|
Her dream to revisit Shimla remained a dream
Chandigarh, December 29
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s death has given birth to not just short messages of condolence on the mobile phones of city residents, but also to the recollections of brief meetings and glimpses of the “dynamic woman”.
Sukhna will wear new look
Chandigarh, December 29
Come January 31, the city will wake up to a new Sukhna Lake. At least that’s what the UT administration promises to offer as it moves ahead with plans to spruce up the lake.
Among the new features will be a renovated Mermaid restaurant, which could never take off.
What are Bollywood stars planning for New Year’s Eve?
As New Year’s Eve rolls in, the Bollywood brigade is planning to whoop it up in different ways.
While Priyanka Chopra, Suniel Shetty and Sonam Kapoor plan to make it a family affair, Bipasha
Basu, Malaika Arora will entertain their fans with performances and others like Tusshar Kapoor are going to welcome New Year with work.
HOMEWARD
BOUND: Women on the way home with sheaves of twigs on their heads for use as firewood.
—Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
Mauli Jagran to get bus shelter soon
Chandigarh, December 29
Mauli Jagran village located on the border of Panchkula would soon get a bus shelter, community centre and sampark centre. This was announced by adviser to the UT administrator Pradip Mehra during his visit to the village yesterday. The adviser took note of various problems faced by the villagers.
Police all set to deal with hooligans
Panchkula, December 29
The district police is all set to rein in drunken drivers and hooligans on the New Year’s Eve.
A child from a slum draws a picture during a talent hunt programme at the ongoing New Year Chandigarh Festival on Saturday.—Tribune
photo by Manoj Mahajan |
City hoteliers lure New Year revellers
Chandigarh, December 29
City hoteliers are offering more than just a cocktail of wine, music and scrumptious snacks on New Year’s Eve. They are also dishing out special offers on a platter for making the big day better for the
revellers.
Beware, gas geysers can be fatal
Panchkula, December 29
The city witnessed two deaths in the bathrooms during the past week. A young girl in Sector 32, Chandigarh, was found unconscious in the bathroom on December 14. Three more persons at Doraha near Ludhiana were found unconscious under similar conditions. One thing common in all these cases was a gas geyser, which was installed in the bathrooms.
No ‘out of the ordinary’ activity along Indo-Pak border
Chandigarh, December 29
The assassination of Bhutto and subsequent developments in Pakistan could have long term implications for regional security, but, there had been no immediate impact on the prevailing situation along the international border and the line of control
(LoC).
Chandigarh police personnel conduct checks during a special drive in Sector 22,
on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari |
Members of the Sri Rameshwaram Ram Setu Raksha Manch leave for Delhi to take part in the Sankalp Mahasabha to be held on December 30.
—A Tribune photograph |
Birds make their way back to their homes on Saturday.
—Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
DAV College BPEd row: Committee formed
Chandigarh, December 29
Raji P. Shrivastava, director, Higher Education, Chandigarh, constituted a committee to discuss the feasibility and viability of shifting BPEd III students of DAV College, Sector 10, to Government College, Sector 11, here.
New Year
Special kids in for surprises
Chandigarh, December 29
The New Year will ring in a few surprises for the severely-disabled children. With a view to integrate them with the mainstream, the Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children (GIMRC), Sector 32, has chalked out an ambitious plan.
All-India Rose Show
PGI horticulture dept wins maximum prizes
Chandigarh, December 29
The horticulture wing of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) won the maximum number of prizes in the All-India Winter Rose Show
held at New Delhi recently.
Worker killed in factory mishap
Panchkula, December 29
A worker was killed
and another got injured when the machine they were trying to move slipped and fell on
them at a factory here last night.
Govt lifts stay on development estimates worth Rs 2.5 cr
Mohali, December 29
Stay on estimates for development works worth nearly Rs 2.50 crore, cleared by the municipal council in March, has been lifted by the department of local government, Punjab.
Engineer asked to look into encroachment
Zirakpur, December 29
Executive officer of the municipal council R.K. Mittal has asked the council’s engineer
K.R. Verma to look into a complaint regarding the construction of a boundary wall by promoters of Rishi Apartments.
Books released at kavi darbar
Dera Bassi, December 29
The Punjabi Sahi Sabha, in collboratoin with the Rotary Club, organised a ‘kavi darbar’ here today.
G.S. Sidhu Damdami, editor of Punjabi Tribune, was the chief guest on the occasion.
44 donate blood
Chandigarh, December 29
Krishan Mohan, home secretary, inaugurated a blood donation camp at the Hotel Aroma today. The camp was organised by the Darshan Darvesh Foundation in association with the Rotary Club of
Chandigarh.
Appointed
Chandigarh, December 29
Jaspal Soni, resident of Sector 45,
Chandigarh, has been appointed as the president of SC/ST cell of Nationalist Congress Party,
Chandigarh. — TNS
Letters
|
