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Big show by Little Champ at ICL carnival
Chandigarh, December 2
It was yet another day of two matches at Tau Devi Lal cricket stadium here, and of entertainment, though not loaded. Present at the stadium for shows was the winner of Zee-TVS Little Champs song competition, Sameer Muhammad.
Sameer Muhammad
Emergency was biggest blow to democracy: Dua
Chandigarh, December 2
“People have to be central to democracy. The nine per cent economic growth of the country is blinding us to the reality of the India, which is not shining,” said H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune group of newspapers, today.
Salman Haider former foreign secretary Government of India makes a point during a seminar at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) in Chandigarh on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph
Creating awareness to save Sukhna
Chandigarh, December 2
To create public awareness on the deterioration of Sukhna Lake, a former chief engineer, irrigation, Haryana, has developed a unique method to highlight the issue.
Fighting AIDS
World Bank seeks innovative ideas
Chandigarh, December 2
To step up the fight against the ever increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS, the World Bank (WB) supported by the United Nations (UN) and private sector partners has launched an initiative aimed at identifying and funding innovative approaches to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS in India and other parts of the South Asia region.
Free lab services for HIV positive
Chandigarh, December 2
Exhibition on HIV/AIDS awareness, a counter for HIV testing, and a play on the subject were some of the highlights of the events held to observe World AIDS
Day yesterday.
For Research
Man pledges body to PGI
Chandigarh, December 2
From selling liquor to reading the ancient Indian religious texts, life has come a full circle for Satyapal Choujar, a leading wine trader of Chandigarh and Punjab.
Ramlila a draw in USA
Chandigarh, December 2
They are back from North America after doing 11 shows of Ramlila and they already have their hands full. For city-based director Rajiv Mehta and his team of 12, the experience was exhilarating.
Listening to cellphone song costs man his life
Chandigarh, December 2
Arun Kumar, a resident of Hallomajra village, was crushed to death under a train while crossing an elevated track near Colony Number 4, here this afternoon.
Insurance firm penalised Rs 88,000
Chandigarh, December 2
The District Consumer Courts Redressal Forum has directed Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company to pay Rs 88,000 in compensation for not giving the claim of a Sector 46 resident.
Bus rams into tree; 6 injured
Chandigarh, December 2
Six persons, including a CTU bus driver, suffered minor injuries after the bus rammed into a tree in Manimajra after its steering wheel got jammed suddenly.
Sec-30 woman’s murder case
Clueless, cops shut files after 15 months
Chandigarh, December 2
Just after 15 months, a Sector-30 resident Santosh Kumari was found brutally murdered at her residence on October 26, 1998, the police shut down investigation of the blind murder case even as her husband alleged that it was a handiwork of some insiders.
Lavatories to come up near DC’s office?
Two more underground parking lots get the nod
Chandigarh, December 2
Public toilets will be constructed in the pedestrian area behind the deputy commissioner’s office in Sector 17 here.
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Dr Balwinder Singh, Scientist-C of IMTECH, Sector 39, Chandigarh, who has been awarded the Biotechnology Overseas Associateship (long-term)
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City sanjha morha to join BKU rally
Chandigarh, December 2
Members of the Chandigarh Sanjha Morcha, a group protesting against the acquisition of land in the UT, today announced to participate in a rally being organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) at Moga on December 4.
BSF’s raising day observed
Chandigarh, December 2
Border Security Force’s 43rd raising day was observed by the headquarters of Additional Director General (West) on the BSF campus at Lakhnaur, near Mohali, yesterday.
Adequate supplies stabilise veggies prices
Chandigarh, December 2
With adequate supplies coming to the markets from the region, prices of vegetables have stabilised over the past fortnight.
Prabhjeet, Kamaljeet best at tying turban
Chandigarh, December 2
To encourage turban tying among the Sikh youth, a turban tying contest was
organised by the Chandigarh Gurdwara Asthapan Committee, Sector 22, and Sri Guru
Har Rai Sahib Diagnostic Centre at the Sector 22-D Gurdwara here today.
 Dr Mohan is IAPM chief
Chandigarh, December 2
Professor Harsh Mohan, head of pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital, has been elected the incoming president of the National Executive Committee of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM) for the year 2008.
— TNS
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