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Mani Majra land acquisition
Parties throw weight behind landowners
Chandigarh, April 19
Representatives of different political parties today came on a common platform to support the ongoing agitation by the landowners of Mani Majra against the acquisition of their lands for the IT park.
Chairman of the Sanjha Morcha Brig Kuldeep Singh (retd) addresses a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club in Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
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Misappropriation Of Funds
Missing documents delay CBI investigation
Chandigarh, April 19
The CBI investigation into gross misappropriation of funds by officials at the Sector 42 sports complex has been stymied due to certain missing documents pertaining to purchases made in violation of rules.
Close shave for eight-yr-old boy
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Chandigarh, April 19
Jaswant Singh, an eight-year-old boy, had a miraculous escape when a bullet scraped his right arm at Dhanas village, here this morning. He was taken to the
Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, from where he was discharged after medication.
Jaswant Singh who was injured in a shooting incident along with his mother outside the Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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NCC Cadet’s Death
Kin denied relief
Chandigarh, April 19
If parents of Class IX student of Moti Ram Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, Rajat, are to be believed, it was negligence on part of the NCC authorities which cost them their child's life.
MC computerisation project fails to take off
Mohali, April 19
A pilot project for introducing computerisation using free software of the Microsoft has failed to take off at the Mohali municipal council even when the proposal was unanimously cleared by the general house nearly nine months back.
Mock drills by fire dept
Chandigarh, April 19
The fire and emergency services department today carried out two mock drills at a school in Sector 28 and Sector 17 market, here today.
During the mock drill at government school in Sector 28, the fire-fighting equipment installed at the school failed to work.
Fire and emergency services committee chairman M.P.S. Chawla and mayor Pardeep Chhabra watch a mock drill at Sector 17 market, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
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Fire at insurance company office
Chandigarh, April 19
A fire broke out in the office of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company at Sector 9, here this evening. According to eyewitnesses, the air-conditioner of the office at the ground floor caught fire and it spread quickly due to the wooden partitioning installed in the office room.
Rly award for senior manager
Chandigarh, April 19
Senior divisional commercial manager, Ambala division, Northern Railway, Karan Singh was awarded the Minister of Railways National Award at the 53rd Railway Week award ceremony held at Mumbai on April 16.
Barely convenient: The new ramps at the Chandigarh railway station have a steep gradient, making it hard for passengers to wheel their luggage in either direction.
— Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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OBC workers in PPCC demand reservation
Mohali, April 19
The OBC wing of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) today demanded that 27 per cent seats be reserved in the Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha, panchayats, municipal councils and all national and state committees for OBC workers.
Wine association chief resigns
Chandigarh, April 19
Chandigarh Wine Merchant Association president Sat Pal has resigned from the post in protest against the smuggling of liquor from the city to other state.
A view of the Sukhna Lake through the Open Hand in Chandigarh.
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Habitual offender’s licence suspended
Chandigarh, April 19
The Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA), Chandigarh, debarred a habitual offender from holding a driving licence for a period two months following recommendations made by the traffic police, here on Thursday.
City’s first banquet hall opened
Chandigarh, April 19
Mayor Pardeep Chhabra inaugurated the city’s first banquet hall in Sector 23, here today.
The hall constructed at the cost of Rs 62 lakh has four deluxe rooms with attached toilets and 12 ordinary rooms.
Quota for Kashmiri migrants
Chandigarh, April 19
Children of Kashmiri migrants may soon be entitled to an additional seat besides other special concessions for admission to various courses in the academic session 2008-09.
PTU to conduct CET in May
Chandigarh, April 19
Punjab Technical University will conduct the Combined Entrance Test (CET-2008) for admissions to engineering and pharmacy colleges in the state in the last week of May. The counselling process, which will be conducted in two parts, will be held in the third and fourth week of June.
PUTA Strike
Holiday fails to dampen spirits
Chandigarh, April 19
Despite it being a holiday today, teachers, students and technical staff of Panjab University completed 13 days of continuous chain fasting while thousands of them participated in the agitation by putting their signatures in the visitors’ register, besides taking out rallies and candle march.
School chops off 6 trees
Chandigarh, April 19
Four days after a private school in Sector 32-D chopped off six trees adjacent to its boundary wall, the horticulture wing of the UT administration has failed to take any action.
Remains of silver oak trees in Sector 32-D, Chandigarh.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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Admn extends green belt in educational institutions
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Chandigarh, April 19
The forest department of the Chandigarh administration plans to intensify its endeavour to extend green belt in educational institutions around the city. This move has been fully supported by more than 100 government schools and colleges of Chandigarh.
Government Senior Secondary Model School-46 principal H.K. Bhatia with eco club in charge Om Parkash in the school’s herbal garden.
— A Tribune photograph
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From Schools
Workshop marks World Earth Day
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Chandigarh, April 19
To mark World Earth Day, a one-day long workshop on the theme ‘Environment’ was organised by Commonwealth youth ambassador Gaurav Gaur for 30 scouts of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-A, here, on the school premises.
Students of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-A, celebrate World Earth Day in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
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Vocational training institute in the offing
Chandigarh, April 19
Making India Employable (MIE), a vocational training institute, will launch its training centre in the city next month.
Prikshit Dhanda, CEO and MD of MIE said recently, “According to studies, the country has only 5 per cent skilled workforce as compared to South Korea, which has 96 per cent.
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