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Committed to serving humanity
Chandigarh, May 4
A book lying on a shelf in a corner of his house changed his life. From an MD doctor, the book about Swami Vivekanand made him denounce the world to become a monk. Now 21 years after his joining the Ramakrishana Mission, the literature, he picked up out of curiosity, has made him the secretary of the institution at Chandigarh.
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Gandhian who is a bundle of energy
Chandigarh, May 4
The readers of this newspaper are familiar with the name
of Dr Des Raj Bhangi. A Gandhian to the core, this 79-year-old seems
to have an endless store of energy and enthusiasm, which is the result
of, as he puts it, “reaffirming his vow to lead a life in the
service of mankind.”
‘Cooling’ zoo animals with ice slabs
Chhat Bir (Patiala), May 4
With mercury soaring to 40 C, the authorities at the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, are busy trying to make animals cool and comfortable.
THANDA THANDA COOL COOL: A brown bear cools off with ice-slabs at Chhat Bir Zoo as mercury touched 40ºC on Saturday afternoon.
— Tribune photo Karam Singh
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'Dead' man turns up for his funeral
Panchkula, May 4
In a classic case of its kind, a man, who had been arrested by the police three days ago in a dowry case, returned home to find his family making arrangements for his funeral. His neighbour had reportedly received a call about his demise in police custody.
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Voigt talks about media trends in Europe
Chandigarh, May 4
In a “face to face interaction” organised by the Writers Club, former journalist turned a multi-media manager from Berlin, Mr Werner Voigt delivered a talk on the “Current Trends in Journalism and Broadcasting System in Europe in Sector 46 here today.
Plea for probe made: ex-MP
Chandigarh, May 4
Former Member of Parliament Satya Pal Jain has said that he has urged the Union Minister of State for Home, Mr I.D. to get an inquiry constituted to look into the demolition of jhuggis in Colony Number 5 here.
READERS WRITE
Why ban residential area schools?
THE show-cause notice and the recent advertisement extending the date to apply for school sites seem to be divinely related. The government’s sole aim of exerting pressure on schools functioning from residential areas is to elicit good response for new sites.
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Appoint artists
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Need for counsellors
FILM REVIEW
‘Fun film’ falls flat
Pyar Deewana Hota Hai (Batra) falls flat because of a staggering storyline, further crippled by lopsided handling of direction. The film is definitely worth a skip by all standards.
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