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Narcotics team to join police search for charas
Lalru, December 19
A team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from Chandigarh is likely to join the Patiala police tomorrow when the latter searches an industrial unit here. The search was sought by the police after 96 kg of charas worth Rs 50 crore was found by the police on Thursday morning from near the factory.

No takers for octroi-collection contract for Mohali
Mohali, December 19
The Mohali Municipal Council’s attempt to privatise octroi collection in the township received a major setback when no one came forward to bid for the job for the coming year. As a result, the auction to be held at the Punjab Local Government office at Ludhiana today was postponed for December 26.



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Members of the Commercial Tenants Association hold a demonstration in support of their demands at Matka Chowk in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday.
Members of the Commercial Tenants Association hold a demonstration in support of their demands at Matka Chowk in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Punjab Rent Act applies to CHB units, rules HC
Chandigarh, December 19
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the provisions of the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act of 1949 — as applicable to Chandigarh — shall apply to the dwelling units allotted by the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB).

Duped girls narrate tales of woes
Chandigarh, December 19
Listening to the details of life stories that would melt even hearts of stones, it virtually rained tears at the ICSSR Complex, Panjab University, today where girls narrated their tales of woes on account of being duped in the name of marriage by boys from foreign lands.

Campaigning for gram panchayat elections ends
Chandigarh, December 19
The campaigning for gram panchayat elections to 17 village panchayats of the Union Territory ended today while the State Election Commissioner issued a long list of documents which can be used for identification purposes during the casting of votes on December 21.

Harish and Rama Bhanot, parents of Neerja, at their residence  in Chandigarh. Hijacker should have got death, say Neerja’s parents
Chandigarh, December 19
A red brick-tiled house in Chandigarh’s Sector 46 is abound with memories of Neerja Bhanot, the gallant air hostess, who sacrificed her life while saving several lives in an aircraft hijacking at Karachi on September 5, 1986.

Harish and Rama Bhanot, parents of Neerja, at their residence in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

High Court gives ‘gift of life’ to kidney patient
Chandigarh, December 19
He is restless. Not because of anxiety, but in the hope of living again. In less than 24 hours after the Punjab and Haryana High Court cleared tables for conducting kidney transplant operation to save his life, 60-year-old Baldev Singh, is pacing the room, looking forward to a cheerful future in the land of the living.

Fog plays havoc with life, 4 killed
Chandigarh, December 19
Dense fog at several places in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh continued to play havoc with normal life as poor visibility resulted in the death of four persons in road mishaps in Hisar district even as rail and air traffic remained adversely affected and the temperature dipped by a few degrees in the region.

School Board divided over re-employment of clerks
Mohali, December 19
The Chairman of the Punjab School Education Board today categorically objected to the re-employment, even on an ad hoc basis, of any of the 134 clerks who had been thrown out of the Board.

 
COMMUNITY

Police downplaying investigations?
Panchkula, December 19
Is the police downplaying the investigations in certain cases in order to keep the figures of heinous crimes on the lower side? The answer could be in the affirmative, considering four recent cases of suspected murder over the past three months, where the police has initiated inquest proceedings.

Need to protect rights of disabled, says social activist
Chandigarh, December 19
“All persons in our country are entitled to equal rights and protection of law under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.

Rs 1-lakh grant for Punjabi Sahitya Akademi
Panchkula, December 19
The Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Akademi has been given a grant of Rs 1 lakh for conducting a national-level seminar in Punjabi. The grant was announced by Mr Dhanpat Singh, Commissioner, Higher Education, while inaugurating a meeting of Punjabi literary persons here today.

Assault charge by safai karamcharis
Panchkula, December 19
Safai karamcharis in the township were again headed for a showdown with the sanitation contractor today. Six karamcharis were allegedly assaulted and abused by the men of the contractor.

 

CRIME

12-year-old boy crushed to death
Chandigarh, December 19
A 12-year-old student of Government Primary School, Kishangarh, was today crushed to death by a tipper.

‘Mentally challenged’ woman commits suicide
Chandigarh, December 19
A 60-year-old “mentally unsound” widow today hanged herself to death at house number 160, Phase II in Ram Darbar.

Ms Rinku Paul, Mr Prabhu Chawla and Mr Sanjay Jain address a press conference in connection with the launch of a public issue by TV Today Network Limited in ChandigarhTV Today launches public issue
Chandigarh, December 19
TV Today Network, provider of news through Hindi channel Aaj Tak, today announced a price band of Rs 80 to Rs 95 (face value Rs 5 for each share) for its initial public offering through the 100 per cent book building route.

Ms Rinku Paul, Mr Prabhu Chawla and Mr Sanjay Jain address a press conference in connection with the launch of a public issue by TV Today Network Limited in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

 

EDUCATION

UT language teachers’ plea
Chandigarh, December 19
The Bhasha Adhyapak Sangthan, Chandigarh, in a press note issued today cautioned language teachers of UT against the propaganda of other associations and appealed to them to keep away from them.

Tiny tots of Shemrock Senior Secondary School, Sector 69, Mohali, perform during their annual function on the school premises on Friday. Fifth annual day of school celebrated
Mohali, December 19
Students of the Shemrock Group of Schools celebrated their fifth annual day here today. Tiny tots and youngsters presented a colourful panorama of songs and dances.

Tiny tots of Shemrock Senior Secondary School, Sector 69, Mohali, perform during their annual function on the school premises on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Tiny tots of Ever Green Academy, Sector 34, Chandigarh, celebrate Xmas on the school premises on Friday. Students perform at the Christmas-cum-annual function of Henderson Jubilee Senior Secondary School in Kharar on Friday.
Tiny tots of Ever Green Academy, Sector 34, Chandigarh, celebrate Xmas on the school premises on Friday.  Students perform at the Christmas-cum-annual function of Henderson Jubilee Senior Secondary School in Kharar on Friday. — Tribune photographs

Carol-singing contest at Mount Carmel
Chandigarh, December 19
About nine city schools participated in the carol singing competition organised at Mount Carmel School in Sector 47 today. Christmas carols were sung in festive spirit by students.

Carol time: Vivek School students play Santa to sick children at the PGI’s paediatrics ward in ChandigarhVivek students celebrate X-mas with PGI kids
Chandigarh, December 19
For young innocents at the Advanced Paediatric Centre in the PGI, it was a day full of fun as students of the Sector 38 Vivek High School celebrated Christmas with them. It was the second day of celebrations.

Carol time: Vivek School students play Santa to sick children at the PGI’s paediatrics ward in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

Children of AIMS Kindergarten celebrate Christmas in Mohali on Friday.AIMS Kindergarten celebrates Xmas
Mohali, December 19
AIMS Kindergarten celebrated its first Christmas in Phase II here today with children coming all dressed up for the celebrations.

Children of AIMS Kindergarten celebrate Christmas in Mohali on Friday.

Students stage skits
Chandigarh, December 19
Students treated the spectators to short skits and poetry from Akbar-Birbal folklore during a variety programme presented by students of the Sector 42 Kids-R-Kids.

COURTS

High Court
Stay extended on suspension order of PGI Director
Chandigarh, December 11
In less than a fortnight after the Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr S.K. Sharma, was placed under suspension, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today extended the stay on the operation of the order.

  • Directive on stray cattle

 

Lehanga-choli a must for every bride
T
here is a saying ‘Marriages are made in Heaven’ but the wedding outfits (dresses, attires) are designed on this earth. The concept of different wedding dresses have indispensable role in a marriage in different parts of the country. In northern India itself a wider range of wedding dresses can be seen in different parts of the country due to varied cultures.

Rupinderjit Kaur CheemaIt’s my life
Environment issues are on top of my mind
I
gave a surprise to my family members when I said I wanted to be an environmentalist. They asked me to be a teacher or attempt for civil services. I clarified that environmental issues had stayed on top of my mind since long back.

Rupinderjit Kaur Cheema, MSc (Environmental  Science), PU

Coffee Culture
Red-letter day for coffee masters
A
t the end of a gruelling 8-hour contest of Cafe Coffee Day brewmasters of the Chandigarh-Punjab-Uttranchal zone, it was Sector 35 outlet Sukhbir Singh Gill’s day. His triple mantra signature coffee- flavoured with saffron, almonds and pista emerged the winner in the pre-final round of the Indian Barista Championship held at the Coffee Day outlet in Sector 11 on Friday.

  • Brewing it up with global champ

Cartoonist S.C. Bhattacharya poses with some of his cartoons Depicting changing face of city through cartoons
Y
ou must have seen it so many times. A teenybopper, full of life, zipping up and down city roads and streets on a motorcycle with a helmet loosely hanging around his wrist.

Cartoonist S.C. Bhattacharya poses with some of his cartoons at an exhibition titled “My Chandigarh — I am proud of you” at Punjab Kala Bhavan in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

NGOs urged to participate in health sector
Chandigarh, December 19
Mr D.S Guru, Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, emphasised on the need for enhancing the role of NGOs in the health sector. He was addressing a state-level workshop of NGOs and senior health administrators for the forthcoming Intensified Pulse Polio Campaign on January 4, 2004.

 

SPORTS

Vijay Mohanty of Orissa and Inderjeet Singh of Punjab in action during the National Taekwondo Championship St Stephen’s, St John’s academies win
Chandigarh, December 19
St Stephen’s Academy, Sector 45, and St John’s Academy outplayed DAV Club by 3-0 and Government High School, Sector 26, by 9-0, respectively on the second day of the Ist Kanwar Harbans Lal Memorial Football Tournament played here today at the Sector 17 Football Stadium.

Vijay Mohanty of Orissa (left) and Inderjeet Singh of Punjab in action during the National Taekwondo Championship being held at Skating Rink, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. 
— A Tribune photograph

  • Cricket tourney

  • Taekwondo meet begins

Yuvraj launches website
Chandigarh, December 19
“I have no regrets for not being in the Indian Cricket team that gave splendid performance by beating Australia in the second Test,” said Yuvraj Singh at the occasion of the launch of the website at the Bharat Petroleum, Sector 17.
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