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Tennis
Natasha in finals
Chandigarh, November 1
Aashman Goghari and Digvijay S Mehta will face each other in the finals of the main draw of boys Under-14 category in the Asian Ranking Tennis Tournament getting underway at the Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association courts, Sector 10, here today.
St Anne’s thrash Mount Carmel
Chandigarh, November 1
The hosts St Anne's Convent School, Sector 32, thrashed Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, by 9 wickets in the IInd Sister Alberta Memorial Inter-School Cricket Tournament at the school grounds here today.
AG Himachal, UP in final
Chandigarh, November 1
Defending champion AG Himachal Pradesh and AG Uttar Pradesh set up title clash in the IA and AD North Zone Volleyball Tournament at Sports Complex, Sector 7, here today.
Spikers in action during the North Zone Volleyball Tournament at Sports Complex, Sector 7, in Chandigarh on Thursday.
— A Tribune photograph
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T20 meet on Nov 24
Chandigarh, November 1
The Chandigarh Sports and Recreation Club will conduct the inaugural Inter-Corporate/Telecom/Media/Institution employees League-cum-knockout Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here from November 24.
Selection
trials
Chandigarh, November 1
Trials to select probables for
coaching camp will be held on November 3 at the DAV Senior Secondary
School ground in Sector 8.
Sharan Turns 1
Providing succour to lonely hearts
Chandigarh, November 1
Sorrow has no religion, caste or creed. That’s why it binds the hearts that suffer. Some such hearts pour their sorrows out once every month when they meet under the aegis of Sharan - The Loners’ Family Club. It’s one cozy place where pains disappear and joys surface, out of nowhere… almost.
Spending public money on pvt companies?
Chandigarh, November 1
It seems the Chandigarh Administration’s tourism department has more money than it can fruitfully spend. In what can only be termed as nothing but sheer wastage of public money, the department and some other associated societies issued an advertisement ‘thanking’ two private airline companies for providing additional connectivity to the city.
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Bicycles instead of flashy cars for campaigning in PU
Chandigarh, November 1
Panjab University Students Council elections are all set to create a new leaf in the history of Panjab University this time. With strict recommendations of the Lyngdoh Committee to be followed, which prohibit from spending more than Rs 5,000 per candidate, the campaigning students are now trying to find other ways to attract attentions and garner votes.
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SOPU supporters
campaign in the university while two of them pedal around to
garner votes for the upcoming elections. — Tribune photo by
Manoj Mahajan
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Ram, Laxman say no to crackers
Chandigarh, November 1
It was a unique rally by school students to educate the masses about the ill effects of crackers. Dressed up as Ram, Laxman and
Sita, students of Government Model High School, Sector 38, and Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, organised an anti-cracker awareness rally at Sector 17 plaza here yesterday.
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Students dressed
up as Ramayana characters participate in an anti-cracker rally
at Sector 17 in Chandigarh. — Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
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Need to set up groundwater authorities: Experts
Chandigarh, November 1
Experts attending the three-day seminar on “Environmental and livelihood security through resource management in northern India”, which concluded here yesterday, expressed concern over the declining water table in the region. They said the Punjab and Haryana governments should set up groundwater authorities for regulating water resources and framing policies for water conservation.
Senior citizens discuss traffic management
Chandigarh, November 1
Expressing concern over the violation of traffic rules, the Chandigarh Senior Citizen Association organised a seminar on traffic management at Khukhrain Bhavan on Wednesday.
Traffic problems like underage driving, parking problems, overspeeding, drunken
driving and issuance of driver’s licenses to untrained drivers were discussed.
Cultural bonanza for art lovers
Chandigarh, November 1
All musical genres of Hindustani and Carnatic are equally legitimate as each one had its own aura, aesthetic appeal and terminologies, but all retain the unifying force of melodic affinity. With a view to intimate different music forms through an exchange package, the Pracheen Kala Kendra has teamed up with Delhi-based
organisations, Ozone and Swaranjali, to bring a series of cultural bonanza to the city.
When determination overcame physical limits
Chandigarh, November 1
Almost everyone boasts of having a success story, but only a few deserve telling. For these are celebrations of success - not monetary, not material, but of a triumphing spirit.
Ethos, Swiss watch studios at Sector 8, as part of their campaign “Celebrate
Success”, felicitated city-based entrepreneur Pawan Khaitan yesterday.
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Swimmer Kunal does city proud
Chandigarh, November 1
Winning medals has become a passion for city-based swimmer Kunal
Bhardwaj. With over 90 medals in various state and national-level competitions
under his belt, this 16-year-old boy of Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, again
lived up to the expectations of his admirers by winning silver medal in 100 m
freestyle (under 17) event during the 53rd National School Games Swimming-07
meet at Surat which concluded on October 28.
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Swimmer Kunal Bhardwaj shows his
medals.
— A Tribune photograph
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Give capital subsidy to farmers, says expert
Chandigarh, November 1
The department of economics, Panjab University, organised a lecture on ‘Agrarian Crisis and Farmers Suicides in Punjab’ by Dr
G.S. Kalkat, chairman, Punjab State Farmers’ Commission, yesterday. Dr Kalkat traced the developments on the agrarian front in India since 1949 - the era of food shortages.
Environment studies must for class XII
Mohali, November 1
The Punjab School Education Board has made the teaching of environment studies compulsory for Class XII.
However, much to the relief of students, the subject would be evaluated on a
five-point scale in the school and the grades would be sent to the board to be
shown on the detailed marks certificate of the students.
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