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City experiences coldest March since 2003
Chandigarh, March 29
This March is the coldest since 2003 in the city.
The Met department said the lowest maximum temperature recorded this month was 31.4° C, which was three degrees below normal.
Residents enjoy showers at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Students in a fix as exam dates clash
Chandigarh, March 29
Panjab University and Delhi University have fixed the same date for the law entrance exam. This has left students planning to appear in both the exams in a fix.
Jail inmate tries to end life, booked
Chandigarh, March 29
An inmate of the Burail jail was booked for trying to commit suicide on the jail premises on Thursday.
Alwar trader rescued from clutches of business rivals
Chandigarh, March 29
A 35-year old businessman of Alwar district in Rajasthan was rescued from the clutches of his business rivals, who abducted him over money dispute, from ISBT-17 on Thursday night.
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Steeped in devotion
Devotees carry the Holy Cross on Good Friday at a Catholic church in Sector 19 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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HUDA plots
Only 6 allottees turn up for draw of lots
Panchkula, March 29
Resenting the allotment of alternative plots by the Haryana Urban Development Authority
(HUDA) to plot owners at Mansa Devi Complex (MDC), Sector 2 here, only six of the 33 allottees turned up for the draw of lots. After giving a week’s time, HUDA had called the allottees for the draw of lots today. Since others did not turn up, draw of lots was held for only six
allottees.
Maintenance of public toilets
GMADA ropes in Sulabh International
Mohali, March 29
The town is all set to get cleaner and better-maintained public toilets with the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) deciding to rope in Sulabh International for the job.
MC forms 3 sub-committees
Chandigarh, March 29
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has constituted three sub-committees under the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994.
Another setback for victim’s family
 Panchkula, March 29
The family of Karna Bahadur, who was shot dead in an open fire by the French troops in the Central African Republic
(C.A.R.), suffered another setback when the CAR High Commission refused to ferry the body to his Panchkula residence in Sector 4.
Victim's wife Seema being comforted by her mother as her two daughters look on at Sector 4, Panchkula, on Friday. Tribune Photo-Nitin Mittal
Central excise officers postpone strike
Chandigarh, March 29
The Central Board for Excise and Customs (CBEC) today informed excise and customs gazetted officers that their demand for cadre restructuring had been cleared by the Union Revenue Secretary following which they deferred their three-day strike starting tomorrow.
ANTI-ENCROACHMENT DRIVE
A recovery van tows away a car parked on the MC land at the Sector 28 motor market in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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Ror Dharamshala inaugurated
Panchkula, March 29
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh
Hooda, inaugurated the Ror Dharamshala at the Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 4, here today.
Body found
Mohali, March 29
The police recovered the body of a person from Phase I here today. A passer-by saw Jatinder Singh’s (28) body lying near the Dasehra ground in Phase I.
Dentists must promote dental tourism, says Badal
Chandigarh, March 29
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the dental surgeons’ fraternity to play a pro-active role in promoting dental tourism in the state.
206 TGTs to become lecturers
Chandigarh, March 29
After a gap of 22 years, 206 government teachers are set to get the departmental promotion. They will be promoted to the post of lecturer from their present post of master/mistress under the trained graduate teacher (TGT) cadre.
Students’ stir continues at NIPER
 Mohali, March 29
Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
(NIPER) continued with their protest against the director of the institute for terminating services of a professor.
The students gathered near the gate of the institute and raised slogans against the director, KK
Bhutani.
Students of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research protest outside the campus in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu
Degrees conferred on 1,030 students
Chandigarh, March 29
Degrees were conferred on as many as 1,030 graduates and postgraduates during the 56th annual convocation of the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11.
The chief guest, Prof Arun Kumar Grover, Vice-Chancellor, Panjab University, congratulated students and said research and education should compliment each other in order to “push the frontiers of knowledge”.
Students in a jubilant mood during the annual
convocation at the Post Graduate Government College for Girls in Sector 11, Chandigarh, on Friday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
PU: Dept buys laptops for faculty from lapsed library security fund, objections raised
Chandigarh, March 29
The recent move of the department of evening studies at Panjab University to buy seven laptops for the faculty members from the lapsed library security fund of students has raised many eyebrows.
1,500 students to ‘explore’ outer space
Chandigarh, March 29
Over 1,500 students from across the country will attend the 2nd National Conference on Space 2013 at Tagore Theatre on April 4-5.
Documentary films throw light on Sufism
Chandigarh, March 29
On the concluding day of the Festival of Sufi Music and Documentary Films, various films exploring the philosophy behind Sufism were screened. ‘Qasba Sanskriti-Amroha’, followed by ‘Qasba Sanskriti-Bilgram’, ‘Khayal Darpan’ and ‘Making of the Taj’ were the short films screened today. These were followed by a discussion.
Yousuf Saeed, an independent filmmaker based in Delhi, interacts with the audience on the concluding day of the Festival of Sufi Music and Documentry Films at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari
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