DON’T WE MATTER?
Special children at an autism awareness campaign at the Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
Promotion lure takes hockey stars to examination hall
Chandigarh, April 2
The prospects of departmental promotion have forced hockey forwards Rajpal Singh and Prabhjot Singh to pull out of the forthcoming Four-Nation Hockey Tournament at Perth and Darwin from April 24.
With the clash of examination dates with those of the tournament, both key
players of the Indian team have preferred to take their graduation examination
over the tournament.
School lists fag out parents
Chandigarh, April 2
It is that time of the year again and parents are going from stationery shops to uniform outlets, armed with the ‘sacred list’ of school items.
Parents are usually instructed to buy these items from shops that
have a monopoly on such business. There is no uniformity in the cost
of book sets for the same class of different schools.
Changing facet of Sector 17
Buildings being redone illegally
Chandigarh, April 2
Traders in Sector 17 cannot simply wait for the verdict of the Chandigarh administration on revising building bylaws and building controls.
Scaffolding at the facade of a building in Sector 17, Chandigarh, in blatant violation of the law.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
MC may take care of PU parks, roads
Chandigarh, April 2
Panjab University students and residents can look forward to better civic amenities in near future. Thanks to a proposal sent by the area
councillor, Anu Chatrath, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, is most likely to take the maintenance of the parks and roads.
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Bird abattoir to come up in Industrial Area
Chandigarh, April 2
The slaughterhouse in Industrial Area is going to get additional land for setting up a bird slaughtering unit. Similarly, the administration has sought comments from the municipal corporation on its proposal to create a dog pound in Dadu Majra colony.
Water Shortage
Councillor lodges complaint against EO
Mohali, April 2
Kuljit Singh Bedi, the municipal councillor for Phase 3B2 has complained to the minister for local bodies Manoranjan Kalia, that various works of his ward are not being carried out by the council’s executive officer.
Armoured regiment celebrates silver jubilee
Chandigarh, April 2
The three-day silver jubilee celebrations of the 5 Armoured Regiment began with an impressive free-fall para jump by a special force unit followed by a dog show and a cycle polo match somewhere in the Western Sector today. The regiment was raised at Jodhpur on December 1, 1983.
Parks to be spruced up in Mohali
Mohali, April 2
Parks in the township will soon have a spruced look. After months of uncertainty, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), has received an overwhelming response to the tenders floated for the development of over 115 parks in the township.
Police team attacked with stones
Chandigarh, April 2
A police team from Parwanoo and Pinjore was made to run for cover after the gang that the team had come to arrest attacked them with stones at Mauli Jagran, here this morning.
Journalists protest Bathinda lathi-charge
Chandigarh, April 2
Mediapersons from various organisations held a rally at Sector 17 plaza here this afternoon. They were protesting against the recent ill-treatment of journalists at Bathinda.
Cleanliness drive
Chandigarh, April 2
The municipal corporation today decided to launch a month-long cleanliness drive in the city from April 4. Mayor Pardeep Chhabra told TNS that the drive would be launched in five phases.
Students take a look at the pictures displayed during an exhibition on adolescent drug de-addiction at Government College in Sector 46, Chandigarh,
on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph |
Children to explore creativity at ‘Orange Pumpkin’
Chandigarh, April 2
To help the kids explore their creative instincts in the field of “Creating Animation,” a two-member squad, comprising Manpal Setia and Divya Raghuvanshi, has designed a novel competition for school children.
Reena tops scholarship exam
Chandigarh, April 2
Reena of Vedic Girls School, Mani Majra, stood first in the Class-V Scholarship Examination-2008 conducted by the Chandigarh education department.
Dr Datta is PEC director
Chandigarh, April 2
Dr Manoj Datta today assumed charge as director of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) here today.
He was working as professor of civil engineering at the IIT, Delhi. He held the office of the dean (alumni affairs and international
programmes) at the IIT from 2004 to 2007.
Programme on self-discovery
Chandigarh, April 2
Following the overwhelming response to Isha Foundation's flagship yoga programme that ended on April 1, another inner engineering programme has been scheduled from April 3 to 6 at CII Convention Hall, Sector 31-A.
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