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After PHL, it’s six-nation meet
Chandigarh, January 12
Buoyed up at the overwhelmimg response to the Premier Hockey League (PHL) in the city, the Indian Hockey Federation
(IHF) top brass is contemplating a six-nation hockey championship here. Talking
to The Tribune today, IHF secretary general K. Jothikumaran said: “In view of
the tremendous turnout and the cooperation of the Chandigarh administration
during the PHL, we are planning a six or four-nation international hockey
championship in the city”.
K. Jothikumaran, IHF secy gen
‘Vision Millennium’ launched
Threat to Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims alike: Adbullah
Chandigarh, January 12
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Dr Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister, Jammu and Kashmir, today launched “Vision Millennium”, a think tank of city residents, that will work towards the revival of Kashmiri culture and ethos. A seminar was organised to mark the launch.
Dr Farooq Abdullah with former Army chief General V.P. Malik and former J&K DGP Gurbachan Jagat at the launch of ‘Vision Millennium’ in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
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Maintenance Command chief inspects 3 BRD
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Chandigarh, January 12
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, Air Marshal, Gautam Nayyar arrived on a two-day inspection visit to No. 3 Base Repair Depot
(BRD) here today. He is accompanied by his wife Rachita Nayyar, who is president
Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional). During his visit, he will review
ongoing projects at 3 BRD and take stock of production targets and other
activities.
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command, Air Marshal Gautam
Nayyar is introduced to senior officers on his arrival at 3 BRD in
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Applications sought for liquor licences
Chandigarh, January 12
The UT excise and taxation department has invited applications for renewal of all existing retail sale licences of country liquor and IMFL and for grant of new retail sale licences for 2008-09.
GOING NUTS: People throng vendors selling groundnuts at the Sector 26 market on the eve of Lohri on Saturday.
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Govt to spend Rs 130 cr on education
Mohali, January 12
Minister for Cooperation, Punjab, Captain Kanwaljit Singh, today laid the foundation stone of the Senior Secondary School in Nada village, here today. He said the Punjab government would use Rs 130 crore for the development of government school education in the state.
Anti-encroachment drive
Debris disrupts traffic
Panchkula, January 12
Even as the National Highway Authority of India has started lifting the debris from Pinjore after its two-day mass anti-encroachment drive, the condition was same for the commuters on the route for the third consecutive day as the vehicular traffic could not be on its normal course on the national highway.
3 cops honoured for bravery
Chandigarh, January 12
The Chandigarh police today gave a cash reward of Rs 1,000 each to three policemen who saved a woman from drowning in Sukhna Lake yesterday afternoon.
Police fails to trace missing resident
Zirakpur, January 12
The local police has not been able to trace the 60-year-old resident of Baltana village here who went missing on December 30, 2007. Ramji
Dass, a retired employee of the Haryana Civil Secretariat, went missing from his residence in Saini
Vihaar. “He was wearing a beige kurta pyjama and light purple sweater.
Stone of tennis complex laid
Chandigarh, January 12
Punjab Governor and UT administrator Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) laid the foundation stone of a new tennis complex at CLTA, Sector 10, here today. The integrated sports complex will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 1.44 crores on an area of 20,000 square feet. Entire work will be completed within 9 months and the complex will be equipped with modern, state-of-the-art facilities.
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