PM’s visit off
Chandigarh, September 27
The proposed visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to the city has been cancelled. The dignitary was schedule to visit Panjab University to inaugurate the university’s diamond jubilee celebrations on October 1. —
TNS
No holiday
Chandigarh, September 27
Government offices, schools and banks will remain open in the city tomorrow. However, Panjab university and its affiliated colleges will remain closed. The banks will also remain open in Mohali and
Panchkula. — TNS
Bhagat Singh being politicised: Kuldip Nayar
Chandigarh, September 27
The inaugural address set the tone for the seminar and the emphasis was on a socialist patriot instead of a revolutionary one. But “Bhagat Singh is being politicised and he hated all these things,” declared veteran journalist, MP and scholar Kuldip
Nayar.
Kuldip Nayar delivers inaugural address at a seminar on Bhagat Singh at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph |
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Speedy redressal just a click away
Chandigarh, September 27
There is light at the end of the tunnel for the harassed subscribers of the telecom companies.
The Chandigarh Telephone Subscribers Association (CTSA) has created separate e-mails for the speedy redressal of the subscriber complaints.
Students of NIIFT exhibit their creations during a fashion show in Mohali on Thursday.
—Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
Revisited - Guru Nanak’s creative mysticism
Chandigarh, September 27
Guru Nanak’s thought has influenced a string of literary and religious works but none as “bold” and off-track as S.S. Bhatti’s book on the subject.
FDI needed for infrastructural growth: CJ
Chandigarh, September 27
Stressing that foreign direct investment (FDI) is the mantra of self-reliance and self-sustaining economy, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Vijender Jain said yesterday that such investment was also needed so that infrastructure could be developed at a fast pace.
Nayar: Parties cashing in on Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh, September 27
Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar today rued the fact that political parties were dividing Bhagat Singh amongst them. “If he is shown wearing a hat, the Jan Sangh and the RSS claim him to be theirs and if shown wearing a turban, the Akalis and the Congress step in.”
Cycle rally, photo exhibition mark World Tourism Day
Chandigarh, September 27
Cycle rally, inauguration of a photo exhibition and a ‘run for tourism’ marked the World Tourism Day celebrations in the city today.
Participants at a cycle rally organised to mark World Tourism Day in Chandigarh on Thursday.
—A Tribune photograph |
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Area under police station-36 most accident prone: Survey
Chandigarh, September 27
In an attempt to identify accident-prone areas in the city, the Chandigarh traffic police has carried out a survey of fatal and non-fatal accidents occurred under each of its 11 police station.
Unemployed teachers face water cannons
Union president among two hospitalised
Chandigarh, September 27
Agitating members of the Unemployed PTI Teachers Union faced water cannons of the police at the Sector 25 rally venue here this afternoon when they tried to breach barricades.
Members of the Unemployed PTI Teachers Union stage a protest in Chandigarh on Thursday.
—A Tribune photograph |
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Contractual staff of Sector 16 hospital stage protest
Chandigarh, September 27
Hundreds of contractual employees staged a demonstration against non-payment of salaries at the Government
Multi-Speciality Hospital, Sector 16, here today.
Students take part in a run organised by the Chandigarh Tourism Department at the Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, on Thursday.
—A Tribune photograph |
Jobless woman commits suicide
Panchkula, September 27
Preeti Mahajan (24) committed suicide today by hanging from the ceiling fan at her residence in Sector 12-A here. Back from Kolkata after finishing a post-graduation course in fine arts, she had been depressed for some time since she wasn’t able to find a suitable job.
Sidhu’s Charges
Oppposition councillors defend Capt Kanwaljit
Mohali, September 27
Twelve municipal councillors belonging to the opposition group have alleged that instead of looking after development in his constituency the Kharar MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu was merely acting as the president of the local Municipal Council.
Bhagat Singh remembered
Mohali, September 27
An event ‘Parnaam Shaheedaan Nu’ was organised at the Gyan Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology on the eve of the birth centenary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Students paid homage to Bhagat Singh with songs dedicated to the legacy of sacrifice bestowed by the legendary martyr.
Students of Patel Public School, Rajpura,
enact a play about Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s life on the eve of
his birth centenary on Thursday. —Tribune photo by J.S. Virdi |
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VVIP preoccupied; Pinjore fest put off
Panchkula, September 27
“Lightning” struck the Pinjore Heritage Festival with the state tourism department deciding to postpone it in view of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s rally at Jhajjar on October 7.
Missing crew: Helpless kin turn to media
Chandigarh, September 27
Families of two members of the crew of a vessel owned by a Dubai-based shipping company are undergoing hell- they have no clue about the whereabouts of their sons, who went missing under mysterious circumstances three months ago.
Train exhibition to visit city
Chandigarh, September 27
As part of 150 years of the First War of Independence and 60 years of India’s Independence celebrations, the directorate of advertising and visual publicity
(DAVP) will organise a mobile train exhibition.
Training of NGOs ends
Chandigarh, September 27
A two-day training programme organised
by the regional centre of the Council for Advancement of People’s Action and
Rural Technology as part of Grameen Vikas Andalon concluded at the Commonwealth Asia
Centre, Sector 12, here today.
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