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After Kapil, Yuvraj
Twenty-four years on, India has done it again under the vice-captaincy of city lad Yuvraj Singh, snatching the coveted inaugural Twenty20 World Cup from arch-rivals Pakistan. Twelve nations vied for the trophy. |
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Chak de, Chandigarh
In 1983, Indian team led by city’s flamboyant all-rounder Kapil Dev captured the Cricket World Cup (Prudential Cup) by stunning the giant West Indies. The tournament saw the participation of eight teams.
Rs 1 crore for 6 x 6s
Yuvraj Singh’s heroic innings against England, in which he hit six sixes off Stuart Broad’s single over, has fetched him Rs 1
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The city joined in the celebrations taking place across the nation after the Indian team won the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament. (1) Streets were filled with dancing Chandigarhians; (2) music was in tune with the mood; and (3) mayor Harjinder Kaur, too, celebrates with Yuvraj’s father Yograj Singh.
— Tribune photographs
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15-yr freeze on sale of allotted sites
Heavy penalty for misuse of premises
Chandigarh, September 24
Now on, there will be a 15-year lock-in period on the sale of property allotted to an institution or society at subsidised
rates. The allottee will not be able to dispose off the property before the stipulated period.
Binging staffers may be sacked
Chandigarh, September 24
The Chandigarh administration has decided to act tough with three UT employees-Surinder
Singh, Paramjeet Singh and Manohar Lal- who were found consuming liquor in the
committee room of the office of the adviser to the UT Administrator and
suspended last week.
Zirakpur-Parwanoo stretch to have three more bridges
Chandigarh, September 24
It is going to be smooth ride for the motorists and commuters on the Zirakpur-Parwanoo stretch of National Highway 22 with the National Highway Authority of India deciding to construct three more bridges on the highway.
Dangerous Columns
Residents tamper with flat pillars
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Chandigarh, September 24
Learning little from the roof collapse that took place at the grain market, Sector 26, earlier this year, occupants of the Chandigarh Housing Board flats in Sector 51 have drilled columns supporting the structure to fix iron grills.
GRILL THEM: Residents of the Chandigarh Housing Board, Sector 51, have enclosed open space with grills in contravention of rules.
— A Tribune photograph
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Hallomajra villagers gherao SHO
He has encroached panchayat land, they allege
Chandigarh, September 24
Tension prevailed in Hallomajra village when residents gheraoed the Gypsy of the SHO of the Sector 36 police station, Ishwar Singh Mann, alleging that he had encroached on public land.
Encroachers win tug-of-war for land
Mohali, September 24
Encroachers, who have been a source of nuisance for residents of the area, have once again occupied land belonging to the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority worth crores of rupees near Phase VI.
MUSHROOM MIRAGE:
A bed of mushrooms in Nature Observatory Park in Sector 26, Chandigarh, look like blooms.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Administration meets Budget targets
Chandigarh, September 24
The UT administration has achieved targets set for the current financial year in the budget estimates 2007-08. The budgetary performance was reviewed up to first five months.
Panchkula agendas on back burner for minister
Panchkula, September 24
Meeting agendas of the Municipal Council (MC) and that of the monthly District Grievances Committee meeting are gathering dust waiting for a date with the powers that be.
J&K Rifles’ expedition flagged off
Chandigarh, September 24
After the successful completion of Sainj Pin Parvati trekking expedition across Pir Panjal Ranges in Himachal Pradesh, the trekking expedition of the Territorial Army’s (TA) 155 Infantry Batallion (Jammu and Kashmir Rifles) was flagged off by Brig JS Thind, Commander Western Command TA Group at Pathankot today.
IAF team to glean flight safety tips from US
Chandigarh, September 24
After honing skills in aerial combat, the IAF will be gleaning flight safety tips from the United States Air Force.
A four-member team will be leaving for the USA later this month to attend a flight safety course at a USAF institute.
Fauji Beat
Woman officers have proved their mettle
HAVING been inducted into the administrative wings of the three services in the early 90s, the number of woman officers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force today is 945, 236 and 739. Their percentage is 2.67, 2.94 and 7 of the total strength of the Army, Navy and the Air Force.
The number of woman officers who have left the Army, Navy and Air Force
in the last three years is 141,37 and 111. |
Fg Offr Priyanka R. Joshi
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Orphan girls get tips on making paper bags
Chandigarh, September 24
A vocational training workshop on high-quality paper bags was organised for orphan girls of Bal
Niketan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, yesterday. At least 47 children participated in the workshop, which was organised by Yes Bank and the Rotaract Club, Chandigarh, to enable children to earn a livelihood and highlight the hazards of plastic bags.
The participants were also given tips on basics, importance and benefits of
savings. The inmates were were ferried to the office of the bank in Sector 9
from Bal Niketan in a bus.
Children from Bal Niketan, Sector 15, Chandigarh, attend a workshop on Sunday.
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Padma Awards
5-member panel formed
Chandigarh, September 24
The Chandigarh administration has constituted a five-member committee under the chairmanship of UT adviser Lalit Sharma to consider and make recommendation for “Padma Awards”.
‘Restore telephone connection’
Rawel Kaur, widow of freedom fighter Diwan Singh, is a harassed woman. For the past one month, she has been moving from pillar to post in Chandigarh to get the telephone transferred in her name.
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