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Driest April in decade
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — With the sun being unusually hot for the month of April, meteorologists have observed that this has been the driest April in Chandigarh during this decade.

Undertrials may get ‘baptised’ today
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — A special “baptism” ceremony inside Central Jail, Burail, is likely to be organised tomorrow after the District and Sessions Judge today allowed an application by two undertrial prisoners for permission to “baptism”.

Police recruitment exercise
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — The Chandigarh Police today started a four-day exercise to carry out a physical examination of candidates who had applied for 14 posts of Assistant Sub Inspector.

Students check out prospects for studying in Australia at an exhibition in Chandigarh on Tuesday
Students check out prospects for studying in Australia at an exhibition in Chandigarh on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph
Australia beckons students
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — At an exhibition here today, 24 universities of Australia, represented by their faculty members, gave free counselling about regarding various courses available in their universities. The exhibition also explained the entry procedures to the parents and their wards.

Badal to open PR men's conference today
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, will inaugurate tomorrow a conference of public relations and advertising professionals, business communicators and mediamen from across the country here tomorrow.

Engineers' meet from April 25
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — A large number of top engineers and scientists are expected to participate in the two-day 13th Indian Engineering Congress on 'Information Technology for Sustainable Competitiveness' to be organised by the local chapter of the Institution of Engineers on April 25.

Workshop on afforestation
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — A workshop on “Improved moisture regimes through afforestation and eco development” was jointly organised by the Haryana Forest Department and the Agricultural Finance Corporation New Delhi, here today.

Police meet begins today
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — Preparations have been completed for the five-day 42nd All-India Police Duty Meet to be hosted by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police at the basic training centre, Bhanu, from tomorrow.

Administration order to officers
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — The Chandigarh Administration has directed all officers to remain available in their offices to the general public on all working days, except Wednesdays, between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

8 injured in road mishaps
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — Eight persons were injured in five separate road accidents in the city since last night.

S N I P P E T S
Rally by super bazar workers

Two city lensmen awarded

Ravneet wins paper reading contest

AG office holds cultural function

300 students get fee remission

National record by city athlete

UT junior basketball from May 1

'Enrol employees under EPF'

Communal harmony function

Protest against rent hike planned

Poor water supply criticised

3 teenagers held for stealing cars
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — Three teenagers, who used to steal cars for joyride and break into roadside booths of milk products to steal icecream and other goodies, were arrested by the police today.Top




Compendium

Crime File
Chennai company man missing

Campus Beat
Ghalib award for Dr Naresh

Corporation Beat
Ban on watering of lawns

Price Watch
100 p.c. hike in one day Top


  Features

PG students gear up for exams
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — The examination season has been a bad dream for those engaged in its conduct and a nightmare for the students appearing for their examinations this session.

Buses circumvent bus stand
SAS NAGAR, April 20 — Punitive action and efforts on part of the authorities concerned notwithstanding, a large number of buses coming from Punjab to Chandigarh and vice versa still circumvent the local general bus stand, resulting in a lot of difficulties to residents here.
Passengers seen waiting for buses at the general bus stand in SAS Nagar on Tuesday
Passengers seen waiting for buses at the general bus stand in SAS Nagar on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Buses in park irk residents
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — Residents of Sector 21-D here have opposed the decision of the Chandigarh Traffic Police to allow private operators and schools to park their buses on a public park in the sector.

Occupancy falls in city hotels
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — The hotel industry in Chandigarh has been facing an acute room occupancy problem for the past one year. Within the organised industry in Chandigarh, there are almost 800 rooms available in all categories.

Car taken away on suspicion
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — A retired Lieut-Col had never imagined that his car would be taken away by the police on a mere suspicion that it belonged to a person whom it wanted to catch in some case.

Tuition no alternative to school teaching
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — With a view to enrich educational thought and practice in the changing educational scenario, quantitative expansion along with qualitative improvement is being practised with the help of modern technological gadgets like multi-media, CD ROMs, video-multimedia projector as methods of teaching in Shivalik Public School, Sector 41.

Man who received Guru's relics
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — Not many people know that the person who received the sacred relics of Guru Gobind Singh upon their arrival from England in 1966, presently housed at Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, lives in the city and still considers that auspicious morning the " greatest honour" of his life.

Sikh holy book written in hand
CHANDIGARH, April 20 — “It took me almost a year to write this Guru Granth Sahib. It was by the grace of the Almighty that I was able to sit for 11 hours every day on an average to pen down seven pages”, said G. S. Sobti, who has written in hand Guru Granth Sahib, in the outline and format of the original holy book of the Sikh.

Market lacks amenities
PANCHKULA, April 20— In the wake of negligent attitude of the Haryana Urban Development Authority, shops at the Rehri Market, Sector 7, here do not have several civic amenities.Top


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