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Chandigarh votes 2014
BJP plans Mama-Bhanja campaign
Chandigarh, March 20
Though the CBI court has given a clean chit to former Railways minister and sitting Congress MP Pawan Kumar Bansal in the Railgate scam, the BJP's city unit is in no mood to leave the issue of corruption during the Lok Sabha elections.
CHB clerk caught taking Rs 10,000 bribe
Chandigarh, March 20
CBI sleuths today arrested a clerk-cum-junior technician of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) while allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a Sector 61 resident near the CHB office.
BJP-HJC, Cong candidates woo rural voters
Panchkula, March 20
The BJP-HJC candidate from Ambala Constituency Rattan Lal Kataria held public meetings in nearly a dozen villages in Barwala area today.
Young voters have little hopes from politicians
 Chandigarh, March 20
Youth comprises of around 30.5 per cent of the total voters in the city does not have much hopes for the youth in manifestos of the political parties.
(Clockwise from top left) PU students Sukhjeet Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Gurjazz Singh, Simran, Roopam and Radhika on the campus on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Poll result updates via SMS
Chandigarh, March 20
City residents curious to know about result updates on the day of counting will not have to tune in to news channels. They will be able to know it using their mobile phones on the day of counting through the SMS service to be provided by the UT Election Department.
I feel sad for Jain, Tandon and Dhawan: Kirron Kher
Chandigarh, March 20
Bollywood actress and the BJP candidate for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat Kirron Kher today said she felt sad for her brothers, the three senior local BJP leaders who were denied the party ticket.
GONE WITH THE WIND: A car supported on bricks after thieves took away its tyres at Sector 15 in Chandigarh
on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Another contender for city seat
Chandigarh, March 20
Dharminder Singh today filed his nomination papers as the candidate of Hindustan Ekta Party.
Gul Panag refuses security cover
Chandigarh, March 20
Bollywood actress and Aam Adami Party (AAP) candidate Gul Panag has refused to take security cover offered by the Chandigarh Police.
Bittu moves EC against Dy AG
Mohali, March 20
The Congress candidate from the Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency, Ravneet Singh
Bittu, has requested the CEO, Punjab, to take disciplinary action against a deputy advocate general, Punjab, for allegedly indulging in political activities.
Punjab, UT employees to protest today
Mohali, March 20
To press their demands, the members of Punjab and UT Employees Sangharsh Committee has threatened to hold chakka jams (traffic blockades) for two hours across the state, including
Chandigarh.
Musical extravaganza: Punjabi singer Satinder Sartaaj perfoms at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu |
SAD leader ‘thrashes’ constable
Mohali, March 20
Local SAD leader and Zila Parishad member Parminder Singh Sohana along with his associates allegedly thrashed a police constable and also torn off his uniform at Sohana village tonight.
khushpreet murder case
Final arguments on March 24
Chandigarh, March 20
The defense completed its evidence today in the infamous kidnapping and murder case of five-year-old Khushpreet. The case is now scheduled for final arguments on March 24. The defense counsel today produced Gurdeep Singh, the brother of accused Sukhdev and Gurvinder, as defense witness.
Miscreants burn car
Chandigarh, March 20
Some unidentified miscreants burnt a car parked outside a house in Sector 19 during wee hours here today.
Forged signatures: PSEB sends reminder to senior cops
Mohali, March 20
The Punjab School Education Board again sent a reminder to top brass of Punjab Police, including Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh
Saini. This was done to remind Mohali police to initiate investigations in the five-year-old case of forged signature.
Kalam confers degrees on 160
 Chandigarh, March 20
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam sought assurance from MBBS graduates of the Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH), Sector 32, that they all would ensure their patients do not undergo ‘diagnostic pain’- the pain of shuttling from one counter to the other before receiving treatment for their ailment.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam and Dr Atul Sachdev, Director-Principal, GMCH, give away a degree to a student during the convocation at the GMCH in Sector 32,
Chandigarh, on Thursday. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
Flash mob enthrals audience
Chandigarh, March 20
As part of 'VYOM', a technological extravaganza of the Punjab Engineering College University of Technology, its students performed a flash mob at the Elante mall in the Industrial Area here this evening.
GMCH-32 to have research cell soon
Chandigarh, March 20
The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, is soon going to set up a medical education and research cell.
Fun-filled events mark Day One of ‘Jhankaar’
Chandigarh, March 20
Various events were held today on the first day of the 39th edition of 'Jhankaar', the annual festival of Panjab University.
from schools
Workshop on herbal plants
The Nature's Glory Eco Club of St Stephen's School and the IBIA Club organised a workshop on 'Importance of herbal plants and nutrition' at
Jagatpura. Parents and students actively participated in the event.
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