below) Ms Sheela Devi, Ms Sunita and Kuldeep Singh Kajheri.
— Tribune photos by Manoj Mahajan, Parvesh Chauhan and Vicky Gharu
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News Analysis
Bansal, Jain put up brave front at ‘half victory’
Chandigarh, December 22
The fractured verdict thrown up by the city electorate has resulted only in "half victory" for the Minister of State for Finance, Mr Pawan Bansal, and his bete noire and the BJP leader, Mr Satya Pal Jain. In fact, with the pre-poll claims of both the leaders of getting a clear-cut majority for their respective parties going bust, the leaders will have to do a lot of explaining to their party bosses in Delhi ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections in February, 2007.
Mixed results leave leaders a worried lot
Chandigarh, December 22
The mixed bag of results of the civic poll announced today sprung many surprises and left senior party leaders of the BJP and the Congress a worried lot. While the BJP has bagged more seats in the MC elections this time than its previous tally, it seems to have lost its urban base in the city. On the other hand, the Congress, despite having won 12 seats, seems to have lost its rural vote bank.
Celebrations all the way
Chandigarh, December 22
Before the city could wake up to the day’s activities, its future was in new hands. The process of counting of votes, which started at 8 am, was over by 11 am. Almost all results were declared by then. Electronic voting machines, used for the first time, surprised many as the results were declared quite fast. The results also took many supporters by surprise, who could be seen coming even after the candidates had left the counting centres.
Panchayat Samiti poll results
Chandigarh, December 22
The results of the Panchayat Samiti elections were declared today. Azad Singh Kishangarh/ Bhagwanpura-II constituency won by the highest margin of 495 votes. He secured 924 votes as against his nearest rival, Satvir Singh, who got only 429 votes. On the other hand, the lowest margin of 28 votes was recorded by Manga Ram, who secured 467 votes from the Kaimbala (SC) seat, election officials said here today.
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Results at
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Watch out
The local cricketer Amit Negi of Panjab University (PU), will prove his prowess in the VIZZY Trophy at Kolkata on Saturday. Negi is a part of the team, which will represent North Zone in the tournament. He had earlier represented PU during the North Zone Inter-University Cricket tournament held from November 4 to 16. The fine performance displayed by the cricketer there paved his way into prestigious Vizzy Trophy.
In Town
The yesteryears’ romantic hero, Biswajit, will be in town on Saturday, as the chief guest in the Rafi Memorial
Nite. A popular actor of the 60s, he gave many a hit films like Bees Saal
Baad, Mere Sanam, Night in London, April Phool etcl. He will be giving away prizes to the winners of the singing contest for children, as well as for seniors, who will render the famous songs of legendary singer, Mohammed
Rafi.
IAF begins rehearsals for Presidential
Review
Chandigarh, December 22
The Air Force has started rehearsals for the Presidential Fleet
Review, scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on March 7. The review,
being held after a gap of 20 years, is part of the IAF’s Platinum
Jubilee celebrations which fall next year.
Nine Inspectors transferred
Chandigarh, December 22
In a major reshuffle, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chandigarh, Mr S.K Jain, today ordered the transfers and postings of nine inspectors. Terming the transfers as routine, the sources in the police headquarters said seven of the inspectors had been ordered to join the new postings with immediate effect.
Award for Tribune reporter
Chandigarh, December 22
Senior Staff Correspondent of The Tribune, Ms Geetanjali Gayatri, has won the 'Shri Rajindra Hooda Samriti Navodit Shrestha Patarkarita Puraskar' while Delhi-based correspondent of Dainik Bhaskar, Hemant Atri, won the 'Shri Satpal Saini Samriti Shrestha Patarkarita Puraskar', instituted by the Haryana Government for the first time, for the year 2005-06. Both awards carry a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a commendation certificate and a shawl each.
Date for submitting ‘C’ forms extended
Mohali, December 22
The state government has decided to extend the date for the submission of “C” forms up to March 31, 2007, which are required to be submitted along with the annual statement under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005.
Forum to take up cases of transferees
Chandigarh, December 22
At a meeting held at Rail Vihar, Panchkula, recently, it was decided unanimously that the Transferee Association of Rail Vihar be renamed as the Rail Vihar Transferee and Associates Welfare
Forum.
Army deputy chief in city
Chandigarh, December 22
The Vice-Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen S.
Pattabhiraman, arrived at the Headquarters Western Command, on a farewell visit from New Delhi this evening. He retires on December 31.
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