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Corbusier was a perfectionist: Alumnus
Chandigarh, October 7
Dr Veena Garella, a first-batch student of the Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) in 1961, still remembers her interaction with Le Corbusier, the creator of Chandigarh, who told her that to be an architect, one needed to wear a 16-pocket jacket. She remembers clearly that he himself was wearing one at that time.
Heritage items
City to have first official inventory
Chandigarh,October 7
Finally waking up to the spate of auctions of heritage items overseas, the UT Administration has finally prepared an official inventory of items of heritage value.This inventory comes almost a decade and a half after the UT Administration issued directions to various departments to compile a list of heritage items.
Councillors ignore real issues
Chandigarh, October 7
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) councillors indulged in mudslinging in the General House today over the issue which had no concern with the MC or the development in the city.
Councillors argue during the MC General House in Chandigarh on Friday.
Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
uppal housing project
Action taken on incomplete report
Chandigarh, October 7
The Municipal Corporation (MC) has woken from slumber after four months and realised that the action taken on the Uppal Housing Project located in Mani Majra on violation of terms of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) are on the basis of the incomplete inquiry report.
City plays its part in Aakash launch
 Chandigarh, July 12
Aakash, the world’s lowest priced (Rs 2,250 per unit) touch screen computing and internet access device has not only marked the onset of e-education renaissance in the country, but has established the city on the national education arena with two of the technical experts of the project hailing from city colleges.
LIC told to pay Rs 1.65 lakh
Chandigarh, October 7
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has slapped a fine of Rs 30,000 on Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for causing mental agony and harassment to a Sector 52 resident.
liver transplant
Docs keep their fingers crossed
Chandigarh, October 7
Doctors at the liver transplant unit of the PGI are keeping their fingers crossed for the success of the second transplant that was conducted on a 30-year-old woman, Upasna, from Karnal, late last night.
Porsche found abandoned in UP
Panchkula, October 7
In a major breakthrough in the 15-day-old sensational high-end car theft from Sector 7 in Panchkula, a joint team of the Chandigarh and Panchkula police has recovered the Porsche car from Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.
printing paper
Another scam rocks education board
Mohali, October 7
Close on the heels of a scam involving the release of expensive printing papers to publishers for printing of textbooks by officials of the publication branch of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) without taking adequate paper security amount, another scam involving the purchase of the printing paper has rocked the board.
Tricity scan
Lalit Joshi Bhardwaj is Mahila Cong vice-president
Chandigarh, October 7
Mahila Congress local unit president and former Mayor Lalit Joshi Bhardwaj will be vice-president of the All-India Mahila Congress. According to sources, an official announcement was made in this regard by Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi in New Delhi today. Bhardwaj was also a member of the
AICC. Asha Sharma of Haryana and Parminder Kaur of Punjab would be general secretaries.
Fly to Srinagar on Volvo fare!
Chandigarh, October 7
It will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those who wish to travel from the city to Srinagar on October 10 as the fare to be charged by Air India that day is equal to the fare of Volvo buses for the 650-km journey. According to sources, this Rs-1,584 fare will be a one-time offer.
 cca golden jubilee
A walk down the memory lane
Chandigarh, October 7
It was a walk down the memory lane for the alumni on the golden jubilee celebrations of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, as the event brought old friends together and gave them a perfect setting to get nostalgic.
Alumni of the Chandigarh College of Architecture share their memories during the college’s golden jubilee celebrations in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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On cloud nine |
Students of the Chandigarh College of Architecture elated at receiving degrees during the college convocation on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
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A class apart
Chandigarh, October 7
Walking in the rush of the Chandigarh College of Architecture alumni, one could not miss noticing a tall gentleman sharing light moments with different groups on the campus.
Corbusier’s concept still intact, says ace architect
Chandigarh, October 7
“Chandigarh has been able to retain the Le Corbusier’s original concept in spite of an increase in its population with time,” said renowned Portuguese architect and Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, Eduardo Souto de
Moura, who was in the city for a presentation during the golden jubilee celebrations of the Chandigarh College of Architecture.
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Chandigarh, October 7
