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Stars spurn fans’ attention
Chandigarh, July 1 When it rains, it pours; it’s either feast or famine! So it was for those gathered at Chandigarh Airport which saw a star-studded afternoon today. One after the other, celebrities poured in, posed briefly and zoomed towards another destination.
StarS shine: Actresses Kareena Kapoor (left) and Preity Zinta (right) halted in Chandigarh while on their way to Shimla on Friday. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan

Talent hunt for young cartoon fans
Chandigarh, July 1
Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles represent a state of mind, an attitude! Does this sound like gibberish? Well, never scoff at a child’s aspirations for this is exactly what the three signify.

Justice Narula’s death mourned by High Court
Chandigarh, July 1
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today paid homage to former Chief Justice Mr Justice Ranjit Singh Narula, who passed away on June 1. A Full Court reference was made when the High Court re-opened after the summer vacation.

Excise official moves CAT
Chandigarh, July 1
The Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Chandigarh Zone, today moved the Central Administrative Tribunal for being superseded while filing the posts of member in the Central Board of Excise and Customs.

Bank’s 200-year saga of progress on display

Chandigarh, July 1 To commemorate its Golden Jubilee Bank Day today, an exhibition on the State Bank of India’s origin and evolution was opened in the North Block Hall of the SBI’s local head office building in Sector 17. SBI golden jubilee celebrations Mr Hemant Contractor, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh circle, inaugurates “SBI-200 Years’ Saga of Progress” exhibition in Chandigarh on Friday.

On a song, as always Chandigarh, July 1 When Jagjit Singh introduced Vinod Sehgal in “Mirza Ghalib,” he introduced a star, literally. The power of Sehgal’s rendition, coupled with Jagjit Singh’s subtle technique, transformed Gulzar’s production into a classic. Singer Vinod Sehgal performs during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the State Bank of India at Moti Ram Arya School, Sector 27, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Pankaj Sharma

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COMMUNITY

Video album director Navraj Raja directs dance artistes during the shooting of a Punjabi song sung by Saberkoti in Mohali.

Women candidates to fight against drug menace
Zila Parishad Poll
Chandigarh, July 1
Harassed family members of drug addicts and alcoholics in this village have a reason to cheer. Women candidates at Hallomajra village have resolved to fight against the increasing menace of drug addiction and easy availability of liquor in the village.

Motorists unaware of pedestrians’ rights
Chandigarh, July 1
Pedestrians continue to walk into trouble. Even though most of the intersections in the city have zebra crossings, the walkers are still turning into victims due to failure of the Chandigarh Police to stop the vehicles before the halt line.

Help centre at excise office
Chandigarh, July 1
Mr Rajender Parsad, Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs, today inaugurated a help center, which has been set up on its official premises in Sector 18, with an objective to assist, guide and help the small tax payers.

Bank employees hold demonstration
Chandigarh, July 1
Employees of State Bank of Patiala held demonstration in front of the bank’s Sector 35-C branch in the city to protest against the decision of the management to close 23 extension counters of the bank spread all over the country.

CRIME

Mohali resident’s purse snatched
Chandigarh, July 1
A scooterist snatched the purse of a woman in the city. In another incident, a man was held while he was allegedly selling liquor illegally. The police also arrested four persons on the charge of assaulting a city resident.

Cop held for harassing wife
Panchkula, July 1
A constable posted at the Wireless Office of the police, has been arrested by the Kalka police on charges of assaulting his wife, who in also a police constable. A case under Sections 323 and 506 of the IPC has been registered against constable Devi Dass on a complaint filed by his wife, Gurvinder Kaur.

BUSINESS

Chemical-free vegetables
Chandigarh, July 1
The Punjab Agri-Export Corporation (Pagrexco), today announced the availability of fresh, chemical-free vegetables. Initially, vegetables will be available at a the special outlet set up at Punjab Agro’s office in Sector 28 here.

Portal for small, medium enterprises launched
Mohali, July 1
The Punjab Government in collaboration with SME Business Service Limited has launched a marketing portal — www.sme.in-specifically to cater to the small and medium enterprises in Punjab.

Comfort cafe launched
Chandigarh, July 1
Wafting aroma of freshly brewed coffee, strains of contemporary music floating through and a perfect ambience to completely de-stress and rejuvenate - this is what the employees of corporate houses can look forward to now-a-days.

Service tunnel to connect Quark complexes
Mohali, July 1
In a first of its kind civil structure in Punjab, Mohali industrial area would have a 170-feet-long tunnel connecting the two complexes of Quark in Phase VIII-A and VIII B here.

EDUCATION

Dev Samaj outdoes other colleges
Data springs surprise on commerce stream performance
Chandigarh, July 1
The results of B Com I, II and III year declared by Panjab University recently are quite revealing about the performance of the various city colleges. The results are supposedly an eye-opener to GGDSD College, Sector 32, and DAV College, Sector 10, which have always claimed to secure the best result in Commerce courses.

Students recruited by Tata company
Mohali, July 1
The first batch of 22 students undergoing MBA, MCA, BCA and BBA courses at the SAS Institute of Information Technology and Research here have been offered placements by a TATA Group company, SERWIZSOL, located at Mohali.

Teaching an ‘esteemed’career in USA
Chandigarh, July 1
A one-day workshop on ‘Teaching and Learning Processes in Engineering’ was conducted by Dr Vijay Gupta, Director, Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12, for the entire faculty of the institute here today.

Canada Day celebrated with fervour
Mohali, July 1
Canada Day was celebrated with fervour by the Canadian Institute for International Studies, Phase I, here today. A large number of students along with faculty members joined the celebrations to mark the day.

Panjab University admissions
Chandigarh, July 1
Panjab University has released the schedule for interviewing the candidates for the following departments /courses:

Interview for Reader posts from July 7
Chandigarh, July 1
The interview letters to the candidates who have been short-listed for posts of Reader and Lecturer at Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, Panjab University have been despatched today.

Seminar on jobs for nurses
Chandigarh, July 1
Nurse shortage statistics indicate that the USA alone needs over 4 lakh nurses for their hospitals. A placement agency yesterday organised a seminar in the city to screen nurses interested in working in the USA.

Summer workshop for PU employees
Chandigarh, July 1
The Centre for Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, Panjab University, organised a summer workshop for wards and employees of the university to teach art and craft skills today. It was the part of a month-long workshop.

LEISURE

Art that communicates Amateur artist Sheenu Palta’s works are impressive in many ways. But their most striking nuance is their directness. On display at Jodh Gallery (house number 741, Sector 11 B), which has offered a free platform to budding artists, the works are figurative and bold.   Sheenu Palta exhibits her paintings at Jodh Gallery, Sector 11-B, Chandigarh, on Friday.

Theatrical expertise to the fore The aesthetic prominence of classical arts of Pracheen Kala Kendra and theatrical expertise of the Chandigarh School of Drama were unveiled during the final show put up by the trainees at the closing function of the month-long production-oriented workshop at the Tagore theatre today. Kids perform in a play ‘Girgit’ directed by Gaurav Sharma at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Mime theatre show by CIPA artists
The ‘strict silence’ on the stage observed by over 15 artists of the Chandigarh Institute of Performing Artists was duly reciprocated with lofty spells of laughter by audience during a captivating ‘Mime theatre show’ held at the Tagore theatre today.

Rati Agnihotri’s play today
Chandigarh, July 1
Chandigarh will have some more taste of good theatre when Vandana Sajnani presents her much raved about production “Please Divorce Me Darling” at Tagore Theatre, 7 pm tomorrow.

HEALTH

Drive to educate people on anaemia Chandigarh, July 1 A week-long campaign of “Anaemia-free Chandigarh”, organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Chandigarh Chapter, started at the IMA complex here today. Anganwari workers at an anaemia awareness campaign organised by the Indian Medical Association in Chandigarh on Friday. — A Tribune photograph

B.C. Roy Award for PGI doctor
Chandigarh, July 1
Dr Digambar Behera of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the PGI has received the prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award of Medical Council of India for 2004 in the “eminent medical teacher” category at New Delhi today.

SPORTS

Tennis camp for children concludes Chandigarh, July 1 A 10-day learning camp for tennis prodigies in the age group of four to seven years at the Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, which was organised by the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association, concluded here today. A trainee learns tips at a summer camp at the Tennis Stadium, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

DAV centre to work under CCA (Haryana) Chandigarh, July 1 The new Cricket Coaching Centre being run in the premises of DAV College, Sector 10, will work under the aegis of Chandigarh Cricket Association affiliated to the Haryana Cricket Association. Surinder Singh Baijee, secretary, Chandigarh Cricket Association (Haryana), with former cricketer Yog Raj Singh at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, on Friday. — Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Hockey players practise at Sec 42 stadium
Chandigarh, July 1
Twentytwo Indian hockey probables preparing for the Mini World Hockey cup to be held in Netherlands in August visited Sector 42 hockey stadium this evening to practice on the Astro-turf surface.

Rodrigues visits Sector 33 school
Chandigarh, July 1
The UT Administrator, General SF Rodrigues (retd), today paid a visit to Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 33, to inspect various facilities.