Jail-made furniture for schools
Admn places order in bulk
Chandigarh, March 26
Inmates of Model Jail, Burail, will be the busiest persons for a couple of day from now! For, they have to work hard to meet the furniture order in bulk placed by the Chandigarh Education Department.
Dalai Lama to receive Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize
Chandigarh, March 26
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will be the first recipient of Hofstra’s Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize.
The award, to be presented to the Dalai Lama in New Delhi on November 18, is the first international award of its kind that recognises efforts at dialogue between different religions. On the jury of the award committee were former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral and Rajya Sabha member Tarlochan Singh.
City NGOs pledge support to Tibetans
Chandigarh, March 26
The Tibetan protests against the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa got a shot in the arm in the city today with a cross section of people joining the Tibetans.
Tibetans carry the Dalai Lama's portrait during a protest march in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune
photo by Vinay Malik
Panchkula MC Poll
Campaigning to end
tomorrow
Section 144 imposed around polling booths
Panchkula, March 26
As the campaigning for the elections of Panchkula municipal committee is to come to an end on March 28, the district administration, in order to conduct peaceful elections, has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC whereby assembling of five or more people within 100 metres of the polling booths is banned where votes will be cast on March 30.
Daring duckling: A new-born duckling perched on lotus leaf throne at the Nature Observatory in Sector 26 makes a perfect picture for Tribune lensman Karam Singh in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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Congress candidate violates poll code
Panchkula, March 26
Sitting Congress municipal councillor Om Prakash, seeking re-election from ward number 16, allegedly has been using his stamp and signatures to please the residents of his ward. The five candidates in contest against Om Parkash from Sector 19 lodged a complaint in this regard with the state election commissioner here today.
Sood to be president, if we win: BJP
Panchkula, March 26
The BJP, after taking lead in announcing the list of its candidates for the Panchkula municipal committee poll to be held on March 30, now has even declared that senior leader from the city V.K. Sood would be its president in case the party was able to gain majority in the civic body.
Bidders boycott auction of commercial sites
Panchkula, March 26
The auction of commercial sites in Panchkula was cancelled when hundreds of bidders, majority of whom were property dealers and builders, decided to boycott the auction here today.
Army jobs scam: Fresh probe ordered
Chandigarh, March 26
The Army has ordered a fresh court of inquiry into allegations of two jawans accepting money from an ex-serviceman belonging to Rajasthan to get his son recruited into the Army.
Recarpeting, widening of
roads
Traffic chaos to continue awhile
Chandigarh, March 26
The city roads continue to face traffic bottlenecks due to recarpeting and widening of roads carried out in different parts of the city. The residents are likely to continue to face traffic chaos in the coming days.
Identification of Heirs
Councillors to oppose
decision
Mohali, March 26
Municipal councillors here have criticised the decision of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) to empower them to identify legal heirs in case of transfer of property.
Councillors seek hike in allowances
Chandigarh, March 26
Taking a cue from the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, the councillors of the municipal corporation (MC) have sought a hike in their monthly allowances.
MC panel approves works worth Rs 50 lakh
Chandigarh, March 26
The water supply and sewerage disposal committee of the municipal corporation (MC) today accorded approval to various agenda items of about Rs 50 lakh.
UILS journal released
Chandigarh, March 26
The inaugural special issue dealing with the ‘Principle of self determination in International and National context’ of the UILS journal’ was released yesterday by Prof R.C. Sobti, vice-chancellor, PU.
Mixed identities, EC style
Chandigarh, March 26
The Election Commission of India continues to live up to its reputation of committing blunders. A case in point is the photo identity card issued to Nand Lal Gupta, a resident of 3010-A, Sector 29-D, Chandigarh.
CTU rally
Chandigarh, March 26
Members of the CTU Workers’ Union held a protest rally against the alleged high-handedness of the Director, Transport, in front of the transport office, Industrial Area, here today.
Letters
Wake up Chandigarh
The recent traffic chaos in the city, which led to a traffic jam for hours, comes as a wake up call for urban planners and administrators. The frequent traffic snarls are reminiscent of the emergence of conditions those affected 19th and early 20th century cities of the developed world.
DAV Board Exams
Hansraj girl tops tricity
in Class VIII
Chandigarh/Panchkula, March 26
Aastha Kapoor of Hansraj Public School, Sector 6, Panchkula, topped the All-India DAV Board Class VIII 2007-2008 Examination in the tricity securing 97.17 per cent marks, the result of which was declared today. Aastha scored 583 marks out of 600.
Special children to study with other kids
Part of NCERT’s ‘inclusive education’ initiative
Chandigarh, March 26
Soon, children with physical disabilities will no longer have to attend special schools as the NCERT has, as part of its ‘inclusive education’ initiative, prepared a handbook which will enable them to study in schools like other children.
 From Colleges
230 students awarded degrees
Chandigarh, March 26
The Bi-annual college convocation and prize distribution function of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, was held on the college premises in Sector 26, here today.
Students of Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Sector 26, in a joyous mood after they receive their degrees in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune
photo by Manoj Mahajan
PU Notes
Workshop on history teaching concludes
Chandigarh, March 26
Three-day workshop on ‘problems and perspectives of history teaching,’ from March 24-26, concluded today at PU. Prof Narayani Gupta of Jamia Millia Islamia urged the teachers to take into account the linkages of history with social sciences as well as with art, literature and philosophy, but history should not be identified exclusively with or subsumed under the social sciences.
A blood donation camp organised by the ABVP in progress at PU on Wednesday.
A Tribune photograph
Central Varsity
Status
Teachers on mass leave, protest held
Chandigarh, March 26
Panjab University teachers and students joined together on a call given by the PUTA in support of central status for the university and took out a procession around the campus today. The teachers were on mass casual leave today.
41 students from J&K visit city
Chandigarh, March 26
Forty-one students, pursuing bachelor of technology at the S.S.M. College of Engineering, Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, arrived here on an educational visit.
A bike rider wears a steel tub to protect himself from the scorching sun in Rajpura on Wednesday.
Photo by J.S. Virdi
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1,000 attend general house
meeting
Chandigarh, March 26
Around 1,000 local teachers of different cadres attended the general house meeting, jointly organised by the UT Teachers’ Association and Government Teachers’ Union, at Sector 20 Masjid grounds, here today.
From Schools
& Colleges
St Soldiers’ holds graduation ceremony
Mohali, March 26
Saint Soldiers’ School here organised a
graduation ceremony for its Class V students who have now moved onto the
next class. As many as 118 students were given the pass out certificates
by chairman of Punjab State Cooperative Bank Jasjit Singh.
Education dept’s new transfer policy
Chandigarh, March 26
The transfer of principals and officiating principals of government schools of the city is the top priority of the Chandigarh Education Department.
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Chandigarh, March 26
