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Modi’s charisma draws crowd
Chandigarh, March 29
The charisma of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi drew a large crowd to the Sector 34 ground this evening. People from all walks of life thronged the venue to listen to his speech and have a glimpse of
Modi. Around 15,000 people turned up for the rally.
People attend BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Saturday.
Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari & S Chandan
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Dhawan ‘ignored’ at Modi rally
Chandigarh, March 29
Rift in the BJP's local unit came to the fore at the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally here today.
Feeling 'ignored', former union minister and senior BJP leader Harmohan Dhawan initially did not get on to the stage and preferred to sit along with his wife and daughter among the public.
Former MP Satya Pal Jain and BJP city unit chief Sanjay Tandon persuade ex-MP Harmohan Dhawan to go to the stage at
BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally in Sector 34, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Kejriwal, Mayawati in city today
Chandigarh, March 29
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will be holding a roadshow in Chandigarh tomorrow.
Gul Panag gets support from Sikh Regiment veterans
Chandigarh, March 29
AAP candidate Gulkirat Kaur Panag struck an emotional chord with retired and serving officers and their families during a bimonthly get together of the Veteran Sikh Regiment Officers Association at Defence Services Officers’ Institute
(DSOI) here today.
AAP candidate Gul Panag gets emotional while seeking support from members of the Veteran Sikh Regiment Officers Association at the DSOI, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Traffic snarls in the city
Chandigarh, March 29
With supporters swarming the BJP’s rally in Sector 34 today, city residents faced inconvenience as all roads leading to the venue were closed for traffic for over three hours.
Modi’s cavalcade turned left from the Tribune roundabout and reached Sector 34
parade ground, through the route leading from the Kali Bari light point. Though
there was no traffic jam on the Dakshin Marg, chaos was witnessed on the stretch
from the Chandigarh airport to the Tribune Chowk at 5:30 pm when Modi’s
cavalcade was on its way to Sector 34.
election expenses
Election Dept releases rate chart
Chandigarh, March 29
Hiring a driver for election campaign would add Rs 9,880 to the candidate’s poll expenditure. The cost of engaging a cab for eight hours will be recorded as Rs 1,300 while Rs 800 and Rs 300, will be added to the candidate’s poll expenditure for hiring a three-wheeler and a cycle-rickshaw, respectively, for a day.
Youngsters fed up with corruption in every field
Chandigarh, March 29
Before preparing manifestos aimed at luring voters, the political parties should first draft a policy for fair selection of their own candidates for Lok Sabha elections.
(From left) Shilpa, Sandhya, Sarita Rawat, Harpreet Singh and Balwinder Singh. Tribune photo: Manoj Mahajan
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In the evenings, the elderly discuss poll
Chandigarh, March 29
“Bansal is a resident of this city. Who would know the city better than him? The ladies, Kirron Kher and Gul
Panag, did not find the city worth living. Do you think they will own the problems of residents here?”
Friends discuss the poll scene at Indian Coffee House in Sector 17. Tribune photo: S Chandan
Badal better PM candidate than Modi: Soni
Mohali, March 29
Denying any big effect of the “Modi wave” in the country, Congress candidate from the Anandpur Sahib constituency Ambika Soni considered Parkash Singh Badal a better prime ministerial candidate than Narendra
Modi.
Poll Dept seizes Rs 2.80 lakh
Chandigarh, March 29
The flying squad constituted by the UT Election Department today seized Rs 2.80 lakh from two city residents at two nakas.
3 P'kula villages to boycott elections
Panchkula, March 29
To vent their anger against the lack of basic amenities for the past 40 years, residents of three villages of Panchkula have decided to boycott the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Residents hold a meeting at Gunthala village in Panchkula on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
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Rajnath's rally
BJP-HJC holds meeting
Panchkula, March 29
To make Rajnath Singh’s rally, to be held in Barwala on April 4, a historical one, leaders of the BJP and HJC held a meeting of the coordination committee of the alliance, here, today.
Maintain your cool during AAP rally, supporters told
Panchkula, March 29
Apprehending protests and ruckus by anti-social elements and rivals during a roadshow of Arvind
Kejriwal, national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on Sunday, the
party leaders and workers have appealed to the supporters to “stay non-violent”.
P'kula DC caught on wrong foot
Panchkula, March 29
Panchkula Deputy Commissioner SS Phulia was caught on the wrong foot when a calendar board bearing photographs of Congress leaders Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Haryana Governor Jagganath Pahadia and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was found hanging at his office in the Mansa Devi shrine in poll code violations.
Mental harassment
GMCH Director seeks explanation from Prof Gautam
Chandigarh, March 29
Even as the authorities in the GMCH-32 here finally swung into action almost a year after the report of an inquiry into the alleged case of mental harassment of demonstrators by the Head of Department of Pharmacology, Prof CS
Gautam, was submitted, the GMCH Director, instead of forwarding the report to the competent authorities, has now sought an explanation from Prof
Gautam.
150 research papers presented at conference
Chandigarh, March 29
The national conference on “women empowerment - an index of human development” ended today at the University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University.
Moments of joy: Students of the Dev Samaj College of Education, Sector 36-B, Chandigarh, in a jubilant mood after receiving degrees during a convocation on Saturday. A
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from colleges
Farewell function
Chandigarh: BA third-year students of GGDSD College, Sector 32, here, organised a farewell function “ALVIDA” in the college auditorium on Saturday. The event began with a devotional dance performance. Mr and Miss Farewell competition was also held. Divay was declared Mr Farewell, while Palak was crowned Miss Farewell.
from schools
Art and craft exhibition
Chandigarh: Aanchal International School organised its annual art and craft exhibition on the school campus in Sector 41, here, on Saturday. Students from Kindergarten to senior classes exhibited various art and craft projects, including emboss paintings, glass painting, T-shirt painting, snowmen, wall hangings. They also displayed live project models like rainwater harvesting, thermal energy, rock cycle model and pollution. The main attractions in the science section were live projects of rainwater harvesting, thermal energy and causes of pollution.
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6th Punjab Deaf and Dumb Football Tournament
