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Murderous attack on shopkeeper
Panchkula, October 13
In the second such attempt on his life, Rajinder Arora, a shopkeeper from Haripur village, was allegedly attacked by a Sector 2 resident Harkirat Singh, at his shop, here today. The victim’s arm was seriously injured and he has been admitted to a private hospital. His condition is stated to stable.
A police officials inpects the site where the shopkeeper was attacked with a sword.—
A Tribune photograph
 Kairon lecture
‘Time to change
mindset’
Chandigarh, October 13
Forty-two years after his death, Partap Singh Kairon’s legacy continues to be precious.
He still inspires a generation of leaders, who remember him for the power of his
vision, which bequeathed to Punjab a priceless legacy of institutions like PGI.
TKA Nair, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, (right) releases a souvenir on the occasion of 106th birth anniversary of Partap Singh Kairon, while H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune Group of Newspapers, (centre) and Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, Kairon's grandson, (left), and Punjab IT minister look on. Dua today delivered the Kairon Memorial Lecture at PGI.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik
Dept of community education inaugurated
Chandigarh, October 13
“Despite economic growth there are vast differences between urban and rural development. The concern for have-nots of the society will enable the country to develop faster,” opined T.K.A. Nair, IAS, principal secretary to the Prime Minister of India, while inaugurating the department of community education and UIET workshop phase-II at South Campus here today.
T.K.A. Nair (extreme left), IAS, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, during the inauguration of the department of community education and UIET workshop phase-II at South Campus in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik.
Project Industrial Area-3 scrapped
Instead, medicity to be set up on 45 acres
Chandigarh, October 13
The administration has decided against constructing the third phase of Industrial Area in Raipur
Kalan. The decision has attracted protest from industrialists.
A view of the shobha yatra organised as part of Sai Baba’s mahasamadhi divas in Chandigarh on Saturday.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh |
Mansa Devi shopkeepers call off protest
Panchkula, October 13
Shopkeepers of the Mansa Devi market called off their protest today following a compromise with the district administration which agreed to most of their demands.
BBMB wins award
Chandigarh, October 13
The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) was today awarded the "Energiser of the nation award for excellence 2007".
Senior Citizens’ Day celebrated
Chandigarh, October 13
The State Bank of India in collaboration with the Federation of Senior Citizen Welfare Organisation celebrated Senior Citizens’ Day at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, here today.
Open quiz contest today
Chandigarh, October 13
An open quiz competition will be held tomorrow at Bal Bhavan, Sector 23, here. The quiz is being organised by STEPS, a society formed under the aegis of the Chandigarh Tourism, in collaboration with Anaahat Naad Productions while the sponsors include British Library, Pulse Engineering and Mastersmart.
Body found in train
Chandigarh, October 13
The body of an unidentified woman in her eighties was found in a train at the Chandigarh railway station this afternoon.
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The smiles on their faces said it all. As city special children Tajinder and Akashdeep got down from the train, proudly sporting the medals they won at the Special Olympics held in China last
week
The Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi organised a dramatic rendering and release of US-based Indian author Kamla K. Kapur’s book “Ganesha Goes to Lunch; Classics from Mystic India” at a simple but highly impressive function at the Government Museum auditorium, here, today.
Chief guest on the occasion, acclaimed thespian Padmashri Ram Gopal, brought
alive the splendour of Kamala’s intellectual and imaginative vigour through an
immaculate rendering of her stories “Meenakshi” and “Chamkana Ek Chamkeele
Chaand Ka”.