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Chateau Indage kicks off jubilee celebrations with grape stomping at the Chandigarh Club in Chandigarh on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinay Malik |
PU Syndicate Decides
Internal assessment (correspondence) goes
* Admission date extended till July 16
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Seats for cancer-afflicted
Chandigarh, July 7
The syndicate at its meeting at Panjab University today, decided to do away with internal assessment for undergraduate courses in correspondence studies in view of the demand by students. It is also considering whether internal assessment is required for other colleges at the undergraduate level.
BSNL too little, too late
Chandigarh, July 7
Even after eight days of the fire in the Sector 17 telephone exchange which virtually crippled the telecom services in the region, the public sector telecom behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited(BSNL) is yet to get its act together.
Born on 7-7-7
Heart-to-heart
A blessing on the blessed 7/7/7 day
Chandigarh, July 7
It was as if she was looking for a reason to celebrate this auspicious day. And
Hasina, the 13-year-old slum child, suffering from rheumatic heart disease, was reason enough for her.
"I have led a very lonely life. It’s my pleasure to bond with someone in some way, on a day so
rare."
Abandoned by her family, 91-
year-old Sanyukta Khanna, today donated Rs 10,000 for Hasina's
surgery. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan |
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Rich-poor gulf in way of India becoming superpower: Expert
Chandigarh July 7
The government has a social responsibility to provide health care and education infrastructure to all in the country and this is must also to sustain the pace of growth which India has achieved during the recent years. This was stated by Dr G. K.
Chadha, member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, here, today.
PM honours 2 Chandigarh scientists
Chandigarh, July 7
A senior Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist, hailing from the city, has been honoured for outstanding and innovative contributions in the design and development of indigenous armament system for a strategic programme of national importance.
Irregularities
Presiding officer, judge advocate warned
Chandigarh, July 7
In an unusual development, the Army has issued a warning to the presiding officer and judge advocate for certain irregularities in the conduct of proceedings during an ongoing general court martial
(GCM) which was trying a Major at Tibri for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman officer.
Train to Amritsar has few takers
Chandigarh, July 7
The direct train between Chandigarh and Amritsar does not have many takers. It seems that the railway board has failed to gauge the expectations of the people while starting the train on a trial basis from July 1.
Demolition drive hits motorists
Chandigarh, July 7
Commuters and motorists on the
Chandigarh-Ambala highway were an inconvenienced lot following a demolition drive along the highway undertaken by the National Highway Authority of India
(NHAI) for acquisition of land to carry out the four-laning project of the Zirakpur-Ambala highway.
A demolition drive by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and the administration in progress along the national highway at Zirakpur on Saturday.
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Rain just a trace
Chandigarh, July 7
Hot and sultry conditions continue as rain skipped the city and most other parts in the northwestern metereological zone. Except a few places in Himachal Pradesh and
Haryana, no rain was recorded anywhere in the region. The city, which witnessed above normal rainfall in June, has been recording below normal rainfall for this part of July. Last night, it recorded
a trace.
Slum kids’ day out
Chandigarh, July 7
As many as 60 slum children of Bapu Dham Colony and Colony No. 5 were were taken on a sightseeing trip of the City Beautiful.
Rakesh Vats’ death mourned
Panchkula, July 7
Literary personalities of the region mourned the sudden demise of acclaimed Hindi litterateur and academician Rakesh Vats at a largely attended meeting, organised by the Haryana Sahitya
Akademi, here today.
Senior citizens hold symposium
Chandigarh, July 7
The Senior Citizens Welfare Association organised a symposium at the Community Centre of Rajeev
Vihar, AWHO Complex, Mani Majra, here today. The theme of the symposium was “To bring some meaning out of life, let’s do something for the society’.
Sec 30 goes without power
Tips for safe driving
Letters
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Chandigarh, July 7
