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KK Sharma to be Goa Chief Secy
Chandigarh, September 26
The Adviser to the UT Administrator, KK Sharma, has been posted as the Chief Secretary of
Goa. He will replace B Vijayan, who retires on September 30. A 1983 batch IAS officer, Sharma had joined the UT in April 2011. The formal orders of Sharma’s new place of posting are expected in a day or two.
P’kula Assembly seat
Parties play the community card
Panchkula, September 26
With the candidates of the BJP, the Congress and the INLD, all belonging to the Aggarwal community, filing their nomination papers for the Panchkula Assembly seat during the past two days, it appears the elections are being fought on community lines instead of issues.
Auction of Sites
GMADA nets Rs 71 cr
Mohali, September 26
The Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) earned a revenue of around Rs 71 crore at an auction of sites held here today.
The development authority was able to dispose of 26 of the 52 sites put to auction.
Afghan rabab player Sadozai brings alive Sufi music
Chandigarh, September 26
Rabab player Utsad Daud Khan Sadozai from Afghanistan accompanied with percussionist professor Parmajit Singh performed at Sector 5 at an event organised by Max, Chandigarh.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Six-day cleanliness drive begins
Chandigarh, September 26
The Engineering Department of the Chandigarh Administration today started a six-day long drive to clean roads under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Campaign.
Now, face-saving exercise by councillors
Chandigarh, September 26
A day after high drama was witnessed at the MC House meeting over the study tour, councillors, who were part of the tour have now started face-saving exercise.
60 yrs on, Chaturvedi family enjoys staging Ramlila
Chandigarh, September 26
Chaturvedi family from Mathura has dedicated over six decades to staging of
Ramlila, across the country, for they claim that it is the love for the transcendental drama that makes them enact it again and again and pass on the baton to their next generation.
Members of the Chaturvedi family stage the Ramlila at Sector 27, Chandigarh. A Tribune Photograph
INLD supporters paint the town green
Panchkula, September 26
On the second day of Navratras, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate Kulbhushan Goyal, Congress candidate DK Bansal, and Independent candidates Hem Singh and Harinder Saini filed their nominations in Panchkula. The others were covering candidates.
Poll fever:
INLD supporters hold a rally in Kalka on Friday. A Tribune Photograph |
Festive spirit: Girls perform dandia at the Diwali mela in Sector 34, Chandigarh. Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari |
Husband forced me to convert: Woman
Panchkula, September 26
In perhaps the first-of-its-kind case of “Love Jihad”, an 18-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the local police that a man, after marrying her, forced her to convert her religion.
Tourism week celebrations begin today
Chandigarh, September 26
In order to make Chandigarh a prominent city on tourism map, the UT Tourism Department has planned to promote the city as a weekend tourist destination of the region.
Hookah bars banned in Mohali district
Mohali, September 26
Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu, Deputy Commissioner, Mohali, has banned the functioning of hookah bars in the district.
The ban order will remain in force till November 28.
Conference on head and neck oncology
Chandigarh, September 26
The 14th national conference of the Foundation for Head & Neck oncology
(FHNO) observed about 300 delegates from all over the country who registered for this scientific event.
holy union: A Ramlila committee takes out “Shri Ram ji ki baraat” at Sector 23, Chandigarh, on Friday.
Tribune Photo: Pradeep Tewari |
GITBP society to hold poll on October 15
Chandigarh, September 26
The election of the GITBP Employees’ Coop Salary Earners Thrift and Credit Society Limited, Chandigarh, to elect 21 members of its managing committee will be held on October 15.
Safai karamcharis administered vaccine
Chandigarh, September 26
The Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, today continued the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and removed garbage from various sectors.
Sealing of godowns in Daria village
Tandon writes to Home Minister
Chandigarh, September 26
BJP state president Sanjay Tandon has written a letter to the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, pointing out the arbitrary action of the Chandigarh Administration in demolishing and sealing the construction of godowns of villagers in the villages which are situated beyond the lal dora.
Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway
Motorists hit as Kot village residents block highway
Panchkula, September 26
A traffic congestion was witnessed this morning on the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway when villagers of Kot village blocked the route alleging police inaction. The jam continued for about two hours.
Two new cases of dengue reported
Chandigarh, September 26
Two new cases of dengue have been reported bringing the total number to three this season.
75 units of blood collected
Chandigarh, September 26
The annual blood donation camp was organised by the Markfed Blood Trust in association with the Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource
Centre, Sector 37, on the Markfed head office premises on Friday.
BUSINESS NEWS
‘ArchiBuild 2014’ begins
The three-day exhibition on architecture, building materials and technologies, ‘ArchiBuild 2014’, being jointly organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Indian Institute of Architects
(IIA), Chandigarh-Punjab chapter was thrown open for the public on Friday at Himachal
Bhawan, Chandigarh.
syndicate meeting
Students, cops clash at PU
Chandigarh, September 26
A minor clash broke out between activists of the student parties, Panjab University security staff and police personnel outside the Administrative Block where a Syndicate meeting was underway on Friday evening.
Police personnel try to stop student leaders from entering the Administrative Block at
Panjab University in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
Orientation on UDISE data held
Chandigarh, September 26
A six-day orientation training programme on Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) Data Capturing Format got underway at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 10, today.
Protesting teachers rounded up
Mohali, September 26
At least 45 computer teachers staging a protest in support of their demands were picked up by the police here today.
The teachers were protesting outside the office of the Director-General School Education, located on the premises
of the Punjab School Education Board in Phase VIII.
Varsity nullifies poll of 19 department representatives
Chandigarh, September 26
Panjab University today nullified the elections of 19 department representatives (DR) of nine departments who had not submitted their election expenditure accounts to the election officer of the DR elections.
A special dance assembly was organised at Tribune Model School to mark the beginning of the Navratras fest in Chandigarh on Friday. A Tribune
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Students start cleanliness drive
Chandigarh, September 26
Doon International School organised a cleanliness drive to make the students aware about personal cleanliness and to keep their surroundings clean.
Dhanwantary college
Ayurveda students get chance
Chandigarh, September 26
The students of Sri Dhanwantary Ayurvedic
College of the 2012-13 batch today got a sigh of relief as Panjab University allowed them to appear in the examinations to be conducted by it.
PU research scholars can now get loan
Chandigarh, September 26
The University Grants Commission (UGC) research scholars at Panjab University will get a diwali bonanza from the authorities.
With the efforts of PU Vice Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover, the research scholars will now get a personal loan.
UIHMT students ‘Run for Tourism’
Chandigarh, September 26
As part of the World Tourism Day celebrations, students of the University Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism
(UIHMT), Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Friday organised a Run for Tourism.
Experts discuss Indo-China ties
Chandigarh, September 26
Lack of knowledge about the culture and language had become a reason of conflict between India and China. This was stated by the former Governor of
Chhattisgarh, Shekhar Dutt, while delivering a key note address on the National Day of China on the topic ‘Vision from history and geography of India and China’ at Panjab University today.
Former Governor of Chhattisgarh Shekhar Dutt addresses a gathering during a seminar on the National Day of China
at Panjab University on Friday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan
Manav Mangal principal felicitated
Panchkula, September 26
Sandeep Sardana, principal of Manav Mangal School, Sector 11, was felicitated with the prestigious Rashtriya Vidya Saraswati Puraskar on the occasion of National Seminar in Individual Achievements and National Development held at New Delhi.
pu & college notes
Lecture on stem cells
The Departments of Botany, Zoology & MFT in collaboration with the Society for Promotion of Science and Technology in India organised a lecture on “stem cells: what we need to know?” The lecture was addressed by Dr Sanjeev
Puri, Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University. He highlighted the concept, merits, techniques and ethical issues associated with it.
from schools
Special dance organised
Chandigarh: A special dance assembly was organised at the Tribune Model School on the occasion of the
Navratras. The assembly commenced with the lighting of the lamp and a prayer. The dance drama was an amalgamation of the Nritya Natika on Durga Mahishasur Vadh of the east and Garba and Dandiya of the west. A special dance performance “Dhunuchi nach” was also showcased by the students.
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