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.

TV 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

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.

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. — 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.

Vivek 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

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
There 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.

It’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
At 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

Depicting changing face of city through cartoons
You 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.

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.