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Paddy procurement smooth this time
Patiala, October 22
The ongoing procurement of paddy has drawn huge crowd to the grain market here and farmers are happy with the way things are going since not only the infrastructure, but other facilities like water and the lifting of paddy, is good.
Youth fest: Vishal, Rajwinder best actors
Kharar, October 22
The second day of Punjabi University’s Ropar Zone youth festival at Rayat College of Law, Sahauran campus, witnessed one act plays enacted by teams of various colleges.
Team from Government College, Mohali, stood first in one act play event and that
from Amar Sahid Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College Bela, Ropar,
secured the second place.
Students enact plays on the second day of Punjabi University, Ropar Zone, youth festival at Rayat-Bahra College of Law, near
Chandigarh, on Thursday.
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Property dealer killed in accident
Dera Bassi, October 22
A local property dealer was killed in a road mishap that took place on the Barwala road yesterday. The deceased was identified as Mahinder Singh, a resident of Saidpura village.
Students bear brunt as school lacks facilities
Fatehgarh Sahib, October 22
Despite construction of a new building at Brahman Majra village near Sirhind, as many as 150 students studying in a government school here, which is being run under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), are bearing the brunt, as they are made to sit in open and deprived of the basic facilities.
Illegal buildings stand tall as MC sleeps
Patiala, October 22
With the Patiala Municipal Corporation authorities turning a blind eye towards violation of building bylaws, illegal buildings are coming up in the city rapidly.
Jasleen claims top spot in group discussion
Kharar, October 22
Doaba Group of Colleges organised a workshop to prepare students for placement here today.
30 students recruited
Kharar, October 22
Tech Mahindra selected about 30 students in a recruitment drive conducted at Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan.
Seminar on personality development
Patiala, October 22
College of Management and Technology, Patiala, organised a training-cum-seminar on personality development and interview skills for MBA students. Sukhwinder Singh, a trainer from Educorp, Chandigarh, conducted the seminar. Director Dr AK Varma highlighted the importance of personality development and interview skills for campus placements.
Amrita first in poster making
Kharar, October 22
College of Architecture, IET
Bhaddal, Ropar, organised a talent hunt here today.
Seven-a-side football begins
Patiala, October 22
The Punjab State Seven-a-Side Football Tournament began at the Punjabi University Football Grounds here this evening. The first match was played between DFA Jalandhar and DFA Hoshiarpur.
Football meet gets under way
Banur, October 22
The Punjab Technical University inter-college zonal football tournament began at Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology (SUSCET), Tangori, today. In the opening match, SUSCET Tangori beat Chitkara Institute of Hospitality 4-0.
‘DOB’s correction not to affect service record’
Chandigarh, October 22
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that date of birth’s correction in the matriculation certificate would not give an employee the right to seek the alteration of date given at the time of joining the service.
Encroachments in Sector 22
MC told to maintain register on violations
Chandigarh, October 23
Taking up the issue of encroachments in Sector 22, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked Municipal Corporation inspectors to maintain a register of violations.
Man held for molesting sister-in-law
Chandigarh, October 22
The police today arrested a 26-year-old man on the charges of attempting to rape his sister-in-law at her residence in Dadu Majra Colony here.
Youths create ruckus
Mohali, October 22
High drama prevailed at the Phase 3B 2 market here this evening when two sons of senior police officers created a ruckus, reportedly under the influence of liquor.
Abhishek, son of former ADGP, Punjab, BP Tewari, and Lovpreet, son of a retired
Himachal Pradesh police officer, entered into an argument with JP Singh,
president of the Jalgidhar Sewak Jatha, and other persons in the market over the
parking of vehicles.
The accused being taken for a medical examination at the Phase VI Civil Hospital in Mohali on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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2 held with stolen bike
Chandigarh, October 22
The police arrested two persons and claimed to have recovered a stolen motorcycle from them.
Six booked for assault
Zirakpur, October 22
The role of two ‘touts’, Rinku and Tirlok, has figured prominently in an alleged assault of a youth at Zirakpur lottery bazaar yesterday. The two accused are among the six persons who have been booked in the assault case.
312 cartons of liquor seized
Chandigarh, October 22
The police arrested a resident of Mohali, along with 312 cartons of various brands of liquor.
Cricket, Chinese way
Chandigarh, October 22
Sports not only builds national character, it exhibits it too. The aggressive approach of the Chinese women cricket players was all on show in their practice routine at the PCA stadium in Mohali today.
The Chinese women’s cricket team come out of the PCA stadium in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
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Chinese women to take on Punjab
Chandigarh, October 22
With an eye on the next Asian Games, to be held in Beijing in 2010, the women’s cricket team from China has been practising at the PCA stadium in Mohali for the past about one week.
Mamta Menon (left), coach of the Chinese team, interacts with the media at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
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16 schools for football meet
Chandigarh, October 22
Sixteen schools will compete in the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Boys Under-15 Football Tournament
(Chandigarh leg) to be held at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here from October 26 to 30.
Abhinav Lohan surges ahead
Chandigarh, October 22
It was Abhinav Lohan’s day. This 19-year-old Faridabad lad tamed the Chandigarh greens, firing a three under par 69 to take a three-stroke lead at four over 220, on the penultimate day of the LG Samarvir Sahi Chandigarh Golf Open at the Chandigarh Golf Club here today.
Overnight leader Abhijeet Chadha of Chandigarh could barely muster a three over
par 75 card to be tied second at 223 along with Noida's Rahul Bajaj, who carded
a two under 70. Abhinav, Abhijeet and Rahul will tee off in the leadergroup on
the final day tomorrow. As the day progressed, the lead changed hands.
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Greenfield out, APJ in final
Chandigarh, October 22
The final of the 12th Blessed Edmund Rice Cricket Tournament, being organised by St. John's High School, Sector 26, will be held between Saupin's School, Sector 32, and APJ School,
Kharar, on October 25.
DAV-8 win by 71 runs
Chandigarh, October 22
DAV Senior Secondary School (Lahore), Sector 8-C, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35, by 71 runs in the Inter-School Cricket Tournament for Under-19 (Boys) here today.
TT tourney from today
Chandigarh, October 22
The second Chandigarh State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament will commence at the Table Tennis Hall in Sector 23 here tomorrow.
National School Games results
Chandigarh, October 22
Following are the results of the first day of softball and dodgeball matches (both boys and girls) of the 55th National School Games, which began here today.
Puja of Haryana in action during their throwball match against Orissa on the first day of the National School Games at Sector 7 in Chandigarh on Thursday.
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Ball badminton trials tomorrow
Chandigarh, October 22
The Chandigarh Ball Badminton Association will conduct selection trials at Shishu Niketan Model School in Sector 22 here on October 24 at 4 pm.
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