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Hostel residents of DAV School, Sector 15, celebrate Holi on the school campus on Sunday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari |
UT gets go-ahead on metro project
Chandigarh, February 28
UT Administrator Shivraj Patil has cleared the plan for the metro outline in the city and asked the administration to pursue the case in line with the project report prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
Full second-floor coverage okayed
Mohali, February 28
Following in the footsteps of the Chandigarh administration, the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority
(GMADA) is all set to replicate people-friendly bylaws here.
City lad scores 100 percentile in CAT
Chandigarh, February 28
City lad Ankit Garg has scored 100 percentile in the much-awaited Common Admission Test (CAT).
For the third consecutive year, a city student has scored 100 percentile. The CAT result was declared today.
Parents of Ankit Garg, CAT topper, give him sweets at their residence in Sector 48,
Chandigarh, on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal |
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Open House Response
UT needs to prioritise garbage collection
The solid waste management in Chandigarh, where garbage accumulation exceeds 400 tons each day, is really pathetic. Sanjeev Singh Bariana has rightly pointed out that the situation shall be worse with surging population growth of the city, projected to be 19.5 lakhs by 2021.
A butterfly sits on a flower at a garden in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
Tiny tots of Evergreen Academy present a colourful programme at their annual
function on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher at Baradari Gardens in Patiala on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar |
Sweepers deprived of EPF, ESI benefits
Panchkula, February 28
While changes in the sanitation system has led to heaps of garbage piling up in the town, it has left the sweepers deputed to Panchkula high and dry as every one of them has been deprived of employer’s contribution towards the Employees Service Insurance Corp
(ESIC) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Man fights for retirement benefits
Mohali, February 28
For the past 10 years, Harbhajan Singh, a former PSEB employee, has been running from pillar to post to get his retirement benefits.
Harbhajan Singh, who worked with the Punjab State Electricity Board as an auto mechanic, retired after 35 years. In 1963, he joined Beas Dam Project Talwara
Township and he was promoted as an auto mechanic in 1968.
Critic should be unbiased: Atamjit
Chandigarh, February 28
“Jis ke tufail mujh ko meri zindagi mili, Voh geet meine shayad likha nahin.” The essence of Urdu couplet by acclaimed poet Padmabhushan Sardar Anjum is a veritable summation of playwright Dr Atamjit’s contention that he is yet to sculpt a play closed to his heart and a lifetime achievement of his art.
Education Dept Scam
Officials held meetings to collect funds
Mohali, February 28
In the alleged scam involving collection of funds by the Mohali district education office
(DEO) to organise a district-level function to honour government teachers, it has come to light that meetings were held by education department officials to collect the funds.
Day temperature rises
Chandigarh, February 28
The day temperature today rose above normal for the second time this season in the city and
adjoining areas. It seemed that summer had almost set in. Mercury
touched the 27.9 degree Celsius mark.
Dry Holi
Liquor vends witness rush
Chandigarh, February 28
Bacchus lovers made beelines to vends in the city today after the UT administration declared a dry Holi tomorrow announcing closing of vends from 7 am to 3 pm.
Health camp on HIV/AIDS
Panchkula, February 28
The Butterfly Nature Club of India (BNCI) organised a special health camp in collaboration with the Haryana State AIDS Control Society
(HSACS) at the Labour Chowk here today.
Reporters' Diary
Rose Festival not so rosy this year
As a regular visitor to the annual rose festival at the Rose Garden, this year I was surprised to see a sizeable number flower beds were devoid of the seasonal beauty. “The general appearance looks very lethargic in the garden”, Col Raghuwinder Singh, another regular festival visitor said.
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ISKCON celebrates appearance day
Chandigarh, February 28
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) celebrated the appearance day of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on the occasion of Guar Purnima here today.
Narinder appointed technical official
Chandigarh, February 28
Narinder Rana has been appointed technical official for the International Inter-City Kabaddi Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from March 4.
Chopra appointed chief selector
Chandigarh, February 28
Former Ranji Trophy player Varinder Chopra has been appointed chief selector for the T-10 gully cricket matches to be held at Jan Nayak Tau Devi Lal Cricket Academy,
Sirsa, from March 3.
Views on sociological aspect of culture expressed
Chandigarh, February 28
Prof Harjinder Singh Laltu, Prof Akshaya Kumar, department of English, and Dr Kiranpreet Kaur, sociology department, shared their views with participants on the second day of the national seminar on “Philosophy, history and multiculturalism: Contesting claims” organised by the department of philosophy, Panjab University, and department of philosophy, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur.
PU rose fest from March 5
Chandigarh, February 28
Panjab University is organising its second Rose Festival on the university campus from March 5 to 7.
To explore the hidden talent of youth from various schools, colleges, university and general public, the organising committee has decided to arrange competitions like singing, mono acting, laughter competition, painting, creative
mehndi, mime, etc. for different age groups.
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