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Watch out
Dr Anil Sharma, Sports Teacher of the Special Cell for the Mentally Challenged, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, is the Head Coach of India —A team in the 1st Special Olympics International Cricket Cup Tournament which commences in Mumbai on Monday.
This major event will see teams from Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh,
England, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies. The girls'
teams are from India and Pakistan only.
In Town
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Ms Meira Kumar will be in town on Monday to inaugurate the Ministry's special exhibition titled "Samarthya-2006". The exhibition, which will remain open till November 9, will feature stalls on assistive devices for special people. It will also feature teaching kits, learning materials, barrier-free features and services for the benefit of person with
disabilities.
Passing Through
Do you agree that trade between India and Russia has taken a set- back after the breakup of the Soviet Union?
Gurpurb celebrated with fervour, gaiety
Chandigarh, November 5
Fervour and gaiety marked the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, in the city and its surrounding areas today.
At the end of akhand paths, special kirtan darbars, featuring eminent ragis,
Sukhmani Sahib societies and schoolchildren were held at almost all gurdwaras.
Devotees light candles on the occasion of Gurpurb at the Sector 19 gurdwara, Chandigarh, on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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lakh devotees visit Nadda Sahib
Panchkula, November 5
Gurpurb was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety at gurdwaras of the city today.
Long queues of devotees could be seen at gurdwaras, which were specially decked up for the occasion.
Special programmes of shabad kirtan and gurbani were organised at gurdwaras while community kitchens served langar all through the day.
Langar was served on Gurpurb at
the Sacha Dhan Gurdwara in Mohali on Sunday. — Tribune photo
by Vicky Gharu
PG body demands amendment to notification
Chandigarh, November 5
The Paying Guest Accommodation Owners’ Welfare Association has urged the UT Administrator to amend the September-2006 notification wherein houses below 10 marla have been disallowed from providing paying guest (PG)
services.
“Military solution” no answer to Taliban
Chandigarh, November 5
The second day of the international seminar on “Peace and Development” organised in the memory of late PN Haksar by the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
here today saw discussion on the issue in the context of the SAARC region.
Delegates attend an international seminar organised in the memory of late P.N. Haksar in Chandigarh on Sunday.
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Facilities elude residents of Shalimar Enclave
Zirakpur, November 5
The Residents’ Welfare
Association, Shalimar Enclave, has again urged the builder to provide assured facilities in the complex situated on the Zirakpur-Kalka highway.
Royal family outing: Papa, mama and baby elephants were caught on camera by Tribune lensman Vinay Malik when they came out for a stroll with their caretakers on Chandigarh roads. |
Members of the Aadhi Dharam Samaj take part in a nagar kirtan in Chandigarh
on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph |
Anti-India sentiment no major poll plank in Pakistan
Chandigarh, November 5
Lt-Gen Talat Masood (retd), a former Defence Secretary, Pakistan, today stated that the anti-India sentiment was not going to be a major plank during the 2007 elections
in Pakistan.
‘Vyaktitav ka Prabhav’ released
Chandigarh, November 5
“Maana ki parindon ko par hua karte
hain… Khwaab mein udna koi gunaah to nahin….” Manoj Singh wrote these lines for a reason. As the compilation of his journalistic essays — Vyaktitav ka Prabhav — was released by veteran journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik at Chandigarh Press Club today, the gathering knew what Manoj Singh meant when he said: “I soar in dreams”.
Uttaranchal Divas celebrated
Chandigarh, November 5
Shanti Kunj played host to folk dancers and singers who brought the culture of Uttaranchal alive at a special event organised here today.
The occasion was the celebration of Uttaranchal Divas and the presentation was
full of events that reflected the nuances of the culture of the Kumaon valley.
Mishap death: woman alleges police inaction
Panchkula, November 5
Tarika Madan, a resident of Sector 16, has alleged that the police is trying to hush up the accident case in which her father, Ramesh Kumar Nagpal, died on
the spot.
Patient needs help for kidney transplant
Chandigarh, November 5
Mr Jitender Kumar, a resident of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, has been suffering from renal failure for the last two years. Diagnosed for renal failure, Jitender Kumar was referred to the AIIMS, New Delhi.
The family failed to carry on his dialysis at the AIIMS because of financial
crisis. In hope of better treatment in Chandigarh, he was admitted to the PGI
here on July 26.
Chandigarh Vikas Manch announces election panel
Chandigarh, November 5
Harmohan Dhawan today announced the election committee for the Chandigarh Vikas Manch
(CVM) comprising M.P. Kohli, B.K. Sood, Digvijay Kapoor, Davinder Singh Koka and Ravi Ahuja.
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Chandigarh, November 5
